Do you ever grow a herbaceous plant and when it comes back, after winter, can't remember what it is? I do. This year a beautiful plant started to make the loveliest of leaves, such a bright green, and I could not remember what it was and then thought it might be a potentilla, but then I couldn't remember which one. I know now, because I have never seen such a vibrant red except for a rose. I recommend this plant,
Potentilla Monarch's Velvet. It's lovely in the border.
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| Potentilla Monarch's Velvet |
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| Potentilla Monarch's Velvet leaves |
The label says that Potentilla Monarch's Velvet has a long succession of rich raspberry red flowers with darker centres above clumps of mid-green serrated foliage. It is suitable for borders, in sun, on moist but well-drained soil. It flowers mid summer to early autumn and achieves a height of 60cm (24in) x 45cm (18in).
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| Potentilla Monarch's Velvet |
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| Potentilla Monarch's Velvet |
