Bee and butterfly friendly
Collection comprises:
Coreopsis Presto: neat, compact plants bear golden-yellow, semi-double flowers all summer long
Echinacea Magic Box: a stunning mix of daisy flowers and spectacular garden performance
Scabiosa Blue Jeans: blue pincushion flowers attract bees and butterflies throughout summer
Foxglove Dalmatian Peach: peachy trumpet flowers crowd sturdy, upright stems
Poppy Pizzicato Mixed: a neat semi dwarfing variety, producing up to 20 large flowers per plant
Silene Jack Flash: scarlet blooms carried on elegant, slender stems over a long period
Aquilegia Swan Mixed: long flowering, large blooms on upright, multi-branched stems
Lavender Munstead: a neat, compact variety of fragrant English lavender
Heuchera Palace Purple: glossy, semi-evergreen purple leaves provide year round colour
Delphinium Pacific Giants: excellent for adding structure and presence to the back of borders
Gaillardia Arizona: a spectacular dwarf Blanket Flower with a long-flowering period
Carnation Ever-blooming Mixed (Hardy): richly fragrant blooms that are ideal for cutting
Type: Hardy Perennials
Flowering period: May–Sep
Height: up to 150cm
Spread: 75cm
Pot up plants and grow them on in frost free conditions until all risk of frost has passed. When plants are well grown, gradually acclimatise them to outdoor conditions over 7 to 10 days before transplanting into borders and containers. The herbaceous perennials in this collection can be grown in any moist, fertile soil, in sun or semi shade. Work some compost or general fertiliser into the top 20cm of the soil prior to planting.
In autumn, cut back the old foliage to ground level and apply a mulch of well rotted manure or garden compost to the base of the plants. Lift and divide overcrowded clumps of perennials in autumn to maintain their vigour. Caution: Contact with Foxgloves, Delphiniums and Aquilegia may irritate the skin and eyes. Foxgloves are toxic if eaten.
Quantity: 72 Plug Plants (6 of each variety)