code: 719 it is easily cultivated in any rich Family: Caryophyllaceae Common name: Zawadski’s Catchfly Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 20 cm Maximum Height: 25 cm A rarely-seen dwarf perennial with an evergreen basal leaf rosette which forms dense cushions in time, above which arise, on short stems, several inflorescences of quite large, pure […]
code: 718 grow thin stems carrying numerous yellow star-like flowers Family: Iridaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 15 cm Maximum Height: 25 cm From tufts of grass-like leaves grow thin stems carrying numerous yellow star-like flowers. A very welcome self-seeder and colonist which will produce its tiny “irises” where little else will grow, even
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code: 717 holding umbels of greeny-gold flowers Family: Umbelliferae Plant Classification: Hardy biennial Minimum Height: 60 cm Maximum Height: 90 cm “Perfoliate Alexanders”. Old cottage gardens and flower arrangers have known of this curious plant for ages. The stems, holding umbels of greeny-gold flowers, grow straight through the middles of the shiny leaves, kebab-style. Rarely
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code: 716 native to South America Family: Solanaceae Common name: Naranjilla, Lulo Plant Classification: Half hardy shrub Minimum Height: 60 cm Maximum Height: 90 cm Packet Content(approx.): 15 These attractive orange fruits have a refreshing citrus flavour, sometimes described as a combination of rhubarb and lime, and the bright green juice is often used as
code: 715 The attractive sprays of leaves Family: Fabaceae Common name: West Coast Kowhai Plant Classification: Half hardy tree Hardy tree Half hardy shrub Minimum Height: 3.0 meters Maximum Height: 9.0 meters Packet Content(approx.): 6 Golden flowers open in Spring on this lovely tree which is almost considered New Zealand’s national flower. The attractive sprays
code: 714 Seeds should ideally germinate in between 2 and 6 weeks Family: Lamiaceae Common name: Korean Mint Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 60 cm Maximum Height: 90 cm This fragrant aniseed-perfumed perennial from the Korean mountains displays six inch swollen spikes of blue-mauve flowers throughout summer and autumn. Sowing advice: For best results,
code: 713 It is a very hardy and long-lived plant Family: Ranunculaceae Common name: White Fan Columbine, Granny’s Bonnets Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 20 cm Maximum Height: 25 cm This outstanding dwarf aquilegia from Japan bears disproportionately large, ivory-white flowers on short dividing stems, all carried just above thick blue-green leaves. It is
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code: 712 This lovely North American plant is often found growing in damp to wet soils Family: Acanthaceae Common name: Swamp Milkweed, Rose Milkweed, Swamp Silkweed, White Indian Hemp Minimum Height: 60 cm Maximum Height: 1.2 meters The large, bright, terminal blossoms of this showy flower are made up of small, rose-purple flowers which are
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code: 711 Crowded umbels of waxy-orange flowers Family: Asclepiadaceae Common name: Butterfly Weed, Milkweed, Pleurisy Root Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 60 cm Maximum Height: 90 cm Packet Content(approx.): 8 Crowded umbels of waxy-orange flowers, with reflexed petals, are held on strong stems giving three months or more of tangerine orange blooms. They make
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code: 710 The attractive black seedheads that follow the flowers have their own appeal Family: XANTHORRHOEACEAE Common name: Jacob’s rod, Asphodeline liburnicus Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 80 cm Maximum Height: 1.2 meters The upstanding habit and racemes of star-shaped, pale yellow flowers, striped green on the backs of the petals, are quite exceptional
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code: 709 From large tufts of hollow, onion-like Family: Asphodeloideae Common name: Onionweed, Onion-leafed asphodel, Pink asphodel Plant Classification: Half hardy bulb Hardy bulb Half hardy perennial Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 50 cm Maximum Height: 70 cm Packet Content(approx.): 15 From large tufts of hollow, onion-like, rounded leaves arise strong spikes holding starry flowers which
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code: 708 This attractive dwarf species performs well in a pot Common name: Mediterranean Meadow Saffron Plant Classification: Half hardy bulb Hardy bulb Minimum Height: 10 cm Maximum Height: 15 cm Packet Content(approx.): 10 Pink to purple, untessellated flowers, each with a tiny white star in the throat are produced in abundance in the autumn
code: 707 It is very easy in cultivation with narrow short leaves Family: Colchicaceae Common name: Autumn Crocus, Naked Lady, Meadow Saffron Plant Classification: Hardy bulb Hardy perennial Maximum Height: 15 cm Native to only a few high mountain meadows on the island of Corsica, this plant has both pink and white flowered forms in
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code: 706 It is found in meadows and rocky slopes in Spain Family: Colchicaceae Common name: Merendera montana, Bulbocodium montanum, Sowy Colchicum, False Autum Crocus Plant Classification: Hardy bulb Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 5 cm Maximum Height: 8 cm Packet Content(approx.): 10 One of the most lovely of the “autumn crocuses”, this one has noticeably
code: 704 Impressive sprays of dark purple Family: Lythraceae Common name: “Blue Waxweed”, “Bat Face”, “Bunny-Ears” Cuphea viscossissima Plant Classification: Half hardy annual Minimum Height: 38 cm Maximum Height: 45 cm “Blue Waxweed”, “Bat Face”, “Bunny-Ears”. Impressive sprays of dark purple, orchid-like flowers open in progression along strong stems over a very long period from
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code: 703 Trees are slow growing in most of Britain Family: Cupressaceae Common name: Himalayan cypress, Bhutan cypress, Plant Classification: Hardy tree Minimum Height: 5.0 meters Maximum Height: 20.0 meters This attractive evergreen conifer is found on limestone terrain in the western Himalaya from 300–2,800 metres (980–9,200 ft) although in cultivation it will adapt to
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code: 702 Tubers produce roots from the top, sides, and bottom Family: Primulaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 10 cm Maximum Height: 15 cm Packet Content(approx.): 10 Rosettes of heart shaped, mid-green leaves with pale green marbling bear pink flowers with 5 reflexed petals and dark pink bases to each petal, which appear prior
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code: 701 It grows as neat clumps of stiff green leaves … Family: Juncaceae Common name: Dwarf Woodrush Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Maximum Height: 10 cm This choice little New Zealand dwarf is ideal to incorporate into a trough or the rock garden as long as it doesn’t dry out. It grows as neat clumps
code: 700 This diminutive European alpine Family: CARYOPHYLLACEAE Common name: Alpine Catchfly, Alpine campion Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 8 cm Maximum Height: 13 cm This diminutive European alpine, very rare in Britain, has dense terminal clusters of twenty or more tufted, dark rosy purple flowers in late spring, held on short sticky stems
code: 699 It will often self sow in well-drained locations Family: Caryophyllaceae Common name: White Alpine Catchfly, White Alpine campion Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 10 cm Maximum Height: 15 cm This pretty diminutive addition to the sunny rock garden forms a low, tufted mound of narrow, grassy leaves, bearing clusters of tiny white
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