Helianthus annuus ‘ProCut 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 are uniform and vigorous in growth even under low temperatures
Helianthus ‘Starburst Panache’ is hard to beat. Fully double blooms with ultra-fluffy, shaggy golden petals surrounding dark green-brown eyes on long, straight stems. The plants keep sending up new buds for weeks, making them exceptionally productive in the cutting patch.
With most sunflowers, the beauty is in the flower petals, but the multi-layered, green outer calyxes of Helianthus ‘Sunfill Green’ create the show. This fast growing annual source of cut fillers for bouquets produce geometric flower heads for use as bouquet greenery. Sow successionally, mid spring right through to mid summer.
Helianthus ‘Sunfill Purple’ is a novel purple sunflower with sumptuous dark centers and petals tipped with edged hints of purple. These fast-growing sunflowers produce geometric flower heads for use as bouquet greenery. Just 50 days to maturity, sow successionally, mid spring right through to mid summer.
Every garden needs a few easy going plants that give a lot of colour for very little work. Heliopsis ‘New Hybrids’ will produce arm loads of flowers all summer long and never once ask for decent soil or proper care.
Hyssop famously attracts bees, hover-flies and butterflies. It makes excellent honey and is a must for any wildflower garden. Some beekeepers rub the hive with it to encourage the bees to keep to their home. In cooking, use the same way you would Rosemary. Organic Seed.Hyssopus officinalis ‘Alba’ is a much less well known variety of hyssop. Also known as ‘White Hyssop’ the plants sport bright white flowers from July to October. Widely used as a ‘taste enhancing’ herb or wildlife plant, the plants are a dark, vibrant green with a spiky, upright habit and narrow tongue-like leaves which have a peppery scent when stroked.
Hyssop is a strong-flavoured aromatic herb which is enjoying a revival with home gardeners. An ideal plant for use in containers or as a low hedge or border within the herb garden. Highly attractive to bees, it makes excellent honey and is a must for any wildflower garden.
Lepidium sativum, commonly called Persian 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.
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.
Bred for a long flowering period with unbeatable garden performance, George Russell developed one of the most popular and distinctive plants in history, the ever popular ‘Russell Hybrids’. Magnificent vertical stems of densely packed soft pink flowers each with a white flag. The Chatelaine’ is one of the prettiest in the series.
Shorter than the species, Malva moschata ‘Appleblossom’ grows 45 to 60cm in height. The satiny, single flowers in a lovely soft shade of silver-pink, are textured and striated like crepe, they have a lustrous lacquered quality in sunlight. Wonderfully appealing to bees and other pollinators, they also make a good cut flower.
Considered by many gardeners to be the most desirable of the Malva species, this rare white-flowered form is even lovelier than the normal rose-pink Musk Mallow. Flowering throughout the summer, the pure white, scented flowers contrast beautifully with the ferny foliage.
Night or Evening-scented Stock is one of the easiest and rewarding scented plants to grow. The flowers open in the late afternoon and emit a most delightful fragrance. The scent has been compared to vanilla, rose, spice and even cloves. It will become a summer fragrance you will never want to be without.
Matthiola ‘Starlight Scentsation Mix has been developed to give a balanced blend of soft colours and a reliably strong scent throughout summer. They flower rapidly in a modern, soft pastel blend of lilac, mauve, pink and cream. Perfect for borders and containers, they also make a lovely cut flower.
Omphalodes is a delicate annual that wears its charm lightly. It forms an airy mound of fine, silver-grey foliage. Come late spring, it sends up slender stems topped with small, pure white flowers. They look like forget-me-nots dressed up in white linen.
Panicum elegans is a graceful annual grass grown for its glittering silvery seed heads. Easy and reliable to grow, in the garden it softens plantings Much loved by florists, the feathery sprays are quick to grow and prized for cutting. Its airy seed heads retain their sparkle when dried.
With arching panicles densely packed with glossy, violet-black seeds, Panicum miliaceum Violaceum is highly prized by florists. They brings structure, movement and colour to both fresh and dried arrangements and hold their seeds well without shedding, and have an excellent vase life of around 10 to 14 days.
Ricinus communis is one of the best ways to quickly create a tropical effect in the garden. This remarkably architectural, fast growing plant. The huge leaves and interesting flower spikes add drama to borders and beds. The variety, gibsonii grows to around 150cm with gorgeous dark red, metallic foliage.
Saponaria is a pretty little plant that forms a mound of bright-green leaves, smothered by starry bright-pink clusters of flowers. Use as a ground cover, in paving or rock features or allow it to trail over the sides of raised beds and low walls. RHS Award of Garden Merit. Boasting the most desirable of deep blue flowers, Scabiosa ‘Oxford Blue’ is a reselected form that stands out from other varieties. The large, domed, dark centred cushions with contrasting white ‘pins’, bob atop strong stems.
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.
Scabiosa atropurpurea is one of the longest-flowering and most glamorous of flowers that you can grow from seed. Easy to grow and fast to flower, this invaluable plant will attract many butterflies and bees to the garden and the long, straight stems will supply you with cut flowers throughout the season.
A prodigious bloomer and a tough, hardy garden performer Scabiosa atropurpurea grows quickly and is fast to flower. Rose-pink petals surround a domed, dark centred cushion, this invaluable plant will attract many butterflies and bees to the garden and would look as happy in a wildflower meadow as in a manicured border.
A prodigious bloomer and a tough, hardy garden performer Scabiosa atropurpurea grows quickly and is fast to flower. ‘Tall Double White’ blooms with delicate, pure white blooms. With strong, straight stems, they are valued for the contribution they make in the garden as well as the vase.
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.
The papery bracts of Scabiosa stellata is an example of perfect geometry. A delicate geodesic sphere of translucent papery, cone shaped bracts adds a new shape to the garden. The everlasting seed heads make excellent cut flowers and are perfect for dried arrangements.
Our native Figwort is one of the most prolific nectar producers in the plant world, the long-lasting flowers attract more pollinators than any other plant around. The flowers, similar to tiny snapdragons ripen into egg-shaped seed pods, which are just the perfect bouquet filler for interest and movement!
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.
Brilliant sizzling, orange-scarlet flowers cover this vibrant ornamental plant, Tithonia produces one of the best flowers for attracting butterflies to the garden. Very easy and rewarding and perfect for new gardeners and children, sow direct in May and June for fast and furious, fabulous flowers.
Nasturtium ‘Bloody Mary’ is an award winning Nasturtium with a unique flower pattern. Dramatic 5cm flowers in shades of dark red, coral red, cream, and unique bicolours, make a melodramatic scene in the flower bed, container or vase. Highly decorative they are in flower from May right through to October.
Tropaeolum ‘Fiery Festival’ is a trailing nasturtium variety that boasts vibrant bright red blooms with yellow centers. Its vines can extend up to 150cm, making it ideal for ground cover, hanging baskets, or climbing supports. Additionally the flowers are edible and serve a useful role in companion planting.
‘Purple Emperor’ is an exciting new palette with a vintage colouration that is quite unique to nasturtiums. Initially opening a dusky, antique burgundy they fade in the most beautiful way to a vintage lavender-rose.
In multiple hues of apricot, the petals of Tropaeolum ‘Tip Top Apricot’ have a darker veining with a deeply shaded throat. This award winning, premium series produce 45 to 50cm mounded plants that are extremely floriferous and have a long flowering season.
‘Tip Top, Pink Blush’ is a premium series that provides uniquely coloured flowers that are a great addition to the nasturtium family. Vintage-cream flowers, finely veined with apricot-pink. The subtle palette gives a relaxed, modern look to borders and larger containers alike.
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 ‘Arkwright Ruby’ is an antique variety that is a favourite among gardeners for both its historical charm and ornamental beauty. The rich, velvety ruby-red blooms are incredibly versatile, perfect for almost anywhere in the garden or for the vase.
Viola cornuta ‘Back to Black’ is a striking cultivar of the horned violet, admired for its exceptionally dark, velvety flowers. The blooms are an intense black-purple, so deep that they often appear pure black. If you want to achieve long stems for the vase, plant them close, 5 to 10cm apart.
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.
Viola ‘Chantreyland’ is a compact, cool-season charmer. Soft apricot petals with hints of cream, washed with a blush of sunset pink. She’s made for edging, containers, or nestling into cracks in old stone. Quite unforgettable once you’ve met her. no wonder she has been in cultivation since 1923.
A real gem from the mountains of Italy, Viola corsica ‘Bertolonii’ is a rare but easy-to-grow viola that deserves a spot in any sunny garden. It forms tidy clumps of dark green, lance-shaped leaves and puts on a gorgeous display of large, azure-blue flowers from April through June.
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.
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
Cultivated in Switzerland in 2004 from the famous ‘Queen Charlotte’, One would think that ‘Reine de Neiges’, or ‘Snow Queen’ would be a white bloomer. The flowers are almost white, a clear crisp ice-blue. Long blooming and upward facing, their fragrance is intense.
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.
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.
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