Pennyroyal | Mentha pulegium

Pennyroyal | Mentha pulegiumA creeping native perennial with small, mint scented leaves and tiny lilac purple flowers rising on a mixture of upright and spreading stems Summer flowering from June to August Ideally suited to cottage and wildlife gardens or any moist to wet area of the garden Attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects An easy going plant which is happy in full sun or dappled shade

wide-branched shrub or small tree with loose growth and slightly overhanging branches

growing to just four metres or so

April to May

Espalier pears need proper training and pruning to get the most from them

we'd be bloomin' chuffed

The flower also exudes a wonderous fragrance and they make wonderful plants for indoor pots or planters

featuring delicate

This will then be bordered by a cream shade and then finished off with a dark green bordering outline

prairie or wildlife-friendly planting scheme

Containing single to double blooms in shades of buff to bold

arrow-shaped leaves that can reach up to three feet long

back in 1965