60-90cm. Upright plant with sweetly aromatic foliage, and spikes of deep lavender-blue flowers in summer. Sun or part shade. Dead-head to prolong flowering. Good cut flower. Self seeds a little.

40 x 60cm. Clump of rounded soft leaves with yellow-green flowers in summer. Remove flower heads to prevent excess self-seeding. Sun or shade, in any soil except a bog.

30-60cm. Large round heads of metallic lilac, starry flowers. Dries well. Leaves die back before flowering.

50-90cm. Dense, egg-shaped reddish-purple flowers, July-August. Attracts bees. British native.

100cm. Golden yellow flowers in summer. Good for cutting. Well-drained, fertile soil in sun. Spreads when happy.

2 x 1.2m. Architectural plant, with tall sturdy stems bearing large, rounded heads of greenish-yellow flowers, up to 25cm.across, in early to mid-summer. Usually grown as a biennial, but if prevented from seeding, it may flower again the following year. Self seeds. Prefers deep, moist, fertile soil in full or part shade. Flowerheads dry well.

45cm. Produces a rosette of glossy, jagged leaves in the first year - good for flowers arranging. Umbels of creamy flowers are borne in June. Hardy biennial.

90-120cm. Heads of intense lilac-blue flowers, yellow-centred, in Sept-October. NOT prone to mildew, it is an easy, trouble-free plant, very attractive to butterflies. Best in sun.

60cm. White flowers with pink centres.

30-90cm. Cornflower. Deep blue flowers in summer. Good cut flower. Hardy annual. Self seeds. British native.

60-75cm. Spikes of light yellow flowers.

1-1.2m. Vivid red flowers late summer. Fertile, humus-rich soil, in sun or part-shade

30-40c. Double, bright scarlet flowers on sturdy stems, throughout summer - a good cut flower. Lightly scented. This is a sport of D. Ian

25cm. Soft pink, double flowers. Long-flowering, and scented. Good cut flower.

30-40cm. Deliciously fragrant, deeply fringed lilac-pink flowers on long stems flowering from May. Fertile, well-drained soil.

100 x 60cm. Large pinky-purple flowers with prominent central cone.

100cm. Intense carmine-red, horizontal flower petals, with a prominent central cone. 

Up to 130cm. Blue flowers, good for cutting and drying.

60 x 45cm. Clump-forming perennial. White flushed pink,daisy flowers, early to mid-summer. Fertile, well-drained soil in sun. Good cut flowers if cut fully open.

75 x 75cm. Mounds of dark green foliage, with spikes of green flowers in early summer, good for cutting, and attractive to bees. Good ground cover. For fertile, humus-rich soil in sun or part-shade. Propagated to order.

30-40 x 15cm. Masses of dainty white flowers produced from spring to summer. Good for cutting. Moderately fertile well-drained soil in full sun.. Annual. Self seeds.

60 x 30cm. Kaffir Lily. Rhizomatous perennial producing spikes of vibrant scarlet flowers in late summer to autumn. Rich, moisture-retentive soil in a sunny position. Intolerant of drought. In warmer areas, or a cool greenhouse, will flower on into early winter,and make good cut flowers.

Up to 1.8 x 0.6 m. Clump-forming perennial, with attractive divided,ferny foliage, and bearing large heads of small white flowers on red stems, from mid-summer into autumn. Grow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in sun or part shade. Both foliage and flowers good for cutting.

75cm. Spikes of soft pink flowers, mid-summer to early autumn.

45-60 x 25cm. Large umbels of lilac flowers from mid-summer to autumn. May be hardy in a warm sunny position in well-drained soil.