Viola odorata var Sulfurea | Irish Elegance Floret’s farm this stately evergreen perennial bears

this stately evergreen perennial bears 1 metre stems with whorls of pale hooded yellow that can flower from late spring right through until early autumn

or cut and dry them by hanging in a bunch upside down

Scabiosa "Black Knight" has beautiful dark maroon almost black flowers that are cottage garden favourites

Some gardeners pinch back every few weeks until January to encourage heavy autumn flowering

It’s extremely free-flowering and grown in drifts perhaps merging them with other Heleniums - Moerheim Beauty or Lord of Flanders which we also grow looks particularly striking

Viola odorata var Sulfurea | Irish Elegance Floret’s farm this stately evergreen perennial bearsIrish Elegance is the most lovely little lightly scented violet. It is low growing and does not mound. Its charm comes from the unusual peach shade of its flowers which quite unusual in this species. It is slow growing. Happy in sun or part shade it flowers from around mid August through Spring. Very pretty in a vase. If you are a collector of violas then this is a must have for your collection rarely seen. Height 10cm with a spread of 25cm Perennial