This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.

• Position: full sun
• Soil: fertile, humus-rich soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: July to September
• Hardiness: half hardy (will need winter protection)
  
  A robust beauty, compact and tolerant of both hot summer days and rainy, windy days with dark purple-bronze foliage providing a contrasting background to bright purplish-pink flowers that last until the first hard frosts of autumn. Loved by bees and other insects, ‘Dreamy Kiss’ is “self-cleaning”. This simply means that wind or other factors will cause the flowers to either blow off the the plant or drop away removing the need to regularly deadhead. Great for busy gardeners!
  
  
• Garden care: Provide a high-nitrogen liquid feed each week in June, then a high-potash fertiliser each week from July to September. Once the first frosts of autumn have blackened the foliage, carefully lift and clean the tubers and allow them to dry naturally indoors. Place the dry tubers in a shallow tray, just covered with slightly moist potting compost, sand or vermiculite. Store in a frost-free place, checking frequently over the winter months.