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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.

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Busy Lizzie 'Divine' (New Guinea)

Busy Lizzie 'Divine' (New Guinea)

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Cut the risk of disease with this robust, downy mildew resistant New Guinea Impatiens. Busy Lizzie ‘Divine’ flowers endlessly, in a wonderful bright colour mix, from June to November on strong, spreading plants that will quickly fill pots and cover beds and borders. Height: 30cm (12"). Spread: 35cm (14").

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Gardening news: Top 10 best-selling plants of 2012

 

Andrew Tokely

Andrew Tokely's Tips

"'Divine' is entirely downy mildew resistant. In our trial it thrived, whereas the 10,000 busy Lizzies (Impatiens walleriana) we grew were decimated. Some of you may be aware of problems reported nationally concerning downy mildew (races 2 and 3) affecting the common busy Lizzie (Impatiens walleriana). There are no chemical treatments available at the present time to help, prevent or eradicate the problem. Thompson & Morgan has withdrawn this type of Impatiens from its plant ranges for the foreseeable future, in order to help reduce the epidemic. The disease is specific to the common busy Lizzie only, so other bedding plants, including New Guinea busy Lizzie types can be grown without risk."

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    • 36 plugs

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

    • Despatch: By end of June 2013
    • Double up 36 to 72 for £5 extra  
    • £19.98 £14.99
Petunia 'Crazytunia Cherry Cheesecake'

Petunia 'Crazytunia Cherry Cheesecake'

  • NEW in 2013
  • World Exclusive
The eye-catching cherry-red striped blooms of Petunia 'Crazytunia Cherry Cheesecake' really stand out from the crowd. This compact, upright petunia has a robust habit and superb weather resistance which ensures a brilliant performance throughout summer. Plant them in beds, containers and baskets for a magnificent display that will stop people in their tracks. Height: 25cm (10"). Spread: 30cm (12").

Useful links:

Read Michael Perry's blog: Get the inside story on 2 new varieties for 2013

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    • 5 Postiplugs

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

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

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

Petunia 'Crazytunia Mandevilla'

  • NEW in 2013
  • World Exclusive
Petunia ‘Crazytunia Mandevilla’ is simply spectacular! Incredible fiery colours radiate outwards from the centres of these unique, star shaped blooms. This compact, upright petunia has a robust habit and superb weather resistance which ensures a brilliant performance throughout summer. Plant them in beds, containers and baskets for a magnificent display that will stop people in their tracks. Height: 25cm (10"). Spread: 30cm (12").

Useful links:

Read Michael Perry's blog: Get the inside story on 2 new varieties for 2013

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    • 5 Postiplugs

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

    • Despatch: By end of April 2014
    • SAVE £4.99  
    • £19.98 £14.99
Busy Lizzie Sunpatiens® Mixed

Busy Lizzie 'Sunpatiens® Mixed'

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  • Best in class for super busy lizzies
  • Customer favourite
  • Tolerant to downy mildew problems
  • Performs in all weathers; hot, dry, wet, cold.
  • Only need 1 plant instead of 3 normal busy lizzies
  • More colour, more impact, but fewer plants per square meter

'Wow' is the only word to describe the impact from this brand new, sun-loving Busy Lizzie plant which is a hybrid between New Guinea Impatiens and a wild type. Sunpatiens® is taking the plant world by storm with its exceptional vigour and ability to withstand rain, wind, humidity, scorching heat and cool shade.

It's a plant of superior qualities: quicker to establish, stronger root system, thicker petals and much larger flowers than normal Impatiens.Just one plant covers an area 3 feet square! ‘Flower Power’ is an understatement - but don't just take our word for it, grow Sunpatiens® for yourself - we think you’ll be suitably impressed. Height and spread: 60cm (24").

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    • 5 jumbo plugs

    • Despatch: By end of March 2014
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    • £12.99
    • 10 jumbo plugs

    • Despatch: By end of March 2014
    • SAVE £6.99  
    • £25.98 £18.99
Annual Collection C+D

Annual Collection C+D

Everything you need to make your beds, borders and baskets look amazing this year! These variety packs are great value and are guaranteed to fill your garden with colour that will last all summer long. Height: Up to 65cm (26"). Spread: Up to 45cm (18").
  • Collection includes:
  • Aster 'Starlight' Mixed - One of the best dwarf asters available with spider-like flowers on compact plants.
  • Sweet William 'Summer Sundae' - Solid colours and bicolours in fruity shades of red, pink and white.
  • Antirrhinum 'Madame Butterfly' - Unique, double snapdragon flowers that last much longer than single-flowered varieties.
  • Marigold 'Zenith' Mixed - Masses of large, crested flowers, in a wide range of yellows, reds, oranges and bicolour shades.
  • Ageratum 'Blue Danube' - A large-flowered, vigorous variety with powder-puff flower heads of soft, lavender blue.
  • Geranium 'Colour Carnival' Mix - A bright mix of compact, single flowered plants that will bloom all summer long.
  • Lobelia 'Ultra Cascade' Mixed - An opulent mix of old varieties and new, for a full season of colour.
  • Verbena 'Quartz' Mixed - Brightly coloured verbena with excellent mildew resistance that will guarantee a long lasting display.
  • Salvia 'Blaze of Fire' - Plumes of brilliant scarlet flowers above neat, compact plants.
  • Petunia 'Frenzy'™ Mixed - Weather resistant blooms in pure colours, picotees, veined, and some with bright, white stars.
  • Begonia 'Organdy' Mixed - A striking combination of pretty flower colours and contrasting rounded foliage in bronze and green.
  • Laurentia 'Indigo Stars' - A constellation of starry indigo blooms sits above the airy linear foliage of this neat, compact variety.
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    • 72 plugs - 6 of each variety

    • Despatch: By end of March 2014
    • SAVE £53.89  
    • £71.88 £17.99
Patio Mixed

Patio Mixed

Our Patio Mix has everything you’ll need to fill your patio pots this summer! This fabulous collection is perfectly suited to growing in containers for long lasting colour. Mingle them together to create fabulous mixed plantings. Height: 65cm (26"). Spread: 45cm (18").

  • Collection comprises:
  • Petunia 'Frenzy' Mixed - Weather resistant blooms in pure colours, picotees, veined, and some with bright, white stars.
  • Antirrhinum 'Madame Butterfly' - Awarded an All American Selection medal for its unusual azalea-shaped snapdragon flowers.
  • Lobelia 'Ultra Cascade' Mixed - An opulent mix of old and new varieties that gives you the best of both worlds - and longer-lasting displays.
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    • 36 plugs - 12 of each variety

    • Despatch: By end of May 2013
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    • £13.98
Petunia 'Easy Wave Union Jack Mix'

Petunia 'Easy Wave Union Jack Mix'

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Create a spectacular, patriotic display for your hanging baskets, Flower Pouches™, window boxes and patio pots. Vigorous Petunia ‘Easy Wave Union Jack Mixed’ is great value - you can even use it for ground cover. These fast-growing Petunia plants tolerate both heat and cooler conditions, blooming freely without the need for cutting back. Enjoy spreading mounds of foliage smothered with colourful petunia flowers all summer long. Height: 30cm (12"). Spread: 60cm (24").

Please note that plants will be supplied as a colour mixture and individual colours will not be labelled.

Useful links:

Gardening news: Top 10 best-selling plants of 2012

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    • 36 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of March 2014
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    • £12.99
    • 72 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of March 2014
    • Double up 36 to 72 for £5 extra  
    • £25.98 £17.99
Marigold 'French Vanilla' F1

Marigold 'French Vanilla' F1 Hybrid

Tagetes erecta, African Marigold
 Customer Rating
  • Customer favourite
  • Very reliable summer annual

At last something different to the usual colour spectrum of orange and lemon - a real creamy white flowered African marigold! Marigold ‘French Vanilla’ is a triumph in plant breeding, producing masses of large blooms up to 7.5cm (3”) across that are absolutely pure in colour. Better still, it has less of the pungent marigold smell than its cousins. A definite improvement! Perfect for bringing a contemporary twist to beds, borders and containers. Height and spread: 45cm (18”).

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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 April 2014
    • Double up 36 to 72 for £5 extra  
    • £25.98 £17.99
Dahlia 'XXXL Collection'

Dahlia 'XXXL Collection'

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  • 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”). More info
    • 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
    • SAVE £6.99  
    • £25.98 £18.99