New products at Blooming Direct
by John - December 10th, 2014.Filed under: Blooming Direct, New Products.
New lines added today at Blooming Direct
Begonia ‘Bossa Nova’ mix x 12 jumbo plugs £14.99
‘Bossa Nova’ is a fantastic new British bred plant that will add a wow factor to your baskets and containers, growing and filling out quickly and becoming smothered in 2 inch feathery flowers from mid summer onwards. As they develop the plants cascade gently yet remain neat and compact. Just give them a sunny or part shaded spot and feed occasionally and you’ll be rewarded with long lasting colourful display of bright colours from deep red through orange to pastel pink.
This is the first Begonia boliviensis to be raised from seed – a real breeding breakthrough – and offers terrific value for money.
Begonia Majestic Pink Picotee x 12 jumbo plug £14.99
These brand new begonias are just the thing for your patio containers producing an abundance of brilliant colour all summer long. The blousy double blooms are big and bold reaching as much as 8in across and the plants are strong and stocky so stand up to the worst of any poor weather. They look great in borders too, flowering right through to October so extending the flowering season in your garden.
Begonia Majestic Sunburst Picotee x 12 jumbo plug £14.99
These brand new begonias are just the thing for your patio containers producing an abundance of brilliant colour all summer long. The blousy double blooms are big and bold reaching as much as 8in across and the plants are strong and stocky so stand up to the worst of any poor weather. They look great in borders too, flowering right through to October so extending the flowering season in your garden
Olive Tree 1M Standard £14.99
Bring a warm Mediterranean feel to your garden this summer with this fantastic standard olive bush! These well-established plants have been professionally grown with a wonderful ball of foliage aloft an elegant stem.
Despite their Mediterranean heritage, olives are surprisingly tough and will happily grow in the UK down to -8C in Winters, although best of you can protect them a little! With its neatly shaped, evergreen grey-green foliage, this Olive is perfect in a border or patio pot they will also look great in a pot in a conservatory. They love hot, sunny spots and thrive in free draining soil.
They produce small, but insignificant creamy flower in Spring, which self-pollinate, and may produce small olive fruits in hot, dry Summers with plenty of time to ripen. They look so exotic and Mediterranean though, you should grow them anyway!
Olives are low maintenance, easy to grow and very slow growing ideal for small gardens or busy gardeners. Great value and will add a touch of class to your patio!
Callibrachoa ‘Kabloom Flame Mix’ 12 jumbo plg £14.99
Kabloom is the worlds first seed raised Calibrachoa and offers incredible value for money as – side by side – it offers the same garden performance as the familiar and more expensive cutting raised kinds. This is a superb plant for all hanging baskets and larger containers yielding a profusion of ‘mini petunia’ blooms right through the summer months.
For a dazzling display add some Kabloom to your garden now.
Hydrangea ‘Miss Saori’ 9cm £14.99
The amazing Hydrangea that everyone is talking about!! Forget those dull seaside displays of blues and pinks, ‘Miss Saori’ is something different. And this was recognised when she won the Best Plant 2014 at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Such has been her popularity that stock is very scarce indeed, but we have secured just a few hundred of these sought-after plants for our customers in 2015.
So what is all the fuss about? Well, each flower is fully double, which is unusual for Hydrangeas. To top this, each petal looks sugar-coated with lipstick pink edging, fading subtly to the centre, creating a wonderful effect when the huge flowerhead is seen.
Bred in Japan by the world’s premier Hydrangea hybridiser, ‘Miss Saori’ also repeat flowers, as she flowers on both young and old wood – this removes many of the conundrums of pruning, making it easier to manage, and longer flowering than conventional types. As if this was not enough, as cooler Autumn approaches, and the final flowers blossom, the leaves turn burgundy purple, presenting the perfect foil for the flowers.
Be one of the very few who can grow this so early in it’s life, it is set to be an exceptionally successful variety.
Cosmos ‘Sonata Mix’ x 12 jumbo plugs £9.99
Add that cottage garden feel to your borders and pots with Cosmos Sonata. It’s very free flowering and the best Cosmos on the market for patio containers giving a succession of pastel blooms. With it’s delicate feathery foliage Sonata makes a lovely cut flower too.
Heliotrope Blue x 6 plugs £7.99
6 plug plants
Felicia Blue x 6 plugs £7.99
Lovely little daisy like blooms that are invaluable as part of a mixed basket or container as they add a colour combination that is seldom seen. This variety is more compact, needs no dead heading and is heat tolerant. They are easy to care for and are among the last plants to cease flowering at the end of a long summer.