Xeranthemum annuum (Annual everlasting)
Other names: Immortelle
X. annuum is a slender, upright annual with branching, wiry stems bearing woolly, linear to narrowly elliptic, silvery grey-green leaves and single or double, daisy-like, bright pink, crimson, dark purple, or white flower heads from summer into autumn.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.75m max. height |
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1 year to maturity |
Consolida Little Rocket Mix (Larkspur Little Rocket Mix)
Other names: Annual delphinium 'Little Rocket Mix'
Little Rocket Mix is a commercial seed mix of hardy annuals with feathery, mid-green leaves. Throughout summer, it bears spikes of pink, white, lavender or violet flowers on slender stems which are attractive to butterflies.
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0.3m max. spread |
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0.3m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Salvia x superba 'Merleau' (Hybrid sage 'Merleau')
Other names: Balkan clary 'Merleau', Salvia x superba 'Merleau Blue'
'Merleau' is an erect, clump-forming, hybrid perennial that has a compact, evenly branched form. It has dense terminal spikes of purplish-blue flowers that rise above the foliage from late spring until late summer.
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0.35m max. spread |
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0.45m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Other names: Annual candytuft, Bitter candytuft, Clown's mustard, Rocket, Sciatica cress
I. amara is a variable, erect, branching annual with spoon- to lance-shaped, toothed, dark green leaves and large, domed racemes of small, lightly fragrant, white or purple-white flowers in summer.
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0.2m max. spread |
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0.3m max. height |
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1 year to maturity |
Salvia x sylvestris 'Dear Anja' (Hybrid sage 'Dear Anja')
Other names: Balkan clary 'Dear Anja', Salvia nemerosa 'Dear Anja', Salvia pratensis 'Dear Anja', Salvia x superba 'Dear Anja'
'Dear Anja' is an erect, clump-forming, branching perennial with oblong to lance-shaped, scalloped, mid-green leaves, slightly hairy beneath, and thin, erect racemes of violet-blue flowers, some with white-tipped petals, from midsummer to early autumn.
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0.6m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Erigeron annuus (Tall fleabane)
Other names: Daisy fleabane, Lace button, Sweet scabious, Tall daisy, Annual fleabane, Summer starwort, Eastern daisy fleabane
E. annuus is an upright annual or biennial with branching, hairy stems bearing ovate to lance-shaped, deeply and often sparsely toothed, hairy, mid-green leaves and, from early summer to autumn, small clusters of flowers with numerous, narrowly linear, white ray florets surrounding yellow central discs.
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0.6m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Callistephus chinensis Starlight Series (China aster Starlight Series)
Other names: Callistephus chinensis 'Starlight Mix', Aster chinensis Starlight Mix, Chinese aster Starlight Mix, Annual aster Starlight Series
Starlight Series is a commercial seed mix of half-hardy, upright annuals with ovate to lance-shaped, toothed, mid-green leaves and, from midsummer into autumn, thick, sturdy, branching stems bearing double, chrysanthemum-like flower heads with linear, pink, purple, white, or dark pink petals.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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1 year to maturity |
Callistephus chinensis 'Hulk' (China aster 'Hulk')
Other names: Aster 'Hulk', Aster chinensis 'Hulk', Chinese aster 'Hulk', Annual aster 'Hulk'
'Hulk' is an upright, bushy, half-hardy annual with ovate, toothed, mid-green leaves and, from midsummer into autumn, thick, sturdy, branching stems bearing petalless, yellow flowers surrounded by petal-like, green leaves.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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1 year to maturity |
Callistephus chinensis Milady Series (China aster Milady Series)
Other names: Chinese aster Milady Series, Annual aster Milady Series, Aster chinensis Milady Series, Callistephus chinensis 'Milady Mix'
Milady Series are upright, bushy, half-hardy annuals with ovate, coarsely toothed, dark green leaves and, from midsummer into autumn, double flowers in shades of pink, purple, red, or white.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Callistephus chinensis 'Lilliput Blue Moon' (China aster 'Lilliput Blue Moon')
Other names: Chinese aster 'Lilliput Blue Moon', Annual aster 'Lilliput Blue Moon', Aster chinensis 'Lilliput Blue Moon'
'Lilliput Blue Moon' is an upright, bushy, half-hardy annual with ovate, toothed, dark green leaves and, from midsummer into autumn, double, purple-pink flowers with yellow centres and white outer petals.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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1 year to maturity |
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