Easy Annuals
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Eschscholzia californica Thai Silk, 'Appleblossom Chiffon'
Extra double California Poppy€2.45'Thai Silk' is a stunning range of California poppies of superb quality with silky flowers. 'Appleblossom Chiffon' produces very double flowers in an ethereal shade of shimmering, dappled silvery-pink. Very easy to grow, they are attractive to pollinators and perfect for cutting.
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Eschscholzia californica Thai Silk, 'Apricot Chiffon'
Extra double California Poppy€2.45'Thai Silk Apricot Chiffon' produces silky double, creamy apricot coloured blooms with petals fringed in beautiful coral pink. Very easy to grow, they are attractive to pollinators and perfect for cutting. These clustered flowers are fascinating to the eye and are breath taking in massed plantings or containers.
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Eschscholzia californica Thai Silk, 'Pink Champagne'
Extra double California Poppy€2.45Out of stock
A beautiful and sophisticated variety, Eschscholzia californica Thai Silk produces extra double silky flowers, 'Pink Champagne' in a unique shade of soft champagne-pink on a cream base. Very easy to grow, they are attractive to pollinators and perfect for cutting.
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Euphorbia marginata 'Summer Icicle'
Dwarf Snow on the Mountain, Mountain Snow€2.35Out of stock
Summer Icicle adds wonderful contrast to bright summer bedding and container displays and is at home in the border where it performs well in hot and dry soils. The flowers form small white cups at the top and centre of the plant. It is top branching so ideal for use as a cut flower.
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Felicia heterophylla ‘The Blues’
Kingfisher Daisy, True Blue Daisy€1.85Out of stock
Felicia 'The Blues' is one of the few Felicia’s with entirely blue flowers. It is drought tolerant and very easily grown from seed. Flowering in just 8 to 10 weeks from sowing the stunning electric-blue flowers are borne above tidy, compact foliage.
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Fragrant Flower Garden Mix
Exceptionally fragrant annual flowersStarting at: €3.75
You can't see it or touch it. But it's so integral a part of the garden experience that it penetrates the very soul. It's fragrance. And none of our other four senses has the power to trigger emotions as strong or memories as sweet as scent does. Practice your own individual form of 'aromatherapy' in the garden.
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Glebionis segetum ‘Corn Marigold’
Formerly Chrysanthemum segetum. Golden Cornflower.
Wildflower of Britain and IrelandStarting at: €1.50
Out of stock
With brilliant golden-yellow flowers surely make this one of the loveliest wild flowers for the garden. The Corn Marigold is at its most impressive when in a meadow setting and as a border plant with other annual cornfield ... or perhaps, regrettably, we must now say 'ex-cornfield' flowers.
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Godetia grandiflora 'Duchess of Albany'
Clarkia, Farewell to Spring€1.50Godetia grandiflora 'Duchess of Albany' Godetia grandiflora produces pure white, cup-shaped blooms that cluster atop 45cm (18in) stems. The petals appear very delicate, they are sheer and almost translucent with a remarkable silky softness yet are quite durable and hardy.
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Helenium autumnale 'Helena'
Helens's Flower, Autumn Helenium€2.35Out of stock
If there's one plant that can inject a little razzle-dazzle into the border during gloomy late summers it is Helenium. From late July 'Helena' blooms with masses of vibrant blooms in a spectrum of rich colours from gold to mahogany red. Perfect for the back of the border and wonderful for cutting.
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Helenium hoopesii
Mountain helenium, Owls-Claws€2.00Out of stock
Helenium hoopesii is considered by some to be the most valuable of the species. It blooms with bright golden yellow disk florets that each form a kind of rounded knob that transforms the flower from your typical two-dimensional daisy into something much more interesting and sculptural.
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Helianthus annuus 'Autumn Beauty'
Branching Sunflower.€1.50Sunflower ‘Autumn Beauty’ produces numerous long-stemmed flowers from summer to late autumn in a variety of solid and bi-colour bright warm colours - golden yellow, bronze, brown and burgundy. The long-stemmed flowers each with dark centres grow 150cm (5ft) tall.
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Helianthus annuus 'Copper Queen F1'
Pollenless, Premium Sunflower€2.65Helianthus annuus 'Copper Queen F1' is a professional quality, pollen-free sunflower with golden yellow petals and rich dark brown disks. 150cm (5ft) tall. The golden yellow petals are ‘dusted’ with a layer of translucent cinnamon-red, giving the large flowers a rich orange appearance. Cut the flowers as soon as all the petals unfurl.
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Helianthus annuus 'Cut Flower Mixture'
Sunflowers€1.75Helianthus annuus 'Cut Flower Mixture' offers a diverse range of sunflower varieties that are suited to outdoor cut flower production. In a wide range of shapes and colours, lemon, golds and reds. The heights range from 80 to 150cm (32 to 60in). They are lovely in borders or vases.
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Helianthus annuus 'F1 Gemini Summer'
Pollenless, Premium Sunflower€2.70Helianthus annuus 'F1 Gemini Summer' is F1 hybrid tall cut flower variety with golden yellow, double flowers. This professional quality sunflower is a pollenless, uniflora type that grows 90 to 120cm tall. Cut the flowers when the petals begin to unfurl from the face.
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Helianthus annuus 'F1 Sunrich Orange'
Pollenless, Premium Sunflower€3.20Out of stock
Developed for the cut flower industry, Helianthus ‘F1 Sunrich Orange’ has brought growing Sunflowers to a higher standard, in the last decade it has been the number one choice in horticulture. This F1 variety produces large petaled gorgeous coloured flowers just two months from planting. It is ‘day length neutral’ and will provide consistent flowers irrespective of the amount of daylight hours that it receives.
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Helianthus annuus 'Giant Single Yellow'
Uniflorus giganteus, Giant SunflowerStarting at: €1.50
Sunflower 'Giant Single Yellow' is a popular tall-growing variety. The blooms have dark centres and attractive bright golden petals, held on tall stems they are capable of growing several metres. Favourites with children, they make beautiful, long lasting cut flowers and are highly attractive to pollinators. -
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.
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Helianthus annuus 'Holiday'
Branching Sunflower€1.95If you like well-branched, free-flowering, traditional sunflowers that are not too tall, 'Holiday' is the one you've been looking for. At 120cm (4ft) tall, with golden yellow petals and dark centres, it bears armfuls of cheery 15 to 20cm blooms. Irresistible for cut flower bouquets and for a large garden planting.
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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 'Medium Red Mix Sunflower' Organic
Branching Sunflower.€2.35Sunflower 'Medium Red Mix' offers a diverse range of varieties that feature the most popular reds, crimsons and bi-colours. Suited to outdoor cut flower production, the heights range from 80 to 120cm tall and are lovely in the garden and the vase, the blooms last up to a fortnight when kept in water. Organic Seeds
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Helianthus annuus 'Mongolian Giant'
Uniflorus giganteus, Giant Sunflower€1.95Giant 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 'Pro Cut Red'
Pollenless, Premium Sunflower€3.95Helianthus 'Pro Cut Red' is a stunning new dark addition to this widely grown series. Flowers are a deep, rich rusty-red, one of the best dark colours on the market. Dark chocolaty centers gradually give way to ruby ringed petals that fade to a lighter tip. The plants are uniform and vigorous in growth even under low temperatures
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Helianthus annuus 'Pro Cut White Nite'
Pollenless, Premium Sunflower€3.95Helianthus annuus 'Pro Cut White Nite' is a professional, pollenless cut-flower variety that is used by florists all over the world. The cream petals mature to white and contrast beautifully with the dark brown centre. They plants are uniform and vigorous in growth even under low temperatures
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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.