Half Hardy Annuals
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Helichrysum bracteatum 'Silvery Rose'
Strawflower, Everlasting, Paper Daisy, Immortelle€2.10Helichrysum 'Silvery Rose' produces blooms that are pure to creamy-white and frosted with rose at the petal tips. The petals have a pearlescent sheen, reminiscent of vintage mother of pearl. The delicate rose colour is subtler on young blooms and darkens as they mature and open.
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Helichrysum bracteatum 'White'
Strawflower, Everlasting, Paper Daisy, Immortelle€2.10Helichrysum bracteatum is the most well known and is probably the best of all the everlasting flowers. They make one of the finest subjects for bouquets, apart from being useful for beds and borders. It is the cut flower grower's staple, producing tall vigorous branching plants that are filled with large papery flowers.
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Ipomoea alba 'Moonflower'
Lady-of-the-night€2.25Throughout the summer, large, pure white flowers of Ipomoea alba open quickly at night, releasing sweet perfume into the evening air. Position near to your patio where you can enjoy the fragrant scent in the evening. A wonderful plant for a moth, night, or fragrance garden, the large white blooms appear to illuminate the garden
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Ipomoea lobata 'Spanish Flag'
Formerly Mina lobata, Quamoclit lobata€2.45Ipomoea 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.
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Ipomoea nil 'Blue Picotee'
Asagao, Japanese Morning Glory€2.45Ipomoea nil ‘Blue Picotee’ produces large, ruffled cobalt-blue blooms that are edged with bright white surrounding a deep rose throat. This extremely carefree and free-blooming, annual climbing vine will grow to around 120 to 180cm (4 to 6ft) tall. It will bloom early and load itself with masses of attractive funnel shaped flowers up to 10cm (3in) wide all summer long.
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Ipomoea nil 'Early Call Mixed'
Asagao, Japanese Morning Glory€1.75Known as ‘Asagao’ in Japan, Ipomoea nil ‘Early Call' produces large, ruffled blooms in a wide range of rich colours including deep blue, red, chocolate, pink and lavender in both solid-coloured and white-margined varieties. It will bloom early and load itself with masses of attractive funnel shaped flowers all summer long.
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Ipomoea nil 'Kikyozaki'
Asagao, Japanese Morning Glory€2.45Ipomoea nil, the Japanese Morning Glory is one of the traditional horticultural flowers in Japan. Ipomoea nil 'Kikyozaki', the Star Morning Glory produces blooms with a unique star shape. The exceptionally large blooms are 12 to 15cm (5 to 6in) wide, each with a white edge. This extremely carefree and free-blooming, annual climbing vine will grow to around 180 to 250cm (6 to 8ft) tall.
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Ipomoea pennata 'Cypress Vine'
Hummingbird vine, Star Glory€1.95Ipomoea pennata is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful of all annual vines. The feathery foliage with thin, thread-like leaves give the plant a light, airy texture. In summer the plants burst into flower and are covered with hundreds of scarlet red, star shaped flowers.
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Ipomoea purpurea 'Grandpa Ott'
Heirloom Morning Glory€1.65This heirloom morning glory originated in Bavaria in Germany and named for the original Seed-saver Baptist John Ott, Ipomoea purpurea 'Grandpa Ott' flowers of intense violet-blue, with a ruby red star. It is a good climber for walls, trellis work or if allowed to scramble through other plants or trees.
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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.
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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!
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Nicotiana affinis var. grandiflora
Jasmine Tobacco, Flowering Tobacco
Also known as Nicotiana alata var. grandiflora€1.50Nicotiana affinis, also known as N. alata, is a classic tobacco plant with a delicious evening scent. It has been justly popular for over a century and a firm favourite with generations of gardeners: it is far lovelier than the modern improved forms of Nicotiana alata.
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Nicotiana alata 'Dwarf Tinkerbells F2 Mixture'
Flowering Tobacco, Jasmine Tobacco€1.75Nicotiana alata 'Tinkerbells' is a stunningly colourful plant for borders and containers. The dwarf, bushy habit and the hybrid vigour combine to produce a carpet of colour. To get the most enjoyment from the sweet evening fragrance, plant near patios, decks, or under windows to best enjoy their sweet perfume.
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Nicotiana alata var. grandiflora 'Crimson Bedder'
Jasmine Tobacco, Flowering Tobacco€1.25The pure bloom power of Nicotiana Crimson Bedder makes it a winner for every garden. The well branched and bushy plants grow to around 50cm tall. These free-flowering little gems will bloom from early summer to autumn, every inch packed with crimson blooms.
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Nicotiana alata var. grandiflora 'Lime Green'
Jasmine Tobacco, Flowering Tobacco
Nicotiana affinis var. grandiflora€1.60Nicotiana alata 'Lime Green' is a sought after variety which produces a mass of bright green flowers which open fully in the afternoon. It provides a new and refreshing alternative to the usual shade annuals: the unusual colouring lifts the summer border and act as a foil to hotter colours.
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Nicotiana langsdorffii
Langsdorff's tobacco€2.35Out of stock
Nicotiana langsdorffii is Brazilian member of the tobacco family and one of those plants that deserves its present high reputation. The chartreuse green panicles of drooping bells add an important ingredient to the garden's palette of colours, a colour that fits in to a great variety of planting schemes.
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Nicotiana sylvestris 'Only the Lonely'
Woodland or South American Tobacco Plant€2.10With elegant, pure white, large clusters of glistening white blooms that are intensely fragrant, Nicotiana sylvestris 'Only the Lonely' makes an aristocratic statement. When in full flower, each head resembles a graceful explosion.
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Pennisetum alopecuroides
Fountain Grass€2.35Pennisetum alopecuroides is an especially appealing species, it changes its appearance and colour throughout the growing season. In late summer graceful fountain-like plumes emerge in profusion, they slowly change colour to a blend of green, soft pinks and light-colored maroons before maturing to light tan.
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Pennisetum alopecuroides var. viridescens
Black Flowered or Dwarf Purple Fountain Grass€2.70Pennisetum alopecuroides var. viridescens has broader leaves and darker flower heads than the regular species and, growing to around 60cm tall, it is also slightly smaller. It has graceful smoky purple-black plumes that contrast nicely with the slender arching, glossy, deep green foliage.
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Pennisetum villosum 'Cream Falls'
Chinese Fountain Grass€2.35Out of stock
Pennisetum villosum is one of the easiest and most visually stunning grasses to grow. Brilliant white, rabbit-tail spikes are produced in abundance from bushy, clump-forming deciduous plants. Eye-catching and early to flower in borders or large containers.
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Petunia x hybrida 'F1 Celebrity Niagara Mix'
Multiflora Petunia€3.95Petunia 'Celebrity' is an impressive and dependable series that has been wowing gardeners for more than a decade. They have the fastest average bloom time, beginning just 43 days after sowing, when the plants are no more than 10cm tall. Unrivaled for long-lasting colour the 'Niagara Mix' is lovely blended mix of blues.
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Petunia x hybrida 'F1 Celebrity Pastel Mix'
Multiflora Petunia€3.95Like favorite guests at a party, Celebrity Petunias come early and stay late. They are unrivaled for long-lasting colour, have great resistance to adverse weather and bounce back quickly after rain. The 'Pastel Mix' is lovely blend of complimentary colours, salmon, chiffon morn, rose, pink and lilac.
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Rudbeckia hirta 'Denver Daisy'
Black-Eyed Susan. Coneflower€2.35Out of stock
Rudbeckia hirta 'Denver Daisy' has large, golden daisies with chocolate brown centres and marks at the base of each petal. Growing to around 75cm (30in) tall, this lovely variety performs well, is exceptionally heat tolerant and blooms for a long time in summer.
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Rudbeckia hirta 'Irish Eyes'
Black-Eyed Susan. Coneflower€2.35The heavy blooming ‘Irish Eyes’ has fantastic bright yellow and gold daisies with emerald green eyes, a far cry from your typical black-eyed Susan. It is easy to grow, great for cutting and offers lots of blooms in the heat of summer. This popular ornamental is at home in wildlife gardens, cutting gardens and mixed borders.