Three garden plants for September
- patrickwiltshire3
- Sep 1
- 1 min read
Happy New Year. Or at least Happy New Metrological Year. Happy New Academic Year. Whatever your preference September rewards us gardeners here in East Yorkshire with the most exquisite sunlight highlighting beautiful plants that take centre stage in the latter part of the year. Here are three of my favourites in September that you can source from good nurseries and plant centres now.
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Hardy plumbago
Have an abundance of beautiful blue flowers at a time of year when blues are rare.
Leaves turn a dark red-wine colour as September progresses for fab foliage.
A well-behaved shrub that forms a tidy mound, perfect for a feeling of calm.
Trim back in March for good growth through summer and top performance in September.
Accompanies dazzling yellow and white Gazanias wonderfully.
Colchicum autumnale Naked ladies, autumn crocus
Crocus-like bulbs with size and charisma pop up in sun or shade.
Provide splashes of pink among a sea of green ivy bringing ground-cover to life.
Return year after year for a treat every autumn.
Plant bulbs in the spring; an economical way of getting lots of flower colour in autumn.
Fully hardy in the UK
Gazania
Half-hardy annual that sometimes survives a mild UK winter.
Bright, cheery and fun mini-sunflowers for pots and front of borders.
Tolerate heat and drought very well.
With silvery foliage that contrasts with the flowers perfectly.
Come into their own in late summer and autumn especially on hot, sunny days.
