Astrantia are beautiful, clump-forming perennials with attractive glossy foliage. The produce stunning flowers which are surrounded by showy bracts which often provide a splash of colour. Astrantia is also known as 'Hattie's Pincushion' or 'Masterwort'.
Mixed colours as we remember them from olden times, with pinks, lilacs and white. Attractive for bees during the summer months. Cottage garden perfect! Height 80 cm. Spread 30 cm.
Providing a garden perfume these plants are very suitable if you want a cottage style border. Flowering lilac-purple in mid summer. Height 100 cm. Spread 50 cm.
An extremely hardy and low maintenance perennial. Strap like grey-green leaves. Flowers in late Spring and Summer. Dark purple outer petals and lavender inner petals. Full sun or part shade in moist free draining soil. Height 90cm. Spreed 30cm.
An extremely hardy and low maintenance perennial. Strap like green leaves. Very dark purple flowers appear black creating stunning contrast in the Summer garden. A RHS Award of Garden Merit plant. Full sun. Height 90cm. Spread 30cm.
With its considerable height, the back of the border would be a good place for this purple blue Iris, where it will impress in summer. Height 120 cm. Spread 50 cm.
Glorious pincushion flowers, in soft hues like lilac, white, purple and mauve. Plant at the back of a border and it will flower all summer, attracting wildlife. Height 120 cm. Spread 50 cm
Floribunda Rose. Sweetly scented dark plum luxurious rich velvety purple flowers, June-September. Glossy light green foliage with a bushy habit. Height 90 cm, spread 70 cm.
