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  • Date Placed: 2018-06-19 19:58:01 UTC
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  1. ACONITUM CARMICHAELII VAR. ARENDSII

    Family: Ranunculaceae | Common name: Autumn-Flowering Monkshood, Aconitum carmichaelii late form
    This is the rarely-offered, very latest form of any of the "Monkshood" plants to flower here at Plant World. It's a cross between A. carmichaelii and A. carmichaelii var wilsonii and the long stems produce buds in August and September with the deepest inky blue flowers opening still later. These magnificent spikes of extraordinarily large flowers are only damaged by the first frosts in late October and November. Few good seeds collected. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: For best results, sow seeds as soon as you receive them onto a good soil-based compost. Cover the seeds with fine grit or compost to approximately their own depth. These seeds can be very slow indeed to germinate, and may wait for spring before emerging whenever sown. Do not use artificial heat to try to germinate them as it will simply disrupt their germination mechanism. Please be very patient, and do not discard the seed pan.

    1 packet @ £2.66 each

  2. ACONITUM KIRINENSE

    Family: Ranunculaceae | Common name: Monkshood
    Primrose-yellow, darker-anthered "monkshood" flowers open on short stems on this rare gem from the mountain slopes and forest margins of China, Korea and Eastern Russia. Very doubtfully in cultivation, it is a far superior plant to its relative, Aconitum lycoctonum, being shorter and more compact in stature, as well as having flowers which are outward-facing rather than pendent. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Sow seeds IMMEDIATELY you receive them, at any time of the year, they depend on having several months in cold, damp compost, (NOT DRY IN A FRIDGE) before they will germinate. Keep the seed tray moist in a cold greenhouse or shady corner. These fresh seeds can be very slow to germinate. Do not use any artificial heat in an attempt to germinate them as it may cause them to enter even deeper dormancy.

    1 packet @ £2.61 each

  3. ACONITUM LYCOCTONUM ssp MOLDAVICUM

    Family: Ranunculaceae | Common name: Moldavian Monkshood, Aconitum lycoctonum ssp moldavicum
    This is an unusual colour variant on the normal creamy-white form of Aconitum lycoctonum that bears strong spikes of purple-grey flowers shaded with cream at the mouth and dusky violet on the spur. As such it makes quite a change from the usual run-of-the-mill varieties. It is a local and regional Carpathian endemic from the nemoral belt of the mountains and taller hills. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: For best results, sow seeds as soon as you receive them onto a good soil-based compost. Cover the seeds with fine grit or compost to approximately their own depth. These seeds can be very slow indeed to germinate, and may wait for spring before emerging whenever sown. Do not use artificial heat to try to germinate them as it will simply disrupt their germination mechanism. Please be very patient, and do not discard the seed pan.

    1 packet @ £2.66 each

  4. ACONITUM NAPELLUS

    Family: Ranunculaceae | Common name: Monkshood, Venus' Chariot
    The true "Monkshood" flowers from earliest spring, producing indigo-blue hooded flowers on strong stems clad in shiny green leaves. This is one of the earliest, easiest and most rewarding flowers you can grow in the garden and is totally trouble-free, making a strong, long-lived, bone hardy and totally non-invasive clump. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: For best results, sow seeds as soon as you receive them onto a good soil-based compost. Cover the seeds with fine grit or compost to approximately their own depth. These seeds can be very slow indeed to germinate, and may wait for spring before emerging whenever sown. Do not use artificial heat to try to germinate them as it will simply disrupt their germination mechanism. Please be very patient, and do not discard the seed pan.

    1 packet @ £2.39 each

  5. ACTAEA ELATA

    Family: Ranunculaceae | Common name: TALL BUGBANE, CIMICIFUGA ELATA
    Beautiful spray like clusters of showy white flowers form conspicuous, long, bottlebrush-looking flower heads, very late in the year when most other flowers have long-gone. Found in north western USA and western coast of Canada it has many medicinal and other properties, for example it is reputed to repels insects, hence its name "Bugbane". Unlike other members of the genus Actaea most of which bear berries, the few seeds are produced in green pods, resembling those of aconitums. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: For best results, sow seeds as soon as you receive them onto a good soil-based compost. Cover the seeds with fine grit or compost to approximately their own depth. These seeds can be very slow indeed to germinate, and may wait for spring before emerging whenever sown. Do not use artificial heat to try to germinate them as it will simply disrupt their germination mechanism. Please be very patient, and do not discard the seed pan.

    1 packet @ £2.66 each

  6. ANEMONE HUPEHENSIS 'SEPTEMBER CHARM'

    Family: Ranunculaceae | Common name: Japanese Anemone
    This anemone brings valuable colour to the garden in late summer and autumn, with masses of large, rosy pink, cup-shaped flowers on tall, wiry stems from July to September. One of the most reliable and free-flowering of the Japanese anemones, these have distinctive purple-tinted stems, and outer petals which contrast beautifully with the pale pink inner petals. They are perfect for areas of partial shade towards the back of a moist herbaceous or mixed border. The branching stems of poppy-like flowers are superb for cutting. Seedlings may vary but all will be lovely. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Sow seeds IMMEDIATELY you receive them, at any time of the year, they depend on having several months in cold, damp compost, (NOT DRY IN A FRIDGE) before they will germinate. Keep the seed tray moist in a cold greenhouse or shady corner. These fresh seeds can be very slow to germinate. Do not use any artificial heat in an attempt to germinate them as it may cause them to enter even deeper dormancy.

    1 packet @ £2.48 each

  7. ANEMONOPSIS MACROPHYLLA

    Family: Ranunculaceae | Common name: False Anemone
    A stunning Japanese treasure. Above the mid green leaves arise airy sprays of impossibly beautiful nodding flowers. Seemingly carved from wax, like pendent water-lilies, each displays a wondrous double circle of petals, the outer one an almost pure ivory white, whilst the centre is purplish-blue. Totally hardy, these fabulous plants will excel in shade and well-prepared organic soil. Very few good seeds collected. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Sow seeds IMMEDIATELY you receive them, at any time of the year, they depend on having several months in cold, damp compost, (NOT DRY IN A FRIDGE) before they will germinate. Keep the seed tray moist in a cold greenhouse or shady corner. These fresh seeds can be very slow to germinate. Do not use any artificial heat in an attempt to germinate them as it may cause them to enter even deeper dormancy.

    1 packet @ £3.47 each

  8. ANGELICA SYLVESTRIS 'EBONY'

    Family: Apiaceae | Common name: Vicars Mead
    This fabulous new bee and butterfly plant is the darkest of any angelica we have ever grown. Exquisite, almost black, finely-cut shiny leaves are held below heads of darkest purple buds opening to delicate sprays of pink flowers. This plant caused mayhem when originally shown at Chelsea and comes satisfyingly true from seed, although the odd seedling may have less intensely-coloured foliage. It is important to wait for full development of the plant to obtain darkest pigmentation. Very few fertile seeds are ever collected. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: For best results, sow seeds as soon as you receive them onto a good soil-based compost. Cover the seeds with fine grit or compost to approximately their own depth. These seeds can be very slow indeed to germinate, and may wait for spring before emerging whenever sown. Do not use artificial heat to try to germinate them as it will simply disrupt their germination mechanism. Please be very patient, and do not discard the seed pan.

    1 packet @ £3.42 each

  9. AQUILEGIA VULGARIS 'ALCHEMIST'S MIX'

    Family: Ranunculaceae | Common name: Granny's Bonnet
    Seeds collected from our 'bizarre aquilegia' and 'unusual oddities' beds in the trial grounds, including some new very dwarf variegated and coloured foliage forms. No-one has ever seen plants like some of these before, so do our further trialling for us. Let us know if anything amazing turns up! ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Sow immediately at any time onto preferably a soil-based compost, covering with fine grit to approximately their own depth. Germination MAY be quicker if kept at 15 to 20 degrees C. but many seeds WILL NOT come up the year they are sown, needing winter chilling after sowing, and ONLY come up with natural spring germination.

    1 packet @ £2.25 each

  10. ARISTOLOCHIA CHILENSIS

    Family: Aristolochiaceae | Common name: Fox ear, Virgin Mary's herb
    An extremely lovely and unusual climber. Boomerang-shaped leaves on twining stems carrying strikingly beautifully marked, purple-green inflated flowers. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Sow seeds at any time onto a good soil-based compost covering seeds with fine grit or compost to approximately their own depth. We recommend germinating at 15 to 20 degrees C. Germination may be very slow, perhaps 2-3 months, or sometimes much longer, and these seeds may sometimes wait for spring before emerging. Grow on individual seedlings in 3 inch pots before finally planting with climbing support in a well-drained spot or very large pot.

    1 packet @ £2.57 each

  11. ARUM DIOSCORIDIS

    Family: Araceae
    Large green spathes with smooth velvety jet-black blotches inside surround a black spadix. This vigorous, impressive and hardy plan, which excels in rich woodland, humus and shade, has proved to be one of the most popular Arum species in regular cultivation. The only drawback is that it has one of the strongest smelling spathes of the genus, this is used to attract pollinating flies! Thankfully that is short-lived. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: For best results, sow seeds as soon as you receive them onto a good soil-based compost. Cover the seeds with fine grit or compost to approximately their own depth. These seeds can be very slow indeed to germinate, and may wait for spring before emerging whenever sown. Do not use artificial heat to try to germinate them as it will simply disrupt their germination mechanism. Please be very patient, and do not discard the seed pan.

    1 packet @ £3.33 each

  12. ARUM MACULATUM

    Family: Araceae | Common name: Lords and Ladies, Jack in the Pulpit
    Much loved by children, this flower consists of a purple spadix protruding from a pale yellow spathe. In autumn, bright, ornamental scarlet berries appear. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: For best results, sow seeds as soon as you receive them onto a good soil-based compost. Cover the seeds with fine grit or compost to approximately their own depth. These seeds can be very slow indeed to germinate, and may wait for spring before emerging whenever sown. Do not use artificial heat to try to germinate them as it will simply disrupt their germination mechanism. Please be very patient, and do not discard the seed pan.

    1 packet @ £2.43 each

  13. ATROPA BELLADONNA

    Family: Solanaceae | Common name: DEADLY NIGHTSHADE, DWALE
    Purple-green bell flowers, (resembling an ancient nightshade) are deep purple inside, and hang on thick stems bearing soft leaves. Later appear the juicy, shiny, black berries. But be warned, its common name is true and appropriate. It was derived from the fact that in ancient times women would put tinctures of the berry juice into their eyes to dilate the pupils to 'make them appear more beautiful': BELLA DONNA = BEAUTIFUL LADY! All parts of this plant are extremely poisonous, producing the drug atropine, commonly used in eye examinations, (and also scopolamine and hyocyamine) so do not ever grow this plant where children have access to it when it is in fruit. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Sow immediately at any time onto preferably a soil-based compost, covering with fine grit to approximately their own depth. Germination MAY be quicker if kept at 15 to 20 degrees C. but many seeds WILL NOT come up the year they are sown, needing winter chilling after sowing, and ONLY come up with natural spring germination.

    1 packet @ £2.88 each

  14. BELLEVALIA ROMANA

    Family: Hyacinthaceae | Common name: Roman Hyacinth
    From April onwards, tight conical clusters of pale blue buds open into compacted spikes of flared, waxy white flowers, each flower bell having attractively contrasting navy blue anthers. These flowers have an attractive fragrance which is especially noticeable in the evening. This lovely little plant should be grown more often but is rare in cultivation. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Sow seeds at any time, covering them very thinly with compost or grit, keeping the seed pot in a cool, well-lit spot outdoors. Artificial heat is not needed and can prevent germination so be very patient as many species will only germinate in the spring after chilling or freezing in the moist seed pot in the winter. Grow on individual seedlings in small pots until of sufficient size to be potted on or planted out into the open ground.

    1 packet @ £2.21 each

  15. BLUEBELL - HYACINTHOIDES NON-SCRIPTA

    Family: Liliaceae | Common name: Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Scilla non-scripta
    Drifts of fragrant, nodding "Common Blue Bells" are one of the most enduring sights of spring in English woods. These seeds were collected from the wild plants on Devon banks surrounding our gardens. These are Scilla non-scripta seeds. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: For best results, simply broadcast the seeds where they are to flower. Bulbs big enough to flower will appear after a couple of years. Alternatively sow seeds onto a good soil-based compost. Cover the seeds with fine grit or compost to approximately their own depth. They can be sown at any time, and although germination can be quicker if kept at 15 to 20 degrees C, we sow most seeds in an unheated greenhouse and wait for natural germination as many seeds wait for spring before emerging regardless of when they are sown. Spring sowing will obviously give them a full season of growth.

    1 packet @ £1.85 each

  16. CARDAMINE HEPTAPHYLLA

    Family: Cruciferae, | Common name: Pinnate Coralroot, Seven-leaved toothwort, Ladies Smock
    Rare and extremely beautiful, this superb, very-early-flowering plant opens its perfumed, four-petalled heads in early in April, and then on into May before dying down to a sleeping tuber, rather as celandines and snowdrops do. This valuable display occurs well before any other blooms open and well before the main flush of flowers appears. Ideal in a shady or woodland environment, it bears leaves divided into seven leaflets, with stems carrying several very pretty white flowers, pinkish in bud. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by bees, flies and moths. Very few seeds are ever collected. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Sow immediately at any time onto preferably a soil-based compost, covering with fine grit to approximately their own depth. Germination MAY be quicker if kept at 15 to 20 degrees C. but many seeds WILL NOT come up the year they are sown, needing winter chilling after sowing, and ONLY come up with natural spring germination.

    1 packet @ £3.51 each

  17. COLCHICUM LAETUM

    Family: Colchicaceae | Common name: Autumn Crocus, Naked Lady, Meadow Saffron
    In late summer or autumn, for 2-3 weeks, flowers open pale purple-pink with rounded ends, the petals of each bloom often held parallel to the ground, and they are well suited for the rock garden. These plants are very hardy coming from such cold places as south east Russia through to the Caucasus and Dagestan. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Sow seeds at any time, covering them very thinly with compost or grit, keeping the seed pot in a cool, well-lit spot outdoors. Artificial heat is not needed and can prevent germination so be very patient as many species will only germinate in the spring after chilling or freezing in the moist seed pot in the winter. Grow on individual seedlings in small pots until of sufficient size to be potted on or planted out into the open ground.

    1 packet @ £2.61 each

  18. CONVALLARIA MAJALIS PINK BELLS

    Family: Convallariaceae | Common name: Lily of the Valley (Pink form)
    Certainly never before offered as seed, this very rare and extremely gorgeous plant opens tiny spires of intensely fragrant, pendent pink flowers in spring and early summer. When grown in dappled shade with good rich soil, or even leaf-mould, this plant will romp away making a perfumed carpet each year. Plants take years to make seeds and then only very few are ever produced. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Sow seeds IMMEDIATELY you receive them, at any time of the year, they depend on having several months in cold, damp compost, (NOT DRY IN A FRIDGE) before they will germinate. Keep the seed tray moist in a cold greenhouse or shady corner. These fresh seeds can be very slow to germinate. Do not use any artificial heat in an attempt to germinate them as it may cause them to enter even deeper dormancy.

    2 packets @ £4.01 each +1 free packet

  19. DACTYLORHIZA INCARNATA

    Family: Orchidaceae | Common name: Early Marsh Orchid
    Stems, sometimes purple near the top, hold numerous pink flowers which are patterned with darker pink–purple. The alternate, stalkless leaves, which gradually become smaller towards the crown, are lanceolate with an entire margin and are attractively covered in dark purple spots. As implied by the common name, they will thrive in damp, even wet places where they can double up reliably each year. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: IMPORTANT! DO NOT SOW SEEDS IN POTS OR TRAYS, THEY WILL NOT GERMINATE IF YOU DO THIS. SPRINKLE THINLY DIRECT ONTO DAMP UNDISTURBED GROUND, OR EVEN A DAMP WILD GRASSY AREA. PLEASE BE PATIENT AS THEY ARE VERY SLOW TO GERMINATE AND YOU WILL SEE NO SEEDLINGS FOR AT LEAST A YEAR, AND WHEN YOU DO SPOT THEM THEY WILL BE VERY SMALL INDEED. DO NOT MOVE THEM AS THEY ARE BEST GROWN WHERE THEY HAVE GERMINATED, OFTEN TAKING TWO OR MORE YEARS BEFORE THEY ARE BIG ENOUGH TO BE NOTICED. PLEASE BE VERY PATIENT AS THEY ARE WORTH THE WAIT.

    1 packet @ £2.48 each

  20. DICENTRA EXIMIA

    Family: Papaveraceae | Common name: Wild Bleeding Heart, Finged Bleeding Heart, Turkey Corn, Spring Morning
    A truly rare and beautiful plant from the south-eastern states of the USA, this gem pushes up a mass of greyish-green, fern-like foliage, above which, in May and also in September, sprays of dark pink, pendent, heart-shaped flowers open on graceful, drooping stems. It does best in a position in moist and well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Sow immediately at any time onto preferably a soil-based compost, covering with fine grit to approximately their own depth. Germination MAY be quicker if kept at 15 to 20 degrees C. but many seeds WILL NOT come up the year they are sown, needing winter chilling after sowing, and ONLY come up with natural spring germination.

    1 packet @ £2.61 each

  21. DRYAS DRUMMONDII

    Family: Rosaceae | Common name: Yellow Mountain Avens
    One of the classic alpines, this lovely plant bears nodding, primrose-yellow buds which open into slightly paler buttermilk flowers on woody stems, the foliage consisting of tiny, leathery leaves with a grey reverse. Finally, the large impressive fuzzy ball of a seed head opens. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Seeds can be sown at any time but are best sown in winter or early spring to benefit from a cold spell in the wet compost to break their dormancy. We advise covering seeds very thinly with sand or fine grit to about the depth of the seed size. If the seeds do not come up within 6 to 12 weeks the damp seed tray can be given cold treatment in a fridge for about four weeks. They may still take very many months to appear, so please never discard the pot or tray.

    1 packet @ £2.66 each

  22. ECHIUM RUSSICUM

    Family: Boraginaceae | Common name: Russian Bugloss
    Russia and Eastern Europe is the home of this uncommon and unusual plant which is probably the most attractive of all dwarf echiums. Amazingly it is not only bone-hardy but also, unbelievably, reliably perennial! Many short stout stems carry whorls of long lance-shaped dark green leaves, and a long succession of foot-long spikes of stunning, bright crimson flowers with prominent protruding red anthers. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Sow seeds anytime from late winter onwards, and they do best sown where actually needed, in a well-drained, sheltered spot. Or sow in a seed tray in early spring onto a soil-based compost. No artificial heat is needed, just good light. Seedlings usually appear in 2 to 6 weeks. Pot on into a small pot before planting out in a well-drained sheltered spot, or a large container that may be taken inside. Plants usually flower 12 to 24 months after sowing, and may often vary in habit and flower colour as we have many species growing here, and very many busy bees....

    1 packet @ £2.66 each

  23. ERYNGIUM MIXED

    Family: Umbelliferae
    A large packet taken from all of those described here, as well as some unidentified species in our trial ground. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Sow seeds IMMEDIATELY you receive them, at any time of the year, they depend on having several months in cold, damp compost, (NOT DRY IN A FRIDGE) before they will germinate. Keep the seed tray moist in a cold greenhouse or shady corner. These fresh seeds can be very slow to germinate. Do not use any artificial heat in an attempt to germinate them as it may cause them to enter even deeper dormancy.

    1 packet @ £2.25 each

  24. FRANCOA SONCHIFOLIA 'PINK GIANT'

    Family: Saxifragaceae | Common name: Bridal wreath
    Several years ago a single seedling flowered with very large blossoms and beautifully bi-coloured petals on attractive short, stout stems. From this one plant we have established a superb seed strain with consistently larger, more attractive and longer lasting flowers, and given this rarely grown stately saxifrage relative from Chile an appropriate name. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Sow immediately at any time onto preferably a soil-based compost, covering with fine grit to approximately their own depth. Germination MAY be quicker if kept at 15 to 20 degrees C. but many seeds WILL NOT come up the year they are sown, needing winter chilling after sowing, and ONLY come up with natural spring germination.

    1 packet @ £2.34 each

  25. GENTIANA TRIFLORA

    Family: Gentianaceae | Common name: Clustered Gentian
    Several erect thick stems radiate from the crown of this rather magnificent plant. At the end of each sprouts a truss of large puckered blue trumpets. It is native to higher-elevation (600-1000 m) meadows and forests of China, Mongolia, Eastern Russia, Korea and Japan. And if you can pronounce it is called san hua long dan in Chinese! ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Seeds can be sown at any time but are best sown in winter or early spring to benefit from a cold spell in the wet compost to break their dormancy. We advise covering seeds very thinly with sand or fine grit to about the depth of the seed size. If the seeds do not come up within 6 to 12 weeks the damp seed tray can be given cold treatment in a fridge for about four weeks. They may still take very many months to appear, so please never discard the pot or tray.

    1 packet @ £2.39 each

  26. GERANIUM BOHEMICUM ORCHID BLUE

    Family: Geraniaceae | Common name: Geranium Baby Blue, Syn. Geranium 'Orchid-Blue
    This incredibly versatile hardy Geranium flowers a rarely seen shade of pure campanula blue, on low brittle hairy stems, across a matt of attractive foliage. The masses of flowers will look spctacular at the front of any border or even in a container. Wonderful in rich damp soil. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Sow immediately at any time onto preferably a soil-based compost, covering with fine grit to approximately their own depth. Germination MAY be quicker if kept at 15 to 20 degrees C. but many seeds WILL NOT come up the year they are sown, needing winter chilling after sowing, and ONLY come up with natural spring germination.

    1 packet @ £2.39 each

  27. GERANIUM ROBERTIANUM ALBUM

    Family: Geraniaceae | Common name: Herb Robert white form
    The lovely white-flowered form of "Herb Robert" produces masses of white flowers on a dividing network of red stems. These are produced in early summer forming a billowing mass of bloom. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Sow immediately at any time onto preferably a soil-based compost, covering with fine grit to approximately their own depth. Germination MAY be quicker if kept at 15 to 20 degrees C. but many seeds WILL NOT come up the year they are sown, needing winter chilling after sowing, and ONLY come up with natural spring germination.

    1 packet @ £2.25 each

  28. HELLEBORUS ORIENTALIS ANEMONE CENTRED

    Family: Ranunculaceae
    This is a quite delightful variety of hellebore in which each flower has an attractive ring of frilly petals (which are in fact oversized nectaries) within the usual petals producing an attractive, frilly, doubling effect. The sizeable, upturned flowers come in the usual range of bright colours. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Sow these seeds IMMEDIATELY you receive them, WHENEVER THIS MAY BE! They need SEVERAL MONTHS in damp compost, (NOT DRY IN A FRIDGE) before they will germinate as the season naturally warms, usually between January and March in the Northern Hemisphere, regardless of when they are sown. Keep the seed tray in a cold place, and check every few weeks. They are COLD germinators! Never, ever, use any artificial heat as this will prevent them from germinating, and ultimately kill them! Keep ungerminated seed pots for at least two years!

    1 packet @ £3.33 each

  29. HEUCHERA 'METALLICA' (AMERICANA)

    Family: Saxifragaceae
    These plants have been selected for the most attractive marbled and veined leaves. The colours and shades of mahogany, bronze, aluminium and silver are most distinctive on young spring foliage. Flower sprays in shades of pink and white. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Sow immediately at any time onto preferably a soil-based compost, covering with fine grit to approximately their own depth. Germination MAY be quicker if kept at 15 to 20 degrees C. but many seeds WILL NOT come up the year they are sown, needing winter chilling after sowing, and ONLY come up with natural spring germination.

    1 packet @ £2.39 each

  30. HYPERICUM BUPLEUROIDES

    Family: Hypercicaceae, Guttiferae
    Native to north eastern Turkey into Russia, this bone-hardy, fascinating, rare and unusual species has perfoliate, paired, fused leaves clasping the stem, forming a cupped arrangement. Large, golden-yellow flowers with reflexed petals and prominent, very long stamens form a broad pyramidal inflorescence. In a semi-shaded spot in moisture retentive soil it will make a superb specimen. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Seeds have already been thoroughly cleaned and cold-stored for several months. Sow into well-drained, sandy compost at any time of year, cover to their own depth with sand or grit. No artificial heat is needed; seed tray is best left in a cool protected spot and kept moist. Seeds usually germinate in spring, regardless of when sown.

    1 packet @ £2.57 each

  31. LILIUM MARTAGON RED

    Family: Liliaceae | Common name: Turk's Cap Lily
    This is the more unusual and extremely desirable darker-coloured form of this strong-growing lily. It forms a clump of erect stems bearing whorls of narrow leaves with large racemes of nodding, glossy, deepest red flowers with recurved petals in early summer. Bone hardy and long-lived it is a valuable addition to any garden. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Sow seeds at any time, covering them very thinly with compost or grit, keeping the seed pot in a cool, well-lit spot outdoors. Artificial heat is not needed and can prevent germination so be very patient as many species will only germinate in the spring after chilling or freezing in the moist seed pot in the winter. Grow on individual seedlings in small pots until of sufficient size to be potted on or planted out into the open ground.

    1 packet @ £2.66 each

  32. MECONOPSIS 'LINGHOLM' (EX GRANDIS)

    Family: Papaveraceae | Common name: Blue Poppy, Himalayan Poppy, 'Fertile Blue Group'
    With enormous deep cobalt blue flowers, up to four inches across, this is certainly the best blue poppy ever available. It multiplies up steadily each year into a massive golden-haired clump which can be divided to increase the size of the bed, and in a shady spot with moist, organic-enriched soil, a bed of these plants makes an unbelievable sight. This quite reliable perennial is far superior to the already famous Meconopsis betonicifolia. We even grow beds of these gorgeous flowers successfully in hot, dry Devon, and challenge you to grow these fantastic plants. We will gladly buy your crop of ripe seed heads back from you, or exchange for a generous selection of seeds from our list if you are successful, please get in touch if you succeed! ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Seeds can be sown at any time, but for a full season of growth are best sown in trays in early spring. Cover seeds thinly in a cool spot, artificial heat is rarely needed as this can cause rapid germination and fungal attack. Seedlings usually appear within 3 to 6 weeks but can take much longer. Pot on into small pots and protect from hot sun. Plant out into a shaded, moist, peaty or organic soil. These long-lived plants are completely herbaceous, dying down to a large, resting, underground winter bud, please do not disturb them whilst they are asleep!

    1 packet @ £2.88 each

  33. MINUARTIA JUNIPERINA

    Family: Caryophyllaceae | Common name: Arenaria juniperina, Juniper Stitchwort, Juniper Sandwort
    A dense, dwarf, hummock-forming plant with white five-petalled flowers smothering the green dome in May and June. An ideal plant for a scree , rockery or even as a container plant in an alpine house which will protect the delicate flowers. It is native to Greece, Turkey, Syria, Israel and northern Iraq where it grows in inhospitable conditions on rocky ledges and in stony soil. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Seeds can be sown at any time but are best sown in winter or early spring to benefit from a cold spell in the wet compost to break their dormancy. We advise covering seeds very thinly with sand or fine grit to about the depth of the seed size. If the seeds do not come up within 6 to 12 weeks the damp seed tray can be given cold treatment in a fridge for about four weeks. They may still take very many months to appear, so please never discard the pot or tray.

    1 packet @ £2.57 each

  34. PARIS QUADRIFOLIA

    Family: Melanthiaceae | Common name: Herb Paris, True Lover's Knot
    This very unusual plant has solitary flowers with four or more narrow, greenish, thread-like petals, and green petaloid sepals, the flower being borne in May above a single whorl of four or more stem leaves. Each plant only produces one blueberry-like fruit, which is poisonous. Growing conditions are the same as for Trilliums, the creeping rhizomes increasing steadily when happy. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Seeds can be sown at any time but are best sown in winter or early spring to benefit from a cold spell in the wet compost to break their dormancy. We advise covering seeds very thinly with sand or fine grit to about the depth of the seed size. If the seeds do not come up within 6 to 12 weeks the damp seed tray can be given cold treatment in a fridge for about four weeks. They may still take very many months to appear, so please never discard the pot or tray.

    2 packets @ £2.43 each +1 free packet

  35. PHYTEUMA CONFUSUM

    Family: Campanulaceae | Common name: Rampion
    Forming small clumps up to 6 inches high, this lovely alpine, found in the wild in the eastern Alps, bears compact heads of attractive mauvey-purple tubular flowers, each head, rather than being a single bloom, actually consisting of a collection of smaller ones, huddled together, rather imitating a scabious to which it is totally unrelated. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Seeds can be sown at any time but are best sown in winter or early spring to benefit from a cold spell in the wet compost to break their dormancy. We advise covering seeds very thinly with sand or fine grit to about the depth of the seed size. If the seeds do not come up within 6 to 12 weeks the damp seed tray can be given cold treatment in a fridge for about four weeks. They may still take very many months to appear, so please never discard the pot or tray.

    1 packet @ £2.48 each

  36. POLLIA JAPONICA

    Family: Commelinaceae | Common name: Yabumyoga, Spiderwort.
    Very rare, unusual, and easy to grow, this lovely Japanese native woodlander thrives in any shady spot. From late summer to autumn, the upright downy white stalks appear, bearing whorls of white flowers, followed by attractive, showy dark blue berries. The whorls of long, pointed, leathery, dark-green leaves look quite unreal, almost like dazzling shiny plastic. Spreading by underground rhizomes, it is perfect for shade or even in a container too. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Sow immediately at any time onto preferably a soil-based compost, covering with fine grit to approximately their own depth. Germination MAY be quicker if kept at 15 to 20 degrees C. but many seeds WILL NOT come up the year they are sown, needing winter chilling after sowing, and ONLY come up with natural spring germination.

    1 packet @ £2.88 each

  37. POLYGONUM BISTORTA 'SUPERBA'

    Family: Polygonaceae | Common name: Persicaria bistorta superba
    Sizeable, cool pink "bottle-brush" heads are produced over an extended period during May and June over strong clumps of broad basal leaves. Graham Stuart Thomas says, "Useful and beautiful" and indeed its Latin name is most appropriate. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Sow immediately at any time onto preferably a soil-based compost, covering with fine grit to approximately their own depth. Germination MAY be quicker if kept at 15 to 20 degrees C. but many seeds WILL NOT come up the year they are sown, needing winter chilling after sowing, and ONLY come up with natural spring germination.

    1 packet @ £2.39 each

  38. PRIMULA ELATIOR

    Family: Primulaceae | Common name: OXLIP
    The is seed collected from the true British "Oxlip", now exremely rare in the wild. It is superficially like a cowslip but with larger, orange-throated, fragrant pale lemon flowers. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Primula seeds may be sown in good light conditions at any time onto a loam-based compost, barely cover so that around 50% are still visible. We never use artificial heat, primulas are COOL germinators! As a rule best temperatures are usually between 10 and 15 degrees C. (e.g. a cool greenhouse or northerly window sill) PLEASE NOTE: Temperatures exceeding 15 C can prevent germination, and above 20 C expect very little germination as seeds can go dormant as a protective measure. Germination can take up to 6 weeks, but sometimes takes much longer.

    1 packet @ £2.39 each

  39. PRIMULA JAPONICA 'APPLE BLOSSOM'

    Family: Primulaceae
    This selection of the vigorous Primula japonica opens layered whorls of red-eyed, pale pink flowers in late spring and early summer, all above strong leafy rosettes of toothed leaves. Additionally, it usually flowers again in the autumn when it is established. It is one of the only candelabra primulas that will not only survive, but indeed thrive, in the average garden situation, as long as it it does not completely dry out. And if it does they invariably recover when they are finally watered again. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Primula seeds may be sown in good light conditions at any time onto a loam-based compost, barely cover so that around 50% are still visible. We never use artificial heat, primulas are COOL germinators! As a rule best temperatures are usually between 10 and 15 degrees C. (e.g. a cool greenhouse or northerly window sill) PLEASE NOTE: Temperatures exceeding 15 C can prevent germination, and above 20 C expect very little germination as seeds can go dormant as a protective measure. Germination can take up to 6 weeks, but sometimes takes much longer.

    1 packet @ £2.66 each

  40. PRIMULA PULVERULENTA 'BARTLEY'S STRAIN'

    Family: Primulaceae
    Traditionally, this is the most desirable and sought after of all of the large primulas. (So valuable in fact that much of a sizeable bed was dug up and stolen, from our gardens!) A few seedlings may revert to the ordinary red form (which is still lovely), but this special form bears tiered whorls of large, yellow-eyed sugar pink flowers. The true strain and very rarely offered. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Primula seeds may be sown in good light conditions at any time onto a loam-based compost, barely cover so that around 50% are still visible. We never use artificial heat, primulas are COOL germinators! As a rule best temperatures are usually between 10 and 15 degrees C. (e.g. a cool greenhouse or northerly window sill) PLEASE NOTE: Temperatures exceeding 15 C can prevent germination, and above 20 C expect very little germination as seeds can go dormant as a protective measure. Germination can take up to 6 weeks, but sometimes takes much longer.

    1 packet @ £2.88 each

  41. PRIMULA SCANDINAVICA

    Family: Primulaceae
    A rare and tiny treasure carrying short scapes of relatively large pinkish-mauve flowers above compact rosettes of smooth, grey-green, farinose leaves. It is a very rare plant in the wild, endemic to Norway and Sweden, where it has been assessed as 'Near Threatened Criterion'. These seeds have been collected from plants grown in cultivation ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Primula seeds may be sown in good light conditions at any time onto a loam-based compost, barely cover so that around 50% are still visible. We never use artificial heat, primulas are COOL germinators! As a rule best temperatures are usually between 10 and 15 degrees C. (e.g. a cool greenhouse or northerly window sill) PLEASE NOTE: Temperatures exceeding 15 C can prevent germination, and above 20 C expect very little germination as seeds can go dormant as a protective measure. Germination can take up to 6 weeks, but sometimes takes much longer.

    1 packet @ £2.66 each

  42. PULSATILLA 'WEISSE SCHWAN'

    Family: Ranunculaceae | Common name: Pasque flower 'Weisse Schwan'
    One of the rarest and most exquisite spring flowers, nodding, golden-eyed, creamy white goblets arise on felted stems from a veil of silky hairs amidst filigree fern-like leaves. This lovely German cultivar, literally "White Swan", will improve as it ages over the years. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Seeds can be sown at any time but are best sown in winter or early spring to benefit from a cold spell in the wet compost to break their dormancy. We advise covering seeds very thinly with sand or fine grit to about the depth of the seed size. If the seeds do not come up within 6 to 12 weeks the damp seed tray can be given cold treatment in a fridge for about four weeks. They may still take very many months to appear, so please never discard the pot or tray.

    1 packet @ £2.61 each

  43. PULSATILLA HALLERI SLAVICA

    Family: Ranunculaceae | Common name: Slavonia Pasque Flower
    Making intense rose to pale lilac blue flower cups followed by silvery-feathered leaves, this rare native inhabits sub alpine meadows and open spots in mountainous forests in the western Carpathian Mountains. The flower cups rarely open fully, resembling fluffy pigeons eggs, adding to the graceful lines of the flower clump. In cultivation it does best in any rich, sandy, very well drained, preferably rocky soil in full sun. In the wild it is endemic to Poland and Slovakia. In Poland, it is found only in the Koryciska Wielkie gorge in the Western Tatra Mountains (Kalinka and Nowak 2004). ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Seeds can be sown at any time but are best sown in winter or early spring to benefit from a cold spell in the wet compost to break their dormancy. We advise covering seeds very thinly with sand or fine grit to about the depth of the seed size. If the seeds do not come up within 6 to 12 weeks the damp seed tray can be given cold treatment in a fridge for about four weeks. They may still take very many months to appear, so please never discard the pot or tray.

    2 packets @ £2.61 each +1 free packet

  44. RANUNCULUS BULLATUS

    Family: Ranunculaceae | Common name: Autumn Buttercup
    This rare, drought-proof, summer dormant, very late autumn-flowering buttercup, has bright yellow flower cups on elongated stems above a basal rosette of thick, veined, leathery leaves from September and into November. Rather resembling a celandine, but flowering at the opposite end of the year, it is ideal for any humus-rich, slightly moist soil in a protected, sunny spot. In the wild it is found from the Mediterranean islands through western Asia to Algeria, France and Greece. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Seeds can be sown at any time but are best sown in winter or early spring to benefit from a cold spell in the wet compost to break their dormancy. We advise covering seeds very thinly with sand or fine grit to about the depth of the seed size. If the seeds do not come up within 6 to 12 weeks the damp seed tray can be given cold treatment in a fridge for about four weeks. They may still take very many months to appear, so please never discard the pot or tray.

    1 packet @ £2.66 each

  45. ROSA CANINA

    Family: Rosaceae | Common name: DOG ROSE, WILD ROSE, HAGGEBUTT
    The lovely "Dog Rose" is native to Europe, North West Africa and western Asia. It makes a perfect addition to a wild garden and is often used for hedging. The gorgeous flowers can vary from deep pink to almost white, maturing into attractive, oval 1.5–2 cm red-orange fruit, or hip or hep! The flesh of the fruit is noted for its high vitamin C level, and is used to make syrup, tea and marmalade, and indeed it has been grown or encouraged in the wild for the production of vitamin C from its fruit (often as rose-hip syrup), especially during conditions of scarcity or during wartime. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Seeds have already been thoroughly cleaned and cold-stored for several months. Sow into well-drained, sandy compost at any time of year, cover to their own depth with sand or grit. No artificial heat is needed; seed tray is best left in a cool protected spot and kept moist. Seeds usually germinate in spring, regardless of when sown.

    1 packet @ £2.25 each

  46. RUBUS SPECTABILIS

    Family: Rosacea | Common name: SALMON BERRY, RUSSIAN RASPBERRY
    This attractive garden-worthy shrub, with perennial, not biennial woody stems (unlike many other rubus), is grown not only for its attractive, dazzling-red flowers, some of which are double-flowered as shown here, but for the juicy fruits which mature in late summer to early autumn resembling large yellow to orange-red raspberries 1.5–2 cm long, which are used to make jams and pies in their North American home. These fruits are also called Russian Raspberries or Salmon Berries. Traditionally, the berries were eaten mixed with salmon roe, hence their name, but we do not recommend this! Very few fertile seed are ever collected. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Seeds have already been thoroughly cleaned and cold-stored for several months. Sow into well-drained, sandy compost at any time of year, cover to their own depth with sand or grit. No artificial heat is needed; seed tray is best left in a cool protected spot and kept moist. Seeds usually germinate in spring, regardless of when sown.

    1 packet @ £2.48 each

  47. SCABIOSA RUMELICA

    Family: Dipsacaceae | Common name: KNAUTIA MACEDONICA. RED KNIGHT. RED CHERRIES
    A gorgeous, slowly-spreading plant, producing 'pincushion' flowers on many branching stems over a very, very long flowering season, often into winter!. This rarely seen colour makes a bright splash even in the darkest corner. The dense, double, scabious like flowers are a brilliantly strong crimson-cherry-red, a rare colour in border flowers, and in time it makes a large, neat, rounded bushy plant producing countless flowers which are also excellent for cutting. Although its alternative name is Knautia, (pronounced 'naughtier'), this easy to grow, strikingly beautiful plant, thankfully doesn't live up to its name! Finally, as well as flowering as long and hard as almost any plant in the garden, the bees and butterflies absolutely adore them. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: Sow immediately at any time onto preferably a soil-based compost, covering with fine grit to approximately their own depth. Germination MAY be quicker if kept at 15 to 20 degrees C. but many seeds WILL NOT come up the year they are sown, needing winter chilling after sowing, and ONLY come up with natural spring germination.

    1 packet @ £2.61 each

  48. TRILLIUM OVATUM

    Family: Trilliaceae | Common name: Western Wake Robin, Pacific Trillium, or Western White Trillium
    A sumptuous beauty that never fails to stop people in full stride producing gorgeous, white, three petalled flowers fading to wine purple above lovely matt rich green leaves. Tubers usually sit deeply when established, but should only be planted very shallow as seedlings. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: For best results, sow seeds as soon as you receive them onto a good soil-based compost. Cover the seeds with fine grit or compost to approximately their own depth. These seeds can be very slow indeed to germinate, and may wait for spring before emerging whenever sown. Do not use artificial heat to try to germinate them as it will simply disrupt their germination mechanism. Please be very patient, and do not discard the seed pan.

    1 packet @ £3.24 each

  49. TRILLIUM RIVALE

    Family: Trilliaceae | Common name: Brook Wakerobin, Pseudotrillium rivale
    Very early in the year, upright-facing flowers of white or pale pink are dotted deeper pink and violet, the spotting concentrated towards the throat which is filled with bright yellow anthers. It starts into growth early in the year making short stems and three silvery-veined, embossed blue-green leaves. Probably the rarest, choicest and dwarfest of all trilliums, this outstanding super miniature, a rare native of Oregon, is tough enough for a select garden spot, or even pot cultivation in the alpine house or frame. Few good seeds collected. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: For best results, sow seeds as soon as you receive them onto a good soil-based compost. Cover the seeds with fine grit or compost to approximately their own depth. These seeds can be very slow indeed to germinate, and may wait for spring before emerging whenever sown. Do not use artificial heat to try to germinate them as it will simply disrupt their germination mechanism. Please be very patient, and do not discard the seed pan.

    1 packet @ £3.56 each

  50. VIOLA RIVINIANA

    Family: Violaceae | Common name: Common Dog Violet
    "Common Violet". Its popular name does not do justice to this lovely plant, indeed it is not as common as it used to be. Producing drifts of blue-purple flowers from April to June, it will happily naturalise in a mixed border or on a gravel drive, associating well with wild primroses. A generous packet of seed collected from plants in our own wildflower meadow. ... Learn More

    Sowing Advice: SOW IN SPRING OUTSIDE, DIRECTLY INTO THE GROUND OR IN POTS. KEEP MOIST IN A WARM, LIGHT SPOT. PLANT OUT IN GOOD GARDEN SOIL FOR BEST RESULTS.

    1 packet @ £2.30 each