Like a pick-and-mix of bon-bons, this pleasing blend of Rhodohypoxis combines strawberry, raspberry and vanilla-coloured blooms, delivering a delightfully sweet treat to your garden. Flowering exuberantly for months on end, this compact collection packs a punch despite its bantam size.

Sprinkled above mounds of linear, grassy foliage, the six, starry petals of each bloom overlap seamlessly in the centre, creating an unusual and distinctive form. Planted on free-draining soil in a sunny position, these South African natives will reward you with an abundant display and attractive groundcover.

Tuck Rhodohypoxis 'Mixture' in amongst rockeries, alpine gardens, walls, and containers for a charming show all summer long.

The ultimate autumnal jewel for perking up flagging borders, Nerine 'Bowdenii' will steal the show from September to October. The warming, magenta pink flowers are overlaid with a glinting, iridescent sheen.

Held in clusters on long, fine stems, each delicate bloom features slim, reflexed petals with finely crimped edges. Native to South Africa, Nerines enjoy basking in full sun, planted in well-drained soil.

This much-loved variety Nerine 'Bowdenii' is the hardiest of all and has earned an RHS Award of Garden Merit for vigour and reliability. Snip a few stems to enjoy indoors just as other garden blooms are becoming scarce.

With pillars of densely packed, star-shaped blooms topped by a crown of spiked bracts, Eucomis ‘Comosa’ makes an unusual, striking addition to borders and summer container displays.

Alternatively referred to as the ‘Pineapple Flower’, Eucomis ‘Comosa’ will bring a dash of tropical charm to your garden. Each pearly white petal and lush green bract is outlined with a margin of contrasting maroon-purple, enhanced against a backdrop of wavy-edged, arching foliage.

The flowers are followed by shiny seedpods which extend interest well into autumn. This variety also makes an extraordinary cut-flower, lasting for weeks in a vase.