Penstemon | Raven Cut flower garden a cottage garden or wildflower

a cottage garden or wildflower plantings this old style annual is also an excellent cut flower

This cheerful coloured yellow Geum will brighten up your summer garden

that stand on tall erect stems above the ferny foliage

popping new stems up in the middle of shrubs and perennial clumps and towering over them

These impressive little plants also make a great cut flower

Penstemon | Raven Cut flower garden a cottage garden or wildflowerPenstemon Raven is an elegant perennial that has stunning dark, deep dramatic claret burgundy coloured flowers with a dark throat in a similar shape to a foxglove. Be sure to remove the faded flowers regularly to prolong flowering. Apply a mulch around the base of the plant to protect the roots from frost damage and cut back the plant in spring when new shoots appear low down at the base. This easy to grow perennial will quickly form large, leafy