This mixture is a selection of the superbly fragrant, and exceedingly gorgeous patio bedding type Petunia often found in garden centres and used in summer patio containers and hanging baskets. With a generous quantity of seed growing your own may be the best, most cost effective option when planning to plant up a large display! Perennial in warmer climates. ... Learn More

Sprays of fluffy, lacy, parsley-like green foliage, support intricate heads of soft, greenish-yellow, and sometimes pinkish white flowers, which open from from July to September. With a main locus in the Italian Alps, this unusual dwarf has only recently been introduced to gardens . ... Learn More

A regal plant for the back-of-the-border. Broomstick-sized, but hollow, ruby red stems ageing black, clad with triangular leaves, bearing great umbels of purple and white seedheads. Hugely impressive. ... Learn More

Flared lavender-blue trumpet flowers with bright blue pollen, and loved by bees and butterflies, open on hairy stems bearing toothed, hairy leaves, very late in the season, from May into August. This astonishing tough perennial (yes! A bone-hardy perennial phacelia) is native to cold Douglas Fir and Redwood forests in Northern California and Oregon, and makes an amazing display in any open spot. ... Learn More

This rare, showy perennial species of Phacelia, endemic to western North America, grows mainly at subalpine to alpine elevations in forest openings, or above the treeline among rocks and sand. The showy, deep blue-mauve sprays of flowers have prominent anthers, which add to its appeal, but the foliage is quite extravagant being composed of tufts of deeply cut, grey silky foliage. A magnificent plant for a dry rockery or to win a prize as a potted alpine specimen! ... Learn More

With strong heads of golden yellow flowers amidst thick, evergreen, sage-like, silver-grey leaves, this compact, low growing, sun loving, frost hardy, drought tolerant, seaside friendly shrub will flourish in any well drained soil, whether sandy or chalky and especially in a sheltered spot in full sun. ... Learn More

Although it looks tender, this Syrian plant is actually bone-hardy, stout stems bearing tiered whorls of hooded, butter yellow flowers in summer, above rough heart-shaped basal leaves. A valuable and easy plant that thrives in poor dry soil. ... Learn More

Phlox drummondii, commonly known as Drummond's phlox, presents a delightful mix with its vibrant and varied display. This warm-season annual, native to North America, boasts a captivating blend of features that add a touch of charm to gardens. Drummond's phlox, in its mix of colors, reveals a compact and bushy growth habit. The plants form low mounds, creating a pleasing carpet of color. The foliage of Phlox drummondii is typically slender and lance-shaped, providing a backdrop to the dazzling floral display. The green leaves serve as an elegant foil to the vivid blooms presented as a kaleidos ... Learn More

An easy to grow summer bedding plant, its spreading habit makes it perfect for filling gaps at the front of a border or as part of a summer container display. Slightly taller than some varieties (so perfect for cut flowers) with outstanding weather tolerance and the added bonus of a lovely fragrance. For best results, grow in full sun and keep well-watered ... Learn More

This attractive palm is very widely planted as an ornamental plant in warm temperate regions of the world, especially in areas with Mediterranean climates, and also in areas with a mild oceanic climate. It is easily recognized through its crown of leaves and trunk characteristics and it is common to see Canary Island date palms pruned and trimmed to enhance their appearance. When neatly pruned, the bottom of the crown, also sometimes called the nut, appears to have a pineapple shape. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. ... Learn More

Known as the 'translucent dates' or 'Dates of light' these are cultivars grown especially in Algeria and Tunisia. They grow in large trusses, are slightly smaller than Medjool dates and have a characteristic soft touch, a translucent blonde color and a soft caramel-like taste, these three characteristics distinguishing them from all other dates. ... Learn More

These seeds have been collected from the queen of all dates, the famous, luscious, and very expensive Medjool. These large, soft, sweet fruits will only fruit in the ground in hotter countries, although the smaller specimens make attractive potted plants for a warm courtyard or conservatory. All true edible date palm trees are desert plants, originally from the Middle East, and where they are native they prefer to get 20 to 40 inches of rain per year in the winter, with summers preferably being hot and dry with low humidity. These seeds have been cleaned and stratified and are ready to plant ... Learn More

Impressive masses of yellow flowers are borne in large inflorescences in summer, and most of the species later bear heavy clusters of edible dates. Large, floppy, pinnately compound, evergreen leaves grow above clustering and leaning trunks, with pretty leaf scars making crowded rings, although in younger palms, the stem is covered with leaf bases and matted fibers until they finally fall away. Phoenix is the palm genus par excellence, and as a rule they are native to tropical and subtropical areas where they do best in full sun and do well even in dry and infertile soils. ... Learn More

An easy-to-care-for plant with an attractive trunk bearing the remains of old leaf stems, and also displaying very narrow arching leaflets compared to other palms. It is perfect for anywhere where space is an issue as it never exceeds 3 m. or so, and consequently it also does well in a large container. It is native to southeastern Asia, from southwestern China, northern Laos and northern Vietnam. The Latin specific epithet roebelenii honours the orchid collector Carl Roebelen ... Learn More

The most beautiful and tropical looking of the phoenix palms and also with the greenest leaves, this very graceful tree has soft, gracefully arching, glossy green fronds with hardly any spines at the leaf and bases as in other varieties, along with a smooth, slender, light grey trunk which is solitary, slender, light grey in colour and devoid of any remains of leaf bases or conspicuous leaf scars. It is native to the mountainous forests of India and Bhutan and the lower foothills of the Himalaya in India, namely Sikkim, West-Bengal and Arunchal Pradesh from 300 to 1200 m, usually occurring on ... Learn More