E: (Ecballium to Exochorda)

Eremurus robustus

Ref: 7254

£1.85 / €2.22

Family: Liliaceae (Hardy perennial) Tall foxtail lily with enormous spikes of peach coloured, starry flowers. 1.8-2.4m (6-8ft) Sun / well drained. (15 seeds)


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Eupatorium cannabinum

Ref: 7546

£1.75 / €2.10

Family: Asteraceae (Hardy perennial) Hemp Agrimony. Beautiful wildflower with large heads of tiny pink flowers in summer. Europe. 1.2m (4ft) Sun or part shade / loam. (50+ seeds)

Eryngium x tripartitum

Ref: 5979

£2.05 / €2.46

Family: Apiaceae (Hardy biennial) Silvery leaves and blue flowers. Excellent for drying. Mediterranean. 1m (3ft) Sun / sandy. (20+ seeds)

Epilobium crassum

Ref: 6386

£2.05 / €2.46

Family: Onagraceae (Hardy perennial) Low spreading plant with rounded waxy leaves tinged with red, pink flowers produced on the ends of long seed pods. New Zealand. 10cm (4in) Sun / moist. (20+ seeds)

Eccremocarpus scaber ex 'Carmineus'

Ref: 916

£1.85 / €2.22

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)

Eccremocarpus scaber (orange)

Ref: 917

£1.85 / €2.22

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)

Eccremocarpus scaber (ex pink)

Ref: 918

£1.85 / €2.22

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)

Echium pininana

Ref: 919

£2.25 / €2.70

Family: Boraginaceae (Half-hardy biennial) A magnificent plant, giant blue flower spikes up to 12 ft high, blue flowers, rise on stout stems from a rosette of lance shaped, rough, silvery green leaves. Surrounded by bees and butterflies all day long. Endemic to La Palma (Canary Islands) Easy. Toxic. 2.4-2.6m (8-12 ft) Sun / well drained. (20+ seeds)


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Echium russicum

Ref: 920

£2.45 / €2.94

Family: Boraginaceae (Hardy perennial) A bushy plant with unusual burgundy-red coloured flowers. Russia. Easy. Toxic. 90cm (3ft) Sun / well drained. (15+ seeds)

Echium vulgare (Vipers Bugloss)

Ref: 921

£1.95 / €2.34

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)


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Eryngium bourgatii

Ref: 6504

£1.95 / €2.34

Family: Dipsacaceae (Hardy biennial) A smaller Eryngium with the usual metaliic blue flowers, and of course is excellent for drying. Spain. 30-60cm (1-2ft) Sun / well drained. (20+ seeds)


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Echium plantagineum ex 'mixed bedding'

Ref: 6526

£1.95 / €2.34

Family: Boraginaceae (Hardy annual) A selection of colours in this free-flowering garden stunner! Shades of predominantly mauve but sometimes pink, white and blue. Easy. Toxic. 30-60cm (1-2ft) Sun or part shade / loam. (20+ seeds)

Erigeron karvinskianus

Ref: 6527

£2.05 / €2.46

Family: Asteraceae (Hardy perennial) A common site on old stone walls in the southwest. Produces masses of pink-flushed, white daisies all summer and sometimes all year round if it's mild. Mexico-Pakistan. Easy & flowers first year. 15-23cm (6-9in) Sun or part shade / well drained. (30+ seeds)

Eupatorium rugosum

Ref: 6759

£1.85 / €2.22

Family: Asteraceae (Hardy perennial) A tall plant with nettle-like leaves and umbels of fluffy white flowers at the ends of the stems from mid summer to early autumn. E North America. Easy. 1-2m (3-6ft) Part shade / loam. (30+ seeds)

Erigeron thunbergii var. glabratus

Ref: 5834

£2.05 / €2.46

Family: Asteraceae (Hardy perennial) This plant produces large pinky-mauve daisies with yellow centres in mid-summer. 30-60cm (1-2ft) Sun / well drained. (20+ seeds)

Eryngium eburneum

Ref: 5835

£2.25 / €2.70

Family: Apiaceae (Hardy perennial) An exotic looking plant with prickly strap-like leaves and enormous flower-spikes with lots of tiny heads. Excellent for winter drying. South America. Easy. 1-2m (3-6ft) Sun / loam. (20+ seeds)

Echium plantagineum

Ref: 5915

£2.05 / €2.46

Family: Boraginaceae (Hardy annual) Plant with several flower-bearing stems. Basal leaves oblong or lanceolate 5-14cm, with conspicuous lateral veins. Forked inflorescences. Corolla 18-30mm, rich red/purple. Habitat: Roadsides and meadows by the sea. Easily grown. Mediterranean. Toxic. 30-60cm (1-2ft) Sun / well drained. (20+ seeds)

Echium wildpretii ssp. wildpretii

Ref: 5916

£2.75 / €3.30

Family: Boraginaceae (Half-hardy biennial) A spectacular but rare plant from Tenerife which produces a tall spike of crimson flowers 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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Echium candicans

Ref: 5918

£2.50 / €3.00

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)


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Ecballium elaterium (Squirting Cucumber)

Ref: 5919

£1.85 / €2.22

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)

Eryngium planum

Ref: 6020

£2.05 / €2.46

Family: Apiaceae (Hardy biennial) Like other Eryngiums has large, useful for drying, flower heads. Europe. 60-90cm (2-3ft) Sun / well drained. (20+ seeds)

Eupatorium purpureum subsp. maculatum 'Atropurpureum'

Ref: 6047

£1.85 / €2.22

Family: Asteraceae (Hardy perennial) Clump forming red-stemmed perennial with spiraling leaves producing wine-red flowers July-Sept, loved by bees. E USA. Easy. 1.2m (4ft) Sun or part shade / moist. (30+ seeds)


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Eccremocarpus scaber (ex yellow)

Ref: 6134

£2.05 / €2.46

Family: Bignoniaceae (Half-hardy climber) Yellow version of this easily grown climber. Easy & flowers first year. 4m (12ft) Sun / loam. (50+ seeds)

Echium lusitanicum ssp. polycaulon

Ref: 6163

£2.25 / €2.70

Family: Boraginaceae (Hardy perennial) Lovely plant with spikes of blue flowers with protruding anthers. Much loved by bees. Portugal. Easy. Toxic. 1m (3ft) Sun / well drained. (20+ seeds)


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Eryngium pandanifolium

Ref: 6328

£2.05 / €2.46

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)

Echium strictum

Ref: 6400

£2.50 / €3.00

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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Echinops bannaticus (syn E. ritro - Globe thistle)

Ref: 6487

£1.85 / €2.22

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)


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Eritrichium canum (syn. rupestre)

Ref: 6829

£2.05 / €2.46

Family: Boraginaceae (Hardy biennial) A beautiful member of a really stunning genus with masses of soft-blue flowers in summer, will self-seed in gravel, but dislikes wet. W Himalayas. Easy & flowers first year. 40cm (15in) Sun / well drained. (30+ seeds)


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Erythronium californicum ex 'White Beauty'

Ref: 6772

£1.85 / €2.22

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)

Eryngium (mixed)

Ref: 6773

£1.75 / €2.10

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)


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Erythronium (mixed)

Ref: 6774

£1.75 / €2.10

Family: Liliaceae (Hardy bulb) A mix of these beautiful plants that resmble hanging lilies. 15-23cm (6-9in) Part shade / moist. (30+ seeds)

Erysimum scoparium

Ref: 6815

£2.05 / €2.46

Family: Brassicaceae (Half-hardy perennial) A common sight in the mountains of the canary islands, this sub shrub produces pink/mauve flowers in spring. Easy. 60-90cm (2-3ft) Sun or part shade / loam. (20+ seeds)

Erysimum pulchellum

Ref: 6826

£1.95 / €2.34

Family: Brassicaceae (Hardy Alpine) Pretty alpine with golden, starry flowers in spring. Best with protection from winter wet. Balkans, Caucasus. Easy. 15cm (6in) Sun / well drained. (30+ seeds)

Echium tuberculatum

Ref: 6896

£2.25 / €2.70

Family: Boraginaceae (Hardy perennial) Attractive prickly rosettes in the first year, give rise to lots of small pink trumpets in the second year. A very showy plant. Easy. 30-60cm (1-2ft) Sun / loam. (15 seeds)

Echium nervosum

Ref: 6901

£2.50 / €3.00

Family: Boraginaceae (Half-hardy shrub) A beautiful native of Madeira with lots of candle-like blooms of a summer-sky blue. 1.2m (4ft) Sun / loam. (10+ seeds)

Eryngium maritimum

Ref: 6914

£1.85 / €2.22

Family: Apiaceae (Hardy biennial) This plant is common on our sea shores and dunes, but is not so easy in gardens as it requires perfect drainage. Beautiful mid-blue flower heads that are good for drying. Europe. Easy. 30cm (1ft) Sun / sandy. (15+ seeds)


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Eriophorum angustifolium

Ref: 6962

£1.85 / €2.22

Family: Poaceae (Hardy grass) Wetland plant with strap-like leaves and masses of cottonwool-like flowerheads in summer. 40cm (15in) Sun / moist. (20+ seeds)


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Eupatorium sp. white

Ref: 6974

£1.85 / €2.22

Family: Asteraceae (Hardy perennial) A bold perennial with serrated, heart-shaped leaves and panicles of fluffy white flowers in summer. Correct name not known. Easy & flowers first year. 1-2m (3-6ft) Sun or part shade / loam. (30+ seeds)

Eupatorium fistulosum (obtained as)

Ref: 7035

£1.75 / €2.10

Family: Asteraceae (Hardy perennial) Heads of pale mauve flowers in summer on this attractive perennial. Easy. 1-2m (3-6ft) Sun or part shade / loam. (30+ seeds)

Eryngium variifolium

Ref: 7212

£1.95 / €2.34

Family: Apiaceae (Hardy perennial) Prickly perennial with bold, white-marbled foliage and blue/white flower heads, suitable for drying. 30-60cm (1-2ft) Sun / well drained. (30+ seeds)

Embothrium coccineum

Ref: 7230

£2.80 / €3.36

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)

Eschscholzia caespitosa ex 'Sundew'

Ref: 7467

£1.75 / €2.10

Family: Papaveraceae (Hardy annual) Pretty finely divided foliage and charming creamy yellow flowers that smother the plant all summer long. Easy. 30-60cm (1-2ft) Sun / well drained. (50+ seeds)

Eryngium tricuspidatum

Ref: 7491

£1.95 / €2.34

Family: Apiaceae (Hardy perennial) Small prickly Eryngium with heads of blue/white flowers in summer and long spines behind the flowers. 40cm (15in) Sun / well drained. (30+ seeds)

Eupatorium ligustrinum

Ref: 7513

£1.85 / €2.22

Family: Asteraceae (Hardy perennial) Talle perennial with sprays of fluffy pinkish flowers in summer. 1-2m (3-6ft) Sun or part shade / loam. (20+ seeds)

Erysimum allionii

Ref: 7664

£2.05 / €2.46

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)

Epipactis gigantea

Ref: 7876

£2.50 / €3.00

Family: Orchidaceae (Hardy perennial) Orchid with unusual red and green flowers. Specialist germination required. 30cm (1ft) Part shade / loam. (50+ seeds)

Eryngium agavifolium

Ref: 8622

£2.05 / €2.46

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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Eccremocarpus scaber (mixed)

Ref: 8106

£1.75 / €2.10

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)

Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite)

Ref: 8130

£1.85 / €2.22

Family: Ranunculaceae (Hardy perennial) Popular woodland plant with yellow buttercup-like flowers from January onwards. 10-12cm (4-5in) Part shade / loam. (30+ seeds)

Erodium pelargonifloium

Ref: 8579

£2.05 / €2.46

Family: Geraniaceae (Hardy perennial) Woolly leaved plant with sprays of white heavily marked pink flowers in summer. 25cm (10in) Sun / well drained. (15 seeds)

Eryngium serra

Ref: 8475

£2.20 / €2.64

Family: Apiaceae (Half-hardy perennial) Bromeliad-like perennial with large prickly rosettes giving way to spikes of thistle-like flower heads in summer. 1m (3ft) Sun / well drained. (30+ seeds)

Eryngium creticum

Ref: 8563

£2.05 / €2.46

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)

Eryngium dichotonum

Ref: 8598

Family: Apiaceae (Hardy perennial) 60-90cm (2-3ft) Sun / well drained.

Echium pininana f. alba

Ref: 9032

£2.50 / €3.00

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)


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Echium candicans (Secret Seeds Hybrid)

Ref: 9039

£2.50 / €3.00

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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Entelea arborescens

Ref: 9046

£2.25 / €2.70

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)

Eucalyptus globulus (Blue gum)

Ref: 9047

£1.75 / €2.10

Family: Myrtaceae (Tender perennial) Grown as dot bedding, this plant has huge blue/grey leaves. Left to grow it will eventually get into a large tree, but is frost tender. 2-3m (6-10ft) Sun / loam. (20 seeds)

Erigeron acer (Blue fleabane)

Ref: 9049

£1.85 / €2.22

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)

Euphorbia coralloides

Ref: 9093

£2.15 / €2.58

Family: Euphorbiaceae (Hardy perennial) Pretty little plant with lush green leaves and small yellow starry flowers and bracts that carry on right through the season. Toxic. 30-60cm (1-2ft) Sun or part shade / loam. (20 seeds)

Exochorda macrantha ex 'The Bride'

Ref: 9094

£2.05 / €2.46

Family: Rosaceae (Hardy shrub) Charming bush that deserves to be more widely grown. Produces a mass ofd white blossom in early summer above greyish green leaves. 1.5m (5ft) Sun or part shade / loam. (20 seeds)

Emilia javanica 'Irish Poet'

Ref: 9448

£2.25 / €2.70

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)


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Erysimum helveticum

Ref: 9521

£2.00 / €2.40

Family: Brassicaceae (Hardy Alpine) Pretty alpine wallflower with fragrent golden, butterfly flowers in spring. Easy. 15cm (6in) Sun / well drained. (20+ seeds)

Eucomis ex 'Burgundy Sparkler'

Ref: 9525

£1.80 / €2.16

Family: Liliaceae (Half-Hardy bulb) Pretty version with burgundy markings on long strappy leaves, followed by huge spikes of starry green flowers in summer. 30-60cm (1-2ft) Sun or part shade / loam. (10 seeds)

Ensete glaucum (Snow Banana)

Ref: 9557

£2.50 / €3.00

Family: Musaceae (Half-Hardy perennial) The huge Snow Banana grows in Yunnan (China) at between 800-2700m - so it should be relatively hardy during winter months given a little protection. It has a thick, waxy and blue, solitary trunk, huge blueish leaves up to 10ft/3m long, and produces a huge inflorescence. It is extremely fast growing and needs a good supply of fertilizer and water. 4m+ (12ft+) Sun / loam. (5 seeds)


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Elytropus chilensis

Ref: 9609

£2.25 / €2.70

Family: Apocynaceae (Hardy shrub) Charming hardy shrub from mid-Chile with five petaled white flowers with a flushed pink centre. 1m (3ft) Full or part shade / loam. (5 seeds)


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Ecballium elaterium (Squirting Cucumber)

Ref: 5919

£1.85 / €2.22

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)

Eccremocarpus scaber (ex pink)

Ref: 918

£1.85 / €2.22

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)

Eccremocarpus scaber (ex yellow)

Ref: 6134

£2.05 / €2.46

Family: Bignoniaceae (Half-hardy climber) Yellow version of this easily grown climber. Easy & flowers first year. 4m (12ft) Sun / loam. (50+ seeds)

Eccremocarpus scaber (mixed)

Ref: 8106

£1.75 / €2.10

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)

Eccremocarpus scaber (orange)

Ref: 917

£1.85 / €2.22

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)

Eccremocarpus scaber ex 'Carmineus'

Ref: 916

£1.85 / €2.22

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)

Echinops bannaticus (syn E. ritro - Globe thistle)

Ref: 6487

£1.85 / €2.22

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)


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Echium candicans

Ref: 5918

£2.50 / €3.00

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)


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Echium candicans (Secret Seeds Hybrid)

Ref: 9039

£2.50 / €3.00

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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Echium lusitanicum ssp. polycaulon

Ref: 6163

£2.25 / €2.70

Family: Boraginaceae (Hardy perennial) Lovely plant with spikes of blue flowers with protruding anthers. Much loved by bees. Portugal. Easy. Toxic. 1m (3ft) Sun / well drained. (20+ seeds)


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Echium nervosum

Ref: 6901

£2.50 / €3.00

Family: Boraginaceae (Half-hardy shrub) A beautiful native of Madeira with lots of candle-like blooms of a summer-sky blue. 1.2m (4ft) Sun / loam. (10+ seeds)

Echium pininana

Ref: 919

£2.25 / €2.70

Family: Boraginaceae (Half-hardy biennial) A magnificent plant, giant blue flower spikes up to 12 ft high, blue flowers, rise on stout stems from a rosette of lance shaped, rough, silvery green leaves. Surrounded by bees and butterflies all day long. Endemic to La Palma (Canary Islands) Easy. Toxic. 2.4-2.6m (8-12 ft) Sun / well drained. (20+ seeds)


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Echium pininana f. alba

Ref: 9032

£2.50 / €3.00

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)


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Echium plantagineum

Ref: 5915

£2.05 / €2.46

Family: Boraginaceae (Hardy annual) Plant with several flower-bearing stems. Basal leaves oblong or lanceolate 5-14cm, with conspicuous lateral veins. Forked inflorescences. Corolla 18-30mm, rich red/purple. Habitat: Roadsides and meadows by the sea. Easily grown. Mediterranean. Toxic. 30-60cm (1-2ft) Sun / well drained. (20+ seeds)

Echium plantagineum ex 'mixed bedding'

Ref: 6526

£1.95 / €2.34

Family: Boraginaceae (Hardy annual) A selection of colours in this free-flowering garden stunner! Shades of predominantly mauve but sometimes pink, white and blue. Easy. Toxic. 30-60cm (1-2ft) Sun or part shade / loam. (20+ seeds)

Echium russicum

Ref: 920

£2.45 / €2.94

Family: Boraginaceae (Hardy perennial) A bushy plant with unusual burgundy-red coloured flowers. Russia. Easy. Toxic. 90cm (3ft) Sun / well drained. (15+ seeds)

Echium strictum

Ref: 6400

£2.50 / €3.00

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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Echium tuberculatum

Ref: 6896

£2.25 / €2.70

Family: Boraginaceae (Hardy perennial) Attractive prickly rosettes in the first year, give rise to lots of small pink trumpets in the second year. A very showy plant. Easy. 30-60cm (1-2ft) Sun / loam. (15 seeds)

Echium vulgare (Vipers Bugloss)

Ref: 921

£1.95 / €2.34

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)


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Echium wildpretii ssp. wildpretii

Ref: 5916

£2.75 / €3.30

Family: Boraginaceae (Half-hardy biennial) A spectacular but rare plant from Tenerife which produces a tall spike of crimson flowers 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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Elytropus chilensis

Ref: 9609

£2.25 / €2.70

Family: Apocynaceae (Hardy shrub) Charming hardy shrub from mid-Chile with five petaled white flowers with a flushed pink centre. 1m (3ft) Full or part shade / loam. (5 seeds)


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Embothrium coccineum

Ref: 7230

£2.80 / €3.36

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)

Emilia javanica 'Irish Poet'

Ref: 9448

£2.25 / €2.70

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)


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Ensete glaucum (Snow Banana)

Ref: 9557

£2.50 / €3.00

Family: Musaceae (Half-Hardy perennial) The huge Snow Banana grows in Yunnan (China) at between 800-2700m - so it should be relatively hardy during winter months given a little protection. It has a thick, waxy and blue, solitary trunk, huge blueish leaves up to 10ft/3m long, and produces a huge inflorescence. It is extremely fast growing and needs a good supply of fertilizer and water. 4m+ (12ft+) Sun / loam. (5 seeds)


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Entelea arborescens

Ref: 9046

£2.25 / €2.70

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)

Epilobium crassum

Ref: 6386

£2.05 / €2.46

Family: Onagraceae (Hardy perennial) Low spreading plant with rounded waxy leaves tinged with red, pink flowers produced on the ends of long seed pods. New Zealand. 10cm (4in) Sun / moist. (20+ seeds)

Epipactis gigantea

Ref: 7876

£2.50 / €3.00

Family: Orchidaceae (Hardy perennial) Orchid with unusual red and green flowers. Specialist germination required. 30cm (1ft) Part shade / loam. (50+ seeds)

Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite)

Ref: 8130

£1.85 / €2.22

Family: Ranunculaceae (Hardy perennial) Popular woodland plant with yellow buttercup-like flowers from January onwards. 10-12cm (4-5in) Part shade / loam. (30+ seeds)

Eremurus robustus

Ref: 7254

£1.85 / €2.22

Family: Liliaceae (Hardy perennial) Tall foxtail lily with enormous spikes of peach coloured, starry flowers. 1.8-2.4m (6-8ft) Sun / well drained. (15 seeds)


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Erigeron acer (Blue fleabane)

Ref: 9049

£1.85 / €2.22

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)

Erigeron karvinskianus

Ref: 6527

£2.05 / €2.46

Family: Asteraceae (Hardy perennial) A common site on old stone walls in the southwest. Produces masses of pink-flushed, white daisies all summer and sometimes all year round if it's mild. Mexico-Pakistan. Easy & flowers first year. 15-23cm (6-9in) Sun or part shade / well drained. (30+ seeds)

Erigeron thunbergii var. glabratus

Ref: 5834

£2.05 / €2.46

Family: Asteraceae (Hardy perennial) This plant produces large pinky-mauve daisies with yellow centres in mid-summer. 30-60cm (1-2ft) Sun / well drained. (20+ seeds)

Eriophorum angustifolium

Ref: 6962

£1.85 / €2.22

Family: Poaceae (Hardy grass) Wetland plant with strap-like leaves and masses of cottonwool-like flowerheads in summer. 40cm (15in) Sun / moist. (20+ seeds)


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Eritrichium canum (syn. rupestre)

Ref: 6829

£2.05 / €2.46

Family: Boraginaceae (Hardy biennial) A beautiful member of a really stunning genus with masses of soft-blue flowers in summer, will self-seed in gravel, but dislikes wet. W Himalayas. Easy & flowers first year. 40cm (15in) Sun / well drained. (30+ seeds)


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Erodium pelargonifloium

Ref: 8579

£2.05 / €2.46

Family: Geraniaceae (Hardy perennial) Woolly leaved plant with sprays of white heavily marked pink flowers in summer. 25cm (10in) Sun / well drained. (15 seeds)

Eryngium (mixed)

Ref: 6773

£1.75 / €2.10

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)


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Eryngium agavifolium

Ref: 8622

£2.05 / €2.46

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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Eryngium bourgatii

Ref: 6504

£1.95 / €2.34

Family: Dipsacaceae (Hardy biennial) A smaller Eryngium with the usual metaliic blue flowers, and of course is excellent for drying. Spain. 30-60cm (1-2ft) Sun / well drained. (20+ seeds)


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Eryngium creticum

Ref: 8563

£2.05 / €2.46

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)

Eryngium dichotonum

Ref: 8598

Family: Apiaceae (Hardy perennial) 60-90cm (2-3ft) Sun / well drained.

Eryngium eburneum

Ref: 5835

£2.25 / €2.70

Family: Apiaceae (Hardy perennial) An exotic looking plant with prickly strap-like leaves and enormous flower-spikes with lots of tiny heads. Excellent for winter drying. South America. Easy. 1-2m (3-6ft) Sun / loam. (20+ seeds)

Eryngium maritimum

Ref: 6914

£1.85 / €2.22

Family: Apiaceae (Hardy biennial) This plant is common on our sea shores and dunes, but is not so easy in gardens as it requires perfect drainage. Beautiful mid-blue flower heads that are good for drying. Europe. Easy. 30cm (1ft) Sun / sandy. (15+ seeds)


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Eryngium pandanifolium

Ref: 6328

£2.05 / €2.46

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)

Eryngium planum

Ref: 6020

£2.05 / €2.46

Family: Apiaceae (Hardy biennial) Like other Eryngiums has large, useful for drying, flower heads. Europe. 60-90cm (2-3ft) Sun / well drained. (20+ seeds)

Eryngium serra

Ref: 8475

£2.20 / €2.64

Family: Apiaceae (Half-hardy perennial) Bromeliad-like perennial with large prickly rosettes giving way to spikes of thistle-like flower heads in summer. 1m (3ft) Sun / well drained. (30+ seeds)

Eryngium tricuspidatum

Ref: 7491

£1.95 / €2.34

Family: Apiaceae (Hardy perennial) Small prickly Eryngium with heads of blue/white flowers in summer and long spines behind the flowers. 40cm (15in) Sun / well drained. (30+ seeds)

Eryngium variifolium

Ref: 7212

£1.95 / €2.34

Family: Apiaceae (Hardy perennial) Prickly perennial with bold, white-marbled foliage and blue/white flower heads, suitable for drying. 30-60cm (1-2ft) Sun / well drained. (30+ seeds)

Eryngium x tripartitum

Ref: 5979

£2.05 / €2.46

Family: Apiaceae (Hardy biennial) Silvery leaves and blue flowers. Excellent for drying. Mediterranean. 1m (3ft) Sun / sandy. (20+ seeds)

Erysimum allionii

Ref: 7664

£2.05 / €2.46

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)

Erysimum helveticum

Ref: 9521

£2.00 / €2.40

Family: Brassicaceae (Hardy Alpine) Pretty alpine wallflower with fragrent golden, butterfly flowers in spring. Easy. 15cm (6in) Sun / well drained. (20+ seeds)

Erysimum pulchellum

Ref: 6826

£1.95 / €2.34

Family: Brassicaceae (Hardy Alpine) Pretty alpine with golden, starry flowers in spring. Best with protection from winter wet. Balkans, Caucasus. Easy. 15cm (6in) Sun / well drained. (30+ seeds)

Erysimum scoparium

Ref: 6815

£2.05 / €2.46

Family: Brassicaceae (Half-hardy perennial) A common sight in the mountains of the canary islands, this sub shrub produces pink/mauve flowers in spring. Easy. 60-90cm (2-3ft) Sun or part shade / loam. (20+ seeds)

Erythronium (mixed)

Ref: 6774

£1.75 / €2.10

Family: Liliaceae (Hardy bulb) A mix of these beautiful plants that resmble hanging lilies. 15-23cm (6-9in) Part shade / moist. (30+ seeds)

Erythronium californicum ex 'White Beauty'

Ref: 6772

£1.85 / €2.22

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)

Eschscholzia caespitosa ex 'Sundew'

Ref: 7467

£1.75 / €2.10

Family: Papaveraceae (Hardy annual) Pretty finely divided foliage and charming creamy yellow flowers that smother the plant all summer long. Easy. 30-60cm (1-2ft) Sun / well drained. (50+ seeds)

Eucalyptus globulus (Blue gum)

Ref: 9047

£1.75 / €2.10

Family: Myrtaceae (Tender perennial) Grown as dot bedding, this plant has huge blue/grey leaves. Left to grow it will eventually get into a large tree, but is frost tender. 2-3m (6-10ft) Sun / loam. (20 seeds)

Eucomis ex 'Burgundy Sparkler'

Ref: 9525

£1.80 / €2.16

Family: Liliaceae (Half-Hardy bulb) Pretty version with burgundy markings on long strappy leaves, followed by huge spikes of starry green flowers in summer. 30-60cm (1-2ft) Sun or part shade / loam. (10 seeds)

Eupatorium cannabinum

Ref: 7546

£1.75 / €2.10

Family: Asteraceae (Hardy perennial) Hemp Agrimony. Beautiful wildflower with large heads of tiny pink flowers in summer. Europe. 1.2m (4ft) Sun or part shade / loam. (50+ seeds)

Eupatorium fistulosum (obtained as)

Ref: 7035

£1.75 / €2.10

Family: Asteraceae (Hardy perennial) Heads of pale mauve flowers in summer on this attractive perennial. Easy. 1-2m (3-6ft) Sun or part shade / loam. (30+ seeds)

Eupatorium ligustrinum

Ref: 7513

£1.85 / €2.22

Family: Asteraceae (Hardy perennial) Talle perennial with sprays of fluffy pinkish flowers in summer. 1-2m (3-6ft) Sun or part shade / loam. (20+ seeds)

Eupatorium purpureum subsp. maculatum 'Atropurpureum'

Ref: 6047

£1.85 / €2.22

Family: Asteraceae (Hardy perennial) Clump forming red-stemmed perennial with spiraling leaves producing wine-red flowers July-Sept, loved by bees. E USA. Easy. 1.2m (4ft) Sun or part shade / moist. (30+ seeds)


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Eupatorium rugosum

Ref: 6759

£1.85 / €2.22

Family: Asteraceae (Hardy perennial) A tall plant with nettle-like leaves and umbels of fluffy white flowers at the ends of the stems from mid summer to early autumn. E North America. Easy. 1-2m (3-6ft) Part shade / loam. (30+ seeds)

Eupatorium sp. white

Ref: 6974

£1.85 / €2.22

Family: Asteraceae (Hardy perennial) A bold perennial with serrated, heart-shaped leaves and panicles of fluffy white flowers in summer. Correct name not known. Easy & flowers first year. 1-2m (3-6ft) Sun or part shade / loam. (30+ seeds)

Euphorbia coralloides

Ref: 9093

£2.15 / €2.58

Family: Euphorbiaceae (Hardy perennial) Pretty little plant with lush green leaves and small yellow starry flowers and bracts that carry on right through the season. Toxic. 30-60cm (1-2ft) Sun or part shade / loam. (20 seeds)

Exochorda macrantha ex 'The Bride'

Ref: 9094

£2.05 / €2.46

Family: Rosaceae (Hardy shrub) Charming bush that deserves to be more widely grown. Produces a mass ofd white blossom in early summer above greyish green leaves. 1.5m (5ft) Sun or part shade / loam. (20 seeds)