Pelargonium tomentosum | Peppermint Geranium Size:Pelargonium tomentosum | Peppermint Geranium | 1L Echinops bannaticus is

Echinops bannaticus is

Happy in poor dry soil and once it is established it is fairly drought tolerant but some summer water is appreciated to improve appearance and a longer flower season

a cottage garden or wildflower plantings this old style annual is also an excellent cut flower

The flowers form on lax stems that will fall forward if planted to the front of your border as we have done which you can see in the photo or the stems will be supported more if plant mid border amongst other plants

The stems also look attractive during the winter months - see our photo below

Pelargonium tomentosum | Peppermint Geranium Size:Pelargonium tomentosum | Peppermint Geranium | 1L Echinops bannaticus isPeppermint geranium is a low growing small shrub with large leaves that have a soft and velvety texture and a strong and fresh peppermint scent. The leaves are palm shaped, heart shaped at the base, and are 35 cm wide and up to 6 cm long. The leaves are soft due to a cover of glandular hairs that give a velvet touch and sheen to the leaves. When rubbed or crushed the leaves give off their lovely peppermint fragrance. Peppermint geraniums can grow up