Iris 'Alida' Acer palmatum 'Starfish' but those grown in pots

but those grown in pots may need some added insulation to protect against frost damage

Crocus do well grown in groups and can naturalise an area over a series of season

The six-sepal flowers emerge an intense purple before fading to more of a slate-like

Like most ferns

Iris 'Alida' Acer palmatum 'Starfish' but those grown in potsIris Dwarf Alida has single, fragrant, sky blue to bright blue flowerheads with sepals or exterior petals with a central band of yellow (a marked central yellow ridge) that is spotted with blue freckles accompanied by slender four sided foliage that can grow up to 30cm. Feathered inner petals or standard are often of a paler sky blue shade and rise up out of the centre of the bloom fluttering like a butterfly. Fragrant blooms of fabulous sky blue