In years gone by, Cyclamen persicum were most often found as winter flowering houseplants! These Florist?s Cyclamen will certainly look great on a windowsill indoors, but Cyclamen persicum Metis Series are hardy enough to grow outdoors too, stoically surviving temperatures down to -5C (23F).
Dahlias make superb bedding plants, filling beds and borders with exotic colours and shapely blooms throughout summer. Dahlia 'Tropical Breeze' is no exception! The eye-catching flowers are particularly large and uniform for a bedding variety, and borne in abundance from late May to October.
A new range and a breeding breakthrough for decorative dahlias, the Lubega series will bloom earlier than standard types and are versatile, all-round performers in the garden, making them a great choice for anyone to grow. A stunning introduction in patio Dahlias with uniformly large, bright and bold blooms which contrast magically with the glossy leaves - it's little wonder that these dahlias are proving to be a hit as indoor plants too as they remain naturally compact at around 35cm (14in). Vigorous and self-branching, these beauties are easy to grow because no pinching is necessary and the large, bright, fully double blooms cover the plant all season giving you great results with no effort. Superb in the flower border or perfectly suited to a pot due to their compact nature, the huge, colourful blooms will dazzle you, and their early flowering period means that you will have dahlias to pick before anyone else! If you are looking for even more flower power then this fantastic collection of mini dahlias is just what you're looking for with three different Lubega types, including the Lubega 'Power' series with bigger and bolder blooms and the Lubega 'Special' series of bicolour dahlias. Supplied as 12 x plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out. 1 of each named variety: Dahlia Lubega Special Orange Bicolour Dahlia Lubega Special Bicolour Burgundy Dahlia Lubega Burgundy Dahlia Lubega Special White Red Dahlia Lubega Scarlet Dahlia Lubega Special Rose Eye Dahlia Lubega Rose Dahlia Lubega Power Special Sunrise Dahlia Lubega Orange Dahlia Lubega Yellow Dahlia Lubega Purple White Dahlia Lubega White
Diascia ?Little Series? are more compact than most other Diascia varieties, forming tight mounds which are absolutely smothered in blooms.
Sensational ember-orange blooms with fully double petals will stop you in your tracks! Gerbera 'Glorious Orange' is part of the Landscape Series of half-hardy Gerbera, originally bred for the cut flower industry.
Gleaming white, fully double blooms, each measuring up to 15cm (6) across! This spectacular half-hardy Gerbera is perfect for illuminating the patio with its enormous flowers, that just keep coming all summer long.
The sunny yellow blooms of Gerbera 'Glorious Yellow' are hard to resist! Their cheery glow is the perfect addition to the patio in summer.
Bred as cut flowers, the Landscape Series took the garden industry by storm when they were first introduced as single-flowered cultivars. Now these sensational double-flowered varieties are set to do the same!
The world's first Hardy Gerbera in a range of bright, zingy neon colours, the Garvinea series was originally launched to great acclaim across Europe. Bringing the popular florists' gerbera flowers to a garden perennial, they give an amazing 7 months of colour from spring to autumn every year - not many plants can do that! Well, now they have got even better. The breeders in Holland who created them have developed an improved series with much bigger flowers, and even longer lasting performance. called the 'Sweet Series', we are delighted to be able to bring you some of the limited stock. Retaining the same benefits of being winter hardy to around -8°C (although avoid severe winter wet), and flowering for 3 seasons of colour, their highly distinctive flowers simply keep coming - up to 50 on a 2-year-old plant. We love them in traditional terracotta pots, in the sun, or grown in well-drained borders at the front, where they will amaze you with their persistence of flowering and sheer flower number. In winter they are herbaceous, so die back completely underground, to emerge bigger and better next year. In this collection you will receive: 2 x 'Sweet Glow' - Deep orange daisy like booms. 2 x 'Sweet Smile' - Tall stems with gorgeous warm honey yellow flowers. 2 x 'Sweet Spice' - Strikingly bright magenta purple blooms. Supplied as 6 established plants in 7cm pots, ready to plant out.
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A great choice for a splash of lemon yellow in a sunny spring border, Geum 'Banana Daiquiri' has an enchanting little flower with a swirl of yellow anthers surrounded by the most delicate lemon yellow petals, each one lined with almost-transparent veins. The flower grows on a tall fuzzy stem above the neat clump of semi-evergreen leaves. This little Avens looks good at the front of the border and makes a nice cut flower in a spring arrangement. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 35cm (14).
A lovely new variety, Geum 'Cosmopolitan' has a very pretty flower with ruffles of creamy-apricot petals veined with fine rose-pink lines and tinged with deeper pink at the tips. The petals surround a deep yellow centre and the flowers are held on tall stems above a clump of semi-evergreen foliage. The sweet nectar of this Avens is loved by bees and other pollinating insects. Planted in full sun, this is a good choice for the front of the border. Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 45cm (18).