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New products at Blooming Direct

by John - August 7th, 2014.
Filed under: Blooming Direct, New Products.

Blooming Direct has these new lines today

Hibiscus Tricolour 80cm stem

Hibiscus Tricolour 80cm stem £29.99
No, your eyes are not deceiving you – this amazing hardy Hibiscus standard tree actually does have 3 colours on the same tree, and will stay that way too. Hibiscus are often propagated by grafting, and the clever nurserymen have here grafted 3 individual different colours – blue, pink and white – to the top of the standard stem. Usually they would graft 3 of the same colour, but in an experimental moment, created this delightful result. And vitally, all 3 varieties have been selected carefully so they grow at similar rates, and no one colour will dominate the tree. This is a more reliable method than the sometimes offered 3 colours plaited together. All they need is an annual trim to shape, and they will stay in this lovely mix for years. Hibiscus syriacus is totally hardy in the UK, but thrives best in hot, sunny spots, and responds well to heavy feeding, especially trace elements. Flowering in August and September, prepare to amaze your friends and neighbours with this horticultural wonder!

Standard Hibiscus 'Marina Blue' tree

Standard Hibiscus ‘Marina Blue’ tree £19.99
Create a fabulous exotic look to your garden or patio, with our glorious hardy Hibiscus ‘Marina Blue’ standard lollipop from tree – years of fabulous late Summer floral displays from this ever so easy to grow tree. Despite looking very exotic, with the huge blue flowers, they are very tough and hardy indeed. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. Grow it in a warm, sunny spot for the longest lasting and biggest displays – they can be hungry feeders, so give them plenty of feed as they come back into leaf and set buds.

Hardy Hibiscus Collection - 3 x 2L plants

Hardy Hibiscus Collection – 3 x 2L plants £16.99
Hibiscus are one of those evocative and exotic plants we tend to associate with holidays and warm climates. Looking very exotic, with their huge pollen laden anthers and two-tone flowers, they look delicate. However, with the syriacus Hybrids, nothing could be further from the truth. They are very hardy indeed down to -10C, and flower their socks off here in British gardens too. And this fabulous collection of 3 colours is the perfect starting point too – great value and great quality plants. The plants are all supplied as 2 year old, grafted bushes, at 30-45cm, in 2L pots – you will get one each of: ‘Woodbridge’ – lovely rose-pink, with deep red markings at it’s heart ‘Hamabo’ – clear white, with red markings ‘Marina’ – a fabulous new variety, deep lavender navy blue, with a purple heart Great in large pots, or in mixed borders in full sun. They are hungry fellows, so give plenty of feed in the growing season, especially micro-nutrients (McDermotts Finest Fertiliser is ideal). You will be rewarded with fabulous Summer spectaculars year after year.

Premium Longiflorum Lily 'World Trade' -5 bulbs size 14/16

Premium Longiflorum Lily ‘World Trade’ -5 bulbs size 14/16 £9.99
We all know and love the pure white and fragrance of Longiflorum Lilies (Trumpet Lilies), but now through years of plant breeding, we can offer you the same breath-taking look and scent, but in a compact form for pots and borders. The new variety is called ‘World Trade’ (an awful name we know, but we did not choose it!), and is only just on offer to the public this season. Naturally compact at 40-50cm tall only, each bulb will produce 1-3 flowers this season in June, and 3-5 year after year once established, as it is totally hardy and easy to look after. Best planted all 5 in one big pot for knockout looks and fragrance, use a 30cm diameter pot, and space equally in the pot, planting with the top of the bulb about 15cm below the surface. They can start shooting early, but this is not a problem. Very easy to grow indeed, requiring no maintenance other than watering and feeding when in growth, why not bring some scent to your garden with the new Pot Longiflorum Lily ‘World Trade’.

Collection of 20 Oriental Lily Bulbs

Collection of 20 Oriental Lily Bulbs £9.99
Everyone loves fresh lilies in the house, and now you can grow these fragrant beuties and pick them fresh from the garden . At a fraction of the cost of florist stem prices, and yet producing a flower every single year for many years to come and so easy to grow, its all done for you in our pre-programmed bulbs. Oriental lilies have large, upward facing flowers in a pastel blend of white, pink and blush shades, as well as the ever-popular and instantly recognisable two-tone ‘Stargazer’, with its reddish centre. Martin grows them in terracotta pots, for wonderful summer displays cut them for the house or leave them to brighten the patio. Flowering in summer at between 60 and 90cm tall, the flowers will last 3 weeks from bud break. Leave them to die back in winter, and they will flourish for many more years.