Three Sizzling Sanguisorbas chosen by plant hunter Lark Hanham
Varying from brilliant white through to ruby red, Sanguisorbas have been bolstering the crescendo of the summer __garden with their sizzling hot tones for more than 200 years. They demonstrate light, branching, slender statures, which vary from 30cm to a whopping 1.8m in height. Although they are a relatively small family, they make up for their lack of numbers by offering extensive aesthetic diversity, to suit every taste and location. Flowering stems can be best described as unimposing and airy, a characteristic relished in informal borders to add height and movement and late seasonal colour and remarkable winter silhouettes. They are hardy perennials that produce neat, herbaceous, rhizomatous rooted mounds of attractive foliage. Rarely affected by pests and diseases, they prefer fertile, moist soil in full sun. When selecting Sanguisorbas, opt for aesthetic varieties as they will freely hybridise, and in a couple of years you will have your very own new varieties. Spread 40cm.
Minor Little Angel- NEW
Ideal for growing in pots or at the very front of the border, Little Angel’s evergreen foliage is topped with maroon stout, drumstick-like flowers in June-September. Its habit is small and robust and it offers uniquely variegated, white-edged foliage, which blushes pink after frosts. Height 40cm.
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Obtusa Alba
Tolerating slightly more shade, this elegant free-flowering variety offers branching stems topped with silky looking, fat, pendulous tassels. Their long hairy bottlebrush blooms look great when teamed with red-flowering specimens and associate particularly well with grasses and umbellifers. Height 90cm.
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Tenuifolia pink Elephant
A reliable and vigorous variety that is relatively new to the market, Pink Elephant offers a tall willowy stature with heavily branched anti-flop stems. In June its blooms graduate from cerise-pink to a dusky-rose hue to create an attractive bicolored glow. Height 1.3m.
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How to buy
Buy Lark’s Sizzling Sanguisorbas
- Buy one 9cm pot for £6.99, three for £13.98 or a mix of nine for only £35.91 (£3.99 each). Plus p&p £4.95.
- Supplied in 9cm pots in 14 days*.
- Order at gardenshop.telegraph.co.uk/sizsang or call 0333 772 0325. Contract for supply of goods is with Hayloft Plants Ltd.
- *Offers subject to availability
for supply of goods is with Hayloft Plants Ltd.
for supply of goods is with Hayloft Plants Ltd.
