Agapanthus Headbourne hybrids

African lily

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Reputably hardy strain of agapanthus in shades of blue and a good starting point for nervous beginners worried about hardiness

Val Bourne - Garden Writer


  • Position: full sun
  • Soil: fertile, moist, well-drained soil (or John Innes no. 3 compost for containers)
  • Rate of growth: average
  • Flowering period: July to September
  • Hardiness: borderline hardy (may need protection in winter)

    Showy globes of trumpet-shaped flowers ranging in colour from deep to pale blue, appear from July to September on straight stems above clumps of strap-shaped, mid-green leaves. Headbourne Hybrids are a particularly fine variety of African lilies, ideal for a sunny well-drained border or a large patio pot.

  • Garden care: Keep well-watered during the growing season, applying a balanced liquid fertiliser each month from spring until the plant flowers. In cold, exposed areas protect the crown of the plant with a deep, dry winter mulch.
Stipa tenuissima

Stipa tenuissima

stipa ( syn. Stipa tenuifolia )

Lovely architectural Grass

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Erigeron karvinskianus

Erigeron karvinskianus

Mexican fleabane

Daisy like flowers turn from white to pink

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Salvia × sylvestris Mainacht

Salvia × sylvestris 'Mainacht'

sage (syn. Salvia May Night)

Large indigo-blue flowers

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Anemone hupehensis var. japonica Pamina

Anemone hupehensis var. japonica 'Pamina'

windflower

A profusion of reddish-pink, double flowers

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Flared rim terracotta pot

Flared rim terracotta pot

Flared rim terracotta pot

These classic, unfussy designs work best in an English garden

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Monarda Ou Charm

Monarda 'Ou Charm'

bergamot

Pretty, pink flowers and purple bracts

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2 litre pot available to order from late summer 2013
 

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