Star Performers for the Garden.
Giant perennials are show-stoppers in the garden. There is something magical about the fact that starting from nothing in spring they rise to towering heights by midsummer only to disappear again for the winter.
These are plants that make a statement and can be used to provide a backdrop to an herbaceous border or as specimens to draw the eye and amaze the visitor. From the astounding gunnera, 2.4 metres, with its leaves as big as the biggest golf umbrella, to the spectacular verbascum (giant mullein) as tall as a tree at 1.2-2.7 metres, or the great Eupatorium purpureum, with 2.1 metre tall stems and cinnamon pink flowers, these plants make us feel like Lilliputians.
Covering a wide range of herbaceous perennials, including some biennials and bulbs, 'Giant Perennials' provides at-a-glance information for everything you need to know about these amazing plants. In addition to design ideas and planting suggestions, its extensive directory, with easy-to-use symbols, shows you size, spread, planting situation, cultivation needs, and hardiness.
