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 Plant list: Violet plants
Violet plants tend to look amazing at twilight when they seem to ‘glow’. They are also the perfect colour to put with yellows, oranges and reds to create a strong contrast.
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| Latin name: | | Campanula 'Kent Belle' |
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| Common name: | | Bellflower |
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| Type of plant: | | Perennial |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | Violet |
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| Leaf colour: | | Mid-green |
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| Height and spread: | | 1.5m to 8cm (5ft x 3in) |
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| Description: | |
A colourful variety with spikes of rich violet cups hanging from strong stems. It is ideal for the back of the border, where it will grow to around 1.2m (4ft) tall and may require some staking. To keep at a more manageable height, pinch out the growing tips in spring. Plant in moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade.
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| Latin name: | | Viola odorata |
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| Common name: | | Sweet violet |
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| Type of plant: | | Perennial |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | Violet |
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| Leaf colour: | | Dark green |
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| Height and spread: | | 10cm to 15cm x 30cm to 45cm (3in to 6in x 1ft to 1.5ft) |
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Semi-evergreen, rhizomatous, spreading perennial with toothed, heart-shaped leaves. It has a long flowering season, producing a succession of long flowering stems each of which carries a flat-faced flower. Also available in white.
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| Latin name: | | Clematis 'Etoile Violette' |
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| Common name: | | Clematis |
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| Type of plant: | | Climber |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | Violet |
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| Leaf colour: | | Mid-green |
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| Height and spread: | | 3m to 5m x 1.5m (10ft to 17ft x 5ft) |
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Deciduous, vigorous woody climber that produces masses of single, flattish flowers 4cm to 6cm (1.5in to 2..5in) in diameter. Happy in full sun or partial shade but likes to have its roots cool and moist. It will need a support to cling to.
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| Latin name: | | Aubrieta 'Doctor Mules' |
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| Common name: | | Aubretia |
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| Type of plant: | | Perennial |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | Violet |
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| Leaf colour: | | Soft green |
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| Height and spread: | | 5cm to 8cm x 30cm (2in to 4in x 1ft) |
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A vigorous evergreen perennial that forms a mound – great to grow in dry stone walls or on a rockery. The leaves are rounded and the flowers are large, single, bell-shaped and appear on short flowering spikes. Prefers full sun and well-drained soil.
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| Latin name: | | Verbena bonariensis |
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| Common name: | | Verbena |
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| Type of plant: | | Perennial, commonly grown as a half-hardy annual |
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| Hardiness: | | Half-hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | Purple-blue |
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| Leaf colour: | | Dark green |
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| Height and spread: | | 1.5m x 60cm (5ft x 2ft) |
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From a basal clump of leaves, wiry stems rise up and bear tufts of tiny flowers. It may need staking, and prefers sun and well-drained soil.
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