Scilla campanulata Blue, better known as the Spanish bluebell, is a long-standing favourite that will strike a cheerful note in your garden in spring. It produces clumps of lavender-blue, bell-shaped flowers, each with a centre of pretty blue anthers and a darker hue to the petal spines. Flowers grow around the whole stems, which are tubular and upright. Blooming in April and into May, these hardy bulbs can create an enchanting carpet of nodding blue flowers when naturalised in drifts through grassy or wooded areas. They are equally effective as underplanting for hedges or shrubs, or for adding interest to borders before summer interest appears. Scilla campanulata Blue is also ideal for growing in containers and makes a beautiful cut flower. Fully hardy, resilient and easy to grow, the bulbs form clumps with a height and spread of up to 45cm. By early to mid-summer, the foliage dies back and the plants lie dormant through autumn and winter, re-emerging the following spring in ever-greater numbers. The clumps produce small offsets, which can be divided and replanted in the summer to encourage a wider spread or for populating new areas. Best planted in groups, combine your Scilla campanulata Blue with bright yellow daffodils for a wonderful contrast. Supplied as a pack of 20 bulbs, size 6/7 ready for planting in autumn.
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Lobelia 'Cambridge Blue' is the perfect filler plant for pots, planters and tubs, or even large scale border plantings. Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. Very easy to grow, its hundreds of sky-blue flowers will wind their way through the gaps in plants, filling them in with ease. A great little essential plant for all planting schemes. This compact half hardy annual will grow to be 15cm (6in) high Supplied as a pack of approx. 1500 seeds.
Anemone blanda Blue Shades classic daisy-like flowers appear as if from nowhere in early spring, creating a carpet of colour that will come back for years to come! Their long, pretty purple-blue petals burst from its central yellow stamens, creating a beautiful contrast when planted with white varieties. Very easy to grow, once planted you can leave them in the ground and they will naturalise, so if you want to create the perfect spring paradise, then this collection is the easy way to an eye-catching floral display. Supplied as a pack of 50 bulbs, size 4/5 ready for planting in autumn. Growing to a height and width of 15cm.
Dating back to the late 19th century, this heirloom variety is justly popular for its flavour and its heavy crops of round, stringless pods. With consistently good results over a long cropping season, this prolific climbing French bean produces clusters of fleshy pods that have a superior texture and taste and are rich in vitamins and fibre. As well as being easy to grow, 'Blue Lake' makes an attractive feature whether grown in the veg garden or nestled amongst herbaceous plants in your beds and borders. They look particularly good when grown up a trellis or 'wigwam' of canes, not least for their pretty white flowers. Plant them with sweet peas for a pleasing contrast of colours. 'Blue Lake' is generally grown as a green bean for cooking. In fact, they should not be eaten raw as they contain toxins that are destroyed in the cooking process. The pods are best picked young to increase yields, and steamed or boiled rapidly to make the best of their flavour and texture, as well as to retain the most nutrients. Inside the rich green pods are white seeds or beans, which can be harvested from pods that are left to mature for longer on the plant. They can then be dried and stored to be used as haricot beans in soups and stews. This climbing bean will thrive in neutral, humus-rich, moisture-retentive but well-drained soil in a sunny position. Sow the seeds indoors from April to May to plant out May to June; or sow outdoors from May to July, directly where they are to crop. Harvest from July to October. Supplied as a pack of 100 (approx.) seeds ready to sow indoors into individual pots or outdoors directly into their cropping position. Grows to 180cm height x 45cm spread.
Large-flowered Blue Crocus, the name says it all! Providing early colour, the cup-shaped blooms are abundant and striking in a deep shade of violet-blue. This wonderful variety is great for container displays on your balcony or decking. In fact, these crocuses will grow almost anywhere in the garden too, even happy in light shade and prefer a free-draining soil. Good for naturalizing as they return reliably and are perfect for planting under shrubs and trees. Leave the bulbs in the ground after the flowers have died back, and they will reward you with bigger, better displays, each year for many years to come. Supplied as a pack of 20 bulbs, size 7/8 ready for planting in autumn.
Iris reticulata Blue is a dwarf, early flowering iris that is a native of mountainous parts of Russia, Turkey and Iran. Narrow, erect foliage gives rise to richly coloured flower stems with vibrant cobalt blue blooms that have a bright golden yellow and white markings along the centre of each petal, giving them an orchid-like look. Appearing in March and April, the flowers are loved by bees and a host of other pollinators that appreciate the early source of nectar, and each one carries a wonderful fragrance. Iris reticulata make a wonderful display when planted together in pots and they also work well in rock and gravel gardens or try them as a gorgeous centrepiece for your patio table. Preferring well drained soil and a sunny location, they will happily naturalise and spread, returning bigger and better every year. The bulbs can be lifted and divided in autumn. Supplied as 25 bulbs, size 5/7 ready for planting in autumn, growing to a height of 15 cm (6 in) and spread of 10 cm (4 in).
'Blushing Lady', with its petals of gentle salmon-pink blending into a soft yellow edge, is one of the prettiest of tulip varieties to bring harmony to your beds, borders or pots. Long-lasting blooms, flourishing from late April into early May, make this variety an ideal choice for extended springtime flowering. With open-cupped, single blooms, they provide a delicate foil for other late spring-flowering bulbs and sit happily within elegant or contrasting colour schemes. Their appealing blush flowers are perfectly framed by soft green foliage and provide excellent flowers for your vase. An easy-to-grow hardy perennial, they thrive in rich fertile, well-drained conditions, enjoying full or afternoon sun. Supplied as a pack of 12 bulbs, plant generously in the autumn to enjoy flowering well into spring, with enough for plenty of cut flowers.
A large-flowered, vigorous variety of annual ageratum with powder-puff flower heads of soft, lavender blue. The fluffy, weather resistant blooms are particularly attractive to butterflies. With a dense, compact habit, Ageratum houstonianum 'Blue Danube' is perfect for adding texture and colour to bedding, borders and containers. Height: 20cm (8). Spread: 25cm (10)
T&M's flower breeders have struck gold with the first ever F1 Hybrid Laurentia to be entered into the Fleuroselect trials. Both 'Avant-Garde Blueand 'Pinkhave the same uniform, vigorous plant habit and have earlier scented, star shaped blooms which are produced in abundance over a long flowering season. Your garden will be filled with colour all summer. Height: 25-30cm (10-12in)
A spectacular alpinum selection with impressive long lasting clear violet-blue terminal flower heads on stunning blue stems. Makes an eye-catching addition to any border, and an attractive cut flower. Height: 85cm (34in)
Attractive, large fully double blooms in the deepest velvety blue, almost look black when shimmering in the sunshine. The flowers have an added bonus of quickly recovering after a shower of rain. Their cascading habit makes them ideal as groundcover or tumbling over the sides of containers or baskets. Height: 23-30cm (9-12in) Growing tip: Get the best out of your petunias with our specially formulated Petunia Fertiliser - the perfect balance of nutrients to get them off to a flying start and nourish them through the summer