AFRICAN BEAUTY

Ceratotheca triloba with its delicate lilac-pink flowers should be better known and is certainly a plant worth considering for your New Year seed list. This South African native produces foxglove-like flowers on tall spikes that can reach 1.5m in height. Sow under glass four to six weeks before the last expected frost and wait until the chance of frost has passed before planting out in full sun. Once established it is drought tolerant and will self seed freely. A packet of seeds costs £2.25 from chilternseeds.co.uk