A striking blend with a wonderful colour surprise! Amongst the fiery orange and yellow pot marigolds appears an intriguing calendula with delicately ruffled, blooms in a unique shade of apricot-pink. This beautiful mix of daisy-like flowers are excellent for cutting and can also be added to salads as an edible flower. Quick and easy to grow, Calendula 'Pink Surprise' makes a bright impact in beds, borders, and containers, and even grows well in coastal areas. Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 45cm (18).
An exciting variety with vivid orange, pointed blooms and attractive quilled petals, giving the flowers a wild, spiky effect. The distinctive flowers make a stunning cut flower and can also be added to salads as an edible flower. Quick and easy to grow, Calendula 'Porcupine' copes in almost any garden situation, and even grows well in coastal areas. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 30cm (12).
Compact, extra-bushy plants quickly become smothered in gorgeous fully-double apricot flowers. With a dwarf habit, Calendula 'Apricot Twist' is ideal for planting towards the front of beds and borders, or in containers on the patio. The flowers are excellent for cutting and can also be added to salads as an edible flower. Quick and easy to grow, Calendula copes in almost any garden situation, and even grows well in coastal areas. Height and spread: 25cm (10).
Single golden-orange blooms radiate their colour in beds and borders. These fast growing hardy annuals can be sown in drifts for a spectacular display. The daisy-like flowers are excellent for cutting and can also be added to salads as an edible flower. Quick and easy to grow, Calendula copes in almost any garden situation, and even grows well in coastal areas. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 30cm (12).
Rich orange, serrated petals form a floral 'ruffaround a lime-green centre. Quick and easy to grow, Calendula 'Greenheart Orange' copes in almost any garden situation, and even grows well in coastal areas. Also makes and excellent cut flower. Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 45cm (18).
Delightful dwarf calendula in a zesty mix of citrus colours. Pretty, daisy-like blooms are early flowering and very easy to grow, adding bright drifts of colour to a sunny border. Sow in September for an eyecatching late spring display or sow in spring for summer flowering.
One of the most eye-catching varieties in our flower trials, with glowing orange, double flowers edged in burgundy. The edible flowers of Calendula 'Neon' add height and interest to annual borders, and make a stunning cut flower. Quick and easy to grow in almost any garden situation, and even grows well in coastal areas. Height: 70cm (28). Spread: 45cm (18).
A useful plant for the allotment as well as providing a long-lasting colour in the garden, easy-to-grow Calendula officinalis 'Lemon Cream' produces sunny double yellow flowers throughout the summer months which are edible and also attract pollinators. Use the cheery flowers to brighten up your summer salads, cakes or use them as a pretty edible garnish.
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An easy-to-grow annual for bedding and borders. Large frilly blooms in a mix of colours, from deep orange to cream, are long flowering and great for cutting. Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 45cm (18). Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers.
It's hard to imagine flowers in a brighter blue than the electric blue blooms of the Hyssop plant. Hyssopus officinalis is the perfect plant for a wildlife garden as the bees and butterflies will make a special trip to these nectar-rich flowers and pollinate your flowers and vegetable plants as they go on their travels. Placing these bushy evergreens in your kitchen or herb garden gives the benefit of edible flowers for herbal teas and other culinary uses too. Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 100cm (39).
Strong growing variety with thick spears. Succulent texture and mouth-watering flavour. Easy-to-grow from seed, a bumper harvest can be achieved in just 3 years. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 25cm (10).