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Perennial & Biennial Plants


In this range you'll find an impressive selection of perennial plants and biennial plants, which are perfect for beginners and experienced gardeners alike. Also known as herbaceous plants, perennials live for 2 or more years and flower every year. Biennial plants are great for beds and spring displays and there are many delightful plants to choose from. Use the selections in the left menu to select the right plants for your garden.



We have found 35 products.
 

Primrose 'Husky Mixed'

Primula

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  • Best In Class for hardy primroses - click here for details
A vibrant rainbow of primrose flowers that will brighten the gloomiest of winter days - even through cold, wet and snow! The delicately fragranced blooms of Primrose ‘Husky’ burst open in a frenzy of colour that will see you through until late spring. Once established in beds, borders and containers, these easy to grow perennials will virtually look after themselves. Height and spread: 20cm (8”).

Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.

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    • 36 plugs

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

    • Despatch: By end of August 2013
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    • £14.99

Buddleja 'Flower Power'

Buddleja x weyeriana 'Bicolor', Buddleia, Butterfly Bush

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  • NEW in 2012
  • Best shrub for summer colour
Magical blooms transform from deepest violet to rich butterscotch yellow for an enchanting kaleidoscope of colour. The fragrant flowers of Buddleja ‘Flower Power’ are certain to attract butterflies and other beneficial insects to your garden. This colourful, low maintenance butterfly bush has a neat compact habit – just perfect for small gardens.Height and spread: 200cm (79").
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    • 1 jumbo plug

    • Despatch: By end of June 2013
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    • £12.99
    • 3 jumbo plugs

    • Despatch: By end of June 2013
    • Treble up 1 to 3 plugs for 1p extra  
    • £13.00

Primrose 'Alaska Improved Mixed'

Primula

  • Exclusive extra-hardy primrose mix
  • Up to 20 colours
  • Best In Class for widest primrose colour mix - click here for details
Plant a rainbow of primroses with up to 20 different colours. Primrose ‘Alaska Improved Mixed’ are super hardy, blooming from winter all the way through to late spring. Once established in beds, borders and containers, these easy to grow perennials will virtually look after themselves. Height and spread: 20cm (8”).

Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.

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    • 36 plugs

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

    • Despatch: By end of August 2013
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    • £16.99

Primrose 'Petticoat Mixed'

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Tightly double blooms, like miniature rosebuds. Hardy Primrose ‘Petticoat Mixed’ will bring spring cheer to your garden with a bright rainbow of bold colours. Once established in beds, borders and containers, these easy to grow perennials will virtually look after themselves. Height and spread: 20cm (8”).

Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.

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    • 36 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of August 2013
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    • £14.99
    • 72 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of August 2013
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    • £18.99

Primrose 'World's Most Scented Mix'

Primula

- The best ever fragrance mix
- Citrus and honey fragrance
- Colour throughout winter and spring

 

Let the sweet citrus scent and the fresh colour mix of these gorgeous primroses transport you into spring. Primrose ‘Worlds Most Scented Mix’ is our best ever selection of fragrant primroses in a range of bright, cheery colours that will look fabulous planted among your spring bulbs. Grow some in a pot by the back door to really enjoy their perfume. Height and spread: 20cm (8").

Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.

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    • 36 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of August 2013
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    • £10.99
    • 72 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of August 2013
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    • £15.99

Aubrieta 'Royal Mixed'

Aubretia

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These tough little plants will thrive in the poorest of soils, forming dense mats of evergreen foliage. Aubretia ‘Royal Mixed’ produces masses of colourful flowers in spring that will brighten rockeries, spill from containers and creep through cracks in walls and paving. Height: 10cm (4”); spread 60cm (24”).
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    • 36 plugs

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

    • Despatch: By end of August 2013
    • SAVE £4.99  
    • £19.98 £14.99

Phlox Collection (Creeping)

Phlox subulata, Phlox douglasii, Moss Phlox

  • Fragrant ground cover
Delicate in appearance but tough in character, these spreading evergreen perennials soften the edges of paths and grow in dry rockeries or on sunny banks and slopes. Perfect for creating colourful, weed smothering, ground cover. Height: 15cm (6”). Spread: 50cm (20”).
  • Collection comprises:
  • Phlox subulata ‘Candy Stripes’
  • Phlox douglassi ‘Red Admiral’
  • Phlox subulata ‘Calvides White’
  • Phlox subulata ‘Scarlet Flame’
  • Phlox subulata ‘Emerald Cushion Blue’
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    • 5 Postiplugs

    • Despatch: By end of July 2013
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    • £9.99
    • 10 Postiplugs

    • Despatch: By end of July 2013
    • SAVE £4.99  
    • £19.98 £14.99

Polyanthus 'Most Scented Mix'

Primula

  • The most scented polyanthus
We’ve sniffed all the polyanthus we could find to be able to make up this exclusive mix for you! Each fresh colour has a lovely, strong fragrance, to bring you a true scent of spring. From late winter, these vigorous perennials produce plenty of flowers on short, stocky stems, above neat rosettes of lush foliage. Fill all your pots and borders with Polyanthus ‘Most Scented Mix’ for a riot of scent and colour even on the dreariest winter days! Height and spread: 25cm (10”)..

Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.

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    • 36 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of August 2013
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    • £10.99
    • 72 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of August 2013
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    • £15.99

Osteospermum Collection (Hardy)

African Daisy, Cape Daisy

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Versatile and resilient, hardy Osteospermums will thrive in hot, dry, neglected conditions, yet remain some of longest-flowering plants in the garden! Expect vibrant summer colour and weed suppressing ground cover from these easy to grow, sun loving Cape Daisies. Height: 15cm (6"). Spread: 90cm (36").

  • Collection comprises:
  • Osteospermum ‘Snow Pixie’ - A perfect contrast to its purple-pink coloured cousins, sporting clean, white petals with a golden yellow eye.
  • Osteospermum ‘Tresco Purple’ - Bold pink daisy flowers open every morning to greet the sun.
  • Osteospermum jucundum var. compactum - Irrepressibly cheerful, bright pink daisy flowers smother carpets of low growing foliage.
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    • 9 jumbo plugs - 3 of each variety

    • Despatch: By end of June 2013
    • SAVE £16.98  
    • £35.97 £18.99

Poppy 'Plum Pudding'

Papaver orientale, Oriental Poppy

  • NEW in 2013
  • World Exclusive
  • Best in class for oriental poppies
  • T&M's own breeding
From T&M’s own breeding programme comes this superb Oriental poppy. Beautiful tissue-like blooms in a rich shade of plum-pink appear from June, and often give a second display later in the summer. The strong stems and non-fading flowers are longer lasting than most varieties, making this a significant improvement on the popular variety ‘Patty’s Plum’. By late summer Poppy ‘Plum Pudding’ produces attractive seed heads that make an eye catching feature in wildlife or cottage garden borders. Height: 75cm (30"). Spread: 60cm (24").

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Read more on our blog: Another Plant of the Year award for T&M?

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    • 12 plugs

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

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

Wildflower Collection

  • NEW in 2013
  • Help boost bee and butterfly numbers
  • Easy to grow

Establishing your own wildflower meadow couldn’t be easier with this diverse collection of wildflower plug plants. A wildflower patch in your garden makes a lovely informal display that needs little maintenance. You'll be amazed at the beneficial insects and birds they attract, many of which will act as pollinators and natural pest control for your garden! Try sprinkling some wildflower seed between these plug plants - they will all knit nicely together. The perennial varieties will come back year after year whilst the annuals will happily self seed and reappear in a new position each year. Height: 150cm (59"). Spread: 50cm (20").


  • Collection comprises:
  • Foxglove (Digitalis) - A perennial cottage garden favourite for its tall spires of bell shaped flowers.
  • Self-Heal (Prunella) - This low growing perennial makes superb ground cover.
  • Lady's Bedstraw (Galium) - Slender stems of frothy yellow blooms make this perennial wildflower particularly eye catching.
  • Ox-eye Daisy (Leucanthemum) - These cheery perennial daisies make a fabulous summer display.
  • Cornflower (Centaurea) - A well loved annual with stunning bright blue flowers.
  • Ragged Robin (Lychnis) - The tall stems of this perennial bear pretty pink blooms with a ragged appearance - hence the name!
  • Field Scabious (Knautia) - A lovely perennial with intricate pincushion flowers.
  • Common Knapweed (Centaurea) - A tall perennial thistle with cerise pink blooms followed by fluffy seed heads.
  • Meadow Buttercup (Ranunculus) - The golden cup shaped blooms make this perennial it instantly recognisable.
  • Teasel (Dipsacus) - A well known perennial for its prickly autumn seedheads.
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    • 10 Postiplugs - 1 of each variety

    • Despatch: By end of April 2014
    • SAVE £16.98  
    • £29.97 £12.99
    • 20 Postiplugs - 2 of each variety

    • Despatch: By end of April 2014
    • + FREE packet of Wildflower Seed  
    • £59.94 £17.99

Osteospermum 'Tresco Purple' (Hardy)

Osteospermum 'Nairobi Purple', African Daisy, Cape Daisy

Bold pink daisy flowers open every morning to greet the sun. Versatile and resilient, hardy Osteospermum ‘Tresco Purple’ will thrive in hot, dry, neglected conditions and yet is one of the longest-flowering plants in the garden! Expect vibrant summer colour and weed suppressing ground cover from this easy to grow, sun loving Cape Daisy. Height: 15cm (6"). Spread: 90cm (36").
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    • 3 jumbo plugs

    • Despatch: By end of June 2013
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    • £11.99