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Up to 120cm. Lemon-scented foliage, and dozens of whorls of red-purple flowers in summer, attractive to bees and butterflies. Good cut flowers. Well-drained soil in sun. Drought tolerant. Probably not hardy. Can be used to make a herbal tea.
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60-70cm. Bushy light grey-green foliage, with flowers light orange-pink with darker lower lip, from mid to late summer. Particularly attractive to butterflies. Dead-head to prolong flowering,Well-drained soil in sun. Drought otlerant.
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30-60cm. A half-hardy perennial, with pineapple-scented foliage, and producing attractive lavender-blue, button-like flowers all summer. Attracts butterflies.
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30-40cm. Spherical 'flowerheads' in summer, preferring drier conditions than C. longus. Good in a container. Self seeds.
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12cm. Deeply fringed white flowers with a maroon eye. Fragrant flowers from late spring to mid summer.
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Bushy habit, with light pink flowers over a long period in summer. Moderately hardy.
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Upright habit, with strawberry red flowers over a long period in summer. Moderately hardy.
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Deep pink-red buds open to white flowers with pink centres and spotting. Very pretty. Long flowering, good container plant, or well-drained soil in sun.
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15cm. Rich pink flowers for months in summer.
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20 x 30cm. Forms a mat covered in spikes of lilac flowers in summer.
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Upright habit with a long display of lilac-pink flowers, from July onwards. Moderately hardy. Good in containers, or well-drained soil in sun.
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30cm. Soft pink flowers all summer. One of the hardiest diascias.
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60 x 60cm. Creamy lemon trumpet flowers with dark maroon blotch at the base, from mid-summer to autumn. Fertile, humus-rich soil in sun. Sometimes overwinters if kept frost free, but always best to collect some seed.
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30cm. Yellow-margined leaves. Deep lavender flowers to 75cm.
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10cm. Foliage chartreuse to yellow, gradually greening. Purple flowers to 35cm. Needs full shade
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10cm. The smallest hosta. Dark green leaves, lavender flowers to 20cm.
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20cm. Large white flowers.
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15cm. Brilliant mid-blue flowers, more rounded than the others listed here. Also slightly less hardy.
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15-20cm. Violet-blue flowers, late winter to spring.Hardy to -10C, but prolonged frost may damage. SOLD OUT FOR THIS SEASON
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Light blue flowers. Hardy to -10C, but prolonged frost may damage.
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20-30cm. Bulb. Summer-dormant, producing spotted leaves in autumn, and bearing spikes of narrow, tubular, pendent yellow flowers during winter. Keep frost free, but cool, in a cool greenhouse or conservatory.
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40cm. Dark purple flowers with showy purple bracts, in summer. Attracts bees and butterflies, etc, and enjoys well-drained soil in sun. Has proved hardy through winter of 2009-10, in a frost pocket, in pots, and frozen for weeks!!
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60-90cm. Good silvery foliage, with heads of lilac flowers from mid-summer. Needs a warm sunny spot.
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75cm. Mid-green foliage, turning grey later in season. Profuse spikes of blue-purple flowers late July-August. Strongly fragrant. Rounded habit; good as ornamental or as hedging plant. Prune autumn. Sorry, none available this year.
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60-200cm. Sturdy stems bear numerous fragrant trumpet flowers, white with purplish-red reverse, in July. Grows in most well-drained soils, except very alkaline. Full sun.
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As above, but with pure white flowers.
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Similar to above, but bearing deep rose flowers.
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1-2m Tuberous perennial climber or trailer, needing protection from frost in winter, (can be treated as an annual). Large rose-pink, trumpet shaped flowers, summer to autumn. Moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Good in a container.
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45cm. Dense spikes of purple-blue flowers from mid-summer to autumn. Cut back after first flush of flowers to encourage further flowering and a compact habit. Sun or part shade. Good in a container too.
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90cm. Rich blue flowers from mid to late summer. Sun or part shade. Prefers a drier spot.
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45cm. Pale pink flowers in autumn.
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45 x 10cm. Heads of bright pink flowers produced in autumn. Leaves appear in spring, and die off before flowering. Ideally, grow at the base of a sunny wall. Mulch in cold areas in winter.
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20-30cm. Heads of pink, crinkly-petalled flowers in late autumn. Winter foliage. Summer dormant.
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30-40cm. White flowers, Oct-Nov. Winter foliage. Summer dormant.
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15-20cm. Apple-green bracts with small pink-purple flowers, mid-late summer. Needs very well-drained soil. Suitable for a rock garden or pot culture.
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Scented foliage. Deep pink flowers with dark blotches on two upper petal. Sunny position, good in a container. Keep frost-free in winter.
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Deliciously rose-scented foliage, with whorls of light pink flowers. Sunny position, good in a container. Keep frost-free in winter. Use in 'Pot Pourri'
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30cm. Stellar-type, with salmon-pink flowers in summer.
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30-40cm. Small, creamy-white and green variegated foliage, pine-scented. White flowers. May be grown outside in summer. Good in a container.
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Profuse lilac flowers over deeply cut, scented foliage.
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60cm. Deeply divided, lemon-rose scented leaves, with pink flowers, veined darker, in early summer and again later. Use leaves in pot pourri. May be grown outside in summer. Good container plant.
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45cm. Good foliage, citrus-scented. Pink flowers, with deep purple-pink blotches on upper petals. May be grown outside in summer. Good in a container.
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45-60cm. Strongly lemon-scented leaves. Mauve flowers with deeper veining. Upright growth. Can be grown outside in summer. Good in a container.
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Angel pelargonium. White flowers with purple-pink markings produced all summer.
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30cm. Rounded, rose-scented leaves, with pink flowers. May be grown outside in summer. Good in a container.
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30-40cm. Rose-scented foliage, with attractive pink flowers with darker markings.
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60cm. Pale flowers with deep pink markings. Leaves are rose-lemon scented and deeply divided, said to be the best to use in cooking.
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30-40cm. Attractive scented leaves,oak-shaped with a darker central zone, producing mauve flowers in summer. May be grown outside in summer. Good in a container.
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Small leaves, and a trailing habit, with masses of small salmon pink flowers in summer.
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60-100cm. Rose Geranium. Evergreen. Rose-peppermint scented leaves, deeply cut. Pink flowers. Can be grown outside in summer. Good in a container.
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30cm. Clusters of small burgundy-red flowers throughout summer, over a mound of very attractive, aromatic, soft, grey-green foliage. Well-drained soil in sun. Good container plant. Has survived frosts here, dying back but re-sprouting from base as temperatures rise.
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75cm. Attractive foliage, with panicles of blue-mauve flowers in summer. Best in light shade. Good in a container. Keep frost free in winter.
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15cm. Rich brown flowers with yellow centres. Humus-rich, fertile, gritty soil in sun or part shade.
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15cm. Evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial. Lavender blue flowers with white-mealy eyes. Grow in part shade or full sun, with some shelter from midday sun. Moist but very well drained, gritty, slightly alkaline soil.
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10cm. Starry red-pink flowers in summer for months. Requires well-drained, acid soil in a sunny position. Good in a trough or container. Keep frost-free in winter.
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75cm. Deep violet flowers on a bushy shrub, from July to November. Hardy in warmer areas, in fertile, well-drained soil in sun.
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70cm. Rich purplish-red flowers in summer. Well-drained soil in full sun in a sheltered spot.
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80cm. Deep red flowers all summer. Very floriferous.
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60-90cm. Deep blue-purple flowers in candelabra-shaped inflorescences. Main flowering in early to mid-summer, with some flowers produced into autumn. Fertile, well-drained soil, sun.
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1.2-2m. A handsome plant, with evergreen attractive foliage, and spikes of rusty red flowers from late summer to autumn. Fertile, moist but well-drained soil in sun or part shade. Keep frost-free in winter. Good in a container. Sorry, none available this year.
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90cm. Vivid red flowers. Habit and conditions similar to above. Sorry, none available this year.
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90cm. Deep pinkish-red flowers. Habit and conditions similar to above.
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60cm. Rich reddish-violet flowers. Habit and conditions similar to above. Reasonably hardy - survived winter 2009-10!
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60-90cm. Pink flowers. The x jamensis salvias are hybrids between S. microphylla and S. greggii. They make bushy shrubs, hardy in warmer areas (-8C) in a sunny, well-drained, sheltered spot. They flower from mid-summer through autumn, and make good cotainer plants.
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60-90cm. Creamy flowers with pink blush. Similar habit and conditions to above.
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Silvery encrusted rosettes produce long sprays of white flowers in spring. Well-drained soil in sun. Suitable for a trough.
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15cm. Deep pink flowers.
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Attractive rosettes, each leaf with a dark maroon tip.
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25-30cm. Fairly lax habit, with soft, brick-red flowers for weeks in summer. Fertile, well-drained soil in sun. Safest to keep frost-free in winter, unless a very warm sheltered position. Good in containers.
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90 x 100cm. Evergreen grass. Dark green leaves streaked orange in summer, and turning completely orange-brown in autumn/winter. Lax open panicles of flowers from mid-summer. A superb plant! Will withstand short periods to �10C. Well-drained soil, preferably in full sun. Self-seeds a little.
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40-60 x 30cm. Clump of fine green leaves, with a cloud of pale feathery flowers above, from mid-summer. Moves in the slightest breeze. Well-drained soil in full sun. Self-seeds a little.
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20-25cm. White, slightly fragrant flowers produced over a long period. May be hardy in warm well-drained position. I have always over-wintered it in a cool greenhouse, where it flowers for much of the year. Well-drained soil in full sun.
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45-60 x 25cm. Large umbels of lilac flowers from mid-summer to autumn. May be hardy in a warm sunny position in well-drained soil.
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10cm. Red flowers with purplish base, mid to late spring.
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10cm. Magenta-rose flowers with a greenish tint, yellow base. Good in a rock garden.
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30cm. Multi-headed stems of star-shaped, white flowers with yellow centres. Spring. Good in a rock garden.
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10-15cm. Golden yellow flowers, spring. Good in a rock garden.
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