General description
Beautiful, large, cornflower-like, deep violet-blue flower heads surrounded by papery, light purple bracts are produced above a compact, rounded mound of foliage from June to July.
This is an easy-to-grow, clump forming, semi-evergreen perennial with elongated, textured, fresh mid-green leaves that provide a perfect foil for the summer flowers. Ideal for planting in bold drifts throughout a wild garden, it also looks lovely when incorporated into a rock garden or grown in groups in a sunny border. Cut back flowering stems as soon as the summer flowers have faded to encourage a second flush of blooms during the autumn