Sidalcea Malviflora 'Elsie Heugh' (Prairie Mallow)

£8.99

Position: full sun
Soil: light, moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained, neutral to slightly acid soil
Rate of growth: average Flowering period: June to July Flower colour: purple-pink
Hardiness: fully hardy
An open, upright perennial which produces spires of large, satin-like, purple-pink flowers that have fringed petals. These rise above the rounded, mid green foliage in early to mid summer and look great when planted with soft blues and purples in a mixed or herbaceous bed.Garden care: Cut the stems back hard to ground level after flowering to encourage a second flush. Apply a deep, dry mulch of straw or bracken around the crown of the plant in autumn. Lift and divide congested colonies in spring

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