Summer flowers

A strong growing Rudbeckia with contrasting brown-red and yellow tipped petals. Very robust with large flower heads which particularly attract butterflies. Particularly long lasting cut flower. Suitable for professional flower growers.

The Petunia-like, velvety, trumpet flowers come in a beautiful range of colours from red to violet with streams of yellow. It grows in fertile garden soil, protected from the wind in full sun. Planted as a group they beautify borders and beds with th...

Growing to a height of up to 120 cm Clary Sage has a very imposing appearance. In its favoured situations Clary Sage will seed itself and ensure its continued presence in the garden. When flowering begins the whole plant gives off a scent. It is a pl...

With annual clary it is not the insignificant flowers but the highly coloured leaf bracts which catch the eye. If cut back they will quickly flower again and it is fairly slug resistant. The fast growing summer flower is very decorative in both beds...

Pretty flowers reminiscent of small sunflowers and readily visited by insects. The flowers are long lasting, continue to bloom and require no dead heading. Suitable for beds and window boxes. Mexican Creeping Zinnias thrive best in full sun but can a...

The Mourning Flower or Sweet Scabious is a valued cut flower, loved by bees. The attractive mixture of colours in purple, pink and white prefers a soil that is not too poor in nutrients and in the sun or half shade. For cutting the flower heads shoul...

Sown in large drifts, this strongly scented summer flower is stunning - a sea of glowing purple flowers on nearly leafless stems. The nectar inside the long tube-like flowers is accessible to many butterflies. Flowers from June to August and if cut b...

A wonderful, scented climbing plant with richly coloured flowers. The seed are sown in April direct and not too shallow. The flowers are ready for cutting when the lowest flower is fully open. If the dead heads are removed even more flowers will be p...

Attractive, tall growing Tagetes with strong leaves. The upright Mexican Marigold has magnificent bright blossoms varying in colour from yellow to red and flowers continuously until far into autumn. It thrives in all good garden soils and needs hardl...

Small flowered Tagetes with bright orange coloured flowers and aromatic smell. It flowers continuously from June to October in sunny or half shaded positions. Tagetes are most effective planted in groups. Best raised in a pot and planted outside in M...

Small flowered tagetes with a rich range of colours from lemon yellow through orange and red-brown in various combinations and aromas. They flower continuously from June till October in sunny and half shaded sites. Tagetes are most effective planted ...

Attractive, old medicinal and cottage garden plant with numerous, small white flowers with a yellow centre, similar to chamomile. The firm stems branch freely and keep well in a vase. Feverfew is actually a perennial and over winters in mild areas. S...

An uncomplicated perpetual flowering plant with sky blue flowers with a touch of violet. The delicately scent flower heads are made up of mant single flowers with red stamens. The leaves are like finely divided filigree. Excellent insect pasture whic...

A non-trailing mixture with single flowers and a beautiful range of colours in bright yellow, orange and red tones. Ieal for tubs and window boxes. The leaves and flowers are edible and have a cress-like taste. Improved germination is achieved by pre...

Trailing mix with of single flowered plants in a colourful range of yellow, orange and red tones. Undemanding as regards soil and site and even grows in north-facing situations. Flowers and leaves are edible and have a cress-like flavour. Better germ...

Ornamental summer flower with btight yellow and orange flowers. After flowering the seeds become a myriad of tiny parasols - almost like a new flowering, white with coloured starlets. Makes a good edging plant along pathways and fences but also in a ...

Well known medicinal herb and preparation plant which can grow up to 1.5 m. The herb requires a sunny position and a soil rich in nutrients. Valerian is particularly decorative in a summer flower border. The scented flowers attract numerous insects....

A sea of lilac-blue parasols that seem to float upon high stems. Recommended for wild gardens since they will be visited by many butterflies and moths such as the Hummingbird Hawkmoth. The seeds take a long time to germinate and we recommend pre-coo...

The golden yellow Horned Violet thrives in loose, porous soil and is easily grown in containers. It flowers in the first year from June to October and can be planted in September to flower in March. The flowers are edible and are pretty in summer sal...