9 yellow border plants
Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’ AGM
This perennial sunflower produces small lemon-yellow daisies in August and September. Plant in well-drained, humus-rich neutral to alkaline soil in full sun. May need staking in an exposed site. H: 6ft (1.8m).
Rosa The Poet’s Wife (‘Auswhirl’)
The yellow flowers of this shrub rose pale as they mature, and exude a citrus scent. It likes fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. Can be grown in semi-shade, but won’t flower as well. H: 3.5ft (1m).
Geum ‘Lady Stratheden’ AGM
This perennial has bright-yellow blooms atop thin stems from May to August. It needs moisture-retentive well-drained soil in sun or semi-shade. Lift and divide every few years in autumn. H: 2ft (60cm).
Thalictrum flavum subsp. glaucum
This meadow rue is a perennial with fluffy soft-yellow flowers above attractive glaucous foliage. It likes moistureretentive soil in semi-shade. It can be grown in full sun, but soil must remain moist in heat. H: 5ft (1.5m).
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
Sweetly scented trumpets are produced by this daylily throughout June and July. It likes moisture-retentive, well-drained soil in full sun. Deadhead to encourage more flowers. H: 2.5ft (75cm).
Helianthemum ‘Wisley Primrose’ AGM
This rock rose produces flowers from May to July. It likes fertile, well-drained neutral to alkaline soil in full sun. Trim after flowering. Suitable for a rock or gravel garden and coastal gardens. H: 1ft (30cm).
Canna ‘Richard Wallace’
Clear butter-yellow flames, speckled orange, above lush apple-green leaves, inject the garden with an exotic feel in late summer and early autumn. It likes moisture-retentive, well-drained soil in sheltered full sun. H: 5ft (1.5m).
Rudbeckia triloba AGM
Brown-eyed Susan blossoms from August to October. It prefers moistureretentive, well-drained soil in full sun. Being short-lived, it will need replacing every few years. H: 3ft (90cm).
Crocosmia ‘Paul’s Best Yellow’ AGM
Produces sprays flowers that – unlike a lot of montbretia – face outwards, from July to September. Happy in sun or semi-shade. Lift and divide every few years. H: 2.5ft (75cm).
Verbascum olympicum
This drought-tolerant Olympian mullein throws up candelabras of sulphur-yellow flowers in July and August. Plant in welldrained neutral to alkaline soil in full sun. This short-lived perennial will self-seed if not deadheaded. H: 6ft (1.8m).
Kniphofia ‘Bees’ Lemon’
A superb red-hot poker with yellow torches from lime buds. It prefers moisture-retentive, well-drained neutral to acid soil in full sun. It is fond of enriched sandy soil. Tolerant of exposed sites. H: 3ft (90cm).
Digitalis lutea AGM
Slender spires of yellow-cream flowers visited by bees adorn this perennial foxglove in summer, above shiny green leaves. It is happiest in alkaline soil in semi-shade, but will tolerate humus-rich and well-drained soil. H: 3ft (90cm).