New products at Van Meuwen
by Sarah - September 3rd, 2016.Filed under: Jersey Plants, New Products.
Van Meuwen just added these new products
Miniature Daffodil Collection – 200 bulbs – 50 of each variety £29.98
Bring a ray of brilliant sunshine to your borders and containers with this collection of four the most popular dawarf daffodils. These tiny beauties are a sure sign that spring is really on the way! Collection includes: Falconet, Lemon Sailboat,Tete-a-Tete and Minnow. Height 15-25cm (6-10").Useful links:How to plant bulbs, corms and tubers Top ten tips for growing daffodils
Passiflora Collection – 1 Passiflora ‘Duuk’ plant in 1 litre pot £19.99
Passion flowers will add a lovely, exotic look and feel to your garden, quickly covering unsightly walls and fences with their twining stems, glossy foliage and glamorous blooms. This new collection of two large flowered varieties comprises Passiflora ‘Duuk’ - the most winter hardy passion flower on the market, tolerating temparatures as low as up to -10c; and the unusually named Passiflora ‘Silly Cow’ - the biggest passiuon flower blooms available, with lovely pale mauve flowers and spectacular blue filaments. Height: Up to 10m (32). Supplied in 1 litre pots.
Miniature Daffodil Collection – 100 bulbs – 25 of each variety £19.99
Bring a ray of brilliant sunshine to your borders and containers with this collection of four the most popular dawarf daffodils. These tiny beauties are a sure sign that spring is really on the way! Collection includes: Falconet, Lemon Sailboat,Tete-a-Tete and Minnow. Height 15-25cm (6-10").Useful links:How to plant bulbs, corms and tubers Top ten tips for growing daffodils
Passiflora Collection – 1 Passiflora ‘Silly Cow’ plant in 1 litre pot £19.99
Passion flowers will add a lovely, exotic look and feel to your garden, quickly covering unsightly walls and fences with their twining stems, glossy foliage and glamorous blooms. This new collection of two large flowered varieties comprises Passiflora ‘Duuk’ - the most winter hardy passion flower on the market, tolerating temparatures as low as up to -10c; and the unusually named Passiflora ‘Silly Cow’ - the biggest passiuon flower blooms available, with lovely pale mauve flowers and spectacular blue filaments. Height: Up to 10m (32). Supplied in 1 litre pots.
Hellebore ‘Black Swan’ – 2 hellebore plants in 7cm pots £19.98
Winter-flowering hellebores, also know as the Christmas Rose, are a superb addition ro any garden, flowering when little else is growing, let alone in bloom. ‘Black Swan’ boasts sumptuous, dark velvety petals, with pure white stamens, and it is a great improvemnt on older black-flowered hellebores because the jet-black blooms face upward rather than down towards the soil. Height and spread: 60cm (2’).
Blechnum brasiliense ‘Volcano’ – 2 blechnum plants in 9cm pots £19.98
If you like Dicksonia tree ferns but find them too large or expensive, why not try this new alternative? This dwarf Brazilian tree fern has only recently been introduced to the UK and is sure to be the next big thing for the home gardener. The compact plants are ideal for patio pots and thrive in low light, so they’re great for giving an exotic touch to your garden. Young fronds unfurl in a bronze shade, turning shiny green as they open and and reach up to 70cm (28") tall. This fern will gradually form a small trunk, reaching around 30cm tall in 10 years. Although tropical in origin, Blechnum brasiliense is hardy enough to grow in most areas of the UK gardens, tolerating temperatures as low as -5C (23F) but will it will appreciate a sheltered spot and some protection in winter. Height: 90cm (36"). Spread: 70cm (28").
Blechnum brasiliense ‘Volcano’ – 1 blechnum plant in 9cm pot £14.99
If you like Dicksonia tree ferns but find them too large or expensive, why not try this new alternative? This dwarf Brazilian tree fern has only recently been introduced to the UK and is sure to be the next big thing for the home gardener. The compact plants are ideal for patio pots and thrive in low light, so they’re great for giving an exotic touch to your garden. Young fronds unfurl in a bronze shade, turning shiny green as they open and and reach up to 70cm (28") tall. This fern will gradually form a small trunk, reaching around 30cm tall in 10 years. Although tropical in origin, Blechnum brasiliense is hardy enough to grow in most areas of the UK gardens, tolerating temperatures as low as -5C (23F) but will it will appreciate a sheltered spot and some protection in winter. Height: 90cm (36"). Spread: 70cm (28").
Cosmos atrosanguineus ‘Spellbound’ (Large Plant) – 1 cosmos plant in 2 litre pot £12.99
Cosmos atrosanguineus Spellbound shares the deliciously seductive chocolatey scent of its Chocolate Cosmos relatives, but its daisy-like flower is a strikingly rich red, and much brighter than the flowers of other varieties. It thrives in a sunny spot in the border in moist, well-drained soil and is best grown among other perennials which will give support to its stems. The Chocolate Plant is a half hardy perennial, so in the UK it is best either grown as an annual, or in a container which can be moved to a frost-free location through the winter. Height and Spread: 60cm (24").
Hellebore ‘Black Swan’ – 1 hellebore plant in 7cm pot £12.99
Winter-flowering hellebores, also know as the Christmas Rose, are a superb addition ro any garden, flowering when little else is growing, let alone in bloom. ‘Black Swan’ boasts sumptuous, dark velvety petals, with pure white stamens, and it is a great improvemnt on older black-flowered hellebores because the jet-black blooms face upward rather than down towards the soil. Height and spread: 60cm (2’).
Callistemon viminalis ‘Hot Pink’ – 2 callistemon plants in 9cm pots £12.98
Ideal for a sheltered corner outdoors, Callistemon viminalis ‘Hot Pink’ produces fascinating bottle-brush-like flowers in early summer in an eye-catching shade of bright pink. Brilliant as a specimen plant on the patio, this small evergreen shrub also makes a striking feature grown against a sheltered sunny wall, where it is hardy to -5°C (23°F). Once established, Callistemon viminalis requires little maintenance. Height: 1.5m (5’). Spread: 1m (3’). Supplied in a 9cm pot.Useful links:How to plant trees and shrubs