Acacia baileyana
Purpurea
Fine blue-grey foliage, flushed purple, yellow mimosa flowers Feb, Small
tree, borderline hardy, sun, drainage 15ft
Seeds £2/packet
Achillea millefolium 'Cassis'
Darkest wine red flat-topped flowerheads.
Hardy, needs sun & drainage 24"
Seeds £2/packet
Adlumia fungosa
CLIMBING FUMITORY
Hardy biennial climber to 20ft. Swags of pale
pink lockets on fine ferny foliage. Likes shade and shelter from wind.
Easy.
Seeds £2/packet
Dead flat spirals of flat succulent green leaves. Invites patting. After 3-4 years erupts with yellow flowers. Houseplant 1" x 4"
Seeds
£2/packet
Pale pink flowers in round tight-packed heads May-June. Semi-evergreen glaucous leaves. Compact 6 - 8". Hardy, needs sun and good drainage
Seeds
£2/packet
FOOLS PARSLEY
Pretty airy white self-seeding weed / wildflower. Fine shiny foliage, hardy annual 36”
Seeds £2/packet
HARDY LILY OF THE NILE
Seed of dark blue shorter Headbourne hybrid plants (20"). Needs sun and good drainage. Herbaceous.
Seeds £2/packet
Big cluster of deep purple to navy blue drooping narrow bells on stout stem. Hardy, sun 40"
Seeds
£2/packet
Compact rosy pink spikes of flowers above sweetly scented leaves. Hardy, likes sun and drainage 24"
Seeds £2/packet
Agastache cana 'Purple
Pygmy'
Brilliant red-purple flowers on compact plants. Aromatic minty leaves.
Hardy if suuny & well- drained. 16" Sow spring
Seeds £2/packet
Blue spikes of flowers, compact bright gold sweetly scented foliage, Borderline hardy, sun & drainage 18" Sow spring
Seeds £2/packet
Tall spikes of large pinky-coral flowers. Seedlings various but nice, all have fragrant mint/ liquorice leaves. Tender, likes sun and drainage.
Seeds
£2/packet
Coral flowers on bushy 20" plant. Fragrant leaves. Fairly hardy, sun and drainage.
Seeds
£2/packet
Sturdy 5" purple candles over coarse but fragrant minty-liquorice leaves. Hardy, likes sun and drainage. 24"
Seeds
£2/packet
Sturdy 5" white candles over coarse but fragrant minty-liquorice leaves. Hardy, likes sun and drainage. 24"
Seeds
£2/packet
Extraordinary 4-6ft! giant Ageratum. Big velvety dark leaves, luminous pale purple fluffy flowers. Tender shrub, tolerates some frost
Seeds
£2/packet
white corn cockle
Beautiful big simple white flowers with finest brown veins in throat, hardy annual 36"
Hurray, back in stock!
Seeds £2/packet
Flowerheads open into translucent sprays tipped with tiny glittering blobs. Good cut flower, blooms all summer. Annual, sun & drainage 18"
Seeds
£2/packet
Small tree with elegant feathery leaves. After hot summers fluffy pink flowers. Likes sun and drainage. 20ft
Seeds
£2/packet
BLACK HOLLYHOCK
Big shining black wide open flowers on sturdy 6ft stems. Perennial but best replaced frequently to limit rust
Seeds £2/packet
Airy panicle of small white flowers above basal leaves at water level. Hardy, likes 5"-10" of water, self sows 24"
Seeds £2/packet
Allium caeruleum AGM
(syn. Allium azureum)
Sky blue 1-2" spheres on stiff 20"
stems in June. Hardy, likes sun and drainage.
Seeds £2/packet
(syn. Allium albopilosum)
Perfect sphere 1of shining lavender stars, 8" across on 15" stem. Long-lasting wonderful seedhead. Sun & drainage.
Seeds £2/packet
Late blooming small Alliums in soft orange, pink or cream. Nodding bells with long stamens surround the pearly buds, thin blue leaves 7"
Seeds
£2/packet
Astonishing flowers like exploding fireworks of pale purple. Long-lasting magnificent 12" sphere of seedhead on 20"stem. Sun and drainage.
Seeds
£2/packet
Twisted grey-green leaves spiral round pale pink flower heads. Rockery plant, hardy, likes sun & drainage 6"
Seeds
£2/packet
Dense shiny red-purple egg-shaped flowerheads July, last Allium to bloom,likes sun 30"
Seeds
£2/packet
Allium tuberosum
GARLIC CHIVES
Broader flatter leaves than chives, white flowers. Good flavour. Hardy
perennial, likes sun. 15"
Seeds £2/packet
Long stems of small flowers with bright orange reflexed petals around yellow exerted anthers. Easy, likes sun, treat as annual, 30"
Seeds
£2/packet
Long stems of bright orange flowers with dark eye, blue-green leaves Easy, likes sun, treat as annual, 30"
Seeds £2/packet
Myriad flat-faced pale peachy-pink flowers on dark stems all summer. Borderline hardy, can treat as annual, self sows. 15”
Seeds
£2/packet
Myriad flat-faced pale peachy-pink flowers on dark stems all summer. Borderline hardy, can treat as annual, self sows. 15”
Seeds
£2/packet
Tall willowy stems of small pale pink mallow flowers with dark eyes in late summer and autumn. A sight to behold in October. Best grown through other shrubs. 7ft.
Sold out, I add 50p for delivery when next crop ripens, probably Oct
Seeds £2.50/packet
Amaranthus 'Autumn Palette'
Arching bronze flower spikes. Long-blooming, good cut flower. Annual,
likes sun 36”
Seeds £2/packet
Worth growing for its name alone! Dark purple leaves, short fat plumes of dusky red flowers. Annual, 6"
Sold out, I add 50p for delivery when next crop ripens, probably Oct
Seeds £2.50/packet
Like refined cow parsley. Excellent cut flower, 30", hardyannual, self sows
Seeds
£2/packet
Ammi visnaga
Like giant cow parsley with very fine dill-like
leaves. Excellent cut flower, 3-4ft, annual, self sows
Pale blue stars on graceful stems in early summer. Very fine leaves. Brilliant yellow autumn colour. Likes sun 24".
Seeds
£2/packet
Pale blue stars on graceful stems in early summer. Yellow autumn colour. Likes sun 24".
Seeds
£2/packet
Gentian blue flowers for 6 months. Tender perennial often grown as annual. Fine leaves, likes sun. Easy, sow in early spring. 10"
Seeds
£2/packet
Most beautiful Japanese Anemone I know, originally wild collected. Pure white with purple flushed reverse. 36"
Must be sown fresh, I add 50p for delivery in Oct.
Seeds £2.50/packet
Small deep red flowers over finely divided foliage. 15". Hardy, sun or light shade,
Fresh seed available now
Seeds £2/packet
Elegant white flowers with blue reverse. Hardy. 18"
Fresh seed available now
Seeds £2/packet
Pale buttermilk yellow flowers above neat rounded clump of dark foliage, early blooming, 15", hardy herbaceous perennial, likes shade.
Fresh seed available now
Seeds £2/packet
Elegant white flowers, blue reverse, spray from 12" stem. Hardy. 20".
Fresh seed available now
Seeds £2/packet
Deep purply pink flowers over finely divided foliage. in early spring. Hardy, sun or light shade 12"
Fresh seed available now
Seeds £2/packet
Anemone sylvestris
Pure white slightly flragrant single flowers, hardy herbaceous perennial,
easy, tolerates shade, will spread once established.
Fresh seed available now
Seeds £2/packet
Angelica acutiloba
Big beautiful finely cut leaves, handsome
white umbel. Perennial if not allowed to seed. Likes good soil and light
shade. 36". Sow fresh
Fresh seed available now
Seeds £2/packet
Amazing deep purple domed flower heads, statuesque purple stems & leaf sheaths. Architectural biennial, 5ft.
Sow seed fresh, needs light and cold to germinate.
Must be sown fresh, I add 50p for delivery in Sept.
Seeds £2.50/packet
Angelica hispanica
Big beautiful shiny eaves, creamy white
flowers. Hardy biennial. Likes good soil and sun. 18". Sow fresh
Fresh seed available now
Seeds £2/packet
Angelica sachalinensis
Big finely cut leaves, white flowers,
very tall handsome umbel. Perennial if not allowed to seed. Likes good
soil and light shade. 6-8ft. Sow fresh
Fresh seed available now
Seeds £2/packet
Black-purple leaves, grey-pink flower heads. Architectural biennial, 4ft. Likes sun & rich soil.
Sow seed fresh, needs light, Needs cold to germinate.
Must be sown fresh, I add 50p for delivery in Sept.
Seeds £2.50/packet
Black-purple leaves, grey-pink flower heads. Architectural biennial, 4ft. Likes sun & rich soil.
Sow seed fresh, needs light, Needs cold to germinate.
Must be sown fresh, I add 50p for delivery in Sept.
Seeds £2.50/packet
Big deep pink flowers all summer. Tender shrub, likes sun 36"
Seeds £2/packet
Easy-going iris relative. Sprays of little red flowers with dark blotch. Fans of 5" leaves. Self sows in sunny well-drained site
Seeds
£2/packet
Anomotheca laxa 'Joan Evans'
Easy-going iris relative. Sprays of white flowers
with red blotch. Fans of 5" leaves. Self sows in sunny well-drained site.
Seeds £2/packet
Slender stems of white stars in June. Narrow leaves. Hardy, likes sun. 30"
Seeds
£2/packet
Black Cow Parsley .
Fine white flowers above lacy dark leaves. 24"
Fresh seed available now
Seeds £2/packet
Fine very silver leaves on small shrub. White clover flowers in spring. Needs sun and very good drainage. 30"
Seeds
£2/packet
Flat mat of interesting leaves, very dark red clover flowers May - July. Hardy herbaceous perennial, easy, likes sun
Seeds
£2/packet
Antirrhinum 'Black Prince'
Dark leaves and dark red flowers 18". Annual
(or short-lived perennial). Easy
Seeds £2/packet
White-throated dark red flowers, dark leaves. Sport of A. 'Black Prince' 18". Perennial if not prolonged frost. Easy
Seeds
£2/packet
Very double purple-black granny's bonnets (like Nora Barlow but all one colour). Seeds true if isolated. Sow summer to bloom following spring. Grow cool. 24"
Seeds
£2/packet
Very double deep blue granny's bonnets (like Nora Barlow but all one colour). Seeds true if isolated. Sow summer to bloom following spring. Grow cool. 24"
Seeds
£2/packet
Aquilegia canadensis
Scarlet and yellow long-spurred granny's bonnets.
Seeds true if isolated. Sow summer to bloom following spring. Grow cool.
Seeds £2/packet
Large pure white granny's bonnets with no spurs. Flowers look like Clematis. Easy in sun or shade. Seeds true if isolated. 30"
Seeds
£2/packet
(syn. A. 'William Guiness')
Black and white granny's bonnets. Seeds true if isolated. Sow summer to bloom following spring. Grow cool. Needs cold to germinate.
Seeds £2/packet
(syn.A. vulgaris Nivea)
Wide-petalled short-spurred white flowers tipped with green. Seeds true. 18"
Seeds £2/packet
Large deep red flowers with white corolla on compact plants. Seeds true if isolated. Sow summer to bloom next spring. 12"
Seeds £2/packet
Big soft coral red flower with gold corolla. Hardy 30". Sow spring or autumn. Flowers first year from early spring sowing.
Seeds
£2/packet
Aquilegia viridiflora
CHOCOLATE SOLDIERS
Fragrant, subtle green and brown flowers, elegant
12"
Seeds £2/packet
CRUEL PLANT
Fragrant white flowers trap moths overnight then release. Tender perennial climber. 6ft. Sow in spring.
Seeds £2/packet
Prickly Poppy.
Single white 3" poppies on glaucous prickly leaves. Hardy annual for sunny dry site, self sows 30+"
Seeds £2/packet
Dense spikes of deep blue flowers above evergreen sword-like leaves. Borderline hardy, likes sun 4-5ft
Seeds
£2/packet
Compact pale pink thrift with slightly wider leaves. Blooms almost all year round. Hardy, likes sun and drainage 10"
Seeds
£2/packet
Giant flowered white thrift. Hardy, likes sun and drainage 15"
Seeds
£2/packet
Black Chokecherry.
White flowers, edible black berries, good autumn colour, deciduous shrub 6ft
Seeds £2/packet
An Asphodel relative from New Zealand. Sprays of nodding white stars on wiry stems above broad evergreen strap-shaped leaves. Sun or shade, wet or dry. Tender, quick and easy from seed 20"
Seeds £2/packet
White- veined dark green leaves in winter. White spathes in spring, red berries. Summer dormant. Bigger leaves in shade, more berries in sun 12"
Seeds £2/packet
Fine mist of white flowers on low mound of tiny leaves in July and August, like miniature Gypsophila 3" x 9"
Seeds
£2/packet
Narrow leaves. Tall stems of white stars with pinky brown veins. Seeds like green, then black, marbles. Likes sun & drainage. Unusual. 3ft
Seeds
£2/packet
Astelia chathamica
Big silver-leaved borderline hardy but gorgeous foliage plant
Seeds £2/packet
Hardy perennial with dark red flowers and bracts. Sun or shade, 24". Fresh seed available now
Seeds £2/packet
Large pale pink flowers surrounded by star-shaped pink bracts. Sun or light shade.
Fresh seed available now
Seeds £2/packet
Finest bright green feathery foliage, topped with dense white umbels on branching stems. Hardy perennial, likes sun and drainage 12"
Seeds £2/packet
PURPLE ORACHE
Easy annual with purple leaves and stems. Edible leaves. Likes sun, not too dry. Sows itself a bit. 36"
Seeds £2/packet
Graceful sprays of dark blue pea flowers over handsome lobed leaves. Hardy, likes sun and drainage, 3ft. Soak seed till swells, don't scarify.
Seeds £2/packet
White Orchid Tree
Spectacular fragrant white flowers on plain green leaves. Borderline hardy tree, drought tolerant, eventually 30ft
Seeds £2/packet
Beesia calthifolia
Shiny evergreen round leaves, turning reddish in winter. Tiny white flowers
April-Aug. Shade, humusy soil. flowers 12", leaves 6" high
Seeds £2/packet
now identified as Begonia cucullata var. arenosicola.
Pale pink flowers all summer, juicy pale green leaves, likes shade. Supposed to be hardy 36”
Seeds
£2/packet
Large grey-purple daisies over rosette of spiny leaves. Fairly hardy, needs sun and good drainage. 18"
Seeds
£2/packet
Stunning ornamental foliage beetroot. Deepest red shining undulating leaves, best late summer and autumn. Grow as annual, easy, sow mid April
Seeds
£2/packet
Delicate white flowers ferny aromatic leaves. Exquisite small shrub. Sun or light shade, good drainage. Ok on chalk. 24"
Seeds
£2/packet
Boltonia asteroides
Upright plants with narrow blue-green leaves and little white daisies
in late summer. Good cut flower. Sow autumn, keep cool 6ft
Seeds £2/packet
NEW, Small intense deep purple-blue flowers. Tender annual. Likes sun 24"
Seeds
£2/packet
EARTH CHESTNUT
Sweet crunchy little tubers good raw or cooked, taste of chetnuts. Fine parsley-like foliage is also edible, pretty white umbels of flowers 18”
Seeds £2/packet
Subtle shades of purple, brown and gold, like clusters of little Astrantias. Hardy perennial, likes sun & dry. Self sows gently. 20"
Seeds £2/packet
Calamagrostis brachytricha
DIAMOND FEATHER GRASS
Many-faceted seedheads catch the dew (or frost) Aug-Jan. Hardy,
likes sun clump-forming 40"
Seeds £2/packet
Calendula 'Bronze Beauty'
(looks just like Calendula 'Touch of Red Buff' to me)
Creamy daisies tipped with bronze. Easy annual. Good cut flower 30"
Seeds £2/packet
Calendula 'Touch of Red Buff'
Pale cream semi-double daisies tipped with red flush. Easy annual, self
sows. Good cut flower 30"
Seeds £2/packet
Star-shaped blue flowers studding a 30” stem in May, summer dormant bulb. Likes moisture.
Camissonia 'Sunflakes'
Sulphur-yellow round cup-shaped flowers all summer, narrow leaves, low-growing
annual 8" x 24"
Gardening Which Best Buy Jan 2010 !
Seeds £2/packet
Seed from deep blue C.l. 'Favourite', should be deep blue. Blooms prolifically in July, reblooms if deadheaded 4ft
Seeds £2/packet
Flaring white down-turned bells flushed pink. Hardy herbaceous 18"
Seeds
£2/packet
Creamy white downward pointing 1½" bells. Greyish slightly furry leaves. Hardy perennial, 24"
Seeds
£2/packet
White Peach-leaved Campanula. Clean white open bells on narrow stems. Sun or light shade. Hardy easy, self sows some. 30".
Seeds £2/packet
NEW F1 hybrid peach-leaved Campanula, basal branching, short and floriferous. Clear blue or white open bells on narrow stems. Sun or light shade. Hardy easy, sow autumn to bloom following spring/summer. 18".
Seeds £2/packet
Large drooping white bells spotted red inside hung in profusion. Hardy perennial, blooms June, sun or light shade. 30"
Seeds
£2/packet
BLUE CHIMNEY BELLFLOWER
Spectacular biennial. Many stems up to 10ft tall of open light blue flowers. Likes sun and good soil.
Seeds £2/packet
WHITE CHIMNEY BELLFLOWER
Spectacular biennial. Many stems up to 10ft tall of open white flowers. Likes sun and good soil.
Seeds £2/packet
Hung with large drooping white bells spotted red inside. Hardy perennial, blooms July, sun or light shade. 30"
Seeds
£2/packet
Spectacular waxy pink bells. Shiny evergreen leaves on stout trunk. 24". Keep frostfree, needs good ventilation, avoid winter wet.
Seeds
£2/packet
Indian Shot. Wild collected in Costa Rica, probably green leaves and small spidery yellow flowers. 4-6ft. Will flower first year from seed, after that save tubers of best forms. Chip (nick) seed and soak overnight, keep warm. 10 seeds
Seeds
£2/packet
Photo from www. cooltropicalplants.com
Deep purple flushed leaves, dark stems, small bright red flowers 4-6ft . Will flower first year from seed, after that save tubers of best forms. Chip (nick) seed and soak overnight, keep warm. 10 seeds
Seeds £2/packet
7ft ornamental artichoke. Big grey leaves, purple thistle flowers, edible young shoots. Hardy perennial, easy, likes sun
Seeds
£2/packet
Shining reddish brown grass-like evergreen leaves. Handsome flowing 3ft clump. Sun or light shade, not too dry. 15"
Seeds
£2/packet
Ginger relative. Dramatic yellow flowers from dark red bracts Aug-Sept on upright leafy stems, surprizingly hardy, light shade 40"
Seeds £2/packet
Fat deepest purple 1" heads of ragged petals. Thin greyish leaves. Easy annual, likes sun and good drainage. 24"
Seeds
£2/packet
Double Blue Cornflower
Fat bright blue 1" heads of ragged petals. Easy annual, likes sun & good drainage 24"
Seeds
£2/packet
Pale purple knapweed flowers, very good fine cut grey-white foliage. Likes sun & drainage, 30”.
Seeds
£2/packet
Clear yellow knapweed flowers from beautiful intricate shiny buds. Easy, likes sun, 24"
Seeds
£2/packet
Showy finely cut silver foliage, bright yellow thistle flowers, Tender, fast- growing, sun & drainage. Sow spring. 15" x 24"
Seeds £2/packet
GIANT YELLOW SCABIOUS
Large pale yellow pincushion flowers on 6ft stems. Hardy herbaceous, easy
Seeds £2/packet
Amazing deep blue bracts droop over violet flowers, glaucous leaves. Hardy annual, full sun, good drainage, self sows. Keep some seed inside 18"
Seeds £2/packet
Low mound of tiny leaves covered in pale violet tiny snapdragon flowers for months. Hardy, likes sun, self sows gently. 5" x 12"
Like pink Cow Parsley. Graceful, easy, blooms late spring, light shade. Sow fresh, grow cool. Needs cold to germinate. 30"
Fresh seed available now
Seeds £2/packet
Shimmering ever-bronze fountain. Catches the light. My favourite year round grass 3ft x 3ft glittering mound, needs room to move
Seeds £2/packet
Herbaceous Clematis. Young growth purple. Fine white flowers. 4ft.
Seeds
£2/packet
(syn. Godetia repens)
Prostrate annual with deepest red shining flowers. Easy, self sows gently, hardy.
Seeds
£2/packet
Cleome spinosa
'Alba' (syn. Cleome 'Helen Campbell')
WHITE SPIDER FLOWER
Elegant white flowers with long stamens in big open heads, attractive
foliage. 5ft annual, likes sun & drainage
Seeds £2/packet
Bright red 3" flared pea-like flowers, big shiny inflated seedpods, fine leaves, Likes sun, drainage and shelter, mulch well 10ft
Showy vigorous tender climber. Big creamy cup and saucer flowers turn purple. 12ft.
Seeds
£2/packet
Showy vigorous tender climber. Big creamy cup and saucer flowers. 12ft.
Seeds
£2/packet
Large pale greenish-blue bell flowers beautifully marked inside. Tuberous root. Hardy, needs sun and good drainage. 18"
Seeds
£2/packet
BREATH OF HEAVEN
Fine fragrant foliage, good clipped, spangled with tiny pink flowers. Likes sun & drainage 24"
Seeds
£2/packet
(now Solenostemon 'Palisandra')
Solid black velvety leaves, small bright blue flowers. Compact, 15". Good houseplant. Tender
Seeds
£2/packet
Brightest blue 3-petalled flowers on upright stems. Borderline hardy perennial 24". Sow spring
Seeds
£2/packet
Billow of yellow flowers in spring, pale leaves. Hardy, easy, fast-growing, self seeds. Sun or light shade, reasonable drainage. Height 30" Sow fresh, grow cool. Needs cold to germinate.
fresh seed available now
Seeds £2/packet
Corydalis ochroleuca
Froth of creamy white flowers for months,
fine leaves. Sun or shade. Self sows but not aggressively 12".
fresh seed available now
Seeds £2/packet
Pale yellow flowers, grey/russet leaves. Hardy, easy, fast-growing, self seeds. Sun or light shade, reasonable drainage. 20". Sow fresh, grow cool. Needs cold to germinate.
fresh seed available now
Seeds
£2/packet
Brilliant yellow-orange 2" flowers, many kissed with red-orange at tips, shimmers with hot colour. Annual, likes sun.
Seeds
£2/packet
WHITE COSMOS
Annual, fine foliage, big pure white, simple flowers. Likes sun, may self sow, 36". Easy
Seeds £2/packet
WHITE COSMOS.
Annual, fine foliage, big pure white, simple flowers. Likes sun, may self sow, 20". Easy
Seeds £2/packet
JAPANESE PARSLEY
Purple-black satiny maple-like leaves, small pale flowers late summer, 18" Needs cold to germinate
Must be sown fresh, I add 50p for delivery in Sept.
Seeds £2.50/packet
Adorable annual. Deep purple mouse-eared flowers. Easy, likes sun 20"
Seeds
£2/packet
Brilliant red-orange single Dahlia, wild species, so airy habit. Tender, protect tuber in winter 36"
Seeds
£2/packet
HARDY DAHLIA
Smallish single rosy-lavender flowers on long stems, graceful. Likes sun and good drainage. 36"
Seeds
£2/packet
Double sized packet. I think you will be able to tell them apart as soon as they germinate.
Seeds £2/packet
Seed from white-flowered black-leaved Dahlia. The most slug-resistant one I have. No idea what will come from it. Tender 40”
Seeds £2/packet
MINIATURE DELPHINIUM
Brilliant deep blue flowers on airy 10" stems. Short-lived perennial, can treat as annual. Protect from slugs.
Seeds £2/packet
Shiny leaves avoided by slugs! Subtle mauve-grey flowers. Biennial (or annual). Hardy, likes sun, self sows. 30".
Seeds
£2/packet
Lavender flowers in June, long sprays of big bright purple berries in August. Tender evergreen perennial. Handsome leaves. 30"
Seeds
£2/packet
Very dark red Sweet William with very dark leaves. Short-lived perennial, can treat as biennial. Sow summer to bloom following June. 12"
Seeds
£2/packet
An almost black Sweet William with dark leaves. Very similar to 'Darkest of All' but taller so better for cutting. Short-lived perennial, can treat as biennial. Sow summer to bloom following June. 18"
Seeds
£2/packet
Intense deep magenta flowers, very vigorous, bred for cut flowers, slight fragrance 36"
Seeds
£2/packet
(syn. Dianthus chinensis 'Velvet 'n Lace')
Large double black and white flowers 14"
Seeds £2/packet
CLIMBING BLEEDING HEART
Delicate ferny foliage decked with yellow lockets. Likes light shade. Dies down tin winter, grows 10-12ft up each year
Seeds £2/packet
Large yellow poppies with glossy leaves. Erect branching habit. Hardy perennial, light shade. 18"
Seeds £2/packet
(syn. Trachymene coerulea 'Blue Lace' )
Beautiful pale blue flat lacy umbels. Fragrant. 24". Annual, likes sun & drainage. Sow early spring.
Seeds £2/packet
Short salmon-coloured Angel's Fishing Rod 18"
Seeds
£2/packet
Angel’s Fishing Rods
Lavender flowers, less arching, but easier to flower. Well-drained sunny site, not too dry in summer, mulch well 3ft.
Seeds £2/packet
Angel's Fishing Rods
Arching stems dangle elegant pink flowers in midsummer. Likes sun. Hardy perennial. 4ft
Seeds £2/packet
WEDDING LILY
Large white fragrant iris-like flower with orange markings. Grey-green sword-like leaves. Tender 4ft
Fresh seed available now
Seeds £2/packet
White petals split almost all the way up and curving slightly outwards, beautiful and unusal. Hardy biennial, comes true from seed, but does not set very much 30”
Seeds £2/packet
PERENNIAL FOXGLOVE
Fat flared bells the colour of crushed strawberries. hardy, usually lives 3-4 years, self seeds some 36"
Seeds £2/packet
Tall narrow spires of small rusty-brown tightly packed flowers above shiny leaves. Hardy perennial, self sowsl 30"
Seeds £2/packet
GIANT FOXGLOVE
8 foot! spires of white bells with dark purple throats. Hardy biennial, likes shade. Seeds true if no other Digitalis purpureas.
Seeds
£2/packet
Pretty rosy purple flowers on fast growing tender climber. Edible beans 6ft
Seeds
£2/packet
Easy perennial climber with swags of pale cream flowers. Likes sun. Sow early spring. 12ft
Pride of Madiera
Large panicles of blue flowers on upward- curving branches, greyish leaves. Tender shrub, likes sun and drainage 3-6ft
Seeds £2/packet
Deep burgundy vertical spikes bristle with stamens midsummer. Biennial or 3-4 years. Likes sun and drainage. 30"
Seeds
£2/packet
Profusion of tiny pink and white daisies. Likes sunny dry position, spreads 6". Hardy perennial, sow spring
Seeds £2/packet
Pretty little hardy Erodium, blooms April-Sept, white flowers with purple blotches. Self sows, likes sun, delightful 6"
Seeds
£2/packet
Sea Holly
Big soft lacy blue ruffs around thistle like flowers .
Fresh seed available now
Seeds £2/packet
Sea Holly
Graham Stuart Thomas's selection of this Sea Holly. Wonderful lacy green-edged white leaves, steely-blue thistle flowers on purple stems. Likes sun & drainage. 10" Cull plainer leaves. Needs cold to germinate
Must be sown fresh, I add 50p for delivery in Sept.
Seeds £2.50/packet
Larger, more silvery MISS WILlMOTT'S GHOST, biennial Sea Holly. Pale leaves & flowers in large silvery bracts. Likes sun & drainage, sows itself. 36", Needs cold to germinate
Fresh seed available now
Seeds £2/packet
CALIFORNIA POPPY
Pale cream shining poppies on fine grey-green foliage. Perennial, self sows true if don't grow others. Easy, likes sun & drainage 12"
Seeds £2/packet
Eschscholtzia 'Jersey Cream'
CALIFORNIA POPPY
Deeply creamy shining poppies on fine grey-green
foliage. Perennial, self sows true if don't grow others. Easy, likes sun
& drainage 12"
Seeds £2/packet
Honey Spurge.
Big handsome evergreen shrub for sheltered sunny site. Flowers honey-scented. 6ft
Seeds
£2/packet
Prostrate stems of blue-grey semi-succulent leaves tipped with gold flowers in spring. Hardy, likes sun 5" x 30"
Seeds
£2/packet
Handsome prostrate evergreen shrub, waxy dark leaves with pale midrib, some leaves coral red in winter. sunny sheltered site 2ft x 4ft
Seeds £2/packet
Fibigia clypeata
Roman Shields. Big oval grey-white seeds like
shields, good for cutting. Hardy perennial. 12".
Seeds £2/packet
Big deep red daisies all summer. Hardy perennial 15"
Seeds £2/packet
Graceful wands of pinky-white flowers June-Oct. 36" Sometimes overwinters outdoors. Can grow as annual or protect. Sun & drainage. Ravishing
Seeds
£2/packet
Explosion of pink flowers, very showy, handsome leaves, stiff stem 3-4 years to flower, tender, sow spring 40" (10seeds)
Seeds £2/packet
Geranium maderense 'Album'
NEW, rare, white flowers with magenta eye. Very
showy, handsome leaves, stiff stem 3-4 years to flower, tender, sow spring
36" (10 seeds)
Seeds £2/packet
Big bold leaves from central rosette, glorious in winter. Pink flowers May, 36", likes sun. Borderline- hardy Self sows. keep a few seedlings inside.
Seeds
£2/packet
Geranium pratense
'Mrs Kendal Clark' AGM *
Large pale blue-grey flowers with white veins on large plant. Hardy perennial.
40"
Seeds £2/packet
PURPLE-LEAVED CRANESBILL
Hardy perennial,15-30", purply-blue flower. Darkest leaved are smallest and called 'Midnight Reiter' Needs cold to germinate.
Seeds £2/packet
Small vivid violet flowers over low mound of leaves Self sows, likes some sun, 12". 8-10 seeds
Seeds
£2/packet
NEW White flowers May-July, hardy 18”
Seeds £2/packet
Big bold leaves from central rosette, red stems, dark pink flowers May, 36". Hardy, shade tolerant. Self sows.
Seeds
£2/packet
Big double brilliant deep red flowers most of summer. Likes sun, not too dry 24”
Seeds
£2/packet
Perhaps the most beautiful of all woodland plants 36". Starry white flowers from red calyxes. Elegant, graceful, #
Sold out, I add 50p for delivery when next crop ripens, probably July
Seeds £2.50/packet
Gladiolus flanaganii
Suicide Lily,
because it grows in such inaccessible places. Bright red flowers July,
half hardy bulb 18"
Seeds £2/packet
RED HORNED POPPY
Blue-grey crinkled leaves, deep red shining flowers and 8" long very narrow seedpods. Needs sun and good drainage, 24"
YELLOW HORNED POPPY
Blue-grey crinkled leaves, deep yellow shining flowers and 8" long very narrow seedpods. Needs sun and good drainage, 24"
Small greeny-bronze leaves on bronze stems. Insignificant flowers. Self sows obligingly and looks good amongst other plants. 15".
FRENCH HONEYSUCKLE
Big bright red clover-like flowers, handsome leaves. Needs sun & good drainage. Short-lived, but easy. Peel seed
Seeds £2/packet
Brightest blue South African annual, easy for sunny well-drained site. Airy 15" stems, collect seed.
Seeds
£2/packet
Broad variegated leaves topped by platters of pale cream flowers Feb-Apr. Sow autumn, leave out, most germinate in spring.
Must be sown fresh, I add 50p for delivery in July.
Seeds £2.50/packet
Helleborus x sternii
Pewter form
Bruised purple-grey flowers and stems, pewter leaves. Hardy evergreen
perennial. Unlike other Hellebores likes sun and good drainage. Blooms
Feb-May, always handsome.
Fresh seed available now.
Seeds £2/packet
DAME'S VIOLET or SWEET ROCKET
Sweet-scented purple flowers, attractive to bees etc. Self sows, easy, sun or shade 30"
Seeds £2/packet
WHITE DAME'S VIOLET or SWEET ROCKET
Sweet-scented white flowers, attractive to bees etc. Self sows, easy, sun or shade, 30".
Seeds £2/packet
Serrated dark red Maple-like leaves on much-branched plants, small red flowers. Annual. 40".
Seeds
£2/packet
Beautiful annual. Large wide open creamy trumpets with nearly black throats. 18", easy, likes sun. Collect seed.
Seeds
£2/packet
SEA BUCKTHORN
Silvery leaved thorny shrub/small tree. Deciduous, tough, sun, reasonable drainage 15ft
MEXICAN TULIP POPPY
Clear lemon shining poppy on finely cut blue-grey leaves. Annual, likes sun & drainage 30"
Rare blue buzy lizzie, discovered in Tibet in 2003! Tuberous perennial, tender 12" (5 seeds)
Seeds £2/packet
Rare wild yellow Buzy Lizzie. Big pale yellow flowers. Tender perennial, but self sows outside, so survives in the garden 24"
Seeds £2/packet
Incarvillea 'Cheron'
Pale cream flared trumpets, fine lacy
leaves, annual 12"
Seeds £2/packet
Graceful arching stems of fine grey-green leaves, masses of small purple-pink pea flowers all summer. Hardy, likes sun 5ft
Seeds £2/packet
PURPLE MORNING GLORY
Tender annual climber. Start in warm, likes sun 6ft
Seeds
£2/packet
(syn. Mina lobata)
Annual, climbs to 6ft. Narrow curved flowers of red, orange, yellow and cream on one-sided spike. Needs sun and warmth. Startling.
Ipomoea quamoclit (very
similar to I. coccinea, I. multifida, I. pennata)
CYPRESS VINE
Brilliant scarlet 1" stars in tangle of
feathery bright green leaves. Tender annual climber 6ft
Seeds £2/packet
(syn. Solenopsis)
Blue stars, fine foliage. Tender, grow as annual, sow autumn overwinter frost - free. Sun or light shade
CORKSCREW RUSH
Big bold rush with curling stems. Loves boggy conditions. Great reflected in still water. Hardy evergreen perennial
Seeds £2/packet
Fast growing mallow-like shrub. Green calyx peeps out between fringed white petals in wide open cup. Hardy, 6ft, sun, easy
Seeds
£2/packet
Small dark red scabious. Very long- blooming, weaves in among other plants. hardy, likes sun and drainage. 24", Needs cold to germinate. .
Seeds
£2/packet
HYACINTH BEAN
Purple leaves, fragrant purple flowers, edible shiny dark purple beans. Tender climber, can grow as annual. 10ft
Seeds £2/packet
Laserpitum siler
5” white domed platters on 36” stems above deeply divided
20” leaves. Sun, drainage, handsome umbel
Seeds £2/packet
Apricot flowers in early spring. Hardy herbaceous 12". Sow autumn, leave outside, germinates in spring
Seeds £2/packet
Pale raspberry pink flowers on long stems in July & Aug. Fine pointed leaves. Perennial herbaceous climber. 5ft
Seeds
£2/packet
Lord Anson's Blue Pea.
Rare grey-blue pea with leathery glaucous leaves. 5-10ft, needs sheltered site. Perennial. Scratch seedcoat and soak overnight before sowing. Tricky to germinate
Seeds £2/packet
Shiny black seedpods. Small flowers spring. Hardy herbaceous 20". Nick seed sow autumn, leave out, germinates spring
Seeds £2/packet
THE ORIGINAL SWEET PEA
Very very fragrant hardy annual. Blue-purple above, red-purple below, not huge flowers, 5ft. Sow autumn in cold frame or early spring.
Seeds £2/packet
TUTANKHAMEN'S PEA
Found in his tomb. Small but brightest blue flowers on 3ft annual climber. Sow autumn in cold frame or early spring.
Seeds £2/packet
WHITE FORM OF TUTANKHAMEN’S PEA
No fragrance, small white flowers all summer. Very long-blooming, vigorous and early. Hardy annual 6ft
Seeds
£2/packet
THE TANGIER PEA Annual climber, no fragrance but very showy big magenta-purple flowers very vigorous and early 6ft
Seeds £2/packet
Early blooming herbaceous pea, deep purply-blue with hair-fine leaves and dark red seedpods (not sure if it will come true, but should be a good strong blue) 10"
Seeds £2/packet
Pale cream flared trumpets, fine lacy leaves, annual 12"
Seeds
£2/packet
Pale blue salvia-like flowers, small crinkled aromatic leaves. Borderline hardy evergreen, upright shrub, sun and good drainage 4ft
Seeds £2/packet
Lepechinia hastata
Tall spikes of large maroon flowers from summer on, handsome very aromatic foliage. Well drained soil, sun, 36"
Seeds £2/packet
GAYFEATHER
Long-lasting deep purple- pink fluffy flower spikes July-Sept. Likes sun 18"
Seeds
£2/packet
White Gayfeather.
Long-lasting white fluffy flower spikes July-Sept. Likes sun 18"
Seeds £2/packet
3-petalled white flowers above evergreen grassy leaves 30"
Seeds £2/packet
Orange flushed evergreen leaves, little white flowers in summer. Likes sun, books say dry, but I think damp. Spreads slowly 15"
Seeds £2/packet
3-petalled white flowers (bigger than L. grandiflora) on long arching stems above evergreen grassy leaves 36"
Seeds
£2/packet
Adorable white (not pink) flowers with clear pink lines in petal, fine leaves. Does not look like poached egg plant cousin. Easy hardy annual, sow autumn or spring. Should self sow, we shall see. 4"
Seeds
£2/packet
Small red, orange, pink or lavender-grey flowers on fine grey leaves. Easy annual, likes sun, may self sow, 4" x 8"
Seeds £2/packet
New improved form. Fine grey leaves, small deep purple flowers with bright orange lips. Blooms all summer, sun & drainage, annual, 4" x 8"
Seeds
£2/packet
Slender spires of tiny pure white flowers, small leaves, 36". Self sows, some may be purple.
Seeds
£2/packet
Slender spires of tiny pale pink flowers, small leaves, 36". Self sows, some purple. Crosses with L. triornithophora to make L. Tony Aldiss -- raspberry pink
Seeds
£2/packet
Slender spires of tiny deep pink flowers, small leaves. Self sows, some may be purple, some pale pink. Hardy 36"
Seeds £2/packet
Buds like three parakeets sitting on a branch. Quite large pale pink flowers on airy 36" stems. Borderline hardy, can grow as annual, likes sun & drainage.
Seeds
£2/packet
Slender stems topped with saucers of purest sky blue, fine leaves. Short-lived, collect seed. Hardy, likes sun & drainage. 18"
Seeds £2/packet
Fat spires of bright blue flowers July-Sept. Hardy, likes good soil, not too dry, sun or light shade. 24"
Seeds
£2/packet
Exotic-looking curved dark red flowers on tall stems. Evergreen, greyish felted leaves. Needs dry sunny site 4ft
Seeds
£2/packet
Lobelia vedrariensis
Spikes of deep purple flowers July
& August. Hardy, likes sun, not too dry 36"
Seeds £2/packet
Small deep pink flowers like flying fairies in neat whorls round pointed leaves. Hardy annual, self sows gently. 15"
Seeds
£2/packet
Lunaria annua 'Alba Variegata'
WHITE-FLOWERED WHITE- VARIEGATED HONESTY
Hardy biennial, spectacular in shade, easy,
36". Self sows a bit
Seeds £2/packet
NEW, blue-purple flowers, lovely. Should be hardy biennial but is actually perennial!, short suckers appear from base, self sows as well, easy 36"
Seeds
£2/packet
Deep red-purple flowers, purple flushed stems after flowering. Hardy biennial, easy, 36". Self sows
Seeds
£2/packet
Pale lavender flowers for several months. Pale elliptical seedpods after. Hardy perennial, likes shade. 36"
Seeds £2/packet
WHITE TREE LUPIN
Short-lived fast-growing, hardy. Silky grey-green leaves. Spires of white (or pale blue) pea flowers June & July. Sun, 3-5ft
Seeds
£2/packet
Deep blue or occasionally purple big flower spikes, hardy perennial, likes sun & drainage. 36"
Seeds
£2/packet
Silver-leaved shrubby Lupin 30" x 30". Purply-blue pea flowers May-June. Needs sun and good drainage. Chit seed & soak overnight
Seeds
£2/packet
Hardy floriferous strong-growing Lupin with pointed spikes of blue, pink or white (mostly blue) flowers 36"
Seeds £2/packet
TEXAS BLUEBONNET
Bright blue annual Lupin, tip of spike white to pale blue, likes sun and drainage, collect seed, 12"
Seeds
£2/packet
New dark red form, grey felted leaves, Easy hardy short-lived perennial, self sows 30"
Seeds
£2/packet
Easy hardy perennial. 30" Grey felted leaves, white flowers which develop pink centres.
Seeds
£2/packet
DWARF RAGGED ROBIN
3-4" neat clump. Deep pink raggedly star-shaped flowers in May and June. Easy, likes damp
Seeds £2/packet
Silvery rippled narrow leaves with spires of small red-purple flowers on serpentine stems. Hardy biennial, likes sun, 30". Needs cold to germinate. .
Seeds
£2/packet
Large shining purple flowers streaked with dark purple. Very fast growing short-lived hardy shrub. Likes sun. Easy
Sold out, I will add 50p for delivery when ripe
Seeds £2.50/packet
Large clear white flowers on lacey leaves 20". Easy, hardy, will self sow
Seeds
£2/packet
Beautiful fragrant white 3" flowers, evergreen climber for S wall or conservatory. BH 12ft
Seeds
£2/packet
PERENNIAL WHITE STOCK
Very fragrant white flowers on mound of grey leaves. Fast growing, hardy, start again every 3 years. Easy, sun, 30"
Seeds
£2/packet
Bright lime-green divided leaves on a woody stem. After a few year erupts into 3ft flowerhead up to 8ft tall! Monocarpic
Must be sown fresh, I add 50p for delivery in Sept.
Seeds £2.50/packet
Fabulous architectural glaucous foliage, jaggedly cut. Herbaceous outdoors, likes sun & drainage, Protect roots when young
(10 seeds)
Seeds
£2/packet
Big (4") creamy white flowers with 10 pointed petals and boss of golden stamens. Short-lived, likes sun and drainage 24-36"
Seeds
£2/packet
Lovely fine foliage, tiny white flowers in early summer. 18 " Hardy perennial, likes sun
Fresh seed available now
Seeds £2/packet
Stupendously beautiful biennial. Very reflexed 3" white petals fly back from exerted 2" white stamens. Hardy but hard to grow. Likes sun & drainage, dislikes root disturbance 4-5 ft
Seeds £2/packet
(syn. Ipomoea lobata)
Annual, climbs to 6ft. Narrow curved flowers of red, orange, yellow and cream on one-sided spike. Needs sun and warmth. Startling. (10 seeds)
Seeds
£2/packet
White Marvel of Peru. Very fragrant white flowers all summer. Bushy, borderline hardy, mulch or lift tuber. Blooms 1st year from seed, 24"
Seeds
£2/packet
Big beautiful finely cut leaves, platters of pale creamy green flowers, handsome umbel. Hardy perennial. Likes good soil and light shade. 40".
Fresh seed available now
Seeds £2/packet
Bells of Ireland. Fragrant pale green flowers and pale green leaves. Easy annual, good cut and good dried. Sun. 30"
Seeds
£2/packet
Elegant yellow-flowered iris-like plant. Borderline hardy, likes sun & drainage. Sow spring. 24”
Seeds
£2/packet
Thistle-like plant with amazing whorls of white flowers which turn pink when fertilized. Long-lived & hardy, 36". Likes sun, drainage & poor soil.
Seeds
£2/packet
Chatham Island Forgetmenot. 6" heads of blue flowers on big glossy ribbed leaves. Cool damp shade, protect from slugs BH 20"
Seeds £2/packet
Myrrrhis odorata
SWEET CICELY.
Like a larger later Cow Parsley. Aniseed flavoured
leaves and stems sweeten fruit dishes. Hardy herbaceous 4ft
Seeds £2/packet
Silvery shrub with fruit-scented shining leaves. Big yellow daisies tight on foliage. Needs full sun and good drainage. Tender 18"
Seeds £2/packet
NEW wild white Nemesia. Myriad small white flowers with fine purple veins. Pretty, small leaves, bushy. Probably tender perennial, treat as annual. 15"
Seeds
£2/packet
Round black flowers with white edge, crinkled-edge leaves. Adorable hardy annual, may self sow. Sun or light shade. 5"
Seeds
£2/packet
Long-blooming lavender-grey Catmint (not especially plagued by cats). Cut back for renewed bloom. Hardy, likes sun & drainage 15”
Seeds
£2/packet
Bluest of all Catmints. Dwarf form. Likes sun and good drainage. Hardy perennial. 9"
Seeds
£2/packet
Nepeta prattii
Small pink flowers from fat furry grey whorls
like Phlomis. Subtle, blooms all summer, likes sun, hardy 12" x 20"
Seeds £2/packet
Nepeta subsessilis
Un-Nepeta-like large bright blue flowers in
whorls. Hardy perennial, likes sun and drainage. 20"
Seeds £2/packet
Solid spikes of tiny pink/blue/purple flowers, greyish furry basal leaves. Needs sun and good drainage. 18"
Seeds
£2/packet
SHOO FLY PLANT or APPLE OF PERU
Pale blue flowers, nearly black stout stems and fruits. Handsome hardy annual, easy, self sows, 36"
Seeds £2/packet
Smooth blue grey Eucalyptus-like leaves on tall arching stems. Clusters of yellow flowers drip from tips. Borderline hardy evergreen shrub, may get to small tree in sheltered spot. Usually grown for its foliage, as annual to 8ft
Seeds £2/packet
Nicotiana ‘Hot Chocolate’
Mahogany flowers, pale green reverse, larger and darker than ‘Tinkerbell’.
Long flowering annual, 36". Surface sow spring.
Seeds £2/packet
Like a giant N. langsdorfii. Pale apple green tubular flowers with dark green lip. Short-lived (1-2 years), 4-5 ft. Sun or shade, easy and quick.
Seeds
£2/packet
Nicotiana langsdorfii
Pale apple green tubular flowers flared at
mouth dangle delicately. Annual. 36"
Seeds £2/packet
Annual, very long flowering and easy, wonderful with everything 36"
Seeds
£2/packet
Amazing 5 ft display of small dangling white flowers which turn pink. Blooms June-Nov. Annual / short-lived. Sun or shade. Easy. New .
Seeds
£2/packet
Very fragrant long tubed white flowers in graceful whorls at top of stout stems. 4-5 ft Short-lived (1-2 years). Sun or shade. Easy and quick.
Seeds
£2/packet
(syn. Nicotiana 'Red Face')
Strange pale green flowers with dark red faces. Annual, very long flowering and easy, 36"
Seeds
£2/packet
White Love in the Mist flowers with shiny black horned seedpods. Easy hardy annual, self sows. Good cut flower, fresh or dried. 30"
Seeds
£2/packet
Nigella papillosa 'Midnight'
Deep purple Love in a Mist. Unusual dark purple
horned seedpods. Easy hardy annual, self sows. Good cut flower, fresh
or dried. 30"
Seeds £2/packet
STEMLESS EVENING PRIMROSE
Big white fragrant flowers turn pink next day. Prostrate 6"x 36" perennial. Likes sun & good drainage
Fantastic silver leaves. Huge lemon yellow flowers. Prostrate, needs sun & good drainage 5" x 30"
Seeds £2/packet
Like Oenothera stricta, but fragrant. Large fragrant cream, ageing to apricot, flowers on upright stems midsummer, 30". Likes sun and drainage, easy from seed.
Seeds
£2/packet
Brilliant salmon-pink / orange round flowers atop upright stems, greyish leaves, 20". Likes sun and drainage, short-lived, easy from seed, self sows Needs cold to germinate.
Seeds
£2/packet
VENUS'S NAVELWORT
Beautiful hardy annual, self sows. Likes sun & good drainage. White forgetmenot flowers in spring, blue-grey leaves. 8"
Seeds £2/packet
SCOTCH THISTLE
Architectural biennial. Nine foot of white stems and leaves like silver ghosts, purple thistle flowers in Aug. Full sun, may self sow, Needs cold to germinate.
Seeds
£2/packet
BLACK LILY TURF
Short shiny black grass-like leaves, black berries. Some will be green compact plants. Hardy perennial. 6"
Seeds £2/packet
Exquisite white umbel like broderie Anglaise, large and small petals mingled. Hardy annual, 18", may self sow.
Hurray, back in stock!
Seeds £2/packet
Wide open purple-blue flowers. Arching narrow leaves. Borderline hardy, likes sun, 24".
Seeds
£2/packet
Beautiful milky blue open flowers. Sword-like leaves. Easy from seed. Fairly hardy, likes sun, 15"
Seeds
£2/packet
Plain grass below, but finest airy seedheads beautiful all winter. Hardy, likes sun self sows. 40"
Seeds
£2/packet
Purple flushed leaves become deeper purple in autumn. Airy plumes of tiny dark seeds. Not necessarily true to name, but nice. 36"
Seeds £2/packet
Red flushed leaves become deeper purple-red in autumn. Airy plumes of tiny dark seeds. Not necessarilytrue to name, but nice. 36"
Seeds £2/packet
PURPLE MILLET
Long drooping purple seedheads & leaves. Hardy annual grass Good for cutting. likes sun, self sows gently. 30"
Seeds
£2/packet
Papaver alpinum
Tiny poppies in clear colours on fine grey
foliage. Hardy but short-lived, needs sun & good drainage. 6"
Seeds £2/packet
Papaver anomalum Album
Single White
Poppy. Pale blue-grey foliage, simple pure white big flowers all summer.
18" Annual.
Seeds £2/packet
THE LADYBIRD POPPY
Shining deep red poppies with lartge black blotches. Hardy annual, self sows, likes sun. 15"
Seeds £2/packet
Clear pale yellow tiny poppy. Intricate blue-green leaves. Blooms June. 4". Seedheads like marbles. Needs sun & drainage, short-lived perennial
Seeds
£2/packet
DWARF ICELAND POPPY
Big tissue paper flowers in yellow, orange, pink & red. Likes sun & good drainage. Hardy, but short-lived. 16"
Seeds
£2/packet
Papaver rhoeas 'Mother of Pearl'
Exquisitely subtle pale pink white grey lavender
poppies with fine dark stippling, sometimes slightly double. Hardy annual,
self sows 24"
Seeds £2/packet
Semi-double apricot /orange perennial poppy. Blue-green leaves, 18". Blooms June-Oct. Self sows gently. Needs sun & drainage
Seeds
£2/packet
DOUBLE BLACK OPIUM POPPY
Very double purple-black flowers, pale gre-green leaves. Hardy annual, best sown in situ or in individual pots, autumn or spring 4ft
Seeds
£2/packet
DOUBLE PURPLE OPIUM POPPY.
Outrageous very double dark maroon and red-purple. Hardy annual, sow autumn or spring, dislikes root disturbance 36"
Seeds
£2/packet
DOUBLE FRINGED CHINA RED OPIUM POPPY.
Hardy annual, sow autumn or spring, dislikes root disturbance 36"
Seeds
£2/packet
(probably ‘Laurens Grape’)
SINGLE DEEP PURPLE OPIUM POPPY
Exquisite large flowers. Annual, dislikes root disturbance 36"
Seeds
£2/packet
SINGLE WHITE OPIUM POPPY
Exquisite large flowers. Hardy annual, best sown in situ or in individual pots, autumn or spring 36"
Seeds
£2/packet
Papaver somniferum ‘Swansdown’
DOUBLE WHITE OPIUM POPPY
Pale blue-grey foliage, very double enormous
white flowers with raggedly cut petals. Hardy annual, best sown in situ
or in individual pots, autumn or spring. 4ft.
Seeds
£2/packet
Papaver trinifolium
Most beautiful foliage - finely cut lacy grey
12" mound, topped with brick red poppies 2nd year. Hardy biennial, likes
sun and drainage.
Seeds £2/packet
Paradisea lusitanicum
ST BRUNO'S LILY
Fragrant 1" wide starry flowers
with bright yellow anthers on tall slender stems. Sun or light shade,
not very dry. 36" (leaves 12")
Seeds £2/packet
Round glaucous evergreen leaves threaded on trailing stems tipped with sprays of blue flowers in June. Likes sun 10" x 30"
Seeds £2/packet
Paris quadrifolia
Elegant thin green stars with golden stamens above whorl of 4-6 leaves.
Likes shade and good damp soil.
Seeds £2/packet
Fine lacey bright yellow flowers above jagged cut leaves July-Sept. Sun or part shade 24”
Seeds
£2/packet
Fine lacey bright yellow flowers on tall airy stems July-Sept. Sun or part shade 4ft
Seeds
£2/packet
Fine lacey bright yellow flowers above jagged cut leaves July-Sept. Sun or part shade 5”
Seeds £2/packet
Hardy Perennial Brassica. Eat young leaves all winter, or buds in spring. Grey-purple new leaves, cloud of fine white flowers in spring. 30"
Seeds £2/packet
Big handsome palmate leaves, reddish when young, panicles of small cream flowers in spring. Likes damp shade 24"
Sold out, I will add 50p for delivery of fresh seed in Aug.
Seeds £2.50/packet
Long narrow 4ft beige (turning white) flower spikes last all winter above 3ft mound of clump-forming grass. Likes sun
Sold out, I will add 50p for delivery of fresh seed in Sept.
Seeds £2.50/packet
Very attractive deciduous long-flowering grass. Bottle brush like spikes of pale pink soft bristles. Likes sun & drainage 24"
Seeds
£2/packet
Deepest purple leaves topped with dense purple bottle brushes in August. Probably not really a Pennisetum. Tender annual, grow like Sweet Corn. Likes sun & drainage 36"
Seeds
£2/packet
Long white open feathery panicles July-Sept. Fairly hardy perennial, can grow as an annual, likes sun & drainage 24"
Seeds £2/packet
Small pale flowers on dark red foliage. Hardy, likes sun. Replace every 3 or 4 years. 4ft.
Seeds £2/packet
Brilliant blue flowers in June, narrow leaves. Hardy, likes sun. Replace every 3 or 4 years. 24" Sow late summer or spring
Seeds £2/packet
Small bright blue flowers on 30" stems in May. Broad shiny basal leaves. Hardy, likes sun
Seeds
£2/packet
(syn. P.f. var nankiniensis)
Dark purple frilly-edged leaves. Leaves, flowers and seeds edible Annual, good soil. 24"
Seeds
£2/packet
JAPANESE PARSLEY
Green frilly-edged leaves. Annual, good soil. Leaves, flowers and seeds edible (curry & cinnamon) 24"
Seeds £2/packet
KISS ME OVER THE GARDEN GATE
Bizarre stout stems topped wth bright pink plumes. Hardy annual 4ft
Must be sown fresh, I add 50p for delivery in Sept.
Seeds £2.50/packet
KISS ME OVER THE GARDEN GATE
Bizarre stout stems topped wth pale pink plumes. Hardy annual 4ft
Must be sown fresh, I add 50p for delivery in Sept.
Seeds £2.50/packet
Big creamy-white panicles of flower Jun-Oct, turning pink in autumn. Does not run or seed. Herbaceous, 6ft. Sow now, keep cold
Seeds £2/packet
Petrorhagia saxifraga
(syn. Tunica)
A haze of small pale pink flowers on very fine leaves June-July (like
a small Gypsophila). Easy, likes sun & drainage & poor soil. Self
sows some 4"
Seeds £2/packet
Arching sprays of seeds like a strings of tiny beads on upright 4ft stems. Attractive pleated leaves. Clump forming, sun or part shade.
Seeds £2/packet
Phlomis italica
Gorgeous leaves covered in thick pale yellow-green
velvet. Grey-pink flowers. Needs sun and good drainage. 36"
Seeds £2/packet
Phyteuma scheuchzeri
HORNED RAMPION.
Violet-blue spiny looking flowers. Hardy, likes
sun & drainage. 10" Surface sow, room temperature.
Seeds £2/packet
Pictorial
Meadow Mix
Glorious annual mix to bloom in sequence from June-Oct.
See Pictorial Meadows page for photos and description and instructions
£4
for 6 grams - enough to sow 2.5 square metres
(approximately 5.5 feet by 5.5 feet).
Please ask for price for larger amounts.
Seeds
£4/packet
Pimpinella major 'Rosea'
Deep pink umbels of small flowers. Easy, blooms
June, sun or light shade. Sow immediately, grow cool 40"
Seeds £2/packet
Semi-evergreen shrub. Attractive dark green leaves, Clusters of yellow pea flowers in spring. Sun or part shade 8ft, good wall shrub.
Seeds
£2/packet
ROSE PLANTAIN
Long-lasting seedheads like very double green flowers. Deadhead if you don't want lots, very easy 10"
Seeds
£2/packet
PURPLE LEAF PLANTAIN
Wonderful ever-purple foliage. Easy, grows anywhere, but colors better in sun. Deadhead if you don't want lots. 10"
Seeds
£2/packet
Silver velvet leaves topped with fine lacey spires of palest lavender flowers in Sept-Oct. Tender perennial, sun or shade, 36"
Seeds £2/packet
Purple-blue flowers, fine leaves purple when young 20"
Seeds £2/packet
Potentilla thurberii 'Monarch's Velvet'
Herbaceous potentilla. Dark red flowers with
black blotches in airy sprays above strawberry like leaves, July. Likes
sun. 30"
Seeds £2/packet
GIANT HIMALAYAN COWSLIP
Fragrant pale yellow bells May-July. Needs damp shade, sun ok if very wet, hardy, vigorous Nice seed heads 40"
Seeds
£2/packet
Primula viallii
Deep red buds in tight cone above lavender
flowers. Likes light shade, not too dry. Surface sow early autumn or spring.
18"
Seeds £2/packet
Spikes of hooded flowers in violet, blue, rose or white above neat spreading foliage. 8"
Seeds
£2/packet
Pulsatilla 'Papageno'
PASQUE FLOWER
Some double, some feathered, pink, white, purple or red flowers. 6".
Likes sun and drainage.
Seeds £2/packet
Ranunculus gramineus
Bright yellow shiny round flowers in April on
grassy leaves. Prefers damp sun 8”
Seeds £2/packet
Mexican Hat or Prairie Cone Flower. Long thin dark brown cone surrounded by reflexed mahogany brown petals. Fine leaves. Strangely attractive. Likes sun and good drainage. 18"
Seeds
£2/packet
CHINESE FOXGLOVE
Deep pink large flared flowers all summer. Hardy if protected from winter wet, needs sun. Easy from seed. 36"
Seeds
£2/packet
Enormous (15ft) flower spikes tower above huge leaves. Likes damp site, sun or part shade. Hardy herbaceous 40" leaves. Sow at room temperature
Seeds
£2/packet
Obscene but charming tender climber. Black flowers below purple bracts. Can grow as annual, but overwinter frostfree for best display. 4ft.
Seeds
£2/packet
PURPLE CASTOR OIL PLANT
Big metallic red/purple leaves. Red/purple flowers and seedpods Fast-growing annual, likes sun, 7 ft. Poisonous (6 seeds).
Seeds £2/packet
Pungent narrow leaves and edible yellow flowers, Hardy perennial, self sows 24"
Seeds £2/packet
VIOLET HORNED POPPY
Rare purple poppy, long narrow straight seedpods. Likes sun and drainage. Annual, not sure how hardy
Seeds
£2/packet
Fully double 3-4" flowers in intense shades of deep red, yellow, bronze, mahogany. Good cut flower, likes sun. Annual/short-lived 30"
Seeds £2/packet
Rudbeckia maxima
Bold slender stems above big blue-grey leaves.
Yellow daisies July-Sept, good long-lasting conical seedheads. Hardy,
sun, 6ft
Seeds £2/packet
Looks like fine curly brown seaweed. Easy, hardy, may self sow 8" x 15"
Seeds
£2/packet
Big silvery white furry leaves in flat rosette 1st year, small white flowers to 36" 2nd year. Biennial/ short-lived perennial. Sun & drainage
Seeds
£2/packet
Lavender flowers with purple bracts. Pale arrow-shaped leaves hairy beneath, downy white stems . Hardy if sunny and dry. Up to 6ft. Good cut flower
Seeds
£2/packet
Salvia forsskaolii
Hardy deep purple-blue salvia, hairy leaves.
Likes sun and drainage, 36"
Seeds £2/packet
JUPITER'S DISTAFF
Hardy pale yellow salvia, hairy leaves. Likes sun and drainage, 36"
Seeds
£2/packet
(probably just another form of S. involucrata since 'Mulberry Jam' is supposed to be sterile). Long spikes of deep rose flowers. Tender perennial (maybe borderline hardy) 4ft
Seeds
£2/packet
Small pale pink hairy flowers held upside down. Hardy, likes sun. 8"
Seeds
£2/packet
Myriad small blue flowers on airy plant. Tender, likes sun. 15"
Seeds
£2/packet
Large deep blue flowers. Can grow as annual, or mulch tuber well if well- drained, or dig up & treat as dahlia. Likes sun. 36"
Seeds
£2/packet
Large clear blue flowers. Can grow as annual, or mulch tuber if well- drained, or dig up & treat as Dahlia. Likes sun. 36"
Seeds
£2/packet
Salvia roemeriana
AGM
Bright scarlet flowers on many short
stems. OK in half shade, fairly hardy, may self sow. 10". Long- blooming
if dead-headed
Seeds £2/packet
Narrow pale lavender-pink flowers June-Oct, crinkled serrated leaves. Likes sun & drainage 12"
Seeds
£2/packet
Spectacular biennial, 4ft. Big pale pink bracts, lavender flowers. Easy. likes sun
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Fluffy maroon bottle-brush flowers on 24” stems, blueish pinnate foliage 12”, sun not too dry
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£2/packet
Myriad tiny yellow-orange daisies with green eyes. One of the longest blooming tender perennials, June-November in my garden. Does not need deadheading. Trails over the edge of a basket or makes low mats in garden. 4"
Seeds
£2/packet
Winter-blooming small evergreen shrub. Very fragrant small white flowers and shiny black berries in January. Hardy, likes some shade, 36”
Seeds
£2/packet
Myriad small pale yellow scabious flowers on thin stems. Elegant. Hardy perennial. Likes sun and drainage. 18"
Seeds
£2/packet
Deep blue large pincushion flowers. Blooms 1st year from seed, short lived perennial, sun, hardy 20"
Seeds
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Large purple-black pincushion flowers with tiny white flecks. Probably 'Ace of Spades' crossed with 'Chile Black'. Blooms 1st year from seed, 36" annual/short-lived perennial, sun, borderline hardy,
Seeds
£2/packet
Dainty fringed white flowers like squared-off snowflakes, very sweet almond smell especially in the evening, trailing 10"
Seeds
£2/packet
Fairly hardy bulb. Domed 3" heads of sparkling blue flowers on stout 10" stems Ravishing, but 3 years to bloom from seed. Sun & drainage.
Seeds
£2/packet
Stately umbel, very attractive fine foliage, big white lacy platters of tiny flowers late summer, sun or shade, 4-5ft
Must be sown fresh, I add 50p for delivery in July.
Seeds £2.50/packet
Masses of bright purple small daisies above narrow shiny leaves mid to late summer. Likes sun, easy, 15"
Seeds
£2/packet
Seseli gummiferum
THE QUEEN OF UMBELS
Stiff intricate grey foliage topped by dense white umbels sometims flushed
pink. Hardy biennial, likes sun and drainage. 36"
Must be sown fresh, I add 50p for delivery in July.
Seeds £2.50/packet
MOON CARROT
Rare British native. White umbels above fine dark green foliage. Hardy perennial. 36"
Must be sown fresh, I add 50p for delivery in July.
Seeds £2.50/packet
Seseli montanum
Small white umbels above very fine foliage.
Ethereal. Hardy perennial. 36"
Must be sown fresh, I add 50p for delivery in July.
Seeds £2.50/packet
Setaria viridis (or S.italica? or S.
macrostachya?)
Purple flushed leaves and fluffy purple seedheads.
Easy handsome annual, self sows. Good cut flower. 15"
Seeds £2/packet
Blue-grey leaves covered in brilliant hot pink flowers for 6 weeks. Hardy annua, self sowsl. 18"
Seeds
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Fringed white flowers in June, 40". Good in amongst later large herbaceous plants. Hardy, easy
Brilliant red-orange velvety tubular flowers on broad velvety green leaves. Houseplant. Blooms virtually yearround. Sow spring 12"
Seeds
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Like a little yellow sisyrinchium on 18" stems above 15" leaves. Hardy, likes sun & drainage.
Seeds £2/packet
Big shiny leaves, acid yellow umbels, 36", Sun or light shade. Hardy biennial, self sows, Needs cold to germinate.. Good cut flower.
Fresh seed available now
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Bright yellow leaves surround flowering stems, tiny yellow flowers, Sun or light shade 24". Hardy biennial, self sows, Needs cold to germinate. . Good cut flower.
Fresh seed available now
Seeds £2/packet
Spectacularly spiny tender shrub, large leaves with large purple thorns above and below, purple flowers, orange fruits. Sinister and exciting, something to horrify the children. 4ft.
Seeds
£2/packet
KANGAROO APPLE
Tender evergreen, can grow as architectural annual, handsome shiny leaves, blue flowers, orange fruits, poisonous?, sun, 5-6ft
Seeds
£2/packet
MOUNTAIN KANGAROO APPLE
Very narrow leaves, deep purple-blue flowers, yellow fruit. Fairly hardy evergreen shrub, sun 6ft
Seeds
£2/packet
THE 7-UP PLANT
Furry grey foliage smells of 7-Up! Salvia-like bright coral flowers June-Oct. Likes sun & drainage, tender.
Seeds £2/packet
Showy spikes of rosy lilac flowers June-Aug, above crinkled basal leaves. Likes sun, hardy, easy, 18". Bees like it .
Seeds
£2/packet
Whorls of substantial white flowers on crinkled grey-green leaves. Hardy, likes sun and drainage 8”
Seeds
£2/packet
PHEASANT GRASS
Evergreen grass, shades of bronze and red all year but especially in winter. Sun & drainage. Self sows, 36"
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£2/packet
Most beautiful of grasses when in flower, 2ft long slender feathery silver pennants float on the breeze. Needs sun and drainage 36". Almost never available.
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A smaller version of S. barbata, 1ft long slender feathery silver pennants float on the breeze. Needs sun and drainage 24” Almost never available.
Seeds
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FEATHER GRASS
graceful trembling silky soft grass with blond feathery seedheads which last all winter, hardy. Likes sun & drainage, self sows, 15"
Seeds
£2/packet
Stipa tenuissima
'Wind Whispers'
Long silvery flowerheads flow horizontally above silky soft green grass,
shimmering in the breeze. Hardy, likes sun & drainage 36"
Seeds £2/packet
A poppy for shade! Yellow flowers May-July. Red-orange sap. Hardy perennial, 15"
Seeds
£2/packet
Good purple form of Devil's Bit Scabious. Very long-blooming if dead headed. Likes sun & drainage. 20"
Seeds
£2/packet
Sutherlandia frutescens (syn. Lessertia
frutescens)
Bright red 1” flared pea-like flowers,
big shiny inflated translucent seedpods, fine leaves. Tender, sun &
drainage 36”
Seeds £2/packet
Symphandra pendula (syn.
Campanula ossetica)
Creamy white 2" bells. Easy hardy perennial, sun or shade. 18"
Seeds £2/packet
Purple-leaved Dandelion relative. Yellow flowers bloom tight on flat shiny mat of darkest purple leaves. Hardy easy, 1"x4"
Bold single yellow daisies on sturdy branching stems July-Aug. Good seedheads stand through winter. Likes shade, not too dry 6ft
Seeds £2/packet
Graceful purple spikes all summer. Hardy perennial, likes sun 24". Sow early spring
Seeds
£2/packet
Cloud of tiny white flowers in June amid delicate ferny foliage 4 ft, likes good soil, sun or shade. Hardy herbaceous 3-4ft
Seeds £2/packet
In July is a cloud of tiny purple flowers amid delicate ferny foliage. Likes good soil & sun or shade. Hardy herbaceous, 4-5 ft.
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In July is a cloud of tiny elegant white flowers amid delicate ferny foliage. Likes good soil & sun or shade. Hardy herbaceous, 4-5 ft.
Seeds
£2/packet
Beautiful purple-grey new growth. Glaucous ferny foliage, pale yellow fluffy flowers. Sun or shade, easy. Hardy herbaceous, 4ft
Seeds £2/packet
Pale lemon fluffy slightly fragrant flowerheads in July. Shiny fern-like leaves on upright self-supporting stems. Sun or light shade. 4ft
Seeds £2/packet
Delicate light purple flowers dangle above fine leaves in June, followed by purple seedheads. Hardy, sun or light shade, not too dry. 3-5ft
Seeds
£2/packet
Exquisite dainty plant with relatively large simple creamy white flowers. Needs sun & drainage 10”
Seeds
£2/packet
Thunbergia alata 'African Sunset'
Shades of peach and coral and cream on tender
climber. 4ft. Sow April in warm, plant out after frost.
Seeds £2/packet
PEACOCK FLOWER
Gorgeous big pale lemon exotic-looking flowers, three broad petals around central bowl. Flowers all summer, though each flower lasts only one day. Half hardy bulb, dig up corms or sow seed annually. Likes sun & good drainage 18"
Seeds £2/packet
Tigridia pavonia
white
PEACOCK FLOWER
Gorgeous big pure white exotic-looking flowers, three broad petals around
central bowl. Flowers all summer, though individual flowers last only
a day
Seeds £2/packet
Brilliant red-orange 3" daisies on sturdy 6ft plants. Annual, likes sun.
Seeds
£2/packet
Shorter version. Exactly the same brilliant red-orange 3" daisies on sturdy 4ft plants. Annual, likes sun.
Seeds £2/packet
Annual Hawkweed. Clear pale yellow square-petalled daisy with dark centre, fine leaves. Annual, likes sun, drainage, poor soil 12"
Seeds
£2/packet
Lacy deep violet flowerheads on upright purple stems, dark leaves, good cut flower. Tender perennial usually grown as annual 36"
Seeds
£2/packet
Very fragrant cream pinwheel flowers on shiny substantial evergreen leaves flushed red in autumn. Climber, likes sun. Slow to start, eventually 20ft
Seeds
£2/packet
Lavender Jack-Go-to-Bed-at-Noon
Big flat lavender stars with darker lavender centres. Flowers close in afternoon. Handsome upright plants. Giant architectural dandelion seedheads. Hardy annual, self sows. 18"
CRIMSON CLOVER
Brilliant red elongated flowerheads. Hardy annual, should self sow 12"
Seeds £2/packet
Society Garlic
Clusters of light purple star-shaped flowers. Narrow leaves, hardy bulb, clumps up well 18"
Seeds
£2/packet
Species tulip. Star-shaped creamy flowers, yellow- orange centres. Many flowers per stem, March. Likes sun, may self sow 8”
Seeds £2/packet
Ice blue flowers appear to be cut from velvet. Tender perennial or treat as annual. 24", likes sun.
Seeds £2/packet
Collected in the mountains of Spain. Hardy for me. 36" hemisphere of white Cow Parsley flowers on very fine leaves. Monocarpic.
Seeds
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Easy, self sows, 30". Pink- flushed white flowers on slender stems, dark stems and leaves.
Seeds
£2/packet
Verbascum bombyciferum 'Polar Summer'
Very white hairy leaves, round sulphur yellow
flowers on towering spires, Hardy biennial or short-lived perennial. Wonderful
white rosette 1st year, then staggering 8ft
Seeds £2/packet
Verbascum chaixii
'Album' AGM
Spires of small white flowers with furry purple centres. Short-lived (2-3
years) but easy from seed. Likes sun. 36"
Seeds £2/packet
(probably = V. creticum)
Extra large shining pale yellow flowers, white in middle, with large dark anthers. 3ft hardy biennial. Fragrant, likes sun.
Seeds
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Big spires of simple deep purple flowers in June. Basal rosette of shining leaves. Fairly perennial, may seed itself 36"
Seeds £2/packet
(syn. V. patagonica)
Bold architectural plant. Narrow stems, fine purple flowers. Loved by bees. 6ft Sows itself Needs cold to germinate.
Seeds
£2/packet
Deep violet flat flowerheads on very fine leaves. Blooms all summer. Compact, trailing, tender perennial. 6" x 12"
Seeds
£2/packet
Stiff upright clusters of 4" purple fingers, attractive seedheads. Upright clump-forming hardy perennial 40"
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Stiff upright clusters of 4" rose-pink fingers, attractive seedheads. Upright clump-forming hardy perennial 40"
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Elegant narrow white spires mid to late summer. Tall and willowy. Sun or shade, not too dry. Very hardy. 5ft
Seeds
£2/packet
Many small black flowers with tiny yellow eyes. Self-sowing annual 4"
Seeds
£2/packet
Viola cornuta 'Alba'
WHITE HORNED VIOLET
Crisp white flowers in flushes. Cut back whenever
messy, reblooms in a few weeks. Easy hardy perennial, self sows. 6"
Seeds £2/packet
Viola corsica
CORSICAN VIOLET
Bright purple flowers from spring till frost. Hardy and drought tolerant.
8".
Seeds £2/packet
Adorable tiny bright yellow annual Viola 3" x 4"
Seeds £2/packet
Cool pale green Zinnia. Annual, collect seed 24”
Seeds £2/packet
Zinnia peruviana 'Red Spider'
Tiny bright red single Zinnias with separate
narrow petals making a dark centred star. Blooms Jun-Sept. Annual, collect
seed. 18"
Seeds £2/packet