A cottage garden has a dreamy, romantic effect, which is mainly achieved through the combination of various lushly blooming flowers. Below we have put together a selection of the 20 most beautiful cottage garden flowers for you. You will also receive information about their location requirements, flowering time and perennial.

A cottage garden blooms colorful and confused

What should be considered when creating a cottage garden?

Cottage gardens are usually not organized, but seem rather random, a little wild, but above all colourful. Purple and pink shades and flowers of different heights are often chosen. The flowers in the cottage garden should not only match in color. It also makes sense to cleverly combine the flowering times so that you can enjoy the flowers all year round. To prevent weeds and also to ensure a beautiful appearance, bark mulch can be spread between the flowers.

The 20 most beautiful flowers for the cottage garden

flower name german flower name botanical location heyday growth height flower color perennial
columbine aquilegia Shady, partially shaded or sunny April to July 60 to 100cm White, blue, yellow, pink Yes
aster aster Sunny 20 to 150cm Violet, white, blue, pink No (winter asters yes)
bush mallow Lavatera thuringiaca Sunny July to September Up to 150cm white, pink Yes
thimble digitalis Sunny to semi-shady June to August 60 to 200cm Red, pink, blue, violet, white biennial
lady's mantle Alchemilla mollis Sunny to semi-shady June to September 45 to 60cm Yellow-green Yes
bluebell campanula Sunny to semi-shady June to September 20 to 80cm Violet, white, pink Yes
heather, common heather Calluna vulgaris Sunny to semi-shady August to November 30 to 100cm White, pink, violet Yes
autumn anemone Anemone hupehensis Shady to sunny July to October 80 to 120cm white, pink Yes
hydrangea Hydrangea macrophylla Half shade to shade May to July Up to 2m, other varieties also higher Blue, pink, white, violet Yes
cornflower Centaurea cyanus Sunny May to September 20 to 100cm Blue, white, violet, pink Yes
clove dianthus Sunny Different depending on the variety 30 to 70cm Many different colors Annual or biennial
peony Paeonia Sunny to semi-shady May to June 60 to 100cm white, pink Yes
phlox Phlox paniculata Sunny to semi-shady July to August 80 to 200cm Blue, white, pink etc. Yes
primroses Primula Sunny to semi-shady December to April 8 to 30cm Many different colors Yes
Purplebells Heuchera penumbra Different depending on the variety 40 to 75cm Red White Yes
delphinium delphinium Sunny to semi-shady June to July, second flowering possible Depending on the species 30 to 200cm White, blue, violet Yes
candytuft iberis Sunny to semi-shady April to May or later 30 to 40cm Pink, white, red, violet Annual or perennial
iris iris Sunny May to June Different depending on the variety 10 to 120cm Blue, purple, pink, yellow, white, etc. Yes
hollyhock Alcea rosea Sunny July to August Up to 220cm Many different colors Yes
zinnia Zinnia elegans Sunny July to October Different depending on the variety Red, pink, violet, yellow, orange and white no

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