Australia's Sweet Pea Specialists

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Multiflora Sweet Peas are excellent for warmer climates. The Multiflora variety usually has six or more flowers per stem. These are the most popular type around the world for cut flower production. They require 10 hours of sunlight instead of 12 hours to activate flowering. Grown outdoors in the normal way, they will flower 2-3 weeks earlier than the other varieties.

Echinops bannaticus ‘Taplow Blue’

The best of the taller globe flowers with spherical flower heads up to 7cm in diameter.

Craspedia globosa - Billy Buttons

An adorable and fun Australian perennial native that grows to 80cm when in flower.

Christine Martin Gawler Sweet Pea

The Gawler series from South Australia have exceptionally good scent and are very frilly. They produce flowers on long stems making them a flowers farmers delight.

Bunny Tails - Lagurus ovatus

An annual ornamental grass with plumes of white fluffy flowers that look like bunny tails. Growing to a height of 30cm it prefers a location that receives full sun to part shade.

Nasturtiums

cheerful and easy-to-grow, perfect for children and anyone learning to garden. This trailing mix make an excellent ground cover or green mulch. Or you can grow them like I do, in raised beds to create a "waterfall". You can also grow them in window box or hanging baskets. Follow the link for the recipe for Nasturtium Pesto.