To 90 cms. Large white flowers. Good as cut flowers from late summer to autumn. Sun or light shade. Clump forming.
To 70cms when in flower. An unusual and captivating perennial bearing a lengthy display over the warmer months of deep crimson, pin-cushion style flowers. Particularly suited to informal drifts of 2-3 plants in mixed or wildflower gardens. Attractive to butterflies and useful as a cut flower for fresh floral arrangements. Sun. Winter dormant.
The odd plant has white flowers. Short-lived perennial, however it survives in my garden for a few years. Let it self-seed. 75 to 90 cms. Attractive large flowering spikes. Large white-pink bracts. Impressive and long flowering summer/autumn. Fragrant. Economic, culinary, medicinal and ornamental virtues. Sun and good drainage. Specimen plant.
To 20 cms. Pretty white flowers but some have a bluish tinge. Spring flowering. Attracts bees, butterflies and moths. Sun or part shade. Suits rock garden or front of border. Winter dormant.
To 45 cms. Beautiful, large lilac-purple flowers which have pale lilac-pink upper lips and white lower lips and throats, marked with purple lines. Sun/partial shade. Seldom available.