Libertia grandiflora (two 1 litre plants)

Description

Libertia grandiflora, otherwise known as the New Zealand Satin Flower has a special place in our garden. It’s one of those plants that in our experience has proved itself to be adaptable, drought-resilient and capable of coping with inhospitable growing conditions (like shade in our case) – in contradiction of the ‘official’ growing advice. It has also proved invaluable for the contrast it provides in the herbaceous borders, and the year-round presence it has. For much of the season it consists of an upright clump of slender blades of mid-green foliage, contained in a neat circle. In this form it provides a great foil for broad-leaved shrubs and perennials, and works beautifully with ferns and other finer leaves in the borders. In late spring it puts up strong stems topped with massed pure white flowers. Such is its display and its neat habit that it can also hold its own in a specimen spot.

These established plants have been grown at our nursery in Cornwall in peat-free compost and are supplied in one-litre containers (the price is for two of these plants). They will grow to a height of around 90cm (three feet), with the flowers held a foot or so above this, and a spread of around 60cm, or two feet.