Heavy crops of smooth textured, dark-green pods, each reaching 30-37cm (12-15) in length. Red flowered Runner Bean 'Scarlet Emperor' is excellent for freezing and for exhibition. Runner beans are a good source of Vitamin C, folate and iron, and have a high fibre content. Height: 3m (10'). Spread: 30cm (12).
Chili Pepper Tropical Heat is a tantalising mix of Caribbean Habenero red and orange plus the yellow and red Scotch Bonnets. All fruits are green prior to ripening and have a very hot, fiery pungency at maturity
A Cayenne type of hot pepper, Peperone Fuego has 15cm long, tapering fruits, which turn from green to fiery red. The compact, upright plant habit of Peperone Fuego produces fruits in abundance on short internodes. Pick regularly throughout the summer.
With their unusual hat-like appearance, these Bishops Crown Chilli Peppers will make a real talking point. Although sometimes slow to mature, these chilli plants will set plenty of peppers throughout the growing season. The red fruits are 7cm (2.8) wide and 3cm (1.2) deep with an intriguing three-cornered shape. The flavour is spicy but fruity with a comfortable level of heat. Height: 75cm (30). Spread: 50cm (20).
These Basil-like shoots bring a mild liquorice flavour to Japanese salads and sushi. Microgreens 'Perilla/Shiso Red' is an attractive variety with red tinted, fresh green shoots and leaves. Add it to stir fries for an authentic Oriental flavour, or simply enjoy some shoots in a sandwich.
Add some heat to your summer with a fiery crop of Chilli Pepper 'Fresno Mix' F1, perfect for eating fresh, adding as a garnish or including in cooked dishes. Three spicy varieties make up this vibrant mix, producing high yields of red, orange and yellow fruits.
This colourful mixture of carrot varieties is sure to liven up your dinner plate! Carrot 'Sweet Imperator Mix' includes five different carrot F1 hybrids to provide you with a varied, reliable and flavoursome harvest. The long, uniform, tapered roots which can reach up to 25cm (10?), have a crisp texture and sweet flavour, perfect for snacking, adding to salads, roasting and adding to cooked dishes.
Not only an impressive cropper but also an ornamental feature, you can grow tall and upright Artichoke ?Imperial Star? in rows on the allotments or as a dual purpose feature at the back of a sunny border. The flower buds are large and flavoursome, held above tall study stems during summer.
This unusual pepper variety has a distinctive ornamental appeal with its striking variegated foliage, not to mention a fantastic crop of sweet-flavoured red peppers through the summer months. Sweet Pepper 'Candy Cane Red' produces masses of snack-sized peppers with thin skin and good crisp bite.
Four colour mix of cayenne peppers. Long pointed fruits are produced on compact upright plants.
Masses of tightly quilled 1.5in button flowers on compact plants. A bright mixture of red, rose and white. Superb for small beds, edging, windowboxes etc. Growing well in shade they are good for planting under trees or as an edging to patio borders etc. Flowers spring. Height 10-15cm (4-6in).
A mid-season supersweet type, Sweetcorn Ovation F1 produces large cobs of 20-23cm (8-9in) long, filled to the tip with 12-14 rows of delicious kernels with a delicious sugar-sweet flavour. Sweetcorn Ovation are vigorous plants which give impressive crops