Crambe Cordifolia | 9cm Pot

Huge dark green leaves and fluffy white flowers. Position: full sun or partial shade Soil: deep, fertile, well-drained soil Rate of growth: average to fast-growing Flowering period: June to July Hardiness: fully hardy Billowing clouds of tiny, white flowers float above huge rosettes of deeply cut dark green leaves in June and July. A favourite plant of Edwardian garden designer Gertrude Jekyll, this perennial looks magnificent at the back of a sunny border or as part of a cottage garden scheme. The tiny flowers, attractive to bees, are a perfect foil for large-flowered plants. The leaves smell strongly of cabbage and the plant needs space to spread out. Garden care: Cut back the plant to ground level in autumn and apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted manure or garden compost around the plant in spring.