Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet' (Yarrow 'Red Velvet'): Superb ruby red flowers over ferny green foliage. Doesn't fade with age. In flower late June to Sept. Height to 60cm.

Anthyllis vulneraria var. coccinea: Forms low mounds of frondy foliage with masses of scarlet, pea-like flowers.

Astilbe 'Montgomery': Large, upright panicles of cherry red flowers in summer over dark green ferny foliage. Prefers a moist soil. Hardy. Up to 60cm.

Astrantia major Gill Richardson Group (Hattie's pincushion, Masterwort 'Gill Richardson'): Superb variety with cherry red flowers held above strong green foliage. Repeat flowers readily if dead-headed. Hardy. Up to 90cm.

Centranthus ruber var. coccineus (Valerian dark red): Panicles of dark-red flowers in mid-summer, loved especially by butterflies. Classic cottage garden plant. Hardy. Up to 50cm. [Collect Only]

Crocosmia 'Lucifer': Swathes of brilliant scarlet flowers over bold strappy green foliage. Easy and trouble free as long as soil is not too wet. To 1.2m. Hardy. [Collect Only]

Dianthus cruentus (Blood pink): Deepest red flowers held on airy stems above grassy foliage. [Collect Only]

Hemerocallis 'Sammy Russell' (Day lily 'Sammy Russell'): Rich, bronzey-red flowers in mid-summer over strappy foliage. [Collect Only]

Hemerocallis 'Stafford' (Day lily 'Stafford'): Large, velvety red flowers with a gold throat in mid-late summer. Height to 70cm. Hardy.

Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria' (Cardinal flower 'Queen Victoria'): Upright spikes of red leaves, topped with scarlet flowers. A perennial, but can be short lived. to 80cm. Hardy.

Lychnis Chalcedonica (Maltese cross): Domes of bright scarlet flowers with four petals, hence its common name. Excellent for adding height and bright colour in summer borders

Monarda 'Fireball' (PBR) (Bee Balm/Bergamot 'Fireball'): Whorls of scarlet-red flowers above clumps of lance-like aromatic foliage. Long flowering. Prefers a moist soil. Hardy. Up to 60cm. [Collect Only]

Monarda 'Gardenview Scarlet' (Bee Balm/Bergamot 'Gardenview Scarlet'): Whorls of bright red flowers held above aromatic foliage. Hardy. To 70cm.

Monarda 'Squaw' (Bee Balm/Bergamot 'Squaw'): Whorls of bright red flowers held above aromatic foliage. [Collect Only]

Persicaria affinis 'Superba' (Knotweed 'Superba'): Semi-evergreen ground cover plant with short rosy red flower spikes in mid to late summer. Hardy. Up to 30cm

Potentilla 'Gibsons Scarlet' (Cinquefoil 'Gibsons Scarlet'): Loose sprays of single crimson flowers in summer. Long flowering period. Hardy. Up to 50cm. [Collect Only]

Potentilla atrosanguinea (Cinquefoil): Bright scarlet flowers over silvery foliage. Great for stony or poor soils in full sun.To 20cm. Hardy.

Potentilla thurberi 'Monarch's Velvet' (Cinquefoil 'Monarch's Velvet'): Dark red velvety flowers with a darker eye held daintily above green, deeply divided foliage

Sanguisorba officinalis 'Crimson Queen': Tall form of Sanguisorba with airy stems and deep red-pink bobble-like flowers. Hardy. Up to 1.4m [Collect Only]

Sanguisorba tenuifolia 'Purpurea': Tall dark-red purple bottle-brush flowers over fine, frondy foliage. Likes sun or dappled shade, not too dry. To 1.5m Hardy. [Collect Only]