July plants
Jimi Blake is the owner and creator of Hunting Brook Gardens. huntingbrook.com
ROSCOEA ‘HARVINGTON RAW SILK’
Bred by Hugh Nunn of Twelve Nunns Nursery, this early flowering hybrid has pale-pink bracts opening to large, pale-yellow to ivory flowers. Roscoeas were among the most popular plants in the garden last year, where they performed really well; I reckon this was because of the wet summer. I plant mine in a sunny spot with a bit of shade from nearby plants. If you grow them in sun, make sure the soil does not get too dry. I propagate them by division in April and seed sown fresh in autumn. AGM*.
Height 30cm.
Origin Garden (species China).
Conditions Moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil; semi-shade to full
