Stachys officinalis | Purple | Dwarf Betony French country cottage Here at Puriri Lane @Addenbrooke

Here at Puriri Lane @Addenbrooke we have lots of Nepeta around many of our flower beds

Cephalaria gigantea also known as giant yellow scabious is a clump-forming perennial and has big 6cm wide lemon coloured flowers that are as the name suggests

A gorgeous plant spreading by underground rhizomes

This plant is particularly long blooming so removing spent flowers will encourage new buds to perform

Stachys officinalis | Purple | Dwarf Betony French country cottage Here at Puriri Lane @AddenbrookeAlso known a dwarf Betony, Stachys officinalis nana makes a perfect edging choice for ground cover for the garden. This is a dense perennial with masses of beautiful spikes of cerise pink tiny tubular flowers from early to mid summer that sit atop dark green foliage. May self sow, but easily removed if you don't want additional garden volunteers. Plants are also easily split to give your more plants of this great little groundcover. Loved by bees and