Description
This is the first raising from plants originally found in the commune of San Fratello in 2005, before the devastating landslides in that region in 2010. Technically this is still within the Nebrodi range of Northern Sicily however the stock differs from our “Nebrodi” form.
Strong violet-purple flowers with a beautiful light but persistent fragrance of violets . This stock has bee raised from just 3 plants but has a much greater variability than this might imply. The plants have yellow tubes, with the yellow extending down the tube for some way and overlaid with pin stripes of deep purple. This has not been been propagated vegetatively for many years, it is seed-raised here and the the stock is not diseased or virused, as has sadly turned out to be the case, with many mass-produced, horticultural stocks. (We do not offer these)
Does well outside, in an open, sunny site in a free-draining, loam soil and equally well under glass (in a loam-based compost) where the delightful scent can be appreciated in October.
