Roscoea 'Harvington Evening Star'
roscoea
- 2 litre pot
- £17.99
- available to order from late spring
Delivery options
- Standard £5.95
- Position: cool shade or partial shade
- Soil: prefers humus-rich soils which do not dry out in summer
- Rate of growth: slow initially but with good spreading capacity
- Flowering period: June to July
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Deep purple flowers with a white eye emerge in early-to-mid-summer. 'Harvington Evening Star', bred and named by Hugh and Liz Nunn at Harvington near Evesham, is a tuberous perennial, with broad, upright, green leaves. - Garden care: Incorporate plenty of organic matter and add some mycorrhizal fungi (Rootgrow) when planting. In very cold areas apply a dry winter mulch such as bark.
