Eschscholzia are best known by their common name of Californian Poppy, alluding to their bright blooms and delicate, papery petals. Californian Poppy 'Sun Shades' is a dazzler! Its bright orange blooms appear above feathery, blue-green foliage, attracting pollinating insects to their summer nectar.
Papaver nudicaule, better known as the Icelandic Poppy, is like a ray of sunshine to your summer border! Each wide, saucer-shaped bloom opens to reveal crushed-silk petals and a bright yellow boss of stamens at the centre. These cheery short-lived perennials are generally grown as annuals, for sprinkling through sunny borders, rockeries and wildlife gardens.
The best and truest red Californian poppy, 'Red Chief' performs well in all weathers and is easy to sow and grow in borders, where it'll flower all summer.
A gorgeous lilac selection, with large, 7-10cm (3-4in), fully double flower heads, standing proudly above glaucous foliage, followed by large, attractive seed heads. Best sown in large drifts, as an easy to grow annual border filler, adding height and interest.
This beautiful hardy annual bears its open, cup-shaped flowers from June to September above a basal rosette of blue-green foliage. Each delicate bloom is palest pink with contrasting lilac blotches at their centre. As the flowers fade, they are replaced by attractive seed heads that enclose the edible seed that can be used when baking breads and cakes. A charming addition to cottage garden borders. Height: 90cm (36). Spread: 30cm (12).
Fantastic summer performance from these low growing, groundcover phlox will make you lifelong fans. Becoming an increasingly popular variety amongst those in the know Phlox ?Pop Stars Mixed? flowers freely all summer long, producing masses of small but beautifully formed blooms, each no bigger than a penny, in a blaze of wonderful colours. Easy to grow and requiring virtually no maintenance at all this little wonders will soon amongst your favourites too. Height: 25cm (10). Spread: 25cm (10). Looks fantastic in pots and containers. Use incredibloom to get up to 4 times more flowers and treat with Maxicrop for just £1 to give your plants the best possible start!
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Glorious, bright cherry-red, double to semi-double blooms with a contrasting yellow eye, sit neatly above attractive bluish green fern like foliage. Fresh from Thompson & Morgan's own breeding programme 'Cherry Swirl' performs well no matter the weather and is easy to sow and grow in borders, where it will flower all summer long. Sow in drifts to create a bank of colour that will fill your garden with colour!
Here?s a poppy that will reign supreme in borders all summer! This is another fabulous variety from Thompson & Morgan?s own breeding. Poppy 'Supreme? boasts spectacular fully double flowers which are three times larger than those of other similar papaver rhoeas varieties, and its exquisite crinkly petals with picotee edging in pink, cherry and orange tones contrast beautifully with its white centre.
Each bloom looks as if it has been individually painted with red spots and splashes. This stunning pairing of gold and white double blooms are ideal for adding height and interest to borders as well as making simple but stunning cutfl ower displays.
Bright red double to semidouble blooms. Excellent garden performance and drought tolerance. A reliable hardy annual, that will flower all summer long. Ideal for attracting bees and pollinating insects.