Since 1868 de Jager has been producing top quality, top sized bulbs. The large sizes do make an enormous difference, providing bigger flowers, stronger stems, and better naturalisation. Choose from over 450 varieties and transform your garden with scent and colour. Autumn Flowering Bulbs now available to order.
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Mexicana
M5063
Bearing purple-blue funnel-shaped blooms from late spring until autumn, Achimenes ‘Mexicana’ is a stunning, low maintenance perennial which is native to Central and South America.
For months on end, the gently cascading foliage is liberally decorated with an abundance of rich blue flowers with soft-white throats.
Related to African Violets and Gloxinias, colourful and showy Achimenes make excellent container companions to Begonias and smaller Dahlias.
When the foliage starts to die back in autumn, allow your containers to dry out, or dig up the scaly rhizomes and store in a frost-free place until re-planting the following spring.
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Amazonica
M6201
Flaunting exquisite, pristine blooms of milky white, Eucharis ‘Amazonica’ bears umbels of up to 6 pendulous flower heads, dangling like chandeliers. Native to Ecuador, this tender perennial will be a mesmerising addition to your greenhouse or indoor plant collection. Each strong stem is surrounded by an abundance of glossy, dark green foliage to emphasise the glinting blooms. Flowering on and off throughout the summer months, Eucharis ‘Amazonica’ is highly scented, filling the room with sweet, fruity fragrance. The RHS has bestowed an Award of Garden Merit upon this variety, in recognition of its first-rate performance and reliability.
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Blanche de Meru
M6265
The charming bell-shaped, bi-coloured blooms of Gloxinia ‘Blanche de Meru’ are displayed in a compact cluster, like a petite posy for your windowsill. Each petal is strikingly edged in deep pink, highlighting a snow-white centre. Native to Southern Brazil, Gloxinia enjoy warm temperatures – around 60°F (16°C) is ideal. A highly attractive plant to brighten up the house or conservatory, ‘Blanche de Meru’ will flower for a stretch of several months. The button-like blooms are especially effective displayed in rows of terracotta pots.
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Emperor Frederick
M6262
Named after the German Emperor and King of Prussia who married Queen Victoria’s daughter, Gloxinia ‘Emperor Frederick’ is a regal addition to your houseplant collection. Resplendent, trumpet-shaped flowers are held in neat bunches above handsome, scalloped foliage. The lavish, deep crimson blooms convey rich splendour, each centring around a delicately speckled throat. The petals are edged with a sparkling white margin, like the ermine fur trimming a royal robe. These majestic blooms are primarily suited to growing indoors, providing a floriferous display for months on end.
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Peach Blossom
M5067
Soft-pink flowers with a vibrant pink eye smother the foliage of Achimenes ‘Peach Blossom’ during the summer months.
This pretty, tender perennial is a relative of the African Violet and can be grown outside during the summer months – ideal for hanging baskets and patio containers. It can also be grown as a houseplant, conservatory or greenhouse specimen.
The showy, trumpet-shaped flowers bloom on short orange-pink stems, from the leaf axils of attractive, tumbling foliage.
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Prima Donna
M5064
Achimenes ‘Prima Donna’ produces a bushy, attractive plant which is smothered in vibrant scarlet-coral flowers over the summer months.
Perfect for showy containers and baskets, this luxurious tender perennial is often grown as a greenhouse specimen, or houseplant. If growing outdoors, protect from frost during the winter months by bringing your pots inside.
The cheerful, funnel-shaped blooms flower from the tips of short stems, bursting open from elongated buds from late spring.
Vigorous and easy-to-grow Achimenes are interesting and rewarding, exotic-looking plants, related to African Violets; a favourite from Victorian times.
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Emperor Wilhelm
M6268
Bearing the name of the German Kaiser and King of Prussia, Gloxinia ‘Emperor Wilhelm’ is imbued with imperial splendour. Velvety, dark amethyst blooms deepen to an inky-black centre, highlighted by a by a broad, pure white margin. Compact clusters of flowers are held aloft, displayed gloriously above deeply veined, serrated foliage. Originating in Brazil, these sub-tropical plants prefer a consistently warm environment in bright, indirect light: ideal for a windowsill or partially shaded conservatory. Boasting an exceptionally long flowering period, Gloxinia will enhance your home with their petite charm and plush, satiny petals.
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Snow Princess
M5062
A profusion of icy-white, open-faced flowers stream from Achimenes ‘Snow Princess’ from late spring until autumn, illuminated against a backdrop of bushy green foliage.
The delicate looking blooms are sometimes known as Magic Flowers or Cupid’s Bowers, opening out from elongated buds to reveal their exquisite beauty. The flowers feature a fine mauve petal outline with pin-dots at their corners, violet throats and glowing yellow eye.
Ideal for hanging baskets, window boxes and summer containers which should be brought undercover before the autumn frosts set in.
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Mixed
M5066
Fill summer containers, hanging baskets and window-boxes with this delightful mixture of colourful Achimenes which will flower from late spring until late autumn.
A profusion of open-faced blooms, resembling petunias crossed with violets, covers the mounded foliage which will cascade over the brim of your pots. The collection includes bold red-orange and purple varieties along with softer pinks and crisp whites.
Free flowering and fast growing, Achimenes belong to the same family as African Violets and Gloxinias. Originating from sunny South and Central America, they are tender rhizomatous perennials which need protection from frost and are often grown as houseplants.
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Emperor Collection
M6274
The highly decorative blooms of Gloxinia ‘Tigrina Blue’ flaunt violet-blue petals encircling a white centre, finely flecked by purple freckles. A favourite of the Victorians, Gloxinia are as delightful to grow now as they were in centuries past. Flowering continuously for many months, the clusters of blooms form miniature bouquets, held proudly aloft to show off their markings. A rosette of fuzzy, emerald-green foliage provides an attractive backdrop. Hailing from the rainforests of Brazil, these fascinating flowers enjoy warm, humid conditions. ‘Tigrina Blue’ will thrive as a houseplant, bringing ornamental appeal to any brightly lit room in your home.