Knautia macedonica 'Melton Pastels'

If you like plants that sway and shift, and which are beautiful when planted informally this may appeal. The flowers are generally in soft pastel shades of pink and rose, with some dark red to zap up the mix! The flowers are held on long slender stems and form small pincushion blooms. These have slender oblong outer petals and smaller, often lighter-coloured inner ones. There may be orange anthers too! They should flower all summer and are best deadheaded or cut for the house. Loved by bees and butterflies and, in appearance, archetypal cottage garden plants for a sunny spot.