This much sought after species packs a punch with its small, bright flame coloured orange yellow flowers. These are freely produced as is the seed, making it ideal for naturalising.
The rich, deep lilac flowers with darker tips of this species can make carpets of purple in the woods of the Carpathian Mountains from Hungary to Ukraine. It can make an equally fine show in the shady areas of our gardens in early spring.
Bravely showing its silvery violet flowers in spite of the winter weather, a glimpse of sunlight will have them opening for the insects and intrepid humans in the garden. Once established they self seed freely and rapidly form a carpet of colour at the dreariest time of the year.
