£13.00

A lovely shrub bringing colour to the garden in late summer and early autumn when many other flowers have gone over. Masses of disc-shaped, vivid cobalt-blue flowers appear from August to October, and in autumn, the leaves turn a rich russet-red. It's best in towards the front of a sheltered, sunny border in soil that does not get too dry.

Type

• Shrubs

Award of Garden Merit

Foliage: Deciduous

Hardiness: Hardy

Vigour: Fast growing

Uses

• Beds and borders
• Cottage style garden
• Slopes/banks
• Contemporary style garden
• Mediterranean style garden

Special features

• Attractive to wildlife
• Low maintenance
• Ground cover

Care instructions

Grow in well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. In early or mid-spring cut back the flowered shoots to within 2.5cm of the old growth.

Dimensions

Size: Medium

Pot size: 3 litre

Eventual height: 100cm

Eventual spread: 150cm

Positions

• Light shade
• Sun

Aspects

• South

Soil types

• Sandy
• Normal
• Clay

Soil pH ranges

• Acid
• Neutral
• Alkaline