Thanks to the generous people who have given Lambley seed over the years and a special thanks to Mary Davis for all of the wonderful varieties she sent us.
A unique and impressive new poppy strain, 'Pandora' blooms in surprising combinations of shades from the deepest burgundy red to pinkish red all with silver-grey stripes on the lower petals. Direct surface sow into their final garden position.
This is the strain that the Welsh artist Cedric Morris developed in his Suffolk garden ‘Benton End’. A mixture of soft smoky colours, grey, lilac, mauve, pink, soft orange and white. Many of the poppies are flecked and there are some picotees.
A captivating semi-double with inner petals curling over a dark centre. Sow seed 3mm deep or just sprinkle the seed straight into the garden. Height 90cm spacing 30cm.
Another fully double but with soft lavender double flowers with fine perals. Sow seed 3mm deep or just sprinkle the seed straight into the garden. Height 90cm spacing 30cm.
One of the most exciting of all peony poppies carrying bright red single flowers each with a white central cross. Flowers are held on 100cm tall stems. Sow seed in situ from autumn until late winter.
The seed of this deep coral, fully double variety came originally from an old Ballarat garden. A bed of it in the vegetable garden this year occasioned much favourable comment.
Winner of the Royal Horticultural Society’s prestigious Award Of Garden Merit ‘Silver Cup’ has large hibiscus-like flowers, pink with a silver sheen. A strong compact plant growing some 60cm tall by 40cm across. Direct sow seed in a sunny garden bed in spring.
‘Indian Summer’ has the largest flowers of any strain. Each bloom can be 15cm across. Warm yellow black eyed flowers, up to 15cm across are produced on strong 100cm tall stems from early summer until late autumn. Space 40cm apart.
‘Marmalade’ is a dwarf growing strain suited to pot culture or a spot at the front of a garden bed. Warm orange-yellow flowers are produced on 40cm tall stems from early summer until late autumn. Space 30cm apart.
Marvellous both as a garden bedding plant and also as a cut flower, both fresh and dried, this strain copes with hot weather, even humid, and poor soils. Sow in seed trays in early spring for planting out after the last frosts.
Marvellous both as a garden bedding plant and also as a cut flower, both fresh and dried, this strain copes with hot weather, even humid, and poor soils. Sow in seed trays in early spring for planting out after the last frosts.
It's the bracts which makes this annual Salvia so showy. Easily grown and vigorous it will soon make a 50cm tall by 40cm wide plant covered in blue, pink and white flowers during summer and autumn. Sow seeds in situ or in pots during spring and plant out when big enough.
This terrific new snapdragon series carries many flowers on strong metre tall stems. Bred for flowering during the hotter months it is as good in the vase as in the garden. Sow seeds during spring for an early summer until autumn display of lemon flowers.
A marvellous cut flower strain with tall non-branching stems on a vigorous plant. Contains all the colours, pink, white, magenta, purple, lemon and biscuit. Sow seeds during autumn, winter and early spring.
This strain has a good percentage of double flowers in shades of white, pink, lavender, red and purple. Can be sown into prepared garden beds but better if raised undercover. Sow autumn, winter and early spring for flowering most of the year except the hotter summer months.
These special flowers are the result of many years of hard work from an Australian flower breeder. Until recently all his seed was sold to commercial cut flower growers.
Dark centres with lemon to peach lemon petals. These dwarf sunflowers are the result of many years of hard work from an Australian flower breeder and represent the latest innovation in sunflower breeding. Average height in a pot is 25-40cm; in a garden 30-45cm.
