New products at Suttons Seeds
by Sarah - July 3rd, 2014.Filed under: New Products, Suttons Seeds.
Suttons Seeds just added loads of new items
Rhubarb Plants – Collection £25.98
These two rhubarb varieties are ideal for beginners and collection contains 3 plants suppled in 3 litre pots:Stockbridge Arrow (Early maincrop) – Up to 6lb of sticks per plant! With its good deep red colour, arrow-shaped leaves and high quality, thick stems (up to 60cm [2′] long when forced), this is an excellent variety. Yorkshire bred, it produces a heavy crop with very few thin or waste sticks. Harvest February-April. 2 plants.Victoria (Late maincrop) – A reliably heavy cropper. Released in 1837, the year of succession to the throne of Queen Victoria, this easy to grow old favourite was specially bred for forcing in the sheds. The greenish-pink stems have tender flesh with an excellent balance of sweetness and acidity. Harvest April-May. 1 plant.
Daphne mezereum Plant – Rubra £21.99
A cottage garden favourite which explodes into bloom in late winter. Perfect for a shrub border or woodland garden, ideally in partial shade. Once established, it requires very little care and attention. Sweet scent. Flowers February-March. Height 1.5m. Supplied in a 3 litre pot.
Onion, Garlic & Shallot Bulbs – Bumper Collection £21.99
A huge selection of 3 varieties of onions, 3 varieties of garlic and 3 varieties of shallots. Harvest June-September. Collection contains 1 pack each of:Onion Electric – Outstanding quality, shiny, deep red semi-globe-shaped onions with tasty pink-tinged flesh. Ideal for over-wintering, plant in autumn-early winter for harvest May-June. 250g pack.Onion Radar – Our most popular over-wintered onion, producing superb pale-to-mid brown skinned onions from mid July. Green bulbs can be pulled from late May. Mild taste. Keeps well. 250g pack.Onion Senshyu Yellow – An extremely popular Japanese over-wintering variety, reliably producing a heavy crop of semi-globe-shaped, straw-coloured bulbs of excellent quality. Harvest in early July. 250g pack.Garlic Edenrose (French grown – hardneck) – A superb, high yielding hardneck variety. Bulbs contain a large number of easy to peel, rose skinned cloves with a strong flavour. 2 Bulbs (12-15 cloves per bulb).Garlic Germidour (French grown – softneck) – Violet-streaked skin with white cloves and a mild flavour, easily stored and split for cooking. Plant October-January. 2 Bulbs (10-11 cloves per bulb). Garlic Messidrome (French grown – softneck) – White with excellent flavour for all culinary uses. Plant October-January. 2 Bulbs (10-11 cloves per bulb). Shallot Griselle – A robust spicy taste that will not disappoint! Best planted October to mid December, it multiplies well to give a good crop of long, grey-skinned bulbs in June. Use green or dried for storage well into winter. 400g pack.Shallot Yellow Moon – An attractive and tasty, round yellow dutch shallot, with excellent skin quality and a low sensitivity to bolting, which makes it a good choice for autumn planting. It reliably produces a good crop of healthy shallots which should be ready to harvest in June/July. 400g packShallot Longor – An excellent elongated banana-type variety with copper coloured skins and pink flesh. Each shallot yields 6-8 bulbs at harvest. Very easy to peel and slice. Great tasting sweet flavour! 400g pack.
Clematis anshunensis Plant – Winter Beauty £19.99
A sensational evergreen climber putting on a beautiful winter display of creamy-white, bell-shaped flowers that are almost waxy in appearance. Flowers December-February. Climber. Supplied in a 2 litre pot.
Peach Tree – Duke of York £19.99
Large mouth-watering fruit, full of juice, white flesh with a red-flushed skin. Hardy, reliable and prolific. Needs a sunny sheltered spot – a south or west-facing wall or a glasshouse or conservatory. Self-fertile. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner.(PLEASE NOTE: Fruit Tree offer ends 30th September 2014)
Viburnum bodnantense Plant – Dawn £19.99
A magnificent deciduous shrub producing dense clusters of sweetly scented pale rose-pink flowers from late autumn right through to spring. Its leafless stems, clothed in flowers, are a heart-warming sight on a winters day! Flowers October-March. Height 3m. Supplied in a 4 litre pot. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner.
Nectarine Tree – Lord Napier £19.99
Large mouth-watering fruit, full of juice, white flesh with a crimson-flushed skin. Reliable and prolific, excellent outdoor variety for the British climate. Self-fertile. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner.(PLEASE NOTE: Fruit Tree offer ends 30th September 2014)
Pear Tree – Louise Bonne D’Avranches £19.99
The medium sized fruits are pale green-yellow with a deep red flush. The flesh is tinged pink, totally smooth, juicy and very sweet. (PLEASE NOTE: Fruit Tree offer ends 30th September 2014)
Pear Tree – Beurre Hardy £19.99
Large sweet and juicy with delicious melting flesh, a reliable heavy cropper. Vigorous variety, able to succeed in heavy clay soils. (PLEASE NOTE: Fruit Tree offer ends 30th September 2014)