‘Sunset Buff’ is a lovely, more subtle coloured calendula. It is the soft apricot-buff version of ‘Indian Prince’ with the same crimson petal backs. They grow to a height of around 60cm and a spread of 45cm, are an excellent variety for borders and make a stunning cut flower.
Introduced for the 2016 season, Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Xanthos’ is causing rather a stir in horticultural circles. Unique soft-yellow blooms are produced in profusion on compact dwarf plants.
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!
This heirloom morning glory originated in Bavaria in Germany and named for the original Seed-saver Baptist John Ott, Ipomoea purpurea ‘Grandpa Ott’ flowers of intense violet-blue, with a ruby red star. It is a good climber for walls, trellis work or if allowed to scramble through other plants or trees.
Originally raised in the 1880’s by the Rev. Wilks in his garden in Shirley near Croydon in Surrey. The flowers are often likened to tissue paper, in colours from the brightest scarlet to pure white, with all shades of pink in between and all varieties of flaked and edged flowers.
Spilanthes acmella is a unique and versatile plant that will add texture and interest to your garden. Used by herbalists, the pretty yellow and red cone-shaped flowers and leaves have properties similar to Echinacea and has numbing properties when the leaves and flowers are chewed.
Tagetes patula ‘Queen Sophia’ is an extremely popular, award winning variety that was introduced in the early 1900’s. Gorgeous to the point of excess, it produces semi-double blooms. Deep orange-to-russet petals that are intricately edged with russet and gold.Nasturtium ‘Gleam Hybrids’ is a moderate spreading variety and the variety we would recommend for hanging baskets and for containers. They offer a particularly nice colour selection with all the shades you expect, primrose, gold, orange, red and mahogany plus a few surprises.
Calendula officinalis ‘Citrus Mixed’ is a highly attractive hardy annual variety producing a bright mixture of apricot, orange, lemon and cream blooms from May to September. Among the most popular of hardy annuals, they are very easy to grow, and thrive in the cooler weather of spring and autumn.
A unique new colour in Calendula, ‘Double Lemon’ is an award winning variety that produces large double, pale lemon blooms, each with a deep yellow heart. Compact, bushy and free flowering. it is an excellent variety for borders and containers.
Calendula officinalis ‘Cut Flower Mix’ is a specially selected mix of colours and types, each with long stems designed for cutting. They grow to a height of around 70 to 80cm, are an excellent variety for borders and make a stunning cut flower. Clip spent flowers to achieve a longer blooming season.
A delightful compact mix of single and semi-double forms, the daisy-like open petals of ‘Oopsy Daisy’ are bright in the centre with dark tips. Easy to grow, they thrive in the cooler weather of spring and autumn. This is an excellent variety for borders and containers and will add cheer to any location.
Don’t be misled by the name – Calendula officinalis ‘Orange Flash’ produces stunning apricot-copper coloured blooms with darker shades of ombré-rose on the reverse. They grow to a height of around 60cm and a spread of 45cm, are an excellent variety for borders and make a stunning cut flower.
Calendula ‘Touch of Red Buff’ is a very interesting and unusual colour, a very contemporary beige-pink with darker petal tips giving a beautiful antique and vintage effect. For cut flowers, harvest when blooms are partially open and clip spent flowers to achieve a longer blooming season.
‘Touch of Red Mix’ is an exceptional, unusual and dramatic mix of colours. Containing the three colours in the ‘Touch of Red’ series, Buff, Orange and Yellow, each with deep bronze and red edges and backs of each petal. A very pleasing effect that will brighten up the garden or any floral arrangement.
Calendula officinalis is prolific and durable and so are perfect candidates for cutting and flower arrangements. Sprinkle salads and decorate cakes with the edible tangy petals. Organic Seed.In adorable shades of apricot, peach with a soft rose centre, Cosmos ‘Apricotta’ will soon become a firm favourite amongst florists and gardeners. Early to flower the unusual blooms have a magical iridescence and the long stems are perfect for cutting .
Cosmos is a glorious annual unrivaled as long-standing performers in a garden. ‘Dazzler’ is a relatively new addition, with large, open flowers of carmine pink and delicate, feathery foliage. It is a superb cut flower and an exceptional annual for mixed beds and borders, cottage gardens and mass plantings.
Cosmos Double Click Cranberries has fabulous eye-catching carmine-red coloured double flowers with some single variations. It is easy to grow and is such a lovely ‘cut and come’ again variety that just flowers and flowers over a long season.
The latest colour in the Cosmos ‘Double Click’ series, ‘Snow Puff’ has spectacular white, pom-pom flowers that sit on sturdy stems and make a gorgeous cut flower Perfect for wedding work, this award winning variety will flower over a long season and provide a vibrant display all summer long.
Dwarf cosmos are very easy to grow, quick to flower from seed and thrive even on poor soil. ‘Dwarf Sensation Mix’ bloom over an extended period of time in shades of carmine, pink, pink blush and white. Growing to only 60cm they can be grown in beds or even large containers.
Feathery petals burst from the golden centres, adding another flounce to the velvety, red-purple silks and satins of this new cosmos. The fantastic strong colour paired with a very early flowering period and medium-high growth earned ‘Fandango’ a well deserved Fleuroselect award.
‘Rosetta’ is an outstanding new variety of Cosmos that has earned the Fleuroselect Award for colour pattern, flower size and shape. Subtle, delicately striped blooms in romantic shades of blush pink and rose, some with an inner collarette of smaller fluffy petals, over light airy foliage.
Conjure up the colour red, fix it in your mind’s eye, and fast forward to a much warmer, dare I say sizzling time in your life…. and then imagine this colour in a flower. Let me introduce you to Cosmos Rubenza. It is red that combines favourably with other colours. The very same colour as Dorothy’s shoes – the ones that got her back to Kansas.
Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Velouette’ is an exceptional new variety with unique dark red blooms, the same sizzling dark red as Rubenza. Semi-dwarf, early flowering and uniform, they give a wonderful effect when planted in combination. They will start to bloom in as little as 70 days from sowing, going on to offer to six months of colour from May to October.
A unique variety of cosmos with unusual blooms that have a magical iridescence. Magenta, rose and raspberry pinks are overlaid with an apricot- peach undertone. As each flower matures, the colour fades to a warm, antique rose.
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.
Mimosa pudica, the ‘sensitive plant’, is a source of fascination to adults and children alike. When touched, the narrow fern-like leaflets they almost instantaneously fold together and the leaf stalk droops. This sometimes sets off a chain reaction, with several leaf stalks falling on top of one another.
‘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.
‘Love-in-a-Mist’ as it is commonly known is both beautiful and easy to grow, “Miss Jekyll” bears rich indigo-blue flowers which seem to float amongst the finely cut leaves. It is one of the most interesting shaped flowers you will ever see. They provide a charming show of bloom during the summer months.Once the petals drop, the blossoms transform into little fairy lanterns
Nigella ‘Moody Blues’ is ridiculously easy to grow. Sown directly, they will be flowering in just three months and bloom through to October. In cool summer climates, additional sowings can be done every 3 to 4 weeks until mid-summer.
‘Albion Black Pod’ is much less common than the usual Nigella varieties, It bears delicate romantic white flowers with intriguing little green stamens that are surrounded by ferny foliage. At the end of the season, the petals drop and the blossoms transform into dark plum fairy lanterns.
‘Albion Green Pod’ is an unusual species of Nigella. The flowers are followed by fresh green, very ornamental seed capsules, are held on stiff stems. They dry readily and easily, are very decorative and very useful for fresh and dried bouquets. They can also be dried for winter decorations indoors.
An unusual twist on the classic cottage garden flower, Nigella ‘Transformer’ adds intriguing texture with its uniquely shaped flowers and upright, seed pods. A good choice for borders, mass plantings or cut flowers. Used fresh or dried the seed pods are a great filler in bouquets, cut flower production is just 12 to 16 weeks.
Nigella papillosa ‘African Bride’ is a most attractive variety. Deep rich purple stamens that highlight pure white blooms are followed by intriguing red seed pods. also known as White Love-in-a-Mist or Eclipse, this hardy annual is very easy to grow, rather special as a cut flower, and lovely in summer borders too.
An unusual twist on the classic cottage garden flower, Nigella ‘Transformer’ adds intriguing texture with its uniquely shaped flowers and upright, seed pods. A good choice for borders, mass plantings or cut flowers. Used fresh or dried the seed pods are a great filler in bouquets, cut flower production is just 12 to 16 weeks.
Nigella papillosa ‘Midnight’ is a very handsome variety with gorgeous, velvety, dark purple flowers which stand above attractive, lush green feathery foliage. Ornamental, dark purple, spider-like seed pods extend the interest of this border star well into autumn. Sowing to flowering takes just three months.
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.
Notable for its rare flower colour, Nasturtium ‘Milkmaid’ produces blooms in a lovely soft, creamy hue. The top of the milk rather than full cream, and at around 2 metres in length it can be trained to ascend trellises, fences, or arches, or allowed to trail gracefully. An excellent choice for gardeners seeking a more understated palette.
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.
Glowing cherry-coral blooms give this variety a warm, tropical quality, and the versatile colour mixes well with so many things. Nasturtium ‘Jewel Cherry Rose’ has a more mounding growth habit than other trailing nasturtiums, but stem length is sufficient for arranging, and it won’t overtake the garden.
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.
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