This striking sunflower produces rich chocolate coloured blooms with gold-rimmed edges over a long period in summer. Multi-headed and boasting large pollen-free flowers up to 15cm (6) in diameter, Sunflower 'Shock-o-Lat' is ideal planted en masse at the back of a border. The tall, sturdy stems make fabulous cut flowers for a vase indoors too. Height: 1.8m (6'). Spread: 50cm (20).
Sugar Rush' completely turns conventional wallflower growing on its head! Not only does this unique hybrid starts to flower in the autumn just 10 weeks after sowing, but will flower again in the spring after deadheading. Just the job for adding vibrant colour - as well as a wonderful fragrance - to your garden in autumn as well as spring.
A stylish mix of single and semi-double blooms in rich shades of blackcurrant, purple shades, and a lilac and white bicolour. Annual Cornflower 'Classic Magic' is an easy to grow, cottage garden favourite that is ideal for creating a long flowering display in borders, or when used as a cut flower. Height: 100cm (40). Spread: 30cm (12).
Ideal for sowing during the autumn months, this mixture will have no problem surviving the cold months of winter, and will spring to action by April, producing blooms through to July. The first colours to appear are the Siberian wallflower and Californian poppy. Silene then adds a touch of pink and forget-me-nots later add a touch of blue, finishing with the warmer tones of coreopsis, dianthus, delphiniums, echinacea and rudbeckia. Height 30-100cm (12-39in).
Plants are bushy and multistemmed, producing up to 20 blooms per plant! The bright yellow, chrysanthemum- type, double and semi-double blooms last for up to 3 weeks on the plants, that's 2 or 3 times longer than other double varieties. Early to flower and perfect for containers and borders, this compact and free-flowering sunflower is set to take gardens by storm this summer!
Easy to grow and a giant in sunflowers. Grows up to 3m (10ft) tall if given plenty of room and boasts eye-catching, huge yellow flowers up to 30cm (12in) in diameter. Excellent for the back of borders, ideal for children to grow and birds love the seeds and will feed from the flower heads in the autumn.
An easy to grow mixture of 10 colourful annuals, which includes species found in our countryside during the Middle Ages such as borage, cornflowers and flax. This mixture has a blue tone base of cornflowers and echium, with added red-orange contrast provided by flax and marigolds, and lastly a touch of antique pink provided by mallow. Height 50-60cm (20-24in).
Sow directly outdoors - ready to flower in 12 weeks, the multibranching habit produces several blooms on one plant, ideal for the border and to cut for a vase.
Tough, compact and reliable - this short-lived perennial is an ideal addition to your garden, growing in all types of soil. Plant them straight into flower beds, borders and planters to create a brilliant display of fragrant colour throughout spring. Ht. 40cm. Supplied as bare roots.
A blend of some of the most 'scentsational' annuals exuding wafts of rich perfume from a vibrant, colourful mix of blooms. Perfect for creating an oasis of colour and fragrance in the garden. Height 30-80cm (12-32in).
Easy and fun to grow with outstanding garden performance as well as being an attractive cut flower variety with an excellent vase life. Rich bicolour blooms stand aloft tall strong stems, shinning out like a beacon, adding height and interest to borders.
Cornflowers are a traditional wildflower or annual border addition. Now you can bring them to yourbaskets and container displays thanks to the relaxed prostrate habit of 'Trailing Blue Carpet?. Perfect for path and border edging. Height 10cm (4in).