flowers and plants

code: 638 In Autumn, the bushes are heavily laden with bright red fleshy berries Family: Rosaceae Common name: Hawthorn, May, Mother die Plant Classification: Hardy shrub Minimum Height: 1.8 meters Maximum Height: 3.6 meters Packet Content(approx.): 8 large seeds One of the most distinctive features of the English countryside in spring is this sweet-smelling tree […]

code: 637 A challenge to grow but worth the effort! Family: Compositae Common name: Himalayan Daisy Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 45 cm Maximum Height: 60 cm Packet Content(approx.): 8 This rare and beautiful daisy, which bears nodding, dark-eyed yellow daisies with twisted petals, grows high in the Himalayas where it thrives in damp

code: 631 very high alpine pastures at 4000-4700m Family: Primulaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 15 cm Maximum Height: 25 cm This rare plant has compact heads of small, flared-tubular, purplish-blue, fragrant flowers on thin stems above rosettes of small, deeply wrinkled leaves. It comes from China, Yunnan and Sichuan, where it thrives in

code: 630 It does especially well in waterside environments Family: Primulaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Maximum Height: 45 cm This extremely vigorous and hardy candelabra primula thrusts up numerous strong stems bearing bright orange flowers with darker eyes. It does especially well in waterside environments where it will self-seed generously making fabulous clumps! Sowing advice:

code: 629 wet meadows and the sides of streams in Yunnan and Burma Family: Primulaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 60 cm Maximum Height: 90 cm Rather resembling Primula beesiana, this plant opens its fuchsia-coloured flowers on strong stems that can be up to nearly 3 feet tall. It prefers moist to even wet

code: 628 Strong stems hold heavy heads of bright flowers arranged in whorls Family: Primulaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Maximum Height: 60 cm A generous packet (containing the equivalent of 10 normal retail packets) of this popular flower suitable for growing a large crop or for sowing in situ in a damp spot. Strong stems

code: 625 beauty and elegance all rolled into one Family: Cruciferae Plant Classification: Hardy biennial Half hardy annual Maximum Height: 30 cm One of the most beautiful annuals with dense, showy spikes of sweetly-scented flowers. Ideal for beds, borders, and cut flowers and good for winter flowering in the greenhouse or conservatory. Perfume, beauty, and

code: 624 These plants are selectable for 100% doubleness Family: Cruciferae Common name: Mathiola incana Plant Classification: Half hardy annual Minimum Height: 20 cm Maximum Height: 25 cm An extremely early and long-flowering variety with unique, silvery-blue flowers with a sweet and spicy scent on magnificent multiple spikes. These plants are selectable for 100% doubleness.

code:617 It will do of its best if grown in a moist Family: Ranunculaceae Common name: Rocky Mountain columbine, Granny’s Bonnets Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 3 cm Maximum Height: 8 cm An exquisite dwarf from the Rocky Mountains, having irregular and surprisingly large for its size, long-spurred, showy, blue-violet flowers with one inch