Create a flowerbed filled with vibrant colours with this plant list:

• Berberis (Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea) exotic, deciduous, perennial, full sun
• Marmalade bush (Streptosolen jamesonii) exotic, evergreen, perennial, full sun to semi-shade
• Tree forget-me-not (Duranta erecta ‘Sheena’s Gold’) exotic, perennial, evergreen, full sun
• Montbretia/golden swans (Crocosmia masonorum) indigenous, deciduous, perennial, full sun to semi-shade
• Red-hot poker (Kniphofia ‘Yellow Cheer’) indigenous, evergreen, perennial, full sun
• Coreopsis (Coreopsis grandiflora) exotic, evergreen, perennial, full sun
• Rose campion (Lychnis coronaria) exotic, evergreen, perennial, full sun
• Blanket flower (Gaillardia spp.) exotic, evergreen, perennial or annual, full sun
• Petunia (Petunia hybrids) exotic, annual, full sun
• Californian poppy (Eschscholzia californica) exotic, annual, full sun
• Finishing touch Use plants with bronze foliage, such as berberis (Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea) and yellowgreen foliage such as tree forget-me-not (Duranta erecta ‘Sheena’s Gold’).

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