Evergreen plants

Hypericum Coris

Hypericum Coris

code: 965 It loves full sun with good drainage and moderate water Family: Hypericaceae, Gutttiferae Common name: Aaron’s beard. Plant Classification: Hardy shrub Minimum Height: 38 cm Maximum Height: 45 cm Sowing advice: These seeds have already been thoroughly cleaned and cold-stored for several months. They should be sown into well-drained, sandy compost at any

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Meconopsis Regia

Meconopsis Regia

code: 960 it bore a very close resemblance to the plants these seeds were collected from Family: Papaveraceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Hardy biennial Minimum Height: 90 cm Maximum Height: 1.5 meters From dense rosettes of silver and golden pelted leaves arise great monocarpic spikes of sulphur yellow silky flowers. One of the most fabulous

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Meconopsis Villosa

Meconopsis Villosa

code: 959 famous gardener Graham Stuart Thomas sums it up thus, “superbly beautiful” Family: Papaveraceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 45 cm Maximum Height: 60 cm A choice and extremely desirable perennial poppy with golden-haired rosettes of leaves with many stems carrying wide, nodding, open globes of bright yellow in the leaf axils. Very

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Senecio Polyodon

Senecio Polyodon

code: 946 discovered on the mountains of South Africa Family: Compositae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 30 cm Maximum Height: 60 cm A long-flowering dazzler discovered on the mountains of South Africa. Numerous erect stems produce an everlasting display of carmine rose flowers from early spring until the autumn frosts. Sowing advice: For best

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Dorycnium Hirsutum

Dorycnium Hirsutum

code: 929 These are followed by shiny red-brown fruit pods Family: Fabaceae Common name: Hairy Canary Flower Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 45 cm Maximum Height: 60 cm This silvery, low growing, very drought tolerant, evergreen shrub from Portugal and the Mediterranean regions, has small, rounded, grey, fuzzy foliage bearing pink-tinged white pea flowers,

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Petrophytum Cinerascens

Petrophytum Cinerascens

code: 917 It is a clumpy Family: Rosacea Common name: Halfshrub Rockmat, Chelan Rockmat, Spiraea cinerascens, Petrophyton cinerascens Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 15 cm Maximum Height: 23 cm Packet Content(approx.): 20+ This bone-hardy plant, surprisingly in the rose family, makes attractive creamy sprays of bottle brush-flowers which open from pink buds. It is

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Cheiranthus Allionii

Cheiranthus Allionii

code: 907 It should be planted in spring or late summer Family: Cruciferae Common name: Siberian Wallflower Plant Classification: Hardy biennial Minimum Height: 30 cm Maximum Height: 45 cm Packet Content(approx.): 20 Dazzling clusters of perfumed orange flowers absolutely smother the canopy of evergreen foliage on this biennial, bushy plant. It should be planted in

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Silene Atropurpurea

Silene Atropurpurea

code: 894 it is very well adapted to a dry situation Family: Caryophyllaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 20 cm Maximum Height: 35 cm Collected on an Alpine Garden Society trip to Ipiros in Greece, this rarely-seen, showy, hardy perennial opens bright heads of deep reddish-mauve flowers in loose sprays during summer, above the

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Anthriscus Sylvestris 'Golden Fleece'

Anthriscus Sylvestris ‘Golden Fleece’

code: 890 As a rule, except for severe winters, it is evergreen Family: Umbelliferae Common name: Golden cow parsley Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 70 cm Maximum Height: 90 cm Packet Content(approx.): 20+ New! Bright, lemony-yellow, fern-like leaves erupt from the ground in early spring making shining, golden mounds which are resistant to burning

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Chiastophyllum Oppositifolium

Chiastophyllum Oppositifolium

code: 886 Arching stems carrying sprays of yellow ‘lambs tail’ flowers Family: Crassulaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Maximum Height: 15 cm A superb rockery or wall plant. Arching stems carrying sprays of yellow ‘lambs tail’ flowers, sprouting from hardy evergreen succulent rosettes. A very long lived, high value plant. Sowing advice: Seeds can be sown

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Cistus Populifolis

Cistus Populifolis

code: 882 chalk-white flowers Family: Cistaceae Common name: Poplar Leafed Cistus Plant Classification: Hardy shrub Minimum Height: 1.2 meters Maximum Height: 1.5 meters Packet Content(approx.): 12 In spring, handsome clusters of large round buds enclosed in red sepals open into golden-eyed, chalk-white flowers, over a dense bush of very attractive, pointed, fresh-green aromatic leaves which

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Citrofortunella Mitis Variegata

Citrofortunella Mitis Variegata

code: 881 The plant is a cross between a kumquat Family: Rutaceae Common name: Variegated Calamondin Orange, Panama Orange, Citrus madurensis, Citrus mitis, Musk Lime Plant Classification: Half hardy tree Minimum Height: 1.0 meter Maximum Height: 6.0 meters Packet Content(approx.): 5 The famous and choice ‘Calamondin’ orange has beautiful cream and green variegated foliage, with

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Silene Multiflora

Silene Multiflora

code: 858 A Japanese nurseryman friend waxed ecstatic over this plant in full flower Family: Caryophyllaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 45 cm Maximum Height: 60 cm A quite spectacular new plant we have never seen before with thick, blue-grey foliage resembling that of a carnation. Many tall thin stems carry countless wavy, convoluted,

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Linum Arboreum

Linum Arboreum

code: 833 It will do best in a hot sunny spot Family: Linaceae Common name: Arboreum Flax, Tree Flax, Shrubby Flax Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 30 cm Maximum Height: 50 cm Packet Content(approx.): 10 This dwarf, evergreen shrub opens its bright yellow flowers successively over a very long period throughout late spring and

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Chionochloa Conspicua

Chionochloa Conspicua

code: 826 supporting massive 18 inch divided golden sprays Family: Poaceae Common name: Plumed Tussock Grass, Hunangemoho Grass Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 1.5 meters Maximum Height: 2.1 meters From New Zealand comes the amazing legendary “Hunangemoho Grass”. Low, tidy clumps of sharp green blades erupt into thick, strong, arching stems, supporting massive 18

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