| |  Family: Cucurbitaceae (Half-hardy perennial) A fun plant to have around - which does survive the winters here, and self seeds too. Yellow flowers in summer followed by small cucumbers, which when ripe - explode and jet themselves into orbit! (Not edible) Mediterranean. Easy. Toxic. 30-60cm (1-2ft) Sun / well drained. (20+ seeds) | |
| | |  Family: Bignoniaceae (Half-hardy climber) A vigorous fast growing evergreen climber, that quickly covers a support. The pink tubular, yellow lipped flowers are continuously produced in clusters throughout the summer. Ferny foliage. Comes true. Chile. Easy & flowers first year. 3-4.5m (10-15 ft) Sun / loam. (50+ seeds) | |
| | |  Family: Bignoniaceae (Half-hardy climber) Yellow version of this easily grown climber. Easy & flowers first year. 4m (12ft) Sun / loam. (50+ seeds) | |
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| |  Family: Bignoniaceae (Half-hardy climber) For those who have never grown this before, it is one of the best annual climbers, once it starts flowering it hardly ever stops and it is so slender that it will look good even in a small garden. Will survive the winter in a sheltered garden. Chile. -8 c 1.8-2.4m (6-8ft) Sun or part shade / loam. (50+ seeds) | |
| | |  Family: Bignoniaceae (Half-hardy climber) Numerous brightly coloured tubular orange flowers freely bloom on this vigorous climber. Ferny light green leaves. Comes true. Chile. Easy and flowers first year. 3-4.5m (10-15 ft) Sun / loam. (50+ seeds) | |
| | |  Family: Bignoniaceae (Half-hardy climber) Deep red flowers with a yellow rim on this attractive climber. Comes relatively true. Chile. Easy and flowers first year. 3-5m (10-15ft) Sun / loam. (50+ seeds) | |
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| |  Family: Bignoniaceae (Half-hardy climber) A vigorous fast growing evergreen climber, that quickly covers a support. The cream tubular flowers are continuously produced in clusters throughout the summer. Ferny foliage. Comes true. Chile. Easy & flowers first year. Toxic. 3-4.5m (10-15 ft) Sun / loam. (50+ seeds) | |
| | |  Family: Asteraceae (Hardy perennial) A flower arrangers favourite with metallic blue, globular flower heads that are adored by bees. Good for drying, pick before the seeds form for best results. SE Europe- Asia. 1-1.5m (3-5ft) Sun or part shade / loam. (20+ seeds) | |
| | |  Family: Boraginaceae ( ) Very rare plant. Dwarf Teide Bugloss - Produces clusters of silvery-blue-green rosette forming leaves. Puts up a blue flower spike 80cm tall. Very well drained & protect from winter wet. 60-90cm (2-3ft) (6 seeds) | |
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| |  Family: Boraginaceae ( ) A bushy Echium much loved by bees and butterflies. Needs winter protection from the wet. Blue/pinkish flowers produced en mass in spring (our picture shows our plant after a heavy frosted winter). Rare. 1.5m (5ft) | |
| | |   Family: Boraginaceae (Half-hardy shrub) Pride of Madeira. Masses of mid- blue flower spikes in late spring. Needs protecting from winter wet/frosts - suit sunny well-drained spot. A very dramatic in flower, somewhat like a shrubby Delphinium! Madeira. Toxic. 1.8m (6ft) Sun / well drained. (10 seeds) | |
| | | Family: Boraginaceae (Half-hardy shrub) A chance seedling of the Pride of Madeira bush. Ours produced masses of WHITE flower spikes in late spring. Needs protecting from winter wet/frosts - suit sunny well-drained spot. Toxic. 1.8m (6ft) Sun / well drained. (10 seeds) | |
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| |  Family: Boraginaceae (Half-hardy shrub) Beautiful, but rare shrubby Echium from La palma. Stunning, gentian-blue tubular flowers. Suitable for a mild garden, ours survives outside wrapped in fleece for winter. Grow on poor, well-drained soil. Toxic. 1.2m (4ft) Sun / well drained. (3 seed pods) | |
| | |  Family: Boraginaceae (Half-hardy biennial) A magnificent plant, giant white flower spikes up to 12 ft high, the flowers, rise on stout stems from a rosette of lance shaped, rough, silvery green leaves. Surrounded by bees and butterflies all day long. Easy. Toxic. 2.4-2.6m (8-12 ft) Sun / well drained. (20+ seeds) | |
| | |  Family: Boraginaceae (Half-hardy shrub) Panicles of small pinkish blue flowers cover this shrub in summer, pale green hairy leaves. Suit warm south facing wall. Canary islands. Trials this year showed that this flowered well and tolertated a little frost with no damage. Suggest fleece for protection. Toxic. 1-1.5m (3-5ft) Sun / well drained. (10 seeds) | |
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| |  Family: Boraginaceae (Hardy biennial) The flowers grow in many coiled clusters from the axil of the upper leaves, pink in bud opening bright blue and funnel shaped each having four or five long stamens protruding from it. Loved by bees. Will grow in dry poor soil. Can be grown as annual if sown early. Europe. Easy. Toxic. 90cm (3 ft) Sun / loam. (20+ seeds) | |
| | | Family: Boraginaceae (Half-Hardy biennial) Larger broad leaves than wildpretii and tall plumes of pink flowers in May. Hardiness should be as E. wildpretii. Makes a majestic statement in a sheldered well drained spot. 2m (6-7ft) / well drained. (10+ seeds) | |
| | |  Family: Boraginaceae (Half-hardy biennial) A spectacular cross between wildpretii (dark-red flowered) and pininana (blue-flowered) with beautiful rosettes of silver leaves. Easy to grow, but resents winter damp! Hardy to -5 C. Toxic. 2-3m (6-10ft) Sun / well drained. (5 seeds) | |
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| |  Family: Proteaceae (Hardy shrub) Chilean fire bush. Fairly hardy, exotic shrub for acid soil, producing sprays of red flowers with long anthers. Chile. 2-3m (6-10ft) Sun or part shade / acid. (10 seeds) | |
| | |  Family: Asteraceae (Half-hardy annual) A colourful filler for summer bouquets. Grow in full sun on a soil with good drainage. Beautiful, bright orange flowers produced all summer. 45-60cm (18-24in) Sun / loam. (10+ seeds) | |
| | | Family: Malvaceae (Half-Hardy shrub) Unusual shrub hardy to about -3 c, native of new zealand with heart-shaped, lime green leaves and sprays of white, mallow-like flowers in summer. 2-3m (6-10ft) Sun or part shade / loam. (20+ seeds) | |
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| |  Family: Asteraceae (Hardy perennial) Small perennial for a rock garden with multiple heads of small lavendar blue daisies. These are followed by fluffy seed heads. 15-23cm (6-9in) Sun / well drained. (30 seeds) | |
| | |  Family: Apiaceae (Hardy perennial) A mix of many types of Eryngium from our selection. Easy. 1-1.5m (3-5ft) Sun / well drained. (30+ seeds) | |
| | |  Family: Apiaceae (Hardy perennial) We at last have seed of this plant which looks very much like an Agave with sharpley toothed leaves that give a very exotic appearance to this completely hardy plant. 60-90cm (2-3ft) Sun / loam. (20+ seeds) | |
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| |  Family: Apiaceae ( ) Green leaved perennial that becomes spiny when flowering. The flowers are soft blue/green and surrounded by long spines. 60-90cm (2-3ft) Sun / well drained. (20+ seeds) | |
| | |  Family: Apiaceae (Hardy perennial) Often mixed up with E. eburneum, but is marginally taller. Masses of small teasel-like heads suitable for dried flower arrangements of a dramatic nature. Brazil-Argentina. Easy. 1.8-2.4m (6-8ft) Sun / loam. (30+ seeds) | |
| | | Family: Apiaceae (Hardy biennial) Silvery leaves and blue flowers. Excellent for drying. Mediterranean. 1m (3ft) Sun / sandy. (20+ seeds) | |
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| | Family: Brassicaceae (Hardy perennial) Woody perennial with sprays of fragrant yellow flowers that start in spring and carry on throughout the summer. 30-60cm (1-2ft) Sun / well drained. (50+ seeds) | |
| | |  Family: Brassicaceae (Hardy Alpine) Pretty alpine wallflower with fragrent golden, butterfly flowers in spring. Easy. 15cm (6in) Sun / well drained. (20+ seeds) | |
| | | Family: Liliaceae (Hardy bulb) A beautiful bulb with green, white-veined leaves and pagoda like blooms of white with a lemon centre. 15-23cm (6-9in) Part shade / moist. (50+ seeds) | |
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