Summer blooms

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Abelia x grandiflora 'KALEIDOSCOPE'®
(glossy abelia)

Kaleidoscope® is another novelty of the turn of the century. It drags attention thanks to its multicoloured foliage, but not only that. This abelia was found as a naturally occurring mutation of abelia x grandiflora “Little Richard” by nurseryman Randall Dale Li ...


	0.3 - 0.5m	0.3 - 0.8m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Abelia x grandiflora
(glossy abelia)

Glossy abelia is a garden hybrid between abelia chinensis and abelia uniflora, and is sometimes also called abelia rupestris. Its dominant feature is profuse flowering from late June until late autumn. Flowers are small, funnel-shaped, pure whi ...


	0.5 - 1.8m	0.5 - 1.5m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Achillea millefolium 'CERISE QUEEN'
(yarrow)

Cerise Queen is a deep pink flowering yarrow with 30-40 tall stems. It is a maintenance-free perennial suitable for standard flower beds as well as dry locations and rockeries. Fern-like leaves are fine and deep green, basa ...


	0.4 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.4m	full sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Achillea millefolium 'RED VELVET'
(yarrow)

Yarrow is a lovely perennial ideal for dry and neglected locations. Red Velvet is a variety with vibrant red flowers composed in flat corymbs. They come out atop 30-40 cm tall stems in June and July, yet some flowers are ke ...


	0.3 - 0.4m	0.3 - 0.4m	full sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Aconitum napellus
(monkshood)

Monkshood is a showy perennial flowering in summer. The flowers are indigo blue, formed in erect racemes on stems that can be 1.5 tall. Individual flowers open up from July and continue as the stems grow taller until end August. Leaves are deeply lobed, almost dissected, mid green, very ornam ...


	1 - 1.5m		full to partial sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Aconitum napellus 'ALBUM'
(monkshood)

Album is a unique monkshood variety with purely white flowers hiding a whorl of yellow green stamens inside something that does look like a hood of a monk's coat. They are formed in erect racemes on stems that can be 1.5 ta ...


	1 - 1.5m	0.3 - 0.4m	full to partial sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Agapanthus 'POLAR ICE'
(African blue lily)

Unlike most of other African blue lilies which are blue this gem shows off with its pure white flowers. They are trumpet-shaped, composed in rich umbels and appear at the tips of about 60-80 cm long, sturdy stems. Strap-like leaves are about 2-3 cm wide, mid green. Blooming time begins with h ...


	0.6 - 0.8m	0.3 - 0.8m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Agapanthus 'PM003' EVERPANTHUS POPPIN' PURPLE
(African blue lily)

EVERPANTHUS® POPPIN’ PURPLE is a special variety of hardy African blue lily with purple blue (not sky blue) flowers. Individual flowers are funnel-shaped, composed in large umbels, and open one by one thus extend ...


	0.5 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.4m	full sun	6b (down to -21°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Albizia julibrissin
(silk tree)

Mimosaceae plants are common and popular mainly in southern Europe for their high tolerance to drought as well as attractive and long lasting flowering. Even though they come from subtropical parts of the world there is one species hardy enough to be grown in our climate - si ...


	3 - 5m	3 - 6m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Albizia julibrissin 'SUMMER CHOCOLATE'®
(silk tree)

Summer Chocolate® is a spectacular silk tree variety from Japan where it was discovered in 1990 as a seedling in a controlled planting of Albizia julibrissin in 1990. It was granted a US patent No. PP13,822 in 2003. St ...


	2 - 5m	2 - 5m	full sun	6b (down to -21°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Albizia julibrissin 'Boubri' OMBRELLA®
(silk tree)

Ombrella® belongs to the hardy group. It was a chance selection from France which was observed and cultivated, and later on patented under the name Boubri. It differs from the species by darker leaves and deeply coloured flowers. Exotic looking flowers are pinky-red, hairy spheres wit ...


	2 - 6m	1 - 3m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Allium 'MILLENIUM'
(ornamental onion)

Millenium is a beautiful variety of ornamental onion with about 30 cm tall, strong stems atop which appear 4-5 cm wide flower heads composed of numerous rich lilac pink, slightly fragrant flowers. They open from early July ...


	0.3 - 0.4m	0.3 - 0.4m	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Anemone hupehensis 'PRAECOX'
(windflower)

"Praecox" is earlier than other summer blooming anemones. It often starts flowering already in early August and continues until end September. It has 40-60 cm long stalks with up to 15 flowers of deep pink colour, 4-6 cm wide. The outter petals are slightly darker which makes another interesting dim ...


	0.4 - 0.6m		full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Anemone hupehensis var.japonica 'BRESSINGHAM GLOW'
(anemone)

"Bressingham Glow" is a later variety of anemone. It is true to its name because anemos (from Greek) means wind - probably because this type flowers in the season of autumn winds. It has 60-80 cm long stalks with ox-daisy-like deep pink semi-double flowers with bright yellow centres. It starts bloom ...


	0.6 - 0.8m		full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Angelica gigas
(giant angelica)

Giant angelica is a bold-leaved perennial with very unusual flowers. They are formed in deep purple-red umbels, borne on 1.5-1.8m tall, strong stems, and appear from late July until early September. Leaves are large, divided in the manner that they look like palmat ...


	1.3 - 1.8m	0.5 - 0.8m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Aralia elata 'VARIEGATA'
(Japanese angelica tree)

Variegata is one of the first (or possibly the very first) variegated mutation of Japanese angelica tree which probably explains it rather botanical, charmless name. Nonetheless the plant itself is charm impersonified! ...


	2 - 4m	2 - 3m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Astilbe 'ELISABETH VAN VEEN'
(astilbe (japonica group))

Elisabeth van Veen astilbe bears a prestigious name of an American plant nursery from Portland, Oregon, founded in 1926, which became famous mostly for hybridizing rhododendrons. It is a japonica hybrid astilbe producing gl ...


	0.4 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.4m	semi-shade to shade	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Astilbe 'EUROPA'
(astilbe (japonica group))

Europa is a japonica hybrid astilbe awarded AGM (Award of Garden Merit) by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in 1970. Its inflorescence looks like a lush boa of an elegant lady. The flowers are very pale pink, almost wh ...


	0.4 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.5m	semi-shade to shade	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Astilbe 'KEY WEST'
(dwarf astilbe)

Key West is a beautiful, dwarf astilbe from simplicifolia group. It makes finely cut, fern-like, deep green leaves with burgundy red hues. Bright pink flowers are borne on erect stems that are wine red, too. Thanks t ...


	0.2 - 0.3m	0.3 - 0.5m	semi-shade to shade	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Astilbe 'LITTLE VISION IN PINK'
(astilbe (arendsii group))

Little Vision In Pink is a dwarf astilbe with dense and congested inflorescence of clear pink colour. Its strong stems grow only some 30 cm tall which is unusual for a Chinese astilbe hybrid. It forms compact tufts with lot ...


	0.2 - 0.4m	0.3 - 0.5m	semi-shade to shade	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Astilbe 'LOOK AT ME'
(astilbe (arendsii group))

Look At Me is a compact astilbe variety from the arendsii group, bred by Tom de Bruijn from the Netherlands in 2005, i.e., 11 years before another successful variety of his named Smile At Me. It produces compact plumes of p ...


	0.3 - 0.5m	0.3 - 0.5m	semi-shade to shade	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Astilbe 'VISION INFERNO'
(astilbe)

Who would have expected a strong name like Vision Inferno from an astilbe variety with pale pink, utterly gentle flowers? Only the breeder knows his intentions. This variety produces very dense plumes of a soft pink colour ...


	0.4 - 0.5m	0.4 - 0.5m	semi-shade to shade	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Astilbe 'WONDERFUL DAY'
(astilbe (arendsii group))

I reckon that Wonderful Day® astilbe should be prescribed instead of Valium. Just look at it and admit that it makes your heart melt at least a bit with its cheerful colour. It produces fluffy plumes of bright pink flo ...


	0.3 - 0.5m	0.3 - 0.5m	semi-shade to shade	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Astilbe 'Beauty of Ernst' COLOR FLASH™
(astilbe)

COLOR FLASH™ is an astilbe (false spiraea) hybrid bred by Henk Holtmaat from the Netherlands and protected by a US plant patent PP17343 from 2007. It boasts profuse flowering as well as attractive foliage. Its leaves ...


	0.3 - 0.5m	0.3 - 0.4m	semi-shade to shade	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Astilbe chinensis 'VISION IN PINK'
(Chinese astilbe)

Vision In Pink is sometimes considered a breakthrough in pink astilbes giving this perennial a beautiful shade of clear pink as well as great garden performance and durability. Its flowers have a colour you imagine when som ...


	0.3 - 0.6m	0.4 - 0.5m	full sun to shade	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Astilbe SHORT N' SWEET RASPBERRY
(astilbe (japonica group))

RASPBERRY is another astilbe variety bred by Dutch perennial specialist Jan Verschoor and belongs to the SHORT N’ SWEET series which comprises of compact, low growing varieties with beautifully coloured, sweetly scent ...


	0.3 - 0.4m	0.3 - 0.5m	semi-shade to shade	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea japonica 'PINK SPIDER'
(Japanese azalea)

Pink Spider is a fabulous Japanese azalea for collectors who obviously do not suffer from arachnophobia. This exotic looking jewel produces semi-double flowers with narrow, acuminate flower petals. They are bright pink with ...


	0.6 - 0.8m	0.6 - 1m	semi-shade / partial sun	7a (down to -18°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea x 'NUCCIO'S LUCKY CHARM'
(Satsuki azalea)

Nuccio’s Lucky Charm is another fascinating Satsuki azalea. This hybrid bears medium-large flowers of dusky pink colour. The first buds begin to open on the first hot days of June (usually mid of the month) and continue blooming for as long as 4 weeks. It was bread by Nucc ...


	0.4 - 0.6m	0.4 - 1.3m	full to partial sun	6b (down to -21°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea x 'PERLA DEL VERBANO'
(evergreen hybrid azalea)

Perla del Verbano is a sensational new variety of evergreen hybrid azalea that originated in Northern Italy. It bears profusion of bright pink, double = hose in hose flowers from end June until late July. They appear continuously so you can enjoy them for as long as a month unde ...


	0.5 - 0.8m	0.5 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	6b (down to -21°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea x 'SUMMER SUN'
(Satsuki azalea)

If you are fond of summer-flowering hybrid azaleas then this variety can easily become a jewel in your garden. Its name is Summer Sun and it is another Satsuki azalea. Soft red flowers look very attractive on the background of deep green foliage. They open in late June or early ...