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Onion - Peppermint - Rosemary - Rupturewort

Everlasting flowering Onion Allium perutile

F8

 £ 1.50  

   
Tree Onion Allium cepa "Proliferum Group"

A38

 £ 1.50  
May be used in cooking and an interesting species to have in the garden. A cluster of small onions grow on the end of a stalk at the flower head.

   
Welsh Onion Allium fistulosum

A40

 £ 1.50  
Added as a stock to soups and stews. Ht-30cm Soil- rich and well drained Pos- sunny

   
Miniature Oregano Origanum vulgare "Nana"

F66

 £ 2.00  

   
Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris

D198

 £ 1.50  
May be used as cowslip. A native flower which is a cross between a primula vulgaris and a cowslip.

   
Pellitory of the wall Parietaria judaica

AB50

 £ 1.50  
A perenial medicinal herb. Red/green stems and small greenish flowers Soil- well drained, chalky Pos- Semi shade

   
Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium

A232

 £ 1.50  
Also called pudding grass as it was once used for the stuffing in "Hog's pudding". Can be used for tea. Apply leaves to insect stings. Upright form with a strong peppermint aroma.

   
Creeping Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium decumbens

A234

 £ 1.50  
Can be used for a tea according to Jill Davies "Garden of Miracles". DO NOT USE IF PREGNANT. Trailing, makes an interesting lawn. Soil- moist, rich

   
Black Peppermint Mentha x piperita

AA246

 £ 1.50  
Peppermint tea is infused from the leaves or blend with ordinary tea. Mauve flowers Ht-75cm Soil- moist, rich Pos- sunny

   
White Peppermint Mentha piperita alba

FA40

 £ 1.50  

   
Lesser variegated Periwinckle Vinca minor 'Alba Variegata'

AB8

 £ 1.50  
Green and cream leaves, white flowers.

   
Periwinkle Vinca minor

A440

 £ 1.50  
Astringent. . . use as a gargle. Makes good ground cover in the garden. Green leaves, lilac flowers. Ht-10cm Pos- shade

   
Lesser variegated Periwinkle Vinca minor "Argentovariegata"

A442

 £ 1.50  
Green and cream leaves, lilac flowers.

   
Variegated Periwinkle Vinca major "Variegata"

A438

 £ 1.50  
Variegated green and cream leaves, lilac flowers. Excellent ground cover. Large form

   
Clove Pink Dianthus caryophyllus

A143

 £ 2.00  
Culinary use as a flavouring, use fresh flowers to decorate sweets or salads. Use for potpourri. Ht-45cm Soil- well drained Pos- Full sun

   
Maiden Pink Dianthus deltoides

A141

 £ 2.00  
Brilliant magenta flowers on mats of dark greeen foliage. A rockery plant. Soil- Well drained Pos- Full sun

   
White maiden Pink Dianthus deltoides "Albus"

E22

 £ 2.00  

   
Plantain Plantago major atropurpurea

A298

 £ 1.50  
Use in salads or cook like spinach. Good for garden colour. . . like the wild species will grow in the cracks of crazy paving. Ht-50cm

   
Primrose Primula vulgaris

B87

 £ 1.50  
Ht-20cm

   
Pyrethrum Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium

A124

 £ 2.00  
Organic insecticide. Use dried, powdered flower to deter common insects. Slender grey/green stem with a single "daisy" like flower.

   
Ragged Robin Lychnis flos cuculi

D134

 £ 2.00  
Raggedy, pink campion type of flower. Ht-50cm Soil- boggy Pos- pond margin

   
Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis "Miss Jessopps Upright"

E88

 £ 2.50  
A pyramid shaped bush rosemary.

   
Ayrshire Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis

H92

 £ 2.50  
As a garnish for roast lamb. Cosmetic - refreshing when added as an infusion to the bath. Leaves may be picked all year round. The hardiest! Ht-150cm Soil- light and sandy Pos- sunny and sheltered

   
Prostrate Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis "Hardy prostrate"

F72

 £ 2.50  
A sprawling bush for a rockery.

   
Variegated Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis aureus

H48

 £ 3.00  
Very sheltered position.

   
White Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis. var. albiflorus

H108

 £ 2.50  
Very hardy cultivar

   
Rue Ruta graveolens

A334

 £ 1.50  
Ht-60cm Soil- well drained chalk or loam Pos- sunny

   
Variegated Rue Ruta graveolens "Variegata"

A336

 £ 2.50  
Variegated blue-green and cream coloured. Ht-50cm Soil- well drained Pos- sunny

   
Rupturewort Hernaria glabra

B50

 £ 1.50  
Gives good ground cover. Ht-5cm Soil- damp

   
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