Summer flowers

A stable and long lasting cut flower with a pretty colour range from blue to violet, to pink to white. With regular cutting the Flossflower (Ageratum) will flower until November. It is much loved by butterflies. Suitable for professional flower growe...

Edible Amaranth with its impressive hanging flowers, dark read stems and camouflage-coloured leaves is a decorative single plant for sunny sites. The dark red flowers are particularly effective among perennials or in front of shrubs. Can also be grou...

Single coloured, perennial snapdragon variety with creamy white to yellow flowers. Can withstand heat and drought and is therefore suitable for balconies. Snapdragons are attractive to bumble bees. Long flowering period from mid June to end of Octobe...

A single-coloured, low growing snapdragon with wonderful, dark red velvety blossoms and dark green leaves. It lasts many years in protected situations. This summer flower is a much loved cut flower and provides a good mass effect with its pure colour...

A tall mixture of this delicately fragrant, well-loved cottage garden plant in many vibrant colours! Snapdragons are relatively slug resistant and in protected areas can last many years. It is ready for cutting when 3 to 5 flowers on the lower part o...

Low growing, vigorous border plant with grey-green leaves and light, silver-white composite flowers with a steel blue base. The flowers only open when the sun shines and have a very long flowering period. Also suitable for tubs.

This tender climbing plant with pretty filigree flowers in shades of lavender through to deep violet and dense ivy-like leaves that grows up to 2 m high, always amazes. It flowers continuously from June until the first frosts and grows without any t...

Low growing, tender member of the daisy family with radiant blue flowers. Flowers are produced from the end of May until well into the autumn. It is a sun and warmth-loving plant but can also grow in half-shade and in window boxes.

Favourite mixture of single unfilled flowers in yellow and orange tones. An uncomplicated and undemanding free flowering cut flower. After the first flowering the seed heads should be cut off, then they will continue flowering until well into the aut...

This pot marigold selection which is high in flavenoids, is good as a cut flower and as a medicinal plant. The orange coloured and generally filled flowers, bloom freely from June to October. They should be cut back after their first flowering and th...

Semi-tall bright and colourful annual aster with unfilled flowers. Asters are susceptible to a type of soil fungi that causes wilt. They should therefore have a break of between 5 and 8 years before being planted on the same ground again. They are re...

The flowers of Morning Glory glow expressively in sky blue and pink and have a yellowish white eye in the centre. The plants are straight forward to grow in sunny borders with light unimproved soils and rapidly cover the ground. It is also suitable f...

Calliopsis or Tickseed is a long lasting bed or border plant with warm, yellow to red coloured flowers. It can grow in the sun or half shade. Once it has flowered it can be cut back for a second flush. For cutting the flowers must be well opened....

Excellent for attracting insects to beds or window boxes. The bright azure flowers appear freely on long stalks. A beautiful, clear blue colour with a few plants appearing in pure white. Undemanding summer flower which survives well in drought....

Wild flower from southern Europe with bright violet-blue flowers and the scent of fresh lemons. We recommend sowing from April where it is to flower. It can also be grown in tubs and on the balcony. Has a very good nectar flow and is even more attrac...

Pretty, eye-catching flower for the natural garden with bright red flowers and white centres. Flowers continuously throughout summer transforming barren corners into a vibrant sea of carmine, while being undemanding. Very attractive to bees, bumble b...

Low growing ornamental poppy species with flowers of bright orange and yellow colours and fine blue-green and very decorative feathery leaves. The chalice-shaped flowers only open properly in full sunlight. Loose, sandy, porous soils in a sunny site ...

Bird's Eye or Biird's Eye Gilia is a wild, delicate beauty with a sweet scent of chocolate. The finely structured summer flower has delicate, violet trumpet-like flowers with dark eyes. A second flowering is possible if cut back. Effective in wild fl...

Clarkia, Farewell to Spring or Godetia is a member of the willowherb family. The striking flowers ranging in colour from white to pink through to a vibrant purple are reminiscent of azaleas. For sun or half shade. The much appreciated and lasting sum...

The annual Baby's Breath forms numerous tiny white flowers on open branching stems. It likes poor, loose soil in full sun or half shade. To cut the flowers over a longer period seeds should be sown direct every four weeks. Suitable for professional ...

Sunspot is a short-growing non-branching sunflower which only grows to 40-50 cm and is particularly attractive in tubs. The bright flowers with green centres and large yellow petals reach a diameter of 20 cm.

A fast growing summer flower with parasol-like heads, abundant flowers with white or pale pink petals. Remains low growing and is also suitable for window boxes. This medicinal plant is particularly attractive to hoverflies.

A nicely coloured mixture for making small posies! Candytuft produces many parasol-like flower heads in violet, pink and white. Iberis umbellata like it dry and in full sun. Seedlings are susceptible to flea beetle. After flowering they should be cut...

Fast growing, exotic-looking trailing plant with highly feathered leaves and many tiny scarlet flowers. The plant likes a warm, sunny position and needs plenty of water. Flowers far into the autumn. With the first cold nights of autumn the leaves tur...