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 460 varieties and transform your garden with scent and colour. Summer Flowering varieties now available to order.
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Blanda Blue Shades
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Anemone 'Blanda Blue Shades’ offers a sea of serene, clear blue, even when the skies are grey. A highly sought-after colour in the natural world, these easy, breezy blues are a breath of fresh air for your garden. Featuring petals in shades ranging from bright cobalt to powder blue, promoting a feeling of restful tranquillity.
The serrated, finely cut foliage provides brilliant, weed-suppressing groundcover. Anemone 'Blanda Blue Shades’ will readily naturalise and have earned an RHS Award of Garden Merit for their reliability.
Underplant later-flowering perennials, shrubs and trees, edge paths, and fill containers for a dreamy, soft wash of calming colour throughout spring.
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Berlin Giant
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Queen Elizabeth II named Lily of the Valley as her favourite flower – the beautiful, pearl-like ivory bells have featured heavily in royal wedding bouquets, signifying love and fidelity. The distinctive, heady aroma of these humble blooms is often used in luxury perfumes.
Convallaria ‘Berlin Giant’ is an improved strain, with larger blooms and taller stems than the standard varieties, earning itself an RHS Award of Garden Merit. Lily of the Valley pips will quickly naturalise into impressive drifts in the right setting, thriving in shady woodland environments.
The elongated stems of Convallaria ‘Berlin Giant’ make it the ultimate cut flower to fill your home with fragrance.
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Arabicum
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Otherwise known as ‘Star of Bethlehem’, Ornithogalum ‘Arabicum’ is crowned by tightly packed clusters of white, star-like flowers, each punctuated by a black, bead-like centre.
The RHS has recognised this variety as part of their ‘Plants for Pollinators’ scheme, and the pollen-packed blooms will bring your garden to life with the gentle buzzing and fluttering of bees and butterflies. Renowned by florists for their exceptionally long vase life and their long, sturdy stems, make the most of your Ornithogalum ‘Arabicum indoors as well as out.
Lift these half-hardy bulbs once the flowers and foliage have faded and place in a sheltered, frost-free location. Re-plant in late spring for an encore performance.
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Babylon
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Fiery orange-red blooms with dark centres define Crocosmia 'Babylon', creating an intense burst of colour. Large Flowering variety growing to between 50 - 75 cm.
With arching stems, these vibrant flowers bring energy to borders and beds. Just-right for adding a dramatic touch to summer gardens, Crocosmia 'Babylon' command attention with their bold hues and graceful movement.
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Columbus
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Golden yellow blooms on elegant arching stems make Crocosmia' Columbus' a vibrant feature in any summer garden. Large flowering variety growing to 50 cm.
These radiant flowers add warmth and light, brightening sunny borders and mixed arrangements. Perfect for creating contrast, Crocosmia' Columbus' has a cheerful presence uplifts any planting scheme with optimism and brilliance.
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Bestseller
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Violet-mauve blooms with creamy-yellow ruffled edges and a greenish centre distinguish Hemerocallis 'Best Seller'. Although each individual flower opens for only one day, the sheer number of buds ensures a steady succession of new blooms, filling the garden with vibrant colour for many weeks right through the summer.
Thrives in fertile soil. Hemerocallis 'Best Seller' is a permanent plant, which can remain undisturbed for years, increasing in size and beauty as time goes on, seldom needing attention. Plant in groups amongst shrubs or with other perennials, where summer colour is often lacking.
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Majalis Rosea
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Flooding the air with exquisite scent, Lily of the Valley is a breath-taking spring delight. The exciting new variety Convallaria ‘Majalis Rosea’ adorns this woodland classic with a soft, blushing charm: the usually white blooms are suffused with shell pink.
Dangling delicately from fine, arching stems, the scalloped bells bob in the breeze against lush green foliage. The ‘pips’ of Convallaria will happily naturalise in a partially shaded spot, providing carpets of hazy pink for under-planting trees, shrubs and perennials.
Convallaria ‘Majalis Rosea’ is also beautiful for forcing indoors, and makes an enchanting cut flower for petite, perfumed bouquets.
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Emily McKenzie
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Discovered growing in a garden in the Tyne Valley in the 1950s, Crocosmia ‘Emily Mckenzie’ has since become a firm favourite. Large flowering variety growing to between 50 - 70 cm.
With sprays of showy, star-shaped flowers dancing from arching stems, this variety provides height, movement, and colour for your late summer and autumn display. Unfurling from clusters of node-like buds, each vibrant petal is rusty orange with a dark mahogany throat.
‘Emily Mackenzie’ is a compact variety – easier to contain than some of its cousins – and the wiry stems are self-supporting. Crocosmia ‘Emily Mckenzie’ is long-lasting in the garden and as a cut flower, where it can last up to two weeks in the vase.
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Nivalis
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Known as the common, single snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis puts on a reliable and unmissable display in the garden year after year.
Flowering when little else dares to break soil in January, this pretty and dainty snowdrop stands just 15cm tall. Simply enchanting growing in swathes and groups through grass and beneath trees.
This wild species snowdrop holds a prestigious Award of Garden Merit from the RHS for garden excellence, beauty and health and is a steadfast, top choice for gardeners.
The bulbs are quick to establish in sun or shade and will naturalise with ease in any moist, well-drained soil. These Snowdrops 'In the Green' are already shooting, and arrive in growth and already reaching towards the light.
Strong roots establish quicker, and flowering comes earlier. ‘Bulbs in the Green’ can offer timely success to seasoned gardeners and beginners alike, because growth is visible from the moment you place each plant in the soil.
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Coronaria Double Lord Lieutenant
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Salute the magnificent Anemone Coronaria ‘Double Lord Lieutenant’ as he appears in his regalia of lustrous navy blue, commanding the spring garden.
Capturing all the vivid beauty of other blue Anemones with the benefit of double the number of petals, this cultivar boasts large, ruffled, multi-layered blooms. Trimmed by a ruff of deeply lobed, ornate foliage, the splendid indigo petals surround a velvety black button centre.
The piercing blue blooms of Anemone Coronaria ‘Double Lord Lieutenant’ are a handsome addition to containers, borders, and beds. Sturdy stems and abundant, dramatic blooms make wonderful, long-lasting cut flowers – be sure to snip a few stems to savour indoors.
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Bogeyman
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Hemerocallis 'Bogeyman' is a striking Day Lily with dark blooms - the deep maroon, near-black ruffled petals cradle a golden-yellow centre which glows like a lantern at twilight.
These flowers have the feel of the mysterious; quiet, powerful, fleeting. Each Hemerocallis 'Bogeyman' bloom lasts a single day, and somehow, knowing this makes them even more impossible to look away.
Thrives in fertile soil. They are permanent plants, which can remain undisturbed for years, increasing in size and beauty as time goes on, seldom needing attention. Plant in groups amongst shrubs or with other perennials, where summer colour is often lacking.
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Majalis Prolificans
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Convallaria 'Majalis Prolificans', is a double form of Lily of the Valley and an enchanting delight. Creamy white double scalloped bells nod in the breeze against lush green foliage. Highly scented and beautifully textured, delivers twice the charm of its single-flowered counterpart.
Flowers from mid summer from May to June, Convallaria 'Majalis Prolificans' pips will quickly naturalise into impressive drifts in the right setting, thriving in shady woodland environments.
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De Caen Mr Fokker
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A rarely occurring colour in the natural world, the fantastic, vibrant, violet-blue blooms of Anemone De Caen ‘Mr Fokker’ will sparkle like sapphires in your garden.
The intricately veined, ultramarine petals will stop you in your tracks with their mesmerising colour and intense, inky-black centres. These exquisite blooms are complimented by feathery, finely dissected foliage.
Grow in containers to fully appreciate their detailed beauty, and plant in groupings in beds and borders for an abundant display of astonishing blue. Often referred to as the florist’s anemone 'De Caen Mr Fokker’ makes a dazzling addition to floral arrangements.
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Daring Deception
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Hemerocallis ‘Daring Deception’ is a captivating Day Lily admired for its refined yet striking colour contrast. Each bloom features dusky-pink petals framed with gentle ruffling, with deep purple edges and a yellow throat, instantly memorable in the summer garden.
Flowering freely on sturdy stems, Hemerocallis ‘Daring Deception’ rises above green strap-like foliage and provides a long succession of blooms through the warm months. Its reliable performance, strong colouring, and easy-care nature make it an excellent choice for sunny borders and containers.
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Fire King
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An inferno of red-hot blooms, Crocosmia ‘Fire King’ will ignite your borders and containers with sizzling colour. Small flowering variety growing to 50 - 70cm.
The blazing blooms are perfect for including amongst a ‘hot’ colour scheme, and will provide an energising flare of radiant red amongst other palettes and mixed borders. Upright, lance-shaped foliage sets off the fine, dangling stems, and the vivid petals act as a beacon to bees and butterflies.
Native to South Africa, the intense crimson of Crocosmia ‘Fire King’ is like watching a stunning sunset over the Kalahari Desert. Despite their tropical appearance, crocosmia are surprisingly hardy and robust and will readily multiply when left undisturbed in a sunny spot.
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Nivalis Flore Pleno
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Galanthus nivalis Flore Pleno is an exquisite variety of double flowering snowdrop. Turn the pretty white nodding blooms upside down to see an intricate, ruffled arrangement of green and white petals and markings. The flowers are lightly scented too.
Stems reach 15cm in height and flower during January and February. Can be grown next to other snowdrop varieties and crocus for a delightful spring display in open grass, borders and containers.
Prefers a sheltered position in light shade where the bulbs will establish undisturbed and multiply beautifully. These Double Snowdrops 'In the Green' are already shooting, and arrive in growth and already reaching towards the light.
Strong roots establish quicker, and flowering comes earlier. ‘Bulbs in the Green’ can offer timely success to seasoned gardeners and beginners alike, because growth is visible from the moment you place each plant in the soil.
Holds an Award of Garden Merit for plant excellence.
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George Davison
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Widely considered to be the father of Crocosmia breeding in the UK, George Davison was Head Gardener at Westwick Hall in Norfolk during the 1900s – this award-winning variety proudly bears his name.
Echoing the golden glow of September, Crocosmia ‘George Davison’ displays sprays of rich, warm yellow blooms throughout late summer and autumn.
The RHS have acknowledged the health and strength of this cultivar Crocosmia ‘George Davison’ with their highly esteemed Award of Garden Merit. This variety is especially vigorous and will swiftly spread into impressive swathes of cheerful colour. Dig and divide the bulbs every couple of years to keep them in check.
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De Caen Sylphide
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Anemone De Caen ‘Sylphide’ flaunts velvety, rose-pink petals with intricate violet veining, encircling a button of indigo-black stamens. Borne atop feathery, fern-like foliage and dancing on stems of 25cm, these dainty blooms are adorable for container displays and the front of your borders.
Flowering in May, anemones provide the perfect bridge between spring bulbs and summer blooms. With a plentiful supply of pollen, Anemone De Caen ‘Sylphide’ will act as a magnet to bees and butterflies.
The fairy-like blooms can also be brought indoors as charming cut flowers – dot them in bud vases around your home for long-lasting arrangements.
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Cilicica
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The golden, buttercup-like blooms of Eranthis ‘Cilicica’ are a welcome sight, introducing a pop of cheerful colour to the garden, during the darkest months of the year.
Winter aconites flower during January and February, producing valuable, colourful groundcover. These sunny gems thrive in areas of dappled shade, in moist, fertile soil and will multiply easily beneath the ground.
Eranthis ‘Cilicica’ produces finely cut, attractive bronzed-yellow foliage and flowers slightly later than the popular, more commonly seen cultivar ‘Hyemalis’
Plant the corms amongst Snowdrops and Crocus for a charming, late winter tapestry, blooming beneath mature trees or in a woodland border. These Eranthis 'In the Green' are already shooting, and arrive in growth and already reaching towards the light.
Strong roots establish quicker, and flowering comes earlier. ‘Bulbs in the Green’ can offer timely success to seasoned gardeners and beginners alike, because growth is visible from the moment you place each plant in the soil.
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Saundersiae
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With stately, elongated stems culminating in a burst of spangled blooms, Ornithogalum ‘Saundersiae’ is also known as ‘Giant Chincherinchee’ for its impressive stature. Taller and more floriferous than its cousins, this variety makes a fine specimen amongst rockeries, borders, and container displays.
Held in dense clusters, each starry, white flower is accented by a jet-black bead at the centre. Ornithogalum are included in the ‘Plants for Pollinators’ scheme by the RHS, providing a plentiful source of nectar to bees and butterflies.
Ornithogalum ‘Saundersiae’ is one of the ultimate cut flowers, with elegant, towering stems and an astonishing vase life of several weeks
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Diva's Choice
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Bright pink petals trimmed with yellow ruffled edges surround a greenish-yellow throat in Hemerocallis 'Diva’s Choice'. Although each individual flower opens for only one day, the sheer number of buds ensures a steady succession of new blooms, filling the garden with vibrant colour for many weeks right through the summer.
A tailor-made option for sunny gardens, Hemerocallis 'Diva’s Choice' stands out as a radiant feature in summer floral displays.
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De Caen The Bride
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The breath-taking blooms of Anemone De Caen ‘The Bride’ enthral onlookers as they glide down the aisle of spring in their satin white gowns. Embodying perfect purity and simplicity, the spotless petals sparkle as the sun’s rays shine through them.
Buds unfurl to reveal a soft, pale green centre which matures to charcoal grey. These elegant, airy blooms provide a bright highlight of white for containers, beds, and borders, complimenting an array of colour palettes.
Exceptionally long-lasting in the vase, Anemone De Caen ‘The Bride’ will bring ethereal beauty to your floral arrangements and are an extra-special touch to wedding bouquets.
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Lucifer
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One of the most popular Crocosmia, and with good reason, ‘Lucifer’ is a devilishly handsome addition to your summer display.
The RHS have granted this outstanding variety an Award of Garden Merit for its dependability and vigour. One of the first Crocosmia to flower, the rows of neat buds burst into flickering, flame-red blooms, followed by striking burgundy seedpods.
Standing proud amongst borders and large containers, the swaying stems are especially effective when paired with grasses, prairie perennials and as part of a ‘hot’ planting scheme. Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’ will multiply rapidly if left undisturbed, providing swathes of spectacular, fiery colour for your garden.
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De Caen Mixed Colours
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Bred in Normandy, the French strain of ‘De Caen’ Anemones are prized for their delicate, silken petals, large open blooms and long, graceful stems.
This collection of Anemone De Caen ‘Mixed Colours’ offers an array of the best varieties, providing a range of complimentary shades. Specially chosen to achieve a reliably rewarding display for your borders, beds, and containers, this selection includes an uplifting blend of vibrant blue, misty mauve, sparkling white and radiant red.
Originally bred for the florist trade, these ‘Poppy Anemones’ make exceptional cut flowers, and this assortment delivers an instant burst of colour to enjoy in your home as well as your garden.
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Special Mixture
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A brilliant blaze of glowing amber, canary yellow, and bold crimson, this specially selected assortment of large-flowering Crocosmia provides extraordinary ornamental value throughout the season.
Early in the summer, blades of upright, sword-like foliage give rise to wands of nib-like buds on wiry stems. These little buds unfurl into open, starry blooms full of vibrant colour, proving a magnet for pollinators. In the autumn, the petals fall and leave attractive, rounded, dark orange seedpods.
Appealing at every stage of their development, these Crocosmia Large Flowering Special Mixture will spread rapidly into dramatic drifts amongst borders and are a striking statement for large patio containers.
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Night Embers
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Cherry-red petals outlined with creamy-white ruffles and a greenish-yellow throat give Hemerocallis 'Night Embers' dramatic appeal. Ideal for adding depth to planting schemes, this striking flower contrasts beautifully with lighter-toned blooms.
The bold tones add a layer of richness, enhancing summer borders with a luxurious finish. Hardy, reliable, and always attention-grabbing, Hemerocallis ‘Night Embers’ brings a sense of drama to any garden display.
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Nemorosa
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The wild wood anemone, with its delicate pink tinged, white petals is a magical sight in spring. Anemone ‘Nemerosa’ forms a splendid early spring carpet, under trees and shrubs and in the dappled sunlight of woodland areas and is the recipient of a prestigious Award of Garden Merit from the RHS.
Plant the rhizomes on their longest side, just beneath the surface of your soil, which should ideally be naturally rich in leafmould and sited in cool shade. Left undisturbed, Anemone ‘Nemerosa’ will happily naturalise and flower year after year.
Sometimes known as windflowers, these dainty beauties are part of the buttercup family and are native to Europe.
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Small Flowering Mix
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This lively mix of small-flowered red, orange and yellow crocosmias brings splashes of cheerful colour to garden beds. Their narrow, delicate blooms provide movement and texture, custom-made for naturalistic planting schemes.
This Crocosmia ‘Small Flowering Mixture’ delivers continuous summer vibrancy, establishing a playful yet elegant atmosphere in borders and informal displays.
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Nemerosa Robinsoniana
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A rare cultivar of the wild wood anemone, ‘Nemerosa Robinsoniana’ is a striking variety with exquisite lavender-blue petals and attractive, deeply cut dark-green foliage.
Plant the rhizomes in moist soil which is rich in leafmould and situated in the shade of a large tree or shrub. Over time, Anemone ‘Nemerosa Robinsoniana’ will naturalise, forming ample clumps of large, delicate blooms which open up between May and June, providing pretty groundcover.
Winner of a coveted Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society and a delight to find blooming in the border or woodland area during late spring.
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Tete-a-Tete
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The archetypal, neatly formed miniature daffodil to bring brightness and cheer to your garden, Narcissus ‘Tete-a-Tete’ is a much-loved, well-known variety for good reason. The dainty, canary yellow trumpets are the dearest of garden friends: warm, welcoming, and always brimming with enthusiasm. Highly floriferous, with up to 3 blooms per stem, this superb performer has justly earned itself an RHS Award of Garden Merit. The petite size of ‘Tete-a-Tete’ makes it ideal for containers, and for edging paths and borders where it will naturalise freely and return reliably. Undemanding, carefree, charismatic – a superlative narcissus.
Daffodil ‘Tete-a Tete’also make a charming early spring show, when they are forced into early bloom indoors. Add some moss, a few twigs, and autumn leaves to the potting surface for a naturalistic, woodland display.
Top size bulbs by de Jager in 9 cm pots, ready to be sent out in early February.
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St Brigid Mix
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A rainbow of lavish colour, our ‘St. Brigid Mix’ of Anemones is enough to brighten even the cloudiest spring day.
Filling the May ‘gap’ after the spring bulbs fade and before summer perennials hit their stride, these Anemones providing a dose of cheer for the garden during an otherwise lacklustre month. With showy blooms of multiple, rosette-like layers, the radiant flowers shine like jewels amongst borders, beds, and containers.
Our assortment of Anemone ‘St. Brigid’ colours ranges from lilac to azure blue, and from scarlet to pure white. This kaleidoscopic collection of double blooms on long stems is ideal for filling vases around your home.
