Alkanet

Anchusa azurea Loddon Royalist

• Position: full sun
• Soil: moist, fertile, well-drained
• Rate of growth: vigourous
• Flowering period: June
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Sturdy stems of deep blue summer flowers, turning blue-purple with age, appear in early summer above rosettes of mid-green leaves. This large blue alkanet makes a striking and long-lasting statement in a sunny border and does not need staking. The flowers are attractive to bees, too.
  
  
• Garden care: Anchusas dont like wet soil. Deadhead after flowering to encourage a second flush of flowers. In early autumn cut the stems back down to the ground.