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Plant of the month
View our selection of some of the best garden plants - month by month.
January
Acacia dealbata
Camellia x williamsii 'Saint Ewe'
Clematis cirrhosa var. purpurascens 'Freckles'
Cornus alba 'Sibirica'
Cymbidium orchids
Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'
Hamamelis
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane' AGM
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' AGM
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Pallida' AGM
Helleborus foetidus Wester Flisk Group
Ilex x koehneana ‘Chestnut Leaf’ AGM
Lonicera x purpusii 'Winter Beauty'
Mahonia x media ‘Winter Sun’
Pinus sylvestris Aurea Group
Prunus x subhirtella 'Autumnalis'
Rubus cockburnianus 'Goldenvale'
Viburnum x bodnantense 'Charles Lamont' AGM
February
Abeliophyllum distichum
Crocus tommasinianus
Crocus
Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’
Edgeworthia chrysantha
Erica carnea
Galanthus elwesii
Galanthus 'S Arnott' AGM (syn. G. 'Sam Arnott')
Hamamelis 'Brevipetala'
Helleborus hybridus
Iris lazica
Leucojum vernum
Miniature Narcissus
Narcissus cyclamineus
Prunus dulcis 'Macrocarpa'
Pulmonaria rubra 'Bowles’ Red'
Ribes laurifolium
Rubus thibetanus
March
Acacia dealbata
Anemone x lipsiensis 'Pallida'
Camellia japonica ‘Hagoromo’ AGM
Chionodoxa forbesii
Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’
Euphorbia myrsinites
Hyacinthus orientalis
Lathyrus vernus
Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata
Magnolia sprengeri
Magnolia stellata
Narcissus bulbocodium
Primula denticulata
Prunus spinosa
Pulsatilla vulgaris
Stachyurus praecox
Sycopsis sinensis
Tulipa humilis Violacea Group
Narcissi for naturalising
Spring-flowering bulbs
Spring-flowering shrubs
April
Acacia pravissima
Caltha palustris
Cercis
Epimedium x perralchicum
Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii 'Lambrook Gold'
Fritillaria verticillata
Fritillaria meleagris
Lathraea clandestina
Leucojum aestivum
Lysichiton americanus
Magnolia x loebneri 'Merrill'
Malus hupehensis
Myosotidium hortensia
Primula vulgaris subsp. sibthorpii
Rhododendron arboreum
Spiraea 'Arguta'
May
Acer palmatum var. dissectum
Ceanothus arboreus ‘Trewithen Blue’ AGM
Ceanothus 'Dark Star'
Cistus populifolius
Crataegus laevigata ‘Paul’s Scarlet’
Crinodendron hookerianum
Daphne tangutica Retusa Group AGM
Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana
Erythronium ‘Pagoda’
Kerria japonica
Malus ‘Evereste’
Paeonia rockii
Rhododendron 'Loderi King George'
Rosa banksiae ‘Lutea’ AGM
Trillium erectum
Violas
Wisteria brachybotrys Murasaki-kapitan
Wisteria sinensis
June
Antirrhinum
Alstroemeria aurea
Buddleja alternifolia
Callistemon
Cornus kousa var. chinensis
Cornus kousa 'Rosea'
Delphinium
Desfontainia spinosa ‘Harold Comber’
Dicksonia antarctica
Eremurus robustus
Geranium maderense
Lathyrus odoratus
Maianthemum racemosum syn. Smilacena racemosa
Meconopsis (blue Himalayan poppies)
Nymphaea
Rosa 'Aurora'
Rosa gallica ‘Versicolor’
Climbing plants
Drought-tolerant annuals and first-year perennials
Fragrant roses
Herbaceous peonies
Tree peonies
Pollen & nectar producers to attract wildlife
July
Blueberry 'Bluetta'
Clematis
Clematis ‘Pagoda’
Digitalis ferruginea
Hemerocallis
Kniphofia 'Bees' Sunset' AGM
Ligularia ‘The Rocket’
Nymphaeas (waterlilies)
Nymphaea ‘Escarboucle’
Papaver orientale 'Pizzicato'
Penstemon barbatus
Philadelphus
Primula Harlow Carr hybrids
Rosa ‘Climbing Iceberg’
Rosa [Handel] = ‘Macha’
Rosa Jacqueline du Pré (‘Harwanna’) AGM
August
Agapanthus campanulatus
Asteraceae daisy-flowered plants
Buddleja davidii cultivars
Canna ‘General Eisenhower’
Catalpa speciosa
Clethra alnifolia
Dahlia ‘David Howard’
Dahlia 'Dark Desire'
Dicentra scandens
Echinacea purpurea ‘Rubinstern’ AGM
Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Giant' AGM
Fuchsia 'Mrs Popple' AGM
Hoheria sexstylosa
Hydrangea paniculata
Lobelia tupa
Penstemon ‘Alice Hindley’
Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Chile Black'
Sedum 'Bertram Anderson' AGM
Stipa gigantea
Tricyrtis formosana ‘Shelley’s’
Verbena bonariensis
September
Aster amellus ‘Veilchenkönigin’ AGM
Aster novae-angliae 'Septemberrubin'
Aster turbinellus hybrid
Calluna vulgaris ‘Kinlochruel’
Colchicum speciosum 'Album'
Cortaderia selloana 'Pumila' AGM
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora ‘Star of the East’ AGM
Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff'
Dahlias - single-flowered
Deschampsia cespitosa 'Goldgehänge'
Eryngium x zabelii 'Jos Eijking'
Eupatorium purpureum subsp. maculatum ‘Atropurpureum’
Eupatoriums
Kniphofia rooperi
Liriope muscari AGM
Nerine ‘Zeal Giant’
Parrotia persica 'Pendula'
Rudbeckia laciniata ‘Herbstsonne’ AGM
Salvia microphylla
Salvia uliginosa
Solenostemon cultivars
October
Acer rubrum 'October Glory'
Athyrium niponicum ferns
Berberis wilsoniae
Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. flavescens ‘Bright Lights’ AGM
Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii ‘Profusion’
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Cornus kousavar. chinensis AGM
Cortaderia selloana ‘Pumila’
Cyclamen hederifolium
Erythrina crista-galli
Fraxinus excelsior ‘Jaspidea’
Ginkgo biloba cultivars
Hedychium coccineum ‘Tara’
Malus ‘Butterball’
Malus 'Evereste' AGM
Parrotia persica AGM
Prunus sargentii AGM
Quercus rubra AGM
November
Calluna vulgaris 'Red Carpet'
Celastrus orbiculatus
Chrysanthemum 'Wisley Bronze' - cascade
Chrysanthemums - garden
Euonymus alatus 'Compactus' AGM
Hamamelis virginiana
Malus x zumi 'Golden Hornet'
Metasequoia glyptostroboides AGM
Miscanthus sinensis 'Ferner Osten' AGM
Miscanthus sinensis 'Silberfeder'
Nerine bowdenii
Nyssa sinensis
Schizostylis coccinea ‘November Cheer’
Sorbus aucuparia var. xanthocarpa AGM
Sorbus hupehensis var. obtusa
Sorbus hybrida L. 'Gibbsii' AGM
Viburnum sargentii
December
Acer griseum
Begonia Rex Cultorum Group
Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii ‘Profusion’ AGM
Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’
Ilex (hollies)
Laurus nobilis 'Aurea'
Mahonia japonica
Mahonia x media ‘Charity’
Mahonia x media ‘Lionel Fortescue’
Phyllostachys vivax 'Aureocaulis'
Prunus serrula
Rubus cockburnianus
Salix alba subsp. vitellina 'Britzensis'
Viburnum x bodnantense
Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Charles Lamont’