Description
Narrow blue-green leaves followed by a very short conical spike of deep blue flowers in February. These persist until late April, gradually expanding as the spike extends, so that after flowering has finished the spike may be some 20 cm tall. Each 1 cm methyl-violet bloom has a sky blue ovary, the whole being held away from the main stem by a 3 cm stalk.
Good outside in a well drained sunny spot selected with due attention to its 20-25 cm height, but excellent under glass also where you can enjoy earlier flowers and the captive scent.
Well drained loam-based soil or compost.
