Tacca chantrierei - Black Bat Flower

Create a talking point in your home or garden with this tropical curiosity.

A very unusual species with black bat-shaped flowers up to 12 inches across, and long 'whiskers' that can grow up to 28 inches.

Tacca chantrierei grow wild in the tropical forest in Yunnan Province, China, where they can get as tall as 36 inches. They grow best in well-drained soil and high humidity but are hardy down to -3C.

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Tacca Collection - Bat Flowers

Create a talking point in your home or garden with these tropical curiosities.

These exotic plants are perfect for the 'tropical' garden where their distinctive form will have your neighbours gasping in amazement! Wide spreading wing-like bracts with long trailing whiskers up to 12 inches long hold a cluster of flowers followed by heavy berries. Also make ideal conservatory plants.

Tacca chantrierei grow wild in the tropical forest in Yunnan Province, China, where they can get as tall as 36 inches. They grow best in well-drained soil and high humidity but are hardy down to -3C.

For full cultural instructions please click here.

Tacca nivea - White Bat Flower

Create a talking point in your home with these tropical curiosities. Wide spreading wing-like bracts accompanied by long trailing whiskers up to 12 inches long hold a cluster of flowers succeeded by heavy berries.

For those fascinated by the exotic tropical flowers of the original black bat flower, we're offering this even rarer white form.

Truly a collector's specimen, this exquisite flower is tall and majestic in greenhouses, sunrooms, and on hot, humid and shady porches.

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Tagetes French Vanilla F1

A triumph in plant breeding! A real creamy white flowered Marigold and at last something different in the colour spectrum from oranges and lemons. Flowers are pure in colour, 7.5cm (3 inches) across and prolific too.

There is also a master stroke - French Vanilla has less of the pungent Marigold smell. A definite improvement!

Use Marigold French Vanilla in formal or informal bedding, where they will contrast superbly with other bright or pastel flowers. A refreshing plant for the patio container too.

Height 12-18 inches.

Tecophilaea Collection

The highly unique Chilean Blue Crocus is a stunning small crocus-like bulb which has an electric-blue effervescence. Totally eye-catching, always in demand, and will always sell out quickly. Our exclusive mixture is seldom seen, and includes three beautiful species:

• Tecophilaea cyanocrocus
• Tecophilaea leichtlinii
• Tecophilaea violacea

Tecophilaea cyanocrocus

The highly unique Chilean Blue Crocus is a stunning small crocus-like bulb which has an electric-blue effervescence. Totally eye-catching, always in demand, and will always sell out quickly.

Tecophilaea leichtlinii

The highly unique Chilean Blue Crocus is a stunning small crocus-like bulb which has an electric-blue effervescence. Totally eye-catching, always in demand, and will always sell out quickly.

Tecophilaea violacea

The highly unique Chilean Blue Crocus is a stunning small crocus-like bulb which has an electric-blue effervescence. Totally eye-catching, always in demand, and will always sell out quickly.

Thunbergia Mixed

Black-eyed Susan

An exclusive blend of mixed thunbergias; orange, vanilla and pure white, all with a dark beauty spot. Perfect on their own or intermingling with other plants.

Tobacco Plant : Eau de Cologne Mixed

A special mixture offering uniform, mid-height plants with a glowing colour range of up-facing blooms, guaranteed to add sparkle to your borders. What's more, their evening fragrance adds to their irresistible charm and elegance.

Nicotiana Eau de Cologne is a Half Hardy Annual which is fantastic for borders and bedding; evening fragrance. Provide a light, well-drained soil in full sun.

Height 15-18in.

Trachylospermum Star of Toscana

A 'star performer' for the garden! The creamy white flowers of the Star Jasmine change to yellow as the summer progresses, making a stunning contrast to the evergreen foliage. The heady scent of Star of Toscana adds to the appeal of this dramatic plant - and it's winter hardy to -10°C too!

Tree Lily™ Collection

Grow a masterpiece of living art in your own garden. Simply plant the bulbs in a sunny or part-shaded spot at the back of the border, against walls and fences, or in large pots for the patio, and let them look after themselves. They have the unique ability to produce many offshoots from a single bulb and take on a shrub-like appearance over the years.

Their sturdy stalks are almost 2 inches thick, so they don't need supporting and the foliage remains lush all season. It couldn't be easier.

Tree Lilies™ available:
Tree Lily™ Manisa (yellow)
Tree Lily™ Nymph (bi-colour)
Tree Lily™ Sartre (pink)

Bulb size 18-20cm circumference. Height should eventually reach approximately 8-10 feet.

Tricyrtis Mix (Toad Lily Mix)

We've put together a delightful mix of these extremely hardy and low-maintenance perennials. The orchid-like blooms appear densely speckled in rose-pink, magenta or purple on a lighter background. They prefer a shady spot and moist, rich soil.

Height: 25-36 inches.

No. 1 size roots.

Tricyrtis Mixed

Just imagine a floral firework display in your borders or on the patio. When the garden’s in dire need of cheering up at the end of the summer, hardy orchid lilies (tricyrtis) explode with shimmering colour for a late season spectacular. Their arching stems are laden with exotic, star-shaped flowers - as many as 100 per plant - and each one is a unique work of art worthy of close inspection. As beautiful as orchids but far easier to grow.

Great flowers are difficult to grow in deep shade, but not so with tricyrtis. These hardy perennials naturally inhabit the dense forests of the Far East and are invaluable for adding sparkle to those dull corners of your garden. Plant against a backdrop of foliage such as hostas or ferns, and they'll gleam like jewels. Although they love shade they'll grow quite happily in a sunny border or even in a pot on the patio where you can admire them up close. If you can bring yourself to cut them, they'll look great in a vase!

Flower size 1-1½ inches. Height: 24-30 inches.

Growing advice: Prefer dappled shade to full sun, in a soil that doesn't dry out completely. Plants form clumps over time.

Supplied as cell-raised young plants that multiply rapidly. Collection of three varieties.