Rose Companions
We are often asked what plants can be grown beneath rose bushes. So for those who with this question, here is a selection of perennials low enough to put below your roses, and tall enough to grow between or behind. When ordering, to save confusion, please take a note of the plants in this collection as by the time you receive them they may have changed.
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Alchemilla mollis
Height x spread: 60cm x 75cm 9cm
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Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna'
Height x spread: 120cm x 90cm 9cm
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Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant'
Height x spread: 120cm x 90cm 9cm
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Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert'
Height x spread: 90cm x 75cm 9cm
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Astrantia major
Height x spread: 90cm x 60cm 9cm
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Lamium maculatum 'White Nancy'
Height x spread: 15cm x 30cm 9cm
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Agastache 'Blue Fortune'
Height x spread: 90cm x 75cm 9cm
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Echinops ritro
Height x spread: 90cm x 60cm 9cm
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Aster 'Little Carlow'
Height x spread: 90cm x 75cm 9cm
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Achillea 'Moonshine'
Height x spread: 60cm x 45cm 9cm
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Phlox paniculata 'Sweet Summer Fantasy'
Height x spread: 80cm x 60cm 9cm
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Geranium 'Anne Thomson'
Height x spread: 45cm x 60cm 9cm
Space required:
1 of each (12 plants) requires a space of around 90cm wide x 120cm long. 2 of each (24 plants) requires a space of around 90cm wide x 240cm long. 3 of each (36 plants) requires a space of around 90cm wide x 360cm long (All measurements are approximate)
Soil Required
Well-drained soil in sun or part shade.
Flowering Period
May to October