Tragopogon porrifolius 'Mammoth'

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Price:  £4.00 –+ Add to Basket Family:  Asteraceae Main Season:  Summer Flower Colour:  Purple Leaf Colour:  Blue/grey/silver Position:  Sun Soil Type:  Ordinary, medium loam Height:  90cm to 1.2m (3' to 4') Peat Free?  Yes Pot Size:  1L Availability:      In stock View our Pot Size guide:

Biennial. Clumps of grassy grey foliage will produce 1m stems in the second year topped wtih largish light purple dandelion-like flowers followed by attractive golden seedheads. Ordinary soil in sun.

A cultivated form that is a useful ornamental but perhaps better known as the vegetable Salsify!