"orientale can produce a lush effect under trees—it is much too coarse for small gardens but can be splendid where something elephantine is needed. The flowers come before the leaves; rather naked-looking pink stems of blue -like flowers in early spring are followed by huge hairy leaves, handsome in the right setting."
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Beth Chatto
(née Betty Diana Little; 27 June 1923 – 13 May 2018) was an English plantswoman, , garden writer, journalist, lecturer, and author of numerous books. She was awarded in 1987 the 's (VMH) and was appointed in 2002 (OBE).
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