There are so many plants to choose from at this time of year it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, here is a handy list of our top plant picks for June:
Climbers
- Clematis
- Ceanothus
- Exochorda x macrantha ‘The Bride’
- Honeysuckle
- Trachelospermum jasminoides (Star jasmine)
- Wisteria
Herbaceous perennials
- Agapanthus
- Allium
- Armeria
- Aquilegia
- Bergenia ‘Fire & Ice’
- Canna lillies
- Coreopsis
- Erysium ‘Bowles Mauve’
- Gaura
- Gaura lindheimeri
- Geum
- Gerbera
- Heuchera
- Iberis ‘Masterpiece’
- Peonies
- Rhodanthemum
- Salvia
Shrubs
- Calycathus ‘Venus’
- Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’
- Cotinus coggygria
- Helichrysum italicum
- Heptacodium miconioides
- Holodiscus discolor
- Pachysandra terminalis
- Pittosporum
- Philadelphus ‘Belle Etoile’
- Philadelphus virginalis
- Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diablo’
- Sambucus nigra f. por. ‘Black Beauty’
- Sambucus nigra f por. Black Lace (‘Eva’)
- Stewartia pseudocamellia
- Syringa (lilac)
- Weigela florida ‘Monet’
Trees
- Acer Platanoides ‘Drummondii’
- Acer palmatum ‘Ryusen’ (weeping Acer)
- Catalpa bignonioides ‘Aurea’
- Cornus kousa ‘Venus’
- Cornus x rutgersensis ‘Stellar Pink’
- Liriodendron tulipifera
- Ligustrum Japonicum
- Koelreuteria paniculata
- Juglans regia (Walnut tree)
- Sorbus (Rowan)
Fruit
- Malus domestica (apple tree)
Small / mid range
- Aquilegia ‘Black Barlow’ (for delicate ox-blood coloured flowers)
- Azalea japonica ‘Blaauw’s Pink’
- Cistus x purpureus (Rock Rose)
- Heauchera ‘Marmalade’
- Lamprocapnos spectablis
- Pachysandra terminalis (for a pop of vibrant green)
- Salvia
Showstoppers:
- Acer palmatum ‘Skeeters Broom’
- Callistemon viminalis ‘Hot Pink’
- Ceanothus ‘Concha’ (Californian lilac)
- Cercis siliquastrum
- Cornus florida
- Rhododendron ‘Aladdin Scout’
- Wisteria floribunda ‘Eranthema’ for multi-tonal flowers
