 |  Plant list: Red plants
Hot colours always catch the eye and make objects feel closer.
| | | | Latin name: | | Rosa 'Dublin Bay' | | | | Common name: | | Rose | | | | Type of plant: | | Climber | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | Bright crimson red | | | | Leaf colour: | | Glossy dark green | | | | Height and spread: | | 2.2m x 2.2m (7ft x 7ft) | | | | Description: | |
A shrubby, dense climber that produces clusters of double, cup-shaped blooms up to 10cm (4in) across. Does best in a sunny spot, and can be pruned to grow like a shrub.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff' | | | | Common name: | | Dahlia | | | | Type of plant: | | Tuber | | | | Hardiness: | | Tender | | | | Flower colour: | | Dark red | | | | Leaf colour: | | Bronze-green | | | | Height and spread: | | 1m x 45cm (3ft x 1.5ft) | | | | Description: | |
One of the most popular of all dahlias, producing a striking, single red flower up to 8cm (3in) across. Makes a fantastic splash in a border or bedding display. Prefers full sun
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| | | | Latin name: | | Penstemon ‘Garnet’ | | | | Common name: | | Penstemon | | | | Type of plant: | | Perennial | | | | Hardiness: | | Frost-hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | Deep wine red | | | | Leaf colour: | | Fresh green | | | | Height and spread: | | 60cm to 75cm x 60cm (2ft to 2.5ft x 2ft) | | | | Description: | |
A vigorous semi-evergreen bushy plant that produces a mass of bell-shaped flowers on a tall spike. Prefers sun and fertile, well-drained soil.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Cornus alba‘Sibirica’ | | | | Common name: | | Red-barked dogwood | | | | Type of plant: | | Shrub | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | Creamy white | | | | Leaf colour: | | Dark green | | | | Height and spread: | | 3m x 3m (10ft x 10ft) | | | | Description: | |
A deciduous, vigorous upright shrub whose young shoots are bright red. The oval leaves often turn red in autumn, and after the flattened heads of flowers blossom, white fruit appear.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Escallonia 'Langleyensis’ | | | | Common name: | | Escallonia | | | | Type of plant: | | Shrub | | | | Hardiness: | | Frost-hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | Rose red | | | | Leaf colour: | | Glossy bright green | | | | Height and spread: | | 8m x 10m (27ft x 33ft) | | | | Description: | |
An arching evergreen shrub with small leaves. Masses of flowers are born along the length of the stems. Good in a coastal location, prefers full sun and well-drained soil.
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