Penstemon | Snowstorm Frances Palmer Catananche caerulea is a clump-forming

Catananche caerulea is a clump-forming perennial with pretty lavender blue coloured flowers with dark centres held on wiry stems that come from a basal clump of grassy grey-green coloured leaves

we are still surrounded by beauty and grace

It is happy in sun or shade although in hot areas does appreciate some shade

or the work of floral innovators like Gertrude Jekyll and Constance Spry

Their vertical flower spikes help any border work visually by leading the eye upwards

Penstemon | Snowstorm Frances Palmer Catananche caerulea is a clump-formingA beautiful pure white penstemon with buds that are creamy with the palest pink tinge that open to pure white. An excellent flower for cutting, flowering from early Spring and continuously throughout the year in our mild climate. Deadhead regularly to encourage repeat flowering. Penstemons thrive in a well drained soil and are actually quite drought tolerant although a layer of mulch is appreciated. Plants have a bushy upright growth habit. The best