Illustrated List: Edible Flowers

Bellis perennis Pomponette Mixed

Masses of tightly quilled 1½in button flowers on compact plants. A bright mixture of red, rose and white. Superb for small beds, edging, windowboxes etc. Growing well in shade they are good for planting under trees or as an edging to patio borders etc. Flowers spring. Height 10-15cm (4-6in).

Bellis perennis Tasso Mixed

The best pomponette bellis ever introduced! Flowers are slightly larger than normal pom - pom types, on compact, short, strong flower stems, that bud up uniformly. The bright colours of rose, deep rose, red and white, will all give excellent garden performance, in containers or borders.

Height: 15-20cm (6-8in)

Borage : Hardy Annual Herb

A beautiful upright herb with rough leaves covered with silvery hairs and most attractive celestial blue flowers beloved by bees. Borage is an annual growing to 45-90cm (18-36in) which self seeds happily. Cooking: Add Borage to summer drinks and wines because of its, cucumber flavour. Chopped leaves make a healthy soup or YOUNG leaves can be dipped in batter and lightly fried until crisp. Finely cut leaves make a delicious sandwich filling. Companion Plant: Grow it close to tomatoes to attract bees which fertilise the tomato blooms, and anything else in the vegetable garden. Nature's Remedy: Borage is a fine source of calcium and potassium and is recommended for toning up the glandular system, and all bronchial, lung and chest disorders. Prolonged use is not advisable. Special Note: Always check with your doctor before using herbs for medicinal purposes.

Cabbage : Flowering Northern Lights Mixed F1

Large ornamental plants with frilled edges and heart lifting colours for months. Cabbage Flowering Northern Lights Mixed is superb in containers. Recommended for charm and impact.

Leaves colour when night temperatures fall to 50F/10C.

Calendula Candyman Orange

The longest flowering and best double flowered Calendula we have ever seen on T&M's trials. Strong, sturdy, dwarf, multi-branching plants produce luminous, large, fully double blooms, to brighten summer borders and containers.

Calendula nana Candyman Yellow

The longest-flowering and best double-flowered Calendula we have ever seen in T&M's trials. Strong, sturdy, multi-branching dwarf plants produce large, fully-double, yellow blooms.

Calendula offcinalis Kablouna Mixed

A cottage garden delight! Large, striking crested blooms of gold, orange, lemon and apricot with a dark contrasting centre. Enjoy them in the garden or use them as beautiful cut flowers. Flowers summer. Height 50cm (20in).

Calendula officinalis

Old cottage garden favourite with bright orange single flowers. Height: 30-45cm (12-18in)

Calendula officinalis Art Shades Mixed

Large, frilled flowers in unusual shades ranging through apricot, orange, primrose and cream. Very easy to grow providing a good show of flowers even in the poorest soils and splendid for cutting. Flowers all summer. Height 24in.

Calendula officinalis Chrysantha

In the course of our travels to the various seed trial grounds around the world, we have rediscovered this heirloom variety, first offered by Thompson & Morgan in 1933 and a real breakthrough in Calendula breeding in its time. Bushy, freeflowering plants produce masses of gorgeous, double, citron-yellow blooms with long, wide, drooping petals resembling those of a Chrysanthemum. Chrysantha still has a place in the garden, adding height to borders, and as an individual cut flower. Height: 60-70cm (24-28in).

Calendula officinalis Fiesta Gitana Mixed

A Fleuroselect Bronze Medal winner, this easy to raise hardy annual will flower virtually all the summer. A wide colour range of fully double blooms with a compact habit of 30cm (12in) height by 23cm (9in) spread make this a superb bedding mixture. The plants are tolerant of even the poorest soils and are good subjects for outdoor containers. Flowers all summer. Height 30cm (12in).

Calendula officinalis Greenheart Orange

Rich orange, serrated petals form a floral 'ruff' around a lime-green heart. Easy to grow, producing lots of flowers for the garden and making a lovely cut flower for indoors. Flowers summer. Height 45-60cm (18-24 in).

Calendula officinalis nana Apricot Twist

Compact, bushy plants quickly become smothered in gorgeous fully double apricot flowers. Being dwarf makes Calendula Apricot Twist ideal for planting towards the front of a border or in containers. One seed produces a bushy plant as pictured here.

Calendula officinalis nana Apricots & Oranges

A striking combination of extra double apricot and orange flowers, borne on dwarf, compact, basal branching, bushy plants. For organic gardeners this makes an ideal companion plant. Flower petals and leaves can be used in salads to add a tangy flavour.

Calendula officinalis nana Citrus Cocktail

An attractive 'Citrus Cocktail' of alluring orange and golden yellow. This mouthwatering colour combination smothers the extremely dwarf, compact bushy plants, in stunning daisy flower heads. Unlike other Calendulas, 'Citrus Cocktail' keeps on flowering throughout the summer. Sure to add a touch of the Tropics to your borders or containers!

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).