New products at Suttons Seeds
by Sarah - July 1st, 2011.Filed under: New Products, Suttons Seeds.
Suttons Seeds has loads of new items today
Fritillaria Bumper Collection £59.95
The Fritillaria family contains an amazing diversity of colours and forms across around 100 different species (although only a few of them are actively cultivated), from the natives of moist riverside meadows to the giants that come from near desert-like regions. Here are just a few of our favourties. Most thrive best in a sunny spot.SAVE £22.00 on this Collection containing 99 bulbs:F. persica This beautiful fritillary produces grey-green, lance-like leaves and stunning spikes of fragrant, nodding, dark purple blooms. Flowers March-April. Height 75cm. Bulb size 18/20cm. 1 bulb.F. persica Ivory Bells – A delightful pale green form of F. persica (to which it makes a superb companion). Flowers March-April. Height 75cm. Bulb size 18/20cm. 1 bulb.F. imperialis Stiped Beauty – Yellow bells with orange stripes. Flowers April-May. Height 90cm. Bulb size 20/22cm. 1 bulb.F. imperialis Rubra Maxima – Bright orange-red bell-shaped blooms. Flowers April-May. Height 90cm. Bulb size 20/22cm. 2 bulbs.F. imperialis Maxima Lutea – A favourite old variety producing spectacular clusters of bell-shaped, clear yellow, purple-veined flowers, topped by crowns of pointy upright leaves. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Flowers April-May. Height 90-120cm. Bulb size 20/22cm. 2 bulbs.F. meleagris – Grass-like foliage topped by attractive nodding flower heads in shades of white, pink or checkered purple. Ideal for naturalising in lawns. Flowers in May. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Height 25cm. Bulb size 5cm+. 40 bulbs.F. raddeana – A rare and unusual species, smaller than, but similar in appearance to, the crown imperials. It’s quite robust and fully hardy, and will delight you with its lovely pale creamy-yellow flowers, which are set off beautifully against the whorls of rich green leaves. Flowers April-May. Height 30cm. Bulbs size 16cm+. 1 bulb.F. michailovskyi – Ideal for rockeries, this little species boasts grey-green leaves and flower stems topped with up to four purple-brown, yellow-tipped, honey-scented bells. Beautiful! Flowers May-June. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Height 10-20cm. Bulb size 5cm+. 12 bulbs.F. uva-vulpis – This attractive species is perfect for borders, combining grass, mid-green leaves with mahogany-purple, golden-edged, bell-shaped blooms. Flowers April-May. Height 25-40cm. Bulb size 6/7cm. 35 bulbs.F. pudica – A rare and choice fritillary, and one of the earliest to bloom! It is a free-flowering and particularly garden-worthy form selected from the more northerly populations of the species. The slender stems carry large, nodding, golden-yellow flowers, and will look extremely pretty in pots or borders. Flowers March-April. Height 10-30cm. Bulb size 6/7cm. 3 bulbs.F. imperialis Prolifera – If possible this amazing variety is even more spectacular than our other crown imperials as it boasts not one but two tiers of orange-red, purple-veined, bell-shaped blooms! Flowers March-April. Height 85-100cm. Bulb size 20/22cm.(Bulb sizes quoted in centimetres refer to the circumference of bulbs. All bulbs are sourced from cultivated stocks.) Culture: Full growing instructions included.. Pack of 99 Bulbs – SAVE £22.00!. . . . .
Peony Bartzella £34.99
An abundance of large, well-formed, semi-double to double, yellow blooms with small red flares, that positively glow in the afternoon sun! It has a delicious lemony fragrance, and the blooms are held well above the lush green foliage. Itoh variety.Flowers June-July. Height 60cm.These are the most well-known peonies, poking through the ground each March, their leaves quickly unfurling, and their fat buds bursting in to bloom in late spring and early summer. Ideal for cutting.These incredible new intersectional varieties are the result of crosses between tree and herbaceous types, and have inherited the best qualities of both. They have the attractive dissected foliage of the tree peony but die back in autumn, and are more compact and bushy than traditional herbaceous types. They’re very hardy and boast huge flowers up to 25cm in diameter (perhaps 30 to 50 on a mature plant), supported on strong stems that hold the flowers upright even after heavy rain and make them ideal for cutting. The first successful crosses were made by Toichi Itoh in 1948, and they’re a must for peony connoisseurs!Paeonia plants are a traditional mainstay of the English cottage garden border, their voluptuous blooms evocative of another era. They’re hardy, very easy to grow, relatively drought-tolerant and will put on an annual performance for decades to come. Ideal for cutting, they come in an awe-inspiring range of shapes and colours. Culture: Full growing instructions included. Average Growing Height: 51-60CM. 1 Bare Root Plant. . . . .
Peony Scarlet Heaven £34.99
An exceptional peony producing lots of deliciously scneted, deep burgundy-red blooms with yellow centres. It requires no staking, and the handsome foliage stays until the frosts. Itoh variety.Flowers June-July. Height 60cm.These incredible new intersectional varieties are the result of crosses between tree and herbaceous types, and have inherited the best qualities of both. They have the attractive dissected foliage of the tree peony but die back in autumn, and are more compact and bushy than traditional herbaceous types. They’re very hardy and boast huge flowers up to 25cm in diameter (perhaps 30 to 50 on a mature plant), supported on strong stems that hold the flowers upright even after heavy rain and make them ideal for cutting. The first successful crosses were made by Toichi Itoh in 1948, and they’re a must for peony connoisseurs! Paeonia plants are a traditional mainstay of the English cottage garden border, their voluptuous blooms evocative of another era. They’re hardy, very easy to grow, relatively drought-tolerant and will put on an annual performance for decades to come. Ideal for cutting, they come in an awe-inspiring range of shapes and colours. Culture: Full growing instructions included. Average Growing Height: 51-60CM. 1 Bare Root Plant. . . . .
Peony Cora Louise £34.99
Large, white, semi-double, pleastantly fragrant blooms with deep lavender-purple flares. Strong stems hold the blooms abov e the dark green foliage. Itoh variety.Flowers June-July. Height 60cm.These are the most well-known peonies, poking through the ground each March, their leaves quickly unfurling, and their fat buds bursting in to bloom in late spring and early summer. Ideal for cutting.These incredible new intersectional varieties are the result of crosses between tree and herbaceous types, and have inherited the best qualities of both. They have the attractive dissected foliage of the tree peony but die back in autumn, and are more compact and bushy than traditional herbaceous types. They’re very hardy and boast huge flowers up to 25cm in diameter (perhaps 30 to 50 on a mature plant), supported on strong stems that hold the flowers upright even after heavy rain and make them ideal for cutting. The first successful crosses were made by Toichi Itoh in 1948, and they’re a must for peony connoisseurs!Paeonia plants are a traditional mainstay of the English cottage garden border, their voluptuous blooms evocative of another era. They’re hardy, very easy to grow, relatively drought-tolerant and will put on an annual performance for decades to come. Ideal for cutting, they come in an awe-inspiring range of shapes and colours. Culture: Full growing instructions included. Average Growing Height: 51-60CM. 1 Bare Root Plant. . . . .
Helleborus Twin Pack – White and Pink £30.98
SAVE £5.00 on this Twin Pack containing 6 plants – 3 of each WHITE & PINK.Large, double blooms with speckled petals surrounding a mass of creamy-white stamens, carried on stout, upright stems. Ideal ground cover for a partially shaded border. Flowers winter-spring. Height 35cm. Culture: Full growing instructions included. Average Growing Height: 31-40CM. Pack of 6 Potted Plants (3 of each) – SAVE £5.00!. . . . .
Helleborus Golden Lotus x 3 £29.99
Eye-catching, lotus-like, golden-yellow double blooms, many with attractive red markings, set off against attractive evergreen foliage. Flowers from winter through to spring. Height 35cm. Supplied in a 9cm pot.. 3 Potted Plants – SAVE £5.98. . . . .
Syringa vulgaris Madame Lemoine £21.99
An old and still very popular double white which has good fragrance and flowers profusely. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Double-flowered variety. Flowers May-June. Height 4m. Supplied in a 3 litre pot.Buy any 2 Double-flowered Lilacs and get 1 FREE!Originally introduced from the mountains of South-Eastern Europe in the 16th century, these deciduous shrubs have since spawned many outstanding garden varieties, like the double-flowered ones we have here. Ideal for planting as a single specimen in the midst of a lawn, or at the back of a sunny border, they will delight you with their dense panicles of richly-scented flowers, whilst their dark green, heart-shaped leaves form the perfect backdrop to other flowers later in the summer. Culture: Full growing instructions included.. 1 Bare Root Tree. . . . .
Syringa vulgaris Sensation £21.99
A rare lilac which is ideal for growing as a large shrub or small tree. It’s fully hardy and will delight you, in late spring, with its great trusses of tiny purple-red flowers, each petal of which is edged in white, creating a beautiful bicolour effect. The blooms are highly fragrant and will fill the air with their sweet scent. Ideal for wildlife-friendly gardens, as they will attract lots of beneficial insects too. Flowers May-June. Height 5m.Buy any 2 Double-flowered Lilacs and get 1 FREE! Culture: Full growing instructions included.. 1 Bare Root Plant. . . . .
Syuring vulgaris Charles Joly £21.99
Dense clusters of intensely fragrant, double, dark purple-red flowers. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Double-flowered variety. Flowers May-June. Height 4m. Supplied in a 3 litre pot.Buy any 2 Double-flowered Lilacs and get 1 FREE!Originally introduced from the mountains of South-Eastern Europe in the 16th century, these deciduous shrubs have since spawned many outstanding garden varieties, like the double-flowered ones we have here. Ideal for planting as a single specimen in the midst of a lawn, or at the back of a sunny border, they will delight you with their dense panicles of richly-scented flowers, whilst their dark green, heart-shaped leaves form the perfect backdrop to other flowers later in the summer. Culture: Full growing instructions included.. 1 Bare Root Tree. . . . .