Fresh cut flowers can be an expensive luxury, but this needn’t be the case with our superb range of recommended plants! Representing excellent value for money – not only will these plants fill your beds and borders with colour all summer long, but their blooms can be cut for a beautiful home-grown flower arrangement indoors. From classic cut flowers such as roses, to the more unusual lavender and rudbeckia, you’ll be creating impressive bouquets in no time.
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Glam Rock'
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Tree Peony rockiiPaeonia The silky white petals of Tree Peony rockii have deep burgundy bases forming massive bowl-shaped blooms up to 20cm in diameter! From late spring until early summer this beautiful and exotic tree peony will shine in your borders, making a fantastic cut flower too. Renowned for being long-lived plants, Tree Peony rockii is hardy and disease resistant ensuring a colourful display for years to come. Height and spread: 1.5m (60"). More info |
Sweet Pea 'Allsorts Mix'Lathyrus Sweet Pea 'Allsorts Mix' is a collection of rare and unusual sweet peas with simple, dainty flowers in a vibrant mixture of colours. Grow these gems up obelisks, trellis and fences for a kaleidoscopic addition to the summer garden. Try collecting the seeds of your favourites and grow your own unique colours each year! Height: 100cm (39"). Spread: 30cm (12"). Supplied as plug plants. More info |
Chrysanthemum CollectionWhen other plants are fading all around, their exuberant blooms are just beginning! The vibrant colours of these long lasting chrysanthemum flowers make flamboyant displays for vases and bouquets.Supplied as 30mm plug plants.
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Pinks 'Fragrant and Frilled'Dianthus (Fragrant and Frilled Pinks) Customer Review RatingThis wonderful mix contains some of our best fragrant and frilly dianthus. This beautiful collection of cottage garden favourites produces sweetly scented flowers, all summer long. Forming neat cushions of slender grey green foliage, Pinks are attractive and quick to establish. They also make excellent cut flowers – just perfect for posies and vases. Height and spread: 45cm (18"). Supplied as 30mm plug plants. Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers. More info |
Stocks 'Brompton'Matthiola incana (Gillyflower)
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Helianthus maximiliani(Maximilian Sunflower) This unusual perennial sunflower produces more and more blooms as its stem gets higher. The 7cm (3") wide, golden yellow blooms of Helianthus maximiliani appear all the way up the stem in a tower of colour. Maximilian sunflowers have a sweet chocolate fragrance and make lovely cut flowers. Perfect for growing alongside hollyhocks at the back of cottage garden borders. Height: 200cm (79"). Spread: 100cm (39"). Supplied as 30mm plugs. More info |
Ageratum houstonianum 'Ocean Blue'(Floss Flower) Large fluffy blue flowers cover this dwarf, compact ageratum. Ocean Blue will certainly add texture and colour to your summer beds, borders and containers with its weather resistant blooms. The nectar rich flowers of this strong growing variety are also attractive to butterflies. Height: 20cm (8"). Spread: 25cm (10"). Supplied as plug tray plants. More info |
Rose 'Black Baccara'Rosa A sensational new hybrid tea rose! Originally this dramatic variety was only available as a cut flower, but is now available to grow in your garden. Fragrant deep maroon, almost black, flowers set this apart from any other rose. Contrasts beautifully with pure yellow roses or white lilies. Height: 150cm (60") Spread:100cm (40").Bareroot plant suppled.Useful links: Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers. More info |
Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherry Brandy'(Coneflower, Black Eyed Susan) Customer Review RatingThe world's first red rudbeckia. Sumptuous cherry red flowers up to 10cm (4") across are borne on robust plants all summer long. Grow this half-hardy annual in bold blocks to provide height in annual bedding schemes, or use it to fill gaps in colourful herbaceous borders. Rudbeckia ‘Cherry Brandy’ forms a good-sized branching plant, and makes an excellent cut flower for a vase indoors. Height: 60cm (24"). Spread: 35cm (14"). Supplied as plug tray plants. More info |
Alstroemeria 'Sublima Collection'(Peruvian Lily)
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Dianthus 'Scented Collection'(Pinks) This delightful mix contains some of our best fragrant pinks! These modern versions of the old-fashioned cottage garden favourites produce a succession of sweetly scented blooms all summer long. The ruffled flowers are borne above neat cushions of slender grey green foliage, which over the years will spread to form a neat, evergreen clump. Grow Dianthus 'Scented Collection' at the front of borders or in patio containers; they also make a fabulous cut flower - just perfect for posies or a vase. Height: 45cm (18"). Spread: 40cm (16"). Supplied as plug plants.Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers. More info |