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Tall and upright plants are often the backbone of the planting display being positioned towards the rear. Sometimes the stems are not especially attractive and planting in front hides their deficiencies!

Prunus 'Okame', Ornamental cherry
 Latin name:Prunus 'Okame'
 Common name:Ornamental cherry
 Type of plant:Tree
 Hardiness:Hardy
 Flower colour:Pink
 Leaf colour:Dark green
 Height and spread:10m x 8m (33ft x 27ft)
 Description:
A cherry that will give a wonderful show in spring and autumn. From early spring it bears clusters of cup-shaped, carmine-pink flowers in profusion. Then, in autumn, the dark green leaves start to turn from orange to red, before they fall. It has a bushy, rounded shape and could be grown in a smaller garden.


Nicotiana sylvestris, Tobacco plant
 Latin name:Nicotiana sylvestris
 Common name:Tobacco plant
 Type of plant:Perennial, commonly grown as a half-hardy annual
 Hardiness:Frost-hardy
 Flower colour:White
 Leaf colour:Mid-green
 Height and spread:1.5m x 75cm (5ft x 2.5ft)
 Description:
Tall and upright, it is often grown as an annual. The long tubular flowers give off their strongest scent in the evening. Prefers a spot in the sun and well-drained, fertile soil.


Miscanthus
 Latin name:Miscanthus
 Common name:Miscanthus
 Type of plant:Perennial grass
 Hardiness:Hardy
 Flower colour:NA
 Leaf colour:Mid-green
 Height and spread:1.2m x 45cm (4ft x 18in)
 Description:
An ornamental grass with tall, upright, arching, sword shaped leaves. Miscanthus sinensis ‘Zebrinus’ has yellow ‘hoops’ on the leaves. They may produce hairy seed heads in autumn. Leaves may also offer autumn colour.


Delphinium
 Latin name:Delphinium
 Common name:Delphinium
 Type of plant:Perennial
 Hardiness:Hardy to half-hardy
 Flower colour:White, blues and reds
 Leaf colour:Mid-green
 Height and spread:1m to 2m x 30cm to 60cm (3ft to 7ft x 1ft to 2ft)
 Description:
Delphiniums are one of the most loved of our ‘old-fashioned’ flowers. They are grown for the tall spires of flowers that look fantastic at the back of a border. Delphiniums prefer sun and a rich, well-drained soil. Tall cultivars need staking.


Helianthus annuus, Sunflower
 Latin name:Helianthus annuus
 Common name:Sunflower
 Type of plant:Annual
 Hardiness:Hardy
 Flower colour:Yellow, orange and red
 Leaf colour:Mid-green
 Height and spread:1m to 3m x 30cm to 45cm (3ft to 10ft x 1ft to 1.5ft)
 Description:
Fast growing annual, much loved by children gardeners. Very large, daisy like flowers with a purple centre and coloured flower head 30cm (1ft) or more wide. Needs full sun and well-drained soil. Smaller varieties are available.



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Tall and upright plants
Low and spreading plants
Spiky plants
Domed or rounded plants

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