code: 910
This is one of the most distinctive and best-known of the old fashioned
Family: Ranunculaceae
Common name: Magpie
Plant Classification: Hardy perennial
Minimum Height: 60 cm
Maximum Height: 90 cm
Dense clouds of puckered deepest blue and white flowers open over a long season, especially if plants are dead-headed. This is one of the most distinctive and best-known of the old fashioned forms and was rescued from obscurity here.
Sowing advice:
SOW FINELY AND EVENLY. COVER THINLY WITH COMPOST OR GRIT. GERMINATE IN GENTLE HEAT OR IN A WARM BRIGHT SPOT OUTSIDE. GROW-ON INDIVIDUAL SEEDLINGS IN 3 INCH POTS BEFORE PLANTING OUT.
Information:
Spread: 1.50 to 2.00 feet
Bloom Time: April to June
Bloom Description: Dark purple and white
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Medium
Flower: Showy
Tolerate: Rabbit, Deer
