Black Rampion

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Belgium to Austria

Location

Heasley Rock Garden

Source of plant

Rosemary Glos

Description

Basal leaves ovate, to 5cm long, cordate and crenate. Flowers blackish-purple, rarely paler or white, in ovoid spikes which later elongate, summer. Belgium to Austria, in acidic woods and mountain meadows.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5