Anemone Swan Collection (Three Colours)
Plant Details
Elfin Swan: A mass of white flowers, with pretty blue markings on the back, flowering from June until autumn, and attracting bees to your garden.
Ruffled Swan: Beautiful semi double pure white flowers with gorgeous blue shading on the reverse, flowering from mid summer and attracting bees to your garden.
Wild Swan: Simply stunning pure white flowers with gorgeous blue shading on the back, from May until the first frosts (featured image).
Month Available: May
Evergreen / Deciduous: Deciduous
Flower Colour: White
Suitable For Wildlife: Bees
Soil Type: Well-drained
Sun/Shade: Partial shade
Season of Interest: Summer
Flower/Foliage/Berries: Flowers
Plant Type: Perennial
Hardy: Fully
Main Attribute: Summer flowering.
Height / Spread: 45cm x 45cm (18in x 18in)
Growing Tips & Additional Information
I love this plant, and have it planted by the edge of my path in my shady garden so I can admire the colouring of the flowers more closely.
Where to Plant: Borders
Pests and Diseases: Slugs, mildew.
Plant Care: Cut back after flowering, and tidy old foliage in March.
Care and Time: Medium - summer
Warning: Toxic if eaten.
Benefits: Unusual flower colour, compact, shade loving.
History: This plant was voted 2011 Chelsea Flower Show New Plant of the Year. 'Wild Swan' is a seedling found by Elizabeth MacGregor at her nursery in Kirkcudbright, South West Scotland, where she trialled it for ten years.
EU Rights: EU Plant Variety Rights apply. Propagation without a license is illegal.