Perfect Perennials Collection X 12 Plugs

Product Description

Perennials are amongst the most important plants. Part of the structure of the garden, they burst into life in spring & spend the year putting on a fantastic show of flowers & foliage before dying back for the winter, only to repeat their magic the following year. Chosen to give you stunning colour & texture in a range of sizes from tall to short so that you can plant the perfect perennial border, attracting bees & butterflies & a whole host of other wildlife. They’re ideal if you’re starting out with a new garden or want to give a border a makeover. Simply plant them about 60cm (2ft) apart, with taller plants towards the back & watch them grow! Supplied as 12 plug plants, ready to be potted on or planted out into your garden. You’ll receive 2 each of the following: Hollyhock ‘ Chaters Double’ – Extravagant spires or incredible colourful double flowers growing up to 180cm (6ft) tall & blooming from July is shades of orange, violet, red & yellow. Definitely one for the back of the border! Geum ‘ Mrs Bradshaw’ – Striking violet stems with bright scarlet flowers emerging from June. Reaching 60cm (2ft) in height, this beauty holds an RHS Award of Garden Merit, so you know it’s a fantastic plant that’s worthy of a space in your garden. Verbena bonariensis – Another RHS award winner, with both the Award of Garden Merit & Perfect for Pollinators, this is a magnet for insects with its tall, narrow stems topped clusters of violet flowers from June & growing to 2m (6½ft) tall. Physostegia virginiana ‘ Crystal Peak White’ – A compact, spreading perennial with dense upright spikes of pure white flowers all summer & at just 40cm (16in) tall, ideal at the front of a border. Coreopsis ' Early Sunrise' – Wonderful, daisy-like, semi-double flowerheads of rich golden yellow from June to October – great for brightening up any planting scheme & drought tolerant, & deserving of its RHS Award of Garden Merit, reaching a height & spread of 50cm (20in). Delphinium ‘ Magic Fountain’ – Spectacular spires of flowers in vibrant pink, violet & white in June & August above mounds of attractive, heavily divided foliage. A cottage garden favourite that will magnificent in your garden, & great in pots too, growing to 1m (3ft) tall. Care Give your plugs a little attention on arrival
- unpack them immediately, & either mist them or stand them in water for an hour
- they may be slightly dry or yellow after being in a dark box in the post, but they’ll quickly recover. We recommend that you leave them to settle for a day somewhere warm, light & airy such as a windowsill or greenhouse. When you're ready to pot on, use a good quality, multi-purpose compost, & fill 3-4in pots (7-10cm). Make a hole in the compost with a dibber or your finger, then holding each plug by its root ball, place it into the hole & gently firm the compost around it. For great results, we recommend using our Windowsill Planters or 9cm pots in Shuttle Trays. Give your plants a good water initially, then only when the top compost starts to dry as they don’t like to be left in standing water. Grow on either on a bright windowsill or a greenhouse for 3-4 weeks before potting up into containers or into flower beds. If planting directly into flower beds when all risk of frost has passed, prepare the ground well, removing weeds & digging in some compost or well-rotted manure if your soil is not already rich. Plant 60cm (2ft apart), & they will fill gaps after their second season. Deadhead when flowers fade to encourage more blooms. Trim back after flowering has finished in autumn or in spring. Contents 12 x Plug Plants