The Antirrhinum ‘F1 Twinny’ series offers large ‘butterfly’ azalea flowered blooms that jostle one another for space on compact plants. ‘Twinny Violet’ blooms with the most luscious, deep violet-magenta double blooms. They grow vigorously and flower freely and are excellent performers in both heat and rain.
‘Twinny White’ snapdragons produce large ‘butterfly’ or ‘azalea’ flowered blooms that jostle one another for space on compact plants. Given sunshine and well-drained soil, they grow vigorously and flower freely. The plants are exceptionally weather tolerant, and are excellent performers in both heat and rain.
Antirrhinum ‘Yellow Shades’ feature delicate primrose to buttercup yellow blooms on compact plants. Double snapdragon blooms are often referred to as ‘butterfly’ or ‘Azalea’ type blooms. Given sunshine and well-drained soil, they grow vigorously and flower freely.
Antirrhinum majus ‘Lucky Lips’ has been awarded the Fleuroselect Award. The judges were impressed by its height and compact plant habit. Blooming with distinctive contrasting bicolour purple-red and white flowers, a colour way that is often referred to as a ‘silver bi-colour’, it is ideal for adding height to borders or for cutting.
Be prepared to get your funk on. The Funky Begonia has entered the dance floor, and she’s ready to boogie all summer long. Huge, voluptuous flowers with superior heat tolerance and semi-trailing yet dense, sturdy growth habit, in six fantastic colours – Light Pink, Bright Pink, Orange, Red, Scarlet and White.
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.Ipomoea lobata is a fast growing climber with an exotic appearance. Tubular, flame-crimson flowers that look spectacular for months. It is one of the best climbers you can grow.
Ipomoea ‘Kniolas Black’ is one of the darkest of all Ipomoea varieties available, it blooms with the most stunning dark velvety purple-black flowers, each with cerise throats. Very easy to grow, this extremely carefree and free-blooming climber will bloom early and load itself with masses of attractive dark purple-black flowers all summer long.
Yellow Flag Iris is a common and widespread native plant. This good-looking plant is a wetland plant that is especially showy in bloom and has been transplanted into well-watered gardens all over the world.Mammoth Sweet Peas belongs to a type of sweet pea called an ‘Early Multiflora Gigantea’. Marked by the longest stems, and large fragrant blooms, they are very popular with commercial cut flower growers. ‘Mammoth Crimson’ produce large crimson-red flowers that are borne on beautifully long stems.
‘Mammoth Pastel Mix’ also known as ‘Goddess Mix’ is a dreamy grandiflora blend in blush, shell-pink, cream, peach and lavender, all richly scented. Extra-early with extra-large blooms, the vigorous plants carry long, strong stems packed with fragrant flowers. It’s one of the best strains for producing early cut flowers.
‘Mammoth Rose Pink’ produces blooms in a clear, mid rose-pink, fresh and flattering rather than hot or cerise. Buds open a shade deeper, then the petals soften to shell-pink with a faint silvery bloom on the wings. Extra early, extra large blooms and an excellent choice for early spring colour and for producing early cut flowers.
Mammoth Sweet Peas belongs to a type of sweet pea called an ‘Early Multiflora Gigantea’. Marked by the longest stems, and large fragrant blooms, they are very popular with commercial cut flower growers. ‘Mammoth Salmon Cream’ produce large crimson-red flowers that are borne on beautifully long stems.
Sweet Pea ‘Lord Nelson’ is an old fashioned variety that received an RHS Award of Merit in 1907. With beautiful, rich dark blue flowers and a powerful scent, it combines magnificently with white or with lighter blue shades.
A striking heirloom variety that creates a big impact, Sweet Pea ‘Miss Willmott’ dates back to 1901 but remains as attractive as ever, in the garden or as a cut flower. Attractive pale orange and salmon pink, unusual bicoloured flowers have a superb fragrance.
Originally bred and introduced by a Mr Viner in 1901, Sweet Pea ‘Nellie Viner’ produces long stemmed blooms that have nicely rounded clear pink flowers and is also blessed with the most superb fragrance and make exceptionally fine cut flowers.
The original ‘Painted Lady’ sweet pea arose as a sport from ‘Cupani’ in about 1730. It was the very first named sweet pea cultivar. Recently reselected, this modern form produces larger, more numerous flowers and retains the distinctive colour combination of lotus-pink and white petals with a rich, old-time sweet scent.
Lathyrus odoratus ‘Prima Donna’ is a classic Grandiflora sweet pea introduced by Henry Eckford in 1896, during the golden age of sweet pea breeding. It bears rosy-pink blooms that deepen as they mature, each flower beautifully proportioned and carried two or three to a stem.
An elegant Grandiflora sweet pea prized for its refined blooms, long graceful stems and heady perfume, Lathyrus ‘Sicilian Fuchsia’ shows a vivid cerise standard, flanked by paler pink wings, while the keel quietly remains a gentle, soft pink. The colours create a subtle, layered effect.
A delicate beauty that stands out among the bolder varieties, Lathyrus odoratus ‘Butterfly’ bears pale cream blooms softly flushed and veined with lilac and lavender Superb for cutting and a striking presence in the garden or the vase.
Dr Keith Hammett has bred many incredible new varieties of Sweet Pea. These new ‘Modern Grandiflora’s’ feature larger petal sizes and longer stem lengths. Importantly, the scent has been retained. ‘Moody Blues’ combines three of the most popular varieties. ‘North Shore’ , ‘Cocktail’, and ‘Big Blue’.
A modern grandiflora sweet pea, Lathyrus ‘Philip Miller Fleck’ produces soft rose-red, scented blooms, delicately flecked and streaked with violet, giving each flower a painterly charm. It captures the romance of the old-fashioned sweet peas while offering the vigour and reliability of modern breeding.
Among the most sought after flowers, by florists and flower farmers alike is the dramatic Sweet Pea ‘Nimbus’. A spencer type with big, prolific flowers on long stems, Nimbus wears its stormy dark-blue-violet highlights sprayed against a cream background.
Created from the resurgence of interest in breeding sweet peas for scent, Exceptionally fragrant, with a vintage look, Lathyrus ‘Old Times’ produce elegant and unusually coloured blooms on long stems. Dreamy, cream-colored blooms with lavender-blue blush and veins – this variety is a must grow.
Providing the best of all worlds for the gardener, Spencer Modern sweet peas have exceptional scent, combined with large ruffled petals and long stems. ‘Pulsar’ produces fragrant, ruffled white flowers rippled with delicate lilac stripes and flakes.
Wiltshire Ripple is a unique colour combination in the fashionable ripple pattern of claret to chocolate colouring over white scented blooms. Full-size exhibition, Spencer-type, Sweet Pea. Long strong stems. Ideal for cutting, exhibition and garden decoration.
Created from the resurgence of interest in breeding sweet peas for scent, Spencer Modern sweet peas provide the best of all worlds for the gardener. ‘Zorija Rose’ is a brilliantly bright variety with magenta flowers and excellent fragrance. They make exceptionally fine cut flowers.
Lathyrus odoratus ‘Arthur Hellyer’, produces large undulating flowers in shades of soft lavender, white and light purple. named after the English gardener Arthur Hellyer. Highly fragrant with the classic heady and sweet pea scent, they are absolutely irresistible!
Long-stemmed creamy-white with extra-long, thick stems and a wonderful fragrance, Lathyrus ‘Ice-Cream’ is a romantic addition to the garden and perfect for wedding work. Stunningly beautiful, with the most delicious vanilla ice cream coloured large undulating petals.
Bred by Roger Parsons, ‘Just Julia’ is a modern example of the classic Spencer Sweet Pea. Large, frilled blooms on long, strong stems and distinguished by its glowing pink petals with a lilac undertone. Highly recommended.
Introduced in 1981 in celebration of the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana, Lathyrus ‘Royal Wedding’ produces wonderfully large, slightly ruffled flowers with four to five blooms to a stem. They are of course perfect for wedding work.
Awarded the Fleuroselect Gold Medal for striking colour, plant habit, and flowering performance, Penstemon barbatus ‘Twizzle Scarlet’ is a first year flowering perennial that will add height and high-impact colour to the border. Giving superb flowering performance from mid to late summer.
Penstemon barbatus ‘Twizzle Coral’ adds a graceful twist to the garden. A first year flowering perennial, that boasts twice the length of flowering stem giving longer, more elegant wands for the vase. Hardy and vigorous the plants bloom over a long period from summer through to autumn.
A first year flowering perennial that boasts half the foliage of older varieties and twice the length of flowering stem, Penstemon ‘Twizzle Purple’ produces trumpet shaped magenta-violet blooms that flutter all along the tall, slender stems.
Spectacularly draped with long, velour-like cerise tassels. Persicaria ‘Cerise Pearls’ is a modern-day, low growing variety. Tall enough to give the same airy effect, yet so much easier to place in the garden.
Silvery white petals are dressed in tints of blush pink that darken with age, against a darker pink eye. The blooms carry a fresh fragrance reminiscent of lilacs and make delightful cut flowers. Uniform with outstanding weather tolerance they will flower right through the summer until October. Leave the colour in your borders or cut regularly through summer for wonderful vase displays.
Phlox ‘Cherry Caramel’ produce clusters of blooms in a range of fashionable ‘antique’ colours. Coffee, caramel, raspberry and cream, many with dark centres. They have outstanding weather tolerance and will provide wonderful vase displays right through the summer until October.
‘Sugar Stars’ is a fabulous new annual Phlox variety that blooms with a confection of purple-blue and white clustered blooms. One of the most useful of annuals they flower from mid July right through to October. For spectacular display, romantic excess and sweet fragrance, they are without peer.
Phlox is one of the most useful of annuals, they are extremely rewarding garden subjects and lack real competition in the late summer garden. Uniform, with outstanding weather tolerance they will flower from mid July right through the summer until October. Perfect for wedding work and bouquets, Grandiflora ‘Alba’ provides pure white flowers combined with a delicious scent.
Phlox drummondii grandiflora ‘Isabellina’ is fast to flower and produces abundant clusters of creamy, linen-yellow flowers that are the colour of condensed milk. A must-have for wedding work, this delicious variety is a great addition to the garden border and bouquets.
Sedum album is one of the most popular forms of sedum, known for its dense foliage as it changes colour throughout the seasons. The leaves emerge a coral-salmon in spring, change to bright green in summer and then to reddish bronze with the arrival of cooler temperatures. In summer the plants explode in masses of tiny, white star-shaped flowers.
Sedum forsterianum ‘Silver Stone’ is one of the more unusual textured species, with whorls of silver-green foliage. In late summer bright yellow star shaped flowers appear. This low-growing succulent plant grows to a height of 15 to 20cm, extremely hardy it can cope with temperatures down to minus 34°C.
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.
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.
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.
Viola ‘Sorbet F1 Honeybee’ is a real heartbreaker in a six-petal suit. They bloom with rich mahogany and warm golden yellow petals – rather like sunlit honey. Near the centre there’s a soft black whisker pattern. Perfect for use in beds or containers and for attracting pollinators to the garden.
A delicate lavender kissed with rosy pink undertones, the top petals of Viola ‘Sorbet F1 Lavender Pink’ lean a little more to lavender, the lower ones more pink, giving it a subtle watercolor fade. Refined, elegant and easy on the eye.
Viola hybida ‘Sorbet F1 Lemon Chiffon’ is pure joy in the form of a flower, with pale lemon-yellow upper petals with warm yellow lower petals. The compact, mound shaped plants grow 15cm high and up to 30cm wide. They are very tolerant of heat and cold, and in climates with mild weather they will flower all winter.
Well-regarded in horticultural circles, Viola Sorbet XP Neptune F1 is a premium cultivar, for its consistent performance across a wide range of climates and seasons. ‘Neptune’, displays striking blooms characterised by a soothing blend of soft blue and cream petals, often with a delicate yellow center and a faint blue picotee edge.
One of the most striking colour combinations of the series, Sorbet ‘Orchid Rose Beacon’ blooms with bicoloured flowers of bicoloured flowers of with rose and purple-pink face, with dark whiskers and a golden eye. Absolutely gorgeous, it can be slipped into almost any gaps where you need a little brightness.
The Sorbet series is the premier series of Violas. Bred to have more blooms and less stretching, it is a standout performer in both spring and autumn. Sorbet F1 ‘Pink Halo’ have petals that are a crisp white. At the centre there’s a raspberry-pink halo that fades outward and dark whiskers that radiate from the centre.
Sorbet ‘F1 Raspberry’ has tricolour patterns with cap, face, whiskers and eye colours, with luscious deep raspberry red upper and lower petals with dark whiskers and a golden eye. It is a stunning new colour pattern, with a bright face that seems to be basking in the spring or autumn sunshine
Known for their vigorous growth and cascading blooms, Viola pansy ‘Freefall F1’ is perfect for spring and autumn baskets. It is day-length neutral, so will bloom well into winter and early spring. Super floriferous with a tidy habit, it attracts pollinators and adds charm to any outdoor space.
Viola ‘F1 Frizzle Sizzle Blue’ brings an air of cool elegance to the garden. The large blooms ripple and curl with the same extravagant ruffling as the rest of the series, but here the petals are a rich, velvety blue, shifting in tone from deep indigo at the centre to softer violet at the edges.
Richly ruffled and frilled, the blooms of Viola ‘F1 Frizzle Sizzle Burgundy’ resemble plush velvet. An excellent choice for cool season blooms, few plants are as accommodating, and fewer still manage to be so dramatic about it.
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.
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