FIVE WONDERFUL WET-LOVING PLANTS
1 ASTILBE ‘PROFESSOR VAN DER WIELEN’
From mid-summer, mounds of deeply cut foliage are topped by arching sprays of chest-high, feathery white flowers.
2 CORNUS SANGUINEA ‘WINTER BEAUTY’
Bred in Holland and introduced in the 1980s, this dogwood has glossy yellow stems that turn red towards the tips.
3 CROCOSMIA ‘LUCIFER’
This indestructible perennial, above, produces a cluster of spear-shaped leaves and 4ft stems of red flowers in summer.
4 GLEDITSIA TRIANCANTHOS F. INERMIS ‘SUNBURST’
Honey locust is a mediumsized deciduous tree with golden yellow, fern-like foliage.
5 HEMEROCALLIS ‘ARCTIC SNOW’
A cracking day lily with
2ft-high stems of slightly fragrant, creamy yellow flowers from July until September.