Seed-List
- Subject: Seed-List
- From: t*@pg.com
- Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 22:21:57 +0000
I have finally drawn up my seed list for 2003. Here it is, please e-mail me
your list (thomas.cr@pg.com) if you wish to exchange. Hope you find something!
-Carrie- South Wales UK
KEY: p=perennial; b=biennial; a=annual; h=hardy; hh=half hardy; *=harvested
late, Oct-Jan/Feb (for Schizostylus)
cl-=climber blb=bulb hb=herb t=tree s=shrub (12) is
number of seeds in packet if under 20 LIST OF SEEDS AVAILABLE FOR
2003
aconitum napellus h p Monkshood. This species has beautiful new spring growth
very early in the year, looking lovely near crocuses and other spring bulbs.
Soon the tall purple spires of strange 'monkshood' flowers create excitement. I
grow this as I can't keep slugs away from delphiniums! Poisonous. Desirable.
Alcea ?ficifolia h p A truly perennial hollyhock, more resistant to fungal
infection than the usual type. Creamy yellow. Pretty.
Allium carinatum h bulb Bulbils are offered of this ornamental onion with
delicate showers of purple-pink flowers.
ALLIUM schoenoprasum h blb Chives. Indispensable. Edible leaf and purple
flowers, which look smashing in a potato salad!
ALLIUM senescens (not!) h blb The seed was from senescens but this choice
ornamental onion flowers at 18" rather than 8"! Well coloured and shaped pink
flowers, usually the year after germination.
ALONSOA warscewiczii (h)h a No, I won't attempt pronunciation! Scarlet flowers
which repeat if cut back after first flush. 1'
ANGELICA archangelica h b hb This is the herb angelica, a biennial with
enormous spherical green flower heads, great for flower arranging if picked just
after the flowers have been pollinated.
ANTHEMIS punctata cupaniana h p Fuzzy, beautifully cut, silvery foliage and
fresh yellow-centred white daisies in late spring. Low growing, hangs well over
a wall, or covers a bank, etc.
AQUILEGIA TOUCHWOOD MIXES Have you ever been disappointed by Aquilegia mixes?
Here's something different, marvellous mixes with seed from only select
Aquilegias in the wonderful Touchwood Garden collection. Mainly A. vulgaris
hybrids (many of desirable named cultivars); although some other species are
also included. However, promiscuous bees, and recessive genes, means there may
still be some surprises! But then again, bet you won't want to throw away any
of these beauties! Each mix will vary (improve!) year to year as new selections
are added. I collected FROM 99 types for 2003!
Aquilegia BARLOWS MIX (3 forms) h p From Nora, Rose and Black Barlows
Aquilegia BLACK MAGIC MIX(from 7 forms) h p All the 'blackest' ones: singles,
doubles, clematis-flowered, 'Black Barlow', 'William Guiness' and it's double
form, are all here. Spellbinding!
Aquilegia WHITE MAGIC MIX h p You've guessed it: all the white forms to
enlighten your garden. Singles, clematis flowered, and all kinds of doubles
including some very special ones. 'Magically' you can select all the white
seedlings at first leaf stage, just discard any with any purple in the petioles,
leaving just those with a whitish green stem.
Aquilegia ELITE MIX h p This is the mix you've always longed for, with seed
selected from everything in the Touchwood collection, EXCEPT for single, plain
pinks or purples (unless scented). Start your own collection!
AQUILEGIA STELLATA MIX (from 12 parents) Many colours, singles and double
clematis flowered.
Aquilegia TATTY MIX (8 forms) h p I don't know if this shaped flower has a
special name, so I'll call it 'Tatty' until I find out! Like a Barlow type but
where the centre grows out to give a more 3-dimensional appearance. Not unlike
a feather duster!
Aquilegia TOUCHWOOD BLUSHES MIX (from 36 forms) h p All the pinks, from the
palest pearls to the richest crimsons and rubys are all here. Includes singles,
all sorts of doubles, bicolours, clematis-flowered, 'Nora Barlow' and 'Rose
Barlow'.
Aquilegia TOUCHWOOD DUETS (from 17 forms) h p A gorgeous mix of all my many
bicoloured flowers. Singles and doubles, strange, beautiful and impressive.
Aquilegia TOUCHWOOD EVENTIDE MIX (from 24 forms) h p Here we have the blues and
purples: the colours of dusk and evening. Singles, varied doubles, bicolours,
clematis-flowered and Barlow types. Unbelievable variety?and some scented ones
too!
Aquilegia TOUCHWOOD FANCIES (45 forms) Many and varied double forms, from white
to black, through pinks, clarets, purples and bicoloureds. Pleated, frilly,
clematis-flowered, Barlows, tattys & variagated foliage ones! Special and
spectacular!
Aquilegia TOUCHWOOD FRAGRANT Mix (20) (3 forms) h p A mix of seed from the
fragrant forms in my garden.
Aquilegia TOUCHWOOD GLIMMERS MIX (from 34 forms) h p A selection of all the
pale colours (including white), which stand out so well in the garden. All
sorts of flower forms and bicoloured ones.
Aquilegia TOUCHWOOD GOLD (from 5 forms) h p Giving a long season of interest
are these gold-splashed and golden leafed forms. Easily selected even at
seed-leaf stage. Seed from a wide selection of flower colours and forms, each
one will delight both you and your friends.
Aquilegia TOUCHWOOD RICHES (from 20 forms) h p All the darkest, deepest,
richest colours. From 'black' through ruby and claret and purple and indigo.
Aquilegia 'Apple Blossom' h p Bred by Plantworld, a real treat. Short, but
elegant, with masses of small 'apple-blossom' flowers. Pinks and whites. Will
anyone recognise this as Aquilegia?
Aquilegia 'Apple Blossom', white form (25) h p Seed from my best double
white-flowered form. Lovely.
Aquilegia 'Black Barlow' (20) h p The blackest colour and the strangest flower.
Mystical.
Aquilegia 'Blue Fountain' h p A streaky-blue double clematis-flowered form.
Causes quite a stir, as no-one appears to have seen anything quite like it.
Untried from seed, feedback wanted.
Aquilegia 'Blue Streak' h p Streaky blue single flowers. Strange and
exceptional. Untried from seed, feedback wanted.
Aquilegia 'Calimero' h p A dwarf form, flowering at about 8", with lovely
maroon and mustard flowers.
Aquilegia 'Clyne Woodside' h p What a treat! Gold-splashed foliage with a
double clematis flower in a beautiful, strange streaked blue colour. Seed gives
variegated foliage, still waiting to find out if the flowers seed true.
Feedback appreciated.
Aquilegia 'Firewheel' h p Double red clematis flowered form. Plantworld have
bred a real winner with this flashy form.
Aquilegia 'Flamboyant' h p Scented pink and white double. My plant started as a
'pink tatty' flower, second year was flamboyant pink-&-white longish spurred
double, and third year showed tripling and even up to 5-tiers in a flower.
Aquilegia 'Iceberg' h p Palest blue and white, ?.and scented.
Aquilegia 'Magpie' (20) h p Ok, ok, I know I'm wrong and should call this
form 'William Guiness', but I haven't the desire to rob it of such a perfectly
fitting name for the (just about)black-and-white flowers.
Aquilegia 'Magpie' doubles h p Just in case you already have the single??here's
the double version. Incredible!
Aquilegia McKana red & yellow h p A large, flouncing, long-spurred McKana type.
Bright red and yellow, the large flowers face outwards and look at everyone, and
everyone looks at this dramatic beauty!
aquilegia 'Mellow Yellow' (20) h p With a yellow leaf, and double, milky-white
flowers, this brightens up a dull spot.
Aquilegia 'Nora Barlow' h p Unusual sepaloid double in pink/cream/green. An
old, beautifully and regularly formed variety. Can it really be an aquilegia?
Aquilegia 'Pink Pleats' h p A lovely pleated double form, I've seen this type
advertised as 'Pink Tower' elsewhere.
Aquilegia 'Roman Bronze' h p With a yellow leaf and a double purple flower this
is dramatic in a dark spot. As with all ornamental leaf forms, they may be
selected just after germination...just discard the green-leafed seedlings (if
you can bear to!).
Aquilegia 'Rose Barlow' h p Sepaloid double in pink. Like an old rose in
colour and form. Exquisite.
Aquilegia 'Royal Purple' (20) h p Richest purple double clematis flowered.
Sumptuous.
aquilegia 'Sorcery' h p A neat (12-15"), floriferous plant, glowing blue &
white.
Aquilegia 'Sunburst Ruby' h p A golden leaf, double ruby flowers. Makes a good
statement in the garden. Tremendous.
Aquilegia 'Tatty Blue' h p Has the name put you off? It's a loose sepaloid
double tatty Barlow type, but with great colour, very visible in the garden, and
plant improves with maturity. Rather like a blue feather duster?.sort of!
Aquilegia 'Vanilla Ice-cream' h p Double pleated white. Neat, exquisitely
formed blooms. This is the one everyone desires.
Aquilegia canadensis fl pl h p Highly desirable, beautifully formed
red-and-yellow double flowers.
aquilegia 'black' double h p Well, it's a 'black' double flower, what did you
expect!
Aquilegia colour-washed spurs h p The palest pink with violet colour-washed
spurs. This is one Aquilegia that you don't need to upturn the face of the
flower to appreciate it's beauty, as the coloured spurs produce a delicate
upright tracery.
Aquilegia long-spurred double yellow (20) h p I could not believe my eyes when
these flowered (seed from a USA friend). Ginormous, elegant yellow flowers.
Everyone wanted them, but I kept the only two I had!
Aquilegia pleated double blue-&-white h p Another winner, very visible and
lovely
Aquilegia 'Pom-Pom', red pod h p Globe like double flowers, here in
burgundy-and-white, with red pods.
Aquilegia scented purple h p Collected from slate-purple plants having both
single and double flowers on the same plant.
Aquilegia vulgaris stellata pink h p Light pink clematis-flowered form. An
open, flat-faced flower with elegance and poise.
Aquilegia vulgaris stellata fl pl indigo h p Brilliant! An indigo-blue double
clematis-flowered form.
aquilegia white flower h p A single white, ever popular. Select seedlings
without any purpley hue to the leaf stalks.
astrantia major ex pink form h p Masterwort?now are you any the wiser? Very
long flowering, whether in garden or in a vase. Delicate appearance, yet it's
robust enough to take your thumb waving through it to feel its structure. From
a pink form.
atriplex hortensis rubra h a Purple Orache: a hardy annual that self-seeds when
happy. Ornamental foliage plant to 1m or more with luscious deep purple leaves.
Luscious? Yes, edible as a leaf to mix into salads!
borago officinalis (15) h a Borage. Black-centred clear blue starflowers (of
starflower oil). Flowers are decorative & edible.
borago officinalis var. (15) h a Borage. This form has variegated leaves.
borago pygmaea (10) h p Pygmy borage, rare trailing plant with pixie-cap
flowers of a clear blue, yet chalkier than the common borage.
Briza maxima h b This is the giant quaking grass. A naturalising annual,
great for fresh and dried flower arrangements.
BUPHTHALMUM salicifolium h p Yellow daisies, flowers first year from seed. 1-2'
CALENDULA officinalis h a The pot marigold, for cottage gardens, and
everywhere!
campanula alliariifolia h p White spires of bell-flowers.
CAMPANULA latifolia ? h p Large purple bells arising in leaf axils. 4' plus.
Good
CAMPANULA trachelium h p The nettle-leaved bellflower, 2'-3', blue-purple
flowers. A good 'doer', which gently self-seeds.
CAMPANULA trachelium alba h p The nettle-leaved bellflower, in a beautiful
white form.
CAMPANULA trachelium mix h p Blue-purple or white flowers.
CERINTHE major purpurescens (12) h a Glorious purple bloomed bracts around
flower. Elegant growth, shown off particularly well in raised bed, pot or
similar. Beloved by bees, and sure to elicit comment.
CHAEROPHYLLUM hirsutum roseum h p Basically a pink cow parsley! From fleshy
roots arise stems that could reach 6' or so, but in my garden loosely and
elegantly drape themselves horizontally to display their flowers at a
respectable 4' or so. I didn't need to stake, but it's in a sheltered spot.
Flowers June/July.
CHELIDONIUM majus flore plena h p Double flowered greater celandine. Hardy
perennial with attractive leaves and yellowey sap.
clematis x cartmanii h p cl Masses of scented, small white flowers.
clematis tangutica h p cl The orange peel clematis, yet its yellow flowers
suggest lemon peel to be a more accurate description! An easy-from-seed
clematis, may even flower first year from an early sowing.
Colutea arborescens (10) h s/t The bladder senna is a multi-season plant.
Beautiful foliage, yellow pea flowers and unbelievably inflated seed pods, just
like strange shaped balloons!
COMMELINA coelestis (h)ha Good blue flowers, with 'false' pollen-laden anthers
to tempt pollinators!
corydalis cheilanthifolia h p Ferny fronds of foliage with a definite dusky
bloom. The first year rosette will flower the next year with the creamy-yellow
flowers on long strands.
cosmos bipinnatus 'Picotee' Wow! White flowers suffused red mainly around
edges, but also all over, Or is it a red flower suffused with white especially
in the centre of the petals? You decide!
cosmos bipinnatus 'Purity' Large white flowers.
crepis rubra h a Stunning pink dandelion flowers!
cyclanthera pedata 'Fat Baby' (8) (h)ha cl Hardy annual climber, rapid growth,
attractive foliage, and fascinating (yet edible) fruit resembling a hedgehog
with (few) soft green spines. Exceedingly tactile.
? CYPERUS h a A handsome grass, with umbrella spokes as flowers, with seed borne
on underside. Anyone know what it is?
DICENTRA macrocapnos (was offered as D scandens earlier) h p cl One of my
favourite plants. Maidenhair-ferny foliage with typical bunches of yellow
dicentra flowers. Can flower first year at just about a metre high, then you'll
think that this delicate beauty has died, but in May you'll realise it's
sprouted again and will achieve greater heights (and widths), yet never
smothering its support. Try it over that boring summer shrub. I can't
guarantee it's hardy in colder counties?..please try it and report back.
DICENTRA torulosa h a cl The other climbing yellow dicentra. Grown more for
the strange terracotta seed pods, which break open to reveal strings of
black-and-white seeds. Although an annual, it will remain in your garden yearly
through its self-seeding capabilities. Pods stain hands yellow, so unwise
garden guests will get more than they bargain for if they desire seed!
dierama pulcherrimum h p The arching flowering stems of the aptly named
'Angels Fishing Rods' will enhance any garden.Rich ruby-purple.
DIGITALIS purpurea h b Foxgloves, from a pale flowered, spotted form.
DIPSACUS fullonum h b The teasel. A biennial whose first year rosette suddenly
'takes off' in the second year to create a candelabra of masses of purple flower
heads. Use fresh or dried in flower arrangements, or leave on the plant for
dramatic winter interest. Self seeds. Unusual for the way it traps insects in
leafy, watery graves to ensure nitrogen for growth.
ECCREMOCARPUS scaber (h)hp cl Chilean Glory Vine. Flowering first year, in a
colour range from yellow through to red, this climber is able to come through
most winters in a sheltered part of the country or position. Otherwise try
cold-house protection.
echium vulgare h b Viper's bugloss is one of our most beautiful, dramatic and
unusual native plants. Growing to 3-4' with masses of blue flowers with red
stamens, over a long period.
ERAGROSTIS curvula h p African love grass. Long, low, arching leaves, with
flowering stems prettily following suit.
ERINUS alpinus ex white form h p Seed from the white flowered form of the fairy
primrose. An alpine that succeeds wherever a low-growing perennial is needed.
Erodium gruinum (15) Hardy annual with purple flowers, but it's the incredible
'heron's-bill' seed pods that makes this plant most worthwhile. These can be
10cms long (4") and were used as hygrometers!
erodium pelargoniiflorum (20) h p Wow! I grew this myself for the first time
in 2001, and when this flowered during the next spring, garden visitors all
wanted to know which pelargonium I was growing as it was hardy! A good talking
point, and a good value early-season plant as the flowers slowly unfurl over a
long period. White flowers with deep rose nectar-guides.
ERYNGIUM agavifolium h p The agave-leafed sea holly. Has long stems of green
globules of flower heads, & great leaves.
ERYNGIUM alpinum h p This is a beautiful sea holly, with great big bracts
around the flower heads, of an incredible metallic blue filigree. An absolute
show-stopper when in flower, and also very good as a bud and seed-head, so a
long season.
ERYNGIUM eburneum h p A perennial sea holly, with an exceedingly good winter
rosette. The leaves are long with softish spines, looking quite exotic in the
winter garden, and stunning in a pot. In summer, architectural 5'-6' high
flower stems sport masses of green flower-heads. Oh, and it's slug-proof.
ERYNGIUM giganteum h b A biennial sea holly, spiney-ruffed flowers, good
dried, if you can bear to pick them!
erysimum helveticum h b Many yellow flowers from dark ruby buds.
euphorbia lathyrus (12) h b Caper spurge: from a single stem, dividing and
dividing to form an attractive architecture, with the typical green flowers?and
explosive seed pods?.very effective!
FOENICULUM vulgare h p Fennel. A dramatic plant with edible leaves, seeds and
flowers. Good for flower arranging.
FOENICULUM vulgare, bronze form h p The filamentous leaves are especially
beautiful in the spring as they unfurl, darkly.
FRANCOA sonchifolia h p Bridal wreath. Low clumps of fresh foliage with wands
bearing flowers that are pink but well marked with deep pink/red at the centre.
Charming.
FRITILLARIA pontica h bulb Green bells, often highlighted with red tones.
'Easy'
Galtonia candicans h bulb 'Summer Hyacinth' Flowering in spires at over a metre
high, this summer flowering hardy bulb, with individual flowers reminiscent of a
large snowdrop rather than a hyacinth! Will flower in 3 years from seed.
GERANIUM bohemicum ex 'Orchid Blue' (20) h a/b Masses of good blue flowers, over
a long season.
geranium 'Purple Haze' (20) (h)p 'Plantworld' have been busy selecting this
beautiful purple-leaved Meadow Cranesbill. Easy to select the ones with PURPLE
leaves just after germination. Delightful and different!
geranium ex 'Mrs Kendall Clark' (20) h p Seeming to come fairly true from seed,
this is a cranesbill with deeply dissected foliage and wedgewood-blue flowers
with a delicate clear veining.
geranium palmatum (20) (h)p The hardy geranium that flumoxes most people when
they first see it ('What on earth is THAT?). Enormous, beautiful glossy leaves
(rather like those of a giant Herb Robert) that demand to be used in floral art;
and with clear pink flowers, unusually born on flowering stems. Anything else?
Yes, a long flowering season, AND it's evergreen.
geranium phaeum (20) h p Mourning widow. Simple yet elegant. Dusky, deepest
purple nodding flowers that are beloved by bees. The seed is collected from a
form with dark splashes on the leaves. Cut back after flowering for fresh
leaves.
geranium psilostemon (15) h p One of the tallest cranesbills at about a metre
high and appreciating twiggy support. The dramatic flowers, magenta with black
veins and centre are born over a long period. To see it is to desire it.
geranium pyrenaicum (20) h p Masses of small purple flowers, and a long season
are the attractions of this shorter geranium. Particularly good in a pot, and
flowering first year from seed. Does tend to seed itself
though????..beautifully!
geranium pyrenaicum alba (20) h p Masses of small white flowers. A must-have!
geranium sinense (15) h p The 'blackest' geranium, flowering July and August.
geranium wallichianum ex 'Buxton Blue' (10) h p A very pretty geranium, with
white-centred blue flowers.
gilia tricolor h a Exceedingly pretty annual, great for in vases as well. I
first tried it after being told it had a chocolate scent. Hummm, I'd call it a
dusty calamine lotion one! 1'
gladiolus tristis (h)p blb A just-about hardy gladiolus that also surprises by
flowering in the spring rather than autumn. Creamy, scented flowers and slim
leaves. 1m.
HESPERIS matronalis alba h b Cottage garden biennial: sweet rocket, with clove
scented, edible flowers at 1m or more, will self seed gently if allowed. Seed
from white form.
HYSTRIX patula h p Bottlebrush grass?guess the shape of flower heads!
impatiens balfourii (20) h a This busy-lizzie relative will have most people
guessing! With fascinating 'orchid' flowers (rather like a Roscoea, I think) in
pink-and-white, it will make an exotic splash in your garden. Although only a
(hardy) annual, it will self-seed so well that I'll never be able to sell you a
second packet! And, here's the rub, the self-sown seedlings growing in the most
unlikely places with virtually no soil will likely be far more magnificent than
those you lovingly nurture!
inula hookeri h p Lovely long-petalled yellow daisies on respectably slowly
creeping roots. Is this the best-ever bud? From incredibly detailed buds with
long fuzzy bits, slowly unfurl and untwirl the long thin petals. A lovely
display, right into autumn.
ipomea purpurea (20) a cl Morning Glory, annual climbers in a range of colours.
kitaibela vitifolia h p Vine shaped leaves, white flowers, on a 6-8' plant.
Knautia macedonica h p Most-sought-after deepest burgundy flowers.
LATHYRUS odoratus h a Old Fashioned Sweet-Pea Mix. Gorgeous fragrance.
LAVATERA arborea variegata (20) h b/p The variegated tree mallow, with purple
flowers. The beautifully variegation only develops during the first autumn, the
leaves are large and very tactile, being softer than velvet. Will you be able
to keep the leaves on the plant all winter or will the flower-arranger in the
family strip it? Purple mallow flowers.
LEYCESTARIA formosa h s Pheasant berry: a shrub with almost bamboo-like growth
and distinctive burgundy and white drooping flower clusters, followed by dark
luscious berries beloved of blackbirds.
linaria purpurea h p Tall, slim spires of massed purple flowers.
loasa triphylla or nana, (10) (h)ha A stinging annual plant, with fascinating
flowers. These have canoe-shaped white petals, and red-and-yellow
centre-pieces. The green seed-pods are the best I've ever seen: imagine a
peeled orange that has segments that have been swept and swirled into S-shapes.
Tell people, 'please don't touch this plant'. That usually ensures that they
try.
lobelia siphilitica h p A perennial hardy lobelia with long purple flowering
spikes in the autumn.
lobelia speciosa h p Perennial plant with almost flourescent deep-pink/red
flowers. At over 1m tall, an arresting sight in the late summer/autumn garden.
lobelia speciosa h p Seed from the dark purple form.
lobelia speciosa mix h p Seed from both the bright pink and the dark purple form
LUNARIA annua cerise form h b A vibrant cerise-flowered form of the biennial
Honesty, it also has dark seed-pods before the silver-penny stage, creating a
long season of interest.
LYCHNIS coronaria alba h p With white flowers, and grey felted foliage, this
hardy perennial is a must for the 'white garden'??.or anywhere else for that
matter.
malva sylvestris ha/b/p A mix of deep burgundy or burgundy-pointed pink mallow
flowers. Pretty and alluring.
meconopsis cambrica h p The native Welsh Poppy. A hardy perennial with yellow
flowers on waving wand stems. If you want to buy the Welsh Poppy, where better
than from Wales!
meconopsis cambrica aurantica h p The pretty orange form of the Welsh Poppy.
meconopsis cambrica aurantica fl. pl. h p Double orange form of the Welsh
Poppy. A must-have!
Melica transsilvanica 'Red Spire' (h)hp A hardy perennial grass with unusual,
very dark flowers arranged one-sidedly along the drooping flowering stem.
Appears to come true from seed.
mirabilis jalapa, ex white (20) (h)hp 'Marvel of Peru' , or the 'Four o'Clock
Plant'. A nearly hardy perennial (rather like dahlias?..and the root thongs may
be similarly stored over winter), which merrily takes over in my cold
greenhouse. Flowers at over a metre high, in red, yellow or white. The trumpet
flowers open in the evening and overnight with a most lovely penetrating
fragrance, try one in your conservatory.
mirabilis jalapa, ex red (20) (h)hp Seed from the red flowered form of 'Marvel
of Peru'.
mirabilis jalapa, red&white mix (20) (h)hp Seed from the red flowered form of
'Marvel of Peru'.
NASELLA trichotoma h p Low, prettily arching grass with airy flowering stems.
NICANDRA physaloides 'Violacea' (h)h a This form of the 'Shoo-fly' still has
blue-and-white flowers, but the ornamental calyx of the buds and pods are a deep
indigo! Dramatic and visible. Will anyone be able to guess what this plant is?!
nicotiana rustica hha A large half-hardy annual with green 'mob-cap' flowers at
1m or more.
Nigella damascena h a Love-in-a-mist, in blues and whites, and many of the
strange horned pods ('devil-in-a-bush') are striped crimson, all good for flower
arranging, fresh or dried.
OENOTHERA biennis h b Evening primrose. Large, bright yellow scented flowers.
OLEARIA nummulariifolia (h)h sh An unusual shrub, grown mainly for its
succulent foliage of many small, fat leaves. Studded with flowers in early
summer. Not totally hardy, does ok outside here.
PANICUM miliaceum violaceum h a What a grass! Great drooping tassels?violet
shaded. Wow!
papaver commutatum 'Ladybird' h a Black spotted, red flowers. No idea why it's
called 'Ladybird', though!
papaver rhoeas doubles h a The double-flowered forms of the field poppy.
papaver rupifragum h p Orange perennial poppy. Early flowers, then a few more
later!
PAPAVER Shirley,ex pink-&-white h a Beautiful annual poppies to brighten any
area,. From pink-and-white form.
papaver somniferum sngl maroon h a The opium poppy, with glaucous leaves and
two tone maroon flowers.
papaver somniferum single red h a The opium poppy, a hardy annual with glaucous
leaves and two tone red flowers.
papaver 'White Cloud' h a Opium poppy, magnificent double white flowers.
PASSIFLORA caerulea (20) h p cl * The incredible hardy climbing passionflower.
Can flower first year.
PHUOPSIS stylosa (10, few seeds produced) h p A real favourite of mine. From
attractive evergreen foliage (rather like 'goose grass') arise spherical
flower-heads of clusters of pink flowers each with a protruding style, thus
looking like pincushion balls!
PHYSOSTEGIA virginiana ex pink h p Obedient plant: each flower stays where you
put it! Spires of pink flowers in summer.
primula elatior h p The rare British native Oxlip. With primrose like flowers
on a cowslip-like stem, but much more beautiful than my description! Early and
reliable.
primula florindae, pink form H p The giant cowslip, flowering after the
candelabras, and also appreciating damper soil.
roscoea cautleoides h blb This is the genus that the uninitiated always ask 'Is
that an orchid?' This one has yellow flowers and respectable foliage. Takes
about 2 years from seed.
salvia forsskaolii h p Rather handsome with purple, relatively large, well
marked and patterned flowers over a long season. SAlvia sclarea (20) h b Best
form I've grown so far with flowers and bracts well coloured pink and lilac. A
show-stopper in full bloom, and with an intriguing grapefruit-sweat
smell/fragrance!
salvia verticillata h p Bees love the purple spires of this hardy sage.
schizostyllis coccinea h p * Kaffir Lily, with crimson flowers in October when
most plants are going to sleep for winter.
schizostyllis coccinea white form h p Kaffir Lily, with ethereal white flowers
in this form.
schizostyllis coccinea pink form h p * Kaffir Lily, with pink flowers in this
form.
SCUTELLARIA altissima h p Skullcap, a hardy perennial with purple-and-white
flowers and seeds enclosed in a 'skullcap'.
SETARIA macrostachya h a A great ornamental grass, particularly good for
dyring.
silybum marianum (20) h a/b One worth growing for the name alone! That's the
common name, of course, which is Holy or Milk Thistle, in allusion to the leaves
being liberally and beautifully laced with the silver-white of Mary's milk.
sisyrinchium striatum (20) h p Cream-and-yellow flowers up 50 cm flowering
spikes. Evergreen iris-like foliage.
STIPA gigantea (?) (20) Flowering first year from seed, a lovely grass with
tall airy wands that catch every tiny breeze. Super value. I received it as
Stipa gigantea, although that is said to rarely set viable seed in Britain, and
the leaf looks different!
STIPA tenuissima h p Ornamental grass with upright growth and flowing,
hair-like tresses of flowers.
STYLOPHORUM lasiocarpum h p Human Bloodwort! So named for red sap (well,
orange really), this is a plant that takes well to shade, with attractive leaves
and yellow poppy-like flowers.
STYLOPHORUM diphyllum h p Yellow poppy flowers, and with lovely bluey foliage
in spring.
TANACETUM parthenium h b Feverfew. Herb and cottage garden indispensable.
Yellow-centred white daisy flowers.
TELLIMA grandiflora h p Fringecups. Tall waving wands of tiny fringed flowers
with a delicate scent that I liken to azaleas.
THALICTRUM aquilegifolium h p A tall hardy perennial that doesn't usually need
staking, it has froths of purple fluffy flowers, and attractive seed heads.
Very reliable.
TROPAEOLUM peregrinum (12) (h)ha Canary creeper. Yellow flowers on attractive
climbing plants with lovely leaves.
verbascum chaixii album h p A perennial, increasing, verbascum with spires of
purple-centred white flowers.
verbascum nigrum h p Branching stems, purple-centred yellow flowers.
verbascum nigrum album h p Branching stems, purple-centred white flowers.
verbascum nigrum ex cream h p I thought this was white, until the white
flowered!
verbascum roripifolium Like the phoeniceum hybrids with airy wands of flowers.
Purple-centred yellow. Flowers 1st year.
verbascum phoeniceum hybrids h p * Airy wands, mixed colours.
verbena bonariensis (h)hp With airy stems, and purple heads, these
butterfly-attracting flowers are suitable for any garden. Although growing to
1-2m, its airy growth allows it to be grown even towards the front of the
border. A half hardy perennial, likely to over-winter in a sheltered spot, or
let it self-sow.
VESTIA foetida (h)h sh Almost fuchsia-like yellow flowers in spring, arch down
from this evergreen shrub, which is hardy in sheltered areas. If cut back by
the cold, may well sprout from ground level. (I over-winter first-year seedlings
under cold glass, letting them grow in a sheltered spot in the open garden from
then on.)
VIOLA cornuta h p The delicately beautiful horned violet. A robust perennial,
it flowers near ground level in the open, or will scramble to 30-40cms high in
the perennial border. A purple-blue colour.
VIOLA cornuta alba h p Highly desirable, this is the white form of the horned
viola. Flowers near ground level in the open, or will scramble to 30-40cms high
in the perennial border. This white form is particularly floriferous and gives
colour over months.
VIOLA cornuta mix h p Mix of purple and white forms.
VIOLA tricolor h a Heartsease, wild pansy. Beautifully marked flowers, which
are edible if you can bear to part with them!
VIOLA Ex 'Beacon Blue' h p Velvety -purple, with a white 'halo'.
Chrysanthemum Shungiku h p * Chopsuey greens. Although often grown for tasty
young leaves and shoots, please don't eat them all! Leave some to flower at
about 4', with yellow and white zoned daisy flowers. Petals edible too!
LAND CRESS h a The closest to watercress you can get without water! Yellow
flowers. My favourite hardy winter saladling.
ALL-KINDS-OF- EVERYTHING MIX! Just what it says, all kinds of everything just
waiting to burst forth from this jumbo mix! Grow a jungle! Mostly last years
seeds, also current 'plentifuls' and 'escapees'!
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