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Plant of the Day
Tuesday 2 May 2023
In the shelter of a glasshouse Pelargonium myrrhifolium var. coriandrifolium was scrambling over the ground. This tender perennial thrives with a free draining soil and full sunshine.
Jill Raggett
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Plant of the Day
Tuesday 2 May 2023
In the shelter of a glasshouse Pelargonium myrrhifolium var. coriandrifolium was scrambling over the ground. This tender perennial thrives with a free draining soil and full sunshine.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Sunday 7 May 2023
The species Pelargonium graveolens (rose geranium, sweet-scented geranium, lemon scented geranium) is one of the most commonly grown of the scented leaf pelargoniums as it is easy to grow and propagate. The foliage is rose-lemon scented and it has mauve flowers. This plant species is used in the production of essential oils for the perfume and cosmetics industry.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Saturday 10 December 2022
Against a sunny, south wall at the Cruickshank Botanic Gardens, Aberdeen, Scotland, the sprawling sub-shrub Melianthus major (honey flower, peanut bush) makes an exotic feature. This plant has large glaucous, pinnate leaves that when bruised smell of marmite or peanut butter. It comes from South Africa so is not reliably hardy in colder areas and can be mulched in winter with light materials to protect the underground shoots for the next season.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Saturday 29 October 2022
Ideal for the front of a sunny and well-drained border is Salvia 'Royal Bumble' (sage). This perennial flowers from late spring to autumn. The fragrant foliage is evergreen unless it is cut back by frost and so may need protection in colder regions.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Monday 8 November 2021
Perfect for this container is Rosmarinus officinalis 'Foxtail' (rosemary) which is on the edge of a terrace and helps transition to a dry garden. This aromatic, evergreen shrub creates branches that arch to become semi-prostrate. The small, pale blue flowers are produced from spring to late autumn.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Friday 15 October 2021
Grown from seed Centratherum intermedium 'Pineapple Sangria' (Brazilian button) has cheerful purple flowers and foliage with a pineapple fragrance. The plants were growing with the Pelargonium 'Lady Plymouth' which has variegated, strongly eucalyptus-scented foliage. Both these tender plants thrive in full sun and are drought tolerant.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Monday 2 August 2021
The short evergreen shrub Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote' (English lavender) is ideal for a low flowering hedge. The small deep violet-purple flowers are in dense, aromatic spikes that are popular with pollinators.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Friday 18 June 2021
A display of Pelargonium (geranium) cultivars has been set out at the Beth Chatto Garden, Essex, UK. These plants are grown for their scented leaves, which can smell of rose, eucalyptus, peppermint, lemon, orange, balsam or apple and their flowers, which have just started to bloom. These plants need a well-drained growing medium and a sunny position to help develop the aromatic oils in the foliage.
Jill Raggett