Planting Combination

Giant mauve drumstick-shaped flowers

Star-shaped white flowers with a pink blush on tall, wiry stems in late summer/early autumn

(syn. S. aurea) - In mild climates this extraordinary species forms a medium sized perennial shrub. It has large bright yellow clawlike flowers which quickly turn a rusty-brown. One of those plants which makes you stop in your tracks to wonder what it is!

Pink flowers from purple calyces

Purple flowers from deep purple calyces

Rosettes of silver furry leaves with spikes of soft pink white flowers

Long terminal racemes of paired yellow flowers. A clump-forming perennial

Creamy-white open-mouthed flowers in profusion from spring to autumn

Woody-based perennial with long spikes of orange-red flowers in summer. Frost tender

Egg-shaped corrugated green leaves with brilliant purple-blue flowers

Dark purple flowers with silvery-green calyces. Green leaves backed with white hairs. Scandent to 3ft

A bicoloured variety with white tinged pink flowers before a pinkish-red calyx

Coppery yellow in bud opening to an intense red.

Tall racemes of deep azure blue flowers

Purple-blue flowers with near-black calyces. Vigorous

Two-tone red and white flowers. Bushy perennial

Rich purple. Hardy

Popular runner up in RHS plant of the year 2015 with purple-pink flowers

Upright racemes of violet-purple flowers right through the summer

(syn. Freisland) - Compact growing with violet-blue flower spikes which are a magnet for insects

Spikes of rose-pink flowers from reddish-purple calyces. Aromatic leaves. Hardy

Pure white flowers

Variegated yellow and green leaves

Red-purple young leaves

Grey-green leaves splashed creamy-white and suffused with pink and purple

Outstanding form and flower colour which continues well in autumn

Deep blue 'parrot's beak' flowers on long trusses through the summer

Wide and very decorative shiny green-purple foliage. Small flowers similar in colour to foliage. Prefers moist but well drained soil in sun or partial shade

Pure white parrot's-beak flowers

Bright red flowers on deep purple stems. Fully hardy

Bracts start a delicious lime-green which contrasts with the white of the flowers. As the flowers fade the bracts turn pure white

(syn. 'May Night') - deep purple-violet flowers from dark (almost black) stems

Neat wood sage with short spires of white flowers with green bracts

Tall spikes of lavender flowers with white bracts and pungent foliage

Clear sky blue flowers