Iceland Poppy
Named after ‘Kelmscott Manor’, the country home of the writer, designer and socialist William Morris, Papaver nudicaule ‘Kelmscott Giants’ produce large, luscious, crepe paper-like petals in an array of soft pastel shades.
Antique Flemish Poppy
A range of delicate antique pinks, many with a cream-white base, suffused with rose, pinks and purple hues, beautifully offset by lush, blue-green foliage. Papaver paeoniflorum ‘Antique Shades’ is not a new introduction, but on old, historical variety of the type that were grown in cottage gardens and monasteries several centuries ago.
A cult favourite of high-end florists who reserve ‘Amazing Grey’ for their finest design work. Sown in spring, by June you will be blessed with goose neck, prickly buds and shortly after, gorgeous pearl greys, pewter and mauve coloured, luminescent blooms.
Aka 'Sir Cedric Morris'
Offering the finest colours in mauves and smokey tones, Papaver ‘Mother of Pearl’ blooms with single flowers in dove greys, blackberry, lavender and opalescent shadowy tints. They are the easiest thing to establish.
Florists Poppy
Grown primarily for its decorative seed pods, Papaver somniferum ‘The Giant’ provides huge blooms in a multitude of colours, each with satiny petals which give way to possibly the largest of all poppy pods. Florists the world over, use the giant pods in floral decorations, either fresh with late summer flowers, or when dried.
Black-Eyed Susan, Annual Coneflower
Velvety blooms in subtle shades, pale cappuccino, deep caramel, copper, dusty raspberry and everything in between. Rudbeckia ‘Sahara’ is one of the most spectacular blooms in the late summer border, coming to its peak just as others are starting to fade.
Pin cushion flower
One of the longest-flowering and most glamorous of flowers that you can grow from seed, Scabiosa ‘Summer Fruits’ is a fantastic, fruity blend of delicious colours including raspberry, plum and blackberry. For weekly inclusions in the vase keep the flowers cut to keep the production of flowers right throughout the season.
Compact Nasturtium
Celebrated for its striking, velvety deep-red to near-black flowers, which provide dramatic contrast, Tropaeolum ‘Black Velvet’ is a visually captivating and versatile plant that combines ornamental beauty with culinary and ecological benefits.
Dark Mullein
Verbascum nigrum is one of the most reliable and long-flowering verbascum, it is also one of the truly perennial species. This European native bloom profusely with masses of golden-yellow flowers. First thing in the morning, the flowers are alive with bees getting on with their day’s work. Take time to stand and admire them for a few minutes. They will pay you no heed, they’re far too busy.
Dark Mullein
Verbascum nigrum is one of the most reliable and long-flowering verbascum, it is also one of the truly perennial species. The variety ‘Album’ bloom profusely in late spring with masses of white flowers with attractive violet filaments, held on candelabra like branches. They bloom throughout the summer, with a few sporadic flowers still in September to early October.
Purple Mullein
English gardeners are very familiar with this plant and consider it essential for a well-structured garden. Verbascum phoeniceum ‘Hybrids Mix’ flower freely, giving a glorious plethora of colours from delicate salmon to rich claret. A true perennial which can flower the first year given an early sowing.
Trailing Verbena, Clump Verbena
A beautiful pastel mixture of this exquisite series, Verbena ‘Obsession’ plants are compact with a trailing habit of growth they eventually spill over the edges of hanging baskets and containers. This award winning variety is an excellent performer flowering over a long period throughout summer, regardless of the weather.
Antique Pansy (Early 1800's)
Renowned for its unique, hand painted, Viola ‘Brush Strokes’ is a captivating variety that has been carefully chosen from a cherished collection of historic strains. A harmonious blend of soft apricot, honey, plum, cream and lavender tones, often accented by intricate flecks and fine veining.
Winter Pansy. Ruffled Pansy
Viola x wittrockiana ‘Frizzle Sizzle F1’ has a unique flower, and is possibly quite unlike any pansy that you have seen before. Large flowers, completely ruffled along the edges. ‘Frizzle Sizzle Lemonberry’ produces ruffled lemon-yellow flowers with dark blotches and berry purple edges.
Winter Pansy. Ruffled Pansy
Viola x ‘Frizzle Sizzle’ F1 has a unique flower, and is possibly quite unlike any pansy that you have seen before. It produces large 2-3 inch wide flowers, each of which is completely ruffled along the edges. This mix from the series includes the most popular shades, each with the central dark blotch.
Winter Pansy. Ruffled Pansy
Viola x wittrockiana ‘Frizzle Sizzle F1’ has a unique flower, and is possibly quite unlike any pansy that you have seen before. Large flowers, completely ruffled along the edges. ‘Frizzle Sizzle Lemonberry’ produces ruffled lemon-yellow flowers with dark blotches and berry purple edges.
Giant Cactus Flowered Zinnia
So named for their unique spiky appearance, Cactus Flowered Zinnias have semi double, large blooms each with re-curved, quilled and twisted petals, they bloom in a wide range of colours and form interesting textures in the garden or the vase.
Giant Cactus Flowered Zinnia
A slightly eccentric variety of Zinnia, ‘Senorita’ produces wonderful peach, cherry and salmon-pink blooms each with ruffled, ribbon-like petals. These reliable plants produce a bumper crop and the more you harvest, providing colour from mid-summer to autumn.
Dahlia Flowered Zinnia
Zinnia ‘Queeny Lemon Peach’ is the latest award winning colour in the series. As the blooms age, they have a a reverse fading habit that presents beautiful colour shades, the colour starts a delicate creamy lemon and transition to a soft coral-peach.
Dahlia Flowered Zinnia
An exciting new addition to the Zinnia Queeny Series, ‘Lime Orange’ is the most beautiful range of iridescent raspberry, apricot, and smoky peach with a dark cranberry centre. Winner of the Fleuroselect Gold Award – There is no other flower on the market quite like it.
Dahlia Flowered Zinnia
Zinnia ‘Queeny Red Lime’ is a unique zinnia that is coveted for its unusual colouring. From a smoky dark rose to a subtle maroon red crowned with lime green. There is no other flower on the market quite like it.
Dahlia Flowered Zinnia
The latest addition to this wonderful series, Zinnia ‘Queeny Lime with Blush’ has a wonderful ombré gradient on the petals, the coloration transitions from a soft lime green to a muted dusty raspberry. Perfect for bridging between different colour spectrums.
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