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Cottage plants

An overview of the most traditional classic cottage flowers. 
In a traditional cottage garden, easy-going plants are planted. The tallest plants are planted at the wall, the smaller plants at the front in the flower beds.

Een overzicht van de meest traditionele klassieke cottage planten. 
In een traditionele cottagetuin worden makkelijk groeiende planten geplant. In de border staan de hogere planten achteraan en de lagere worden vooraan gezet.

Here (menu item "Photos plants") you can see photos of the cottage plants. 

 

Cottage plants

 

 

 

 

 

Name

English name

Nederlandse naam

Height

Colour

Place

 

 

 

cm

 

 

Alchemilla mollis

Lady's mantle

Vrouwenmantel  

30

yellow

sun/light shade

Alcea rosea

Holleyhock

Stokroos

100

more

sun

Aquilegia vulgaris

Columbine

Akelei

20-30

more

l. shade/sun

Astrantia

Hattie's pincushion

Zeeuwsknoopje

30-60

light red/purple

l. shade

Campanula soorten

Bellflower

Klokjesbloem

different

more

sun/l. shade

Clematis

Clematis

Clematis

40-70

more

sun/l. shade

Delphinium

Delphinium

Ridderspoor

100-200

more

sun

Dianthus

Gillyflower

Tuin anjer

20-45

more

sun

Dicentra spectabilis

Bleeding heart

Gebroken hartje

100

red/purple

l. shade

Ditigalis purpurea

Foxglove

Vingerhoedskruid

100

more

l. shade/sun

Erysimum cheiri

Wallflower

Muurbloem

60

pink/purple

sun

Fuchsia riccartonii

Hardy fuchsia

Winterharde fuchsia

100-200

purple

l. shade

Geranium

Cranesbill

Geranium

25-90

purple/blue/violet

l. shade

Helianthus annuus

Sunflower

Zonnebloem

1-4 m

yellow

sun

Hemerocallis

Daylily

Daglelie

60-100

red/yellow/orange

sun

Hesperis matronalis

Sweet rocket

Damastbloem

75

more

l. shade

Hostas

Plantain lily

Hosta's

different

white/pink

l. shade/shade

Heuchera

Coral bells

purperklokje

30

purple

sun/l. shade

Lathyrus odoraturs

Sweet pea

Pronkerwt

200

more

sun

Lavandula

Lavender

Lavendel

50

blue

sun

Lupinus

Lupin

Lupine

100

more

sun

Lychnis chalcedonia

Jerusalem cross

Brandende liefde

100

red

sun

Monarda

Bergamot

Bergamotplant

80

purple violet

l. shade

Narcissus

Daffodil

Narcis

30-40

yellow/orange

l. shade

Nepeta

Catmint

Kattekruid

30-45

purple

sun/l. shade

Nigella damascena

Love-in-a-mist

Juffertje in het groen

100

more

sun

Phlox paniculata

Perennial phlox

aug-sept

90-100

more

sun

Polygonatum multiflorum

Solomon's seal

Salomonszegel

60

white

l. shade

Primula

Primrose

Sleutelbloem

15-20

more

l. shade

Pulmonaria rubra

Lungwort

Longkruid

30-40

rood-paars

l. shade

Rosa

Rose

Roos

different

more

sun

Rosmarinus officinalis

Rosemary

Rozemarijn

100

pink

sun

Sedum

Stonecrop

Vetkruid

60

red/purple

sun

Sempervirum

Houseleek

Huislook

5

more

sun

Tropaeolum majus

Nasturtium

Oost indische kers

20

yellow/orange

sun

Viola

Pansy

Viooltje

10-20

more

l. shade/shade