Penstemon ?Ice Cream Collection? is a wonderful combination of three varieties of these tough and easy to grow hardy perennials. By putting together the collection, we?ve given you the best possible colour combination that will produce flowers well into the autumn months!
Clematis 'Guernsey Cream' features large creamy flowers, each measuring up to 12cm across, with contrasting yellow stamens and a pale green stripe. It flowers from May to July and then again later in the summer, creating an extended colourful display. Once the blooms have faded, there are stunning golden/green starry seed heads that stay on the plant for many weeks afterwards. This hardy perennial climber is ideally suited to climbing up a trellis, where it is backed by dark green foliage for a magnificent contrasting effect. Clematis 'Guernsey Cream' is best situated in a partially shaded location as the flowers can fade in bright sunlight. Height: 2.5m (8'2). Spread: 1m (3' 3). Pruning group: 2.
This variety of strawberry is delightful in both aroma and flavour. It combines the sweetness of home-grown strawberries with the special taste of the wild woodland or alpine strawberry. Perfectly formed strawberries can be picked from May until the first frosts of autumn, on plants that have pretty pink flowers.
This sumptuous trailing Pansy Coolwave Berries n Cream Mix will flower in purple and white and each with delicate whiskers in purple. Perfect for brightening up your garden.
This viola produces white upper petals, white petals splashed with yellow in the middle and yellow lower petals. Excellent for massing, edging, rock gardens and hanging baskets and other containers. Ideal for combining with spring flowering bulbs.
Special and Unique! Its easy to see how this unusual tulip got the name 'Ice Cream'! The soft white inner bloom rises above the outer stawberry pink petals that have a hint of green, to look just like ice-cream in a cone. The petals are wonderfully ruffled and the flowers are so large that they have to be seen to be believed. The combination of white sitting on the pink and green cup is extraordinary! These sensational tulips will create an excellent display in your spring borders, containers on patios, really making your garden come to life! They are also excellent cut flowers and make stunning indoor displays. Supplied as 5 bulbs, size 11+ ready to plant in autumn, growing to a height of 40cm.
Perfect for creating an explosion of vibrant spring colour, these scrumptious bright red and red striped, creamy white flowers of Strawberries and Cream will brighten your garden during April and May. These large, perfectly formed goblet shaped flowers look amazing planted in groups and are a bold, striking colour combination that will really stand out above the broad grey-green leaves. Growing happily in sun or partial shade, they are wonderful in large planters or in flower borders. Tulips are very easy to grow and care for and can be left in the ground after flowering as long as it's well drained, so you'll get another wonderful display the following year as they slowly naturalise and spread, or they can be dug up and stored over winter before replanting the following autumn. Supplied as 15 bulbs, size 10/11, ready to plant in autumn, growing to a height of 50 cm (20 in) and width of 20 cm (8 in).
With its unusual and striking flowers, 'Banana Cream' is certain to attract a lot of attention. The huge blooms look just like banana ice cream! Beginning as large, globe shaped green buds that gradually become more pink, they burst open to bright banana yellow, petal packed double flowers. The petals are wonderfully ruffled and the flowers are so large that they have to be seen to be believed. The combination of the stunning yellow sitting on the green and pink cup is extraordinary! Once open, the flowers are long lasting, and the relatively compact size makes 'Banana Cream' ideal for growing in planters and window boxes as well as in spring borders. They are also excellent cut flowers and make stunning indoor displays. Supplied as 3 bulbs, size 11, ready to plant in autumn, growing to a height of 35 cm (14 in) and width of 15 cm (6 in).
This beautiful light-salmon coloured tea rose will provide fantastic outdoor style with its timeless, classic charm. Numerous, fragrant blooms, each with a light apricot blush to the petals create a beautiful cottage-garden feel and add colour to patio pots and containers or fill up gaps in beds and borders. Repeat flowering, it will bloom from June to October year after year and you don't have to be a professional to be able to grow it - it really is incredibly easy to grow, especially thanks to its disease resistance, so perfect for the home gardener. Hybrid Tea Roses are renowned for their perfect, pointed buds - they have that typical rose bud shape that is so valued in bouquets and vases. A single stem usually has just one flower with very few leaves at the base and this, along with their colourful shades, make them perfect for cutting. Supplied as a freshly potted, professional quality plant in a 3L pot, growing to a height of 1m.
In the depths of winter, when the garden is seriously lacking interest, how uplifting it is to see Clematis 'Wisley Cream' bursting into life! With their almost paper-like petals, its delicate, green-tinged creamy flowers nod like bells on a background of dark green, lobed evergreen leaves. Eventually reaching 4m (13ft) in height, this is a perfect clematis for growing in a sunny setting over a garden arch or trellis, which it will quickly cover. You don't even need to prune it, but if you need to control it a trim after flowering is all that's needed. Blooming from December until late February, 'Wisley Cream' is an invaluable early source of nectar, very much appreciated by insects as they tentatively begin to emerge. 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. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to plant out.
'Incredible' is an amazing collection of shrub roses that have been specially bred to have edible flowers. Each one has its own flavour and scent, and the petals can be used in deserts and salads. Organically grown in the Netherlands by breeder Willianne Sluiter, they are a wonderful addition to your garden. Luxurious double flowers with pure white outer petals that become more and more creamy towards the centre make this an extremely attractive rose. 'Incredible Creamy' blooms have the distinctive fragrance of fresh sour cream, and the smoothly textured petals have a lovely, rich creamy and buttery taste. The flavour is ideal as a garnish for spicy meat and vegetable dishes, where the creaminess offsets the heat, and it also works well as an accompaniment for citrus ice cream and drinks. These gorgeous roses have lush, deep green, glossy foliage and flower from June to September. Grow them in your borders or kitchen garden, and they're more than happy growing in a large pot on the patio, so you can pick the flowers fresh for a tasty al fresco garnish. Supplied as an established rose in a 10.5cm pot, ready for planting, growing to a height of 90cm (2½ft) and spread of 40cm (16in).