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Dahlias & Summer Flowering Bulbs Page 10
Dahlia 'Banana Baby'
NEW in 2025
Delightful ball dahlia with neat flowers of palest yellow. Equally good in border or bouquet.
Flower size 4" (10cm)
Height 36" (90cm)
Pack of 3 tubers for £14.50
Pack of one tuber for £7.00
Dahlia 'Polventon Supreme'
Large ball shaped flowers of clear yellow. A good garden plant for back of the border and an excellent cut flower and exhibition winner too.
Flower size 5" (12cm)
Height 4.5' (137cm)
Pack of 3 tubers for £7.50
Pack of 1 tuber £4.00
Dahlia 'Meteorite'
Recent introduction, with nicely formed decorative blooms of buttercup yellow, showed off wonderfully well by the near-black foliage.
Flower size 5" (12cm)
Height 3' (90cm)
Pack of 3 tubers for £8.00
Pack of one tuber for £4.00
Eucomis autumnalis AGM
Lovely creamy-white flower spikes, smaller and neater than E.bicolour or E.comosa and usually a little later flowering.
Ht.8-12" (20-30cm).Bulb size 14/16cm
Pack of 3 bulbs for £5.50
Eucomis bicolour AGM
(Pineapple flower). Wonderfully exotic in appearance but surprisingly hardy when planted out. (ours have often seeded themselves around). Also good in pots but should then be over wintered under cover. Fairly hardy summer flowering bulb for a sunny site in any reasonable soil.
Ht.12-20 (30-50cm).Bulb size 16/18+ cmPack of 3 bulbs for £6.50
Eucomis comosa 'Indian Summer'
New in 2024
Strong, dark stems bearing deeep purple buds which open to pale lavender-pink flowers. Very eye-catching at all stages. Height around 20-24" (50-60cm).
Bulb size 18+ cm
Pack of one bulb for £8.50
Pack of 3 bulbs for £24.00
Eucomis montana
Rare and stunning species, the greenish-cream flowers sportng a striking dark 'eye'. Ht. 12-24" (30-60cm).Bulb size 18+ cmPack of one bulb for £6.50
Pack of 3 bulbs for £18.00
Eucomis pallidiflora ssp.pole-evansii
New in 2024
A giant of the bulb world, which can reach a towering 4-6' (120-180cm) in summer flower. The blooms themselves are greenish-cream, fading to pure green (as shown in our late summer image).
Bulb size 24+ cm
Pack of one bulb for £8.50
Pack of 3 bulbs for £24.00
Galtonia candicans
An attractive addition to the mid-summer garden, this bulbous plant, commonly known as the summer hyacinth, is actually more like a giant snowdrop in appearance, with strap-like leaves and pendent white flowers. Needs a sheltered, sunny site in well-drained soil which remains fairly moist in summer. Hardy. Ht. 3-4’ (1-1.2m).Bulb size 12/14+ cmPack of 5 bulbs for £4.50
Pack of 15 bulbs...
Gladiolus callianthus murielae
Late summer flowering corm producing spikes of fragrant flowers - white, blotched deep maroon/purple at the base. Half-hardy (lift corms when foliage dies back). Ht.4’ (1.2m). We usually advise resisting the urge to plant these corms too soon, as they really need some warmth to get going. Orurs are planted out or potted up in June for late summer /autumn flowers. Try a potful either side of a...
Gladiolus colvilli albus
Beautiful and elegant species, with spikes of simple, upstanding, clear white flowers.
Height 2' (60cm).
Corm size 10+ cmPack of 10 corms for £5.00
Pack of 25 corms for £11.00
Gladiolus grandiflora 'Black Star'
New in 2023
Dramatically dark flowers of maroon-black on sturdy stems.
Height 39" (100cm).
Corm size 14/16 cm
Pack of 10 corms for £5.00
Pack of 30 corms for £13.50
Gladiolus grandiflora 'Blue Tropic®'
New for 2025
The palest of lilac flowers - dreamily romantic!
Height 39" (100cm).
Corm size 14/16 cm
Pack of 10 corms for £4.50
Pack of 30 corms for £12.50
Gladiolus grandiflora 'Cappuccino' (Tiramisu)
New for 2025
fashionable, ruffled copper-rose flowers with white throats.
Height 39" (100cm).
Corm size 12/14 cm
Pack of 10 corms for £4.00
Pack of 30 corms for £10.50
SORRY - TOTAL CROP FAILURE THIS YEAR
Gladiolus grandiflora 'Chocolate®'
New for 2025
Deep caramel-brown flowers - a very fashionable colourway.
Height 39" (100cm).
Corm size 14/16 cm
Pack of 10 corms for £4.50
Pack of 30 corms for 12.00
Gladiolus grandiflora 'Circus Colour®'
New in 2023
Purple flowers with cream throats - a flamboyant bicolour!
Height 43" (110cm).
Corm size 14/16 cm
Pack of 10 corms for £4.50
Pack of 30 corms for £12.00
Gladiolus grandiflora 'Colour Club®'
New for 2025
Red-purple flowers with a gold edge. Very showy.
Height 39" (100cm).
Corm size 14/16 cm
Pack of 10 corms for £4.50
Pack of 30 corms for £12.00
Gladiolus grandiflora 'Fidelio'
Striking flowers of rich magenta. Flowering at 39" (100cm).
Corm size 14/16 cm
Pack of 10 corms for £4.50
Pack of 30 corms for £12.00
Gladiolus grandiflora 'Green Star®'
Cool green flowers in summer. Height 40-43" (100-110cm).
Corm size 12/14 cm
Pack of 10 corms for £4.50
Pack of 30 corms for £12.00
Gladiolus grandiflora 'Orleans'
New for 2025
Pretty pale rose blooms - a lovely candidate for a pastel planting scheme.
Height 39" (100cm).
Corm size 14/16 cm
Pack of 10 corms for £4.50
Pack of 30 corms for £12.00
SORRY - TOTAL CROP FAILURE THIS YEAR
SORRY - CROP FAILURE
Gladiolus grandiflora 'Oscar'
Glowing red flowers.
Ht. 40-48" (100-120cm)
Corm size 14/16 cm
Pack of 10 corms for £5.00
Pack of 30 corms for £13.50
SORRY - CROP FAILURE
Gladiolus grandiflora 'Passos®'
Exotic, orchid-like blooms, centred violet and with violet streaking to the white edges.
Height 3' (90cm).
Corm size 14/16 cm
Pack of 10 corms for £4.50
Pack of 30 corms for £12.00
Gladiolus grandiflora 'Plum Tart'
Rich purple-red flowers.
Ht. 43-48" (110-120cm).
Corm size 14/16 cm
Pack of 10 corms for £5.00
Pack of 30 corms for £13.50
Gladiolus grandiflora 'Purple Flora®'
Very striking variety, sporting blooms of deep, regal purple.
Height 39" (100cm).
Corm size 12/14 cm
Pack of 10 corms for £4.50
Pack of 30 corms for £12.00
