SUPPORTING CAST

Fennel is a good friend to most perennials,

as the ªolia«e is eătreËely fatterin« and the

stems pretty sturdy so it can give support to

foppier plants. chis is (as it says on the tinϳ an

early helenium, but there are others that will happily take you right through to October.

Foeniculum vulgare

Useful, but self-seeds relentlessly, so might be worth deadheading as a form of contraception!

H x S 1.8m x 45cm

Helenium ‘Sahin’s Early Flowerer’

Take basal cuttings in spring – sounds tricky but it’s dead simple and very satisfying.

H x S 100cm x 50cm