Individual Flower Pages

Bishy Barnabee's Growing Guides How to Grow Echinacea purpureaPurple Coneflower from Seed The original prairie coneflower — magenta-pink reflexed ray petals surrounding a prominent coppery-orange cone; a hardy long-lived perennial...

Bishy Barnabee's Growing Guides How to Grow Echinops ritro'Metallic Blue' from Seed The geometric blue globe — perfect steel-blue spheres that progress from silver metallic buds through electric blue on...

Bishy Barnabee's Growing Guides How to Grow Echinacea'Bravado' from Seed The prairie coneflower — rosy-pink ray petals surrounding a prominent coppery-orange central cone; a hardy perennial that invests its first...

Bishy Barnabee's Growing Guides How to Grow Dill'Bouquet' from Seed The acid-green highlighter of the cutting garden — 90cm stems topped with large flat umbels of vibrant lime-green florets that...

Bishy Barnabee's Growing Guides How to Grow Didiscus'Madonna Mixed' from Seed The pastel mix umbel — soft powder-blue, creamy white, and blush-pink lacy flower heads on strong branching stems; an...

Bishy Barnabee's Growing Guides How to Grow Didiscus'Blue Lace' from Seed The rare blue umbel — soft powder-blue to lavender lacy flower heads on strong branching stems; an Australian native...

Bishy Barnabee's Growing Guides How to Grow Delphinium'Summer Skies' from Seed The sky-blue Pacific Giant — colossal 150–180cm spikes carrying up to 80cm of clear sky-blue florets with white bee...

Bishy Barnabee's Growing Guides How to Grow Wild CarrotDaucus carota from Seed The original wildflower filler — flat, intricate white umbels 8–12cm across on tall, branching hairy stems; a classic...

Bishy Barnabee's Growing Guides How to Grow Daucus carota'Dara' from Seed The florist's wild carrot — an ornamental selection that produces lacy umbels in a dramatic ombré progression from soft...

Bishy Barnabee's Growing Guides How to Grow Dahlia'Yankee Doodle Dandy Mix' from Seed The two-tone dahlia with a collar — a Collerette type producing large 7cm flowers in pink, white,...

Bishy Barnabee's Growing Guides How to Grow Dahlia'Pompone Double Mixed' from Seed The geometric jewel of the dahlia world — every petal curves inward on itself to create a perfectly...

Bishy Barnabee's Growing Guides How to Grow Dahlia'Early Bird Mix' from Seed The speed dahlia — bred specifically to flower weeks ahead of standard varieties, producing its first vivid semi-double...