Plant of the month
Each month we showcase a plant from the gardens.
Ceratostigma willmottianum
The Chinese plumbago is a deciduous shrub, grown for its bright blue flowers, and bronze-red autumn foliage.
As you walk towards the Pavilions from the fountain end of the Broadwalk you cannot fail to notice on the left, Salvia uliginosa or ‘Bog sage’ with its electric clear sky-blue flowers.
This is a robust, clump forming herbaceous perennial, preferring a south facing sheltered and sunny site with a reasonably rich moist soil, of which it would have traditionally been said, should not dry out in summer, however, it has survived this summer very well.
The Chinese plumbago is a deciduous shrub, grown for its bright blue flowers, and bronze-red autumn foliage.