Anemone × hybrida 'Robustissima'
windflower
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: moist, fertile, humus-rich soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: August to October
- Hardiness: fully hardy
5-petalled pink flowers appear on reddish-tinted stems for several months from late summer. This is a vigorous perennial, which spreads by suckering shoots to form good-sized clumps of attractive, lobed leaves. It is easy to grow in full sun or light shade and copes well with any good garden soil, as long as it is not waterlogged. Wonderful for adding late colour to the garden. - Garden care: Cut back the stalks after after the flowers have faded, and tidy up old dead leaves in March, then mulch well. Avoid moving the plant since it resents disturbance. Where necessary lift and divide congested clumps in autumn or early spring.
Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue'
sage
Towering and impressive
£9.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Verbena bonariensis
verbena
Lilac-purple flowers
£7.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Lobelia × speciosa 'Vedrariensis'
lobelia
Long tubular flowers on the upright spike
£7.99
2 litre pot
available to order from summer 2013
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Album'
culver's root
Slender spires of white flowers
£7.99
2 litre pot
available to order from summer 2013
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