Outdoor
Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Coneflower is a statuesque North American perennial with big pink-purple blooms and orange cones — a bee favourite flowering from July to frost.
Clematis
Clematis
Clematis is the queen of garden climbers — big starry flowers in white, blue, pink or purple clothing trellises, pergolas and shrubs.
Strawberry
Fragaria × ananassa
The strawberry is the taste of Swedish summer — a perennial herb with white flowers, sweet red berries and generous runners that make propagation easy.
Raspberry
Rubus idaeus
Raspberry is a hardy, perennial bush with sweet red berries on thorny canes — a given in the Swedish garden and easy once established.
Panicle Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata
The panicle hydrangea is the hardiest hydrangea and tolerates Scandinavian winters down to zone 5. With its conical, white to cream panicles that blush pink toward autumn, it is one of the garden's longest-blooming ornamental shrubs.
Hardy Geranium
Geranium
Hardy geranium — or cranesbill — is one of the most reliable and easy-to-grow perennials in Scandinavian gardens. With a long flowering season, attractive autumn colour, and the ability to thrive in both sun and shade, it is an indispensable ground cover and border plant.
Summer Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Summer phlox's fragrant flower clusters in pink, white, red, and lilac light up the garden border in July–September. A hardy and easy-care perennial that is a classic feature of Scandinavian gardens.
Rose
Rosa
The rose is the queen of the garden — with its unrivalled floral beauty, fragrance, and versatility it is the most cultivated garden plant in Scandinavia and a symbol of beauty since antiquity.
Delphinium
Delphinium elatum
Delphinium's tall, blue-purple flower spikes are perhaps the most majestic feature of the summer garden. A classic perennial in Nordic cottage and cottage-style gardens that blooms in magnificent blue, lilac, pink, and white shades.
Peony
Paeonia lactiflora
The peony's lush, fragrant flowers are one of the absolute highlights of summer in Scandinavian gardens. A hardy perennial that can live for decades in the same spot and becomes more magnificent with each passing year.
Lupine
Lupinus polyphyllus
Lupine's tall, colourful flower spikes are one of the most recognisable features of the Scandinavian summer landscape. A robust perennial that enriches the soil with nitrogen and delivers a magnificent floral display in June.
Heather
Calluna vulgaris
Heather is a symbol of Nordic nature — with its violet-purple sea of blooms over moors and forest edges it is one of Scandinavia's most recognisable plants. In the garden it provides colour and structure from late summer through winter.
Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
Lavender's silver-grey foliage and violet-blue flower stalks fill the garden with a calming, sweet fragrance. A drought-tolerant, pollinator-friendly perennial that thrives in sunny, well-drained positions in Scandinavian gardens.
Climbing Hydrangea
Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris
The climbing hydrangea is one of the most beautiful climbing plants for shady positions. It climbs independently along walls and trees using aerial roots and is covered in summer with large, white flower clusters carrying a subtle almond fragrance.
Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
Hydrangea's large-flowered, ball-shaped clusters in white, pink, blue, and purple are one of the most spectacular features of the summer garden. An easy-care shrub that blooms for a long time and also provides beautiful autumn colour.
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia
The oakleaf hydrangea is a four-season shrub with unique oak-like leaves, large white flower panicles in summer, flaming autumn colour, and decorative bark in winter. One of the most experientially rich shrubs for Scandinavian gardens.
Dahlia
Dahlia × hybrida
The dahlia is the unrivalled queen of late summer and autumn — with a form range from tiny pompon buttons to dinner-plate-sized cactus blooms in almost every colour except blue. A tuber plant that rewards with floral splendour all the way to frost.
Smooth Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
The smooth hydrangea is the hardiest of all hydrangea species, tolerating Scandinavian winters up to zone 4. With its round, snow-white flower balls that can reach 30 cm in diameter, 'Annabelle' is one of the most spectacular additions to any garden.
Geranium
Pelargonium × hortorum
The geranium is summer's most iconic Scandinavian balcony flower — a colour explosion in windows and on balconies across the country. With the right care it blooms continuously from June to frost.