Dried Flowers
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Eucalyptus gunnii 'Silver Drop'
Cider Gum, Gum Tree€3.95Out of stock
Eucalyptus gunnii 'Silver Drop' is a wonderful fragrant foliage in high demand in the cut flower trade. Bred especially to provide small round, blue-green leaves that are better for fine floral work. Use it as filler in mixed bouquets where they add interesting colour, texture and aroma.
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Eucalyptus parvifolia 'Small leaved'
Syn: E parvi or E. parvula, Aka Kybean Gum€3.95Out of stock
Eucalyptus parvifolia is an extremely versatile variety that makes a wonderful bouquet addition. It can be grown as an annual from seed if started early, each shrub-sized plant produces loads of stems that are perfect for flower arranging and can also be dried for later use.
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Eucalyptus pulverulenta 'Baby Blue'
Silver-leaved Mountain Gum, Florists Eucalyptus€3.95Wonderfully ornamental, Eucalyptus pulverulenta 'baby blue' is the silver dollar of florists worldwide. The elliptical, aromatic, blue-green leaves are stacked along lengthy, multi-branched stems. This cultivar of bridal bouquets and garlands, the bluish grey of its foliage makes it a wild card for floral arrangements.
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Gypsophila elegans 'Covent Garden'
Babys Breath€1.50Gypsophila has recently become rather trendy among celebrity and designer florists, even taking centre stage as the main flower focus of bouquets and arrangements. 'Covent Garden' produces hundreds of tiny, single white flowers on wire-thin branches, giving an airy impression.
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Gypsophila paniculata 'Snowflake'
Double Flowered Babys Breath€1.75Out of stock
Gypsophila paniculata 'Snowflake' is a pretty double-flowered baby’s breath that offers big airy clouds of white blooms in early summer. The flower panicles are strong-stemmed, compact and bloom a bit earlier than standard forms. Each stem has hundreds of tiny white flowers on wire-thin branches, giving an airy, soft impression.
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Helichrysum bracteatum 'Golden Yellow'
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. They are easy to cultivate and established plants grow well with little or no attention and bloom from mid-summer right up to frost.
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Helichrysum bracteatum 'Purple Red'
Strawflower, Everlasting, Paper Daisy, Immortelle€2.10Helichrysum make one of the finest subjects for beds and borders and for bouquets, the flowers bloom from mid-summer right up to frost. Deep purple-red blooms are held atop strong multi-branching bright green stems. Known as an 'everlasting', they make one of the best dried flowers, both the colour and shape will last indefinitely.
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Helichrysum bracteatum 'Scarlet'
Strawflower, Everlasting, Paper Daisy, Immortelle€2.10Helichrysum bracteatum is the cut flower grower's staple, producing tall vigorous branching plants that are filled with large papery flowers. The scarlet red flowers are perfect for cutting, they have a subtle silky sheen and are striking in all stages, from bud to fully opened.
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Hordeum jubatum
Squirrel-Tail, Foxtail Barley€2.20Out of stock
Squirrel-Tail Grasses are the ultimate architectural plant, adding see-through effects, autumn colour and winter shapes. They carry silky, golden-greyish panicles in early and mid summer, which develop a reddish or purple tinge at the tips. Fantastic in massed groups, or around taller, more stately plants. -
Lagurus ovatus
Hares-tail, Bouquet Grass, Ornamental Grass€2.00Out of stock
Lagurus 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! -
Lavandula angustifolia 'Lavender Vera'
True English Lavender, Old English LavenderStarting at: €1.75
Lavendula angustifolia is an excellent plant for low informal hedging and as a specimen evergreen for borders and formal gardens. Flowering generally begins from mid to late June to early July. The flowers have a rich sweet scent and are highly attractive to bees and other beneficial insects.
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Lavandula angustifolia 'Lavender Vera', Organic
True English Lavender, Old English Lavender€2.25Out of stock
Lavandula angustifolia, also called Lavender vera is the best Lavender for medicinal and aromatherapy purposes. It is a staple plant for the herb garden, the fragrant flowers have been used in perfumes, poultices and potpourris for centuries. Organic Seed. -
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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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 ‘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 ‘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 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. -
Lepidium sativum, Persian Cress or Ornamental Cress
Ornamental Cress€2.35Persian Cress or Ornamental Cress is a trendy filler green among floral artists and they keep it in regular demand. This easy to grow filler foliage grows upright, sturdy branches decorated with tiny, silvery seed pods by the thousands.The flower stems are durable and age well, turning golden at the end of the season. -
Liatris spicata ‘Goblin’
Aka Liatris ‘Kobold'.
Blazing Star or Gayfeather€2.65Liatris spicata ‘Goblin’ also known in Europe as ‘Kobold’ is a dwarf, compact cultivar. Growing to just 60cm, it is a valuable addition to perennial gardens as a vertical contrast to mounded or broad-leaved plants and look particularly attractive when planted in large sweeps or drifts in informal settings..
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Limonium tataricum 'Statice'
Limonium latifolium, German or Perennial Statice€2.95Coveted by crafters and arrangers, every devotee of dried-flower arrangements is no doubt familiar with Statice. This perennial variety is a stunning spectacle when in bloom, producing clusters of silvery white frilly flowers that last all summer. Delicate and exquisite, they look like they are made from paper.
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Lunaria annua 'Honesty'
Silver Dollars, Silver PenniesStarting at: €1.75
Honesty is a dual purpose plant, grown partly for its fragrant purple - pink flowers in spring and summer, but also for its unique seed-heads. Oval and translucent, gleaming with an eerie silver light and coveted by flower arrangers. It is a vital nectar plant and therefore popular with bees and butterflies.
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Lunaria annua var. alba 'White Honesty'
Silver Dollars, Silver PenniesStarting at: €2.20
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Lunaria annua alba has pure white starry blooms which are almost fluorescent at sunset. Over a long season it produces masses of silvery pods. It is properly grown as a biennial, and makes large, well-branched plants in its second year. Very easy to grow it is also a vital nectar plant. -
Moluccella laevis
Bells of Ireland, Shell FlowerStarting at: €1.65
'Bells of Ireland' are flowers to please anyone who loves flower arranging. Cut fresh, the bells will last for years and they are very useful for winter arrangements but they also look good in flower borders and with the recent fashion for green blooms are becoming more sought after.
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Monarda didyma 'Panorama Red Shades'
Bee Balm, Bergamot. Oswego Tea, Horsemint€2.70Monarda 'Panorama Red Shades' is the first separate colour available from seed. This foolproof plant is trouble-free and a joy for the garden and vase. They bloom profusely with very distinctive flower-heads, each plant bearing up to 20 long stems and are as long-lasting as they are dramatic.