Gelasine elongata Felicia Alvarez tall flower stems that rise

tall flower stems that rise above to about 1 metre topped with dark velvety royal purple flowers

Removing spent flowers will encourage additional blooming

and also make a wonderful addition to the Butterfly Garden

All of them are attractive to bees and other pollinators

feature twelve assorted postcards two of each in six styles

Gelasine elongata Felicia Alvarez tall flower stems that riseAlso known as Gelasine azurea and Dimpled Iris, this striking, late spring early summer flowering white eyed, bright blue or violet flowered bulb slowly open in the morning like crocuses before further expanding into flared stars. Although each flower only lasts for one day the procession of flowers when plants on mass looks stunning. The flowers sit on stems that are about 50cm in length above clumps of long narrow pleated grey green leaves. This