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A beautiful biennial with purple leaves and pink flowers. It suffered a bit from being transplanted into the border
so the foliage was a bit ratty but it flowered well and produced seed. It died as an inevitable consequence
and now I am snooping around the border hoping for some tiny dark leaved seedlings. I haven't found out much about its origin. Plant World Seeds say: "This fabulous new bee and butterfly plant is the darkest of any angelica we have ever grown. Exquisite, almost black, finely-cut shiny leaves are held below heads of darkest purple buds opening to delicate sprays of pink flowers. This plant caused mayhem when originally shown at Chelsea and comes satisfyingly true from seed, although the odd seedling may have less intensely-coloured foliage. It is important to wait for full development of the plant to obtain darkest pigmentation. Very few fertile seeds are ever collected. Said to be a synonym of both A.s. 'Vicars Mead' and A.s.'Purpurea'. I am not entirely convinced. A.s. 'Ebony' is widely regarded as darker, less fertile and less prolific. A.s. 'Vicars Mead' is almost shockingly fecund. It has an Award of Garden Merit from the RHS under the name 'Ebony'. |
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| 3rd September 2011 | ||
