Price reductions at Blooming Direct
by John - August 5th, 2016.Filed under: Blooming Direct, Price Reductions.
Blooming Direct has cut the price of these products
Lofos Wine Red Vine Bedding Plants – Pack of 12 Jumbo Plugs was £7.99 now £3.99
Lofos Wine Red will add a unique dimension to your summer hanging baskets the flowering trails will reach over 1.2m (4ft) long by the end of the season and almost touch the floor! The lovely trumpet-shaped flowers contrast brilliantly with the lush green foliage and look incredibly tropical. Lofos is a very fast grower, with the foliage tending to establish first and then, once the warm summer days arrive in June, the pretty flowers will commence, continuing thereafter right until first frost in the autumn. A very special and unusual summer flowering plant and if you have never grown it before, its one that is not to be missed!
Fritillaria meleagris (Snakeshead Fritillary) x 75 bulbs was £9.99 now £7.99
A stunning mix of colours from purple to white, fritillaria meleagris is also known as Snakeshead due to its unusual markings. With their beautiful checkerboard flowers, these hardy, easy to grow wild flowers are perfect for shady borders or under trees. Their dainty nodding flowers will appear in April, and last several weeks. Plant in groups in grass, or under trees, for a gorgeous natural look. Very easy to care for. Slow growing, so will not take over. Ht 20cm or so.
Delosperma ‘Wheels of Wonder’ 12 plug plants was £19.99 now £9.99
Following the launch of Jewel of the Desert here is ‘Wheels of Wonder’ – the latest breeding breakthrough from the same Japanese enthusiast! The result of more than a decades painstaking work these new ‘Hardy Ice Plants’ sparkle like gems all summer long no matter how hot and dry the weather is and are incredibly easy to look after as they are trouble free and fully hardy.
Most people probably have not heard of Delopsperma, but they are close relations of other trailing succulent types like commonly known Mesembryanthemum, and the borderline hardy Lampranthus often seen on dry stone walls in Cornwall and the South West. The new Wheels of Wonder series all have a distinctive white ring around the centre of their large flowers, giving them a completely new look too, sitting tight into their foliage. Although quite small, the flowers smother the established plants all Summer long.
They love being baked warm and dry in our Summer sun, and conversely hate wet feet in Winter. Therefore we suggest growing in pots, in well-drained soil with added grit and sand. They will spread to cover the pots, and trail down over the side. Or they work well in very dry banks and stone wall crevices, as this new series are totally hardy too, and as part of traditional alpine gardens.