Container Planting
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Agapanthus africanus 'Getty White'
Lily of the Nile€3.18Out of stock
Agapanthus Getty White is a sparkling plant with dense clusters of white flowers on erect stems. It is a sparkling plant and is dazzling against a dark green backdrop. They are terrific as cut flowers and are suited to both formal and modern style arrangements.
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Agapanthus africanus Blue
Lily of the Nile€1.98The Agapanthus or Blue African Lily is one of the aristocrats of the late summer garden. Requiring only the minimum of care, the exotic combination of graceful foliage and stunning flowers is equally impressive in the border or large planter. This is a lovely plant to grow and they are very easy from seed.
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Agastache aurantiaca ‘Apricot Sprite’
Also marketed as Navajo Sunset€2.34It is only within the past decade that a number of new noteworthy members of the genus Agastache have emerged from botanical obscurity. ‘Apricot Sprite’ is an outstanding perennial that provides a sizzling blast of tubular, peachy-apricot flowers. Compact and quick growing, they flower in the first year from seed.
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€3.18
Agastache ‘Arcado Pink’ is a magnificent first year flowering perennial. An extremely floriferous variety with lovely purple-pink flower spikes and fresh green aromatic foliage. This Fleuroselect Novelty Award Winner is both vibrant in colour and stamina. The aromatic leaves are edible, young growth can be sprinkled in salads, used to decorate cakes, to make a tea or floated in drinks. Agastache added to your Pimms lifts it to a higher sphere altogether.
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€3.30
Agastache 'Astello Indigo' is just about the most exciting breakthrough yet and it's got the award to prove it - Europe's coveted Fleuroselect Gold Medal. Compact and quick growing, they flower in the first year from seed with fabulous, upright spikes that are fully covered with deep indigo-blue flowers. The masses of fragrant blooms throughout the summer are ideal for cutting. They produce copious amounts of nectar for bees and butterflies to feast upon.
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Agave mckelveyana, 'McKelvey's Century Plant'
McKelvey's Century Plant€2.88Agave mckelvyana is a small, relatively rare species of American Agave from western Arizona. This little beauty forms a tight rosette of broad, bluish green, fleshy leaves with small teeth. It is one of the hardiest agaves, it can take winter rain and is tolerant of drought and severe freezes to minus 15°C.
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Agave parryi subsp. parryi
New Mexico Agave, Parry’s Agave or Mescal Agave.€2.70Agave parryi is a dramatic specimen that forms a compact rosette of bluish green leaves, heavily armed with dark tipped spines. Cold hardy to minus 18°C it will withstand snow and ice and has the ability to grow 60cm wide and as tall. This stylish succulent has long been highlighted in magazines and television shows.
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Agave utahensis var. nevadensis
Dwarf Agave, American Aloe (it is not an Aloe)€2.34Out of stock
Agave utahensis is an uncommon plant, native to the dry limestone canyons of the Mojave Desert. The variety nevadensis is one of the smallest species and one of the most cold hardy, down to around minus 26°C. It is often used as feature plants in modern style landscapes.
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Agave xylonacantha 'Blue'
Saw Leaf Agave, Maguey Diente de Tiburón€2.22Out of stock
Agave xylonacantha 'Blue' is the beautiful blue-green leafed form. Rare in cultivation, this dramatic specimen is armed with the most bizarre large white teeth of all the family. One of its previous names, Agave carchariodonta was in reference to the teeth (odonta) of the Great White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias.
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Ajuga genevensis
Geneva Bugle€2.22Ajuga genevensis is used throughout the world yet this relatively uncommon form is less well known. This very well behaved, evergreen groundcover has deep gentian blue flower spikes and is by far the showiest of the species. It is often the plant of choice for smaller areas or along edges and pathways.
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Ajuga reptans
Bugle. Thunder and Lightning,€2.34For most of the year Ajuga is a pleasant, quiet achiever, a very versatile low growing ground cover, with evergreen, rosette-like foliage that hugs the ground like an evergreen carpet but those weeks in spring when the blue flowers appear are simply quite magical.
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Alcea rosea 'Queeny Mix'
Althaea rosa, Hollyhock€2.34This 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.
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Aloe castanea
Cat's Tail Aloe€2.10Commonly known as the Cat's Tail Aloe, Aloe castanea is one of the larger ‘shrub’ aloes available to the home gardener. The rosette gives rise to multiple, fuzzy, orange racemes which are held upright and curve like a cat’s tail.
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Aloe ferox
Ferocious Aloe, Cape Aloe€2.22The Cape Aloe is a distinctly handsome plant, with broad, lance-shaped, fleshy leaves and a large candelabra-like flower-head. There are usually between five and eight branches, each carrying a spike-like head of many flowers.
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Aloe microstigma
Cape Speckled Aloe€2.34One of the most attractive and floriferous of Aloes of South Africa, Aloe microstigma, forms solitary or small clumps of beautiful rosettes of blue green leaves. The leaves are adorned with conspicuous white spots, which contrast nicely with the reddish teeth along the margins.
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Aloe striata
Coral Aloe€2.34Aloe striata, commonly known as the Coral Aloe is one of the prettiest of all succulents. The smooth, blue-green leaves are edged with a pink or red margin and it blooms with coral coloured flowers. Grown with Agave, cacti or other succulents, they make stunning indoor displays.
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Anchusa capensis 'Blue Angel'
Dwarf Anchusa, Summer Forget-Me-Not€1.86Perfect for any sunny spot that needs a burst of colour. Anchusa capensis ‘Blue Angel’ is prized for its long blooming flowers. The brilliant clusters of intense cobalt blue flowers will brighten up any space. Team with other annuals and perennials for eye-popping combinations.
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Annual Dwarf Flowers Mix.
Ideal for more restricted or compact situations.Starting at: €3.54
Incredibly easy to grow the Annual Dwarf Flowers Mix grows to around 30cm (12in) tall. Flowering just 10 to 12 weeks from sowing, these fast-growing plants provide an easy and cost-effective way to give naturalistic planting, plug gaps and fill the border with a summer full of colour.
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Annual Semi-Tall Flowers Mix.
Ideal for naturalistic planting and for cut flowersStarting at: €3.54
Out of stock
The Semi-Tall Flowers Mix is a richly flowering mixture of that produces large quantities of 50cm (20in) tall annual flowers for the border or for cutting. As well as being ornamental, they will provide nectar and pollen for bees, butterflies and other insects from early in the year to late in the season.
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Antirrhinum braun-blanquetii
Perennial Snapdragon€2.10In addition to having one of the most unusual names, Antirrhinum braun-blanquetii, is also one of the few hardy perennial species of snapdragon. Named for Josias Braun-Blanquet an influential 20th century Swiss botanist it bloom the first year from seed producing numerous spikes from which delicate yellow, large snapdragon blooms appear.
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Antirrhinum majus 'Brighton Rock'
Snapdragon. Aka ‘Bizarre Hybrids’ or ‘Artiste Bizarre’.€1.98 As low as: €1.58Antirrhinum majus ‘Brighton Rock’ is of a type that has been in cultivation since the 19th Century. Updated and revamped, it can now be found marketed as ‘Bizarre Hybrids’. Some blooms are delicately marbled, others are speckled and striped. The brighter, contrasting colours are accentuated with the most beautiful, subtle coloured blooms.
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Antirrhinum majus 'Kimosy' Mixed
Dwarf Snapdragon€1.98Antirrhinum majus 'Kimosy' is a lovely dwarf variety of Snapdragon with a tidy, compact habit. An all-around excellent garden performer, the plants perform well in containers, in beds or in borders. In a wide range of colours they flower from early summer right through to mid-autumn.
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Antirrhinum sempervirens 'Silver Snapdragon'
Perennial, Rock Snapdragon€2.70Antirrhinum sempervirens is a very hardy, perennial shrub from rocky sites in the Spanish Pyrenees. Creamy white snapdragon blooms over a long spring and summer period, they are beautifully marked with purple in the throats. It makes a charming plant for a sunny spot in the rock garden or a frontal spot in the border.
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Aquilegia flabellata 'Mini-Star'
Aquilegia akitensis, Fan Columbine€2.10‘Ministar’ is an outstanding dwarf variety of columbine from Japan. With bright blue flowers with a white corolla in late spring and stands only 20cm tall. Very hardy, it is one of the best selections for rock gardens, troughs and well-drained edges at walls or paths