Lofospermum Wine Red (creeping Gloxinia) will add a unique dimension to your summer hanging baskets the flowering trails will reach over 1.2m (4ft) long by the end of the season and almost touch the floor! The lovely trumpet-shaped flowers contrast brilliantly with the lush green foliage and look incredibly tropical. Lofos is a very fast grower, with the foliage tending to establish first and then, once the warm summer days arrive in June, the pretty flowers will commence, continuing thereafter right until first frost in the autumn. A very special and unusual summer flowering plant and if you have never grown it before, its one that is not to be missed! Supplied as 12 x plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out.
With its distinctive burgundy-coloured leaves, each consisting of three triangular leaflets, Oxalis triangularis 'Burgundy Wine' makes a fine plant for a sunny windowsill or bright conservatory. In June and July, a display of white tubular flowers contrasts beautifully with the Shamrock's dark foliage. In mild areas this tender perennial adds an exotic touch to sheltered borders or alpine gardens. The Sorrel's flowers open in sunlight and close when overcast. Height: 20cm (8). Spread: 30cm (12).
It?s easy to see why Surfinia Petunias are so popular. With long cascading stems and unsurpassable flower power, these annual are hard to beat! Petunia 'Surfinia Star Burgundy' is a lovely colour selection, with bicolour blooms that create a cheery summer display.
Giant, fully double flowers of burgundy or plum veined, often more than 10cm (4in) across! Add to this its cascading habit and you have one of the very best basket and container plants creating a waterfall of pleated powderpuffs all summer long. 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
This petunia has the classic two coloured flowers, that this annual has become renowned for. Petunia Pegasus Burgundy Bicolour has white flowers, with a deep red star on them.
A dazzling garden shrub with large, deep pink blooms from months on end - from early summer right into autumn. The flowers of Lavatera 'Burgundy Wine' shimmer faintly with an iridescent hue in the sun, making this a garden plant with the 'wow-factor'. The large hollyhock-like blooms are attractive to bees and butterflies so you can also do your bit to help conserve wildlife. 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. Fully hardy and easy to care for, Lavatera deserves a prominent place in any garden, where it will bring a colourful display when other plants are beginning to look tired - it's fast-growing stems quickly filling borders with subtle colour and structure. Also known as the tree Mallow, Lavatera is not just a pretty face, its upright branches are decked with semi-evergreen palmate leaves - making it an ideal feature that can extend interest through many seasons whether grown in a large pot or in your border. Compact enough to grow in a pot if space is limited, you can restrict its size with a bit of judicial pruning, so anyone can have a go at growing this stunning beauty. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, Lavatera blooms June - September and will reach an approximate height of approx. 1.2m (4ft).