FIVE PERFECT PATIO POT PERFORMERS
BEGONIA ‘ILLUMINATION APRICOT SHADES’
Ideal in sun or shade, it forms a tumbling mass of 12in-long stems smothered with blowsy double flowers.
BIDENS FERULIFOLIA ‘BLAZING FIRE’
A fairly recent introduction, producing masses of red flowers with yellow centres on mound-shaped plants.
GAZANIA
‘SUNBATHERS TOTONACA’
A sun-worshipper boasting tiger-striped, dark red and yellow flowers (pictured above) from late spring until autumn.
NEMESIA FAIRY KISSES ‘VANILLA BERRY’
Compact clumps are covered by small purple and pale yellow blooms with a honey scent.
PELARGONIUM ‘HORIZON MIXED’
A sturdy form that grows to about 12in to 14in, with large, rounded flower heads in a range of strident shades.