Verbascum phoeniceum | Violetta Floret’s farm Astrantia rubra is slower to

Astrantia rubra is slower to bulk up that Astrantia major

Clumps bulk up relatively quickly and are easily split in late summer to early autumn to provide you with more plants

flower beds or for the Flower Farmer for cut flowers

Hundreds of aster-like blossoms on a single plant are about 2

Condition the stems overnight by standing in tepid water - the flowers have approximately 10 days plus in a vase

Verbascum phoeniceum | Violetta Floret’s farm Astrantia rubra is slower toAn evergreen perennial this very pretty Verbascum Violetta has flat faced rich violet coloured flowers held on airy spikey stems. Flowering from late spring to summer the flowers stems rise proudly above the flat rosette of leaves. This Verbascum is shorter than many we do but still a stunning addition to the garden. Vita Sackville West wrote in 1936 that her verbascums looked as though 'a colony of tiny butterflies had settled all over them'.