Stachys ‘Hummelo’ is a clump-forming perennial, which is mainly grown for the rose-lavender flowers which appear in summer and early autumn. These flowers are held on upright spikes above the rosettes of dark green scalloped, oblong leaves. At home in formal borders or cottage garden settings. Though this plant is relatively unknown to many gardeners, it makes a unique addition to any sunny border. Once you try it, you'll see that it goes with just about everything else in the garden. It is very easy to grow and deserves to be planted more widely. Named after the village in the Netherlands where Piet Oudolf's influential garden is located. Highly attractive to bees and other pollinators it has also been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.
Flowers June to September.
Thrives in well drained soil in full sun but will also tolerate partial shade.
Maximum height.spread approx. 60cm.
Plants will be supplied well rooted and ready for immediate planting out. My plants are hard grown i.e. grown outside as soon as they have developed a strong enough root system to survive. This makes them stronger, healthier & more weather tolerant plants than those which have been grown on rapidly in artificial conditions in a greenhouse.
Postage & Delivery
Plants will be removed from the pot, carefully packed & then sent in secure cardboard packaging to protect them whilst in the postal system. I offer a postage discount for multiple purchases dispatched to the same address. When you buy more than one item you will pay the full postage cost for the first item only, then a discounted rate for each extra item purchased (please see 'postage and payments' tab above for full details). I use Royal Mail for small orders whilst orders over 2kg will be sent by carrier so the MAXIMUM postage you pay need only be £9.95 for any amount of plants. Highland, Island & Offshore delivery addresses may incur additional charges.
PLEASE NOTE - Plants will only be dispatched by either Royal Mail 1st Class or carrier to minimize the amount of time spent in the postal system. Plants will be dispatched by Royal Mail on the Monday to Thursday following receipt of cleared funds (to avoid plants sitting in the sorting depot over the weekend) and by carrier on the Monday to Wednesday.
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