A gorgeous dark leaf canna that reaches heights up to 150cm and flowers throughout summer. Canna ‘Red Velvet' is a vigorous Canna cultivar that produces strong growing clumps. Grows best in full sun planted in rich but well drained soil. Try planting at the back of your borders to get some really exotic height. Combine with green leaved plants to provide a dramatic contrast in your borders or container displays.
Supplied fully rooted in 17cm pot.
A vigorous climber with dense evergreen foliage, though likely deciduous in the UK. Cobaea scandens, known as the 'Cup and Saucer Vine', will quickly cover a wall or garden structure to heights of 6-8m in one season. Large bell shaped flowers begin as pale green buds and gradually darken to a deep purple colour as they age. Pollinated flowers are followed by large green egg shaped fruits (inedible). This incredible climber will produce these large and colourful flowers from summer to the first frosts. Cobaea scandens is a great plant to grow from seed if you want to quickly cover a wall or create cooling shade beneath arbours, pergolas and archways.
PACKET CONTAINS 10 SEEDSSOWING TIPS:
Sow the large seed to a depth of 5mm. Sow in an unheated greenhouse in early spring to encourage natural germination. Use additional heat (18-24 degrees Celsius) and light to improve germination if sowing out of season.
Gorgeous large dark heart-shaped leaves held on tall stems make this Colocasia a real stunner. The Young leaves of Colocasia 'Black Coral' emerge lush green and darken to black as they mature. Colocasia 'Black Coral' will quickly form a thick clump of plants that will grow masses of foliage that colours best when grown in full sun. The large leaves of Colocasias give these plants their common name of the ‘Elephant Ear’ plant. Try combining Colocasia plants with Bananas for the ultimate jungle foliage combo, you can even grow Colocasia as marginal pond plants.
Current size: Supplied in as a jumbo plug plant.
A reliable climber with intensely purple coloured blooms. Ipomoea 'Grandpa Ott' is a cultivar selected for its particularly deep purple flowers with a eye-catching red star shaped centre. The flowers of this cultivar combine beautifully with the rich green heart shaped leaves. Ipomoea 'Grandpa Ott' can grow to 5m in one season, climbing happily up a trellis or scrambling through larger shrubs. Though half hardy, this plant is best treated as a fast growing annual in UK gardens.
PACKET CONTAINS 10 SEEDSSOWING TIPS:
Sow the large seed to a depth of 5mm. Sow in an unheated greenhouse in early spring to encourage natural germination. Use additional heat (18-24 degrees Celsius) and light to improve germination if sowing out of season.
Rich ruby foliage with hot pink leaf veins make this colourful plant a fantastic addition to any garden. Iresine herbstii 'Brilliantissima' grows equally well in a container or in a mixed border. This easy to grow colourful plant that makes a great foil for flowering plants. Iresine herbstii 'Brilliantissima' will tolerate shade well, making it a great plant to fill the gaps beneath your larger shrubs in the warm summer months.
Current size: Sold as a jumbo plug plant.
Eye-catching triangular leaves emerge maroon-purple in spring, turning green and developing distinctive purple markings. In late summer each stem is topped with a profusion of white pom-pom flowers. Persicaria ‘Purple Fantasy' is a vigorous plant that quickly establishes itself in any garden. Try planting this beautiful foliage plant around the base of your shrubs as a really interesting foil plant.
Current size: Supplied as a jumbo plug plant.
Incredibly versatile foliage plant that is extremely hardy. Persicaria 'Red Dragon' thrives when grown in both sun and shade making it the perfect colourful gap filler. Each leaf of Persicaria 'Red Dragon' is a rich maroon colour with a silvery chevron marking on the upper surface. In summer this fleshy stems are topped with clusters of tiny white flowers. You'll love the summer-long colour this easy to grow plant will provide.
Current size: Supplied as a jumbo plug plant.
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A incredibly fast growing and colourful exotic foliage plant that can reach heights of over 2m in one season! Ricinus communis 'Carmencita Bright Red' is a beautiful cultivar selected for its thick dark red stems, enormous deep maroon leaves and striking red seed pods. This amazing plant will grow very quickly from seed and will produce some of the most exotic looking leaves in your garden.
PACKET CONTAINS 5 SEEDSSOWING TIPS:
Sow to a depth of 1cm individually in small pots. Sow in an unheated greenhouse in early spring to encourage natural germination. Use additional heat (18-24 degrees Celsius) and light to improve germination if sowing out of season.
All parts of this plant are poisonous, including the seeds. More information below:
A Salvia that will provide blooms for your summer garden and will continue to flower all the way through to the first hard frosts. Salvia 'Amistad' produces dark purple flowers that continually emerge from numerous stems and will happily combine well with ferns in a semi-shaded location. This Salvia grows well in both sun and part shade so feel free to experiment with where you choose to plant it in your garden. Pollinating insects will be drawn into your garden as a result of it's attractive purple blooms.
Current size: Supplied as a plug plant.
Solanum quitoense, commonly called the Naranjilla plant, is a fast-growing tomato-relative from the humid highlands of northwestern South America where it is prized for its sweet tasting fruit. In the UK climate it is usually grown for its very ornamental foliage. Each large leaf features distinctive purple veins that are covered with spikes of the same colour. Solanum quitoense will quickly grow to form a large plant in just one season.
PACKET CONTAINS 20 SEEDSSOWING TIPS:
Sow the seed to a depth of 3mm. Sow in an unheated greenhouse in early spring to encourage natural germination. Use additional heat (18-24 degrees Celsius) and light to improve germination if sowing out of season.
