Bright fiery orange and yellow blooms unfurl above a sea of ferny blue-green foliage for a bold summer display. These dainty hardy annuals are tougher than they appear and positively thrive on poor, dry soils. The papery flowers attract bees and hoverflies, and make excellent, if short-lived, cut flowers. California poppies are easy to grow in beds and borders, or let them self seed throughout gravel gardens to form natural drifts. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 30cm (12)
Often seen sprinkling cornfields with its bright scarlet flowers. Ideal for creating a bright splash of colour in a sunny corner where little else will grow, or in the wild garden where it self seeds with ease. Flowers early summer. Height: 18-24 inches.
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.
The classic Orientale Poppy, with large, bright scarlet-red flowers with a jet black centre, which comes true to type from seed. A striking plant for the border
This stunning new deep violet poppy will bring rich colour and a touch of sophistication to your planting schemes all summer long, especially when used as a contrast against pure whites or yellows. Poppy ?Hungarian Blue? is a hardy annual that is also very easy to grow, plant it outside in drifts where it will cover a large area with its beautiful blooms! Height: 90cm (39), Spread: 30cm (12).
Like a giant version of the traditional field Poppy, this richly coloured annual is perfect for adding quick and easy colour to bedding and borders. Plus, the eye-catching scarlet petals fall away to reveal decorative seed heads, great for drying. Culinary note: All poppies are poisonous. However, the seeds produced by somniferum and paeoniflorum poppies only are edible
Tender variety, especially bred for use as minicorn. Cobs are narrow and ideal when harvested at approx. 10cm long, when they are sweet and crisp.Please note: these have not been genetically modified.Fruit vegetables including tomatoes, courgettes, cucumbers, pumpkins and sweet corn are key elements of a healthy diet, bringing us closer to a Mediterranean lifestyle. Investing in some seeds, soil and a few containers is an economical way to grow your own kitchen garden. Whether you have a small patio or a vast growing space, you can enjoy fresh produce readily available for salads, garnishes and healthy snacks. If you end up with an abundance of crop, you can share them with friends and family.Characteristics:When to Sow: March-MayWhen to Harvest: August-SeptemberSoil Type: Well drained soil, in the sunAdvice: Pick cobs as soon as 'silks' become visibleGreenhouses: These are very well suited to Greenhouse gardeningPacket Contents: Average 50 seedsLatin name: Zea maysTransplanting: If sowing indoors will need transplanting outdoorsJohnsons' premium ranges of flower and vegetable packet seeds feature captivating flowers and authentic vegetables from around the world. No matter what the size of your growing space, either a spacious garden or a limited patio, the high quality of Johnsons' seeds cater for any needs.Explore more of our horticultural range; we have a wide selection of gardening essentials available from compost to plant pots Have a query or can't find something you're looking for? We receive new deliveries every week, so if the item you wish to purchase is currently out of stock, please contact our Customer Services Team and we may be able to reserve the items you require.Please note: Plants and seeds are classed as perishable goods and are excluded from our returns policy. This does not affect your statutory rights. See our Cancellation & Returns page for further details. In the unlikely event that you receive your goods damaged or you have been sent the incorrect item, please report your issues to our customer service team as soon as possible. Perishable goods cannot be returned unless we have sent the wrong item, or they are damaged.
These amazing, easy to grow hardy annuals are certain to create a huge impact in your summer displays. Beautiful, semi-double, pink flowers, each with delightfully frilled petals are certain to be show stoppers in any bed or border.
Very free-flowering double to semi-double blooms in a mouth watering combination of soft peachy-pink with a hint of cream sitting neatly above the deep green ferny foliage. Ideal sown as drifts of colour, flowering all summer in borders
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!
These bright yellow Icelandic poppies look stunning planted in clumps in the middle of cottage garden borders where they?ll bloom all summer on sturdy stems. They make great cut flowers (add stems to boiling water to keep heads up) - pick some in bud and let them prettily unfurl in a vase. Height 70cm (2.5ft).
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.