Papaver orientale 'Royal Wedding'
oriental poppy
- Position: full sun
- Soil: moist, well-drained
- Rate of growth: fast-growing
- Flowering period: May to July
- Flower colour: white with a black blotch
- Other features: dried seed-heads are useful for flower arrangements
- Hardiness: fully hardy
- Garden care: Cut back to ground level after flowering. Lift and divide large clumps in autumn.
Exquisite, white flowers each with a black centre, top downy, upright stems in early summer. This striking oriental poppy will flourish in any sunny, well drained border, however it looks particularly good in a contemporary setting where the colour range has been restricted to whites and silvers.
Geranium phaeum var. phaeum 'Samobor'
dusky cranesbill
Small, purple-black flowers. Good for shade
£8.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Iris 'Superstition'
bearded iris
Purple-black flowers
£9.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Geranium sanguineum 'Album'
bloody cranesbill
Pure white flowers in early summer
£4.99
9cm pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Dictamnus albus
burning bush
White flowers and lemon-scented leaves
£11.99
2 litre pot
available to order from summer 2013
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