The large, ball-shaped purple flower heads, of Allium 'Globemaster' have a magnificent architectural presence in sunny borders. This well-known, magnificent variety holds an RHS Award of Garden Merit for its outstanding performance.
A true beetroot but white in colour. It means no smudging or bleeding. Beetroot Albina Vereduna is much more acceptable as a vegetable with fish or poultry and adds variety and flavour far exceeding red beetroot available today. The curved and wavy top leaf is a vegetable delicacy like spinach and high in vitamins
An excellent resistance to bolting from an early sowing with the colour and the flesh as good as Detroit. Beetroot Boltardy has a sweet fresh flavour.
The best choice for early spring sowings. Reliably producing high quality, tasty, dark-red rounded roots, up to 10cm (4in) across, with crisp, sweet flesh. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 15cm (6).
Beta vulgaris varconditiva. Easy to grow, Beet Cardeal produces golf ball sized, succulent baby beets with very sweet, smooth skinned rich red fleshed roots
Orange-pink on the outside, an appealing 'bullseyecombination of rosy-red and white on the inside, which fades to soft pink when cooked. Beetroot 'Chioggiais sweet, tender and succulent with lustrous dark green leaves and ruby-red stems
An improved Detroit with rich maroon colouring. Beetroot Detroit 2 Crimson Globe produces globe-shaped beet which are ideal for successional sowing
Ideal for sowing in succession through the season, achieving a longer harvesting period. An excellent flavour from rich maroon-coloured roots, and easy-to-grow. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 15cm (6).
Smooth, round, dark red skinned roots with a superb dark flesh colour and increased sugar levels. Beetroot Kestrel is delicious cooked or eaten raw, used as 'baby beetsor when mature. Good resistance to bolting. Seeds are in the RHS Vegetable Collection
Visually stunning 5 variety beetroot mixture - the colours of the outer skins, sliced flesh and contrasting shades of stems and leaves are amazing! And so is the flavour. Just wash young roots, peel and slice raw into salads for tasty crunch and colour. The tender stems and leaves make excellent salad ingredients too, or can be steamed and eaten like spinach or chard. 'Baby' roots are ideal for pickling, whilst mature roots can be steamed and enjoyed in a variety of dishes. Collection Includes: Subeto F1, Boldor, Chioggia, Albina vereduna and Bulls Blood Scarletta.
A main crop variety with round to oval, high quality roots with a dark red colour. The hybrid vigour of Beetroot Red Ace makes it a very strong grower which will do well in most sites and soils; good in dry seasons. Excellent for exhibition. Andrew Tokely says: I find Beetroot Red Ace quick to germinate and it produces good size roots for use in the kitchen or for exhibiting at the local shows and has won many prizes for me. I sow in succession from April-end of June for a continuous supply
Bolting is almost a thing of the past with this excellent globe beetroot! Detroit 6 : Rubidus will be ready to harvest over a week earlier than 'Boltardy', which it supersedes in all respects. Firm, smooth, deep red flesh without a hint of fibre, even when 125cm (5in) in diameter. Vigorous, high yields which are synonymous with F1 Hybrids