One of the world's most unusual and attractive plants, the ever-popular "Bird of Paradise Flower" has spectacular orange and dark blue blooms on thick stems, above most attractive, leathery, banana-like leaves. In colder countries it does best in a large pot when it should be re-potted annually as it grows. In warmer climes it makes impressive evergreen clumps in the garden. ... Learn More

Baffle friends with this late summer treasure. A sturdy dome of stems carries salvia-like leaves, then from July until October white buds inflate into masses of spectacular deep violet ramshorn-like flowers. This is an unlikely relative of acanthus ("Bear's Breeches")! ... Learn More

NEW! Discovered by Proprietor Ray as a seedling at Plant World, this unusual form of Strobilanthes atropurpurea produces a late summer and autumn display of striking two-tone flowers. The normally completely blue, curved trumpet flowers now appear in white with attractive blue lips. ... Learn More

A welcome newcomer is this dwarf relative of Strobilanthes atropurpurea. The curved, tubular violet flowers are produced over a long and valuable flowering season - usually until October or even later. ... Learn More

A rare new plant which is totally different from all other strobilanthes. Unlike the common sprawling blue ones, this compact one resembles a green igloo of leaves, decorated in summer and even into late autumn with pendulous tassels of white flowers rather resembling the "Shrimp Plant". ... Learn More

From a basal rosette of radiating, long, thin, prostrate pointed leaves arises a strong stem holding attractive pink flowers. "Trigger plants" are so called because of these unique flowers which are triggered by pollinating insects. The trigger stays cocked until an insect probes the flower, but it then springs upwards and deposits pollen onto the head or back of the insect, which then flies off to pollinate another flower! ... Learn More

One of the showiest woodland flowers you can grow, this handsome perennial has attractive, bluish-green, deeply-lobed leaves. From March until May, clusters of large, bright yellow, saucer-like flowers appear, which are followed by pointed, erect, green hairy pods. In dry conditions, the plant may go dormant in midsummer, otherwise it flowers on and off into autumn. This is probably the best of the "Wood Poppies" for a moist, rich, lightly wooded area, where if happy it will self-sow and multiply. ... Learn More

This ethereal and beautiful poppy relative from China has elegant pinnate leaves beneath exceptionally large deep yellow poppy flowers, produced over a very long season (May-Oct). This too rarely seen plant will very gently self-seed into shady places if you are lucky. ... Learn More

Another showy woodland flower, but this one is new and rare. This handsome perennial has attractive, bluish-green, deeply-lobed leaves. From March until May, clusters of large, bright yellow, saucer-like flowers appear, but unlike all other stylophorums, the resultant seed pods are sausage-shaped and hang in pendulous bunches, an unusual but quite attractive variation. In dry conditions, the plant may go dormant in midsummer, otherwise it can flower on and off into autumn. ... Learn More

Incredibly solid, golden, ultra-double, fuzzy-looking, fluffy teddy bear flowers on dwarf plants. Simply stunning in the border, looks good in containers and is a must for its long lasting, impressive appearance in a vase. Sunflowers produce a large amount of nectar, attracting bees and butterflies and are a cheerful addition to herbaceous or mixed borders being also ideal in containers. They are a must for a child’s garden, but this one is also worthy of a place in any garden. ... Learn More

These jolly looking flowers have bright, golden yellow faces with black centres and are a great alternative to the giant sunflower for little children to grow. Fast to flower in as little as 60 days, this attractive dwarf variety is ideal for pots and border growing. Grown in a pot the height is liable to be around 38cm (15"); in the garden up to 60cm (24"). Great for bees. ... Learn More

A dwarf sunflower variety ideal for the front of a border or a container. A traditional flower with large golden yellow petals surrounding a large brown seed forming head. ... Learn More

Giant, brown-eyed golden heads grow atop probably the tallest multi-stemmed sunflower ever bred. This giant with a wonderful branching habit ideal for cut flowers really is the best for 'grow the tallest sunflower' competitions! ... Learn More

A traditional Sunflower and one usually used for childrens' seed growing competitions. The large bright yellow heads grow on long strong stems which grow up to 2-3m in height. They are also a useful flower to grow in a border, providing both height and colour. The brown centres will ripen into heavy heads filled with seeds which birds love. The flowers can be also be used as a cut flower. ... Learn More

An improved dwarf species of sunflower, with a good branching habit and producing masses of medium-large blooms. As the central flowers begin to open, the lateral branches will also have well-developed buds producing 10-12cm flowers with gold-yellow petals with contrasting dark centres. ... Learn More