Digitalis parviflora 'Milk Chocolate' (Chocolate Foxglove)
£4.90A compact foxglove, that produces rich chocolate-brown flowers, each with a purple-brown lip, on den... [full details]
Viola odorata 'Melanie' (syn: Viola 'Katja')
- Plant DetailsAspect: Full Shade
Aspect: Light/Partial Shade
Soil Type: Moist But Well-Drained
Colour: Pink
Viola odorata 'Melanie' (syn: Viola 'Katja')
The richest Catholic Bishop Pink you’ll come across. Deep and extravagant with a delightful silver edge and strong scent. Flowers from Feb-April.
This really does stand out in the winter garden as it is so bright and there is little else of this colour around. Beautiful.
Grows well in semi-shade or Full Shade with free draining, fertile soil.
Height: 10cm
Sweet violets have been grown for over 2000 years and were the symbol of ancient Athens. Violets were used in cookery in medieval times and strewn in rooms to disguise unpleasant smells. Essential oil is extracted from the flowers and is still used today in the perfume industry.
Common name(s): Sweet violet
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All our plants are supplied in 9cm pots unless otherwise specified. Plants in this size pot establish quickly in the garden and often outpace plants in bigger pots planted at the same time. Our potted plants can be planted immediately, unless otherwise noted, or you can leave them in their pots until you are ready to plant.
The majority of our plants are grown outdoors. This means that they follow their natural growth patterns and are ready to plant at any time of the year. If you order the plants in winter, they are likely to be dormant and died back to ground level, ready to shoot again in spring - just like the herbaceous perennials in your own garden. Very occasionally, in winter and early spring, we may indicate on the packing slip that a plant needs to be hardened off before planting out. This will be because it has just come out of a polytunnel. If you have any questions about our plants or growing methods, please feel free to drop us an email.
We grow most of what we sell ourselves, in our nursery in the Buckinghamshire countryside. Our prices include VAT at 20%.
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