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Code: 1020 Description: Echinacea purpurea, also known as the Purple Coneflower, is one of the most beloved immune-boosting herbs and low-maintenance perennials for home gardens. While many people know Echinacea as a natural cold and flu remedy, gardeners value it for its long-lasting blooms, drought tolerance, and pollinator-friendly flowers that attract bees, butterflies, and finches […]

code: 1019 Echinacea is a perennial herb, up to a metre in height, with simple rough stems, hollow near the base and thickening slightly close to the flower head. The leaves are elongated, slightly elliptical with entire margins and covered with coarse hairs and protuberances. The purple flower is in the form of a high

code: 1018 Fullers Teasel can grow to six feet tall and is an architectural wonder when in full bloom! It is an easy plant to grow and is perfect for attracting wildlife to your garden, especially bees and butterflies and is famously associated with numerous small birds, especially goldfinches, who love to feed on the

code: 1017 Whether you are into the culinary arts or edible landscapes, you may want to put this plant at the top of your list. Chosen by the Royal Horticultural Society as one of the top plants of the last 200 years, Cardoons are aristocrats in both the ornamental and the vegetable world. As an

code: 1016 Centaurea cyanus, is indigenous to Europe and now grows wild in all temperate regions. It often grows in cornfields which gave rise to its name. The blue Cornflower is a slender plant of great charm. The upper half of the plant is multi-stemmed, producing many flowers. Its rich shades of blue are much

code: 1015 Calendula are considered by many gardening experts as one of the most versatile flowers to grow in a garden, especially since they are easy to grow, and tolerate most soils. Like most hardy annuals, it is easy to grow and can be simply sown where it is to flower. It is tolerant of

Code: 1015 Blue flowers are always welcome in the garden, and borage (Borago officinalis) is one of the most reliable blue bloomers. It often flowers abundantly about eight weeks after sowing and can continue producing blooms until the first hard frosts. Borage thrives in full sun—where it tends to be more compact—but it will tolerate

Code: 1014  False Queen Anne’s Lace for Modern 2025 Gardens Ammi visnaga ‘Green Mist’ organic seeds produce tall, airy umbels of False Queen Anne’s Lace, ideal for organic cut flower gardens, wildflower meadows, and pollinator-friendly borders. This improved variety, often sold as “Green Mist,” has strong branching stems and large, mounded flower heads that start

code: 1006 These plants are extremely hardy considering their origins Family: Iridaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 90 cm Maximum Height: 1.2 meters Packet Content(approx.): 10 Quite a magnificent rhizomatous plant from Greece and Turkey giving an amazing display of white and yellow flowers. These plants are extremely hardy considering their origins and when

code: 1005 Native in western N America Family: Iridaceae Common name: Iris montana, Western Blue Flag, Rocky Mountain Iris, Missouri Flag Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 60 cm Maximum Height: 75 cm Packet Content(approx.): 6 This beardless iris has narrow leaves with deep blue flowers on branched stems and larger hanging falls with a

code: 1004 It is also making its way in to some of the most adventurous chef’s kitchens Family: Eleagnaceae Common name: Sea Buckthorn Plant Classification: Hardy shrub Minimum Height: 1.0 meter Maximum Height: 2.5 meters Packet Content(approx.): 8 One of the most unusual shrubs in the UK, this beauty bears willow-like leaves, arranged tight to