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...

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. ...

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.

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...

The colourful China asters are impressive with their densely filled blossoms, reminiscent of chrysanthemums. They are resistant to rain, free flowering, have long stems and are therefore ideal for summer and autumn flower arrangements. To prevent the...

A beautiful colour mix with large, round, ball-shaped flowers reminiscent of peonies. The plants have strong upright growth pattern. Asters thrive best in sunny places. In case of drought water from below. Change the growing site each year to avoid ...

Beautiful, colourful mixture with small ornamental blossoms. The plants have a strong upright growth habit. Asters thrive best in sunny sites. In dry periods water from below. The growing site should be changed each year to avoid aster wilt disease. ...

Early flowering mixture with large and colourful flowers. The plants have a strong and upright growth habit. Asters thrive best in full sun. In dry periods they should be watered from below. The growing site should be changed each year to avoid aster...

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...

A pretty mixture with simple delicate purple or white flowers. These long-lasting cut flowers only flower in their second year. They should not be allowed to dry out during winter and the plants can be protected with for example fir branches. The flo...

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...

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...

An ornamental chrysanthemum with large, variegated, ringed flowers. Chrysanthemums will grow in all garden soils in a sunny position. A valued cut flower that lasts well in a vase. Ready for cutting as soon as the flower heads open. New shoots grow r...

The upright flower stems grow out of vigorous plants and produce many flowers the colour of egg yoke. Easy, decorative plant for the summer border which can also serve as a cut flower. It flowers continuously and is much visited by bumble and honey b...

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...

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....