This generous packet contains all shades, including bicolours, blue, pink and white singles, and doubles from our cottage garden. We have also included a few unusual species so expect the odd surprise. ... Learn More

From California comes this rarely offered, superb dwarf flower, where it grows on the slopes of the coastal ranges in the San Francisco Bay Area and further north. Here it pushes up strong erect stems which hold minute-seeded, dark blue-purple flowers above shiny leaves, which are not as dissected as in many other species and are surprisingly hairy. Very few fertile seeds collected. ... Learn More

This selection contains all of the dwarf and slightly large varieties we only have in quantities too little to offer individually, just a few seeds in some cases. All shapes and sizes and colours of flowers will be included and species we put into the mix included: Delphiniums brunonianum, cashmerianum, nuttalii and many more. ... Learn More

Very different from the traditional tall spiky Delphiniums, this strain forms a low, bushy mound of lacy green leaves, plants bearing loose sprays of single electric-blue flowers throughout the summer. This variety, native to Russia and China, will often self sow where happy and is said to be tolerant of hot, humid summer climates and is also known to do remarkably well in areas with short, cool summers. ... Learn More

Delphinium grandiflorum is a species of Delphinium known by the common names Siberian larkspur and Chinese Delphinium. It is native to Russia and China. There are several popular cultivars in several colours which are grown as ornamental plants, including 'Blue Butterfly', 'Summer Morning', 'Blue Mirror', and 'Summer Stars'. This mix includes some of each of these. It is much shorter and more compact than the more familiar tall D. elatum, with dispersed flowers, rather than single spikes, but individual flowers are larger and more intense in colour. It is a short-lived perennial that is suggested to be treated like an annual in many cases due to its unpredictability in terms of returning the next season. It readily provides seed pods for reseeding. In sunlight the flowers can appear to glow or look fluorescent due to the intensity of the pigment in the petals. ... Learn More

A newly introduced dwarf species from Yunnan and China with hairy leaves deeply divided into oblong segments. Three to five, relatively large pale blue flowers are produced on each compact, erect scape. ... Learn More

The flowers of this semi-dwarf plant are violet, with the uppermost of the five petals being modified into a pronounced hollow spur, all upon a single slender stem which usually is covered with very fine hairs. The petals are shallowly notched, ruffled, veined and wavy-edged with the upper two petals often being white. ... Learn More

This new, rare and desirable alpine plant with bluish-green flowers is the only tall larkspur in the Sacramento-White mountain range, its distribution being through New Mexico, Sacramento and the White mountains. Its normal habitats are canyon bottoms, forest meadows and road banks in lower and upper montane coniferous forest from 2,200-3,400m (7,200-11,200 ft). ... Learn More

Large, hairy, dark violet flowers with with darker petals, produce a spur about equal to sepals. Originally from North-west China, this small and unusual plant is one of the of the easiest alpine species for the garden. ... Learn More

A most unusual and impressively tall plant with hairy racemes of densely packed, orchid-like brownish blue-purple flowers, from a large basal leaf rosette of attractive, shiny, and marbled star-shaped leaves. This biennial species is easily grown in any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot where it readily self-sows under good conditions. aka "Stavesacre" ... Learn More

MUCH LARGER SEED THAN REQUIENII The flowers are mauve-blue to blue, short-spurred, and up to 1 inch (2.5 cm) across. It grows throughout the Mediterranean The use of herbal preparations made from D. staphisagria seeds for destroying body-lice has been recognized since antiquity. The plant name refers to the resemblance of the leaves to a grape or 'wild raisin' It is interesting that even under bad conditions, seeds have their characteristically large size. The thick-skinned inflated seed pods contain just two or three seeds. The average size for the long axis of 32 seeds was 6.2 mm and the average width across the seeds was 5.2 mm. The seeds are angular with flat facets and a rough, ridged dark brown skin. The seed yield from this species is consequently much smaller than from D. requienii, which produces 35+ smaller seeds per floret. The plants die once the seed has ripened. ... Learn More

Perfect for the front of the border, these diminutive, bushy plants, all with attractive foliage, bear masses of large-spurred flowers in all shades of blue down to white. They bloom the same year they are sown and improve yearly. This variety is so versatile that it is perfect for containers, borders or even bedding, as it can be treated as an annual. ... Learn More

This lovely giant grass is an attractive pale blue when young before becoming greenish grey or yellow as it ages. It bears small, light green, furry leaves and in warmer countries it is in leaf all year round. When fully-grown the maximum diameter of the stems or culms is around 5-6 inches or 13-16cm. and the lower parts are sometimes solid. The strong, lower erect, grey-green, slightly rough culms finally form a very tightly-packed clump. This sturdy tropical and subtropical, non-invasive, clumping species is very drought tolerant once established and is native to Southeast Asia where its edible shoots are used as food. It is also used extensively as a raw material in paper mills, and is the only bamboo timber that once cured, can be nailed without cracking, and commercially is a supreme material in building furniture. It is quite hardy in USA zones 9-10 ... Learn More

Hundreds of rose-coloured, pea-like flowers occur in dense, nodding clusters at the tops of the stems, which are covered with velvety hairs. The effect is more attractive in colonies than with isolated plants, and tight plantings can help counter a tendency to sprawl. The nectar, pollen, seeds and foliage of this lovely plant appeal to a number of insects, birds and mammals, and it is a larval host plant for numerous species of butterflies. In the wild, the distinctively jointed fruits, called loments, break into segments that stick to clothes and animal fur, thus facilitating seed dispersal. ... Learn More

With abundant pink-blushed, fragrant flowers, and flower buds that appear on the purple stems in late spring, Deutzia Pink Blush makes a fantastic addition to any garden. Discovered at Plant World as a seedling, the colours of subsequent seedlings invariably come true. With contrasting medium-green foliage, this low-growing mounded shrub is ideal for raised beds and rockeries as it can be pruned and trained to spread sideways. ... Learn More