In late spring-early summer, S\u00a0\u2018Hidcote Blue\u2019 produces branching stems which unroll croziers of red buds changing to blue and white tubular flowers. One of the best ground covering plants but difficult to irradicate once established.<\/p>\n
Symphytum ‘Hidcote Blue’ is a herbaceous perennial with large, wrinkled, mid-green leaves and dangling clusters of small, funnel-shaped blue flowers in mid spring. It makes effective ground cover in damp, shady areas, but spreads rapidly by underground rihizomes and can become invasive.
\nPosition: Shade\/part shade
\nSoil: Moisture retentive
\nRate of growth: Quick
\nFlowering period: Spring
\nHardiness: Hardy
\nPot size: 1L
\nEventual height and spread: 45 x 90cm<\/p>\n
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In late spring-early summer, S\u00a0\u2018Hidcote Blue\u2019 produces branching stems which unroll croziers of red buds changing to blue and white tubular flowers. One of the best ground covering plants but difficult to irradicate once established.<\/p>\n
Position: Shade\/part shade
\nSoil: Moisture retentive
\nRate of growth: Quick
\nFlowering period: Spring
\nHardiness: Hardy
\nPot size: 1L
\nEventual height and spread: 18″ x 3ft<\/p>\n
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