This tropical garden seed bundle contains seeds for 6 types of beautiful plants that could quickly grow to create a tropical style garden border in one season!
A gorgeous flowering shrub closely related to tropical Hibiscus. These Abutilon seeds are hybrids of large flowering forms, promising an array of potential flower colours including red, orange, white and yellow with each bloom growing to over 4cm in width! Abutilons are half-hardy in the UK, surviving frosts down to -5ºC and quickly recovering in spring. If kept warm, Abutilons will produce their tropical looking flowers for 12 months of the year.
PACKET CONTAINS 10 SEEDSSOWING TIPS:
Soq 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.
A gorgeous Australian everygreen tree with relatively large Acacia leaves. In spring Acacia melanoxylon produces a profusion of creamy white 'powder-puff' blooms that are a magnet to bees. Half-hardy.
PACKET CONTAINS 10 SEEDSSOWING TIPS:
Soak the seed in warm water overnight before sowing. 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.
Originating from southeastern Australia, features distinctive, triangular, grey-green phyllodes (modified leaf stems) giving it a delicate, weeping appearance. It produces fragrant, yellow, pom-pom-like flowers. Cold hardiness is around -5°C to -7°C, so it requires sheltered conditions in colder UK areas.
PACKET CONTAINS 10 SEEDSSOWING TIPS:
Sow the seep 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.
A very unique looking Agave! The foliage of Agave bracteosa has an interesting curvaceous form, earning it the common name of 'Squid Agave'. The leaves are a bright yellowy-green colour. It's a hardier species of Agave and will produce a striking 2m high flower spike when mature.
PACKET CONTAINS 20 SEEDSSOWING TIPS:
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.
An elegant tree known as the 'Persian silk tree'. Albizia julibrissin produces a broad and graceful canopy of fern-like foliage. The foliage will close up at night and open during the day, making it an effective shade tree for hot summer days. In mid-summer mature plants produce a profusion of pink blooms that appear to be made up of silk threads. Albizia julibrissin truly is one of the most beautiful hardy trees we can grow in the UK. It's fairly easy and fast to grow from seed too!
PACKET CONTAINS 10 SEEDSSOWING TIPS:
Soak the seed prior to sowing. Sow the seed to a depth of 3mm. Sow in an unheated greenhouse in early spring to encourage natural germination. Use additional heat (20-24 degrees Celsius) and light to improve germination if sowing out of season.
A real feature plant for the summer garden. Amaranthus caudatus, commonly called 'Love Lies Bleeding', produces striking tassel-like racemes of tiny crimson flowers hang down from the plant creating a very tropical look. Large lush green leaves are held on fleshy stems. Very easy to grow from seed and will reach up to 1.5m tall in one season.
PACKET CONTAINS 30 SEEDSSOWING TIPS:
Surface sow the small seed. 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.
Produces stout stems with enormous heads of flowers that resemble a trumpeting Elephant. Amaranthus gangeticus 'Elephants Head' is sure to be a real talking point for anyone that visits your garden. Very easy to grow from seed and will reach up to 75cm tall in one season.
PACKET CONTAINS 30 SEEDSSOWING TIPS:
Surface sow the small seed. 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.
A beautiful shrub with narrow green leaves that remain evergreen in frost free environments. Clusters of tiny bright red-yellow blooms are produced prolifically through spring and summer. A great exotic looking addition to the garden for pollinators.
PACKET CONTAINS 20 SEEDSSOWING TIPS:
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.
Known as the 'Wild Pineapple', this attractive Bromeliad has potential for hardiness in the UK. Long leathery leaves are edged with recurved spines. When in bloom, Bromeliad pinguin produces a cluster of small purple flowers that is surrounded by attractive red leaf bracts.
PACKET CONTAINS 20 SEEDSSOWING TIPS:
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.
A popular flowering shrub from the high altitudes of Columbia to Bolivia. Soft green leaves with large trumpet shaped flowers. The gorgeous blooms of Brugmansia sanguinea 'Vermilion' are scentless. Very fast growing from seed and half-hardy in mild parts of the UK.
PACKET CONTAINS 10 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.
A popular flowering shrub from the high altitudes of Columbia to Bolivia. Soft green leaves with large trumpet shaped flowers in shades of yellow and red. The gorgeous blooms of Brugmansia sanguinea are scentless. Very fast growing from seed and half-hardy in mild parts of the UK.
PACKET CONTAINS 10 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.
A beautiful shrub with soft feathery leaves and very attractive tropical red and yellow flowers. Caesalpinia pulcherrima is known as 'Barbados Pride'. Though typically expected to be tender in the UK, it has been known to survive in mild areas.
PACKET CONTAINS 20 SEEDSSOWING TIPS:
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.
Canna indica is a beautiful Canna species that produces large red flowers held above green foliage. The lush green leaves of Canna plants add a very tropical look to garden borders and container displays. Very easy to grow from seed. Half-hardy.
PACKET CONTAINS 10 X SEEDSSOWING TIPS:
Soak the seed in warm water overnight before sowing. 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.
A strikingly beautiful form of the reliably hardy Chamerops humulis. 'Cerifera' produces glaucus silvery-blue leaves that are particularly eye-catching. A fantastic palm that is certainly one for the collectors. Hardy.
PACKET CONTAINS 5 SEEDSSOWING TIPS:
Soak the seed in warm water overnight before sowing. 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.
A tropical plant with large glossy green leaves that remain evergreen in warm climates. A tall pyramid-like bright red inflorescence makes this 'Pagoda Flower' a very striking plant. Rarely cultivated in the UK, but well worth the effort of protecting it over winter.
PACKET CONTAINS 10 SEEDSSOWING TIPS:
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.
