Armeria pseudarmeria | Tall Lilac Double flowers This cheerful coloured yellow Geum

This cheerful coloured yellow Geum will brighten up your summer garden

The more that you remove the spent flowers

The trick to longevity though is that these plants require excellent drainage in dry soil and also a full sun position

The washing up liquid will break the surface tension of the liquid bait so the flies can't just sit on top and fly away when they're done

A wonderful plant to attract bees and butterflies to your garden as they love the big flat umbels of the flowers

Armeria pseudarmeria | Tall Lilac Double flowers This cheerful coloured yellow GeumArmeria pseudoarmeria, Great Thrift, a lovely little filler perennial for the front of borders, although we've grown them in between pavers, and they look great! They grow 40cm tall and wide and do really well in almost any soil. As the name suggests, they do great in coastal gardens too, in fact I have memories of them growing all over the coastal walls and banks of Europe. So, so pretty. Unusual and hard to find tall lilac lollipop shaped blooms