Dahlia to Dracocephallum

Dahlia 'Disco Dancer'

Dahlia 'Disco Dancer'

Bright and showy, these large colourful plants don’t fade into the background gently! Flowers late into autumn in a sunny, open spot. Height 2 feet (60cm).

Dahlia hortensis 'Stargazer Dwarfs'

Dahlia 'Stargazer Dwarfs'

And now for something completely different! The large blooms of this rich and varied mixture are like stars and have petals which fold back, creating a beautiful and unusual effect. So versatile, Stargazer is stunning as a centrepiece in a...

Dahlia variabilis 'Fireworks'

Dahlia 'Fireworks'

The first ever striped mixture of Dahlias from seed! Dwarf, free-flowering, bushy plants with uniquely striped blooms erupt into a wide range of bright, vibrant colours. Ideal for creating a dazzling display in borders or containers. Height 16 in...

Dahlia variabilis 'Heirloom Mixed'

Dahlia 'Heirloom Mixed'

Single flowers on tall stems in a stunning range of colours. Ideal for cut flowers. Height 120cm.

Datura meteloides 'Ballerina Tutu Mix'

Angel's Trumpet (Datura/Brugmansia) 'Ballerina Mix'

Exquisite upward-facing, semi-double, highly scented purple, white and creamy yellow flowers followed by ornamental fruits that are ideal for cut flower arrangements. Growth is compact and determined to a degree by final pot size, making it...

Datura meteloides 'Double Golden Queen'

Angel's Trumpet 'Double Golden Queen'

A dynamic border and container plant with large, beautifully double, frilled flowers of canary yellow. The many flowers are earlier than most varieties and will continue through to frost. Flowers mid to late summer. Height 90-122cm (3-4 feet).

Datura stramonium

Thorn Apple

A sinister but rather decorative branching plant with lovely fragrant trumpet shaped white flowers and distinctive spiky seed heads. Powerfully narcotic and valuable medicinally, but poisonous. Ht 60cm

Datura wrightii

Datura/Angel's Trumpet

Magnificent, huge, scented white flowers, sometimes tinged purple, above dramatic, spreading foliage. A wonderful specimen plant. Half hardy perennial, may be treated as an annual or moved under cover for the colder months. Height 40in...

Daucus carota

Carrot, Wild

Flowers white June-August. Habitat: calcareous grassland and sea cliffs. Ht 1 mtr Note: Please see 'Carrot' in the Vegetables section if you are searching for the familiar edible cultivars!

Delphinium consolida 'Bicolour Cloud'

Delphinium 'Bicolour Cloud'

Delicate star-shaped violet-blue blooms on plants 24-28 inches tall. Easy to grow, and they make attractive cut flowers

Delphinium ajacis 'Early Giant Imperial Mixed'

Larkspur Early Giant Imperial Mixed

Easy to grow. Delphinium-like flowers on upright strong stemmed plants. Vigorous grower with abundant flowers in tall spikes of white, pink, red, blue and purple. Larkspur is self-seeding.

Thrives in sun or light shade and moist well...

Delphinium consolida 'Raspberry Ruffles'

Larkspur (Delphinium) 'Raspberry Ruffles'

Easy to grow. Soft, raspberry spires of closely packed petals and finely divided leaves, just right for adding colour to beds and borders. Great for cutting and drying also. Height 3ft (90cm).

Delphinium grandiflorum 'Amour'

Delphinium 'Amour'

The delightul flowers in blue, white and a rare rose-pink resemble butterflies, and are perfect for patio containers, bedding schemes and informal borders. Its outstanding garden performance has earned Amour a coveted Fleuroselect quality...

Delphinium naudicale 'Laurin'

Delphinium 'Laurin'

Compact and basal branching, this selection from a Californian plant produces plenty of tubular orange-red flowers throughout the summer. It is so versatile and looks effective in beds, borders, rockeries and patio containers. In mild areas,...

Delphinium sp. 'Watchtower Mix'

Delphinium 'Watchtower Mix'

Large double flowers in a fine selection of colours. One of the tallest cottage garden plants, so definately plant at the back of the border. It looks especially good against a tall hedge or wall. Height 5 feet or more (1.5m).

Scatter...

Dianthus barbatus 'Auricula-Eyed Mix'

Sweet William 'Auricula-Eyed Mix'

Salmon, scarlet and purple shades. Each flower has a well-defined eye. Very vigorous, growing to 18 inches (45cm) tall.

Sow May-June outdoors.

Dianthus barbatus 'Double Mix'

Sweet William 'Double Mix'

An attractive 18in dome of a myriad of beautiful flowers: fragrant and double in shades of white, pink, red and magenta (some bicolours). This tall variety of an old-fashioned favourite is good for the middle of the border and are also...

Dianthus barbatus 'Early Summer Scented'

Sweet William 'Early Summer Scented'

This is the one to choose for armfuls of fragrant cut flowers in late spring and early summer. Why not sow a row in the vegetable garden just for cutting? The colours and colour combinations in this mixture are rich and varied. Height 18in...

Dianthus barbatus 'Excelsior Mix'

Sweet William 'Excelsior Mix'

Rich colours and tantalising fragrance - that is why this mixture excels. Plant them everywhere in the garden for the après-winter colour and fragrance that says ‘summer is not far behind’ Flowers late spring/early summer. Height 18in...

Dianthus barbatus 'Gemstones'

Sweet William 'Gemstones'

Fully double flowers in range of shades of red, pink and white many bi-coloured on strong bushy plants. Height 45cm. Flowers June to July.