Geranium pratense 'Plenum Violaceum' displays layers of bold violet petals creating full double blooms between June and September.
Paper white Daffodils are all the rage at the moment! These free-flowering Daffodils can be forced indoors for a beautiful table centre piece in winter, a good month or so before they would naturally emerge outdoors.
One of the easiest and hardiest of herbaceous perennials, Potentilla fruticosa 'Red Ace' (Shrubby Cinquefoil) will reward with masses of scarlet-red, saucer-shaped flowers all summer long, contrasting wonderfully with rich green, bushy foliage. A versatile and attractive element in many garden locations, its bushy, low-growing habit makes it perfect for the front of beds and borders, as well as rock and gravel gardens. It also is a great choice for banks and slopes - and a colourful choice for informal hedging. It makes an eye-catching display when planted in a pot or container for your patio or decking. This deciduous, low-maintenance shrub grows to about 90cm height and spread, with good pest and disease resistance. Very hardy, when fully established it will tolerate drought and very cold temperatures. Place in full sun or partial shade, although flowers will fade from deep-red to orange in periods of intense sunshine. Ideally planted in moist but well-drained soil, Potentilla 'Red Ace' is happy in most soil conditions. Supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot ready to plant out.
The unique, bicolour blooms of Echinacea 'Parrot' bring to mind the colourful plumage of exotic birds. Echinacea ?Parrot? is a most unusual coneflower with vibrant colours that stand out beautifully in hot, sunny borders.
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The yellow and burnt-orange spring foliage of Acer palmatum ?Orange Dream? make a beautiful start to the season. The leaves colour to vibrant lime green throughout summer, before turning to orange and gold for a stunning autumn display. This slow growing Japanese Maple is ideal for growing in large patio containers or as a splendid focal point for a sheltered position.
Astonishingly beautiful, this slow growing variety of Japanese Maple makes a spectacular specimen tree, with a pleasing rounded habit. Its finely cut foliage creates a delicate lacy effect, transforming from flame red to fiery orange as autumn progresses.
Echinacea, also known as the Coneflower, are hardy perennials that flower at the height of summer and continue until the first autumn frosts. The name refers to the cone-shaped centre of the large, brightly coloured flowers. Not only are they beautifully, they're also one of the best plants you can grow for attracting all manner of wildlife into your garden. In this collection: Echinacea Hybrida Papallo Lemon - Produces classic daisy-like single Echinacea flowers, with vibrant yellow petals packed around a green-yellow central cone. Echinacea Hybrida 'Papallo Orange' - With its spectacular, daisy-like single flowers with fiery orange, backward swept petals around a darker orange central cone. They are perfect for late season colour and flowering from July until September. Carried on long, straight, and sturdy stems, they are wonderful cut flowers and are adored by bees and butterflies and once they fade, birds will feast on the seeds, so try to resist the temptation to deadhead the later season blooms. Popular in cottage garden planting, they're perfectly at home in borders and pots, and look spectacular planted in groups, returning year after year to give you a stunning display. Supplied as 2 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready for planting, reaching a height of 70cm (2½ft) and a spread of 50cm (20in).
Bang on trend as cut flowers or winter displays, hydrangeas are known the world over for their colour-changing heads of gorgeous flowers. Easy to grow and a breeze to maintain, there's a variety suitable for everyone and 'Messelina' will thrill everyone who sees it with gorgeous lace-cap heads of pink blooms. Hydrangeas are a popular garden shrub and a particular favourite at the moment with florists where they feature in many contemporary designs of both bouquets and cut flowers. With their delicate heads of pink flowers and pretty autumn colour and leaf shape, they certainly make a statement in beds, borders and containers. Most well-known for their ability to change colour in different soils (acid soil tend to make them bluer), Messelina is very floriferous from May onwards and will bring colour to the gardens for months, allowing you to create beautiful flowering displays in the garden - you can even use the flowers in dried flower arrangements over the festive season - a truly year-round plant. Compact enough to grow in pots and planters on the patio or decking, their eye-catching flowers retain their beauty for a very long time. To extend the seasonal interest leave some flower heads on the plants over winter where they look gorgeous covered with frost, and of course they'll provide shelter for overwintering wildlife. Supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot, ready for immediate planting out. Flowering from May onwards and reaching 1.2m (4ft).