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Sow half-hardy annuals in early spring, making sure that you protect them from frost. Plant them out after all risk of frost has passed and you'll be rewarded with delightful flowers all throughout the summer. Hint: use the selections in the left menu to narrow down your search for the perfect half-hardy annual seeds for your garden.
Cosmos sulphureus 'Brightness Mixed' Customer RatingPossibly the most free-flowering cosmos of this type. Dwarf and bushy plants are covered with flowers in a delightful mixture of gold, lemon, orange and red from early summer through to the autumn frosts. Spectacular when planted towards the front of annual borders or in containers. Useful links: Read Michael Perry's blog: Make a change to your plant choices More info |
Zinnia elegans 'Purple Prince' Customer RatingOutstanding in Thompson & Morgan trials, these robust plants show excellent garden performance, flowering over a long period and producing an abundance of fully double, deep pink-purple, dahlia-like flowers. This is a taller-than-usual variety of zinnia which will add colour and height to border displays as well as to cut flower arrangements. Zinnia Purple Prince will flower all summer until the first frosts, attracting bees and butterflies as well as the admiration of your neighbours! More info |
Rudbeckia hirta 'Cappuccino'Coneflower, Black-eyed Susan Customer RatingFor a fabulous focal point in borders, plant this dazzling rudbeckia! Large 15cm (6in) diameter blooms in bright shades of rusty gold with contrasting darker centres will bloom all summer long. Vigorous, well-branched and heat tolerant plants will produce stunning semi-tall flowers which are perfect for cutting. More info |
Morning Glory 'Lazy Luxe'Ipomoea purpurea, Convolvulus purpureus, Pharbitis purpurea Possibly the best-ever mixture of Morning Glory! Ten fabulous colours especially selected to all flower at a similar time, creating an eye-catching summer display. An easy-to-grow and vigorous climber, flowering all summer until the first frosts. More info |
Brachyscome iberidifolia 'Little Missy'Swan River Daisy, Brachycome Each pretty lilac blue, daisy-like bloom has a distinctive yellow central eye surrounded by a white halo. Brachyscome ‘Little Missy’ blooms over a long period, making it perfect for edging paths and borders or as an eye-catching container plant on a sunny patio. Height and spread: 25cm (10"). More info |
Petunia x hybrida 'Rose Vein Velvet' F1 Hybrid Customer RatingThe best-ever basket petunia from seed! Petunia Rose Vein Velvet is the latest colour in the velvet series and promises to be as impressive! Like the others in the series, Rose Vein Velvet will out-perform expensive cutting raised Surfinia petunias. The lovely trailing stems, up to 1m (3ft) in length, look fantastic in baskets, window boxes and other containers where they will be continuously smothered in blooms all summer long. Also makes useful and attractive ground cover. More info |
Salvia farinacea 'Seascape Mixed'Mealy Sage, Mealycup Sage A relaxing blend of three varieties of salvia with stunning flower spires in shades of blue with silver. These compact, branching and early flowering salvias will add a wonderful new dimension to bedding displays as they sway in the slightest breeze creating a truly tranquil border feature. More info |
Zinnia marylandica 'Zahara Starlight Rose'Truly spectacular 2010 AAS award-winning bedding plant! The pretty white flowers with an attractive pinky-rose centre are 6cm (2.5in) across when fully open. Bushy, dwarf plants flower freely and are so tolerant of such conditions as heat, humidity and drought that they were planted extensively in floral displays at the Beijing Olympics. Non-stop-flowering Zinnia Zahara Starlight Rose follows on from the success of Zahara Yellow and will similarly attract beneficial insects, such as butterflies, to the garden. A real ‘must’ for borders this season! More info |
Nasturtium 'Double Delight Apricot'Tropaeolum majus, Indian Cress One of the best double nasturtiums we have ever seen. Gorgeous double to semi-double large blooms in eye-catching, mottled apricot shades, smother the bushy mid-green foliage. The flower petals have a delicate, crinkled appearance giving an unusual texture. Easy to grow; free-flowering all summer. Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Marigold 'Sunburst Mixed' F1 HybridTagetes patula x erecta, Afro-French Marigold A superb four-colour marigold cross, Sunburst Mixed combines the flower power, garden performance and great weather resistance of a French marigold with fabulous flowers that are almost as large as those of an African marigold. Spectacular planted in large drifts as part of a bedding display as well as in large containers. Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Gazania splendens 'Kontiki Stars & Stripes' F1 HybridTreasure Flower, Gazania rigens With striking stripes similar to Gazania Tiger Stripes, this remarkable variety offers more colour tones as well as some spotted types. Very free flowering and eye-catching in borders or containers, this beautifully balanced blend of pink, magenta, gold, purple, mahogany and cream will complement any garden. More info |
Petunia x hybrida 'Sophistica Antique Shades' F1 HybridExtremely pretty petunia with large ruffled blooms, each one seemingly hand-painted in lovely shades of soft pink and blushed cream not previously seen in petunias. Suitable for pots or baskets, making a stunning patio feature where it will flower freely all summer. More info |