58 yellow flowers, plants and houseplants for spring and summer
Glorious spring days are on the horizon. From lighter mornings to golden-yellow blooms bursting into colour, it's a season of hope, new beginnings and brighter days ahead.
To help you add a little colour to your outdoor space, resident gardening expert and Horticultural Director at Dobbies Garden Centres, Marcus Eyles, has uncovered the best yellow flowers to plant in spring and summer. Inspired by Pantone's Illuminating Colour of the Year 2021, these blooming lovely ideas will help you brighten up your garden in no time.
SPRING
Hardy plants are best for the spring season as they can withstand low temperatures, especially those in England. As well as this, spring is the perfect time to plant bedding plants and to get your hands on some gorgeous houseplants, too. Take a look at Marcus' suggestions below...
Hardy plants
1. Forsythia 'Lynwood'
2. Acer 'Orange Dream'
3. Escallonia 'Gold Ellen'
4. Cytisus 'All Gold'
5. Diosma 'Sunset Gold'
6. Euonymous 'Emerald & Gold'
7. Halimium libanotis
8. Philadelphus 'Aureus'
9. Sambucus 'Sutherland Gold'
Bedding plants
10. Primrose Veristar Lemon/Yellow & Primula Belarina Butter Yellow (both new for 2021)
11. Primrose Yellow Orange Eye
12. Pansy Golden Yellow
13. Viola Yellow with Blotch
14. Kinder Young Plant Collection - Yellow Delight
Grow Your Own
15. Tomato Sungold
16. Tomato Tumbler Yellow
17. Capsicum Sweet Yellow Bell
18. Beetroot Golden
19. Courgette Golden
20. Onion Yellow Globe
21. Chilli Pepper Habanero Yellow (new)
Houseplants
22. Schefflera – Gold variegated
23. Calathea – Gold variegated
24. Kalanchoe Yellow
25. Draceana 'Lemon Lime'
SUMMER
Usher in summer goodness into your home and garden with a host of bright and beautiful plants. From head-turning yellow roses to sweet peppers, take a look at how to make your outdoor space a haven of colour this summer...
Hardy plants
26. Choisya 'Sundance'; Roses – yellow
27. Phyllostachys 'Aureus'
28. Berberis 'Maria'
29. Coprosma 'Lemon & Lime'
30. Fuchsia 'Genii'
31. Hypericum 'Hidcote'
32. Phormium 'Yellow Wave'
33. Potentilla 'Gold Star'
34. Spiraea 'Magic Carpet'
35. Yucca 'Bright Star'
Bedding plants
36. Calibrachoa
37. Marguerite Yellow
38. Sanvitalia 'Golden Crown'
39. Osteospermum 'Voltage Yellow'
40. Osteospermum 'Tradewinds Yellow'
41. Nemesia 'Aroma Heart of Gold'
42. Argyranthemum 'Madeira Crested Yellow'
43. Marigold Zenith Gold
44. Marigold Lemon Zest
45. Begonia 'Sunpleasure Yellow' (new)
46. Granvia – Gold (new)
47. Marigold Big Top
48. Zinnia 'Zahara Yellow'
49. Antirrhinum 'Sonnet Yellow'
50. Lantana 'Bandana Yellow'
Grow Your Own
51. Courgette Gold Rush
52. Sweet Pepper Golda
Houseplants
53. Phalaenopsis Orchid – Yellow
54. Begonia Yellow
55. Croton Gold variegated
56. Dieffenbachia – Yellow variegated
57. Citrus trees – Lemon
58. Scindapsis 'Gold Queen'
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