Roscoea ‘Harvington Evening Star’

Deep purple flowers with a white eye emerge in early-to-mid-summer. ‘Harvington Evening Star’, bred and named by Hugh and Liz Nunn at Harvington near Evesham, is a tuberous perennial, with broad, upright, green leaves.

Garden care: Incorporate plenty of organic matter and add some mycorrhizal fungi (Rootgrow) when planting. In very cold areas apply a dry winter mulch such as bark.