Direct Sow In Spring
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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Velouette'
Semi-Dwarf Mexican Aster€2.65Cosmos bipinnatus 'Velouette' is an exceptional new variety with unique dark red blooms, the same sizzling dark red as Rubenza. Semi-dwarf, early flowering and uniform, they give a wonderful effect when planted in combination. They will start to bloom in as little as 70 days from sowing, going on to offer to six months of colour from May to October.
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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Xanthos'
The Mexican Aster€2.95Cosmos bipinnatus 'Xanthos' is a new cosmos that's causing rather a stir in horticultural circles. It adds a completely new colour to the Cosmos range. Unique soft-yellow blooms are produced in profusion on compact dwarf plants. Growing to a height of 60cm tall, this truly exceptional Cosmos has already been granted one of the most prestigious horticultural awards, a Fleuroselect Gold Medal.
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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Xsenia'
The Mexican Aster€2.95This unique variety of cosmos are early to flower with unusual blooms that have a magical iridescence. Magenta, rose and raspberry pinks are overlaid with an apricot- peach undertone. As each flower matures, the colour fades to a warm, antique rose. This variety works well in creating a gentle vintage look in the garden or vase.
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Daucus carota 'Dara'
Also known as 'Chocolate Lace Flower' or 'Chocolate Queen Anne’s Lace'€2.75Daucus carota 'Dara' is a large flowered chocolate coloured Queen Anne’s Lace. Delicate, lacy, flat-topped clusters in shades of old rose-pink, through burgundy to chocolate, and bloom for most of the summer from just one planting. They look great en masse and the plant pairs well with almost anything in the garden or in the vase.
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Daucus carota 'Purple Kisses'
Also known as 'Chocolate Lace Flower' or 'Chocolate Queen Anne’s Lace'€2.45Daucus carota 'Purple Kisses' is a striking ornamental carrot variety featuring delicate, lacy white flowers tinged with soft purple hues. The are spectacular when used in mixed bouquets or simply arranged in a great cloud of their own. The lacy umbels come in a range of sizes and shades and bloom for most of the summer from just one planting.
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Daucus carota 'Queen Anne's Lace, Organic
Queen Annes Lace, Wildflower of Britain and Ireland€2.45Our native Queen Anne's Lace is at home in informal settings and a natural addition to a wildflower meadow. With delicate, lacy clusters of flowers, some with a solitary dark, purple flower in the centre, they make good cut flowers and are a lovely filler with other flowers. Organic Seed.
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Dianthus barbatus 'Alba'
Poet's Pink, Sweet John, Sweet William€1.80Sweet Williams have been grown in gardens for hundreds of years, they are famous for their gentle sweet scent. Dianthus barbatus 'Alba' is a pure white form. Absolutely beautiful especially when massed, they flower all summer from May to August.
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Dianthus barbatus 'Auricula-eyed Mix'
Poet's Pink, Sweet John, Sweet William€1.75Sweet Williams are one of those lovely old-fashioned flowers, easy to grow and famous for their spicy-scent. The Auricula-eyed Group are irresistible, dense clusters of flowers in dark tapestry rubies, fuchsia, scarlet, purple and white. Best of all, they are intensely fragrant, with a delicious, rich perfume.
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Dianthus barbatus 'Holborn Glory'
Poet's Pink, Sweet John, Sweet William€1.75Sweet Williams are one of those lovely old-fashioned flowers, easy to grow and famous for their spicy-scent. Dating back to the 1920s, 'Holborn Glory' bloom with a lovely combination of purple-red with a pristine white ring bloom on straight, strong stalks. Easy to grow, everyone can grow them to perfection.
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Dianthus barbatus 'Newport Pink'
Poet's Pink, Sweet John, Sweet William€1.80Sweet Williams have been grown in gardens for hundreds of years, they are famous for their gentle sweet scent and flower with flat clusters of flowers all summer from May to August. Dianthus barbatus 'Newport Pink' are irresistible, coral-pink flowers with delicately fringed petals.
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Dianthus barbatus 'Scarlet Beauty'
Poet's Pink, Sweet John, Sweet William€1.80Treasured in the garden for their bright colour and strong fragrance, Dianthus barbatus 'Scarlet Beauty' flower all summer from May to August with clusters of single, brilliant scarlet red flowers, and best of all, they are intensely fragrant, with a delicious rich perfume.
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Dianthus barbatus Nigrescens 'Sooty'
Back Sweet William€2.65‘Sooty’ is one of the most unique of all Sweet Williams. A short lived perennial, often grown as a biennial, it bears multiple densely packed heads of darkest ruby, almost black, fragrant blooms on red stems, and leaves that mature to a shimmering metallic mahogany. A stunning cut flower and border plant.
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Didiscus caerulea 'Blue Lace Flower'
Marketed as 'Lacy Blue'€2.45Didiscus caerulea, known as the Blue Lace Flower for its unusual sky-blue flower colour. With delicate lacy umbel shaped flowers, each flower head is composed of tiny, star-shaped, sweetly fragrant flowers. Perfect for the cutting garden and suitable for country cottage style or contemporary arrangements.
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Digitalis x mertonensis 'Strawberry Foxglove'
Merton's Foxglove€2.45Out of stock
This striking and robust foxglove, a hybrid between the pink flowered D. purpurea and the yellow flowered D. grandiflora produces a beautiful mix of the two shades. The warm pink, speckled blooms are larger than the traditional foxglove but grow on more compact plants.
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Dipsacus sativus fullonum
Fuller’s Teasel, Wildflower of Britain and Ireland€1.95Fullers Teasel a sub-species of the common teasel. The bristly flower heads were cultivated, matured and dried. Inserted into wooden frames, they were used to bulk up the pile on woolen cloth. The variant name 'fullonum' refers to the name of the trade of the 'fullers' to raise the nap on woolen cloth - to 'tease' it. Teasel is still used today by some who weave wool by hand.
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Eccremocarpus scaber
Chilean Glory Flower€2.35The Chilean glory flower is an exotic-looking climber with dark fern-like foliage and twining tendrils that cling to fences and trellises.This useful climbing plant will quickly cover walls, archways or pergolas. The clusters of small tubular flowers range from bright orange-scarlet and carmine rose to clear golden yellow.
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Echinacea pallida
Pale Purple Coneflower€2.45Echinacea pallida is one of the more rare members of the Echinacea family. They have much longer, ray flowers than those of the more familiar purple coneflower, the plants bloom earlier and continue to bloom sporadically through the autumn months.
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Echium plantagineum 'Dwarf Blue Bedder'
Vipers BuglossRegular Price: €1.75
Special Price €1.25
In summer Echium plantagineum bears the most beautiful dense spikes of exquisite, violet-blue flowers. Compact and bushy and growing to only 30cm tall, they are rich in nectar and pollen and are ideal for attracting butterflies and bees. RHS AGM.
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Echium vulgare 'Vipers Bugloss'
Wildflower of Britain and Ireland€2.25Echium vulgare is a valuable native plant and is exotic enough to earn a place in a flower border. The plant is much loved by almost all bee species. If you don’t want plants that honeybees simply visit, but want to select plants that honeybees clearly love, choose Echium for your garden.
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Echium vulgare 'Vipers Bugloss', Organic
Wildflower of Britain and Ireland€2.45Viper's bugloss is one of, if not THE very best plant to attract bees to your garden. Along with Borage and Phacelia, the plant is much loved by almost all bee species, especially bumblebees. For months this plant is a stable source of nectar. Organic Seed.
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Starting at: €3.95
This fabulous range of Edible Flowers and Herbs give decorative petals and leaves for use as garnishes and flavourings. Some are spicy, and some herbaceous, while others are floral and fragrant, the range is surprising. They will bring a stunning finish to the food and drinks you that you love.
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Erigeron karvinskianus 'Profusion'
Mexican Daisy, Fleabane€2.95Producing a profusion of daisy like blooms from May right through till November, the flowers open white but change to deep pink as they mature. Erigeron is easy to grow and an amazingly versatile plant, being low-growing, happy in sun or partial shade and thriving in any well-drained soil.
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Erysimum allioni, Cheiranthus allioni
Siberian Wallflower€1.95Siberian wallflowers are at their best in early to mid-May. With cheerful deep orange blooms, they are very easy to grow and combine well with other plants; indeed wallflowers demand companions and set the mind racing regarding potential planting combinations.
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Erysimum cheiri, Cheiranthus cheiri 'Fire King'
English Wallflower€2.10Erysimum ‘Fire King' is another old and tried variety, with striking, flame-like, glowing orange-scarlet flowers. They are especially valuable because they bloom in the period between primroses and summer annuals and will supply the household with an abundance of cut flowers for many weeks.