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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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25cm. Deep burgundy-red, double flowers in late summer-autumn. Moderatele fertile soil in some sun. Good container plant too.
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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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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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50cm. Felty grey leaves, with clusters of orange, tubular flowers through summer. Attracts bees etc. In its native home (Uruguay), it attracts humming birds, so maybe the Hummingbird Hawkmoth will like it? Keep just frost-free in winter.
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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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2-5m. Vigorous climber for a sheltered spot. Unusual flowers, crimson, turning to yellow, then white with age.Good for cutting. Can be hardy in a very sheltered situation, or treat as an annual.
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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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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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Similar to Red Dragon, but with creamy-white flowers all summer.
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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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Long-tubed pink flowers with pink bracts, mid-late summer. Sell-drained soil in sun. Good in a trough. For a warm spot, or keep frost-free in winter.
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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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20-30cm. Peppermint-scented, soft foliage, with small, attractive, white and dark red flowers 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.Â
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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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60cm. Bright purple-pink daisies, late summer to autumn. For fertile, well-drained soil in full or part sun. Probably best kept frost free, but may survive in a very sheltered spot outside.
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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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