Echium to Exacum

Echium vulgare 'Sugar and Spice'

Echium 'Sugar and Spice'

Usually known as a blue flower, this blend of pure white and candy pink makes a delightful change. The plants become smothered in large blooms, which are so attractive to butterflies, bees and many other insects. Very attractive planted in...

Eryngium leavenworthii

Eryngium / Sea Holly / False thistle

Eschscholtzia californica 'Monarch Art Shades'

California Poppy 'Monarch Art Shades'

One of the most delicate and beautiful annuals which flourishes on the poorest of soils. This very fine mixture of double and semi-double flowers will produce a wonderful show over a lengthy period. Good as a cut flower.

Eschscholzia californica 'Apple Blossom Pink'

California Poppy 'Apple Blossom Pink'

Bright, rose-pink double 'frilly' blooms over neat tufted foliage. These bushy plants are ideal for annual borders, pots and tubs. Grows to 8in (20cm).

Eschscholzia californica 'Apricot Flambeau'

California Poppy 'Apricot Flambeau'

This exquisite variety is blessed with irresistible blooms of creamy-yellow merged with coral-red, and finished off with a pretty petticoat of ruffles. Surprisingly easy to grow, suitable for bedding, borders or patio containers. Height 8-10in...

Eschscholzia californica 'Buttermilk'

California Poppy 'Buttermilk'

An exquisite variety with masses of creamy-white fluted flowers above fine, blue-green foliage. Very hardy and easy to grow, making excellent, if short-lived, cut flowers. Height 8-10 in (20-25cm).

Eschscholzia 'Californica Dalli'

California Poppy, Eschscholtzia 'Californica Dalli'

Fleuroselect award winner. Beautiful red blooms, ideal for rockeries, edges of borders and between paving stones. Height 8in (20cm). Sow March to May, flowers July-September. The perfect flower for children, easy to grow and youngsters love to...

Eschscholzia californica 'Fruit Crush'

California Poppy 'Fruit Crush'

A captivating mixture of upward facing, rose, lemon, fiery orange-scarlet and apricot fluted blooms. These bushy, free-flowering plants are ideal for creating splashes of colour in borders or containers throughout the summer. Sow March – May...

Eschscholzia californica 'Mission Bells'

California Poppy 'Mission Bells'

(Family: Papaveraceae). They have finely divided ferny foliage, light to blue-green in colour, and very attractive. This variety has incredibly delicate ruffles of clear pastels, some with paler centres. The colours range from soft orange,...

Eschscholzia californica 'Rose Bud Orange'

California Poppy 'Rose Bud Orange'

Dazzling orange, extra large, double and semi-double, rose-bud like blooms smother bushy, compact plants with silvery-green, feathery foliage. Creates an eye-catching display when shown as drifts in borders or in large containers on a sunny...

Eschscholzia californica 'Strawberry Fields'

California Poppy 'Strawberry Fields'

Sprinkle a bit of love and happiness in your garden this summer with these delightful annuals. Delicately fluted petals awash with fruity shades of red and yellow. Very easy to grow direct into the soil, in beds, borders or containers. Height...

Eschscholzia californica 'Summer Sorbet'

California Poppy 'Summer Sorbet'

A mouth-watering combination of ruffled rose pink outer pets, each with a delicious creamy-white centre. Ideal for creating splashes of colour in beds, borders or containers throughout the summer. Easy to grow.

Eschscholzia californica 'Superb Mix'

California Poppy 'Superb Mix'

Just about the easiest and quickest of all flowers from seed, these California poppies do well even in the poorest of soils. Their bright colours make them ideal gap fillers for borders. They produce a great show with no attention at all -...

Eccremocarpus scaber 'Apricot Orange'

Eccremocarpus / Chilean Glory Vine 'Apricot Orange'

Try this lovely vine along the edges of a container or hanging basket! Very effective planted with red hibiscus and white matricaria.

Eccremocarpus 'Tresco Cream'

Chilean Glory Vine 'Tresco Cream'

This vigorous climber produces masses of exotic tubular flowers in summer, in a beautiful shade of cool cream. Perfect for trellis or conservatory. Half hardy perennial, but can be treated as an annual. May overwinter in a sheltered spot or if...

Echium 'Mixed Hybrids'

Echium 'Mixed Hybrids'

Echium 'Pink Bedder'

Echium 'Pink Bedder'

Very easy to grow, forming bushy, rounded plants smothered with beautiful bell-shaped flowers in shades of pink. Wonderful for filling gaps in a traditional cottage style border. Height 18in (45cm).

Echium plantagineum 'Dwarf Bedding Mix'

Echium 'Dwarf Bedding Mix'

Bright mixture of white, pink, rose, carmine, mauve blue and purple. Flowers like upturned bells, on bushy plants. Beautiful in summer beds and borders. Height approx 12 inches (30cm).

Sow March - May outdoors. Caution: Plants contain a...

Echium plantagineum 'Little Bells'

Echium 'Little Bells'

For spring or autumn sowing, this hardy annual is easy to grow, just sow directly outside. Choose a sunny or partially shaded position. Pastel coloured blooms that are attractive to bees and butterflies. Height 12in (30cm).

Echium vulgare 'Blue Bedder'

Echium 'Blue Bedder'

Wonderful, easy to grow bushy plants are smothered in small bell-shaped flowers which are a magnet for bees and butterflies. Long blooming, they are ideal for beds and borders. Height 16in (40cm).