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Betony - Kew Wildflower SeedsBetonica officinalisStachys officinalis

Hardy Perennial

What is Hardy Perennial?
A plant that lives for more than two years.
Capable of withstanding outdoor winter temperatures down to -15C.

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Vibrant purple flowers

Great for perennial wildflower meadows

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Height Up to 75cm (30in)
Spread Up to 50cm (20in)

Hardy Perennial

cottage gardenswildlife gardens

full sunsun or semi shade

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Description

Thompson & Morgan is delighted to work alongside the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to offer special seed collections to home gardeners. Kew Wildflower Seeds have been specially selected by The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

A magnet for bees, this lovely wildflower is an easy-to-grow perennial producing short spikes of bright purple flowers arranged in a whorl around the stem. The flowers are long and tubular, with a lip which serves as a landing pad for pollinators. Plants have a basal rosette of oblong, dark green leaves with blunt teeth and a few leaves around the square stems.

Betony is highly attractive to insects and provides a valuable source of nectar and pollen in the autumn when supplies are scarce. Naturally occurring in heaths, meadows, hedgerows and open woodlands, it was also once widely grown in monasteries and physic gardens as a ‘heal-all’ herb.

Betony requires a sunny position and is unfussy about soil although it may struggle on heavy clay. Plants will gently bulk up into larger clumps which can be lifted, divided and planted into new positions. Habitat loss and the decline of woodland coppicing has led to local loss of this species, and it is now rare in Scotland. Growing it in your garden is a great way to boost populations. Height: 75cm (30”). Spread: 50cm (20”).

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Sowing

Direct sow wildflower seeds outdoors where they are to grow in spring or autumn. Choose a position in full sun on well drained soil which has been raked to a fine tilth. Sow seeds thinly, and rake lightly to cover the seed, or sow in at a depth of 1.5cm (&frac116;”) in drills spaced 30cm (12”) apart. Water the ground regularly, especially during dry periods. Germination usually takes 14-21 days. As seedlings germinate, carefully thin out any that are too close together with a trowel and replant elsewhere.

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Water regularly until they are fully established. When growing wildflowers, deadhead faded blooms regularly to encourage more to be produced. In autumn, perennial wildflowers can be cut back to just above ground level to make way for new growth in the spring. Annuals may be left to set seed at the end of the season if more seedlings are required for the following year. Leave biennials to set seed and colonise new areas.
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Seeds and garden supplies will normally be delivered within the time period stated against each product as detailed above. Plants, bulbs, corms, tubers, shrubs, trees, potatoes, etc. are delivered at the appropriate time for planting or potting on. Delivery times will be stated on the product page above, or in your order acknowledgement page and email.

Orders for packets of seed incur a delivery charge of £2.99.

Orders which include any other products will incur a delivery charge of £6.99.

Where an order includes both packets of seeds and other products, a maximum delivery charge of £7.99 will apply - regardless of the number of items ordered.

Large items may incur a higher delivery charge - this will be displayed in your shopping basket.

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For more information on how we send your plants please visit our Helpful Guide on plant sizes.

Thompson & Morgan strives to ensure that all its plants are delivered to you in the perfect condition for planting. While the majority of our nursery plants cope well with slight delays in intransit, sadly, the time it takes to deliver to certain locations in the UK means that we can't guarantee this for some of our smaller plug products and tender bedding and vegetable lines, which do not respond well to the extra journey time. So regretfully while we offer the majority of our live plant offering nationwide, we are unable to ship plugs, begging plants and tender vegetable plants to the following areas: HS, IV41-IV49, IV51, IV55-56, KW15-KW17, PA34, PA41-48, PA60-PA78, PA80, PH40-PH44, TR21-TR24, ZE1-ZE3

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