Impressive and large flowering shrubs often seen on the continent, the sun loving Crepe Myrtle, or Lagerstroemia indica, can also be grown in the UK, providing vivid, exotic colour from its dazzling flowers. Masses of bright violet flowers in 20cm long panicles will smother it in summer and autumn, attracting bees and butterflies into your garden to feast on the fabulous blooms. The flowers are large and with crinkled edges, and produced on the current season's growth. The foliage is bronze when young, before maturing into dark green with large leaves 8cm long, and with attractive peeling grey and brown bark and great autumn foliage colour, Lagerstroemia puts on a spectacular show for most of the year. Hardy to -5°C, it'll need some protection during the coldest winters, and it can be grown in a large pot to make sheltering it easier. Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to plant. Growing to 5m (16ft).
Just imagine, the perfect way to achieve stunning baskets and containers this summer, with minimal effort on your part! We've hand-picked the ideal combination of flowers to give you eye-catching displays this year that will be the envy of your neighbourhood! If you've wanted perfect pots and creative containers full of colour, but don't know where to start when it comes to picking complementary plants, then our Parma Violet plug collection is the best solution for time-strapped gardeners. Plant them up in your pots and baskets and you'll soon be enjoying a colourful garden with no fuss - you'll look like a design pro! Quick to plant and easy to grow, this collection is the ideal way to give you pots and containers full of colour - just plant them up, water them and enjoy the display! Guaranteed to give you a fabulous display all summer, 'Parma Violet' collection plugs are supplied as a mix of 12 plugs of Verbena Samira White, Lobelia Laura Purple and Petunia Pegasus Purple Vein. Verbena adds a little touch of the exotic with trailing fragrant foliage and clusters of white star-shaped blooms. Flowering from June to October their mounds of flowers help fill out the whole arrangement. Lobelia is the iconic hanging basket plant, producing masses of tiny purple flowers. Fast growing, it quickly fills a large space in any basket! Petunias always make a statement in summer arrangements and their fragrance is unmistakable as you pass by. With their glorious purple, velvet trumpets, they're an absolute must-have, blooming from May through to October!
A breakthrough in buddleia breeding, the Buzz series are perfectly formed, patio butterfly bushes, and perfect for growing on your decking, patio or balcony - so now anyone can grow these fragrant beauties.The result of seven years' intensive breeding and selection, the short stems and compact growing habit of these patio buddleias make them ideal for growing in smaller spaces. Just like their larger cousins, Buzz buddleias will flower right through the summer and into autumn without setting seed, so more of the plant's energy is spent of blooms, and the flowers just keep on coming! Reaching just over a metre tall, 'Buzz Indigo' is hardy and easy to grow plus its masses of deep blue, fragrant flowers will attract clouds of butterflies to your garden. Like all buddleias, Buzz Indigo is sweetly fragranced and is loved by insects hence its common name of 'Butterfly Bush', and is recommended by the RHS as a plant that is 'Perfect for Pollinators'. Supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot, ready for immediate planting.
This bouquet from Arena Flowers is a collection of pinks, purples and blues, with favourites including tulips and hyacinths, coming together in a springtime assortment and finished off with eucalyptus. It's hand-tied by our expert florists and made using the freshest flowers available. Order before 9pm for next day delivery.
A gorgeous gift for any occasion, this exquisite arrangement pairs white Athena Roses with an array of lilac blooms including Lisianthus and Aster. Eucalyptus and Green Bell Foliage delicately complete this stunning bouquet.