Summer Flowering Help

*FlowerGal*

I’m hoping someone might be able help me. I love the bright but soft colour of our native common foxgloves (purpley pink). Does anyone know how I can keep a similar colour going in the garden after the foxgloves have finished flowering? Have you seen any similar coloured flowers before?

I have tried cosmos dazzler but it’s just too bright...Maybe there are similar coloured roses?!

BobFlannigon

You could try a dahlia of some sort, available in almost infinite colours and usually flower until frost gets them.  (https://www.gilbertsdahlias.co.uk/a-b)
I've got a standard rose, it's vivid pink but it's a repeat-flowerer and is still looking pretty good right now.  I've no doubt you could find something similar (https://www.davidaustinroses.co.uk)

There's lots of other things if you don't mind compromising on the colour a little (Abelia, Viburnum Dawn, Sedums even Callicarpa).  Bound to be a Pelargonium that fits, too.

Good luck!

Dovefromabove

Have a look at Echinacea purpurea, some of them have a very similar colour. E. pallida is a similar colour and also has a very elegant form. 

yorkshirerose

Penstemons 'Apple Blossom' and 'Sour Grapes' will give a soft colour. 
Physostegia 'Rosea' and pale blue/mauve tones of some varieties of Delphinium.
There is a huge variety of Salvias on the market now, some have the gentle hues you are searching.

*FlowerGal*

@BobFlannigon - Thank you so much, I had forgotten about Dahlias, they would be a nice tall height too!

@Dovefromabove - Lovely idea, thank you! 🙂

@yorkshirerose thank you so much for your suggestions, I just googled these plants and they are just the colours I’ve been dreaming of...!