Allium sphaerocephalon
round-headed leek / round-headed garlic
- Position: full sun
- Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: July to August
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Small, egg-shaped, claret-coloured flowerheads appear like drumsticks on tall, slender stems above strap-like, mid-green leaves in mid- to late summer. Planted en masse in a border in full sun, these diminutive claret flowers look great emerging from a screen of foliage, or against a backdrop of ornamental grasses. They gently fade as summer comes to a close. - Garden care: Avoid excessive mositure from late summer when dormant.
Erysimum 'Bowles's Mauve'
wallflower
Stunning mauve flowers
£7.99
1.5 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Perovskia 'Blue Spire'
Russian sage
Violet-blue flowers and silvery foliage. Great planted en masse
£9.99
1.5 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Stipa tenuissima
stipa ( syn. Stipa tenuifolia )
Lovely architectural Grass
£8.99
2 litre pot
available to order from autumn 2013
Prairie
Indulge a passion for ornamental grasses by creating a prairie- or meadow-style garden. They can be richly planted with native wildflowers or a selection of complementary perennials and self-seeding annuals to create a naturalistic planting effect. Prairie gardens often...
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Indispensable, late-summer drumsticks of tight green ovals topped in maroon. They endure longer and better than any allium - thread through roses or any summer border for an essential vertical presence
Val Bourne - Garden Writer