Italian and French grown plants can be sold in March the big chunky plants offer good value.
The British weather can catch them out they are expecting sunshine and warm weather and may get frost and rain. Think of them as tough bedding plants that will survive the spring and summer but may not make it through the winter. The scented foliage and flowers can add height to your displays.
The price is right they don’t have to survive, think of them as instant colour.
Grown in the Mediterranean in bright sunshine, they don’t like warm dark stores and can deteriorate quickly. avoid dry, stretched or yellow-leaved plants
