Famous English gardener Marjorie Fish discovered this very attractive Polemonium as a seedling in her garden, Lambrook Manor. When she realised that it was better looking and had a longer flowering period than many other Pulmonarias she named it ‘Lambrook Mauve’ and it is now available for all to enjoy.
The pretty mauve-blue flowers are a feature during spring and summer, their beauty enhanced by the dark green, fern-like foliage. With a height of just 30 centimetres and a spread of around 50 centimetres, this cold hardy perennial makes a good herbaceous ground cover. It dies down in winter and reappears afresh in spring. It grows in full sun to lightly shaded situations and likes a soil which is moist but free draining.
The colour and informal look of the flowers allows ‘Lambrook Mauve’ to fit in well with many styles of garden. It is of course superb among other blue and mauve flowered perennials such as Polemonium ‘Brise d’Anjou’, Sisyrinchium ‘Devon Skies’, Delphiniums, Salvia patens and the blue flowered bulb Scilla peruviana. The new, low and spreading, large flowered, cold hardy Geranium ‘Rozanne’, with large violet-blue flowers in spring and summer, is another great companion.
Polemonium ‘Lambrook Mauve’ fits well with roses too where it can join with blue, pink or white delphiniums or the similar yet daintier annual larkspurs. Or plant it with daylilies (Hemerocallis) in smoky plum or pink shades and ruby coloured Penstemons.
Other perennials to grow it with include those with dark foliage such as Anthriscus ‘Ravenswing’, Ligularia ‘Britt Marie Crawford’ and Heuchera varieties including ‘Amethyst’ and ‘Chocolate Ruffles’. Or grow it with annuals of character, such as steely blue honeywort (Cerinthe major) and pale yellow nasturtiums.
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