Late summer flowers...

......in a Mediterranean garden, a small selection.

Criteria for inclusion:

• Plant must make a reasonable show of colour between mid Aug & mid September
• Plant must survive the summer on only limited supplementary watering
• Plant must be winter hardy to -5°C at least, preferably -10°C

Shrubs & climbers:

Abelia x grandiflora

Bupleurum fruticosum

Caesalpinia gillesii

Caryopteris x clandonensis cvs

Hibiscus syriacus cvs

Lagerstoemia indica cvs

Leucophyllum fruticosum

Rosa chinensis sanguinea

Leucophyllum fruticosa

Bupleurum fruticosum

Verbena bonariense

Sub-shrubs, perennials, grasses:

Epilobium canum & cvs

Gaura lindheimeri

Helianthus maximiliani

Origanum dictamnus

Perovskia Blue Spires

Poliamintha longiflora

Salvia species & cvs

Stipa species & cvs

Trachelium caeruleum

Verbena bonariense