Last week’s blog mentioned the most important colour in the garden was GREEN! The various green shades of the young to old leaves, the blue, grey and purple tints can be enough colour for some.
Sticking only with foliage to start, here are a few hints:
RED - Photinia, Pieris, Berberis, Heuchera, Epimedium, Phormium,
BLUE - Festuca, Acaena, Cedrus, Elymus,Eucalyptus, Hebe, Hosta,
YELLOW - Eleagnus, Hakonechloa, Hedera, Lysimachia, Phormium,
WHITE -Pittosporum, Prunus Lusitania ' Variegata'
Now if foliage just isn’t enough, we have compiled a list, or cheat sheet of flowering plants for you to choose from. There are so many more plants out there but consider this your quick start guide for 2015.
Winter
WHITES- Camelia, Chimonanthus praecox, Erica, Galanthus, Iris unguicularis, Jasminum officinale, Sarcococca, Viburnum tinus,
YELLOW - Mahonia, Eranthis, Jasminum nudiflorum,
BLUE- Crocus, Scilla, Iris, Viola
PINKS/MAUVES- Camellia, Daphne, Erica, Vibunum x bodnatense,
REDS - Camelia, Cyclamen, Heleborus, Bergenia,
Spring
WHITE-Amelanchier, Anemone nemerosa, Arabis, Bergenia, Choisya, Clematis,
Erythronium, Fritillaria, Helleborus, Iberis, Osmanthus, Paeonia, Pieris, Rhododendron,
Spiraea, Tulipa, Zantedeschia,
YELLOW- Crocus, Euphorbia, Fritillaria, Kerria, Narcissus, Primula, Rosa banksiae
BLUE- Anemone, Brunnera, Ceanothus,Muscari, Omphalodes, Pulmonaria, Vinca,
PINKS/MAUVES-Berginia, Chaenomeles, Fritillaria, Rhododendron, Saxifrage,
RED - Cheiranthus,Lathyrus, Magnolia liliiflora, Chaenomeles
Early summer
WHITE-Carpenteria, Campanula, Cerastium, Cistus, Convolvulus, Dicentra,
Olearia, Philadelphus, Syringa, Wisteria 'Alba', Viburnum opulus
YELLOW - Cephalaria, Cytisus, Hemerocallis, Meconopsis, Potentilla,
BLUE - Camassia, Aquilegia, Ceanothus, Gentiana, Nepeta, Meconopsis, Veronica, Wisteria
PINKS/MAUVES - Armeria, Centaurea, Centranthus, Cercis, Erysimum, Kalmia, Weigelia, Tamarix,
REDS - Pulsatilla, Tulip, Ribes, Cytisus, Leptospermum, Papavar,
Summer
WHITE-Astilbe, Astrantia, Campanula, Dianthus, Digitalis, Hoheria, Lillium, Rodgersia,
Thalictrum,
YELLOW- Alchemilla, Genista, Hypericum, Kniphofia, Phlomis, x Solidaster, Verbascum
BLUE- Campanula, Delphinium, Eryngium, Lithospermum, Geranium, Lavendula, Nigella, Salvia
PINKS/MAUVES- Allium, Beschorneria, Buddleia, Erigeron,Fuchsia, Phormium, Petunia, Phygelius,
RED - Trillium, Cirsium, Cosmos, Penstemon,
Late Summer
WHITE- Agapanthus, Aster, Anemone x hybrida, Hydrangea 'Annabelle', Phlox,
YELLOW- Antirrhinum, Calceolaria, Helenium, Helianthus, Rudbeckia
BLUE - Solanum, Aconitum, Agapanthus, Ageratum, Aster, Buddleia, Caryopteris, Dianella, Echium, Hydrangea, Perovskia, Platycodon,
PINKS/MAUVES- Abelia, Acanthus, Aster, Anemone x hybrida, Dierama, Lavatera, Monarda, Penstemon, Sedum,
RED - Skimmia, Antirrhinum, Althaea, Buddleia, Dahlia, Schizolstylis, Sanguisorba, Sedum
Autumn
Fruits - Actaea, Arbutus, Aucuba, Berberis, Cotoneaster, Crataegus, Euonymus, Hypericum, Ilex, Pyracantha, Rosa, Sorbus, Viburnum
Our next blog will be our top plants for 2015.
See you soon at the Garden Pavilion
Mary
Horticulturalist at Powerscourt Garden Pavilion
Winter
WHITES- Camelia, Chimonanthus praecox, Erica, Galanthus, Iris unguicularis, Jasminum officinale, Sarcococca, Viburnum tinus,
YELLOW - Mahonia, Eranthis, Jasminum nudiflorum,
BLUE- Crocus, Scilla, Iris, Viola
PINKS/MAUVES- Camellia, Daphne, Erica, Vibunum x bodnatense,
REDS - Camelia, Cyclamen, Heleborus, Bergenia,
Spring
WHITE-Amelanchier, Anemone nemerosa, Arabis, Bergenia, Choisya, Clematis,
Erythronium, Fritillaria, Helleborus, Iberis, Osmanthus, Paeonia, Pieris, Rhododendron,
Spiraea, Tulipa, Zantedeschia,
YELLOW- Crocus, Euphorbia, Fritillaria, Kerria, Narcissus, Primula, Rosa banksiae
BLUE- Anemone, Brunnera, Ceanothus,Muscari, Omphalodes, Pulmonaria, Vinca,
PINKS/MAUVES-Berginia, Chaenomeles, Fritillaria, Rhododendron, Saxifrage,
RED - Cheiranthus,Lathyrus, Magnolia liliiflora, Chaenomeles
Early summer
WHITE-Carpenteria, Campanula, Cerastium, Cistus, Convolvulus, Dicentra,
Olearia, Philadelphus, Syringa, Wisteria 'Alba', Viburnum opulus
YELLOW - Cephalaria, Cytisus, Hemerocallis, Meconopsis, Potentilla,
BLUE - Camassia, Aquilegia, Ceanothus, Gentiana, Nepeta, Meconopsis, Veronica, Wisteria
PINKS/MAUVES - Armeria, Centaurea, Centranthus, Cercis, Erysimum, Kalmia, Weigelia, Tamarix,
REDS - Pulsatilla, Tulip, Ribes, Cytisus, Leptospermum, Papavar,
Summer
WHITE-Astilbe, Astrantia, Campanula, Dianthus, Digitalis, Hoheria, Lillium, Rodgersia,
Thalictrum,
YELLOW- Alchemilla, Genista, Hypericum, Kniphofia, Phlomis, x Solidaster, Verbascum
BLUE- Campanula, Delphinium, Eryngium, Lithospermum, Geranium, Lavendula, Nigella, Salvia
PINKS/MAUVES- Allium, Beschorneria, Buddleia, Erigeron,Fuchsia, Phormium, Petunia, Phygelius,
RED - Trillium, Cirsium, Cosmos, Penstemon,
Late Summer
WHITE- Agapanthus, Aster, Anemone x hybrida, Hydrangea 'Annabelle', Phlox,
YELLOW- Antirrhinum, Calceolaria, Helenium, Helianthus, Rudbeckia
BLUE - Solanum, Aconitum, Agapanthus, Ageratum, Aster, Buddleia, Caryopteris, Dianella, Echium, Hydrangea, Perovskia, Platycodon,
PINKS/MAUVES- Abelia, Acanthus, Aster, Anemone x hybrida, Dierama, Lavatera, Monarda, Penstemon, Sedum,
RED - Skimmia, Antirrhinum, Althaea, Buddleia, Dahlia, Schizolstylis, Sanguisorba, Sedum
Autumn
Fruits - Actaea, Arbutus, Aucuba, Berberis, Cotoneaster, Crataegus, Euonymus, Hypericum, Ilex, Pyracantha, Rosa, Sorbus, Viburnum
Our next blog will be our top plants for 2015.
See you soon at the Garden Pavilion
Mary
Horticulturalist at Powerscourt Garden Pavilion 
