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- Award of Garden Merit (RHS Award) indicating a plant that is rated excellent for garden use, of good constitution, and not requiring specialist conditions to grow well.
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- Hardy to -5°C
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- Unlikely to withstand a frost
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- New addition to this year's catalogue.
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60-90cm. Bright pink flowers, June to August, pollinated by butterflies. Annual. Self seeds.
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60 x 40cm. Annual. Self seeds. Bright blue flowers all summer. Attracts bees. Culinary herb. Also used in pot pourri. Well-drained soil in full sun.
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60 x 40cm. White flowered form of the above.
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45 x 25cm. Quaking Grass. Attractive flower and seedheads, late spring to late summer. Well-drained soil in full sun. Annual. Self-seeds.
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30-90cm. Cornflower. Deep blue flowers in summer. Good cut flower. Hardy annual. Self seeds. British native.
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1.5m Thistle-like, lilac-mauve flowerheads which remain ornamental when dried. Particularly attractive to goldfinches. Any moderately fertile soil in sun or part-shade. Biennial. Self seeds. British native.
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60-90 x 30cm. Many stems bear masses of blue flowers in summer. Highly attractive to bees. Biennial. Self seeds. Well-drained soil in full sun. British native.
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3m. Irridescent dark purple flowers. Deadhead regularly. Needs a warm sheltered position.
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3m. Morning Glory. Sky-blue summer flowers. As above.
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60 x 45cn. Panicles of yellow flowers in early summer. Biennial or short-lived perennial. Self seeds.
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40cm. Annual grass, with attractive flower heads which are good in fresh or dried flower arrangements. (Pick before mature for drying). Light, moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun.
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90cm. Annual. Small crimson and white flowers.
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90cm. Annual. Small sky-blue flowers in summer.
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120cm. Annual. Pale-pink and red flowers.
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30cm. Yellow poppy flowers all summer. Will grow in almost any conditions, except very dry soils. Good in shade. Self seeds. British native.
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Similar to above, but with pale orange flowers.
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Up to 120cm. Masses of dangling white flowers which age to pink, from early summer to autumn. Grow in sun or some shade. Annual or short-lived perennial. Survives a light frost.
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30-40 x 15cm. Masses of dainty white flowers produced from spring to summer. Good for cutting. Moderately fertile well-drained soil in full sun.. Annual. Self seeds.
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30-60cm. Annual. Lavender-blue flowers with dark violet calyces, summer to autumn. Very pretty! Aromatic. Well-drained soil, sun.
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90 x 15cm. Somewhat coarse foliage, and sturdy stems topped by large green, red-bristled 'flowers' which resemble huge caterpillars! Annual, but self-seeds. Well-drained soil in full sun or part shade.
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As above, with purple-mauve flowers.
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30cm. Annual nasturtium with variegated cream/white and green leaves, and orange-red flowers throughout the summer. Leaves and flowers make a colourful and tasty addition to salads.
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