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Euphorbia Lathyris

Euphorbia Lathyris

code: 1001 known as “The Mole Plant” as it is reputed to deter moles Family: Euphorbiaceae Common name: CAPER SPURGE, MOLE PLANT Plant Classification: Hardy biennial Maximum Height: 90 cm Packet Content(approx.): 10+ A handsome and extremely rapid-growing plant bearing symmetrical, pointed, blue-green leaves. Umbels of tiny yellow flowers produce large bulbous seed-pods. Also known […]

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Iris Tectorum Alba

Iris Tectorum Alba

code: 962 It is a wonderful iris for any dry area with some shade Family: Iridaceae Plant Classification: Hardy bulb Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 60 cma Maximum Height: 75 cm Packet Content(approx.): 5 This rare white form of the normally blue variety has large yellow-throated, crested flowers which open at the end of arching stems

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Iris Tenax

Iris Tenax

code: 961 Its rhizomes spread slowly Family: Iridaceae Common name: Tough-leaved Iris, Oregon Iris Plant Classification: Hardy bulb Hardy perennial Maximum Height: 60 cm Packet Content(approx.): 10 Large, showy flowers of lavender-blue to purple open above leaves which are very slender for an iris, the plant often being mistaken for grass when not in bloom!

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Ceratonia Siliqua (Carob)

Ceratonia Siliqua (Carob)

code: 936 for pod production as it is widely cultivated for its edible pods Family: Fabaceae Common name: Carob, St John’s Bread Plant Classification: Half hardy tree Half hardy shrub Minimum Height: 3.0 meters Maximum Height: 15.0 meters Packet Content(approx.): 6 large seeds These long-lived trees, native to the Mediterranean areas and into the Middle

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Dodonaea Viscosa

Dodonaea Viscosa

code: 930 It has a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical Family: Sapindaceae Common name: Hopbush, Candlewood, Switchsorrel, Wedge Leaf Hopbush, Hopwood, Hopshrub, Dodonaea cuneata Plant Classification: Half hardy tree Hardy tree Minimum Height: 2.0 meters Maximum Height: 9.0 meters Packet Content(approx.): 20 The relatively insignificant flowers of this tree mature into attractive winged fruits which can

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Chionochloa Flavescens

Chionochloa Flavescens

code: 885 One of the three very best grasses we have grown Family: Poaceae Common name: Broad-leafed Snow Tussock Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 1.2 meters Maximum Height: 1.8 meters A fabulously impressive New Zealand grass. Long, stout wands carry twelve inch long heads of golden tassels towering above stiff compact tussocks. One of

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Draba Ramosissima

Draba Ramosissima

code: 876 It is native to Kentucky, West Virginia Family: Cruceiferae Common name: Branched Draba Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 30 cm Maximum Height: 45 cm This most unusual, petite plant has beautiful basal rosettes, rather resembling hens-and-chicks sempervivums, and disproportionally large white flowers, in heavy sprays, all above leaves with interesting jagged margins

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Peucedanum Verticillare

Peucedanum Verticillare

code: 866 A regal plant for the back-of-the-border Family: Umbelliferae Plant Classification: Hardy bulb Minimum Height: 1.8 meters Maximum Height: 2.1 meters A regal plant for the back-of-the-border. Broomstick-sized, but hollow, ruby red stems ageing black, clad with triangular leaves, bearing great umbels of purple and white seedheads. Hugely impressive. Sowing advice: For best results,

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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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Stylidium Graminifolium

code: 623 The trigger stays cocked until an insect probes the flower Family: Stylidiaceae Common name: The Grass Trigger plant Plant Classification: Half hardy perennial Maximum Height: 90 cm From a basal rosette of radiating, long, thin, prostrate pointed leaves arises a strong stem holding attractive pink flowers. “Trigger plants” are so called because of

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Sweet Pea Spencer Mixed

Sweet Pea Spencer Mixed

code: 622 A superb formula mixture of Spencer sweet peas Family: Leguminosae Plant Classification: Hardy annual Packet Content(approx.): 25 A superb formula mixture of Spencer sweet peas, including some of the new introductions from the world’s best breeders. Sowing advice: Sow autumn in cold greenhouse or late winter/early spring in warm greenhouse, propagator or windowsill

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Sweet Pea ‘Painted Lady’

code: 620 A profusion of rose/white bicolor flowers Family: Leguminosae Plant Classification: Hardy annual Packet Content(approx.): 25 A lovely old-fashioned heirloom variety dating back to 1737. A profusion of rose/white bicolor flowers which are smaller than those of modern forms, but this is more than compensated for by their entrancing perfume. Sowing advice: Sow autumn

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Cyclamen Hederifolium Album

Cyclamen Hederifolium Album

code: 577 Leaf color varies from all-green to all-silver Family: Primulaceae Common name: CYCLAMEN NEAPOLITANUM ALBUM, ivy-leaved cyclamen Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 8 cm Maximum Height: 13 cm Packet Content(approx.): 20 This is the lovely pure white form of this hardy species. It blooms and sprouts leaves in autumn, grows through the winter,

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Salvia Muelleri

Salvia Muelleri

code: 576 one of the smaller leaved salvias that are often referred to as “Autumn Sages” Family: Lamiaceae Common name: AUTUMN SAGE Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 30 cm Maximum Height: 45 cm Packet Content(approx.): 8 ‘Royal Purple Autumn Sage’ is one of the smaller leaved salvias that are often referred to as “Autumn

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Sunflower 'Sunspots'

Sunflower ‘Sunspots’

code: 573 Unfortunately only about half will have variegated foliage Family: Compositae Plant Classification: Hardy annual Minimum Height: 1.5 meters Maximum Height: 2.1 meters Packet Content(approx.): 12 This Plant World original introduction was the first ever variegated sunflower, having enormous golden heads on tall strong stems with dappled and cream-splashed foliage. Unfortunately, only about half

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