Perennial
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.
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
Oregano is the herb of pizza and tomato sauce — a hardy perennial with fragrant leaves and pink flower clusters beloved by bees and butterflies.
Clematis
Clematis
Clematis is the queen of garden climbers — big starry flowers in white, blue, pink or purple clothing trellises, pergolas and shrubs.
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.
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.