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Balsam HHA

Balsam HHA

Double flowers, in shades of scarlet, rose, violet and white, are held clear of the attractive foliage.

  • Features: HHA - Half-hardy annual
  • Flowering: July-September
  • Height: 23-30cm (9-12")
  • Culture Sow March-April under glass, flowers July-September. Suggested planting distance 30cm (12").




Bartonia (Blazing Star) HA

Bartonia

A brilliant, yet easily grown annual, bearing large, glistening golden-yellow flowers throughout summer on bushy green foliage.

  • Features: Easy to grow HA - Hardy annual
  • Flowering: June-September
  • Height: 45-60cm (1½-2')
  • Culture Sow March-May, flowers June-September




Basil Ornamental Oriental Breeze

Basil

A lovely-looking & very tasty ornamental spice plant with vivid green foliage that contrasts superbly with the dark red flowers. Can be grown as a pot plant or in a border as a cut flower or herbal fragrance. Blooms into late autumn. Height 30-40cm (12-16") as a pot plant; 70-80cm (28-32") as a cut flower.

  • Features: Easy to grow HHA - Half-hardy annual
  • Flowering: July-October
  • Culture Sow March-June in a sheltered spot outdoors, flowers July-October.