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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.
Dahlia variabilis 'Starlight Mixed' - Part of the Alan Titchmarsh Collection
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Ageratum houstonianum 'Blue Danube' F1 HybridFloss Flower A large-flowered, vigorous variety of annual ageratum with powder-puff flower heads of soft, lavender blue. The fluffy, weather resistant blooms are particularly attractive to butterflies. With a dense, compact habit, Ageratum houstonianum ‘Blue Danube’ is perfect for adding texture and colour to bedding, borders and containers. Height: 20cm (8”). Spread: 25cm (10”). 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 |
Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun'Coneflower, Black-eyed Susan Customer RatingAn impressive debut for beds and borders, this unique new plant was awarded a Fleuroselect Gold Medal. The unusual blooms with central green cones and bright orange petals radiating back to lemon yellow, make dazzling cut flowers. More info |
Zinnia marylandica 'Zahara Mixed'
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Rudbeckia hirta 'Toto'Coneflower, Black-eyed Susan Dwarf, compact plants which have plenty of strong side shoots and many rich golden-yellow blooms, each with a deep chocolate central cone. Early to flower over a long period and looking great in all types of weather. An ideal candidate for containers, bedding or grown in groups in the border. Flowers summer. Height: 25cm (10in). More info |
Rudbeckia hirta 'Rustic Dwarfs Mixed'Coneflower, Black-eyed Susan Customer RatingLong-stemmed plants with large flowers of rich yellow, gold, bronze and mahogany with black cone. An excellent subject for beds and borders, it will tolerate wet weather. Flowers late summer/autumn. Height only 60cm (24in). 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 |
Ageratum houstonianum 'Blue Mink'Floss Flower Customer RatingThis relatively old variety of flossflower remains popular for good reason. The compact, uniform plants bear large, fluffy, powder-blue flowers. With a vigorous, open habit, Ageratum houstonianum ‘Blue Mink’ is perfect for adding texture and colour to bedding, borders and containers. Try growing ageratum in wildlife gardens where they will attract butterflies to their blooms. Height: 30cm (12”). Spread: 30cm (12”). More info |
Rudbeckia hirta 'Green Eyes'Coneflower, Rudbeckia 'Irish Eyes', Black-eyed Susan Unique, with pointed yellow petals and olive green eye. Well branched, good for cutting. More info |
Rudbeckia hirta 'Kelvedon Star'Coneflower, Black-eyed Susan Bright and cheerful flowers all summer long with this new introduction. The breeding techniques required to fix a pattern in flowers can be most painstaking, but invariably it achieves a striking combination that makes a wonderful garden plant and in this case the finest of cut flowers too. Masses of huge 4in flowers in bright yellow with the darkest brown centre which gives a welcome extension of colour to the late summer border. Ideal for cutting, also beds and borders. Height 75-90cm (30-36in). More info |
Heliotrope 'Dwarf Marine'Heliotropium, Cherry Pie, Heliotropium peruvianum Once you've experienced the sweet, pungent scent, coming from Heliotrope, or 'cherry pie' as it is commonly called, on a still summer evening you won't want to be without it. Few plants can fill the air with such a heady fragrance as this. Marine is a royal purple, large flowered yet compact form with attractive, dark green foliage and bushy habit. Excellent for beds, borders and as a summer flowering pot plant. Flowers summer. Height 45cm (18in). More info |