Aberdeen Gardening – Help For The Amateur Gardener

Profile of plants which thrive in our Aberdeen garden

Autumn in the garden can almost be as colourful as it may be in mid Summer,if you choose those late flowering perennials carefully.

One eye catcher which is possibly the star of all the Autumn flowers is Schizostylis. A vigorous clump forming perennial with erect sword shaped leaves and single flowers of white, red and pink. Flowering period is from late August through till November, even in our cooler Aberdeen climate.

 All varieties have been cultivated from a single South African species. They are suitable for growing at the front of a herbaceous border or at the base of a south facing wall. Schizostylis is also a great plant for the unheated greenhouse where it will flower continually through most of the Winter.

All varieties seem to perform well, three that I can definitely recommend are Jennifer with very pale pink flowers, Major with deep pink/red flowers and one which is regarded very highly is Mrs Hegarty with pale salmon pink flowers, this one starts flowering earlier than most of the others.

Hardiness – Fully Hardy

Position – Grow in moderately fertile moist but well draining soil in full sun.

Height – 18/24″  45/60cm

Major

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