Sow 'Dalmation', the fastest flowering foxglove from seed, and you'll be enjoying its stunning flowers in only 16 weeks! Well branched and compact, attractive dwarf plants produce good quality flower spikes in all three colours. Each flower trumpet sports the 'spots' that give Dalmation its name
Sprouting Broccoli is becoming increasingly popular in the supermarkets, so why not grow your own? Broccoli 'Red Fire' produces generous crops of purple stems that can be harvested throughout the winter months, from upright, sturdy plants.
We believe that this is the fastest climbing petunia available from seed - easily reaching the top of a 120-180cm climbing frame by the end of the summer. Extremely vigorous and very free-flowering, 'Purple Tower' is from T&M's own breeding and can also be used as fragrant ground cover where it will spread to 120cm (4ft). Best planted in a container with a frame if grown as a climber, this has got to be one of the most eye-catching plants you'll see this summer!
A gorgeous Oriental lily boasting an intoxicating fragrance from its large white flowers, each petal delicately edged with deep mauve-pink. This elegant lily is ideal planted in beds and border or try growing it in large patio containers and enjoy the fragrance up close! Lily 'Purple Fountain' also makes a splendid cut flower for a vase indoors.
Sweet William are always a cottage garden favourite, easy to grow and look after and yet incredibly rewarding too. Dianthus barbatus ?Purple Crown? bears large clusters of very fragrant deep purple and white bicolour flowers that are greatly appreciated by pollinating insects.
Stunning new colour combination on this traditional climber makes 'Purple Pimpernel' an ideal variety for exhibition. In two shades of purple, the large, fragrant blooms on their long, strong stems look fabulous in a vase. The original seed was sent to T&M by an amateur breeder and we liked it so much, we've produced a seed crop to offer to our customers. We hope you like it!
Unusually tall and striking variety with unique striped flowers. Ideal for the back of your borders due to its height, the flower spikes also make excellent cut flowers.
An easy-to-sow-and-grow annual producing eye-catching and unusual bicolour blooms on tall flower spikes. These strong and sturdy stems with their fancy purple and blue picotee flowers look fabulous in the back of summer borders and make impressive and long-lasting cut flowers too.
Aubrieta 'Axcent Deep Purple' is a low-growing, evergreen perennial - smothered in beautiful, rich purple flowers in early spring. With a longer flowering period than most Aubretias, 'Axcent Deep Purple' is in flower for up to 8 weeks, and makes a superb companion for spring flowering bulbs and shrubs. Its mat-forming, spreading habit makes Aubretia perfect for rock gardens, or for spilling over sunny banks and patio containers. It?s also at home as a ground cover plant for hot and dry borders. A great source of spring nectar for pollinating insects. Height: 10cm (4). Spread: 60cm (24).
Sky blue is a very welcome colour for garden flowers so Corydalis flexuosa ?Purple Leaf' needs serious consideration if you are looking for a change from pink, red and yellow blooms. Purple Leaf Corydalis has delicate fern-like purple foliage tinged with red forming a backdrop to the long tubular flowers rising above the mound of foliage from May to mid summer. This Corydalis needs to be placed in a border, rock garden or woodland area that benefits from dappled shade where it will grow to form clumps. Height: 15cm (6). Spread: 50cm (19).