Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue'
globe thistle
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: poor, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: August
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Ever popular for their globes of blue flowers that attract hoards of insects, globe thistles bring a natural look to the garden. This handsome blue variety is ideal for the middle or back of a sunny, well-drained border. It makes a particularly good cut or dried flower. - Garden care: Cut down to the ground after flowering to encourage a second flush of flowers. Lift and divide congested colonies in autumn or spring.
Agastache 'Blue Fortune'
Mexican giant hyssop
Spires of lilac flowers and aromatic leaves
£8.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Cirsium rivulare 'Atropurpureum'
brook thistle
Deep crimson thistle-like flowers
£8.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Astrantia 'Hadspen Blood'
masterwort
Sultry, dark red flowers
£11.99
2 litre pot
available to order from summer 2013
Echinacea purpurea 'Vintage Wine' (PBR)
coneflower
Cheerful, deep pink flowers
£8.99
2 litre pot
available to order from summer 2013
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Ideal as a focal point in a gravel or Mediterranean garden; attracts hordes of bees and butterflies; appeals equally to dried flower arrangers
Lucy Summers - Greenfingers Guides