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Ipomoea lobata 'Spanish Flag'
Formerly Mina lobata, Quamoclit lobata€2.45
Ipomoea lobata is a fast growing climber with an exotic appearance. The tightly formed buds are flame-crimson in colour, but as they enlarge they transition to infused shades or orange and cream which brings the flowers to life. It will look spectacular for months and is one of the best climbers you can grow. -
Ipomoea tricolor 'Heavenly Blue'
Morning Glory€1.50 'Heavenly Blue' is one of the loveliest of all climbers. The buds are long and tightly furled, but as the morning sunshine reaches them, they steadily unfold themselves into wide sky-blue trumpet-shaped flowers of deep azure-blue, the colour of a Mediterranean sky. -
Lagurus ovatus
Hares-tail, Bouquet Grass, Ornamental Grass€2.00Lagurus ovatus is probably the most appealing of all the ornamental grasses. The name ‘Hare’s Tail’ perfectly accurately describes the creamy-white flower heads, which are hare's tail-shaped, fur-like and soft to the touch! -
Lathyrus latifolius 'Red Pearl'
Perennial Sweet Pea, Everlasting Sweet Pea€2.00Out of stock
Furled clusters of pristine crimson-rose flowers bloom at the top of arching winged stems. This perennial relative of the annual sweet pea is justifiably popular; it will bloom throughout the summer months. -
Lathyrus odoratus 'Matucana'
Grandflora Sweet Pea. 1907€2.25'Matucana' was first introduced into this country from Sicily in 1699, this delightful heirloom dates back at least three centuries, highly valued for its wonderfully strong, sweet scent as well as its brilliant bicoloured blooms of richest purple and violet . -
Lathyrus odoratus, Grandiflora 'Lady Grisel Hamilton'
Grandflora Sweet Pea. 1895€2.25 Lathyrus odoratus ‘Lady Grisel Hamilton’ is an elegant and lovely sweet pea that boasts delicate lavender blooms with all the heady fragrance of her old fashioned compatriots. The long-stemmed sprays produce an irresistible medley of fragrances and make exceptionally fine cut flowers. -
Lathyrus odoratus, Grandiflora 'Lord Nelson'
Grandflora Sweet Pea. 1907€2.25 Lathyrus odoratus 'Lord Nelson' received an RHS Award of Merit in 1907 when it was introduced. Rich dark blue flowers that are very strongly scented. They are perfect for cutting, producing 3 or 4 flowers per stem with an irresistible medley of fragrances. It is one of the finest sweet peas available. -
Lathyrus odoratus, Grandiflora 'Queen Alexandria'
Grandflora Sweet Pea. 1905€2.25A highly scented heirloom sweet pea introduced by Henry Eckford in 1905 and named in honour of Queen Alexandria, wife of King Edward VII. Lathyrus odoratus 'Queen Alexandria' has bright scarlet-pink blooms with three flowers per stem. Strongly scented too. -
Lathyrus odoratus, Modern Grandiflora 'High Scent'
Keith Hammett, introduced in 2000€2.45 Created from the resurgence of interest in breeding sweet peas for scent, Sweet Pea 'High Scent' is noted for being an exceptionally fragrant variety and is recognised as the benchmark cultivar for scent. Large, heavenly blooms have a lavender picotee edge on silky cream coloured base. -
Lathyrus odoratus, Spencer 'Gwendoline'
Spencer Traditional Sweet Pea€2.25 'Gwendoline' is a heavily scented ‘Spencer’ type, with large, frilly pink blooms. Classed as a magenta by the NSPS, it is perhaps more of a bright pink presented on a white background. Either way it is a superb variety and is highly recommended for exhibition, the cutting garden and for fragrance. -
Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote Blue'
English Lavender€1.75Out of stock
The deepest purple of all and one of the most popular lavenders is 'Hidcote Blue'. A compact variety, suitable for growing in borders or as dwarf hedging, with dense silver-grey foliage covered in fragrant, dark purple-blue flower spikes in mid-summer. -
Lavandula stoechas 'French Lavender'
Butterfly Lavender, Spanish Lavender (US)€2.45Lavender stoechas is an old variety, cultivated for more than 400 years, it is a favourite both for its intense fragrance and for the short dense flower spikes. French Lavender blooms from spring to frost and has a good clean scent. -
Limnanthes douglasii
Poached Egg Plant or Fried Egg Plant.Starting at: €1.75
The fragrant, abundant flowers of Limnanthes appear from summer to autumn and attract bees and butterflies for the duration. This lovely plant provides a carpet of fragrant golden and white blooms that will grace the front of the border, rockery or path edging. -
Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria'
Cardinal Flower, Blood Red Dragons Tongues€3.55‘Queen Victoria’ is a much sought-after perennial lobelia which is grown for both its wonderful foliage and brilliant flowers. This stately, upright plant bears stunning spikes of crimson-scarlet flowers which rise up among the beautiful, maroon-bronze coloured foliage. -
Lunaria annua var. alba 'White Honesty'
Silver Dollars, Silver PenniesStarting at: €2.10
Lunaria annua alba has pure white starry blooms which are almost fluorescent at sunset. Over a long season it produces masses of silvery pods. It is properly grown as a biennial, and makes large, well-branched plants in its second year. Very easy to grow it is also a vital nectar plant. -
Lupinus x russellii ‘The Pages’
Lupin Russell Hybrids, Aka 'Edelknaben'€2.00 The Russell Hybrids 'Band of Nobles’ series have exceptionally bright and strong colours. ‘The Pages’ produce magnificent vertical stems of carmine red blooms. These hardy plants will surviving extreme temperatures withstanding frost to at least minus 25°C. -
Lychnis coronaria 'Rose Campion'
Bloody Mary, Corn Rose€2.35 With silvery-grey felted leaves and lax sprays of long-stalked, vivid rose-purple flowers in late summer, Rose Campion flowers with a big showy display that maintains interest at a time when many other plants are flagging. A very useful plant in the garden. -
Lychnis coronaria alba 'White Rose Campion'
Dusty Miller, Silene coronaria€2.35Lychnis can be grown as a border plant or as part of a mixed perennial display. It that maintains interest in the border at a time when many other plants are flagging. Rosettes of soft silver-grey woolly foliage make it a very useful plant in the garden. -
Lysimachia clethroides ‘Lady Jane’
Gooseneck Loosestrife€3.40 Lysimachia ‘Lady Jane’ produces spires of white blossoms right above the foliage, they arch over then tip up at the ends and grow in beautiful curvy forms. Absolutely loved by butterflies, an additional feature is the good autumn foliage colour. -
Meconopsis sheldonii 'Lingholm'
Himalayan or Tibetan Blue Poppy€3.55Out of stock
With blue as vivid as a kingfisher's wings, Meconopsis 'Lingholm' is of the most exquisitely beautiful of all flowering plants. Bred by chance this superb hybrid is reliably perennial. With stunningly piercing blue flowers these plants are exceptional. -
Melianthus major 'Honey Bush'
Honey Flower€3.90 The lush growth, coupled with the large, glaucous leaves of Melianthus major has made it as fashionable as tree ferns. If you don't want to mimic the rain forest, try growing it amongst slender-leaved grasses and perennials. The plants add texture and provide a good background to bright colours in the garden. -
Milium effusum 'Aureum'
Bowles Golden Grass€2.95Out of stock
Milium effusum Aureum has a magical quality, bringing incandescent light to the shady places it prefers. As the season progresses tiny golden, bead-like flowers on hair-thin stems arch gracefully creating fountains of gold. -
Mimosa pudica 'The Sensitive Plant'
Touch-me-not€1.95Mimosa pudica, the 'sensitive plant', is a source of fascination to adults and children alike. When touched, the narrow fern-like leaflets they almost instantaneously fold together and the leaf stalk droops. This sometimes sets off a chain reaction, with several leaf stalks falling on top of one another. -
Musa ornata
Purple Flowering or Ornamental Banana€2.75 Musa ornata is a very attractive ornamental banana plant with tropical flair. A small plant that produces long, glaucous-green, oblong leaves and a gorgeous purple inflorescence in summer. It makes a much more manageable plant than other species and is extremely suitable for containers and well suited for indoor use.
