Phlomis samia (true) watch for white root aphid. POT Aphids Japanese clematis

Japanese clematis

Perfect for lighting up those difficult dry

Second image nicked form Lynne Atkins formerly of Greenhaugh Gardens who nicked it from Great Dixter

Thanks to Annie's Annuals

The larger flowers are bright white and appear in the spring

Phlomis samia (true) watch for white root aphid. POT Aphids Japanese clematisTall, upright soft lilac pink whorls rise above silvery evergreen leaves. Mediterranean charm for gardens. North Africa, Balkans to Greece. A bushy Mediterranean perennial with tall, strong upright stems trimmed with whorled fuzzy lilac pink blooms above a grand evergreen basal rosette of lovely grayish foliage. Sun. January to March flowering (or earlier if warm). 150cm Trimmable Wikimedia Commons: Blik, CC BY SA 4. 0 <https: creativecommons. org