English Decoration | Ben Pentreath Rader Cut back to 20 cm

Cut back to 20 cm or so in spring and mulch with compost to keep it happy

Sweetly scented of cloves

Catananche caerulea is a clump-forming perennial with pretty lavender blue coloured flowers with dark centres held on wiry stems that come from a basal clump of grassy grey-green coloured leaves

making them excellent for cutting

The leaves are 15–23 cm long and 5–7 mm wide

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