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Cynoglossum Amabile

Cynoglossum Amabile

code: 552 bees absolutely adore these flowers Family: Boraginaceae Common name: CHINESE FORGET-ME-NOT, CHINESE HOUND’S TOOTH Plant Classification: Hardy biennial Hardy annual Minimum Height: 30 cm Maximum Height: 60 cm Packet Content(approx.): 10 This superb, easy-to-grow, rapid-growing plant will produce beautiful drifts of dazzling, bright blue flowers that will flower constantly from June until October. […]

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Cyclamen Repandum

Cyclamen Repandum

code: 550 They live in the wild in woods and shaded banks in Mediterranean countries Family: Primulaceae Common name: Wavy-edged cyclamen Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Maximum Height: 10 cm Packet Content(approx.): 8 Late spring-blooming, showy, fragrant rose-pink flowers, deeper coloured at the base of the petals, open above wide, heart-shaped leaves, which are often coarsely

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Astrantia Major 'Ruby Wedding Series'

Astrantia Major ‘Ruby Wedding Series’

code: 548 very long flowering period (May-October) Family: Umbelliferae Common name: Masterwort ‘Ruby Wedding’ Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Maximum Height: 60 cm Packet Content(approx.): 12 Seed from the darkest ruby and maroon forms in our garden. Invaluable, very long flowering period (May-October). Sowing advice: For best results, sow seeds as soon as you receive them

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Astrantia 'Sunningdale Variegated'

Astrantia ‘Sunningdale Variegated’

code: 547 Select variegated seedlings Family: Umbelliferae Common name: Variegated Masterwort Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 60 cm Maximum Height: 75 cm Papery flowers edged with pink, green and white pointed bracts are massed on long stems above shiny green leaves, elegantly striped and splashed with yellow and cream. A superb foliage plant in

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Astrantia Supernova

Astrantia Supernova

code: 546 This one really is first-come-first-served! Family: Umbelifers Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 30 cm Maximum Height: 60 cm Packet Content(approx.): 5 Discovered in 2016 here at Plant World, this astrantia has the largest and most impressive flower heads we have ever seen! The name ‘Supernova’ is inspired by the huge maroon, dome

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Aropa Belladonna

Aropa Belladonna

code: 545 its common name is true and appropriate Family: Solanaceae Common name: DEADLY NIGHTSHADE, DWALE Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 60 cm Maximum Height: 1.2 meters Purple-green bell flowers, deep purple inside, hang on thick stems bearing soft leaves. Later appear the juicy black berries. But be warned, its common name is true

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Astrantia Maxima

Astrantia Maxima

code: 544 A very beautiful plant Family: Umbelliferae Common name: Masterwort Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Maximum Height: 60 cm Exquisite, upwards facing, green bracted, pure rose pink flowers are held above compact clumps of bold tripartite foliage. This is the most desirable of all the long-lived astrantias with a rewardingly long flowering period. “A very

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Aster Vahlii

Aster Vahlii

code: 541 This pretty plant is one of the few South American asters Family: Compositae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 23 cm Maximum Height: 30 cm From strong clumps of long, spathulate leaves, arise thin dividing stems carrying semi-doubled, yellow-eyed daisies which are delicately blotched with purple. This pretty plant is one of the

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Aster Stracheyi

Aster Stracheyi

code: 540 The slow-creeping carpet of stems carries short Family: Compositae Common name: Strachey’s Aster Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 8 cm Maximum Height: 10 cm Diminutive in all aspects apart from flower size, this rare, dwarf creeping plant bears short-stemmed, pinkish mauve flowers with numerous exceptionally thin petals. The slow-creeping carpet of stems

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Proustia Pyrifolia

Proustia Pyrifolia

code: 535 it lives in the foothills of the Andes and ascends to more than 2,000 metres Family: Asteraceae Common name: Tola blanca Plant Classification: Half hardy shrub Hardy shrub Minimum Height: 1.5 meters Maximum Height: 3.0 meters Looking rather like an escallonia, but is no relative, this lovely evergreen shrub bears numerous pink flowers

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Prunus laurocerasus

Prunus laurocerasus

code: 534 The small black cherries which appear in autumn in bunches Family: Lauraceae Common name: CHERRY LAUREL Plant Classification: Hardy tree Hardy shrub Minimum Height: 1.0 meter Maximum Height: 3.0 meters Packet Content(approx.): 10 large seeds The common name “cherry laurel” refers to the similarity of foliage and appearance to the true laurel, Bay

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