August
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Lysimachia clethroides ‘Lady Jane’
Gooseneck Loosestrife€3.40Lysimachia ‘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. -
Lysimachia atropurpurea ‘Beaujolais’
Crimson Loosestrife€3.25Out of stock
Recently introduced to gardens and a hit Chelsea Flower Show, Lysimachia ‘Beaujolais’ feature flower spikes of deep claret which bloom continuously from May to September. The plants give a good effect used in tight drifts through grasses and other perennials. Ideal for cutting, the dark flowers are adorable in bunches.
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Lotus corniculatus ‘Bird's Foot-Trefoil’
Wildflower of Britain and Ireland€2.25The more I see of this rather attractive little plant, the more I grow to appreciate it. Now I seem to spot it all over the place, in meadows, woodland, road verges and gardens. The bright yellow fragrant flowers can be seen in blossom from the end of April through until mid September.
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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. -
Lavandula angustifolia ‘Vicenza Blue’
English Lavender€2.95Fragrant, free flowering and heat and drought tolerant. Lavandula angustifolia ‘Vicenza Blue’ bloom the first year from seed. This especially fine lavender has bold clustered flower spikes of deep lavender-blue from mid July to early September.
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Lavandula angustifolia ‘Ellagance Purple’
English Lavender, 'Elegance Purple'€3.50Out of stock
“Ellagance” are first year flowering lavenders, boasting large flowers and a compact bushy form. 'Ellagance Purple’ with compact foliage, its dwarf habit makes it suitable for borders or patio containers. The deliciously perfumed, rich purple blooms make an enchanting informal aromatic hedge in the garden.
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Lavandula angustifolia ‘Ellagance Ice’
Aka 'Elegance Snow' White Lavender€3.50Out of stock
'Ellagance' are first year flowering lavenders, 'Ellagance Ice’ is the white flowered variety. The deliciously perfumed, pure white blooms make an enchanting informal aromatic hedge in the garden. The flowers are produced from July onwards and are highly attractive to bees.
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Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead Dwarf'
Dwarf English Lavender, Hedge Lavender€1.75Munstead Lavender is a fragrant robust English lavender that, due to its short size and tightly held blooms, makes a great hedge. It flowers profusely in the spring, after which a good pruning will provide an attractive grey bush with highly aromatic leaves.
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Knautia macedonica 'Melton Pastels'
Macedonian scabious. Also marketed as 'Watercolours'€2.65'Melton Pastels' is a great border plant, densely flowering plant with strong stalks of pin cushion flowers in shades of shades of pink, cherry red, mauve and purple. The tall stems make excellent cut flowers and are good for the middle of the border, giving a succession of blooms through till autumn.
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Hosta 'New Hybrids'
Corfu Lily or Funkia€2.75Out of stock
Hosta are grown predominantly for their outstanding foliage, from leaves as small as a teaspoon up to those larger than a dinner plate, colours range from deep blues to silvers, darkest shiny greens to bright yellows, from a single solid hue to the myriad of variegations the choice is almost overwhelming.
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Helleborus x hybridus 'Helen Ballards Strain'
Hellebore, Christmas Rose, Lenten Rose
(formerly Helleborus orientalis)€3.25Out of stock
Based on hybrids bred by the doyenne of the Hellebore world, Helen Ballard, these must be some of the finest and most beautiful of the race we have to offer. Large flowers are produced in a variety of colours from dark purple to white - often extravagantly mottled and marked.
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Helleborus argutifolius 'Corsican Hellebore'
Corsican Rose, Holly Leafed Hellebore€2.35Out of stock
With bowl shaped, nodding flowers the colour of 'Granny Smith' apples, the Corsican Hellebore is an unmistakable plant. Its stout stems, deep green, leathery leaves and large heads of flowers mark it apart from all other hellebores. Easy to grow in sun or shade. -
Helianthus mollis
Downy or Ashy Sunflower, Perennial Sunflower€2.10Most gardeners are familiar with the annual sunflower, however, it is the perennial varieties that coexist most happily with other garden plants. Helianthus mollis is a lovely perennial with butter-yellow flowers. It grows 120cm tall and requires little more attention than an annual cutting to the ground.
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Helianthus maximiliani
Maximilian Sunflower, Perennial Sunflower€2.35Perennial sunflowers typically don’t grow quite as tall and large as their annual friends. However Helianthus maximiliani is a wonderful exception. It grows slowly through the summer months as a group of short stems, until late summer when the stems bolt and the flowers head for the sky.
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Helianthus debilis 'Vanilla Ice'
Also marketed as 'Ice Cream'€1.65Helianthus ‘Vanilla Ice’ is one of the prettiest sunflowers varieties available. With clusters of delicate pale creamy-yellow flowers with dark chocolate centres this compact variety grows to just 120 to 150cm (4 to 5ft) tall is suitable for the border or can be left add a naturalised charm to a wildlife friendly garden.
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Helianthus annuus 'Valentine'
Sunflower, Branching Sunflower.€2.65Sunflower 'Valentine' is a fantastic mid-size variety with beautiful lemon-yellow flower heads with dark centres. These vigorous upright plants are multi-branching giving a very bushy appearance, producing numerous gorgeous blooms which makes excellent cut flowers. -
Helianthus annuus 'Soraya'
Sunflower, Branching Sunflower€2.45Sunflower 'Soraya' is the first Sunflower ever to win an AAS award. It produces lovely rich tangerine-orange flowers with dark brown centres The vigorous, self-supporting plants stand 150 to 180cm (5 to 6ft) tall. Prized for cut flower arrangements, they produce 20 to 25 flowers from each plant.
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Helianthus annuus 'Sonja'
Sunflower, Branching Sunflower€2.45A new introduction that can be grown for use as a patio plant or as a cut flower. Early blooming and growing to just 100cm (3ft) with golden-orange petals and dark brown centres 'Sonja' produces a spray of flowering side branches that surround the main stem. Durable in the garden and long lived in the vase.
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Helianthus annuus 'Solara'
Pollenless, Uniflora Sunflower€2.55Helianthus ‘Solara’ is a professional quality sunflower and one of the longest lasting cut flower varieties available. A pollenless, uniflora type that grows to around 130 to 150cm tall. It has a dark centre, surrounded by a dense array of rich golden yellow petals that form large 15cm flowers.
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Helianthus annuus 'Ruby F1'
Uniflora Sunflower€2.75Out of stock
Helianthus annuus 'Ruby F1' has a dark centre is surrounded by a dense array of rich deep ruby-red petals that form large 15cm (6in) flowers, on plants that are 150cm (5ft) tall. Suitable as a bouquet flower, cut the flowers as soon as all the petals unfurl. sown directly where they are to grow, they are very easy to grow and fast to flower.
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Helianthus annuus 'Ring of Fire'
Pollenless, Branching Sunflower€2.35Looking a little like a solar eclipse, ‘Ring of Fire’ is a dark centred sunflower that blooms with glowing red petals that gradually flare outwards to golden-yellow tips. Growing to a manageable 100 to 120cm (3½ to 4ft) tall with a branching habit, the flowers are pollenless. It is considered one of the best varieties for use as a cut flower.
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Helianthus annuus 'Mongolian Giant'
Uniflorus giganteus, Giant Sunflower€2.65Out of stock
Giant Sunflower 'Mongolian Giant' is a true giant reaching up to 420cm (14ft) tall with one of the largest flowering sunflower seed heads available, up to 45cm (18in) across. One of the largest-seeded sunflower varieties available to gardeners, the plants are ideal to grow to provide food for birds to eat over-winter.
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Helianthus annuus 'Ikarus'
Pollenless, Branching Sunflower€2.35Helianthus ‘Ikarus’ is a fairly recent introduction, but one that has started to make huge waves. This premium pollenless sunflower has a unique habit, they are basal branching, resulting in masses of primrose-yellow blooms each with glorious dark chocolate-brown hearts. They grow 90 to 120cm (3 to 4ft) tall.
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Helianthus annuus 'Giant Sungold'
Tall Double Sunflower€1.75Great big fluffy golden heads the size of a dinner plate. This whopper of a sunflower has the same stunning densely packed yellow petals as the beloved dwarf 'Teddy Bear' sunflower but on a far larger scale. They make excellent cut flowers, long lasting and are very impressive in a vase.