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Primula Gemmifera

Primula Gemmifera

code: 652 whilst the leaves stay perfectly green Family: Primulaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Maximum Height: 30 cm Packet Content(approx.): 20 Pink, white-eyed flowers open on thin stems, which have some farina at the top, whilst the leaves stay perfectly green. Originally from altitudes up to 3000-5000m in China, Kansu, Sichuan, and Tibet, these rare […]

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Potentilla Porphyrantha

code: 651 This exceedingly rare endemic crevice-dweller that grows in Armenia Family: Rosaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 4 cm Maximum Height: 8 cm Packet Content(approx.): 10+ In July and August, from a tight rosette of white, silky tomentose leaves arise tiny stems bearing disproportionately large, darker-eyed, deep purple-pink flowers. This exceedingly rare endemic

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Aquilegia 'Honeydew'

Aquilegia ‘Honeydew’

code: 650 Over a prolonged period in early summer appear sprays of delicate bi-coloured flowers Family: Ranunculaceae Common name: Columbine ‘Honeydew’, Granny’s Bonnets Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Maximum Height: 60 cm Packet Content(approx.): 20+ The very rare fragrant Aquilegia moorcroftiana, is difficult and short-lived. So we crossed it with a lovely bi-coloured Japanese aquilegia to

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Aquilegia Pyrenaica

Aquilegia Pyrenaica

code: 646 with deep purple-blue flowers in July and August Family: Ranunculaceae Common name: Pyrenees Columbine, Granny’s bonnet, Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 15 cm Maximum Height: 30 cm Related to Aquilegia alpina, but distinctly shorter, with deep purple-blue flowers in July and August, this gem is quite suitable for the rock garden. In

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Aquilegia Saximontana

code: 644 Superb on a rockery or in a container Family: Ranunculaceae Common name: Rocky Mountain Blue Columbine, Granny’s Bonnets Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 8 cm Maximum Height: 10 cm Packet Content(approx.): 20 A choice and absolutely exquisite dwarf columbine bearing disproportionately large blue and white flowers on short stems on very compact,

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Corydalis Tomentella

code: 641 maidenhair-like foliage which is a striking Family: Papaveraceous Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Packet Content(approx.): 20+ This hardy corydalis bears strong spikes of tubular and pale yellow flowers which are arranged in neat racemes. The most unusual feature however, is the maidenhair-like foliage which is a striking, metallic, glaucous grey colour. Sowing advice: Seeds

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Corydalis Wilsonii

code: 640 it grows best in a well drained soil Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 23 cm Maximum Height: 38 cm Packet Content(approx.): 20+ This lovely plant displays compact sprays of rich butter-yellow flowers held close to the rosette of finely-divided, glaucous leaves. Although it is an alpine plant, and can easily withstand minus

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Crambe Maritima

code: 639 It is superb in the border Family: Cruciferae Common name: Sea Kale Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Maximum Height: 40 cm Packet Content(approx.): 12 Purple spring shoots enlarge into glorious glaucous rubbery leaves then massed heads of honey-scented, ivory flowers open in June. It is superb in the border and is ideal for cutting.

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Crataegus Monogyna

Crataegus Monogyna

code: 638 In Autumn, the bushes are heavily laden with bright red fleshy berries Family: Rosaceae Common name: Hawthorn, May, Mother die Plant Classification: Hardy shrub Minimum Height: 1.8 meters Maximum Height: 3.6 meters Packet Content(approx.): 8 large seeds One of the most distinctive features of the English countryside in spring is this sweet-smelling tree

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Potentilla Mixed

Potentilla Mixed

code: 636 A wide selection of many showy herbaceous forms in white Family: Rosaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 30 cm Maximum Height: 60 cm A wide selection of many showy herbaceous forms in white, yellow, orange and red, e.g. Potentilla argentea, atrosanguinea, grandiflora, hyparctica, megalantha, nepalensis, rupestris nana and several more. Sowing advice:

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Potentilla Nivea

Potentilla Nivea

code: 634 it is usually confined to the middle Arctic tundra zone Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Packet Content(approx.): 10 A challenge to grow, this lovely dwarf with bright yellow flowers and a prostrate rosette of hairy, grey-green, divided leaves is very seldom seen in cultivation. A very rare plant, it spends its long winter under

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