Lunaria annua | Alba Containers in the garden Rose Campion is a biennial

Rose Campion is a biennial plant so in its first year it develops it leaves

Think of this as similar to a Queen Anne's Lace or Bishops Flower rather than as a carrot as it certainly doesn't have an edible root to speak of

This plant is particularly long blooming so removing spent flowers will encourage new buds to perform

You can't go past Achilleas as a must-have plant in a cottage garden

Lunaria annua | Alba Containers in the garden Rose Campion is a biennialThis old fashioned elegant variety also known as Silver Dollar and Money Plant with its pretty green leaves and sweet white flowers making it a perfect choice for lighting up a shaded area. Lunaria are fast growing and flower in late spring and into summer followed by the well known beautiful silvery flat seed pods. The seed pods are excellent for drying and look wonderful in a dried floral arrangement. Happiest in a drier shaded area but will cope