A slow-growing evergreen shrub, to about 2m high, with reddish-purple young shoots and large, bluntly oval-shaped, leathery green leaves. Produces clusters of pale cream flowers in late spring, ...
To convert a conventional lawn into a wildflower area, reduce the vigour of ryegrass by sowing yellow rattle (Rhinanthus major), an annual flower that is semi-parasitic only on grass. Grow perennial ...