Hardy Annuals
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Xeranthemum bracteatum 'Lumina Double Mixed'
Immortelle or Everlasting Flower, Strawflower, Paper Daisy€2.15Xeranthemum 'Lumina' is a hardy annual and one of the prettiest of all the everlasting flowers. The attractive double crested paper-like blooms stand gracefully aloft strong stems, they are simply charming in borders with an abundance of dainty blossoms in four distinct colours of white, rose, crimson and purple.
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Tropaeolum nanum 'Peach Melba Superior'
Nasturtium, Compact Type€2.10Nasturtium “Peach Melba Superior” is a gorgeous variety, with bright cream, semi-double flowers with mahogany-red markings in the throat. Uniform and compact in habit, this dwarf plant is good excellent in containers, the beautiful flowers are carried well above the foliage for maximum effect.
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Tropaeolum majus 'Salmon Baby'
Nasturtium, Dwarf Double€1.95Tropaeolum 'Salmon Baby' is a very striking and attractive nasturtium that produces an abundance of semi-double salmon-pink flowers which contrast beautifully against the dark foliage. Extremely easy to cultivate, this neat and compact variety has edible flowers and is an excellent companion plant.
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Tropaeolum majus 'Purple Emperor'
Trailing Nasturtium€2.95Tropaeolum 'Purple Emperor' is an exciting brand new palette of nasturtium, with a vintage colouration that is quite unique to nasturtiums. The buds initially open a dusky, antique burgundy and fade in the most beautiful way to a vintage lavender-rose.
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Tropaeolum majus 'Gleam Hybrids'
Trailing Nasturtium€1.85Nasturtium ‘Gleam Hybrids’ is a moderate spreading variety and the variety we would recommend for hanging baskets and for containers. They offer a particularly nice colour selection with all the shades you expect, primrose, gold, orange, red and mahogany plus a few surprises.
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Tithonia rotundifolia 'Torch'
The Mexican Sunflower€2.25Brilliant sizzling, orange-scarlet flowers cover this vibrant ornamental plant, Tithonia produces one of the best flowers for attracting butterflies to the garden. Very easy and rewarding and perfect for new gardeners and children, sow direct in May and June for fast and furious, fabulous flowers.
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The White Garden - Annual Flower Mix
Ideal for beds and borders and for cut flowersStarting at: €3.95
As they say, white goes with everything and among theme gardens, the white garden may be the most popular. The White Garden Flower Mix gives a selection of spectacular, bright white annual flowers. Calm, soft and serene this beautiful mix will carry borders into early winter with panache.
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Sweet Annie, Artemisia annua, Organic
Sweet wormwood, Qing Hao€2.65Artemisia annua, commonly called Sweet Annie is a graceful annual with tall stems with fine bright green ferny foliage. With sweetly fragrant foliage it has a wide variety of uses both medicinal and for handcrafting but is most often grown for fresh and dried arrangements. Organic Seeds. -
Setaria italica 'Red Jewel'
Foxtail Millet, Italian Millet
formerly Panicum italicum€2.25Setaria italica Red Jewel is a rarely-offered variety of annual grass with intensely coloured burgundy red foliage and dramatic foxtail-shaped flower heads. Suitable for growing in the garden or in containers the dark foliage is a great contrast in the garden or the vase.
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Phlox drummondii grandiflora 'Alba'
Drummond's Phlox, Annual Phlox.€2.10Out of stock
Phlox is one of the most useful of annuals, they are extremely rewarding garden subjects and lack real competition in the late summer garden. Uniform, with outstanding weather tolerance they will flower from mid July right through the summer until October. Perfect for wedding work and bouquets, Grandiflora 'Alba' provides pure white flowers combined with a delicious scent.
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Phlox drummondii 'Sugar Stars'
Drummond's Phlox, Annual Phlox.€2.45'Sugar Stars' is a fabulous new annual Phlox variety that blooms with a confection of purple-blue and white clustered blooms. One of the most useful of annuals they flower from mid July right through to October. For spectacular display, romantic excess and sweet fragrance, they are without peer.
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Phlox drummondii 'Cherry Caramel'
Drummond's Phlox, Annual Phlox.€2.45Clusters of blooms in a range of fashionable new colours: coffee, caramel, raspberry and cream, many with dark centres, the colours combine to create an antique appearance. Phlox 'Cherry Caramel' are uniform and have outstanding weather tolerance and will flower right through the summer until October. Leave the colour in your borders or cut regularly through summer for wonderful vase displays.
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Phlox drummondii 'Blushing Bride'
Drummond's Phlox, Annual Phlox.€2.45Silvery white petals are dressed in tints of blush pink that darken with age, against a darker pink eye. The blooms carry a fresh fragrance reminiscent of lilacs and make delightful cut flowers. Uniform with outstanding weather tolerance they will flower right through the summer until October. Leave the colour in your borders or cut regularly through summer for wonderful vase displays.
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Phacelia tanacetifolia, Lacy Phacelia, Organic
Wildlife, Set-aside, Cover Crop or Green Manure€2.95Listed as one of the top 20 honey-producing flowers for honeybees, Phacelia is rich in both nectar and pollen and attracts bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects to the garden. The flowers have strong stems and also make an excellent cut flower. Organic Seed. -
Persicaria orientalis 'Cerise Pearls'
Dwarf Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate€2.45Persicaria orientalis ‘Cerise Pearls’ is a new, modern-day variety that grows to a more manageable height of 100 to 140cm . Tall enough to give the same airy effect, yet so much easier to place in the garden. From August to October the whole plant is spectacularly draped with long, dangling, velour-like cerise tassels.
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Papaver somniferum ‘The Giant’
Florists Poppy€1.95Grown primarily for its decorative seed pods, Papaver somniferum ‘The Giant’ provides huge blooms in a multitude of colours, each with satiny petals which give way to possibly the largest of all poppy pods. Florists the world over, use the giant pods in floral decorations, either fresh with late summer flowers, or when dried.
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Papaver somniferum ‘Lauren's Grape’
Developed by Lauren Springer€2.45Huge, sumptuous, silky bowls of deep purple, this exquisite Poppy is a testament to the patience of Lauren Springer, who spent many years carefully selecting the best colour. Papaver ‘Lauren's Grape’ is breathtaking to say the least. A hardy annual that is very easy to grow, the haunting colour is captivating.
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Papaver somniferum ‘Hungarian Blue’
Opium or Breadseed Poppy€1.95Papaver somniferum ‘Hungarian Blue’ is a stunning new deep violet poppy that will bring rich colour and a touch of sophistication to your planting schemes all summer long. A hardy annual that is very easy to grow, plant it outside in drifts where it will cover a large area with its beautiful blooms.
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Papaver somniferum var. laciniatum 'Black Swan'
Feathered or Fringed Poppy€1.95A profusion of cut petals in burgundy to almost black makes 'Black Swan' a must-have flower for cottage gardens. The petals are very deeply pinnately-divided which makes it entirely different from the others, and that is the source of the variant name, laciniatum, from the Latin meaning meaning 'slashed' or 'torn into divisions'.
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Papaver somniferum 'Pepperbox'
Florist Pod Poppy. Syn 'The Giant'€1.75With their impressive variety, spectacular blooms and strange seed pods, 'Pepperbox' poppies are one of the easiest ways to add a bit of architecture and a lot of colour to your garden. The glorious, papery-textured flowers bloom in a multitude of colours, rich purples, deep reds to pale lilac-pinks.
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Papaver somniferum 'Hens and Chicks'
Breadseed poppy€1.95This ancient form of cultivated poppy produces the most unusual seed pod of all poppies. The main pod is surrounded by masses of smaller pods. Primarily grown for their curious seed pods which are extremely decorative, they are much in demand for cut and dried flower arrangements.
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Papaver rhoeas, Organic
Corn Poppy, Flanders Poppy, Field Poppy, Wildflower€2.75With its brilliant scarlet flowers, this native wild flower needs no introduction. Papaver rhoeas offer a profusion of flowers and are a good choice for naturalising in a meadow garden or anywhere for a splash of colour. Organic Seed. -
Papaver rhoeas, Corn Poppy
Corn Poppy, Flanders Poppy, Field Poppy, WildflowerStarting at: €1.95
With its brilliant scarlet flowers, this native wild flower needs no introduction. Single, red, cup-shaped flowers usually with a black blotch at the base of the petals. It is the classic poppy bloom that paint a road verge or embankment a brilliant hue in their first year.
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Papaver rhoeas 'Shirley Poppy'
The True Shirley Single Poppy€1.75Originally raised in the 1880's by the Rev. Wilks in his garden in Shirley near Croydon in Surrey. The flowers are often likened to tissue paper, in colours from the brightest scarlet to pure white, with all shades of pink in between and all varieties of flaked and edged flowers.