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...

Wild medicinal plant from the carnation family with large beautiful, purple flowers on long stems. An undemanding beauty for natural gardens. Note: All parts of the plant are poisonous. Suitable for professional flower growers.

The white Corncockle is very elegant with its beautiful, large creamy white flowers and narrow leaves held on slim stems. This undemanding summer flower is a favourite insect pasture and makes a grand addition to the vegetable and wild gardens. Note...

An old cottage garden biennial plant. The flower stems grow from a rosette of leaves and can reach 200 cm in height. Cut back in winter. It is ideal for planting along walls and fences or towards the back of a flower border. Althea rosa typically ger...

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...

The bushy Umbellifer is an old cottage garden and medicinal plant and an exception food plant for insects. The large white umbels can be combine with virtually every other summer flower and make a wonderful addition to coloured flower arrangements. S...

A colourful and many sided garden perennial, for wild gardens. Anise Hyssop can be sown direct and propages well by self-seeding. The vigorous plant smells of anise and mint. The flowers attract numerous insects and it is particularly loved by butter...

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...

An old medicinal plant which in the wild is a protected species. Arnica with its attractive, golden yellow flower heads, is a striking addition for every sunny flower bed. It likes a thin, porous, sour, humus-rich soil with a low lime content. It flo...

Cornflower with radiant blue, filled blooms that attract bees. Easy, undemanding summer flower. Seeds can even be sown in autumn, the first flowers will then already appear in May. Ready for cutting as soon as the uppermost flower has opened. Suitabl...

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...

Fast growing, strong summer flower with yellow-orange, thistle-like flowers. The stem has only a few thorns. The seedlings need protecting from slugs. It can also be used as a dried flower. Suitable for vthe commercial cut flower market. Suitable for...

The name Chamomile originates from the Greek and means 'earth apple' after the smell of its flowers. It is a medicinal and preparation plant that presents few demands on the soil. It does grow slowly though in the early stages.

Beautiful flower of summer with exuberant floral abundance. The flowers in lilac, salmon and pink tones are reminiscent of almond flowers and are much enjoyed by bees. These otherwise undemanding flowers like a good soil and plenty of watering. The l...

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....

Large violet coloured, pink and white flowers grow from finely ramified, very vigorous and branching plants. Removing spent blooms will considerably increase the flowering period. Ready to cut when the first flowers have opened. Old cottage garden pl...