Calla Lily Callafornia Rio is an outstanding new variety bearing large deep purple blooms with an unmissable strong fragrance. Lasting a long time in the vase, they will look as spectacular in the home as they do in the garden. Because of their extravagant, exotic appearance, Calla Lilies are striking when planted en-masse by themselves and are perfect for creating stunning backdrops behind shorter flowers.
Breathtakingly pretty clusters of exotic, vivid pink flowers will brighten up your garden late in Autumn, just as your summer flowers are starting to fade and all else seems to be on it's last legs.! As the days shorten and skies get duller, Nerine bowdenii's firework-like flower clusters will provide stunning colour right through until Winter, and make pretty posies if cut for the vase as well. Perfect for growing in a drift in flower beds and borders, you could also grow them in big patio pots, say 25-30cm diameter with 5 bulbs in. They are completely hardy and will easily withstand UK winters. Plant them about 5cm (2) deep, and around 10cm (4) apart. Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit for its all-round performance in UK gardens. Nerines really are outstanding Autumn 'good doers', and every garden should have some for one last swansong of flower colour before the frosts.
'Cantor' is a highly sought-after and simply beautiful Calla lily variety, producing stunning, near black flowers each summer. Newly formed blooms are black to begin with, then unfurl slowly to reveal deep, maroon-purple trumpets. A real showstopper! Grow singly in pots about 10-15cm diameter, or all 3 in a 20cm diameter pot. For best results, they should be kept very warm and well watered once planted for 2 weeks to kick-start them out of dormancy - on a heater or an airing cupboard is fine, then once the green shoots appear, they can be placed outside. The corms are shallow, and need to be planted saucer shape up, just with a shallow 1-2cm covering of compost only. You will be rewarded with tremendous displays of sumptuous calla flowers that last for 5-6 weeks, and appear again year after year. Supplied as 3 bulbsready for planting.
A cottage garden staple, the perfumed bell-flowers of Lily of the valley open in April and May and are a welcome addition to any border or patio pot. Ideal in light or even full shade, lily-of-the-valley is blessed with masses of tiny white bell-shaped flowers that possess a sweet, intoxicating scent in late spring. Growing up to 20cm on arching stems, which contrast beautifully with its clumps of dark green foliage, this hardy perennial is native to alpine meadows and does best in moist soil where it will happily naturalise and gradually spread. A great cutflower to bring into your home and ideal for brightening up a shady border and making a perfumed carpet of colour under trees and shrubs. Spreading via a network of underground roots, the spring shoots are referred to as 'pips' and sit just beneath the surface of the soil before bursting into bloom. 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 a pack of 10 pips.
The impressive stems of the Foxtail Lily tower with stately grandeur in spires of golden yellow starry flowers. An imposing focal point for the back of sunny borders!
Primrose-yellow blooms with contrasting dark anthers stand out beautifully against the lustrous, dark foliage of Lily 'Classic Joy'. Enticingly simple and elegant, this Asiatic Lily hybrid will bring a splash of sunshine to your patio in summer.
For a fiery, ember glow in your summer patio pots, look no further than Lily 'Lava Joy'! Rich tones of orange and gold contrast with the dark, lustrous foliage of this dwarf Asiatic Lily.
This bi-colour, Asiatic Lily comes from the ?Joy? series, bred especially for a bushy, dwarf habit. Lily 'Perfect Joy' is as pretty as a picture with contrasting raspberry pink and white flowers.
Lily 'Claret Joy' is a neat and compact Asiatic hybrid with a dwarf and bushy habit. Its pageant of opulent, deep crimson blooms create a dramatic summer display.