This little known but most welcome newcomer pushes up bright spikes of deep violet blue flowers over a very long period on compact fragrant leaved plants. It will grow anywhere but thrives best in a hot, well-drained position. ... Learn More

With grey-green foliage and long-lasting spikes of blue-violet flowers, Catmint is perfect for groundcover, rockeries or edging for paths. It requires little care and is almost pest and disease free. Very hardy and an early bloomer, it has an enduring popularity in British gardens. Cats go mad for this aromatic hardy perennial so beware if you own a cat and you don't want your plants sat on! ... Learn More

A huge catmint, dwarfing "Six Hills Giant". Thick strong stems with fragrant leaves and long spikes of purple-blue flowers in summer and autumn. For the back of a hot border or fill the corner of the courtyard to impress your visitors. ... Learn More

New to cultivation. Collected on the recent Alpine Garden Society China Expedition. (A.C.E.1611). Disproportionately large flowerheads with prominent lipped blue and white flowers, with rough fragrant leaves. A little (actually a medium sized) beauty! Also known as Stewart's Catmint, this rare and exotic perennial herb is the perfect addition for those seeking a distinctive touch to their outdoor space. This uncommon plant adds an elegant touch to your garden, setting it apart from the usual varieties. Suitable for gardeners of all levels, grow this plant effortlessly and enjoy its graceful bl ... Learn More

This lovely Japanese plant from Honshu has a more compact, upright habit than many catmints, bearing fat spikes of unusually large flared pinkish-blue trumpets on stubby spikes above sweetly fragrant foliage. This treasure is one of the very largest flowered catmints, and being native to damp areas of Japan, it is also more tolerant of moisture than other species. ... Learn More

Possibly the fastest and most impressive plant you can grow from a single seed, this amazing monster was only recently discovered in the Andes of Colombia at around 1800 m. The rare giant Nicandra shrub grows into an incredible plant that can reach a height of 3 m in just a few weeks, with enormous leaves and far larger flowers and fruits than the common, and far smaller Nicandra physalodes. It will provide you with a unique, stunning and extremely fast growing specimen, guaranteed to amaze all of your friends. And just like its smaller relative, it is called the "shoo-fly plant" as it is su ... Learn More

Large, white-centred, blue funnel-shaped flowers appear over an extended period above lush green foliage. One of the fastest growing plants yopu will ever find, it can reach three feet in only eight weeks after an early summer sowing! It is called the "Shoo-fly Plant" as it is reputed to deter whitefly. ... Learn More

This lovely variation carries large, white-centred, blue funnel-shaped flowers over lush foliage dramatically splashed with creamy yellow. Can reach three feet in only eight weeks after an early summer sowing! The "Shoo-fly Plant" is reputed to deter whitefly. ... Learn More

Nocturnally fragrant, long-tubed, yellowish-green to white flowers, much larger than most other forms, appear on this ornamental plant. Numerous cultivars, hybrids and uses have been derived from this superb species. Indeed, in Iran, narghila tobacco is sometimes produced from it where it is not chopped like cigarette tobacco, but is broken up by hand. This variety has bigger flowers than most tobaccos as you can see right into their innards when they are fully open. ... Learn More

These are the ones which everyone grows to perfume their own gardens and often the entire neighbourhood's! Striking tall border plants in a dazzling variety of colours produce long, star-shaped flowers profusely all summer long. These gorgeous flowers remain open during the day, but in the evening, the powerful fragrance from the many coloured blooms will fill the air. ... Learn More

One of the valued introductions of recent years. Makes a solid bushy thicket with an endless succession of greenish-yellow pendulous flowers. ... Learn More

Large compact clusters of chubby, greeny-yellow flowers, have widely flared lips. This flower is an ideal talking point for people searching for new plants, and the common name is a perfect description as it does indeed resemble one of these Victorian caps. In addition it is a very potent variety of tobacco and is also used for entheogenic purposes by South American shamans, as it contains up to nine times more nicotine than common North American smoking varieties such as Nicotiana tabacum. In Russia, it is called "makhorka", and it was smoked before normal tobacco became widely available, ... Learn More

This lovely plant is actually a species of wild tobacco known by the common names of "Woodland Tobacco" or "South American Tobacco". It is native to South America, and is often grown in gardens for its scented flowers, which can be quite overpowering at night, so as to attract pollinating moths. This is one of the plants from which the leaves can be dried and used for smoking although we do not recommend this practice ... Learn More

One of the most spectacular of all of the flowering tobaccos, this easy-to-grow annual makes a dazzling display of lime-green flowers from early summer onwards. It does best if sown in situ, although in colder climes it can be sown early under cover before being transplanted. They are moth pollinated,so pour out the fragrance when the moths are around in the evening. ... Learn More

(N.Knightiana) We must apologise to Mike Oldfield, but tubular bells, thousands of long green ones, are what heavily clad the countless thin dividing branches on this new exciting dense shrubby plant. A fascinating introduction. ... Learn More