Verbascum phoeniceum | Violetta Hellebore An excellent cut flower that

An excellent cut flower that will last up to two weeks in a vase

Height up to 1m with flower stems standing above the leaves

a wildflower do not feed it any fertiliser as it prefers poorer soils

Think of grape hyacinths as the foliage is very similar in look and colour

Verbascum phoeniceum | Violetta Hellebore An excellent cut flower thatAn 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'.