Clumping, easy perennials
Veggie Offline
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Suggestions wanted for no messing about perennials that will act as ground cover and need minimal weeding.  Something like perennial geraniums or Michaelmas daisies.
Bonus points for long flowering, bee-friendly, non dead-heading, attractive flowers.
I want to fill up odd spaces with undemanding flowers that are easy to grow. Don't mention montbretia or vinca please.
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Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
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Lamb's ears, perennial rudbeckia, geranium Rozanne (still flowering now), yarrow, creeping thyme, oregano, heleniums, nepeta, teucrium hircanicum, betony, geranium phaeum.
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Not a perennial but what about none trailing nasturtium. They will just self seed so you don’t need to do anything to them unless you’re hungry.

Perennials primrose, everything TMTT said
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Another vote for nasturtiums and other easy self-seeders. My nasturtium patches are still looking great. I also have a lovely calendula patch in my front garden (not planted by me) that started flowering before anything else (I think as far back as late January/early February) and are still flowering now. Definitely planning to grow lots more calendula clumps in future as they are such cheery flowers, and edible to boot!
Formerly self-contained, but expanding my gardening horizons beyond pots!
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How about your favourite, Montbresia/Crocosmia veggie? Tongue Big Grin
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(05-11-2022, 09:41 AM)Vinny Wrote: How about your favourite, Montbresia/Crocosmia veggie? Tongue Big Grin
I did say ..........."Don't mention it" 


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Golden rod
Euphorbia
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Vinny Offline
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(05-11-2022, 11:16 AM)Veggie Wrote:
(05-11-2022, 09:41 AM)Vinny Wrote: How about your favourite, Montbresia/Crocosmia veggie? Tongue Big Grin
I did say ..........."Don't mention it" 


Tongue
My fault, I should read past the first line! Blush I don't mind Crocosmia 'Lucifer' btw! Big Grin
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toomanytommytoes Offline
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Phacelia is another annual which happily self seeds and you can get multiple sowings in a year since it's so quick from seed to flower. One of the best flowers for bees out there I think.
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Salvia Hot lips! I bought two tiny plants a year ago, and they've grown into large plants and have non stop flowered since then. I'm going to have to move them as they've overshadowed several other plants already.
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