Clematis 'Blue Ravine' blooms in late spring/early summer, bearing huge 20cm lavender blue flowers with contrasting purple/red anthers, then again in late summer with slightly smaller flowers. This stunning compact climber will make the biggest impact in your garden from a partially shaded position, as bright sunlight tends to fade the vivid petals. This Old Man's Beard variety is the perfect choice for containers, pergolas, trellises and even peering through garden shrubs. Height: 2.5m (8'). Spread: 1m (3'). Pruning group: 2.
Exotic and unusual - this tropical climber makes an eye-catching conservatory plant! Large blue flowers with white throats appear among the lush green foliage in summer.
These curious little succulents camouflage themselves as rounded pebbles, hence the common name of Living Stone Plant! Lithops are compact and very low maintenance, but always make an intriguing display!
A very pretty ground cover plant, spring to autumn flowering Vinca minor ?Atropurpurea' provides weed-suppressing perennial evergreen foliage and rich purple flowers. Vinca minor, or Lesser Periwinkle is easier to confine than it's larger and more boisterous cousin, Vinca major so an alpine or rockery position could be considered. Vinca minor is a versatile specimen as it enjoys full sun but would also be happy in dark and shady corners of the garden where other plants would struggle . Height: 20cm (8) Spread: 50cm (19). Supplied in 9cm pot.
This Lesser Periwinkle has variegated leaves with dainty yellow margins, which make an attractive background for its large violet blooms The creeping stems will quickly spread to create superb evergreen groundcover. Vinca minor 'Ralph Shugert' is tough and resilient and will thrive in virtually any garden position, from full sun to shady spots beneath trees and shrubs. This RHS AGM variety is a colourful, low maintenance hardy shrub for rockeries, woodlands and cottage garden borders.
These bushy, compact, free-flowering plants display masses of double golden blooms throughout summer. Spectacular in borders or containers. Height and spread: 30cm (12).Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers.
Since 2011 Busy Lizzie stocks have been virtually eradicated by the fungal disease Downy Mildew. Fortunately New Guinea varieties like Busy Lizzie ?Divine? are unaffected so you can be sure of a fabulous display.
Vinca minor 'Illumination' or Lesser Periwinkle is a versatile low maintenance plant that offers so much. Because of it's trailing habit and low height it makes the perfect ground cover solution. The variegated evergreen foliage will romp over sunny banks or beneath trees in either full sun or shade and will also provide delightful violet-blue periwinkle flowers from late spring to autumn. Vinca minor 'Illumination' will also earn its keep as a year round trailing plant for hanging baskets or containers. Height: 20cm (8) Spread: 50cm (20).
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Vinca major is an easygoing, hardy shrub: come rain or shine, sunlight or shade, its evergreen leaves will flourish. This foliage provides great ground coverage, leaving little room for weeds. Greater Periwinkle also boasts lovely, dark blue blooms. These flowers have a long flowering period, from April to September, even when placed in tricky, shady corners. The plant is therefore a great addition to beds and borders in cottage and woodland gardens. Height: 45cm (1'6). Spread: 75cm (2'6).
Busy Lizzie 'Divine Isalander' is a colourful mix which makes a cheerful display - and we've done the hard work for you with these pre-planted hanging baskets. Durable 27cm hanging baskets are filled with healthy 'garden-ready' plug plants, just hang them up outside your home or around your garden, water as necessary and watch them bloom. Delivery is in late May, when risk of frost is usually gone! Supplied as large garden-ready plug plants in a 27cm hanging basket.
Creeping stems bearing variegated cream and green leaves knit together to form an evergreen carpet, creating an attractive background to the pretty, violet-blue flowers which appear from spring to early autumn. Vinca major 'Wojo's Gem' is less assertive than vinca minor but equally vigorous, forming useful groundcover in virtually any garden conditions, perfect for those tricky spots where other plants refuse to grow.