Ceratostigma willmottianum 'Forest Blue'
Dovefromabove
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Last summer I bought a Ceratostigma willmottianum 'Forest Blue' for thruppence in the 'nearly dead' section of the local GC. I've repotted it and it's healthy and destined for the new 'sunny bed' that we're creating.
It's not a plant I've grown before so please tell me what you know about it, how you treat it and how it treats you.
Also, I'm thinking it might look rather splendid associated with a coppiced Cotinus Royal Purple?
What do you think? Any other suggestions?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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The hummingbird hawkmoth likes the species. I don't know this cultivar
In the sticks near Peterborough
Well, that's exciting news - thanks Nut
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Not sure if mine was Forest Blue, but I bought one two years ago. Last year it produced a few leaves, but looked barely alive. This year its either still dormant, or dead
. I'm hoping its still "getting established"
. But I live in quite a cold frost pocket, and I think they can be a bit iffy hardiness wise. Its in full sun on slightly acid quite good soil.
Just checked - mine too s a Forest Blue like yours. It had gorgeous colour flowers when I bought it
Chicky - from what I've read they take a while to get going in the spring. Mine has just a few glimpses of green showing.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Sometimes they die right back in a cold winter. In milder ones the old stems re-shoot. I think some people cut them back to a stump in spring whatever they look like
In the sticks near Peterborough
Mine died right back last winter - but looks like there might still be life in the shoots that regrew last summer. Fingers crossed
. Oh, and flowers might be nice as well as leaves this year .....pretty please