POLEMONIUM 'Golden Feathers' (v)
Medium
Part shade
Sun
Yellow
Purple
Fertile soil
Reasonable soil
Spring
Summer
Multiple
Description
Polemonium 'Golden Feathers' (v)
Height x Spread: 50cm x 50cm
Grown mainly for its brightly variegated foliage with broad creamy-yellow margin.
Upright stems carry soft lilac- mauve flowers from April to June. Best when grown in a moisture retentive, free-draining soil in partial shade or sun. Avoid planting in very hot and sunny areas of the garden as the leaves may scorch. This a relatively new variety, bred in Australia its parent plant was Polemonium 'Lambrook Mauve'.
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