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Briza maxima
(quaking grass)* 9 cm - £1 |
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Attractive pendant flowers quake in the slightest breeze and are
ideal for drying. Self-seeds reliably and enthusiastically. 30 x
30 cm. Sun or partial shade and a well-drained soil. |
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Lagurus ovatus
(bunny’s tails)* 
9 cm - £1 |
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Irresistibly strokeable fluffy flower spikes that
look like small rabbits’ tails are excellent for cutting and drying
and last for ages in the border. Although easy from seed it
doesn’t self-seed like the other hardy grasses. 45 x 15 cm. Sun,
well-drained soil. |
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Lathyrus odoratus
‘Cupani’ (sweet pea)* 3 litre - £3 |
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This
17th century variety is still grown for its highly
scented cerise and purple flowers that are borne from June to
September if picked regularly. 180 cm tall. Sun and rich,
well-drained soil that does not dry out. Needs support. |
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Limnanthes douglasii
hybrids (poached egg plant)* 9 cm - £1 |
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The
classic poached egg flower has interbred in our garden with the pure
yellow and white forms to create lovely hybrids with yellow centres
that fade through lemon to white and which flower in May and June.
Self-seeds. 15 x 10 cm. Sun, well-drained soil. |
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Setaria viridis
(green bristle grass) 9 cm - £1 |
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The slim
drooping flower heads look like furry green caterpillars and mature
to a bronzy-brown. This striking grass looks good in the border and
the flowers are excellent for cutting. Although an annual, it will
self-seed. 60 x 30 cm. Sun and a well-drained soil. |
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Silene caroliniana
(American campion)
2 litre - £2.50 |
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Ideal for the rock garden or the front of the border, as well as
spring bedding and smaller pots, this dainty little annual forms a
mat of rounded green leaves that is absolutely smothered by masses
of cerise-pink flowers in March to May. 20 x 20 cm. Sun and a
well-drained soil. |
