The jewel bright colour combination of this perennial is quite wonderful with vivid blue flowers highlighted by red stems and green foliage - great autumnal colour
'Innocence' has an upright habit, with several stems forming a tight clump with dark green foliage. During the autumn misty pink daisy-like flower heads protrude.
In a bright spot, these semi double flowers that have pink petals and a white ring around the yellow centre stand out. They are loved by bees and other pollinators.
Bred by Clive Hester in Gloucester this is a particularly intense colour and is no doubt part of the reason these plants are having a resurgence in popularity...
Lilac pink thistle-like flowers appear during spring and summer. The leaf shape varies on the plant - the leaves on the stems are more divided than the lance-shaped leaves which form a basal rosette.
'Trevor's Blue Wonder' is not truly blue, in fact it has light purple flowers during late spring and early summer. This clump-forming thistle-like perennial has divided, spineless foliage which ...
C. 'Daybreak' produces masses of red star-like flowers, each petal edged with yellow. Blooming during late summer, the flowers stand aloft on wiry stems covered in fine, feathery foliage.
Wine-red daisy flowers with a golden centre appear during late summer and autumn, over lance-shaped green foliage. 'Mercury Rising' has a compact bushy habit.
'Moonbeam' produces masses of lemon yellow star-like flowers during late summer. The flowers stand aloft on wiry stems covered in fine, feathery foliage.