December 2021

code: 814 The plant is native to southeast Africa Family: Apocynaceae Common name: balloonplant, balloon cotton-bush, bishop’s balls, nailhead, or swan plant Plant Classification: Half hardy shrub Minimum Height: 1.4 meters Maximum Height: 1.8 meters Packet Content(approx.): 12 Gomphocarpus physocarpus, commonly known as balloon plant, balloon cotton-bush, bishop’s balls, nailhead, or swan plant, is a […]

code: 812 It is native to California and Oregon Family: Limnanthaceae Common name: Poached Egg Plant, Douglas’ Meadowfoam Plant Classification: Hardy annual Minimum Height: 15 cm Maximum Height: 23 cm Packet Content(approx.): 22 Bright yellow cup-shaped flowers with white-tipped petals give this one the common name of poached egg plant, which will self-seed freely, future

code: 810 An unusual plant from the Balearic Islands and Algeria Family: Plumbaginaceae Common name: Sea Lavender, Statice gougetiana Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Maximum Height: 15 cm Packet Content(approx.): 10 Sprays of tubular, pale violet blooms open in early summer on clumps of leaves which are arranged in rosettes, on this unusual “Sea Lavender” which

code: 809 This is a perfect specimen for a trough Family: Plumbaginaceae Common name: Sea Lavender Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 6 cm Maximum Height: 10 cm Packet Content(approx.): 10 From a tufted mound of tiny, spathulate leaves arise compact airy spikes of lavender florets which form a small, bristly, bushy shrub. This is

code: 808 it often acts as a reseeding annual Family: Plantaginaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 15 cm Maximum Height: 20 cm This attractive dwarf plant has attractive, fine-leaved, bluish-green foliage, and from May through to August small spikes of dwarf snapdragons appear, in that most unusual of colours, yellowy-brown, with some being a

code: 807 Masses of bright golden-yellow flowers Family: Linaceae Common name: Golden Flax, Yellow Flax Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 30 cm Maximum Height: 35 cm Masses of bright golden-yellow flowers open all summer long on thin stems bearing dark green, narrow, lance-shaped leaves. It is an exceptional perennial which deserves to be grown

code: 806 decorate this lovely climber until July Family: Caprifoliaceae Common name: Arnold red Honeysuckle Plant Classification: Hardy climber Minimum Height: 1.2 meters Maximum Height: 2.4 meters Curious, ruby red tubular flowers with asymetrically flared ends, decorate this lovely climber until July, when the whole plant becomes covered with bunches of bright red berries, much

code: 804 Some seeds may need a prolonged cold spell Family: Scrophulariaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 45 cm Maximum Height: 60 cm A medium stature penstemon bearing attractive mauve flowers on relatively short stems in mid summer. Sowing advice: Sow at any time. Cover with compost or grit 2mm deep. Keep moist in

code: 800 The fruits are sweet and edible Family: Arecaceae Common name: Dwarf Date Palm, Stemless Date Palm Plant Classification: Half hardy tree Greenhouse perennial Minimum Height: 45 cm Maximum Height: 60 cm Packet Content(approx.): 10 large seeds The trunks in this dwarf species remain mostly underground, rarely growing to more than a few inches

code: 799 Native to the Himalayas Family: Polygonaceae Common name: Rose-carpet knotweed Plant Classification: Hardy shrub Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 10 cm Maximum Height: 15 cm This valuable, gregarious, low trailing, ground-cover plant, valuable for its early autumn flowering, will scramble over rocks and wall edges quite happily, quickly covering ground and rocks, the spikes

code: 798 autumn in British gardens Family: Iridaceae Common name: Hesperantha Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 50 cm Maximum Height: 60 cm This white form of has narrower petals than the coloured varieties and flowers slightly later. This adaptable variety flowers in autumn in British gardens before dying back to reappear in the spring

code: 797 It is ideal outside in a well-drained sunny spot Family: Asparagaceae Common name: Squill, Hyacinthoides reverchonii Plant Classification: Hardy bulb Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 20 cm Maximum Height: 25 cm These flowers open very early, between February and April, displaying short conical spikes of deep blue flowers, that hang to one side of

code: 796 easy-to-grow plant Family: Asparagaceae Common name: Chinese Squill, Barnardia japonica Plant Classification: Hardy bulb Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 30 cm Maximum Height: 45 cm Packet Content(approx.): 10 Although this exceptional, rarely-seen plant has a name that tells us that it is the scilla that looks like a scilla, which is true, it is

code: 795 compact and very easy to grow! Family: Caryophyllaceae Common name: Sticky Catchfly, Wild pink, Carolina Pink Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Maximum Height: 30 cm This “catchfly” is a densely mounded herbaceous perennial producing profuse, brilliant pink, carnation-like flowers from early May into June and July. It is an ideal substitute for Dianthus, and