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code: 612 sow seeds immediately onto a good soil-based compost Family: Ranunculaceae Common name: Woodside Blue Columbine, Granny’s Bonnets Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Maximum Height: 60 cm Deepest blue or violet flowers contrast vividly with the fabulously mottled leaves. Sowing advice: For best results, sow seeds immediately onto a good soil-based compost. Cover the seeds […]

code: 610 Self-seeds without ever becoming a nuisance Family: Scrophulariaceae Common name: Trailing Snapdragon Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Maximum Height: 8 cm The spreading arms of this delightful prostrate trailing plant have small soft hairy grey leaves. Large yellow and red blotched, white “snapdragons” are produced for many months throughout the summer. Self-seeds without ever

code: 607 They are also magnets for any insects that may be active so early in the year Family: Iridaceae Common name: Woodland Crocus, Tommies Plant Classification: Hardy bulb Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 8 cm Maximum Height: 13 cm Packet Content(approx.): 10 Perhaps the easiest of crocuses to grow, these lovely blue flowers which are

code: 605 It is now naturalised in the Caribbean, East Africa Family: Asclepiadeae Common name: Rubber Vine Plant Classification: Greenhouse climber Half hardy climber Packet Content(approx.): 25 This woody, perennial climbing vine, which is native to south-west Madagascar has attractive, quilled pinkish purple flowers. It is one of the fastest growing plants in the world,

code: 604 it is reputedly a strengthening tonic Family: Apiaceae Common name: Perennial purple parsley. Mitsuba, Purple-leaved Japanese Wild Parsley, Purple-leaved Japanese hone Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 45 cm Maximum Height: 90 cm Packet Content(approx.): 15 Recently arrived from Japan is this exciting new foliage (and food!) plant related to parsley but much

code: 603 this mound-forming plant is a most unlikely member of the dianthus family Family: Caryophyllaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 15 cm Maximum Height: 30 cm This intriguing, rare and beautiful curiosity from the hills of Japan has creeping, straggling stems, which are covered with small pointed leaves and frilly greenish-white flowers, which

code: 599 An attractive variation on these rare old plants Family: Primulaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Maximum Height: 15 cm Packet Content(approx.): 20 Heavy trusses of small, pillar-box red flowers delicately edged with golden yellow arise on strong stems in early spring. These originally appeared here as chance seedlings more than 20 years ago and

code: 598 Surrounding each flower is a ring of tiny leaves producing … Family: Primulaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 12 cm Maximum Height: 15 cm Packet Content(approx.): 10 + Compact trusses of pillar-box red flowers delicately edged with golden yellow, open in early spring. Surrounding each flower is a ring of tiny leaves

code: 597 This European species has very long Family: Primulaceae Common name: Primula longiflora Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 8 cm Maximum Height: 15 cm This European species has very long, narrow tubes holding the bright, lilac-pink flowers, which open in clusters on long stems. They do well on the rock garden as long

code: 595 It is one of the only candelabra primulas Family: Primulaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 38 cm Maximum Height: 50 cm This selection of the vigorous Primula japonica opens layered whorls of red-eyed, bright pink flowers in late spring and early summer, all above strong leafy rosettes of toothed leaves. It is

code: 594 The basal rosettes make the most spectacular Family: Primulaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 30 cm Maximum Height: 50 cm This is an especially generous packet of these lovely candelabra-type plants that shoot up numerous strong stems bearing tiers of blossoms in all colours from white to red. The basal rosettes make