| Barberry |
Berberis vulgaris |
AA108 |
£ 2.50 |
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| Fruit for culinary use. Makes a good conserve. The whole plant for medicinal. The bark for dye. Shrub, yellow flowers. |
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| Creeping Borage |
Borago pygmaea |
E18 |
£ 2.00 |
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| Rough, hairy stems with small star shaped blue flowers. Creeping variety. |
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| Dwarf Box |
Buxus sempervirens "Suffruticosa" |
DA62 |
£ 3.50 |
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| Was once used medicinally and for an auburn hair dye. The traditional edging shrub of formal herb gardens. VERY slow growing form. (4" pot) Ht-30cm Soil- light well drained |
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| Variegated Box |
Buxus sempervirens "Aureovariegata" |
R53 |
£ 3.50 |
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| Prune as required. Fast growing shrub with gold and green variegated leaves - quite an eye catcher. (4" pot) |
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| Box |
Buxus sempervirens sp |
DA60 |
£ 3.50 |
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| This is a faster growing variety and should be pruned to promote a good bushy shape. Suitable for hedging in formal planting. (4" pot) |
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| Lesser Calamint |
Calamintha nepetoides |
D64 |
£ 2.00 |
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| Pale mauve flowers. Pleasant minty fragrance. Ht-50cm Soil- well drained |
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| Marsh Marigold |
Caltha palustris |
B20 |
£ 2.00 |
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| Edible leaves, cook as spinach. Likes boggy, wet ground. Soil- water margin |
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| Caraway |
Carum carvi |
A115 |
£ 1.50 |
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| Seeds used in cooking cakes and bread. . . and making Kummel liquer. The leaves give an aromatic taste to salads. Ht-60cm |
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| Balm of Gilead |
Cedronella canariensis |
A118 |
£ 2.00 |
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| Bee plant and potpourri. The leaves have a very balsam scent. Protect through winter. Ht-60cm Soil- Well drained Pos- sun |
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| White Valerian |
Centranthus albus |
D65 |
£ 2.00 |
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| This is a white form of centranthus ruber and should not be confused with Valeriana officinalis. |
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| Red Valerian |
Centranthus ruber |
D66 |
£ 2.00 |
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| The leaves are used for a vegetable and the root for soups. Deep red flower sprays. |
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| Flowering Chamomile |
Chamaemelum nobile |
A62 |
£ 1.50 |
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| Use for a tea. Use flowers for shampoo. Ht-40cm |
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| Upright Double Chamomile |
Chamaemelum nobile "Flore Pleno" |
F10 |
£ 1.50 |
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| Ht-40cm |
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| Lawn Chamomile |
Chamaemelum nobile "Treneague" |
A60 |
£ 1.50 |
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| Low growing and spreads quickly to make an aromatic carpet. Non-flowering- for lawns. See 'Collections'. Ht-2cm Soil- fertile and well drained Pos- full sun |
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| Flowering Lawn Chamomile |
Chamaemelum nobile dwarf form |
F12 |
£ 1.50 |
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| Flowers at 5cm. |
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| Double Lawn Chamomile |
Chamaemelum nobile sp |
F14 |
£ 1.50 |
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| Flowers at 7-10 cm. |
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| Good King Henry |
Chenopodium bonus-henricus |
AA122 |
£ 1.50 |
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| In the spring the young shoots can be cooked like asparagus. In the summer the shoots can be cooked like kale. Ht-60cm Pos- Sunny |
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| Pyrethrum |
Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium |
A124 |
£ 2.00 |
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| Organic insecticide. Use dried, powdered flower to deter common insects. Slender grey/green stem with a single "daisy" like flower. |
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| Oxeye Daisy |
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum |
DA68 |
£ 1.50 |
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| The flower heads can be used in wine making (like dandelion) and the young leaves as a vegetable. |
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| Cardoon |
Cynara cardunculus |
G44 |
£ 2.50 |
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| Ancient vegetable. Protect crown through winter. Soil- Well drained Pos- Full sun |
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| Clove Pink |
Dianthus caryophyllus |
A143 |
£ 2.00 |
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| Culinary use as a flavouring, use fresh flowers to decorate sweets or salads. Use for potpourri. Ht-45cm Soil- well drained Pos- Full sun |
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| Maiden Pink |
Dianthus deltoides |
A141 |
£ 2.00 |
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| Brilliant magenta flowers on mats of dark greeen foliage. A rockery plant. Soil- Well drained Pos- Full sun |
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| White maiden Pink |
Dianthus deltoides "Albus" |
E22 |
£ 2.00 |
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| Wooly Foxglove |
Digitalis lanata |
B32 |
£ 2.00 |
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| Poisonous. cream/brown flowers Ht-40cm Soil- damp Pos- shady |
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| Teasel |
Dipsacus fullonum |
A142 |
£ 1.50 |
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| Some medicinal uses. In our local wool mill the heads are used for carding wool and making mohair. Decorative dried. Ht-250cm Soil- Rich and moist Pos- Sunny |
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| Coneflower |
Echinacea purpurea |
A146 |
£ 2.00 |
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| American medicinal herb taken as a tea for purifying the blood. Large dasiy like purple flower with swept back petals Ht-80cm Soil- Well drained Pos- full sun |
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| White Willow Herb |
Epilobium angustifolium |
W100 |
£ 2.50 |
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| Light green leaves and white flowers. Not invasive. Soil- Most |
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| Mexican Fleabane |
Erigeron karvinskianus |
D78 |
£ 1.50 |
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| Small daisy like with a mixture of pink and white flowers. For the rockery or growing on stone walls. Soil- dry Pos- warm and sunny |
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| Hemp Agrimony |
Eupatorium cannabinum |
T6 |
£ 3.00 |
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| Medicinal: emetic and expectorant. Prefers marshy soil. Ht-100cm Soil- Moist Pos- partial shade or sun |
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| Joe-Pye weed |
Eupatorium purpureum |
P83 |
£ 3.50 |
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| Used by American Indians. The dried root is said to be anti-rheumatic and is employed by many herbalists. Crush ripe & un-ripe seed heads, then boil for a pink - red dye. Flowers are creamy white and leaves smell of vanilla. Ht-200cm Pos- semi shade, grows in woods |
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| White snake root |
Eupatorium rugosum |
D84 |
£ 2.00 |
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| North American member of the hemp agrimony family. Soil- moist Pos- shady |
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| Meadowsweet |
Filipendula ulmaria |
A154 |
£ 2.00 |
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| Attractive creamy white flower plumes can be used in fruit dishes and drinks. Leaf can be dried for potpourri. Boil flowering top for a greenish-yellow dye, the leaf and stem for a blue dye and the roots for a black dye. Ht-100cm Soil- Most Pos- Damp |
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| Variegated Meadowsweet |
Filipendula ulmaria "Variegata" |
B38 |
£ 2.75 |
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| Use as meadowsweet. Ht-75cm Soil- wet Pos- pond/ lakeside |
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| Dropwort |
Filipendula vulgaris |
B40 |
£ 2.50 |
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| The tubers are said to edible. Medicinal herb with properties similar to meadowsweet. Ht-30cm Soil- chalky, moist |
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| Garden Fennel |
Foeniculum vulgare |
A156 |
£ 2.00 |
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| Add young stems to salads. Make fennel sauce for fish dishes. Leaves for garnishing, soups and stews. Can be dried. Has a strong aniseed flavour. Should not be confused with the shorter Florence fennel. . . . vegetable. Ht-100cm Soil- Rich Pos- Sunny |
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| Fennel |
Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce |
A270 |
£ 2.00 |
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| Rich bronze colour. Very attractive foliage and can be used in the same way as Garden fennel. Ht-100cm |
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| Wild Strawberry |
Fragaria vesca |
D88 |
£ 1.50 |
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| A miniature version of the cultivated plant but has small and very sweet fruit. Soil- grows wild on alkaline soils |
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| Wild double Strawberry |
Fragaria vesca "Multiplex" |
F22 |
£ 1.50 |
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| Pink flowered Strawberry |
Fragaria x ananassa |
F24 |
£ 2.00 |
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