Hesperis steveniana
Family - Brassicaceae
Category - Biennial
Origin - Anatolia
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H6
Height - 100cm
Location - The House Border, The Terrace
Description: Herbaceous Biennial or short lived Perennial with tall, upright stems and dark green foliage. Cross-shaped lilac flowers are held in Racemes and turn to a beautiful shade of purple-blue with age. Flowers are produced in late spring to mid-summer and are fragrant in the evenings. Good for use as cut flowers.
This plant is considered a short lived Perennial, but is best used as a Biennial as flowering decreases with age.
Flower:
Lilac, cruciform flowers in racemes age to purple-blue. Flowers are produced on tall stems in May to July and are fragrant in the evenings.
Flower colour: Purple
Flower shape: Cruciform flowers in racemes
Flowering time: May, June, July
Foliage:
Dark green ovate to lanceolate leaves are held on tall, upright stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to lanceolate
Propagation:
Seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun or partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive, but well drained soil.