A cottage garden has a dreamy, romantic effect, which is achieved primarily through the combination of various lush 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 perenniality.
Which flowers are suitable for a cottage garden?
A cottage garden is particularly impressive because of the variety of lush blooming flowers such as columbine, aster, foxglove, hydrangea, cornflower, carnation, delphinium, iris, hollyhock and zinnia. Cleverly combined, different flowering times ensure year-round splendor. Bark mulch helps against weeds and adds to the appearance.
What should you consider when creating a cottage garden?
Cottage gardens usually have no order, but rather appear random, somewhat wild, but above all colorful. Purple and pink tones as well as flowers of different heights are often chosen. The flowers in the cottage garden shouldn't just match each other in color. It also makes sense to cleverly combine the flowering times so that you can enjoy the splendor of the flowers all year round. To prevent weeds and also ensure a beautiful look, bark mulch (€13.00 on Amazon) can be sprinkled between the flowers.
The 20 most beautiful flowers for the cottage garden
| Flower name German | Flower name botanical | Location | Flowering time | Growth height | Flower color | Perennial | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbine | Aquilegia | Shady, partial shade or sunny | April to July | 60 to 100cm | White, blue, yellow, pink | Yes | |
| Aster | Aster | Sunny | 20 to 150cm | Purple, white, blue, pink | No (winter asters yes) | ||
| Bush mallow | Lafathera thuringiaca | Sunny | July to September | Up to 150cm | White, pink | Yes | |
| Foxglove | Digitalis | Sunny to partially shaded | June to August | 60 to 200cm | Red, pink, blue, violet, white | Two-year-old | |
| woman's coat | Alchemilla mollis | Sunny to partially shaded | June to September | 45 to 60cm | Yellow-green | Yes | |
| Bellflower | Campanula | Sunny to partially shaded | June to September | 20 to 80cm | Violet, white, pink | Yes | |
| Heather, common heather | Calluna vulgaris | Sunny to partially shaded | August to November | 30 to 100cm | White, pink, purple | Yes | |
| Autumn Anemone | Anemone hupehensis | Shady to sunny | July to October | 80 to 120cm | White, pink | Yes | |
| hydrangea | Hydrangea macrophylla | Partial shade to shady | May to July | Up to 2m, other varieties also higher | Blue, pink, white, purple | Yes | |
| Cornflower | Centaurea cyanus | Sunny | May to September | 20 to 100cm | Blue, white, purple, pink | Yes | |
| Carnation | Dianthus | Sunny | Different depending on variety | 30 to 70cm | Many different colors | Annual or biennial | |
| Peony | Paeonia | Sunny to partially shaded | May to June | 60 to 100cm | White, pink | Yes | |
| Phlox | Phlox paniculata | Sunny to partially shaded | July to August | 80 to 200cm | Blue, white, pink etc. | Yes | |
| Primroses | Primula | Sunny to partially shaded | December to April | 8 to 30cm | Many different colors | Yes | |
| Purple Bells | Heuchera | Penumbra | Different depending on variety | 40 to 75cm | Red, white | Yes | |
| larkspur | Delphinium | Sunny to partially shaded | June to July, second flowering possible | Depending on the species 30 to 200cm | White, blue, purple | Yes | |
| Ribbon flower | Iberis | Sunny to partially shaded | April to May or later | 30 to 40cm | Pink, white, red, purple | Annual or perennial | |
| Iris | Iris | Sunny | May to June | Different depending on variety | 10 to 120cm | Blue, violet, 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 variety | Red, pink, purple, yellow, orange and white | No |
