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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 ‘Royal Wedding’

code: 621 Ideal for exhibition or garden use Family: Leguminosae Plant Classification: Hardy annual Packet Content(approx.): 25 The best long-stemmed, fragrant pure white sweet pea available today. Awarded Certificate of Merit by the Scottish National Sweet Pea Society. Ideal for exhibition or garden use. Sowing advice: Sow autumn in cold greenhouse or late winter/early spring

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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 Mongolian Giant

Sunflower Mongolian Giant

code: 575 Sow March to April Family: Compositae Plant Classification: Half hardy annual Minimum Height: 3.6 meters Maximum Height: 4.2 meters Packet Content(approx.): 10 These plants really are monsters. Not only do they grow up to 14 feet tall, they also produce the most amazingly enormous flower heads up to 18″ in diameter. To impress,

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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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