Just like a giant Muscari flower - but double the size! Although remarkably similar to Grape Hyacinths, these unusual Spring bulbs are a different species entirely. Bellevalia bulbs produce upright stems from March to May, carrying stout cones of little bell shaped flowers above clumps of strap-like foliage.
Brighten your summer hanging baskets and patio displays with these fantastic Trailing Giant Begonias. These exclusive Giant Belgian Begonias are highly sought after because of their incredible 6 inch (15cm) diameter Giant blooms and dazzling variety of colours. Bred by the renowned Arnold van Peteghem at his nursery in Ghent, Belgium, the European capital of Begonias, Arnold has spent his whole life developing and growing these incredible hybrids. The impressive flowers are produced in great volume all summer long. It has a gently cascading habit so the display will be globe shaped and your hanging basket or patio tub will be covered in flower through 360 degrees a truly eye-catching display! Begonias are undergoing a resurgence in popularity in recent years, as they perform Summer after Summer - whether it's hot and dry, or our more usual wet and windy! Thanks to all the weather we had last year, this years tubers are much larger than those normally available, which means they will produce an even bigger and more impressive display. You Garden have been lucky enough to obtain a limited number of these jumbo tubers so dont miss this one-off opportunity to obtain some for yourself and at a very special price too!
The Fuchsia 'Giant Marbled Collection' provides a magnificent mixture of trailing fuchsia plants suitable for containers and hanging baskets. They also look effective trailing over walls and in rockeries. The delightful half-hardy perennials provide a unique combination of marbled colours from June to October. When grown in sunlight or partial shade and watered regularly, these plants will soon grow into magnificent Fuchsias with flowers combining pink, red, white, purple and lilac in an unusual marbled mixture. The flowers will keep coming throughout the entire summer and the plants will often continue to thrive even in milder winter months. Additionally, Fuchsia flowers can be used in the kitchen as an interesting salad garnish, while the berries can be made into delicious jam. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 45cm (18). This great value collection comprises: Fuchsia 'Purple Rain' - Pink sepals above purple petals with magenta marbling. Fuchsia 'Flying Scotsman' - White sepals with white marbled magenta petals. Fuchsia 'Orange King' - Coral-coloured sepals with magenta petals and salmon orange marbling. Fuchsia 'Royal Mosaic' - Royal purple, slightly ruffled petals painted with a lovely magenta marbling. Fuchsia 'Heri Mochara' - rich purple petals with a striking white marbling.
Peonies are a cottage garden must-have and are becoming increasingly popular as both a cut flower and a specimen plant in a large patio pot, where they add romance and glamour to any setting. These reliable perennial plants have huge, blousy flowers which fill the garden with colour and scent and can be brought into the home as cut flowers to brighten up the dullest windowsill. 'Sarah Bernhardt' is an outstanding herbaceous peony producing large, highly fragrant, rose-pink double-ruffled flowers on sturdy plants throughout summer. The plants themselves form an upright bush of dark green leaves, remaining attractive all season. Often available as smaller plants, we have been lucky enough to secure some premium quality, large bare-root herbaceous peony plants. Sold by specialist Paeony growers and RHS Exhibitors at much higher prices, you can secure yourself a classic English border plant that will flourish and delight for 30 years or more - simply getting bigger and better. Suppllied as a single bare-root for planting in autumn or early spring as the soil warms, where they can remain in active but slow growth. They really are very easy to look after and make very fashionable cut flowers every summer.
Huge flowers up to 15cm (6) across add an exotic flavour to patio pots. The flamboyant blooms of Begonia Giant Picotee Mixed boast layers of elaborate, ruffled petals with a picotee edge. Supplied as a mixture of sumptuous bicolours, that looks simply spectacular set against lush serrated foliage in containers, beds, and window boxes. Height and spread: 30cm (12).Useful links:How to grow bulbs, corms and tubers? Culinary note: Add the bright coloured petals to sandwiches or salads for a light lemon taste and crisp texture. For more details about edible flowers click here.
These Delphinium Pacific Giants are great for the back of the border, with their elegant, tall stems bearing masses of double flowers. These hardy perennials will add a colourful, traditional, feel to your garden.
This choice snowdrop is a real treat in spring! The large flowers of Galanthus elwesii are up 25mm long with a delicate honey fragrance. This giant snowdrop holds an RHS AGM and makes an impressive display in spring borders and containers. Try planting them in drifts spilling out from the base of deciduous trees and shrubs for a natural looking display. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 10cm (4). Useful links:How to plant bulbs, corms and tubers
These Delphinium Pacific Giants are great for the back of the border, with their elegant, tall stems bearing masses of double flowers. These hardy perennials will add a colourful, traditional, feel to your garden.
A stunning large, double flowered variety that certainly lives up to its name! Tulip ?Big Giant? has huge, ?peony-style? flowers whose golden petals are flecked with red flashes. Each bloom can reach up to 6 inches across, so as you can imagine, a large group is going to create a huge impact in your garden!
These incredible Skyscraper Lilies grow so tall they look like trees! In their first year they will reach up to 1.5m (5ft) tall, but in future years, once they are fully established, they will get even taller up to 6 or even 7 foot tall eventually! These large flowered beauties arise as a consequence hybridisation between Oriental and Trumpet strains of lily hence the marriage of both species characteristics. Every flower carries a wonderful heady perfume and each individual stem can carry well over 20 blooms, which can measure well over 15cm (6in) across. This collection comprises of 9 top sizes bulbs, 3 of each variety, the same as used by commercial flower growers in Holland: - Conca d'Or - gorgeous soft lemon yellow - Robina - deep pink, verging towards berry purple - Matisse - cream-edged to red-purple centres, a classic two-tone Lily Grow all 3 in large pots about 15cm apart, or in groups in garden borders. They have very strong stems, so should not need support. Cut them for the long-lasting displays in the vase, or leave them to marvel at in your garden. Allow them to die down naturally after flowering, and they will build up reserves for even bigger and better displays the following year. Fully Winter hardy, they will last for many years.
Ajuga reptans 'Catlins Giant' is grown for its foliage as much as its flowers, slowly spreading to form a carpet of glossy, purple-green leaves. This semi-evergreen perennial flowers from late spring through to midsummer, producing masses of upright spikes of blue-purple flowers that are highly attractive to bees. 'Catlins Giant' is a popular Bugle selection, with larger leaves and flowers than the original species, and has been awarded a prestigious RHS AGM. Perfect as ground cover for woodland gardens and shady borders, Ajuga plants prefer partial shade, and are extremely low maintenance. Height: 50cm (20). Spread up to 1m (39).
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