Garden anchusa
Common Name: Garden anchusa
Genus: Anchusa
Species: azurea
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Full sun
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: Moist
Height: 120cm
Spread: 60cm
Time to take cuttings: October to December
Time to divide plants: March to April
Flowering period: June to September
This striking, upright perennial will, with regular deadheading, bloom all summer. The open, gentian-blue flowers are much valued by bees, and look good in wildlife gardens or mixed borders. Stake plants and cut back stems after flowering in early autumn. Root cuttings can be taken from autumn to early winter and clumps divided in early spring, but it will self-seed freely.
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