Native to the central and south-eastern parts of the United States, Echinacea angustifolia is valued as a short-term stimulant to the immune system. This classic purple flower is easy to grow and continues to be a favorite in home and public gardens, a ‘tried and true’ classic sure to please any home gardener.
Echinacea 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.
Echinacea paradoxa is a true paradox – a rare and highly unusual yellow variety of the much loved “Purple Coneflower”. With large, yellow ray flowers and the classical raised cone, the blooms are slightly fragrant and make excellent cut flowers. Echinacea paradoxa is a beautiful, elegant and easy plant to grow.
Echium 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.
Eryngium alpinum Superbum is an elegant species, with metallic stems and large flowers that mature to an intense steel blue/purple in summer and autumn. A fascinating architectural plant for the border.
Eryngium maritimum is an evergreen perennial plant native to Europe. Often found on sea shores, it is a protected species in many parts of the world. Highly ornamental, it is grown in gardens for its metallic bluish flowers and intensely whitish-glaucous leaves, it is very attractive to bees and butterflies.
Siberian 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.
This old English cottage plant is making a comeback, and no wonder. Blood Red’ is a favourite with gardeners, the astonishing, deep crimson, velvety red flowers they are sure to be a focal point. Ideal for borders and edging, they could also be used in large containers….and of course, walls!
‘Cloth of Gold’ is a favorite with gardeners, each plant wears a cloak of the finest gold and the large golden-yellow flowers are filled with a sweet fragrance, from mid-spring and throughout summer. They are a perfect foil for daffodils and many other spring bulbs.
‘Fair Lady Mixed’ is a classic tried and trusted variety. Reliably hardy, this uniform mixture blooms in a wide range of colours, both pastels and bright colours and includes the more unusual dusky-pink shades. This marvellous; fragrant, floriferous flower is extremely easy to grow and very rewarding.
Erysimum (formerly Cheiranthus) cheiri ‘Fire King’ is another old and tried variety, with striking, flame-like, glowing orange-scarlet flowers. A compact variety with a bushy habit and a rich fragrance, they will supply the household with an abundance of cut flowers for many weeks.
What spring garden would be complete without a bed of delightful, sweet-scented Wallflowers, harbingers of warmer weather to come? Erysimum cheiri, formerly Cheiranthus cheiri ‘Ivory-White’ is a fabulous form. A compact variety with a bushy habit which is ideal as an underplanting to tulips and other spring bulbs.
A favourite with gardeners, Erysimum cheiri ‘Scarlet Emperor’ is a classic wallflower with bold, fiery blooms in shades of rich scarlet and glowing crimson. Strongly scented, the flowers carry the sweet, spicy perfume that wallflowers are famed for.
Eschscholzia are of the easiest and most colourful annuals to grow, with masses of beautiful silky flowers in shades of gold. They bloom profusely over a very long season, succeed in all soils and garden positions and are heat and drought-resistant. They give a garden performance second to none!
One of the grandest of plants, Euphorbia characias ‘Wulfenii’ has upright stems clothed with whorls of fleshy, mat grey-green leaves that lend the whole plant a textural quality that is unparalleled. From March to June the plants are topped with intense chartreuse-green flowers’.
Used in many culinary dishes, the leaves and seeds of Fennel have a sweet aroma and an aniseed flavour. The fine clouds of feathery, bronze-purple leaves are wonderful in the herb garden or among tall perennials and grasses. The foliage acts as a delicate veil through which flower heads of plants can be seen.
Our native Meadowsweet is a familiar sight, with fernlike foliage and tufts of graceful, fragrant creamy-white flowers, which are in blossom from June to almost September. It has been used as a medicinal plant since ancient times, it makes a delicious and healthy tea.
Snake’s head fritillaries always excite attention wherever they are seen. None of the other lovely members of the fritillaria genus can match this native wildflower for the bizarre and unmistakable colouring of its bell-shaped flowers.
A complete innovation, Echinacea ‘Cheyenne Spirit’ is the latest Gold Medal Winner. Not limited to one colour, each plant can bloom in a sumptuous range of colour, gold, orange, scarlet, purple, cream and yellow. First year flowering and a must have for borders.
Echinacea ‘Paradiso’ is an outstanding series, distinguished by the exceptionally large flowers in a large range of shades including some lovely, soft hues. Very easy to grow, the plants thrive in average soils or hot, dry conditions, shrug off cold, and are equally at home in full sun or partial shade.
Echinacea is a perennial herb, the purple flower is in the form of a high cone. Valued as a short-term stimulant to the immune system. Until the late 1930s, Echinacea angustifolia was the only species used in medical practice. Organic Seed.
Viper’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.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.
Eryngium variifolium ‘Miss Marble’ is a spectacular evergreen perennial. The neat mound of basal leaves are attractively marbled with silver veining. In summer upright stems bear silvery-blue flowers, each thimble is surrounded by long, slender bracts which splay outwards, adding to the prickly appearance.
Long sword-shaped leaves, tight set white spheres and ivory-white bracts on smooth stiff stems. Eryngium yuccifolium have a unique structure that make it highly desirable.
Erysimum cheiri ‘F1 Sugar Rush Primrose’ produce a pale primrose, cream-yellow blooms in both autumn and spring. With multiple side branches that accompany the main flower spike, they create a dense, mounded display, 30cm tall. Perfect for borders, containers, or window boxes
Renowned for its striking, jewel-like hues ‘Sugar Rush’ is ultra-fast in production. Emerging with an apricot/burgundy flush, the spicily scented, bi-coloured flowers of ‘Sugar Rush Purple’ turn lilac/purple as they mature.
Erysimum cheiri ‘F1 Sugar Rush Red’ has upright clusters of deep, bright red blooms that fill the air with delicious scent. Tough and easy to grow, they are hardy enough to overwinter in many regions and will often flower over several months from spring and right through to early summer.
One of the most notable features of the ‘Sugar Rush’ series is its unique dual-season flowering. Unlike traditional wallflowers that primarily bloom in spring, ‘Sugar Rush’ flowers in both autumn and spring. ‘Yellow’ produces upright clusters of bright, golden-yellow blooms that fill the air with delicious scent.
Renowned for its striking, jewel-like hues that stand out even in cooler weather. ‘Sugar Rush Orange’ produce bright orange, spicily scented blooms on compact plants. With multiple side branches that accompany the main flower spike, they create a dense, mounded display perfect for borders, containers, or window boxes.
This is a lovely cultivar of the California poppy, the blooms of ‘Ivory Castle’ boasts single, creamy white blooms. One of the easiest and most colourful annuals to grow from seed, they bloom profusely from mid summer until frosts and are breathtaking in massed plantings or containers.
Eschscholzia Thai Silk boasts large semi-double blooms in breathtaking jewel tones and a chiffon-like texture reminiscent of glorious oriental silks. This exotic mix contains the Thai Silk series of four colours: Appleblossom, Rose, Apricot Chiffon, and Pink Champagne.
‘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.
‘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.
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.
Masses of beautiful silky flowers in shades of gold, Eschscholzia californica is one of the loveliest of all naturalised flowers. With fine dissected foliage they are fascinating to the eye and are breathtaking in massed plantings or containers. The flowers are extremely attractive to bees and butterflies.
Popularised by social media influencers Eucalyptus cinerea is one of the most desirable floristic materials. The blue-grey, round leaves have remarkable durability in the vase. Add a few stems to your shower and indulge in its powerful aromatic therapy. Relax, recharge, and reinvigorate.
Eucalyptus citriodora is a beautiful, fast growing species with sword shaped leaves that have an amazing citrus fragrance when crushed. the essential oils mainly consist of 80-90% citronella – at outdoor events a lush garland helps keep insects at bay.
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.
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.
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.
Crowned with large panicles of purple flowers, Eupatorium atropurpureum fall into the ‘naturalistic’ category. They share the physical characteristics of native species, albeit transplanted to another country.
Evening Primrose is a classic plant, with its beautiful yellow flowers is a feast for the eyes as well as the belly. The whole plant is edible: the leaves can be cooked as greens, and the nutty-flavoured roots can be boiled and eaten like parsnips. The flowers make a lovely salad garnish.€2.35
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