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An attractive ferny foliage border filler with beautiful, lacy white flower heads. This interesting annual creates a soft cloud of flower umbels to complement other herbaceous perennials. The flowers are also excellent for cutting, with a good vase life. Height to 4ft with a spread of 18" and a good nectar source for bees and butterflies. In my opinion well worth a try but a bit like a more delicate giant cow parsley.

Ammi Majus is the best white filler-foliage plant you can grow and spectacular arranged in a great cloud on its own. It even forms larger, more prolific plants from an autumn sowing.

Edible flowers can add a really nice touch to summer salads and I have put together here an annual mix for anyone wanting to try them out. Don't forget that most herb flowers are also edible i.e. mint, rosemary sage etc. My own favourite if you have any in the garden are day lilies with a crisp sweet flavour and a slight peppery after taste. (Please note that in for the Clary "flowers" it is actually the colourful leaf bracts in pink or blue that are eaten not the small true flowers)

Our mix includes:-

Calendula officinalis - Pot marigold
Chrysanthemum coronarium - Garland Chrysanthemum
Borago officinalis - Borage flowers
Nasturtium Blue Pepe - Nasturtium
Basil Genovese Sweet - Basil
Salvia horminum Monarch - Clary leaf bracts
Bean Runner Hestia - Scarlet runner bean flowers
Courgette F1 Midnight - Zuchini flowers

Markhamia is a medium sized tree native to Africa but because of its slow growth may be suitable as a courtyard or for pot grown culture. Resistant to some cold spells and used as a street tree in Madeira. The large pinnate leaves look very tropical and the terminal racemes of large bright yellow trumpet flowers are typical of the Bignonia family. Prefers semi dry hot sunny conditions and tolerates poor soil.

Like Mimosa pudica the leaves fold up at the slightest touch recovering in 10 or 15 minutes back to their original form hence the name!

This variety has much darker ornamental stems when mature and with its dark green leaves plus fast growth rate it makes an excellent ornamental from seed. It produces large fruits but these are full of seeds so inedible. Quite a tall plant to 18ft but can be cut back to over winter under glass. Quite a tough banana possibly as hardy at the root level as Musa skkimensis if the root crown is protected.

We have produced a very unusual pack of seeds to complement our ‘collection’ range. What goes on in your garden with the birds and the bees is always a talking point with gardeners especially with all of that cross fertilisation! Many latin plant names are also a bit contentious for example Clitoria ternatea, Leptospermum scoparium, Chionanthus virginicus and Passion flowers.

For a bit of fun we thought the following collection of seeds might contribute towards an interesting conversation with your gardening friends! Each seed packed separately with growing instructions.

• The hot Willy Chili with its somewhat unusual shape!
• Try growing some large melons for fun with Melon sweetheart
• Solanum mammosum called Titty or Nipple fruit has some interesting fruit that look familiar
• The squirting cucumber Ecballium elaterium has exploding ripe fruit scattering its seeds for several feet
• The "Hairy Balls" plant Asclepias physocarpus
• Any Banana with pink furry fruit is always a topic of conversation and Musa manii is a dwarf banana fairly easy to grow under glass fruiting in its second year.
• Of course many plants are considered to have aphodisiac properties and we have included the South American Maca root Lepidium meyenii and Panax Ginseng for anyone that would like to try and grow their own!

For the first time in 10 years we have managed to source some of these seeds again, so don't miss out on the opportunity! Thunbergia Grandiflora, is a rampant woody stemmed perennial climber with lovely pale to mid blue trumpet flowers born in clusters throughout most of the summer. Hardy down to just above freezing it is ideal for over wintering in a cool greenhouse or conservatory. Grown up a suitable framework it makes a lovely show under glass or outside in a sheltered location for the summer.

This variety is from Australia and cultivated as a bush hybrid, the leaves are not so soft and hairy as grandiflora and possibly a bit tougher as a conservatory plant. Large 3" to 4" flowers in various shades of purple. This seed is tiny, similar to gloxinia seed, so please don't expect a large packet and it will take some careful sowing.

Variegated Hordeum vulgare or Cat Grass is becoming really popular and now the most fashion-conscious cats can satisfy their craving for grasses and their discerning eye with this one variety. Speedy from seed and simple to grow, it's excellent for a sunny windowsill or garden beds where your pet roams. Even if you don't have a cat to pamper, it's a gorgeous ornamental and excellent as a contrasting accent plant in containers or beds. When left untouched, plants can reach 2-3 feet. Cats go nuts for this delicious easy to grow grass. It helps with digestive issues, helps with hairballs and adds roughage to their diets and keeps cats from eating potentially harmful house plants. Can be grown all year round indoors and outside after frosts have finished.

Germination -- Easy ■ Moderate ■ and Challenging ■

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Hardiness - To -5°C җ To -10°C җҗ Fully Hardy җҗҗ

Needs Shady Position ☻ Sunny Position ☻ Water Loving ♥