All American Selection

Achillea ‘Colorado Mix’ is a compact variety growing to only 60cm tall at maturity. Flowering in warm shades of pink, red, yellow, white and apricot, the narrow fern-like foliage will soften your perennial border and the plants are suitable for pots or containers. The flowers are as gorgeous dried as they are fresh.

Achilleas are traditional border flowers valued for their feathery foliage and striking flat, circular heads of flowers ‘F2 Summer Berries’ is a compact variety growing to only 60cm tall at maturity. This beautiful improved mixture includes the richer tones of red, cerise and pink in addition to many pastel shades.

This gorgeous award winning Hollyhock has the distinction of being the shortest in the Alcea rosea family. 'Queeny' is a dwarf Hollyhock that reaches only 60cm in height with fully double blooms. Unlike the tall varieties, it is a perennial that can also be used as an annual as it will bloom in its first year.

Cosmos 'Sensation Mixed' is a suburb easy to grow annual and one of the earliest blooming cosmos mixtures. The tall graceful plants have delicate ferny foliage with large, single flowers ranging from white to carmine, they make fabulous cut flowers and are perfect for bouquets.

A little bit different from other Cosmos varieties, Cosmos sulphureus 'Polydor' produces huge quantities of semi-double, bowl-shaped flowers in a range of terrific golden hues, yellow, gold, orange and orange-red. Growing to a very useful 75cm (30in) tall, these adaptable plants are absolutely great for cutting, pots and borders.

Dahlia Redskin gives an impressive display. The rich dark bronze foliage serves as a dramatic background for the large, spectacular single flowers in a delightful mix of rich colours and includes shades of purple, orange, bronze, garnet and maroon. All American Selection winner.

Looking a little like a solar eclipse, Helianthus ‘Ring of Fire’ is a dark centred sunflower that blooms with glowing red petals that gradually flare outwards to golden-yellow tips. Pollenless with a branching habit, it is considered one of the best varieties for use as a cut flower.

Sunflower 'Soraya' is an award-winning new arrival. It is the first Sunflower ever to win an AAS award. It produces lovely rich tangerine-orange flowers with dark brown centres. This branching sunflower is prized for cut flower arrangements, producing 20 to 25 flowers from each plant.

With miniature Snapdragon-like flowers with long spurs that glisten from short spikes, Linaria maroccana is one of the best ever, cheery and colourful of all garden plants. This ethereal-hued variety blooms with all the colours of the ‘Northern Lights’, a multitude of bright shades and hues including amethyst, violet and magenta.

'Bells of Ireland' are flowers to please anyone who loves flower arranging. Cut fresh, the bells will last for years and they are very useful for winter arrangements but they also look good in flower borders and with the recent fashion for green blooms are becoming more sought after.

Penstemon barbatus 'Twizzle Coral' adds a graceful twist to the garden. A first year flowering perennial, that is hardy and vigorous, it boasts twice the length of flowering stems, giving longer, more elegant wands for the vase while preserving the natural elegance of Penstemon barbatus.

A winner of both an AAS and Fleuroselect Awards, Penstemon ‘Twizzle Purple' is a first year flowering perennial that boasts twice the length of flowering stem. Strong, trouble-free plants produce trumpet shaped magenta-violet blooms that flutter all along tall, slender stems.

“Imagination’ is a verbena cultivar that is noted for its profuse bloom of violet-blue flowers, its spreading-trailing stems and its deeply cut foliage. A heat and drought tolerant plant, easily grown it performs well in hanging baskets and containers in full sun.