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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.

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Wallflower Collection

Erysimum, Cheiranthus

Evergreen erysimum hybrids with an alluring perfume. Versatile and undemanding, this short lived perennial tends to be grown as a biennial, and is tough enough to cope in even the poorest of soils. Height and spread: 50cm (20").

  • Collection comprises:
  • Wallflower ‘Plant World Lemon’
  • Wallflower ‘Sweet Sorbet’
  • Wallflower ‘Winter Joy’
  • Wallflower ‘Winter Sorbet’
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    • 12 jumbo plugs - 3 of each variety

    • Despatch: By end of June 2013
    • SAVE £24.98  
    • £44.97 £19.99
Buddleja 'Flower Power'

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"). More info
    • 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
Wallflower 'Most Scented' Mix

Wallflower 'Most Scented' Mix

Erysimum, Cheiranthus

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  • The most scented wallflower
Don't overlook wallflowers! This popular cottage garden favourite is currently enjoying a revival. Wallflower ‘Most Scented Mix’ is a wonderful blend of specially selected Erysimum, chosen for their fabulous fragrance. Versatile and undemanding, this short lived perennial tends to be grown as a biennial, and is tough enough to cope in even the poorest of soils. Height and spread: 30cm (12"). More info
    • 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
Myosotis 'Sylva'

Myosotis sylvatica 'Sylva'

Forget-me-not
  • Brilliant with spring bulbs
The perfect partner for spring bulb displays. Frothy plants with not just the traditional blue flowers, but also new pinks and whites. So easy to grow, ‘Sylva’ will create a carpet of colour that will keep your garden looking fabulous until your summer plants kick in. A simple yet effective bed filler. More info
    • 36 plugs

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

    • Despatch: By end of August 2013
    • Double up 36 to 72 for £4 extra  
    • £23.98 £15.99
Aubrieta Royal Mixed

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”). More info
    • 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
Creeping Phlox Collection

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

Penstemon 'Pensham Trio'

Phenomenal stamina and indifference to rain and drought means that this trio of penstemon will flower each year for an incredible five months. Mesmerising bells with satiny white throats are carried above semi evergreen foliage. These popular hardy perennials deserve prime spots in the garden or on the patio where they can really show off. Pensham penstemons also boast slug resistance and semi-evergreen foliage, giving an all round winning performance for many years. Height: 90cm (36”). Spread: 45cm (18”). Collection comprises 3 each of Penstemon Laura (bottom left), Penstemon Czar (top) and Penstemon Amelia Jayne (bottom right). More info
    • 9 Postiplugs - 3 of each variety

    • Despatch: By end of June 2013
    • SAVE £9.98  
    • £29.97 £19.99
Perennial Collection A (Red Hot Poker, Lupin, Bergamot, Chrysanthemum maximum, Ozark Sundrops)

Perennial Collection A

Fill your beds and borders with this bargain collection of herbaceous perennials. Perennial plants bloom year after year, and many can also be cut and brought into the house for beautiful flower arrangements. Height: Up to 1m (39"). Spread: 45cm (18").

  • Perennial Collection A comprises:

  • A. Coreopsis 'Presto' - Neat, compact plants are smothered in golden-yellow, semi-double flowers all summer long.
  • B. Geum 'Blazing Sunset' - Prolific, early flowering, fully double flowers.
  • C. Scabiosa 'Blue Jeans' - An abundance of blue pincushion scabious flowers will attract bees and butterflies throughout summer.
  • D. Echinacea 'Primadonna' - unique petals that radiate outwards instead of downwards..
  • E. Poppy 'Pizzicato' Mixed - A neat semi dwarfing variety, producing up to 20 large flowers per plant.
  • F. Silene 'Jack Flash' - Scarlet blooms are carried on elegant, slender stems over a long period.
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    • 36 plugs - 6 of each variety

    • Despatch: By end of August 2013
    • SAVE £21.95  
    • £35.94 £13.99
Perennial Collection B (Tickseed, Oriental Poppy, Coral Flower, Coneflower)

Perennial Collection B

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Fill your beds and borders with this bargain collection of herbaceous perennials. Perennial plants bloom year after year, and many can also be cut and brought into the house for beautiful flower arrangements. Height: Up to 150cm (60"). Spread: 75cm (30").

  • Perennial Collection B comprises:
  • A. Aquilegia 'Swan' Mixed - Long flowering, producing an abundance of large flowers on upright, multi-branched stems.
  • B. Lavender 'Munstead' - This neat, compact variety of English lavender bears masses of dark purple-blue flower spikes.
  • C. Heuchera 'Palace Purple' - Glossy, semi-evergreen purple leaves provide year round colour.
  • D. Delphinium 'Pacific Giants' - Excellent for cutting and adding structure and presence to the back of borders.
  • E. Gaillardia 'Arizona' - A spectacular dwarf Blanket Flower with a long-flowering period and superb garden performance.
  • F. Carnation 'Ever-blooming Mixed' (Hardy) - Richly fragrant blooms that are perfect for cutting for a vase indoors.

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    • 36 plugs - 6 of each variety

    • Despatch: By end of July 2013
    • SAVE £21.95  
    • £35.98 £13.99
Dianthus barbatus 'Indian Carpet' Mixed - Part of the Alan Titchmarsh Collection

Dianthus barbatus 'Indian Carpet' Mixed

Sweet William
Create a carpet of magical spring colour with this compact, dwarf variety that knits together nicely when planted en masse. Sweet William ‘Indian Carpet’ Mixed brings together a superb colour range of reds, whites and bicolour blooms, each with a distinctive spicy clove scent. Often grown as a biennial, this short lived perennial is ideal for borders, beds and containers. Height: 15cm (6"). Spread: 25cm (10").

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

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    • 48 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of August 2013
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    • £13.99

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
Dactylorhiza majalis

Marsh Orchid

Dactylorhiza majalis,Spotted Orchid

 Spires of deep pink intricately patterned flowers are carried on tall stems above linear green foliage each summer. These unusual terrestrial Marsh orchids are natives of European marshlands so they are perfectly hardy. Dactylorhiza majalis is surprisingly easy to grow when planted in reliably moist or boggy soils, and you can even try it in containers. Height: 45cm (18"). Spread: 15cm (6"). More info
    • 1 bareroot plant

    • Despatch: By end of November 2013
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    • £15.99
    • 2 bareroot plants

    • Despatch: By end of November 2013
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    • £20.99