code: 715 The attractive sprays of leaves Family: Fabaceae Common name: West Coast Kowhai Plant Classification: Half hardy tree Hardy tree Half hardy shrub Minimum Height: 3.0 meters Maximum Height: 9.0 meters Packet Content(approx.): 6 Golden flowers open in Spring on this lovely tree which is almost considered New Zealand’s national flower. The attractive sprays […]
code: 714 Seeds should ideally germinate in between 2 and 6 weeks Family: Lamiaceae Common name: Korean Mint Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 60 cm Maximum Height: 90 cm This fragrant aniseed-perfumed perennial from the Korean mountains displays six inch swollen spikes of blue-mauve flowers throughout summer and autumn. Sowing advice: For best results,
code: 713 It is a very hardy and long-lived plant Family: Ranunculaceae Common name: White Fan Columbine, Granny’s Bonnets Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 20 cm Maximum Height: 25 cm This outstanding dwarf aquilegia from Japan bears disproportionately large, ivory-white flowers on short dividing stems, all carried just above thick blue-green leaves. It is
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code: 712 This lovely North American plant is often found growing in damp to wet soils Family: Acanthaceae Common name: Swamp Milkweed, Rose Milkweed, Swamp Silkweed, White Indian Hemp Minimum Height: 60 cm Maximum Height: 1.2 meters The large, bright, terminal blossoms of this showy flower are made up of small, rose-purple flowers which are
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code: 711 Crowded umbels of waxy-orange flowers Family: Asclepiadaceae Common name: Butterfly Weed, Milkweed, Pleurisy Root Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 60 cm Maximum Height: 90 cm Packet Content(approx.): 8 Crowded umbels of waxy-orange flowers, with reflexed petals, are held on strong stems giving three months or more of tangerine orange blooms. They make
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code: 710 The attractive black seedheads that follow the flowers have their own appeal Family: XANTHORRHOEACEAE Common name: Jacob’s rod, Asphodeline liburnicus Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 80 cm Maximum Height: 1.2 meters The upstanding habit and racemes of star-shaped, pale yellow flowers, striped green on the backs of the petals, are quite exceptional
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