I would buy this product again
5
Not the longest flowering period but a fabulous splash of colour. Excellent planted next to reds or oranges and with purple aliums.
Lucinda
Cambridgeshire
Anchusa azurea 'Loddon Royalist'
azurea
9cm pot
in stock
This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
- 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 and in early autumn cut the stems back down to the ground.
Eventual height & spread
Goes well with
Grew well last year and I expect it to reappear this summer
4
This plant is about 1.5mtres away from where I like to sit in the evening with a beer. It gets the evening sun. It is close enough that I can appreciate the beautiful flowers with the light going through them. Mine flower early summer, so I do not plant at the edge of the bed. Also surround them with "Sweet William" which has a lovely contrasting red velvet colour.
NJAY
Hexham
Healthy plants
5
The intense blue is beautiful.
Jane the gardener
Nottingham
I would recommend this product
5
Easy to grow and maintain.
Peter
Kent
Prone to mold
3
I bought three of these in early summer and, as yet, they haven't thrived. The flower colour is an intense blue and, if you deadhead, keep flowering for months. All three have been prone to mold, ossible owing to a lot of rain. I'm hoping they will be better in 2017.
Bluebell
Midlothian, Scoltand
2000013243
4.4
5
80.0
- Can I plant in a pot over winter and then into the garden in spring?
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plantmad
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Hello there Yes you could, or you can plant them now into the garden, -these plants are fully hardy. As a general rule plants that are grown in containers can be planted at any time of year as long as the soil isn't frozen solid. The best times are in the autumn when the soil is still warm enough to encourage root growth but the plant isn't in active growth, or the spring before the temperatures start to rise. Hope this helps.
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