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New products at Van Meuwen

by Sarah - May 16th, 2015.
Filed under: Jersey Plants, New Products.

Van Meuwen just added these new products

Primrose 'Husky Mix' (Garden Ready) - 30 primrose plug plants

Primrose ‘Husky Mix’ (Garden Ready) – 30 primrose plug plants £14.99
Ideal for busy households - you can still enjoy a colourful garden throughout winter and spring without the need for trays and pots, growing plants on. We’ve done that part for you with our range of garden-ready plants. With a strong, developed root system and healthy top growth these plants can be planted straight into the border or your baskets and patio containers. Delivery is during September and October, when the weather is ideally suited for these plants to really establish in your garden, before the winter sets in!Now there is no excuse to not enjoy splashes of colour in your garden in the dark winter months. Even through the coldest of winters, the bright rainbow colours of Primrose Husky Mixed with their delicate fragrance will appear among a rosette of green leaves, to brighten the gloomiest days. Plant primroses in containers and window boxes, or in large groups in beds and borders for a sensational spring display. Height and spread: 20cm (8"). Supplied as garden ready plants.Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.

Polyanthus 'Most Scented' (Garden Ready) - 30 polyanthus plug plants

Polyanthus ‘Most Scented’ (Garden Ready) – 30 polyanthus plug plants £14.99
Perfect for busy households! Our garden ready plants have a strong, developed root system and healthy top growth so they can be planted straight into your borders, baskets and patio containers. Delivery is during September and October, when the weather is ideally suited for these plants to really establish in your garden, before the winter sets in! With a powerful fragrance and a myriad of colours, Polyanthus ‘Most Scented Mix’ is the perfect way to welcome the Spring to your garden. Flowering for literally months on end, this reliable hardy perennial forms lush rosettes of green foliage that makes superb ground cover. Ideal for filling containers, beds and borders with a colourful, long lasting display. Height and spread: 25cm (10"). Supplied as large garden-ready plug plants.Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.

Tulip 'Ice Cream' - 5 tulip bulbs

Tulip ‘Ice Cream’ – 5 tulip bulbs £12.99
An extraordinary peony-flowered Tulip with a formation of petals that resembles an ice-cream cone! Layer upon layer of fluffy white petals are encased by an outer layer of magenta tepals, each with a green stripe. Sure to be a talking point in your spring garden, Tulip ‘Ice Cream’ looks fabulous in beds, borders, containers and window boxes. Why not cut some tulip flowers for a vase so that you can enjoy them indoors too! Height: 25cm (10"). Spread: 15cm (6"). Supplied as bulbs.Useful links:How to plant bulbs, corms and tubersCulinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. However,some people have had strong allergic reactions to Tulip flowers. If touching them causes a rash, numbness etc. then Tulip flowers should not be eaten. For more details about edible flowers click here.

Tulip 'Greenland' - 32 tulip bulbs

Tulip ‘Greenland’ – 32 tulip bulbs £11.98
Throughout May, the shapely blooms of Tulip ‘Greenland’ make a stylish display. Each pink petal is highlighted with a flame of apple green that extends from the base of the bloom to its tip. This weather resistant variety boasts long lasting blooms that make lovely cut flowers. Plant these tulip bulbs in groups and delight as they open to reveal their superb colouring. Height: 50cm (20"). Spread: 20cm (8"). Supplied as bulbs.Useful links:How to plant bulbs, corms and tubersCulinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.

Hyacinth 'Midnight Mystic'® - 8 bulbs

Hyacinth ‘Midnight Mystic’® – 8 bulbs £9.99
A real breakthrough in breeding, this rare and unusual Hyacinth makes a dramatic specimen plant for your spring beds, borders and containers; producing highly fragrant black-purple blooms in March and April. Plant Hyacinth ‘Midnight Mystic’® in groups for a truly breathtaking display. For the darkest black blooms grow Hyacinth ‘Midnight Mystic’® outdoors, as flowers will have more purple tones when grown indoors. Height: 25cm (10"). Spread: 8cm (3"). Supplied as bulbs.Useful links:How to plant bulbs, corms and tubers

Tulip 'Greenland' - 16 tulip bulbs

Tulip ‘Greenland’ – 16 tulip bulbs £7.99
Throughout May, the shapely blooms of Tulip ‘Greenland’ make a stylish display. Each pink petal is highlighted with a flame of apple green that extends from the base of the bloom to its tip. This weather resistant variety boasts long lasting blooms that make lovely cut flowers. Plant these tulip bulbs in groups and delight as they open to reveal their superb colouring. Height: 50cm (20"). Spread: 20cm (8"). Supplied as bulbs.Useful links:How to plant bulbs, corms and tubersCulinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.

Chionodoxa Mixed - 50 bulbs

Chionodoxa Mixed – 50 bulbs £7.99
This lovely springtime mix of Chionodoxa bulbs provides a dazzling splash of colour from early March, when it is most needed after the dark days of winter. Commonly known as ‘Glory of the Snow’, this hardy, low maintenance Spring bulb is quick to establish and will happily naturalise in lawns, rockeries, or in the dappled shade beneath trees and shrubs. In time, Chiondoxa ‘Mixed’ will multiply to form carpets of starry blooms that will increase in size and intensity. Height: 15cm (6"). Spread: 8cm (3"). Useful links:How to plant bulbs, corms and tubers

Iris 'Metallic Mix' - 50 bulbs

Iris ‘Metallic Mix’ – 50 bulbs £4.99
A fantastic mix of new and improved Dutch Iris, producing a plethora of vibrant and richly coloured blooms, including bicolours and picotees. Flowering between mid-spring and early summer, the architectural blooms of Iris ‘Metallic Mixture’ look fantastic grouped in borders and patio containers, where they will return year after year. Dutch Iris flowers are also superb for cutting for a vase indoors. Height: 45cm (18"). Spread: 10cm (4"). Supplied as bulbs.Useful links:How to plant bulbs, corms and tubers