When to plant winter bedding plants in the UK?
When should you plant winter bedding plants? Autumn is the perfect time to plant your winter bedding plants out into their final flowering positions. A little warmth will help them get established and grow flower buds, ensuring you’ll have a good display over the coldest months when they grow less. Keep bedding plants undercover until the danger of frost is over, then plant out from late May to early June. When you buy your plug plants, plant them into small pots to grow on indoors.
What are the most colorful bedding plants?
Most Popular Bedding Plants: Late Spring through Summer varieties are Alyssum, Lobelia, Coleus, Zinnias, Wax leaf Begonias, Annual Salvias (Reds & Blues), Marigolds, Portulaca, Petunias, Impatiens, Geraniums and Calibrachoa. Flowering continuously all summer until the first frosts, begonias can be upright or trailing and are suitable for beds, borders, hanging baskets and window boxes. Some varieties, such as Begonia ‘Non-stop Mocca’, have striking dark foliage for added interest.Pansy plants often top the best seller charts with their vibrant flowers in a variety of colours. Begonias add interest to shady spots, sweet peas offer scent and beauty, and petunias impress from spring until the first frosts. For interest that spans the seasons, try our popular winter and summer bedding collections.