Illustrated List: Half-hardy Annuals

Ageratum houstonianum Blue Danube F1

Lavender blue. One of the best for uniformity, earliness and all round performance.

Bushy, compact, uniform plants excellent for bedding and edging. Remove spent blooms.

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

Ageratum houstonianum Blue Mink

A compact plant bearing powder-blue flowers.

Bushy, compact, uniform plants excellent for bedding and edging. Remove spent blooms.

Height: 23-30cm (9-12in)

Ageratum houstonianum Hawaii Mixed F1 Hybrid

A beautiful combination of soft pink, royal blue and pure white, sweetly complementing each other. Earlier and longer flowering than other Ageratums, producing very uniform compact plants, smothered in blooms. Excellent in borders and containers.

Ageratum houstonianum Purple Fields F1

Vigorous compact, mounded plants, spread up to 30cm (12 inches) across, smothered with unusual, purple flowers. Outstanding garden performance in borders or containers, flowering all summer.

Height: 20-25cm (8-10in)

Alyssum maritima procumbens Aphrodite Improved Mixed

The much improved Aphrodite selection of this highly versatile plant features uniform, compact plants which carry a profusion of striking blooms over an exceptionally long period in summer. Especially useful in containers.

Height: 8-10cm (3-4in)

Alyssum maritima procumbens Carpet Of Snow

A magnificent low-growing, wide-spreading annual with a continuous display of massed white-flowers all summer through. It is very early flowering and very easy to grow and suitable for exposed cool sites, rockeries, paving and walls. Edging paths and garden borders for contrasting colour effect. Flowers summer. Height: 3-4in.

Alyssum maritima procumbens Snow Crystals

Distinctly larger flowers than "Snowcloth" and "Carpet of Snow" which while still small, in their overall combined effect make for a whiter, cleaner appearance. Very neat, compact and uniform in growth.

Height: 8-10cm (3-4in)

Alyssum maritima procumbens Sweet White

Absolutely glorious honey fragrance. Sprinkle seed direct into tubs, window boxes, patio areas and borders.

Height: 10-20cm (4-8in)

Alyssum maritima procumbens Trailing Rosy-Red

Compactness is out of favour with this variety. The habit is much more trailing than other alyssum making it an excellent variety tor hanging baskets, window boxes, cascading out of pots and containers and of course bedding, borders and rockeries where it spreads happily to form an excellent, lightly scented cerise carpet. Flowers summer. Height: 10-15cm (3-4in).

Amaranthus Autumn Palette

Attractive, tall, feathery spikes of cream and biscuit shades will gently ruffle in the slightest breeze. Quick and easy to grow, adding height and interest to summer displays right through to the autumn, or used as an intriguing cut flower.

Height 90-120cm (36-48 inches)

Amaranthus caudatus Fat Spike

Highly attractive erect fat spikes in deep purplish red, from 3 inch thick tapering to 1 inch, as if standing guard. Ideal as a border filler, and for flower arranging.

Height: 90-100cm (3-4ft)

Amaranthus caudatus Loves Lies Bleeding

Showy and exotic plants for beds, borders etc. Excellent as accent plants with their tall, erect branching stems and long ropes of flower which cascade right to the ground. They also make very effective cut flowers and as "everlastings" they keep their colour for quite some time. Flowers summer. Height: 60-120cm (2-4ft).

Amaranthus caudatus PonyTails Mixed

Delightful long, decorative tassels in red and green shades, gently swish side to side in a summer breeze. Ideal for adding height and interest to summer bedding displays.

Height: 90-120cm (36-48in)

Amaranthus Duo

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Collection comprises one packet each of:

Fat Spike - Highly attractive erect fat spikes in deep purplish red, from 3 inch thick tapering to 1inch, as if standing guard. Ideal as a border filler, and for flower arranging.

Pony Tails Mixed - Delightful long, decorative tassels in red and green shades, gently swish side to side in a summer breeze. Ideal for adding height and interest to summer bedding displays.

Amaranthus paniculatus Marvel Bronze

Add almost instant impact to your summer bedding schemes, with eye to catching colour. This statuesque annual makes the perfect dot plant for borders, or why not be brave and plant it en masse for explosive results!

Amaranthus tricolor Joseph's Coat

An improved form with yellow-scarlet and green foliage all on one plant, it makes a striking bedding plant for its foliage alone and produces erect brush like deep red 6in flower spikes which are good for cutting. Also suitable for growing in 5-6in pots. Flowers late summer. Height: 45-60cm (18-24in).