Illustrated List of T&M Seeds of Choice - 3 for 2 - C

Cacti & Succulents : Lithops Pebble Plants Mixed

Neat little plants that are often taken for pebbles having mainly white or yellow blooms. During resting period keep dry. Height: 2.5-10cm (1-4in).

Calendula officinalis Pink Surprise

Amongst fiery orange and yellow flowers appears a surprise - delicately ruffled, soft orange blooms with a delightful and unique tinge of pink. Wonderfully easy to grow in the border or containers, naturalising if required and a delightful cut flower too. Flowers summer. Height 45-60cm (18-24in).

Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.

Calendula officinalis Touch of Red Mixed

One of the most outstanding, uniform cut flowers. Blooms have a 'touch of red' giving an almost antique look. Height: 40-45cm (16-18in).

Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.

Canna indica T&M Hybrids

Shades of yellow, red and cream with pretty bronze or green foliage. Sow early.

Carex flagillifera

An imposing grass suitable for both the border and containers. The cascading, metallic bronze swards will create a stunning effect. Try this grass in baskets for a unique effect.

Carnation : Black And White Minstrels

Showy plants for bedding, border, rockery and containers producing an abundance of quite unique, showy black and white flowers throughout summer. The dainty, fully double blooms are heavily laced, over an inch in diameter and sweetly scented. They make excellent cut flowers lasting a long time in water. Flowers summer. Height 30-38cm (12-15in).

Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.

Cat Grass

Sometimes our feline pets require grass as an addition to their diet and/or digestion. Sown like indoor cress, and growing almost as quickly, this will provide the greens they need.

Centranthus ruber Snowcloud

Attractive pure white selection. Ideal for attracting beneficial insects into the garden. Very long flowering and can be used as a cut flower.

Cerinthe major

The original species, native of S. Europe with sea green bracts often tinged in purple. The tubular flowers are a wonderful bicoloured contrast of yellow and maroon. May also be sown in situ.

Chrysanthemum carinatum Summer Festival

An attractive, versatile, quick and easy to grow annual mixture of bright colours, featuring both double and semidouble blooms in many vivid shades, flowering throughout the summer. Create a festival of colour, in borders or bedding displays.

Chrysanthemum x koreanum Fanfare Improved F1

The cooler it is the earlier it blooms continuing till hard frost. Double pom-pom, 3in flowers on semi-dwarf plants. Magnificent cut flower.

Clematis integrifolia

A delightful dwarf, border Clematis in a mixture of marine blue and rich rose, 2in flowers. Erect in habit with often upward facing blooms. Makes a good container plant too. Poisonous

Clianthus puniceus

Attractive semi-evergreen shrub that makes an impressive scrambling climber, producing clusters of brilliant red, lobster claw-like flowers in mid summer to autumn.

Commelina dianthifolia

A very rare plant indeed. This is one of the few plants with such intense blue flowers and that will also perform well in the garden. Flowering in its first year with 2.5cm (1in) gentian blue flowers, it then produces tubers and springs back to life the following year with an unceasing display of blooms. Wonderful in containers, rock gardens and the border (regardless of soil conditions). Hardy down to -8/-10C. Flowers summer. Height 15-30cm (6-12in.)

Coneflower tennesseensis

Tall stems of small narrow foliage bear large purplish-rose flowers with unusual upward pointing petals.

Plants are free-flowering, ideal for cutting and attracting birds and butterflies.

Height: 70cm (28in).

Cosmos bipinnatus Pied Piper Red

The only separate colour available in the Sea Shells type, with fluted, shell-like petals of velvet crimson-red. The ferny foliage helps to make this a wonderful cut flower as well as a good back of border plant.