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Breckland Verbascums
We came across these plants in Hampshire despite them having originated
only 30 miles away from our nursery!
Huge interests surrounds these plants. They have been featured
regularly on TV and many gardening magazines.
Demand is sure to be high.
The enthusiasm of Marina Christopher
of Phoenix Perennial Plants in Hampshire prompted a visit. We were
greeted by a stand of these beautiful Breckland Verbascums and quickly
became converts! Marina explained that they were bred by Patricia
Cooper of Magpies Nursery, Mundford, (known as the ‘Breckland’ area of
Norfolk) just down the road from us! We were so excited by their
colours and that they are TRULY PERENNIAL and even
have an early morning scent reminiscent of Mahonia, that we agreed to
promote them.
Relishing a sunny (preferably
protected from early morning sun), well-drained and somewhat lean soil
they will flower continuously if spent flower stems are removed.
Verbascum ‘Annie May’ – flowers of deepest damson,
retaining its colour well. Foliage and stems also attractively suffused
with purple. Named after Pat Cooper’s aunt. 90cm, 5-9, PD 5
Verbascum ‘Apricot Sunset’ – Apricot and pink shades with darker buds.
Evocative of a Breckland sunset! 100cm, 5-9, PD 5
Verbascum ‘Norfolk Dawn’ – the most vigorous and bold
of the series. Large flowers in subtle shades of buff and biscuit.
Unlike others within the series, blooms in successive flushes up its
stem whereas all the rest begin to open at the base of the flower spike
and progress upwards.
80cm, 5-9, PD5
Dahlia David Howard AGM - click
here
Hemerocallis Cathy’s Sunset - click
here
Campanula persicifolia Wortham Belle - click here
Pulmonaria 'Stillingfleet Meg' - click here
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