Another short batch of new items
...and yet more new seed arrivals to follow soon!
SPRING IS HERE!!!
Asparagus Densiflorus 'Sprengeri' - Foxtail Fern 10 SeedsA beautiful ornamental, this trailing fern-like asparagus reaches up to 90cm long. Its arching stems are covered with delicate looking needle-shaped leaflets, initially upright but eventually hanging over the sides of pots or baskets with age.Mature plants will bloom in the summer. Flowers are white and tiny, growing from the axils of leaflets, and followed by berries that turn bright red in the winter. Please note that the fruits are toxic to people and pets and may irritate the skin when handled.Frost tender to 10°C...
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Achillea millefolium'Yarrow' - Medicinal Plant2000 SeedsAchillea millefolium, commonly known as Yarrow, this plant is one of the herbalists favourites, a perennial growing up to 60cm high and 60cm spread. It has large heads of hundreds of small white flowers, with feathery leaves arranged in spirals along the stems.A great plant to use in companion planting also, it seems to improve the vitality of plants that are grown around it, repelling unwanted insects and attracting good ones. Also popular with bees and butterflies.It has many medicinal uses, used to staunch bleeding, to treat hayfever, and an external wash for ezcema amongst many many other uses. Its name comes from Greek mythology, where Achilles used it to stop the bleeding from his battle wounds!Please consult a qualified GP before attempting to use this plant in a medicinal context...
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Calamintha Nepeta - Lesser Calamint(Clinopodium nepeta)250 SeedsBetter known as Lesser Calamint, or sometimes as Nepitella when used in Italian cuisine, this perennial grows as a small shrub, up to around 20cm tall.Leaves are ovate, grey-greenish in colour and around 2cm long. The leaves are aromatic and smell like a cross between mint and oregano. Flowers are small and light blue-purple in colour, but numerous.Used in medieval times as a medicinal herb for a wide variety of ailments. Should not be used by pregnant women. Please contact a GP before using in a medicinal context. Lesser calamint is related to traditional catnip, and may stimulate cats in a similar manner.Very attractive to bees and butterflies!Hardy to around -15°C...
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Prunella Vulgaris'Self Heal' Medicinal Plant500 SeedsPrunella Vulgaris or 'Self Heal' grows from 30 - 60 cm high, with creeping, self-rooting, square sectioned reddish stems branching at leaf axis.The leaves are lance shaped, serrated and reddish at tip and the flowers grow from a clublike whirled cluster. Flowers bloom at different times depending on climate and other conditions; Mostly from June to August.An important medicinal plant, the whole plant is gathered when the flowers bloom, and dried. The leaves and small flowers are edible.The whole plant is medicinal as alterative, antibacterial, antipyretic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, diuretic, febrifuge, hypotensive, stomachic, styptic, tonic, vermifuge and vulnerary. It is taken internally as a medicinal tea in the treatment of fevers, diarrhoea, sore mouth and throat, internal bleeding, and weaknesses of the liver and heart.Clinical analysis shows it to have an antibacterial action, which supports its use as an alternative medicine internally and externally as an antibiotic and for hard to heal wounds and diseases.Please consult a GP before using this plant medicinally...
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Filipendula Ulmaria - Meadowsweet1000 SeedsMeadowsweet is a perennial native across Europe and Western Asia and naturalised in North America. Reaching up to 1.2m tall, the toothed leaves are compound with up to 5 pairs of leaflets, dark green on top and with a whitish downy underside.Blossoms are small, each flower only around 1cm across, growing in cymes. Long stamens give the appearance of fluffy white flower heads. They have a very sweet smell, often used dried in potpourri.The entire herb can be used to flavour desserts and alcohol, with a slight almond flavour, and can also be used to treat a variety of medicinal issues. Historically it was used to give rooms a pleasant smell.Fully hardy down to -20°C...
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Leucanthemum Vulgare(Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum)Ox-eye Daisy or Dog Daisy5000 SeedsCommonly known as the ox-eye daisy or dog daisy, this perennial is native to Europe and found across temperate regions of Asia. It grows from an underground rhizome which will grow further Leucanthemums even when split into fragments.Reaching up to 90cm tall and around 60cm in spread, the dark green leaves are spoon shaped and around 10cm long. Flowers are solitary, growing up to 5cm across, with white petals and a yellow floret.Tends to form in clumps due to the underground rhizome.The unopened flowerbuds can be marinated and used similarly to capers, and tastes somewhat of valerian.Enjoys a well draining but moist soil, and full to partial sunlight.Fully hardy...
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Lythrum Salicaria - Purple Loosestrife1000 SeedsNative across Europe and Asia, this perennial reaches up to 1.2m tall with lanceolate leaves reaching up to 10cm long. Plants grow in upright clumps, with reddish-brown stems.Purple flowers only around 2cm across, grow in tight clusters in leaf axils from around halfway up the stalks. The flowers are highly attractive to bees and butterflies!It has been used medicinally to treat issues like diarrhea and dysentery. Please contact a GP before using in a medicinal context.Hardy down to -10°C...
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Agrostemma Githago - Corncockle150 SeedsNative to the British Isles, this annual reaches up to 75cm tall, with long lance-shaped leaves, slightly hair, green-grey and around 8cm long. Flowers appear during the summer months, cup-shaped, purple in colour with a white throat.Please note that all parts of the plant are toxic - keep away from young children and pets that might nibble.Hardy down to -15°C...
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Anthyllis Vulneraria - Woundwort / Kidney Vetch100 SeedsNative across the British Isles, mainland Europe and common across the Mediterranean, this perennial wildflower typically reaches up to around 15-20cm tall. Leaves are somewhat hairy on the underside, compound, growing in clumps. Flowers grow at the head of an upright stalk, spherical in shape and around 2cm across. The petals are usually yellow, but can range to orange and reddish in colour.All parts of the plant have been used historically to treat medical conditions such as stomach issues and wounds. Please contact a GP before using medicinally.Hardy to -20°C...
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Lychnis Flos Cuculi - Ragged Robin 1000 SeedsLychnis Flos Cuculi is a spreading perennial native to Europe and Russia, with lance shaped mid green foliage to around 12 cm long.From late spring to early summer, it produces cymes of star shaped pale to bright purple/pink flowers with deeply segmented petals, each to around 4 cm across.An excellent addition to a bog garden, this plant loves damp conditions.Grows to a height of around 60 cm and a spread of 80 cm.Fully hardy to -15°C...
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Dodecatheon (Primula) MeadiaShooting Star / American Cowslip25 SeedsA native to the eastern United States, this perennial grows basal rosettes of leaves that produce flower stalks up to 50cm high. The leaves are lanceolate, up to 15cm long. The flower stalk is a reddish-brown and produces nodding blossoms, light purple to hot pink in colour, with petals that flare back like a shooting star! Flowers have a lightly fruity scent.Fully hardy to -15°C...
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Rehmannia Angulata ( Elata ) - Chinese Foxglove100 SeedsThis rosette forming perennial, a native of Northern China, grows to a height of around 1.5 meters, with lobed or toothed leaves to around 10 long.Branch stems produce racemes of semi pendant pink purple flowers with yellow and spotted throats, each around 7 to 10 cm long.Likes full sun, in a sheltered spot, and a loam based compost.Fully hardy to -15°C...
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