White Pot Collection

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Pots for a white garden, or for adding cheery whiteness and brightness to any uninspiring corner. A line of these along a wall or path, or around a terrace or pool would work well. More
9 seedlings 190299-9 £10.50 Delivery late May
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15 seedlings 190299-15 £17.50 Delivery late May
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30 seedlings 190299-30 £32.95 Delivery late May
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9 x 9cm pots 190299-9C09 £29.95 Delivery late May
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Pots for a white garden, or for adding cheery whiteness and brightness to any uninspiring corner. A line of these along a wall or path, or around a terrace or pool would work well.

The seedling collection includes 3, 5 or 10 seedlings each of: The 9cm pot collection includes 3 x 9cm pots each of:
Border Position Container Garden
Soil Type Broad Tolerance
Site Full Sun
Moisture Moist but Well-drained
Height 45cm (18in)
Spacing 20-30cm (8-12in)
Sowing, Seeds, Planting Half-hardy annuals will require protection until after the last frosts when they can be planted outside. Gradually acclimatise plants to outdoor conditions for 7-10 days before moving to their final position. Choose a spot in full sun or light shade, ideally with moist but well-drained soil. Prepare the final planting area well by adding plenty of organic matter (such as Orgro or home-made compost) and forking it through your topsoil. You want soil with a fine tilth (or texture). Water plants well or soak for 20 minutes in a bucket or wheelbarrow of water if they look dry. Mark out your planting positions with empty plant pots, leaving plenty of space for plants to spread. Dig holes deep and wide enough so that the roots are covered and the crown (or base) of the plant is level with the soil surface. Backfill around each plant and firm the soil gently. You should be able to tug gently on the leaves without the plant lifting out of the ground. Water them in well and water again, with a flood, not a sprinkle, every 5-7 days (if no rain), to encourage roots to be drawn down deep. For growing in pots, use as large a container as possible, as this won't dry out so quickly and will require less watering. As a general guide we recommend 9-10 plants to a 40cm (16in) diameter container.
Care Tips Deadhead to prolong the flowering period. Water well in the first two weeks, to prevent the plants from drying out.
Flowering June - November
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sow Under Cover/Plant Indoors
  • Direct Sow/Plant Outdoors
  • Flowers/Harvest
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Delivery

Plant Delivery - When in stock, please allow up to 3-4 weeks for despatch. For fruit & veg bare roots/crowns, please allow up to 2 weeks for despatch.

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White Pot Collection reviews

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Reviewed 20th April 2020 by Michael

Some plants already dead .

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Reviewed 19th August 2019 by Wendy

Generally fantastic and I will definitely buy this collection, from Sarah Raven again. The Cosmos are the hardiest I have ever encountered, have flowered non-stop since about week 2 of planting and are still going strong. I had several months of success from the lovely Osteospermum and the Phlox was delightful, but much shorter lived.

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Reviewed 3rd August 2019 by Shirley

This year the cosmos were disappointing one failed and one has become quite large . The flex put in a brief appearance ... Sadly not the success of my first year .

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Reviewed 3rd August 2019 by Margaret

9 seedlings in a large pot seemed impossible to grow to a display......but with flowers starting to appear in May and cosmos that are 3 feet high at present we have a dazzling white foil for all the rest of our colourful garden.

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Reviewed 2nd August 2019 by Mr Dobell

Very good all round performance - better than last year.
Cosmos are more compact (shorter) than previously and better for it.

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Reviewed 2nd August 2019 by Mrs South

Arrived in good time , undamaged and have flowered really well

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Reviewed 1st August 2019 by Mrs Murray-Threipland

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Kim

All the cosmos were eaten very early on, but the remaining two have put on a lovely show for the last few months.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Colleen

The plants were healthy and have flowered profusely

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Jane

The order arrived promptly the seedlings were well packed however my Dalai wizard of oz looked fine but only one of the three grew.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Fiona

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Anne

The white pot has been a great success and we hope to repeat it next year too.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Sabrina

Some of the cosmos disappointing results

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Barbara M West

The Cosmos did not do well and hasn't yet flowered. Not sure why as I have other Cosmos which I grew and which is doing OK. Otherwise a great collection of seedlings.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Mrs Wynn-Werninck

Calibrachoa Can Can Black Cherry - absolutely beautiful. will get it next year

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Susan

All arrived in good condition. I bought the same collection and learn't from last hear and pinched out the cosmos hard so they did not grow so high, also not as many in the pot. Pots are against a wall so some height at the back is fine but I think next year I will rethink and buy the plants separately without the cosmos. All plants doing very well and looking great.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Mrs Kidd

Marvellous , are doing very well .

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Audrey

The white collection is lovely but some of the flowers are over now, but the big daisies are standing proud still. And the bees love them.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Sue

Excellent patio collection

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Pauline

All the plants are looking lovely

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Teresa

good service
lots of information
timely delivery

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Mrs Stanbury

flowered continually in my pots and hanging baskets

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Valerie

The cosmos grew so big, I couldn’t see the osteospermums at all, and the other plant just peeped through and only saw them a little.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Rosalind

Part of my purchase never arrived. The ones that did were part damaged.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Petula

I have been very satisfied with the service and help provided by the team whenever I have had enquires and subsequent purchases. However, although the White pot has been very nice I am a little disappointed in the stocks. The cosmos have been good.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Enid

All the plants have performed wonderfully giving a great display

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Deborah

Excellent as always. I am loving the impact of all white flowers this year.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Melanie

Lovely plants and seeds delivered quickly in excellent condition

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Jacqueline

Last year I bought perennials for pots and they are absolutely beautiful.
This years are poor and sparse. Very disappointing.
Maybe conditions, weather etc, but I have looked after them in the same way.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Janice

The white plants whilst good although a few died off including before flowering gave a more patch show.

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Reviewed 7th November 2018 by Gillia

All flowers grew and came out well in time for a wedding in July. The only thing I have to report is that the Cosmos grew taller than the other plants in the trough.

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Reviewed 7th November 2018 by Jenny

I had this selection a year ago and I think they were successful. However this year I was disappointed as the cosmos completely dominated the pots growing very tall and vigorously and the other plants struggled to come into their own.

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Reviewed 7th November 2018 by Andrew

All bar one of the cosmos in the white pot collection turned out to be pink! Looked pretty but not what I ordered.

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Reviewed 7th November 2018 by Marion

Several of the Cosmos plants were pink and several were blind with lush foliage

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Reviewed 3rd October 2018 by Mrs Chadwick

Disappointed with the cosmos. Only one plant survived and is only just flowering.

Reply from the Sarah Raven Team:

"We are sorry to hear of your disappointment with regard to your White Pot Collection. The growing conditions through this last summer have caused issues for some plants as they were affected by the extreme heat. Should you ever experience issues with your plants upon receipt, please do contact us and we would be happy to replace any plants under our plant guarantee. Please contact Customer Services on 0345 092 0283 in order to discuss the matter further."

Posted 7th November 2018

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Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Virginia

My favourite online plant & garden store! Seedlings and plants arrive healthy and strong, and thrive. Lots of compliments for our 6 long window boxes and 5 pavement planters over last couple of years. I will be buying from Sarah Raven next year! Thank you for great service

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Reviewed 13th September 2018 by Lady Thomson

Arrived I in good condition with clear instructions Have looked lovely all summer

White pot collection

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Reviewed 24th April 2018 by Elizabeth Overton

I bought this collection. it was all stunning and I am about to buy them again.

Lovely collection

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Reviewed 28th July 2017 by Gabbi Haworth

This pot collection is lovely. I agree the cosmos is the largest bit of it by far, but the smaller ones underneath look lovely too. It's a beautiful collection all together and would buy it again. Believe it or not, this is the first time I have grown Cosmos. I can't believe I left it so long! It's standing up well to all the rain and I love it!

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Reviewed 16th July 2017 by Pauline Wilby

The cosmos have overwhelmed the phlox and the osteosperum in spite of not feeding at all. They still have to flower but would not order again as would look for a smaller cosmos. It's a shame that the photo slightly misrepresents this collection

Reply from the Sarah Raven Team:

"Thank you for your feedback.

We are sorry to hear that the cosmos have overshadowed the other plants, what a shame. The collection normally works very well together and the variety in heights normally complement each other. Pinching out the cosmos at an early stage will also ensure that the growth is more bushier and controlled.
Please do contact our Customer Service Team on 0345 092 0283 or info@sarahraven.com if you would like to discuss this further, they will be happy to help you.

With kind regards,
The Sarah Raven Team"

Posted 17th July 2017
No flowers on the white collection

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Reviewed 13th July 2017 by Jacqueline Chelin

This collection looked ever so appealing in the picture, I bought it May, unfortunately there are still absolutely no flowers on the cosmos. here were a few on the Osteospernum which have now faded and no new ones. There are some on the phlox. Why is this? So disappointed.
Jacqueline

Reply from the Sarah Raven Team:

"Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear that this collection has not performed well, it is certainly not the quality and outcome we expect, and fully understand your disappointment.

Please do contact our Customer Service Team who will happily look into this matter for you and discuss further if you wish.

Kind regards,
The Sarah Raven Team"

Posted 14th July 2017
Slightly disappointed

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Reviewed 17th August 2016 by Teresa Foley

Unfortunately the cosmos have totally overshadowed the phlox and osteosphermum. I think a smaller cosmos would have been better i.e. Xanthos - although not completely white it would have blended really well with the other two plants.

Reply from the Sarah Raven Team:

"Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear that the cosmos have overshadowed the other plants, what a shame. The collection normally works very well together and the variety in heights normally complement each other. We will record this feedback for future planning, if you have been feeding the plants then it might be best to hold off for a while in case it is encouraging the cosmos to grow. Pinching out the cosmos at an early stage will also ensure that the growth is more bushier and controlled."

Posted 19th August 2016
Absolutely fabulous!

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Reviewed 30th June 2015 by Sue Dixon

The white pot collections is bringing me so much joy... can't recommend it highly enough :o)

Stunning and flowers for months - but keep individuals in check!

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Reviewed 14th March 2015 by Mrs Alison Kempster

The photograph implies the relative sizes of the plants. This is not how it happened! I now assume cutting back the more vigorous osteospermum and cosmos is necessary to achieve that balance.

It is now March 2015 and the oesteospermum in this collection have flowered continuously since the collection was planted last spring! I planted up two 32cm blue-glazed terracotta pots with two 9-plant collections and the display was stunning over the whole summer and autumn, looking good until October. Every visitor to our apartment commented on how stylish they looked on the balcony! The cosmos 'Sonata White' was the main attraction with its prolific saucers staring wide-eyed at you with their yellow irises but the whole effect was necessary. I now definitely recommend staking this collection and keeping the oestospermum in check.

The phlox were the least successful - though that is being unkind - as they were bulllied out of the way by the cosmos and osteospermum, particularly suffering from not being adequately staked, flopping wildly. They lasted until October, nevertheless.

The cosmos were a huge success even after mildrew arrived in September (probably my fault: watering may have been incorrect; fed every fortnight with high-potash liquid feed and I do not spray). I eventually cut them down in late October/November.

The osteospermum have survived, unpruned, though leggy now, flowering continuously through the winter, though the flowers often failed to open completely in the cold. They are too leggy to keep unless I had the space to cut them back and replant elsewhere, as I'm going to try the pelargonium and convolvulus collection this year - and need to find somewhere to put more cosmos 'Sonata' as after this display, I cannot do without it!

Reply from the Sarah Raven Team:

"Thank you very much for your review, and yes, the cosmos and osteospermum will flower for a very long time with regular deadheading."

Posted 17th March 2015
almost total failure

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Reviewed 17th November 2014 by mary dunstan

Planted quickly, but cosmos seedlings died after few days. More were sent gratis - these too died (my cosmos grown from seed are always great!). Phlox was very feeble. Only osteospermum fairly OK - some action in Oct/Nov. Am not inexperience gardener, but will NEVER buy seedlings again.

Reply from the Sarah Raven Team:

"Thank you for your comments. We're so sorry to hear of your disappointment with the seedlings. We normally have great success from all our seedling ranges, and lots of lovely photos of these pot collections on our Facebook page.

Please get in contact with our Customer Service team who can supply further information, if you would like."

Posted 18th November 2014
The White Pot Collection

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Reviewed 9th September 2014 by Corinne Carruthers

If it were possible to award 10 Stars, I would! . It is now mid Sept. And the show of flowers is quite exceptional, as it has since mid. June. I would most strongly recommend this lovely collection.

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