perennials   G-H

As we are often asked: Lenten roses are not Christmas roses, and Christmas roses are not lenten roses. Both belong to two different species. Our plants have the advantage that the flower is not destroyed by severe winter frosts, because they flower from February to May. The varieties of our assortment are mostly double flowered, but still have stamps and stamens, so that is worth the visit for the first bumblebees and wild bees. They are absolutely worthwhile and robust perennials that can grow so old that they usually survive the planter. Ideal in shade and partial shade, even in dry shade lenten roses grow and bloom extremely well. A pruning of the old foliage, which is sometimes marked by winter in the spring, is to be considered solely for aesthetic reasons. Mostly it lays down on the ground anyway, to pass away during the year.

On the subject of Heracleum, the warning lights will surely go on one or the other. Immediately, most people have in mind the image of the invasive neophyte Heracleum mantegazzianum, which was introduced to the gardens in the twentieth century and quickly left them. By contrast, this species is a native meadow plant that has suffered from the impoverishment of local meadows due to the intensification of the agricultural industry. We have found more color readings in Wales and Brittany, which we will sell in the coming years.