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Annual Plants


Annual plants fall under two categories - hardy and half-hardy. Hardy annuals can be grown outdoors and will tolerate cooler tempratures, whereas the more tender half-hardy annuals need protection and must not be planted out until all risk of frost has passed. These delightful summer flowers add colour and interest to beds, borders, containers and hanging baskets. Use the selections in the left menu to select the right plants for your garden.



We have found 18 products.
 

Nasturtium 'Fruit Salad'

Tropaeolum, Indian Cress

  • Finalist of Plant of the Year 2013 - RHS Chelsea Flower Show
  • NEW in 2013
A nasturtium with some restraint! Some 12 years of careful breeding have gone into this exceptional variety after a customer sent Thompson & Morgan an unusual nasturtium with serrated petals. Much more compact than the average annual nasturtium - and generally 'better behaved' in the garden, this is the first bicolour nasturtium with serrated petals. Bred to be sterile, the plants bloom for a much longer time than any other nasturtium and the spectacular bicolour blooms are uniquely perfumed with a lovely sweet and spicy fragrance. Nasturtium 'Fruit Salad' is perfect for hanging baskets or pots and is not currently available from seed! Height: 30cm (12"). Spread: 60cm (24").

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Thompson & Morgan scoops top award with Nasturtium 'Fruit Salad'
Read more on our blog: Another Plant of the Year award for T&M?

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    • 5 jumbo plugs

    • Despatch: By end of April 2014
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    • £9.99
    • 10 jumbo plugs

    • Despatch: By end of April 2014
    • SAVE £4.99  
    • £19.98 £14.99

Antirrhinum majus 'Madame Butterfly' F1 Hybrid

Snapdragon

 Customer Rating
  • Customer favourite

Awarded an All American Selection medal for its unusual azalea-shaped snapdragon flowers. Antirrhinum ‘Madame Butterfly’ creates a riot of colour throughout summer. The unique, double snapdragon petals prevent insects from pollinating the flowers, so they last much longer than single-flowered varieties. Perfect for a long-lasting display in cottage garden beds, borders and containers. This award winning variety also makes a superb cut flower. Height: 65cm (26"). Spread: 45cm (18").

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    • 12 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of May 2013
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    • £5.99
    • 24 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of June 2013
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    • £9.99
    • 36 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of May 2013
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    • £11.99
    • 72 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of June 2013
    • Double up 36 to 72 for £5 extra  
    • £23.98 £16.99

Stock 'Most Scented Mix'

Matthiola incana, Gillyflower

  • The most scented stocks
Specially selected for their strong and spicy fragrance and fabulous colours! Start growing Stock ‘Most Scented Mix’ in autumn for spring borders that will look and smell incredible. These pretty Gillyflowers make superb bedding plants and don’t forget to cut some for a vase indoors too. Height: 30cm (12"). Spread: 20cm (8").
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    • 36 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of May 2013
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    • £9.99
    • 72 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of August 2013
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    • £19.98 £14.99

Sweet Pea 'Sweet Dreams Mixed'

  • World Exclusive
  • 50 hand-selected varieties in this mix
  • Best in class for sweet peas
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A world exclusive collection of distinctly different sweet pea flowers - we believe ‘Sweet Dreams’ to be the best mixture ever! Each and every one, including many award winning varieties, has been selected for outstanding fragrance, exhibition standard blooms and superb growing performance.These cottage garden favourites are superb for cutting and the more blooms you cut, the more they will flower! Pop a few stems in a vase to fill a whole room with fragrance. Grow sweet peas against a sunny fence or trained on a free standing obelisk. For an informal display, let them scramble through mature shrubs. Height: 1.8m (6’). Spread: 30cm (12”).Supplied cell-raised with an average of 5 sweet pea plants per cell. Pinched and ready for planting straight out.

Useful links:

How to grow sweet peas

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    • 5 cells (25 plants)

    • Despatch: By end of March 2014
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    • £13.99
    • 10 cells (50 plants)

    • Despatch: By end of March 2014
    • SAVE £9.99  
    • £27.98 £17.99

Sweet Pea 'Scent Infusion'

Lathyrus odoratus

  • NEW in 2013
  • 7 stunning & highly fragrant varieties
A lovely, hand selected blend that combines traditional sweet pea colours and fragrance, with the straighter, stronger stems of modern varieties. Sweet Pea ‘Scent Infusion’ are superb for cutting and the more blooms you cut, the more they will flower! Pop a few stems in a vase to fill a whole room with fragrance. Grow sweet peas against a sunny fence or trained on a free standing obelisk. For an informal display, let them scramble through mature shrubs. Height: 1.8m (6’). Spread: 30cm (12").
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    • 5 cell (25 plants)

    • Despatch: By end of March 2014
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    • £12.99
    • 10 cells (50 plants)

    • Despatch: By end of March 2014
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    • £16.99

Dahlia 'XXXL Collection'

 Customer Rating
  • The biggest and best patio dahlia
  • Very sturdy dahlias; no staking required
Twelve years of breeding have produced this extra strong, extra sturdy Dahlia, with extra large blooms up to 30cm (12”) accross. Fantastic in borders or large patio pots, Dahlia ‘XXXL’ is so vigorous that you can even plant our young plants directly into their final containers. The enormous blooms don't just put in a quick appearance at the end of the summer, they flower right through the season. Height: 120cm (48”). Spread: 60cm (24”).
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    • 4 jumbo plugs - 1 of each colour

    • Despatch: By end of May 2013
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    • £12.99
    • 8 jumbo plugs - 2 of each colour

    • Despatch: By end of May 2013
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    • £25.98 £18.99

Dahlia 'Dalina Salinas' (The Windmill Dahlia)

  • NEW in 2013
  • Mail Order Exclusive
This showy patio dahlia combines a neat, compact habit with large 15cm (6"), lilac blooms. Reaching just 35cm tall, this Danish-bred dwarf dahlia is perfect for planting at the front of borders or filling patio containers with summer colour. Bursting with vigour, the Windmill Dahlia is quick to establish, producing masses of blooms over a particularly long period. With regular deadheading you can enjoy their flowers right through to autumn. Height and spread: 35cm (14").
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    • 3 jumbo plugs

    • Despatch: By end of May 2013
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    • £9.99
    • 6 jumbo plugs

    • Despatch: By end of May 2013
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    • £19.98 £14.99

Nicotiana 'Eau de Cologne Mixed'

Tobacco Plant

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A special mixture offering uniform, mid-height plants with upward-facing nicotiana flowers, in a tapestry of glowing colours. The upright flower stems of Nicotiana ‘Eau de Cologne’ are guaranteed to lend a sparkle to your borders and their evening fragrance only adds to their irresistible charm. An elegant annual that is most effective when planted in large drifts throughout beds and borders. Height: 50cm (20”). Spread: 25cm (10”).

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    • 24 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of March 2014
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    • £9.99
    • 36 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of May 2013
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    • £12.99
    • 72 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of May 2013
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    • £25.98 £17.99
    • 140 miniplugs

    • Despatch: By end of March 2014
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    • £18.99
    • 280 miniplugs

    • Despatch: By end of March 2014
    • SAVE £12.99  
    • £37.98 £24.99

Sweet Pea 'Snoopea'

Lathyrus odoratus

  • Highly-scented ground cover sweet peas
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A superb dwarf sweet pea that carpets the ground with a kaleidoscope of colour and fragrance! These bushy plants make superb groundcover and unlike other non-climbing varieties, the plants of Sweet Pea ‘Snoopea’ have reduced tendrils so the plant remains neat and compact. This versatile variety is equally useful for basket, containers and window boxes. Height and spread: 30cm (12”).

Useful links:

How to grow sweet peas

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    • 5 cells (25 plants)

    • Despatch: By end of March 2014
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    • £13.99
    • 10 cells (50 plants)

    • Despatch: By end of March 2014
    • + FREE Flower Pouch  
    • £17.99

Antirrhinum 'Candy Canes Mixed'

Snapdragon

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The first of a new generation of high quality, fragrant snapdragons, in a flamboyant contemporary colour range. Tried and tested, Antirrhinum ‘Candy Canes’ Mixed is ideal for adding a bright splash of colour to cottage garden borders, and won’t disappoint as a cut flower either. Height: 35cm (18”). Spread: 35cm (14”).

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    • 36 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of June 2013
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    • £11.99
    • 72 plugs

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    • Double up 36 to 72 for £5 extra  
    • £23.98 £16.99
    • Out of stock

Sunflower 'Inca Gold'

  • NEW in 2013

Try something different in your containers this summer that will really get the neighbours talking. This cheery little helianthus has lax, trailing stems and a multi-branching habit that billow from hanging baskets in a mass of small sunflower blooms. Sunflower ‘Inca Gold’ can also be grown as spreading groundcover at the front of informal summer borders. Height: 30cm (12"). Spread: 45cm (18").


Companion planting: Try growing sunflowers with chives to deter aphids.


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Companion Planting

Read Michael Perry's blog: Make a change to your plant choices - 2

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    • 5 Postiplugs

    • Despatch: By end of March 2014
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    • £9.99
    • 10 Postiplugs

    • Despatch: By end of March 2014
    • SAVE £4.99  
    • £19.98 £14.99

Stock 'Tall Clove Scented Mix'

Matthiola incana, Gillyflower

With their spicy, clove-like scent, and tall sturdy stems, these stocks make fantastic cut flowers that bring fragrance and colour to your home. The closely packed flower spikes of this tall, clove scented mix emerge in a blend of at least 6 lovely pastel shades. This customer favourite mingles beautifully in cottage garden borders, or planted in large drifts and containers. Height: 60cm (24”). Spread: 40cm (16”).
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    • 36 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of May 2013
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    • £11.99
    • 72 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of May 2013
    • Double up 36 to 72 for £5 extra  
    • £19.98 £16.99
    • 140 miniplugs

    • Despatch: By end of May 2013
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    • £14.99
    • 280 miniplugs

    • Despatch: By end of May 2013
    • SAVE £4.99  
    • £29.98 £24.99