20-90cm. . Double yellow flowers in summer. Humus-rich, fertile soil in sun or part shade. Not too dry.

5cm. Attractive leaves, silver-grey mottled, and suffused purple. Deep yellow, single flowers in spring. These very attractive celandines appear in late winter-early spring, and disappear after flowering. They grow well in deciduous shade, and are usually less invasive than the wild celandine! They show a wide variation of leaf colourings.

5cm. Glossy chocolate brown leaves, with deep yellow flowers. Conditions as above.

5cm. Flowers white and orange-yellow. Conditions as above.

5cm. Leaves with dark blotch, yellow spring flowers. Conditions as above.

5cm. Double yellow button flowers, green foliage. Conditions as above.

10cm. Leaves mottled purple. Single cream flowers. Requires some sun, otherwise as above.

30cm. Large deep yellow flowers.

20 x 40cm. Rhizomatous, evergreen perennial, producing small spikes of pale to deep pink flowers in late summer. Moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil in part shade. Neutral to acid soil. Comes from China, where its' flowers are said to be a sign of good fortune to follow!

30cm. Clump-forming perennial. Glaucous foliage, reddish-tipped, with heads of yellow-green flowers from pinkish buds. Fertile soil, in sun. The roots smell of roses - goodness knows why!

3m. Usually grown as an annual, this tender climber produces black to reddish-purple flowers all summer until the frosts. Fertile, humus-rich soil in sun.

2m x 2m. Deciduous shrub, bearing fragrant yellow flowers in spring. Fertile, well-drained soil in full sun.

Up to 6m x 6m. Climbing species rose, bears masses of small double pale yellow flowers in late spring. Needs a sheltered position against a sunny fence or wall.

75cm. Deep yellow flowers with dark centres.

40-50cm. Finer, deep yellow daisies with dark centres.

60cm. Large single, golden yellow flowers.

80cm. Double, deep yellow flowers in mid-summer to autumn.