Lythrum salicaria 'Blush'
purple loosestrife
- Position: full sun
- Soil: fertile, deep, moist soil
- Rate of Growth: average to fast
- Flowering period: July to August
- Flowers: light pink
- Other features: handsome, boldly toothed leaves
- Hardiness: fully hardy
- Garden Care: It self-seeds freely, so if you want to control its spread remove the flowerspikes as they fade.
This moisture loving perennial will quickly form naturalised clumps beside waterways, where its light pink flowers, which appear in profusion, will provide colour throughout the summer and into autumn. The birds and bees will be attracted by the nectar-rich flowers and the foliage takes on good autumn colour too.
Rodgersia pinnata 'Chocolate Wing'
rodgersia
Rich chocolate brown leaves in the spring
£9.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Astilbe 'Fanal' (× arendsii)
false goatsbeard
Fluffy, wine-red flower spires
£7.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Gunnera manicata
Chile rhubarb
Dramatic, huge leaves. Great beside water
£12.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans
plantain lily
Heart shaped, pale green leaves and fragrant flowers
£8.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
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