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Hardy Annual Seeds


Hardy annuals can be sown directly into their flowering positions in the spring and will tolerate a certain amount of cold. Well-known flowers such as sweet peas, poppies, stocks and sunflowers fall under this category, as do some of the more unusual flowers - gomphocarpus & ratibida for example.

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Sweet Pea Ballerina Blue

Sweet Pea 'Ballerina Blue'

Lathyrus odoratus
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A superb variety for exhibition producing large, highly-scented flowers, with up to four blooms per 30cm (12”) long stem. This variety was bred by a T&M customer and holds a coveted RHS AGM. Sweet Pea ‘Ballerina Blue’ is a vigorous variety that will quickly cover trellis and obelisks, adding colour and a powerful fragrance to summer flower borders. Height: 180cm (71”) Spread: 30cm (12”).

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    • 1 packet (25 seeds)

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    • £2.29
Nigella Damascena Oxford Blue

Nigella damascena 'Oxford Blue'

Love-In-A-Mist
Tall with large extra double flowers followed by dark seed pods. More info
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Calendula Officinalis Nana 'Citrus Cocktail'

Calendula officinalis nana 'Citrus Cocktail'

English Marigold, Marigold, Pot Marigold
This mouth-watering colour combination smothers the particularly dwarf, compact, bushy plants with alluring orange and golden yellow, daisy-like blooms. Unlike some bedding plants, Calendula 'Citrus Cocktail' keeps on flowering throughout the summer, coping in almost any garden situation. It even grows well in coastal areas. The bright flowers are also excellent for cutting and can also be added to salads as an edible flower. Height: 20cm (8”). Spread: 30cm (12”).

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

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Lathyrus Odoratus Pink & White Ripple

Sweet Pea 'Pink and White Ripple'

Lathyrus odoratus

 Large, wavy pink and white blooms make Sweet Pea ‘Pink and White Ripple’ a most distinctive variety. The fabulous, sweetly scented flowers are carried on straight stems that are ideal for cutting and make eye-catching entries on the show bench. A showy variety that will add summer colour and fragrance to obelisks and trellis. Height: 180cm (71”). Spread: 30cm (12”).

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    • £2.79
Echium Vulgare Blue Bedder

Echium vulgare 'Blue Bedder'

Viper's Bugloss, Blueweed
Glorious blue flowers buzzing with bees. More info
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Lavatera trimestris 'Dwarf Pink Blush' - Part of the Alan Titchmarsh Collection

Lavatera trimestris 'Dwarf Pink Blush' - Part of the Alan Titchmarsh Collection

Mallow, Annual Lavatera
 
  • NEW in 2013
The perfect ‘last minute annual’, lavatera are quick-growing and are oh so easy to sow! Lavatera 'Dwarf Pink Blush' produces superb, miniature bushy plants, dressed in pretty pink, cup-shaped blooms. Lovely! Height: 70cm (28"). Spread: 45cm (18"). More info
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Californian Poppy 'Butter Bush'

Californian Poppy 'Butter Bush'

Eschscholzia californica, California Poppy
  • NEW in 2013
  • Drought tolerant
Buttery yellow, single to semi- double flowers look fabulous sown in large drifts of colour or in patio containers. These dainty hardy annuals are tougher than they appear and positively thrive on poor, dry soils. The papery flowers of Eschscholzia ‘Butter Bush’ attract bees and hoverflies, and make excellent, if short-lived, cut flowers. California poppies are easy to grow in beds and borders, or let them self seed throughout gravel gardens to form natural drifts. Height and spread: 25cm (10"). Height: 25cm (10"). More info
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Sunflower 'Solar Flash' F1 Hybrid

Sunflower 'Solar Flash' F1 Hybrid

Helianthus annuus
  • NEW in 2013
  • Pollen-free sunflower
This dwarf, bushy sunflower makes an impressive container plant for adding a bright splash of colour to the patio. Sunflower ‘Solar Flash’ is multi-headed and early flowering, producing distinctive gold and bronze sunflowers with a chocolate coloured, pollen free centre. Growing to just 50cm (20") tall, this charming little sunflower makes a fantastic cut flower. Height: 50cm (20"). Spread: 35cm (14").

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

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Poppy 'Summer Fruits'

Papaver paeoniflorum, Opium Poppy, Papaver somniferum (Paeoniiflorum group)

 Dramatic peony-headed poppy in a kaleidoscope of colours. Poppies will bloom all summer long in borders and then reseed to appear again the following year. The ruffled nodding heads are irresistable to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects. Plant in clumps for maximum impact.

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

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Nigella Damascena Moody Blues

Nigella damascena 'Moody Blues'

Love-In-A-Mist
An exquisite mixture of Love-in-a-Mist, bringing together some spectacular double blooms in a delightful range of blue shades, which are followed by attractive seedpods. Easy-to-grow and ideal for creating a soothing drift of colour in borders as well as making a dramatic cut or dried flower. Height: 50-60cm (20-24in). More info
    • 1 packet (600 seeds)

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Linum Grandiflorum 'Rubrum'

Linum grandiflorum 'Rubrum'

Flax, Flowering Flax

 It may be safely accounted as one of the easiest, showiest and most beautiful of all hardy annuals. From early summer to autumn, brilliant blood-red flowers with a beautiful satin sheen are produced. Height: 35-45cm (15-18in). More info
    • 1 packet (200 seeds)

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Gypsophila Elegans Covent Garden

Gypsophila elegans 'Covent Garden'

Annual Baby's Breath
Graceful annual for the border, producing delicate flowers and foliage, splendid for cut flowers. Can also be grown as flowering pot plants, grown in drifts or planted so as to cascade down steep banks or dry walls. Flowers early summer. Height 18in. More info
    • 1 packet (1500 seeds)

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