Possibly the world’s only catalogue selling this year’s fresh seeds! We are noticing increasing requests for garden plants that will survive and even thrive in the new hot dry summers we seem to be destined to suffer. Recently, we were asked by a local community group to help transform the featureless inside of the Penn Inn roundabout under the A380. We helped provide xerophytic plants, such as kniphofias, agaves, echiums and yuccas and gave advice to the volunteers and together helped create an attractive drought-resistant Mediterranean garden. Trees and spring bulbs have recently been added, so have a quick look when you come on holiday next summer.

Some of our new introductions.... ™ Dierama 'Ripe Cherries' - Bred here at Plant World, these exciting new dwarf dieramas will be gems in everyone's garden, their pendent bells coming in a range of colours. Above - The new drought-tolerant garden at the ™ Linaria 'Plummy' - We have crossed Penn Inn flyover/junction on the A380 just over a mile away from Plant World. See the map on the Linaria purpurea with Linaria dalmatica, inside back cover for its location. the result is a strong-growing vigorous plant with attractive rubbery grey We continue to produce new plants, foliage, taller than its parents, bearing some being quite bizarre, and others sizeable heads of bluish-purple very garden-worthy! "Twister "snapdragon" flowers. erysimums" a unique novelty, are ™ Euphorbia 'Dwarf Black Pearl' - compact long-lived plants with erect Bursting with sweet nectar, these spires of semi-opened flowers striking flowers which open in spring resembling candles. Most unusual plants! and stay in place until the first frosts, Traditional gems such as dieramas or are a magnet for bees and butterflies. "Angels Fishing Rods" continue to ™ Raspberry 'Black Jewel'- Very rarely increase in popularity, and we have available, seeds of this exciting, completely several new ones including dwarf hardy plant, which comes true from Dierama "Ripe Cherries" with pendent seed, produce vigorous, fast-growing flowers from red to purple. and erect black raspberry plants. Ray Brown

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 2 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 A perfect day out for Garden Clubs and Plant Societies. Plant World, situated between Torquay and Newton Abbot in beautiful South Devon, offers an outstanding collection of rare and exotic plants from around the world. Indeed, the four acres of landscaped gardens, the first ever planted and constructed as the five continents, has been called ‘Devon’s Little Outdoor Eden’. We are a popular destination for visiting groups and offer a cordial welcome so please get in touch!

Established in 1985, Plant World is the culmination of a plantsman’s vision and has been featured several times on BBC’s Gardeners’ World as well as on other TV programmes. The extensive collection of rare and unusual plants is complemented by the mature cottage and Mediterranean gardens.

Rare Plant Nursery Inspirational ‘gardens from around the world’ contain a selection of rare and exotic plants rarely seen outside their native lands. Choice specimens seen in the gardens are sold in the Plantsman’s Nursery, a treasure trove of sought-after plants. So if you are passionate about plants and gardens, Plant World is a definite ‘must-see’ during your visit to beautiful South Devon. Viewpoint Café Our modern hilltop shop and café provide light lunches, cream teas and delicious home-made cakes. Visitors can enjoy one of the best views in the West Country with unforgettable views over the Teign Valley from Dartmoor to the sea. We provide free parking and entry into the plant nursery and also have a scenic picnic area. A modest entrance charge is made for adults visiting the gardens whilst children are free.

Nursery & Gardens Opening Times 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 7 days a week. From late March to early October. Please ring before visiting early or late in the season to check on opening times

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 3 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 Contents How To Sow Your Seeds

2 Introduction ™ Sow all seeds as soon as you receive them unless otherwise advised on the packet. 3 Gardens & Nursery ™ Use sterile compost. We recommend John Innes. ™ Sow seed thinly and cover to about twice the 4 General Information depth of the seed size with fine grit or coarse sand. 5 Flower Seed Collections ™ Do remember mousetraps and slug pellets. (Note: Please be careful if you have children or pets). 6 Ornamentals ™ Sow cold-germinating seeds in a cold frame or unheated greenhouse. 42 Climbers ™ Do be patient. Some seedlings appear in a few days whilst others may take several months, or 47 Trees & Shrubs even a year or more. DO NOT throw the seed tray away! 51 Grasses ™ Store warm-germinating seed in a fridge and sow in March or April in a heated greenhouse or 53 Tomatoes propagator or in a well-lit spot on a window sill. ™ Do not leave seedlings in a seed tray for too long. 58 Other Vegetables They often simply stop growing.

72 Terms Of Business Have you discovered 73 Order Form something new? A new Meconopsis perhaps?!

Abbreviations Key Please let us know if anything new, A - Annual unusual or variegated appears in Bi - Biennial your garden. And do keep writing to Bb - Bulb us if you have any suggestions or Cl - Climber advice, as we are always pleased to H - Hardy hear how you are doing. And thanks HH - Half Hardy for buying and growing our seeds! P - Perennial Sh - Shrub T - Tree Ray Brown

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 4 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 Great Value! Save up to £9 with our collections. HOT COLLECTION Total Value £26.95 You pay £17.95 Our fire collection will brighten up your garden …… Aquilegia ‘Burnished Rose’ Moraea huttonii Alstroemeria Aurantiaca Oenothera ‘Sunset Boulevard’ Dierama 'Blackbird' Potentilla ‘Monarch’s Velvet’ Ligularia clivorum ’Desdemona’ Sisyrinchium palmifolium Meconopsis cambrica ‘Frances Perry’ Scabiosa rumellica

COOL COLLECTION Total Value £27.20 You pay £17.95 Always the most popular colours …… Campanula lactiflora ‘Prichard’s Variety’ Lobelia ‘Crystal Palace’ Echium ‘Blue Steeple’ Meconopsis ‘Lingholm’ Geranium ‘Purple-Haze’ Nepeta parnassica Agapanthus ‘Headbourne Hybrids’ Veronica grandis Libertia caerulescens Penstemon eriantherus

GIANT COLLECTION Total Value £26.30 You pay £17.95 Land of the Giants for spectacular effects …… Alcea ficifolia Campanula 'Prichard's Variety' Datisca cannabina Peltiphyllum peltatum Digitalis ferruginea gigantea Rheum palmatum tanguticum Echium ‘Blue Steeple’ Rudbeckia laciniata Lobelia tupa Vernonia gigantea

FRAGRANT COLLECTION Total Value £26.35 You pay £17.95 To please you and the bees …… Agastache ‘Golden Jubilee’ Lavandula angustifolia Aquilegia ‘Fragrant Fantasy’ Matthiola arborescens alba Aquilegia ‘ Perfumed Garden’ Oenothera ‘Apricot Delight’ Camassia leichtlinii Paradisea lusitanica Euphorbia mellifera Petunia axillaris

COLOURED FOLIAGE Total Value £25.60 You pay £17.95 Bring colour to your winter garden …… Ligularia clivorum ‘Desdemona’ Leycesteria formosa 'Gold Leaf' Agastache ‘Golden Jubilee’ Nicandra ‘Splash of Cream’ Geranium ‘Purple-Haze’ Penstemon ‘Husker Red’ Haloragis ‘Wellington Bronze’ Phormium mixed Heuchera ‘Metallica’ Plantago major rubrifolia

SWEET PEA COLLECTION Total Value £15.50 You pay £12.95 For perfume all summer …… Sweet pea ‘Black Knight’ Sweet pea ‘Painted Lady’ Sweet pea ‘Stylish’ Sweet pea ‘Pastel Sunset’ Sweet pea ‘Oxford Blue’ Sweet pea ‘Ripple Mixed’ Sweet pea ‘Cupid Mixed’ Sweet pea ‘Royal Wedding’ Sweet pea ‘Duke of York' Sweet pea ‘Spencer Mixed’ Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 5 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 ABUTILON VITIFOLIUM 'CHALK BLUES' ACONITUM CARMICHAELII VAR. ARENDSII £2.50 MalvaceaeHSh 1.8-2.4m £2.95 RanunculaceaeHP 90cm Trusses of large, saucer-shaped The very latest flowering form flowers, from almost white to of any of the "Monkshood" light blue-mauve, are borne plants to flower here at Plant profusely from April to World. Produces buds in August September, with large greyish, and September, with large, rather felted leaves. They do magnificent, deep inky-blue well in almost any well drained flowers still opening later, only soil, either against a wall or free- being damaged by the first standing in a sheltered spot. frosts in November.

ACAENA SACCATICUPULA 'BLUE HAZE' ACOACONNIITTUUMM 'IVORINE' £2.75 Rosaceae HP 5-10cm (30+ seeds) £2.95 RanunculaceaeHP 90cm-1.2m (10 seeds) Probably the loveliest of the This rare parchment white form "New Zealand Burrs", forming a of Aconitum septentrionale is a low mat of steel-blue, ferny superb variety. With erect bushy leaves with short-stemmed, habit bearing clusters of ivory greenish flowers in summer, white hooded flowers, and followed by attractive deeply fingered dark green mahogany-red burr-like fruits. glossy leaves which appear in This attractive plant tolerates early spring. Grows best in most soils. fertile, well-drained soil.

ACIACISS AUTUMNALALIISS ACOACONNIITTUUMM NAPELLUS £2.85 Amaryllidaceae HHBb 25-30cm £2.65 RanunculaceaeHP 90cm These delightful, dainty gems The true "Monkshood" flowers are bulbous perennials with from earliest spring, producing linear leaves and nodding, bell- indigo-blue hooded flowers on shaped, pure white (or strong stems clad in shiny green occasionally pink), fragrant leaves. This is one of the flowers, which open with (or earliest, easiest and most before) the leaves in late rewarding flowers you can grow summer. Clumps multiply in the garden and is totally reliably. trouble-free.

ACOACONNIITTUUMM CARMICHAELII ACTAEA SIMPLEX BRUNETTE £2.50 RanunculaceaeHP 1.2-1.5m £2.65 RanunculaceaeHP 1.0-1.2m (Aconitum Wilsonii Fischeri) A This clumping woodland grand and imposing plant. Stout perennial with deep green stems hold very late (Aug-Sept) foliage grows up to 4 feet tall spikes of rich violet-blue hooded and 2 feet wide bearing spikes flowers above rich green divided of fragrant white flowers 2 feet foliage. Valuable late season long in autumn, with cultivars flowers when most else has existing with varying leaf gone. colours and forms. It likes to grow in moist, shady conditions.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 6 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 AGAPANTHUS 'BLUE TIPS' AGASTACHE RUGOSA £2.95 Liliaceae HP 50-80cm (15+ seeds) £1.95 LamiaceaeHP60-90cm Sizeable, globular, white flower "Korean Mint". This fragrant heads. Flowers, delicately tipped aniseed-perfumed perennial with blue, open freely on stout from the Korean mountains stems above strap-shaped displays six inch swollen spikes leaves. This new variety forms of blue-mauve flowers heavy established clumps which throughout summer and improve over the years and autumn. impress all who visit our gardens here.

AGAPAGAPANTANTHHUUSS 'HEADBOURNE HYBRIDS' AGROSTEMMAMMA GITHGITHAGOAGO £2.95 Liliaceae HP 60cm (50 seeds) £1.90 Caryophyllaceae HA 60-90cm Huge true blue globular heads "Corn Cockle". Large purple-red flower freely on stout stems flowers on tall branching stems above robust clumps of strap- adorn this ancient cottage shaped leaves. This seemingly garden plant which was once a completely hardy variety forms welcome sight in cornfields, but thick established clumps which is now very rare in the wild. improve over the years. Popular Allow it to naturalise in your with our garden visitors. garden for a never-ending display year after year.

AGAAGAPPAANTNTHHUUSS 'SNOWBALL' ALCEALCEA FICIFOFOLLIIAA PINK £2.95 Liliaceae HP 60-90cm £2.50 MalvaceaeHP1.5-2.0m Balls of delicate, pure white Lovely pink floppy flowers open flowers arise on long stout in all shades of pink on these stems in mid and late summer tall stately plants. The fig amidst vigorous clumps of leafed, or ''Antwerp Hollyhocks'' bright green strap-like leaves. are well known for being The pure white flowers resistant to Hollyhock rust and occasionally have the slightest will self seed where happy, shade of blushed pink at the making gorgeous 'Cottage tips of the petals. Garden' drifts.

AGASTACHE FOENICULUM 'GOLDEN JUBILEE' ALCEALCEA FICIFOFOLLIIAA YELLOW £2.95 Labiatae HP 40-60cm £2.50 MalvaceaeHP1.5-1.8m Discovered here and given the "Antwerp" or "Fig-leaved 'All America Award'. Early spring Hollyhock". This plant, which crowns of purplish, crinkled has deeply lobed fig-like leaves, leaves transform into sweetly produces more branching stems aromatic golden rosettes, with than the common hollyhock and tubby terminal spikes of fluffy is relatively rust resistant, so if lavender flowers. Superb in a you've failed with the normal well-drained spot. one give this a try.

AGASTACHE NEPETOIDES ALLIUM CHRISTOPHII £2.05 Labiatae HP 1.5-1.8m £2.70 Alliaceae HB 45cm "Giant Yellow Bubble-Mint". An Magnificent, ten inch, spherical enormous monster for the back heads composed of glossy of the border. Massive, chunky amethystine violet stars (which square section stems carry nine can be dried to give pleasure all inch spikes of creamy yellow- year) will turn heads for years green flowers much loved by to come. Undoubtedly one of bees. the most flamboyant members of this enormous family of plants.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 7 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 ALLIUM HOLLLLAANNDDIICCUUMM 'PURPLE SENSATION' ALSALSTTRROOEEMMEERRIIAA AURANTIACA £2.85 Alliaceae HB 90cm £2.25 Alstroemeriaceae HP 60-90cm This AGM winner, native to Iran, We offer a generous packet produces a stiff, upright stem from our sizeable stock beds of bearing a sizeable, tight, "Peruvian Lilies". These hardy circular, purple flower head with and trouble-free spectacular umbels three inches across, of plants form slowly expanding 50 or more star-shaped, deep clumps of orchid-like orange violet flowers that appear to and yellow blooms which float through the perennials in improve unattended over the any hot dry garden. years.

ALLIUM INSUBRICUM ALSTROEMERIA HOOKERI £2.95 Alliaceae HB 23-38cm (10 seeds) £3.20 Alstroemeriaceae HP 20-25cm (8 seeds) Possibly the most desirable of Short stems carry large, all allium species and a relative distinguished, rose coloured of the equally beautiful Allium flowers, attractively marked narcissiflorum. Up to five with crimson and yellow. individual, very large, bright Spreads steadily for several rose-pink flowers hang in years giving a large bone-dry clustered heads. A non-invasive rock garden a reliable mid- plant for a sunny alpine bed or summer blaze of colour but trough. setting very few seeds.

ALLIUM SCHUBERTII ALSTROEMERIA LIGTU HYBRIDS £3.50 Alliaceae HB,HP 45-60cm (8 seeds) £2.85 Alstroemeriaceae HP 60-80cm (20 seeds) This astonishing plant bears the These famous hybrids come in largest flowers of all of the all shades of orange and red. alliums, with absolutely The large, sumptuous flowers, enormous beach-ball heads resembling orchids, are easy to producing hundreds of rose-pink grow and the clumps improve flowers on radiating stems of over the years, making them an different lengths, resembling an invaluable addition to any exploding firework. garden.

ALLIUM SIKKIMENSE ALSALSTTRROOEEMMEERRIIAA REVOLUTA £2.65 Alliaceae HB 15-23cm (15 seeds) £3.85 Alstroemeriaceae HP 60-80cm (6 seeds) This tiny alpine makes a tight Purple-blue, orchid-like flowers, clump with nodding umbels of delicately marked and spotted striking, cobalt-blue flowers with with crimson open on short linear mid-green leaves, in early stems which bear lush green summer. This plant offers a foliage. This hardy plant is valuable departure from the drought tolerant, producing more usual pinks and mauves! fleshy tubers from which it re- sprouts each year so that mature plants can be divided.

ALPINIA MALACCENSIS AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS 'RED GARNET' £3.95 ZingiberaceaeHHP 60cm-1.2m (10 seeds) £2.05 AmaranthaceaeHHA 90cm-1.2m (50+ seeds) With an astonishing 'Red Garnet' produces resemblance to a tropical attractive, long tassels in pillar- orchid, this rarely seen plant in box red and green, which gently the Ginger family makes a swish from side to side in the beautiful and intriguing addition summer breeze. A long-time to any suitable garden, whilst in favourite, these superb plants cooler climes it can make an are ideal for adding height and impressive container exhibit interest to summer bedding indoors. displays.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 8 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 AMAAMARRAANTNTHHUUSS CAUDATUS PONY TAILS ANEMONOPSIS MACROPHYLLA £1.95 AmaranthaceaeHHA 1.0-1.2m £3.85 RanunculaceaeHP 45cm (10 seeds) A selection of these lovely A Japanese treasure. Delicate flowers bearing long, ferny leaves beneath stunning pendulous, flowing tails in many nodding flowers. Each bloom shades from green to red. displays a wondrous double These plants are often used to circle of petals, the outer an striking effect in many parks, almost pure ivory white, whilst gardens and stately homes! the centre is purplish-blue. Totally hardy, will excel in shade and well-prepared organic soil.

AMARYLLIS VITTATA 'RED GIANT' (HIPPEASTRUM) ANGANGEELLIICCAA ARCHANGELICA £3.20 Amaryllidaceae HHP 45-60cm (10 seeds) £2.50 Apiaceae HP,HBi 60-90cm Seeds from the largest flowered This compact wild "Norwegian amaryllis we have ever grown Angelica", form makes basal here, with 20 absolutely rosettes of divided leathery gigantic, blood-red flowers on leaves, above which appear in multiple stems as the resulting summer, stocky stems holding bulbs double up yearly. globular balls of greenish-white Seedlings should produce their flowers. Later appear distinctive, first flowers in year 2 and bulbs spherical congested heads of increase in size constantly. large fragrant seeds.

ANAANAGGAALLLILIS MONELII ANGANANGEGELELLIICCAA GIGASGIGAS £2.85 PrimulaceaeHP,HA 5-10cm £3.20 Apiaceae HP 1.0-1.2m (20+ seeds) A low-growing perennial with This magnificent angelica trailing stems bearing dark bearing thick shiny leaves has green ovate leaves, and deep rapidly become a cult plant. blue, bowl-shaped flowers from Globular, solid heads of dark early summer to autumn, it is crimson florets erupt on strong very often grown as an annual. stems from inflated purple It truly is one of the most sheaths, providing a feast for exquisite blue-flowered plants pollinating insects. available.

ANEMONE LEVEILLEI ANGANGELICA SYLVESTRIS 'EBONY' £2.65 RanunculaceaeHP 40-45cm £3.80 Apiaceae HP 80cm-1.2m (20+ seeds) This is one of the easiest and This fabulous plant is the long-lived of the clump-forming darkest of any angelica ever anemones which improves with grown at Plant World. Exquisite, age, bearing dense sprays of almost black, finely-cut shiny white waxy-petalled flowers leaves are held below heads of with a blue reverse. An darkest purple buds opening to exceptionally beautiful flower delicate sprays of pink flowers. from China. Comes satisfyingly true from seed.

ANEMONE TOMENTOSA ANOANOMATHECA LAXA (FRE(FREESIA/LAPEIROUSIA) £2.55 RanunculaceaeHP 1.0-1.5m £2.85 IridaceaeHP10-20cm (15 seeds) This lovely Chinese species From a flat fan of tiny iris-like gives a valuable late summer leaves arise thin stems carrying and autumn display of large large, brilliant carmine star- rose pink flowers in profuse shaped flowers. These lovely clusters on long stalks, which flowers are very long lived and make perfect cut flowers. hardy in a sheltered spot. In a Clouds of decorative woolly well-drained rockery these will seed pods remain on the plant self-seed and make fabulous until late in the year. drifts.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 9 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 ANTHRISCUS SYLVESTRIS 'GOLDEN FLEECE' AQUILEGIA 'BLACK BARLOW' £2.95 Umbelliferae HP 70-90cm (20+ seeds) £2.85 RanunculaceaeHP 60-75cm An old favourite with bright, The sprays of deeply doubled, lemony-yellow, fern-like leaves darkest purple flowers quite in early spring making shining, amazingly become invisible any golden mounds which are totally time after dusk here! As black resistant to burning by the sun, as you can get in aquilegias, or with sprays of fluffy white any flower for that matter. flowers opening later. Few seeds collected but comes almost 100% true from seed.

ANTANTIIRRRHRHINUM 'ANGEL TOWERS' AQUILEGIA CLEMATIFATIFLLOORRAA £2.65 Scrophulariaceae HP,HBi 60-90cm £2.70 RanunculaceaeHP 45-60cm (15 seeds) We have crossed a tall, hardy, Large, flared, outward-facing wild, perennial antirrhinum with pink flowers, almost identical to a modern cultivar to produce those of a clematis, are held these tall, shrub-like, constantly- proudly facing outwards on our flowering, long-lived, unique most admired aquilegia. We and spectacular new plants. have heard visitors disputing Palest pink to reddish-purple that these lovely plants were in flowers open on tall, dividing, fact aquilegias. shrubby branches.

ANTIRRHINUM TORTUOSUM AQUILEGIA COTTATTAGGEE GARDEN MIX £2.65 Scrophulariaceae HP,HA 60-40cm £1.95 RanunculaceaeHP 45-90cm Sizeable, deepest pink A selection from the range in "snapdragon" flowers open over our catalogue plus other colours a prolonged period in spring and and forms collected from our summer on this rare plant from cottage garden. This well-filled wild rocky places, from the Rif generous packet must surely be Mountains of Morocco to Malta, the biggest ever offered by any and although easy as an annual seed company. is strictly speaking a perennial.

AQUILEGIA ATRATA AQUILEGIA FORMOSA £2.85 RanunculaceaeHP 30-60cm £2.75 RanunculaceaeHP 45-60cm (20 seeds) Dark purple to black flowers This soundly perennial plant with unusually prominent yellow bears delightful deepest orange- stamens open from May to red and yellow flowers in spring August. This lovely, long-lived, and early summer. If planted true alpine species, grows in away from others seedlings it high rocky places, sometimes in will come perfectly true. limestone areas, but makes a superb garden plant.

AQUILEGIA BERTOLINII AQUILEGIA FRAGAGRRAANNSS £2.95 RanunculaceaeHP 5-10cm £2.75 RanunculaceaeHP 40-50cm One of the very smallest and The world has very few rarest of this lovely group of perfumed aquilegias and this is plants, this tiny delight bears without doubt the most fragrant short stems carrying species. Enormous creamy disproportionately large, ink- flowers, absolutely dripping with blue flowers, above prostrate, nectar in midsummer. Rare, miniature, rubbery, blue-grey choice and sumptuous. The odd leaves. hybrid may appear, but all are superb.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 10 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 AQUILEGIA 'FRAGRANT FANTASY' ARISAEMA CILIATUM £2.95 RanunculaceaeHP 60-75cm £3.70 AraceaeHP15-45cm (8 seeds) A new and lovely range of Strikingly attractive, long-tailed, columbines bred from some of neatly pin-striped spathes, open the most fragrant species in in May and June on 10-15 inch cultivation. The perfumed stems, with the spoked leaves flowers come in all shapes and piercing like parasols above the sizes, from tight pom-poms to flowers. Appears later than most long-spurred singles, and a wide other species and will increase variety of colours. quickly by tuber-bearing stolons and seed.

AQUILEGIA 'PERFUMED GARDEN' ARMERIA MARITIMA £2.70 RanunculaceaeHP 60-90cm £2.35 PlumbaginaceaeHP 20cm These are the culmination of The "Thrift" or "Sea Pink" is too our breeding programme using well known to need much both large flowered and fragrant description other than saying it aquilegias. Amongst these will is one of the most perfect, probably be the largest perennial, hardy rockery or perfumed columbines ever border-edge plants. Tufts of tiny seen. Our bees are very leaves form the base for long disobedient so expect the stems bearing pink fragrant occasional amazing freak hybrid! flowers.

AQUILEGIA PINK FLAMINGO ASCLEPIAS TUBEROSA £2.75 RanunculaceaeHP 50-60cm £2.95 Asclepiadaceae HP 60-90cm (8 seeds) Large, pink, medium-spurred Crowded clusters of of waxy- flowerheads open in late spring orange flowers, are held on on this new columbine variety. strong stems giving three Coming quite true from seed it months or more of tangerine should be planted away from orange blooms. They make other aquilegias with which it excellent cut flowers, and dead- could hybridise. heading them stimulates another bloom cycle about a month later.

AQUILEGIA SNOWBALLS ASPHODELUS ALBUS £2.75 RanunculaceaeHP 60-75cm £2.55 AsphodelaceaeHB,HP 60-90cm (10+ seeds) Bunches of bobbing, pure white These lovely plants, which pom-pom flowers on branching surprisingly are completely frost- stems make a delightful sight in hardy, produce clumps of linear May and June. Will self-seed basal leaves, and leafless stems and come true if grown away bearing racemes or panicles of from other forms. star-shaped, white or pink flowers, each tepal with an attractive green or brown central vein.

AQUILEGIA 'WILLIAM GUINESS' (VULGARIS) ASASTTRRAANNTTIIAA INVOLUCRATA 'SHAGGY' £2.60 RanunculaceaeHP 60-90cm £2.95 Umbelliferae HP 60cm Dense clouds of puckered This most popular and much deepest blue and white flowers improved form of Astrantia open over a long season, major has a much larger especially if plants are dead- "collar", with beautifully headed. This is one of the most coloured tips darkly etched in distinctive and best-known of attractive green shades. It is the old fashioned forms and was very long lived indeed and will rescued from obscurity here. grow under almost any conditions.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 11 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 ASTRANTIA MAJOR CAECAESSAALLPPIINNIIAA PULCHERRIMA £2.50 Umbelliferae HP 60cm £3.45 FabaceaeHHT 3.0-4.0m (15 seeds) This long-flowering and very Beautifully fringed, orange and long-lived plant displays showy red blooms cover this star-like heads with radiating magnificent, West Indian shrub bracts in shades of green, pink which has most attractive and white. Excellent cut flowers deeply divided foliage. In a are a bonus. very well-protected UK garden or a conservatory it makes one of the most spectacular plants you can obtain.

BAPTISIA AUSTRALIS CALENDULA 'KABLOUNA' £2.70 LeguminosaeHP 1.0-1.2m £1.90 Compositae HA 38cm Flowering from June to August, This remarkable, quite new this is one of the most beautiful cottage garden delight has early-summer perennials, with large, strikingly-crested, slowly trifoliate leaves and erect, lupin- darkening blooms of gold, like racemes of rich violet-blue, lemon, orange and apricot with pea-like flowers, followed by a dark, contrasting, pin-cushion conspicuous inflated pods. They boss of tightly-quilled petals. do best in deep, well-drained Easily grown by simply soil. broadcasting the seeds.

BLETILLA STRIATA CALLISTEPHUS CHINENSIS 'POWDERPUFF' £3.70 OrchidaceaeHP23-38cm £1.50 Asteraceae HHA 45-60cm This shade-loving orchid has Fragrant flowers in pink, red broad, pleated, aspidistra-like coral/apricot, light blue and leaves. In late spring, arching creamy-white, bloom from mid- stems of superb pink flowers summer to early autumn. appear, with the very occasional Should be watered regularly, white form appearing. Once although over watering should established this plant is quite be avoided. These plants self- hardy, but it may be grown in a sow freely so require regular pot to overwinter inside. dead-heading to limit spread.

BLUEBELL CAMCAMAASSSSIIAA LEICHTLINII £2.35 Liliaceae HB 30-45cm £2.40 Liliaceae HP 90cm-1.2m Drifts of fragrant, nodding Imagine an enormous, strong- "Common Blue Bells" are one of stemmed, fragrant bluebell with the most enduring sights of dense, erect spikes of six- spring in English woods. These petalled, star-shaped violet seeds were collected from the flowers. Flowering in early wild plants on Devon banks summer with the occasional surrounding our gardens. (Scilla plant giving pure white, green- non-scripta). eyed flowers. A large, reliably perennial lily relative.

BUPLEURUM 'BRONZE BEAUTY' CAMCAMPPAANNUULLAA 'CANTERBURY BELLS' £3.35 Umbelliferae HP 45-60cm £2.75 CampanulaceaeHBi,HA 60-90cm This attractive dwarf form of the One of the most typical cottage totally perennial Bupleurum garden flowers, this has a longifolium has lacy, divided, timeless charm and grace. yellow, almost astrantia-like Masses of bells are produced in seedheads, which transform in an astonishing range of blues, early summer into plates of whites and pinks. Flowers coppery-bronze. Superb in a hot appear all summer long and will garden where it makes an ideal grow in almost any position cut or dried flower. whether sun or semi shade.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 12 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 CAMPANULA COTTAGE MIXED CAMPANULA POSCHARSKYANA £2.35 CampanulaceaeHP 1.5m £2.75 CampanulaceaeHP 10-15cm A bumper bonus bargain packet This astonishingly tough rockery of all of the upright forms in our plant bears in spring and gardens, including some rarities summer sprays of violet starry we do not list. You can start flowers. Vigorous and fast your own nursery with this lot! growing, it is one of the easiest and long-flowering of all rockery plants, and able to stand almost complete drying out once established in a wall.

CAMPANULA LACTIFLORA 'PRICHARD'S VARIETY' CAMPANULA PUNCTATA 'BEETROOT' £2.45 Campanulaceae HP 90-1.2cm £3.20 CampanulaceaeHP 30-45cm Seed saved from great This real show-stopper of a branching heads of deep violet plant opens very large tubular blue flowers atop stout stems bells which are heavily washed clad in pointed leaves. with purple outside and liberally Invaluable mid-border plant. spotted inside with red and Busy bees will ensure you have purple. A gorgeous specimen a quota of pale blue, white or making a slowly-spreading even pink flowers amongst carpet. "Rare and unusual." these plants. (Graham Stuart Thomas).

CAMCAMPPAANNUULLAA LATIFOLIA ALBA CAMPANULA ROTUNDIFOLIA £2.30 CampanulaceaeHP 1.0-1.25m £2.50 CampanulaceaeHP 20-30cm This long lived clump-forming The true wild "Harebell" or plant bears strong spikes of "Bluebell-of-Scotland" is a too- large, white funnel-shaped bell- rarely grown little gem. Long- flowers in early summer. flowering and easy to please in any position, it produces masses of dangling blue bells on long thin stems over an extended mid-summer period.

CAMPANULA MAKASCHVILII CARDIOCRINUM GIGANTEUM £2.85 CampanulaceaeHP 45cm £2.95 Liliaceae HB 1.8-2.4m A very rare plant from the The fantastic "Giant Yunnan Caucasus Mountains. Radiating Lily" is a stately giant, producing arching stems clad in smallish two inch thick stems, with heart-shaped leaves, carry dinner plate sized leaves, above white bells with varying which open numerous eight inch proportions of pink-edging to green and white waxy, very their petals. Long lived and fragrant trumpets, followed by desirable. enormous "everlasting", toothed seed-pods when dried.

CAMPANULA PERSICIFOLIA CENTCENTAUAUREA CYANUS £2.50 CampanulaceaeHP 60-90cm £1.85 Asteraceae HA 30-90cm (30+ seeds) An old-fashioned cottage garden An ancient garden favourite flower making mats of creeping making both a splendid border foliage which is evergreen in all plant and is also perfect for but the worst winters. From late cutting and makes a most spring to autumn appear the attractive pot plant for the cup-shaped, wide-open, lilac- greenhouse. This lovely native blue or white bell flowers which UK wild flower, was once a are very good for cutting. common cornfield weed, but is now rare.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 13 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 CCEEPPHHAALLAARRIIAA GIGIGGAANNTEA CONVALLARIA MAJALIS PINK BELLS £2.65 DipsacaceaeHP1.2m £4.45 ConvallariaceaeHP 15-20cm (4 seeds) A large, non-spreading clump- This very rare and extremely forming plant displays long- gorgeous plant opens tiny spires stemmed sprays of large of intensely fragrant, pendent creamy yellow "Pincushion pink flowers in spring and early Scabious" flowers over an summer. Best grown in rich soil extended period in the summer. in dappled shade where it will This is an exceptional specimen romp away making a perfumed plant either on its own or at the carpet each year. back of the border.

CERINTHE MAJOR PURPURASCENS CORYDALIS LUTEA £3.20 BoraginaceaeHHA 45-60cm (10 seeds) £2.40 Papaveraceae HP 20-30cm "Honeywort" or "Wax-Flower", Spikes of bright yellow flowers much loved by bees and above a delicate filigree of tiny flowering throughout spring and green fern-like leaves. summer has deep blue Exceptional performance in pendulous bracts which are walls or dry locations, packed onto stems densely clad naturalising well and producing with waxy blue-green leaves. a long season of colour from This treasure is one of the early spring to late summer. fastest growing plants available.

CLEMATIS INTEGRIFOLIA CORYDALIS SOLIDA 'GEORGE BAKER' £2.95 RanunculaceaeHCl 1.0-1.2m £2.95 Papaveraceae HP 20-30cm (20+ seeds) This gorgeous, sweetly scented, This rare and extremely clump-forming clematis bears beautiful, clump-forming very attractive, indigo-blue herbaceous alpine has a hardy nodding flowers with recurving tuberous root, and grey-green, tepals. An exceptionally lovely divided, fern-like foliage. Heavy species, it was introduced from sprays of tubular, deep brick- southern Europe in 1573 and red flowers are borne in upright has always been one of the clusters in March and April. staple cottage garden plants.

CCOOLLCLCHCHHIICCUUMM AUTUMNALE COSCOSMMOOSS BIPINNATUS 'ANTIQUITY' £2.85 Colchicaceae HB,HP 15-25cm (10 seeds) £2.45 Compositae HHA 30-40cm (20 seeds) Purple blooms with white stems A truly unique colour in cosmos. (also part of the flower), arise Rich burgundy flowers change in clumps without leaves, in to an antique bronze-salmon autumn and can soon naturalise soon after opening creating a in a rock garden or grass. This gorgeous two-tone effect. Very is the "Autumn Crocus", a early flowering and flowers all beautiful autumn-flowering bulb, summer long whether in unrelated to the crocus but containers or garden. botanically closer to lilies.

COMMCOMMELINA COELESTIS COSMOS 'BRIGHTNESS MIXED' £2.85 Commelinaceae HP 30-45cm (15 seeds) £2.25 Asteraceae HHA 40-50cm A very long succession of Possibly the most vigorous and dazzling, vivid sky-blue flowers free-flowering cosmos of this appear from early summer until type, dwarf bushy plants are autumn on this quite covered with flowers in a exceptional "Sleeping Beauty" delightful mixture of gold, flower. A very hardy long-lived lemon, orange and red from plant which increases steadily early summer through to the into a solid clump. autumn frosts.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 14 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 CROCOSMIA LUCIFER DACTYLORHIZA FOLIOSA £2.85 IridaceaeHP1.0-1.25m £2.95 Orchidacea HP 40-60cm From robust clumps of sword- This beautiful spectacular shaped leaves in spring, thrust Madeiran Orchid is a must for up strong, branching spikes of any flower border as its striking brilliant red, flared, funnel- flower spikes double up every shaped flowers in mid-summer. year. It will grow best in This superb and reliable very impoverished soil and prefers long-lived performer is happy in full sun, flowering in June with any position. truly exceptionally large blooms.

CYCLAMEN HEDERIFOLIUM (NEAPOLITANUM) DAHLIA AUTUMN DAZZLERS £2.45 PrimulaceaeHP8-13cm £3.25 Compositae HHP 1.0-1.7m (10 seeds) Handsome silver-marked foliage A completely new generation of supports red, pink or ivory white tall, elegant dahlias hybridised flowers in August and at Plant World. These hardy, September. Completely hardy single forms, with the occasional and naturalising by self-seeding, dark-leafed specimen, make they are very tolerant of dry solid, stately, almost shrubby shade, being summer plants that enjoy a sunny spot deciduous, only re-appearing and will flower endlessly until with the late summer rains. the first frosts.

CYCLAMEN HEDERIFOLIUM MIXED DAHLIA MERCKII £3.20 PrimulaceaeHP8-15cm (20 seeds) £2.85 Compositae HHP 60-90cm (8 seeds) This valuable mixture contains Beautiful yellow-eyed, lavender- many different variants of this pink starry flowers on branching lovely hardy plant. Colours will stems, above shiny divided range from deepest pink to pure foliage, throughout the summer. white with all variations in Soundly perennial here in between. Devon, but a well-drained protected spot is recommended elsewhere. Makes a deep long- lived tuber. Few seeds collected.

CYCLAMCLAMEENN INTAMTAMIINNATUATUM DATURA 'BALLERINA PURPLE' £3.85 PrimulaceaeHP5-10cm (10 seeds) £3.20 SolanaceaeHHP 60-90cm (8 seeds) This delightful dwarf alpine has These "Angel's Trumpets" beautiful white flowers veined produce immense 6-8 inch, with grey or pale pink which doubled, upwards facing, purple appear from August until trumpet blooms, which are November, emerging before or amongst the most beautiful and along with the leaves which are desirable flowers you can grow. almost round, and either plain Whether in a hot garden or a green or attractively marbled in large container these plants are the centre. show-stoppers!

CYNARA CARDUNCULUS 'CARDOON' DATURA GOLDEN FLAMES £2.65 Asteraceae HP (10 seeds) £3.35 SolanaceaeHHP (12 seeds) Rarely offered, this naturally The gorgeous golden blooms of occurring variant of the globe this variety make it a real show artichoke is native to the stopper. The heavy yellow Mediterranean. This giant is a flowers are huge and very true hardy perennial with fragrant, especially in the silvery, thistle-like foliage and evening, and make a striking tall flower stems topped by fat contrast against the dark green thistle-like buds, which foliage. Please note that all resemble globe artichokes. parts of all Datura are poisonous.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 15 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 DATURA INOXIA DIERAMA 'BLACKBIRD' £2.70 Solanacea HHP 1.5m (12 seeds) £2.50 IridaceaeHP1.0-1.3m Large, floppy, night-fragrant, Seedlings from this famous and trumpet-shaped white flowers darkest of all dieramas will vary, appear in early summer to late but most plants should produce autumn, growing upright at first cascades of pendulous, funnel- but inclining downwards later. shaped claret purple flowers on Amazingly toxic stems and wiry stems. Seedlings leaves are covered in soft occasionally produce paler greyish hairs! flowers but there will be no rejects as all will be superb.

DAUCUS CAROTA 'BURGUNDY TOP' DIERAMA BLOOD DROPS £2.45 Umbelliferae HP,HBi 40-60cm £2.95 IridaceaeHP80cm-1.0m (10 seeds) A new and elegant umbellifer This brilliant new hybrid is the with fine green foliage, above brightest deep red seedling we which open fabulous, doily-like have discovered for many years. heads in a range of colours from Plants grown from these seeds palest pink through shades of may vary but they will produce purple and crimson, to almost heavy heads of pendulous black. These beautiful intricate flowers in some startlingly flower-heads deserve a really bright new forms. close-up inspection.

DAUCUS CAROTA subsp. MAXIMA DIERAMA PINK FAIRIES £2.90 Umbelliferae HP 1.5-2.0m £2.95 IridaceaeHP60-70cm A seldom seen plant with hairy, Our newest most spectacular feathery foliage, collected in dwarf hybrid for some time Crete as a wild vegetable. Seeds makes a tight clump of thin ripen in early summer, the leaves from which arise, in early umbels curve inwards to protect summer, short stems carrying the seeds, forming an terminal sprays of large, impressive, beautiful structure. pendulous, brightest pink bells. The small seeds are slightly This dwarf Dierama is quite flattened with bristles. stunning!

DELPHINIUM REQUIENII DIERAMA 'RIPE CHERRIES' £2.85 RanunculaceaeHBi 90cm-1.5m (30 seeds) £2.85 IridaceaeHP45-60cm A most unusual and Bred here at Plant World, these impressively tall plant with hairy exciting new dwarf "Angels' racemes of unreal-looking, Fishing Rods" will be gems in densely packed, orchid-like everyone's garden, their brownish blue-purple flowers, pendent bells coming in a from a large basal leaf rosette variety of colours from red of attractive, shiny and marbled through to pale purple. Hardy, star-shaped leaves. and ideal for a smaller garden, large pot or container.

DDIIERERAMA 'BLACKBERRY BELLS' DIERAMA 'SNOWBELLS' (PULCHERRIMUM) £2.85 IridaceaeHP1.0-1.3m £2.70 IridaceaeHP1.0-1.3m Seed collected from a vigorous This beautiful dierama produces hybrid between 'Cosmos' and large, flared milky white bells 'Dierama robustum', and over a long period in early and inheriting some of the darkness mid-summer, clumps improving from the former flower, but with over the years. Seedlings may much larger, deep purple- also produce the odd palest maroon flared trumpets on very pink-flowered plant but these tall, strong, springy stems. can be easily separated whilst still quite young.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 16 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 DIERAMA SPECIES MIXED DIGITALIS LUTEA £2.90 IridaceaeHP1.8m £2.30 Scrophulariaceae HP 60-90cm A superb mixture of all the A generous packet of this varieties listed here. We are attractive long lived hardy also including some unusual and perennial which has greenish- un-named species and hybrids yellow flowers freely borne on from our trial grounds. All will slender spikes. A most unusual be extremely beautiful. Expect plant which will naturalise in some very pleasant surprises, parts of the garden where other colours and forms never before plants may struggle to grow. seen!

DIGITALIS 'APRICOT' DIGITALIS MERTONENSIS £2.65 Scrophulariaceae HP 90cm £2.65 Scrophulariaceae HP 60-90cm This stunning introduction has a Shortish stout spikes of very distinctive colour break bearing large flattened trumpets with a large, orangey-peach, flared distinctive squashed flowers which are heavily- strawberry/coppery colour, clustered up the tall, strong open in early summer. This stems. If grown alone out of valuable plant with soft hairy reach of other foxgloves the leaves and a long-lived habit is seedlings will come quite true. one of the most magnificent hybrid foxgloves.

DIGITALIS FERRUGINEA GIGANTEA DIGITALIS MIXED £2.35 Scrophulariaceae HP 1.2-1.8m £2.50 Scrophulariaceae HP 45cm-1.8m This is a spectacular towering A well-filled packet of cottage form of this excellent perennial garden forms and species from foxglove. Tall slender spikes in our gardens in all shapes and close groups bear many colours. A good bet is just to distinctive pale orange-brown sprinkle these around the flowers each with a protruding garden as they do best when white lip. Completely hardy and grown without transplanting. totally perennial.

DIGITALIS GRANDIFLORA DIGITALIS OBSCURA £2.35 Scrophulariaceae HP 60-90cm £2.65 Scrophulariaceae HP 60cm (15 seeds) Spikes of chocolate netted, This rare and extremely lovely large sulphur yellow flowers shrubby foxglove from Spain is over rosettes of strongly veined one of the very best in leaves. This is the largest and cultivation, with striking flowers most spectacular flowered of of red yellow and brown. the yellow foxgloves. Perennial Remember its origins and it will and long lived. makes a soundly perennial plant in a pot or hot, dry position.

DIGITALIS LAEVIGATA DIGITALIS 'PAM'S CHOICE' £2.75 Scrophulariaceae HP 70-90cm £2.55 Scrophulariaceae HP 1.5m This fully hardy perennial, semi- One of the best new foxgloves evergreen plant opens its to be found in recent years. orange and pink, large-lipped, Stout, strong spires of creamy bell-shaped flowers all summer white flowers with their throats long, plus if sown early, flowers almost solidly painted in the first year. With high drought deepest burgundy. En masse it tolerance, it grows well both in makes an unforgettable sight. semi-shade and direct sun.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 17 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 DIGITALIS PARVIFLORA ECHINACEA 'WHITE SWAN' £2.65 Scrophulariaceae HP 90cm £2.50 Asteraceae HP 45-60cm (50 seeds) Slender spikes hold numerous This is a popular variety, densely massed chocolate producing bronze-centred white brown tubular flowers. This flowers from July to October. distinctive, striking and lovely This form is shorter than others, completely perennial plant is making it a great, easy-to-grow appropriately also called mid-border plant which will 'Chocolate Soldier'. thrive in any decent soil and does not require staking, making it excellent for cutting.

DIGITALIS PURPUREA ECHINOPS TIENSCHANICUM £1.85 Scrophulariaceae HP 90cm £2.45 Compositae HP 1.2-1.8m (20 seeds) The wild foxglove, too well A tall, imposing "Globe Thistle" known to need a description, bearing an endless succession shoots up numerous spikes of of impressive, tennis-ball sized, large, purple tubular flowers. silvery-white, prickly seed heads Seedlings will vary and on strong, stout stems. inevitably include white and pale Constantly covered with bees pink forms. and butterflies, they are ideal for cutting or even as a dried flower!!

DIGITALIS STEWARTII ECHIUM 'BLUE DWARF' £2.50 Scrophulariaceae HP 1.2-1.8m £3.60 BoraginaceaeHHP 1.0-1.3m (15 seeds) This impressive foxglove is This new diminutive plant amongst the tallest we have appeared by chance here at ever seen. Several long thin Plant World. Best grown under spires arise, clad along most of the shelter of a hedge or wall it their length with large-lipped, makes a low multi-branched dark-veined orange flowers. mound of hairy, grey-green Soundly perennial and bone rosettes, the stumpy, fat spikes hardy, this plant will perform of cobalt-blue flowers appear trouble-free for many years. from April to June.

DRACUNCULUS VULGARIS ECHIUM FASTUOSUM £5.25 AraceaeHP1.5m (3 seeds) £3.20 BoraginaceaeHHP 80cm-1.8m (20 seeds) In early spring beautiful 12 inch spikes of Oxford Blue patterned foliage arises, from flowers on strong stems in which ascends a huge lurid spring and summer. This is a purple spathe which can be perennial in a sheltered more than 2 feet long and has a situation, e.g. in a large pot or distinct smell. "Dragon Lily", is very protected garden. In The the most impressive of all the Scillies and SW of the UK this European aroids. Very few large plant often makes a small tree. fertile seeds are ever collected.

ECHINACEA PURPUREA 'BRILLIANT STAR' ECHIUM PININANA 3 COLOURS £2.40 Compositae HP 90cm £3.20 BoraginaceaeHHP 3.0-4.8m Very large reddish-purple flower Colour variations are blue, pink with pronounced golden-brown and white. Plant young plants cone-centres are produced from out early in the season so plants July until mid-autumn. Ideal for grow large enough to survive cutting, these plants will the winter in the open ground. perform best on well-prepared To identify them, pale stems humus-rich soil. (aka 'Ruby Star') have white flowers, darker stems blue, narrow leaf ones are pink fountain!

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 18 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 ECHIUM PININANA 'BLUE STEEPLE' ERIGERON AUREUS £3.20 BoraginaceaeHHP 3.0-4.5m (30+ seeds) £2.95 Compositae HP 5-13cm (10+ seeds) Also known as the 'Tower of One of the more delightful Jewels'. Echium pininana initially members of the daisy tribe, this produces a palm tree-like plant, forming compact rosette on a thick woody stem. rosettes, should be planted into A year or two later, the centre, a very well-drained crevice or holding thousands of flowers, scree, when it will produce an shoots upwards, sometimes to almost endless supply of bright 15-20 feet! Bees love this giant. buttermilk-yellow flowers, even into early winter.

ECHIUM PININANA 'SNOW TOWER' ERODIUM GRUINUM £3.20 BoraginaceaeHHP 3.0-4.5m (30 seeds) £3.55 GeraniaceaeHBi 45cm (4 seeds) A friend on Guernsey sent us A fascinating plant from Sicily. some seeds of an absolutely Large violet blue flowers are pure white Echium pininana she produced all summer, followed had discovered. We could barely by remarkable, enormous, believe such a plant existed, but corkscrew seeds which are were thrilled to finally see an commercially used for making enormous 15 foot high snowy hygrometers (to measure cascade. dampness) - wet one and watch what slowly happens!

ECHIUM 'PINK FOUNTAIN' ERODIUM PELARGONIFLORUM £3.20 BoraginaceaeHHP 3.0-4.5m (20 seeds) £2.95 GeraniaceaeHP30cm (15 seeds) The most lusted-after plant in Large, violet-veined, white the gardens every June. A cross flowers open above fragrant we made between the fabulous crinkly leaves from the end of Echium wildpretii with its four winter until midsummer, and foot, fat red spike and the giant spasmodically thereafter. Much blue Echium pininana. The admired in our gardens, this result is a 15 inch wide, tapering superb plant is bone hardy too, tower of delicate pink flowers. although its exotic appearance does not give this impression.

ECHIUM WILDPRETII ERYNGIUM 'BLUE HOBBIT' £3.95 BoraginaceaeHHP 1.0-1.25m (10+ seeds) £3.20 Umbelliferae HP 23-30cm Stout, rose-pink spikes of This superb new variety has a massed flowers with bright blue quite amazing dwarf, compact pollen, arise from prostrate form. Producing prostrate basal rosettes of furry grey leaves. rosettes from which emerge The most sought-after of all silver-blue stems forming into a echiums, and one of the most large, globular flower-head dramatic of all flowers. Grown containing hundreds of metallic- near to Echium pininana so the blue flowers. A bone hardy odd hybrid may occur. valuable introduction to gardens.

EREMURUS ROBUSTUS ERYNGIUM GIGANTEUM 'MISS WILMOTT'S GHOST' £2.95 Liliaceae HP 2.4-3.0m (6 seeds) £2.65 Umbelliferae HBi 60-80cm Probably the largest of the One of the most impressive foxtail lilies (a staggering 3m) summer plants you can grow in tall spires of pale pink flowers the UK, with unbelievable with yellow stamens stand atop metallic silvery-blue leaves, leafless stems which tower flowers and stems. The word above the early summer border. giganteum refers to the flowers, The individual florets open from not the plant which is rarely the base and continue upward more than 2 feet high. making a dramatic display.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 19 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 ERYNGIUM MIXED ERYTHRONIUM CALIFORNICUM £2.50 Umbelliferae HP 1.0-1.5m £3.20 LiliceaeHB10-50cm A large packet taken from all of This delightful perennial bears those described here, as well as pairs of elliptic, mottled leaves some unidentified species in our and stems to 30cm. bearing up trial ground. We have also to 3 , slightly-scented flowers 5- included unidentified new 6cm wide, creamy-white with species collected by us on our reddish hints in the throat. Will expedition to Chile. multiply readily once established and can be transplanted into new bed areas.

ERYNGIUM PLANUM 'BLAUKAPPE' ERYTHRONIUM GRANDIFLORUM £2.55 Umbelliferae HP 60-90cm £3.70 Liliaceae HP 20-25cm (10 seeds) This is the most metallic blue of One of the most beautiful lilies all "sea holly" flowers. Heart- you can grow, making shaped leathery leaves surround spreading colonies of large, these exotic blooms which make fragrant, golden flowers with superb cut flowers, and when very prominent golden stamens dried out, retain their colour which appear reliably early each indefinitely. spring as the snow melts.

ERYSIMUM 'BOWLES BABIES' ERYTHRONIUM REVOLUTUM £3.50 CruciferaeHP30-60cm (10 seeds) £2.65 Liliaceae HB 30cm Erysimum 'Bowles Mauve' has The fabled "trout lily" is perhaps invariably been sterile producing the choicest of all erythroniums. no seeds. We have developed a Lily-like, palest peach, spring strain that DOES produce seed, flowers open for a long period so you can grow new forms for above leaves beautifully mottled yourself, from tiny to tall, with in purple, brown and white. This colour variations including some very long-lived plant will self- bi-colours and from pale mauve seed making splendid drifts over to deepest purple. time.

ERYSIMUM PLANTWORLD RAINBOWS ESCHSCHOLZIA CALIFORNICA £3.20 CruciferaeHP30-45cm (20+ seeds) £2.50 Papaveraceae HHA 30-38cm Years ago we crossed many This is a vigorous, bushy, perennial erysimums including spreading annual with finely 'Bowles Mauve', linifolium and divided blue-green leaves and scoparius, with dwarf showy orange, yellow or wallflowers. Many of these new sometimes red flowers in plants have been marketed summer. Once established in a worldwide and these valuable hot garden these will self-seed hand-collected seeds will give all coming up reliably year after colours and habits. year.

ERYSIMUM 'TWISTERS' EUPATORIUM CANNABINUM £2.65 CruciferaeHP,HBi 35-50cm £2.50 Compositae HP 90cm-1.2m Compact, semi-perennial plants A vigorous late flowerer carrying display upwards-pointing spires sprays of fragrant deep pink of semi-opened flowers, rather flowers on strong cane-like resembling candles! These most stems, from June until unusual and quite unique September. The thin pointed wallflowers come in a variety of leaves do bear a distinct red, yellow, and colours in resemblance to a commonly between, and are a complete smoked substance. novelty.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 20 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 EUPHORBIA AMYGDALOIDES PURPUREA EUPHORORBBIIAA MELLIFERA £3.20 Euphorbiaceae HP 40-50cm (5 seeds) £2.85 Euphorbiaceae HP 1.2-1.8m This hardy beauty makes This gem has large, creamy- beetroot-coloured spring veined leathery leaves topped foliage, contrasting with the by golden, fragrant flower golden yellow "flower heads". A heads. The name 'mellifera' slow-growing gem that spreads refers to the sweet fragrance of mainly by seeds, of which it sets honey which will drift across the very few, making an elegant garden amazing all who are spring bonus in any border. nearby.

EUPHORBIA CHARACIAS CHARACIAS EUPHORORBBIIAA POLYCHROMA £2.95 Euphorbiaceae HP 60-90cm (20+ seeds) £2.95 Euphorbiaceae HP 25-40cm (10 seeds) Probably the most popular and Making a compact dome, this long-lived of all spurges, this old clump-forming herbaceous gem favourite produces strong stems pushes up its leafy stems and of evergreen, blue-green leaves dazzling terminal clusters of acid- which terminate in extended yellow flowers, which open in narrow heads of bright yellow late spring to early summer flowers. One of the easiest, long- making it one of the very lived and trouble-free plants you choicest and most flamboyant can grow. of this group of plants.

EUPHORBIA CHARACIAS WULFENII FRITILLARIA IMPERIALIS £2.75 Euphorbiaceae HP 60-90cm £4.25 Liliaceae HB,HP 60cm (8 seeds) This outstanding form produces In early summer this fabulous imposing clumps of erect stems plant bears a prominent whorl clad in narrow grey leaves of bright downward facing terminating in large and almost flowers, topped by a 'crown' of spherical, football-sized heads small leaves. These seeds have of yellow-green flowers. These been collected from the deepest imposing specimen plants will coloured forms in our gardens. perform reliably where little else will thrive.

EUPHORBIA CORALLIOIDES FRITILLARIA MELEAGRLEAGRIISS £2.95 Euphorbiaceae HP 45-60cm (20 seeds) £2.95 Liliaceae HB 40cm (30 seeds) Too rarely seen or grown, the The nodding bell shaped flowers "Coral Spurge", a non-running of Fritillaria meleagris are clump former, has a profusion unmistakeable for their nodding of dazzling yellow flowers and heads, sometimes of pure bracts on massed wiry stems white, or more frequently from spring until early winter, marked with a delicate making this fabulous and chequerboard pattern in shades attractive plant one of the of purple. This rare British wild longest-flowering of cut flowers. flower is now protected by law.

EUPHORBIA 'DWARF BLACK PEARL' FRITILLARIA PERSICA £2.95 Euphorbiaceae HP 50-80cm (10 seeds) £3.80 Liliaceae HB 45-90cm (8 seeds) Grey-green whorls of foliage Pendent bells, from chocolate- bear sprays of bright green brown to dark purple-black, flowers, each with a darkest tower on tall stalks holding maroon, almost black eye. silver-green leaves. This superb Bursting with sweet nectar, late spring flower flourishes in a these striking flowers which hot well-drained spot or even in open in spring and stay in place a large container, which it will until the first frosts, are a fill with bulbs to bursting in just magnet for bees and butterflies. a few years.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 21 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 FUCHSIA MAGELLANANICA VAR MOLINAE GERANIUM BOHEMICUM £2.80 Onagraceae HSh (30+ seeds) £2.65 GeraniaceaeHBi,HP 30-45cm (10+ seeds) A superb and charming garden (Syn. Geranium 'Orchid-Blue'). shrub with soft green leaves, This new-on-the-scene plant, and masses of delicate flowers often confused with the very throughout late summer. The similar Geranium lanuginosum, flowers have soft lavender produces flowers of a rarely corollas beneath sepals that are seen shade of pure campanula almost white, with a blush of blue, on low brittle hairy stems. pink. The flaking, parchment- Wonderful in rich damp soil. like bark is also very attractive.

FUCHSIA ORNAMENTAL MIX GERANIUM IBERICUM £3.20 Onagraceae HHP 1.0-1.25m (30+ seeds) £2.85 GeraniaceaeHP45cm (10 seeds) These seeds have been Large, deep violet flowers with collected from plants, some of notched petals, adorn this which are sizeable bushes and handsome, deeply divided which have actually leaved plant in midsummer. One overwintered outside, here in of the parents of the old and our gardens in Devon, in all sterile, but still favourite shapes, colours and sizes. You Geranium magnificum which has will get a surprising mixture of always been a solid performer new forms from these seeds. with no vices.

GALANTHUS ELWESII GERANIUM MACRORRHIZUM ALBUM £3.20 Amaryllidaceae HB,HP 20-30cm (8 seeds) £2.55 GeraniaceaeHP30-45cm (10+ seeds) The most noticeable and This is the pure white form, beautiful of all snowdrops, this albeit with pink calyces (the bits very large-flowered species with which enclose the buds), of this its honey-scented blooms has fragrant-leaved hardy geranium, two delicate green marks on the and bone hardy, it is also semi- petals, and beautiful silver-grey evergreen. It is absolutely leaves. It has amazing impact perfect for that shadowy, dry and mature bulbs double up spot where little else will flourish. yearly!

GENTIANA LUTEA GERANIUM MACRORRHIZUM 'SNOW SPRITE' £2.40 GentianaceaeHP 90cm £2.55 GeraniaceaeHP30-40cm (15 seeds) Strong, noble spires of large, This superb miniature has milky golden, star-like flowers open in white flowers with all other late spring over clumps of large parts being palest lime green. basal lily-like leaves. A superb Along with its controllable gentian and one of the most diminutive stature and the magnificent, easy-to-grow, and aromatic perfume from its long lived plants you can ever dainty leaves, this plant should wish to grow. have a place in every garden.

GENTIANA VERNA GERANIUM MADERENSE £2.95 GentianaceaeHP 5-8cm £3.20 GeraniaceaeHHP 70cm-1.2m (20 seeds) This is the classic alpine with This true flamboyant species sheets of the most brilliant blue grows a stout "trunk", which starry flowers in spring. The radiates strong stalks, much small clumps of tufted leaves resembling a small palm tree, slowly spread to produce a solid with huge trusses of deep pink cushion. Easy to grow from flowers in early summer. Prefers fresh seed. shelter, or even a big pot, but worth any trouble to grow for the incredible finale.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 22 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 GERANIUM MADERENSE 'GUERNSEY WHITE' GERANIUM PSILOSTEMON £3.60 GeraniaceaeHP90cm (20 seeds) £3.20 GeraniaceaeHP90cm (10 seeds) New from Plant World is the Large deeply cut leaves turn gorgeous pink-eyed white- dazzling red in autumn, whilst flowered form of this large magenta saucers, vividly spectacular plant which veined and centred in black, produces a massed head of impress all who see it in its flowers in late spring. It does summer glory. This best in a sheltered spot or very astonishingly spectacular large pot, when all who see it geranium is inevitably the most will be amazed. frugal with its seeds.

GERANIUM 'MAVERICK VIOLET' GERANIUM PYRENAICUM 'BILL WALLIS' £4.75 GeraniaceaeHHA 40-45cm (6 seeds) £2.50 GeraniaceaeHP30-38cm (10 seeds) Known for massive, grapefruit- This is the best cultivar (coming sized flower clusters and true) of the type, with especially improved oppressive summer desirable, very deep violet- heat tolerance, the Maverick purple flowers, which are at Violet zonal geranium bears their impressive best in the late dark fuchsia blossoms overcast evening. This cultivar is often by red-violet hues. Boasting a wrongly spelled 'Bill Wallace'. robust, well-branching habit and bright green lobed leaves.

GERANIUM PHAEUM 'SAMOBOR' GERANIUM PYRENAICUM 'SUMMER SNOW' £2.75 GeraniaceaeHP60cm (8 seeds) £2.30 GeraniaceaeHP45-60cm (20+ seeds) Typical, darkest midnight purple This pure white form of the flowers open over solid mounds usually pinkish purple flower, of large leaves which are produces profuse quantities of strikingly zoned in dark white flowers with deeply chocolate brown. Certainly a notched petals. Very long candidate for the most flowering and ideal for a hot attractive foliage of any hardy spot in the garden where it can geranium and very rarely self-seed when happy. offered from seed.

GERANIUM PLATYANTHUM GERANIUM ROBUSTUM £2.70 GeraniaceaeHP60-75cm (10+ seeds) £2.65 GeraniaceaeHP45-60cm (10+ seeds) (Also called G. eriostemon). A Spreading mounds of finely cut most unusual plant from Korea silvery-grey foliage are and Japan. Large shallowly smothered with successive lobed toothed leaves grow from flushes of large purple-pink a thick rootstock. Dense clusters flowers. A superb South African of flat-faced white-eyed mauve- plant. "For sheer flower-power blue flowers appear from early it is hard to beat." ('Hardy spring through into summer. Geraniums') Spectacular if given space.

GERANIUM PRATENSE 'PURPLE-HAZE' GERANIUM SANGUINEUM £2.95 GeraniaceaeHP60cm (10+ seeds) £2.85 GeraniaceaeHP15-30cm (10+ seeds) Years of selecting Geranium Collected from the best cultivars pratense forms has given us leaf in our garden, seedlings will colours from mahogany to produce large, upward-facing, deepest darkest beetroot. red saucer-shaped flowers Plants will vary in size from 12 above low hummocks of deeply to 24 inches high with flowers in divided leaves. Bone hardy, and shades of blue or purple. very reliable in making a blazing and long-lived display each spring and summer.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 23 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 GERANIUM WALLICHIANUM 'BUXTON'S BLUE' GUNNERA MANICATA £2.95 GeraniaceaeHP23cm (8 seeds) £2.30 Haloragidaceae HP 1.5-3.0m On a compact slowly spreading Certainly one of the largest carpet appears a non-stop hardy herbaceous plants which display from June onwards of can be grown in the U.K. upward-facing white-eyed sky producing large, puckered and blue flowers. "A pearl beyond lobed leaves on spiky stems price" (G.S.T.), but alas a above huge statuesque spikes reluctant seed producer - the of tiny reddish-green flowers. elusive seeds are collected Near water this plant can grow individually. enormous.

GEUM MRS BRADSHAW HEDYCHIUM DENSIFLORUM 'ASSAM ORANGE' £2.05 Rosaceae HP 38-45cm £3.50 ZingiberaceaeHP 1.2-1.8m (10 seeds) Strong stems hold frilly flowers Clumps of broad spectacular in beautiful shades of scarlet leaves thrust up thick stems of red. This old favourite is at bright orange fragrant flowers. home in a cottage garden In autumn clusters of bright red where it will bloom and spread berries appear. A sumptuous colour as far as the eye can see. and almost completely hardy Placed in full sunlight at the plant, surviving outdoors here at front of a border it will thrive Plant World Gardens for over 20 even in heavy clay soils. years.

GLADIOLUS TRISTIS HEDYCHIUM GARDNERIANUM £2.75 IridaceaeHB,HP 60-90cm £2.85 ZingiberaceaeHB 1.2-1.8m (6 seeds) This winter growing species has Probably the hardiest of the wonderful scent in the evenings gingers from the Himalayas which is heavenly in April as bearing large grey-green leaves. greenish-white flowers open up In late summer it produces long stems. Originating from a extremely fragrant lemon-yellow wet part of South Africa, it is flowers with bright red stamens. unique amongst gladioli in coping perfectly well with damp conditions.

GLGLAUAUCICIDIUM PALMATUM HELLEBORUS ANEMONE-CENTRED £4.25 Papaveraceae HP 38cm (6 seeds) £3.70 RanunculaceaeHP 30-60cm (15 seeds) This fabulous and choice This delightful variety of connoisseur's plant is very rarely hellebore has an attractive ring seen or offered. Large and of frilly petals (which are in fact exquisite cup-shaped lavender oversized nectaries) within the flowers are held above soft usual petals producing an lobed leaves. A priceless attractive, frilly, doubling effect. specimen for shade and rich The sizeable, upturned flowers soil. "A great treasure." come in the usual range of (Graham Stuart Thomas) bright colours.

GLAUCIDIUM PALMATUM LEUCANTHUM HELLEBORUS 'BLACK BEAUTY' £5.25 Papaveraceae HP 38-45cm (4 seeds) £3.40 RanunculaceaeHP 38-45cm (20 seeds) The pure milky white form of These seeds were collected this fabulous and choice from the darkest plants we connoisseur's plant is even rarer grow, which originated from than the blue form, and is one of the country's top almost never seen or offered. hellebore breeders. Deepest Large and exquisite cup-shaped plums and purples open from flowers are held above soft slate coloured buds, many lobed leaves. A great treasure! plants having the extra bonus of the dark foliage of their parents.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 24 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 HELLEBORUS COTTAGAGEE MIXED HELLEBORUS 'HELEN BALLARD'S' £2.85 RanunculaceaeHP 30-60cm £3.20 RanunculaceaeHP 38cm (20 seeds) A wide and generous selection Seed from the most beautiful from all of the hellebores plants we have ever grown. varieties and species on our list. Large, waxy, extravagantly All colours are included from marked flowers produce gasps white to deepest purples and of awe from all who see them. spotted and mottled forms. An These plants are descendants of inexpensive way to start a many of Helen Ballard's famous collection of these attractive named forms. favourites.

HELLEBORUS DOUBLE BALLARDS HELLEBORUS ORIENTALIS 'BEST COLOURS' £3.90 RanunculaceaeHP 30-45cm (6 seeds) £2.95 RanunculaceaeHP 30-45cm (10 seeds) These seeds have been hand A selection from some of our collected from these ravishing best Helleborus orientalis plants beauties which have heavily- which are guaranteed to doubled, brightly-speckled white brighten up your garden with a flowers, which open in splash of colour. All the very February, and continue this best forms have been selected awesome display until May or by hand and concentrated in June. this selection.

HELLEBORUS 'DOUBLE ROSES' HELLEBORUS PLANTWORLD DOUBLES £3.70 RanunculaceaeHP 45cm (10+ seeds) £3.95 RanunculaceaeHP 38-45cm (10+ seeds) These absolutely superb, fully These superb, fully double double hellebores, do indeed hellebores bear an amazing bear an amazing resemblance to resemblance to roses and come roses and come in all shades in all shades from pure white to from palest pink to red. The red, and including greens and long stems are perfect for yellows and often heavily cutting too. marked and shaded. The long stems are perfect for cutting too.

HELLEBORUS FOETIDUS MISS JEKYLL'S SCENTED HELLEBORUS VIRIDIS £2.75 RanunculaceaeHP 60-75cm £2.65 RanunculaceaeHP 30-45cm The overpowering fragrance, Bunches of open, saucer-like similar to mahonia, from the flowers, of a startling bright pendulous purple-lipped green, massed on strong stems flowers, fills our cottage garden in early spring. Very early in earliest spring. This is the flowering, long-lived flowers rare, sweetly-perfumed form. which are excellent for cutting. (Its botanical name simply explains that the thick, shiny leaves smell if bruised!).

HELLEBORUS 'GOLD BULLION' HESPERIS MATRONALIS MIX £3.70 RanunculaceaeHP 45-60cm (10 seeds) £1.40 CruciferaeHP60-90cm Dazzling shining fingers of This mix of sweetly-scented purest gold form the leaves of pink and white forms of is likely this fabulous new variety of to produce flowers varying in Helleborus foetidus, which we colour from deep rich purple, developed here. Strong and through all the lilac shades to vigorous even in the brightest white. If left to seed sunny spot, the normally green themselves they will maintain flowers being a pale sulphur this diversity, gradually yellow. naturalising over a large area.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 25 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 HEUCHERA 'EMPEROR'S CLOAK' (AMERICANA) IRIS FOETIDISSIMA £2.65 SaxifragaceaeHP 30-45cm £1.80 IridaceaeHP60cm Puckered, folded and pleated The unusual 'Welsh Gladwyn' is leaves, from beetroot red to not usually grown for its pale deep purple and which appear mauve flowers but for the bright to be transparent in the sun, orange seeds which burst forth produce a mound from which from the seed-pods in autumn, arise thin stems carrying fluffy but do not fall (as shown in white, superbly contrasting picture). Whole stems can be flowers. cut to make an impressive floral display which lasts.

HEUCHERA JET BLACK (AMERICANA) IRIS PSEUDACORUS £3.60 SaxifragaceaeHP 30-60cm (30+ seeds) £2.25 IridaceaeHP60-90cm Startling, almost black, rounded The "Yellow Flag" is the second foliage, some leaves having of our worthwhile-to-grow silvery metallic stripes, makes native wild irises. Large bright compact clumps from spring yellow flowers in spring amidst until winter. This seed is from stiff green leaves. Supposedly a the darkest-leaved heucheras bog plant, but it thrives on our we have grown, but variation in dust-dry hillside! leaf colours may arise from these seeds.

HEUCHERA 'METALLICA' (AMERICANA) IRIS SPECIES MIXED £2.65 SaxifragaceaeHP 38-45cm £2.65 IridaceaeHP23-90cm These plants have been A generous packet of all our selected for the most attractive irises, including some collected marbled and veined leaves. The in quantities too small to list, colours and shades of some very rare, in all sizes and mahogany, bronze, aluminium colours. More than twenty and silver are most distinctive varieties, but a few examples on young spring foliage. Flower are: Iris chrysographes, sprays in shades of pink and forrestii, innominata, setosa, white. shrevei, sibirica and many more.

HIERACIUM AURANTIACUM IXIA THOMASIAE £2.40 Compositae HP 15-23cm £3.95 IridaceaeHHBb, 50cm-1.0m (6 seeds) This favourite old cottage Extremely rare and exceedingly garden plant has brilliant, beautiful, this gorgeous, and coppery, orange-red flowers almost unknown plant has been with black tips which appear on described as "almost Dierama- short stems for a long period in like" in habit, but, coming from spring and summer. It will run a winter rainfall area of South slowly and is perfect for a wild Africa, it can perform better in garden or a rockery. wet conditions than many Dieramas do.

INULA MAGNIFICA KNIPHOFIA CAULESCENS £2.55 Asteraceae HP 1.2-1.8m £2.40 AsphodelaceaeHP 90cm Deep yellow flowers heads, six In September, later than all inches across, open atop strong other pokers, arise massive black-purple stems bearing heads of red, later changing to large, dark green leaves. The greenish-lemon, above very translation of "magnifica" is broad grey leaves and elephant- quite appropriate to describe trunk-like stems. "Very valuable this splendid species from the and perhaps the only truly Caucasus which is ideal for the hardy large poker" (G.S.T.) back of a garden border.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 26 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 KNIPHOFIA NORTHIAE LAVANDULA VAN GOGH'S BABIES £3.15 AsphodelaceaeHP 60-90cm (10 seeds) £2.75 Labiatae HP 30-45cm Probably the most impressive of Seed collected from one of the all red-hot-pokers. Massive, newly bred and most unusual wide, heavy leaves, make a lavenders. Seedlings will all solid agave-like rosette from vary but will have differently which arise very thick stemmed coloured bracts waving from the flower-spikes of yellow and top of each flower head orange. A stunning plant which improves with age.

LATHYRUS SATIVUS LILIUM CANDIDUM £2.05 Leguminoseae HA 60-90cm (15 seeds) £2.65 Liliaceae HB 90cm-1.6m (15+ seeds) This long-blooming, vigorous Celebrated for its intense and pea produces a scrambling delicious fragrance, the dome of small purple flowers, "Madonna Lily" bears glistening, that will soon cover a small sizeable, pure white trumpets shrub or climbing frame, over a facing outward, and flushed very long period. The seeds of yellow at the base, with bright this unusual pea are rumoured yellow pollen. Long-lived and to have been found in the tomb easy to grow it is a valuable of King Tutankhamun. addition to every garden.

LATHLATHYRUS VERNUS LILILILIUM MACKLINIAE £2.55 LeguminosaeHCl 23-30cm (10+ seeds) £3.60 Liliaceae HB 45-60cm (10 seeds) Very valuable spring colour is Each stem of this rare and produced by one of the most outstandingly beautiful dwarf lily lovely dwarf perennial peas, carries ivory coloured open with masses of violet blue bowls, which hang slightly flowers in April and May. Some downwards and are sometimes L. vernus var. albus (white) are very pale pink inside, and also included in here. flushed reddish purple outside. When originally collected it was thought to be a nomocharis!

LAVLAVANANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA LILIUM MARTAGON ALBUM £2.35 Labiatae HP 60-75cm £2.75 Liliaceae HB 60-90cm The common lavender will This is the lovely white form of produce long-stemmed, bright this excellent plant, bearing blue flowers which are ideal for pendent flowers with waxy, cutting, drying or to perfume reflexed petals. It is an linen. Long-lived and easy-to- exceptionally easy, long-lived grow, it benefits from a close plant for the garden, multiplying haircut early each spring to up over the years. The encourage fresh growth. occasional seedling may produce pink flowers.

LAVANDULA 'HIDCOTE BLUE' LILIUM MARTAGGOONN RED £2.65 Labiatae HP 30-45cm £2.95 Liliaceae HB,HP 50-70cm Probably the finest form of this This is the more unusual, lavender (Lavandula angustifolia extremely desirable darker- syn. L. spica). Makes compact coloured form of this strong- bushes of narrow, fragrant, growing lily. It forms a clump of grey-green leaves on dense stems bearing whorls of slim spikes of strongly perfumed leaves and racemes of deep red blue flowers. flowers in early summer. A bone hardy and long-lived plant.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 27 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 LILILILIUM PYRENAICUM LINARIA PURPUREA BROWN'S WHITE £2.85 Liliaceae HB,HP 60-75cm (10 seeds) £2.85 Scrophulariaceae HP 50-80cm Heavy heads of glorious, bright, This lovely plant opens its vivid yellow flowers, with, pristine, tiny, pure white exotic, rather musty perfume, snapdragons atop long slender and rust-speckled especially in spikes of delicate, fine, greyish- the throat, arise on shortish, green foliage. This lovely new stout stems. This excellent form is bone hardy, long-lived garden plant is happy with both and drought-resistant and was lime and acid soils and is bone selected by Ray Brown, Plant hardy and long-lived. World's owner.

LILIUM REGALE LITHODORA 'STARRY NIGHT' £2.85 Liliaceae HB 90cm-1.2m (15+ seeds) £2.40 BoraginaceaeHP 15-25cm (15+ seeds) This beautiful plant produces six (Lithospermum inch long trumpet shaped, purpureocaeruleum). Sprays of large, white, yellow-throated dazzling deep blue stars appear flowers, flushed purple outside. on springy prostrate stems in They are strongly fragrant, spring and early summer. In especially at night. The leaves autumn, rock-hard, pure white, are borne at irregular intervals spherical seeds remain on the on the stem. bare black stems.

LINARIA 'CANON WENT'NT' LOBELIA BRIDGESII £2.70 Scrophulariaceae HP 45-60cm £2.65 CampanulaceaeHP 1.8m This delightful variant bears pink This rare, semi-shrubby plant snapdragon-like blooms on from the foothills of the Chilean upright, slender, pointy spikes Andes bears spectacular, bright and is in bloom from June until pink, trumpet-shaped flowers on the first frosts. It is a favourite thick stems which carry toothed of bees and butterflies, coming and pointed leaves. It will grow true if other purpurea varieties huge in a sheltered spot, are not grown nearby. although it dies back underground in severe winters.

LINARIA 'PLUMMY' LOBELIA TUPA £2.75 Scrophulariaceae HP 60cm-1.0m £3.45 CampanulaceaeHP 1.2-2.4m We have crossed Linaria An incredible giant hardy lobelia purpurea with Linaria dalmatica, from Chile. From a large the result is a strong-growing rosette of thick leathery felted vigorous plant with attractive leaves arise thick stems carrying rubbery grey foliage, taller than tropical orchid-like deepest its parents, bearing sizeable carmine flowers. A valuable late heads of chalky, bluish-purple season display from July until "snapdragon" flowers, a new the autumn frosts. colour in this genus.

LINARIA PURPUREA LUNARIA ANNUA £2.45 Scrophulariaceae HP 60-90cm £2.40 CruciferaeHBi 60-90cm The "Purple Toadflax" is an old "Silver Spoons", "White Money and popular cottage garden Plant". Almost too well known flower with tall, slender spikes to need describing, this bright of violet-purple flowers, which pink-flowered plant happily self- appear right into the frosts of seeds if allowed, giving its autumn. It will gently self-seed reliable display of dried papery into places it likes but never seed-heads every year. becomes a nuisance!

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 28 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 LUPINUS ARBOREUS (YELLOW) LYCHNIS CORORONNAARRIIAA ALBA £2.30 PapilionaceaeHSh 1.8m £2.30 Caryophyllaceae HP 60-90cm Fragrant creamy yellow racemes The unusual albino form of the cover what can become a long traditional cottage garden plant lived, long flowering small tree, has massed heads of pure white complete with thick knobbly flowers on grey stems above trunk. A haven for bees and clumps of grey woolly hairy butterflies throughout summer leaves. and autumn.

LUPINUS ARBOREUS MIXED COLOURS LYSIMACHIA ATROPURPUREA £2.35 PapilionaceaeHSh 1.0-1.8m £2.75 PrimulaceaeHP60-90cm A fantastic mix of shrubby habit One of the the most requested tree Lupins. Hardy and new plant in our gardens, this perennial this packet will unusual plant bears dark spikes produce a mixture of White, of very deep purple flowers, set Blue and Yellow tree Lupins with off by fleshy glaucous leaves, a few shades in between. from spring and all through summer.

LUPINUS KALEIDOSCOPE COLLECTION LYSIMACHIA CLETHROIDES 'LADY JANE' £2.55 LeguminosaeHP 40cm-1.5m (20+ seeds) £2.75 PrimulaceaeHP60-75cm Grow some lupins nobody will This gorgeous form of L. have seen before! Occasionally, clethroides has spikes of pure in our trial grounds, self-sown creamy-white flowers, which are hybrid plants appear between held in closed ranks in beds of different lupins such as midsummer and are all turned Russell-type lupins and various over at the top like walking forms of both tree and prostrate sticks. A rarely seen but quite lupins. Their seeds naturally spectacular flower albeit a very produce curiosities! infrequent seed-producer.

LYLYCCHHNNIISS CHALCEDONICA ALBA LYTHRUM SALICARIA 'THE BEACON' £2.45 CaryophylaceaeHP 60-90cm £2.65 LythraceaeHP90cm-1.2m This is the albino form of the Spires of rosy-purple flowers are famous "Maltese Cross" flower, produced for a very long and having congested heads of ivory- valuable midsummer period white blooms. Very long-lived from July until September, when and hardy, it can make a truly many plants are well over dazzling splash of light in the flowering. This lovely plant mid-border, and especially in grows perfectly in ordinary soil, any dark area needing to be but in a wet spot, or even pond brightened up! edge will excel.

LYCHNIS CORONARNARIIAA MAGNOLIA CHAMPACA £2.50 Caryophyllaceae HP 45-60cm £3.95 Magnoliaceae HHT 3.0-5.0m (8 seeds) Large flowers of deepest rose- This evergreen, semi tropical crimson are carried on large shrub has large mid-green branching stems bearing leaves and sweetly fragrant attractive grey woolly leaves. orange flowers in spring. The This must-have plant for the strongly fragrant flowers from classic cottage garden will this fabulous, exotic tree are gently self-seed into cracks and used to make the expensive shady corners but rarely perfume 'Joy'. becomes a nuisance.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 29 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 MECONOPSIS BAILEYI MECONOPSIS CAMBRICA 'FRANCES PERRY' £2.95 Papaveraceae HP 90cm £2.75 Papaveraceae HP 30-45cm (Syn. Meconopsis betonicifolia). The rare red form of the The fabulous "Himalayan Blue perpetual flowering perennial Poppy" forms clumps of hairy Welsh poppy comes true from leaves from which arise strong seed as long as there are none stems carrying heads of silky, of the common yellow ones to kingfisher-blue, almost cross with it. Drifts of this very transparent petals with golden hardy and long-lived beauty are eyes. This is one of the most glorious, as it flowers all beautiful garden plants. summer long.

MECONOPSIS BAILEYI ALBA MECONOPSIS CAMCAMBBRRIICCAA YELLOW £2.85 Papaveraceae HP 90cm £2.50 Papaveraceae HP 30-45cm Pure white silky petals surround Meconopsis cambrica is perfect a boss of golden stamens on for anyone wanting to create a this rarely seen form of the woodland garden and with its "Himalayan Blue Poppy" which gorgeous yellow flowers and makes an outstanding picture in fine, fern-like foliage, the Welsh a shady damp corner, hopefully Poppy is ideal. It spreads easily growing in rich, moist, organic and is well adapted to colonising soil. gaps and crevices in rocks and stones.

MECONOPSIS BAILEYI SHADES OF BLUE MECONOPSIS GRANDIS £2.75 Papaveraceae HP 50-90cm £3.05 Papaveraceae HP 60-90cm This selection includes both pale This seed has been collected blue and violet shades of the from garden-grown plants of famous "Himalayan Blue Poppy" the true form of this rare blue as well as the normal kingfisher poppy. Large saucer flowers in blue. Clumps of hairy leaves deepest blue arise on thick, form strong stems carrying strong stems. Quite perennial heads of silky, almost when it is in slightly acidic, transparent petals with golden organic soil, it is one of the eyes. A beautiful plant to grow. classic blue flowers.

MECONOPSIS CAMBRICA AURANTIACA MECONOPSIS GRANDIS BURGUNDY £2.75 Papaveraceae HP 30-45cm £3.20 Papaveraceae HP 60-90cm (10 seeds) This is the orange form of the A spontaneous mutation has normally yellow "Welsh Poppy". caused this superb, brand new with delicate orange petals, this colour-break in this legendary may slowly self seed in the plant. The colour comes garden, usually only rewardingly true from seed germinating in the spring. although the odd blue one may still appear.

MECONOPSIS CAMBRICA FL. PL. AURANTIACA MECONOPSIS HORRIDULA £2.95 Papaveraceae HP 30-45cm £2.95 Papaveraceae HBi,HP 45cm The magnificent deep orange Gorgeous, striking cobalt-blue, double form producing a long ivory-eyed, floppy, tissue-paper succession of flowers flowers suggest that the "horrid" throughout spring. One of the obviously only applies to the top ten selling plants on our spiny looking stems. It is one nursery. Will self-seed into of the only drought-resistant places where it is happy and is Asiatic meconopsis, dying down quite perennial. to a tuber if too hot in its first year!

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 30 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 MECONOPSIS 'LINGHOLM' (EX GRANDIS) MELIANTHUS COMOSUS £3.35 Papaveraceae HP 1.0-1.2m (20+ seeds) £2.65 Melianthaceae HHSh 60cm-1.2m (8 seeds) The true Meconopsis grandis is A rare, high altitude, hardy rare in cultivation, but this fertile dwarf relative of M Major. Silver- hybrid, which is a quite reliable grey, deeply fingered leaves perennial, has enormous deep smelling of hazelnuts when cobalt blue flowers, up to four bruised. Maroon flowers with inches across, and is certainly chocolate bracts and green the best available anywhere. stamens produce large, pale green inflated fruit that children cannot resist popping!

MECONOPSIS NAPAULENSIS MELIANTHUS MAJOR £2.95 Papaveraceae HP,HBi 1.2-1.5m £2.90 Melianthaceae HHSh 1.2-1.8m (10 seeds) Deeply lobed leaves felted with The giant with deeply-cut grey silvery hairs, form a large and leaves. Bizarre, brownish most sumptuous winter flowers produce inflated seed- rosette. In early spring the pods in late summer. thick, strong, main stem of this "Melianthus has probably the absolutely magnificent specimen most beautiful large foliage of arises, with branching spurs any plant that can be grown out carrying golden-eyed, cherry of doors in these islands". red flowers in midsummer. (Graham Stuart Thomas).

MECONOPSIS NAPAULENSIS 'PINKY' MERMERTTEENNSSIIAA MARITIMA £2.95 Papaveraceae HBi 1.2-1.5m £4.25 BoraginaceaeHP 10-15cm (5 seeds) This beautiful bright pink variant "The Oyster Plant". Over a well opens its golden-eyed flowers drained bank or on sand or on branching spurs which sprout gravel, this, is a sight to behold. from a thick strong main stem Thick rubbery blue leaves in late spring. Deeply-lobed (which apparently taste like leaves felted with silvery hairs oysters), on a snaking stem, set form a sumptuous evergreen with china blue bells and pink winter rosette. buds. Rarely offered as plants or fresh viable seed.

MECONOPSIS REGIA MIMOSA PUDICA £2.95 Papaveraceae HP,HBi 90cm-1.5m £2.75 MimosoideaeHHP 50cm-1.0m From dense rosettes of silver The leaves respond to touch by and golden pelted leaves arise closing up: quickly if flicked with great spikes of sulphur-yellow, a finger or slowly to a gentle silky flowers. One of the most touch. As potted plants mature, fabulous and impressive plants they form small pink puffs of in moist rich soil. (Experts now bloom adding an extra benefit believe that the true, genuine to this magical species. Meconopsis regia may be no Everyone should grow one at longer in cultivation.) some time in their life!

MECONOPSIS RUDIS MORINA LONGIFOLIA £3.50 Papaveraceae HP,HBi 30-45cm (20 seeds) £3.10 MorinaceaeHP60cm (10 seeds) A rare and unusual blue poppy A rare and long-lived Nepalese with bristly, spiny stems and plant with thistle-like foliage leaves and frilly, cobalt-blue (but no relation). From the main flowers with attractive central stem leaf axils appear exotic, bosses of white anthers. flared white flowers, which turn Flowers are produced over an to pink inside after pollination. extended period until late in the Repeat flowering from early year. summer until the frost, especially if dead-headed.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 31 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 NASTURTIUM 'TOM THUMB MIXED' OMPHALODES LINIFOLIA £2.80 Tropaeolaceae HHA 15-23cm (40+ seeds) £2.75 BoraginaceaeHBi,HA 15-30cm (15 seeds) Dwarf compact plants bear A quite spectacular small flower brilliantly coloured flowers in a with grey-green leaves, above wide colour range including bi- which arise profuse sprays of colours. These are amongst the faintly sweet-scented, pure very easiest plants, for beds, white flowers all summer long. borders and containers. But This lovely thing will gently self- they really excel when planted seed around the garden but on a dry sunny bank or are never, ever becomes a nuisance! allowed to climb over a pergola.

NECTAROSCORDUM SICULUM VAR BULGARICUM OMPHALODES NITIDA £2.60 Alliaceae HP 80cm-1.2m (20 seeds) £2.85 BoraginaceaeHP 30cm This is a fascinating species with Introduced by us, this new form large, bell-shaped, off-white of Blue-Eyed Mary is a gorgeous flowers, flushed green and spring performer. From a purple, hanging down from compact clump of small, shiny drooping stalks at the top of green leaves erupts a low dome stout stems. Perfect for flower of arching sprays studded with arrangers, with the dried seed countless deepest cobalt blue heads adding interest to a flowers. A priceless addition to display. gardens.

NEPETA FAASSENII 'SIX HILLS GIANT' ONOPORDUM ACANTHIUM £2.75 Labiatae HP 30-45cm £2.50 Asteraceae HBi 1.8-2.7m This bushy, clump forming This is truly one of the most catmint is probably the best impressive plants you can grow variety for edging and low in the UK if you can give it borders, forming mounds of room. Candelabras of large small, grey-green leaves with mauve flowers open on much- loose spikes of tubular, soft branching white woolly stems lavender-blue flowers. These which arise from a huge grey open all summer, persisting spiky rosette in spring. until cut back by frost.

NEPETA PARNASSICA OXALIS ROSEA £2.55 LamiaceaeHP1.8m £2.90 OxalidaceaeHHA 30-38cm (20 seeds) A huge catmint, dwarfing "Six Delicate, tissue-paper, pink Hills Giant". Thick strong stems flowers are produced on thin with fragrant leaves and long branching stems, bearing widely- spikes of purple-blue flowers in spaced fine leaves. These non summer and autumn. For the tuberous plants, which have no back of a hot border or fill the vices unlike some of their corner of the courtyard to relatives, bloom during spring impress your visitors. and early summer.

OENOTHERA BLOOD ORANGE PAEONIA MLOKOSEWITSCHII (MOLLY THE WITCH) £2.40 OnagaceaeHP8-10cm £4.35 RanunculaceaeHP 45-60cm (4 seeds) This new and lovely dwarf plant A truly fabulous hardy with the same cushion-forming herbaceous plant with huge pale habit as aubrieta, produces an lemon-yellow flowers in spring. extremely long succession of In autumn follows an equally yellow-rimmed, red-eyed impressive show as the large flowers all season long on pods open like mouths, prostrate stems. revealing the good, fertile black shiny seeds, and brightest crimson decorative hollow ones.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 32 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 PAPAVER ATLANTICUM PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM 'RYE BEANER' £2.85 Papaveraceae HP 45cm £2.85 Papaveraceae HA 60-90cm Apricot-orange, single or semi- The colour of the large single double blooms appear on long flowers does indeed resemble a upright stems above a flat diluted glass of the famous rosette of blue-green, hairy blackcurrant drink. And every leaves. It is almost never out of flower has a black centre to bloom. You can forget to water guide the bees and butterflies to it for weeks and it will still the nectar! bloom!

PAPAVER LASIOTHRIX PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM ULTIMATE MIXTURE £2.90 Papaveraceae HP 30-40cm £2.50 Papaveraceae HA 60-75cm This tough, rare variant of A very generous packet of Papaver orientale has smaller, seeds, ideal for just sprinking blood-red, black-eyed flowers where needed in the garden. atop short, thick, hairy stems, Holding probably every known which are erect rather than cultivar of opium poppy floppy. A beautiful, rarely including: 'Danish Flag', paeony offered flower, it is native to the flowered forms, 'Hen and mountains of eastern Turkey Chickens' and every known and northern Iran. colour to nearly black.

PAPAVER MIYABEANUM PENSTEMON DIGITALIS 'HUSKER RED' £2.40 Papaveraceae HP 10-15cm £2.50 Scrophulariaceae HP 60-90cm This most desirable Japanese Beetroot-coloured stems and midget has unusual yellow foliage form a superb flowers on short stems above background to the swaying tiny evergreen hairy rosettes of stems of rosy-lipped, palest ferny foliage. A superlative pastel pink tubular flowers. This plant to allow to naturalise on a imposing and unusual-coloured rockery where it will move in foliage plant may be seen at its drifts over the years. best where it can contrast with other paler flowers

PAPAVER RUPIFRAGUM 'ORANGE FEATHERS' PERSICARIA VIRGINIANA 'PAINTER'S PALETTE' £2.75 Papaveraceae HP 45-60cm £3.20 PolygonaceaeHP 45-60cm (15 seeds) This sumptuous, many- This low branching plant is stemmed, double-flowered, grown for its colourful foliage, long-lived perennial, bears an leaves being variegated with endless succession of frilly, cream and green, with a strong many-petalled terracotta-orange V-shaped marking which is brick- flowers. Botanically this is red when fresh but darkens to Papaver rupifragum 'Flore blackish-brown. Airy deep-pink Pleno', but we feel "Orange spikes of graceful flowers Feathers" is less of a mouthful! appear in the autumn.

PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM 'LAUREN'S GRAPE' PETUNIA AXILLARIS £2.75 Papaveraceae HA 1.2m £2.95 SolanaceaeHHP 25-60cm (20+ seeds) This more recent variety of This new and superb, very rare, Opium Poppy has big single heavenly-scented plant opens flowers in attractive plum-purple its sizeable pure white flowers colours which open in constantly from spring to succession from June to August. autumn. It is tough, surviving They are excellent border plants rainstorms outside, and makes a with most attractive seed pods fabulous pot indoors, filling the which are very ornamental in entire house with sweet winter. perfume every evening.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 33 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 PETUNIA EXSERTA PRPRIIMMUULLAA ALPICOLA VIOLACEA £2.95 SolanaceaeGP,HH 30-60cm (20+ seeds) £2.90 PrimulaceaeHP30-45cm (15 seeds) Countless star-shaped lipstick- This spectacular and quite red flowers open over a very beautiful scented primula from long season into late autumn on Tibet is a very easy clump bushy, spreading plants. A very forming, extremely hardy long- rare flower, it was only lived garden plant flowering discovered as recently as 2007 from May into June. It thrives in in the remote jungles of Brazil. cool humid situations such as This gorgeous plant is under stream sides, edges of ponds threat of extinction. and damp hollows.

PHLOMIS RUSSELIANA PRIMULA AURANTIACA £2.50 LamiaceaeHP90cm £2.85 PrimulaceaeHP30-45cm Although it looks tender, this Massed umbels of fragrant Syrian plant is actually bone- reddish-orange flowers open on hardy, stout stems bearing probably the most attractive, tiered whorls of hooded, butter unusual coloured, and indeed yellow flowers in summer, the easiest to grow of the above rough heart-shaped basal candelabra primroses. Native to leaves. A valuable and easy West Yunnan, it grows in moist plant that thrives in poor dry soil. alpine meadows and along stream sides.

POLYGONUM BISTORTA 'SUPERBA' PRIMULA AURICULA MIXED £2.65 PolygonaceaeHP 60cm £2.95 PrimulaceaeHP20cm (20 seeds) Sizeable, cool pink "bottle- Rosettes of fleshy, powdered brush" heads are produced over leaves surround stems carrying an extended period during May fragrant velvety flowers in all and June over strong clumps of colours. These popular and broad basal leaves. Graham very hardy plants are perfect Stuart Thomas says, "Useful and whether in pots or the border. beautiful". Its Latin name is most appropriate.

PRPRIIMMUULLAA ALPICOLA PRIMULA BEESIANA £2.85 PrimulaceaeHP30-45cm (20 seeds) £2.70 PrimulaceaeHP45-60cm A choice and very fragrant plant This vigorous and completely from the high mountains of hardy perennial produces stout Tibet. Umbels of bell-like violet stems carrying several umbels flowers, powdered in the throat, of yellow-eyed pink-mauve are produced on long stems in flowers. In good moist soil early spring. these plants can grow to cabbage-sized proportions!

PRIMULA ALPICOLA ALBA PRIMULA BULLEYANA £2.65 PrimulaceaeHP30-45cm £2.50 PrimulaceaeHP45cm An extremely beautiful primula This extremely vigorous and with rosettes of long shiny hardy candelabra primula leaves, powdered underneath, thrusts up numerous strong supporting tall stems supporting stems bearing bright orange or clusters of very fragrant, pure occasionally red flowers. It white, slightly-powdered flowers. does especially well in waterside environments where it will self- seed generously!

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 34 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 PRIMULA CANDELABRA P.W. RAINBOWS 10X PACKET PRIMULA JAPONPONIICCAA 'APPLE BLOSSOM' £4.25 PrimulaceaeHP60cm £2.95 PrimulaceaeHP38-50cm A generous packet of this This very vigorous and easily- popular flower suitable for grown primula has tiered whorls sowing in situ in a damp spot. of sizeable, red-eyed, pale pink Strong stems hold heavy heads flowers from spring to of bright flowers arranged in midsummer, above strong whorls. These plants are easy to rosettes of toothed leaves. One germinate, grow and keep, of the few candelabra primulas especially on moist, well- that thrives in the average manured ground. garden situation if kept moist.

PRPRIIMMUULLAA ELATIOR PRPRIIMMUULLAA JAPONICA MIX 5X pkt £2.65 PrimulaceaeHP15-23cm £2.75 PrimulaceaeHP30-50cm The is seed collected from the These lovely candelabra-type true British "Oxlip", now plants shoot up numerous exremely rare in the wild. It is strong stems bearing tiers of superficially like a cowslip but blossoms in all colours from with larger, orange-throated, white to red. The basal rosettes fragrant pale lemon flowers. make the most spectacular, cabbage-like giants when well- fed or in moist soil.

PRIMULA FLACCIDA (NUTANS) PRPRIIMMUULLAA JAPONICA 'POSTFORD WHITE' £3.35 PrimulaceaeHP15-23cm £2.55 PrimulaceaeHP60cm Spikes of powdered, pale blue This hardy, long-lived plant will bells arise from compact clumps become enormous in rich moist of hairy leaves, and surprisingly, soil, producing yellow-eyed it is very adaptable to our ivory white flowers on thick, lowland gardens. One of the strong stems, and is almost most delicate, beautiful and certainly the the most fragrant of all primulas, this impressive of all of the tall white gem lives at higher than 10,000 primulas. feet in the Himalayas.

PRIMULA FLORINDAE 'RAY'S RUBY' PRPRIIMMUULLAA PULVERULENTA £2.90 PrimulaceaeHP60-90cm £2.35 PrimulaceaeHP45-60cm Deepest ruby-red flowers on Strong stems holding tiered long, strong stems open in their whorls of deep red flowers arise full glory in May, June and July from vigorous rosettes of tooth- and even later. This dark form, edged leaves. A small found here, is a lovely easy-to- proportion will be of the lovely grow plant for a moist place or shell-pink 'Bartley's Strain'. This pond edge in the garden. lovely plant from China should Although it will do well in the be long-lived in most gardens. dry it will be smaller!

PRIMULA 'GOLD LACED REDS' PRIMULA PULVERULENTA 'BARTLEY'S STRAIN' £2.95 PrimulaceaeHP15cm (20 seeds) £3.20 PrimulaceaeHP45-60cm Heavy trusses of small, pillar- This is possibly the most box red flowers delicately edged desirable and sought after of all with golden yellow arise on of the large primulas. (So strong stems in early spring. valuable in fact that much of a These attractive variations sizeable bed was dug up and originally appeared here as stolen from our gardens!) This chance seedlings more than 20 selected form bears tiered years ago, and have since whorls of large, yellow-eyed travelled around the world. sugar pink flowers.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 35 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 PRPRIIMMUULLAA SECUNDIFLORA RICINUS COMMUNIS 'RED GIANT' £2.95 PrimulaceaeHP30-45cm £3.70 Euphorbiaceae HHSh 1.8m (8 seeds) One-sided clusters of deepest, This selected form of the darkest ruby red are carried on "Castor Oil Plant", has brighter strong stems above vigorous red leaves and seed heads than clumps of shiny, jagged-toothed many others; the deep leaves. This lovely plant comes red/bronze shiny leaves only from very high up, sometimes producing their strongest leaf over 12,000 feet, in the colour when in full sun, the first mountains of Szechwan and few leaves are always green Yunnan in China. though!

PRIMULA VIALII ROMNEYA COULTERI £3.15 PrimulaceaeHP25-38cm £2.90 Papaveraceae HP 1.0-2.0m (10 seeds) The "Red-Hot-Poker Primula" A substantial gem creating a has long crinkly leaves, from shrub-like effect in summer. which erupt dense spikes of Upright, branching stems are violet blue flowers topped by a clothed in leathery, silver-grey blood red cone of unopened leaves and topped with fat buds. When in flower in the buds, which open into garden this is our best selling spectacular flowers with golden alpine primula and surely one of centres and tissue-paper petals. the most desirable. Sunny sheltered position.

PUYA BERTERONIANA ROSA CHINENSIS 'ANGEL WINGS' £3.45 BromeliaceaeHHP 60cm-1.5m £2.95 RoseaceaeHSh 30-60cm (20 seeds) An absolutely exquisite hardy Sweetly-scented blooms, in a pineapple relative producing range of shades through pink to rosettes of jagged, silvery-green white, appear on this beautiful leaves beneath stout spikes of miniature rose, which is perfect exotic, waxy, emerald- for growing in pots. They grow turquoise, lily-like flowers very quickly from seed contrasted by bright orange producing single and double stamens filled with blue syrupy blooms in just four months. nectar for butterflies and bees.

RHEUM PALMATUM TANGUTICUM RUDBECKIA LACINIATA £2.75 PolygonaceaeHP 1.8-2.4m £2.45 Compositae HP 1.2-1.8m Superb architecturally slashed Strong tall stems bear many and cut leaves form an imposing golden flowers with large, black, structure, from which in early protruding centre cones summer arise immense spikes appearing from midsummer of pink fluffy panicles. "Though right into late autumn. An any form of this plant is worth impressive and valuable flower growing, Tanguticum should be for late colour. sought." (G.S.T.)

RHINANTHUS MINOR SALVIA BARRELIERI £2.40 OrobanchaceaeHBi,HA 30-45cm £2.85 LamiaceaeHP1.0m This attractive annual is a very This stunning herbaceous beneficial plant for the wild perennial has sky blue flowers flower meadow, with yellow on showy, tall branched spikes flowers, the upper lip having with large, wavy, grey-green two white or purple teeth. It leaves. In the wild it is found in provides colour and papery seed Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, and pods that rattle when the seed south-western Spain, usually is ripe, hence the name "hay between 500-1200 meters. rattle".

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 36 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 SALVIA CANDIDISSIMA SCLERANTHUS BIFLORUS £2.90 LamiaceaeHP90cm (15 seeds) £2.30 Caryophyllaceae HP 5cm Several small stems grow This truly amazing plant, slowly almost horizontally from the creeping along like a dense and roots before bearing upright solid green rippling carpet, inflorescences which carry apple- produces wonderful shapes and green, hairy leaves and creamy forms. Although related to our white flowers which are pinks, it is reputed to be the sometimes tipped with a yellow only Australian alpine totally lip. It is frost hardy but desires hardy in the UK. a dryish sheltered spot in winter.

SALVIA HIANS SCLERANTHUS UNIFLORUS £2.85 LamiaceaeHP60-90cm (10 seeds) £2.45 Caryophyllaceae HP 3cm Another hardy, but tender- Probably the most diminutive, looking salvia. Large deep slow-growing and intriguing, purple and white flowers on ground covering alpine plant stout sticky stems held well one can grow. In early summer, above the foliage in spring and the prostrate cushion makes summer. "One of the best tiny half inch stems which carry border salvias." (William one golden seed each, whilst Robinson) any weeds in its path are stifled.

SALVIA PATENS 'OXFORD BLUE' SELINUM WALLICHIANUM £3.20 Labiatae HP 45-60cm £3.70 Apiaceae HP 90cm-1.2m (10 seeds) This impressive clump-forming A rare plant, that grows up to herbaceous perennial produces 13,000 feet in the Himalayas, sprays of fantastic Moroccan- rising later in the spring than blue hooded flowers on erect most perennials, it spreads its stems throughout summer and basal leaves forming tiered autumn. Superb both as a mats of fine, lacy foliage. Flower border plant and as a cut buds emerge in late Summer, flower. No seed-grown flower each flower head consisting of has a better blue! thousands of tiny flowers.

SCABIOSA RUMELICA SILENE FIMBRIATA £2.90 DipsacaceaeHP60cm £2.40 Caryophyllaceae HP 45-60cm A gorgeous slowly-spreading Dividing sprays of delicately cut plant producing pure crimson and divided, frilly-petalled 'pincushion' flowers on flowers hover above compact branching stems over a very clumps of shiny green leaves. long flowering season. This This novel and rarely seen plant rarely seen colour makes a makes a dramatic statement if bright splash even in the grown beneath shrubs and is darkest corner. Butterflies allowed to scramble through absolutely adore them. them.

SCHIZOSTYLIS COCCINEA MAJOR SILYBUM MARIANUM £2.85 IridaceaeHP60-75cm £2.30 Compositae HP,HBi 90cm-1.8m Large, cup-shaped scarlet Strikingly lined and marbled, flowers open continuously over white-veined prickly leaves slowly running clumps of sword- support large heads of shaped leaves. In bloom from perfumed purple flowers. In spring until the first serious good soil it can tower frosts of winter, this must be frighteningly above you, one of the longest flowering although on their first encounter plants in the garden! with this plant in our gardens, many people crave it.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 37 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 SMYRNIUM PERFOLIATUM SUNFLOWER 'VALENTINE'E' £2.45 Umbelliferae HBi 60-90cm £2.20 Compositae HHA 1.2-1.5m "Perfoliate Alexanders". Old Black centres contrast superbly cottage gardens and flower with bright yellow petals on arrangers have known of this sturdy plants. This medium curious plant for ages. The height sunflower which has stems, holding umbels of multi-branching heads is ideal greeny-gold flowers, grow for beds, borders and also for straight through the middles of children to grow the shiny leaves, kebab-style.

STACHYS LANATA TACCA CHANTRIERI £2.35 LamiaceaeHP30cm £3.15 Taccaceae GP 45-60cm (10 seeds) (Syn. S. byzantina) Spikes of The 'Bat Plant'. A bizarre but magenta flowers on grey wooly quite beautiful plant with stems over dense mats of aspidistra-like foliage and large, deliciously soft leaves (much darkest purple, almost black resembling lamb's ears, one of flowers which resemble their common names). The odd Batman's cape. The most variegated seedling may arise. intriguing features though are the bunches of long 'whiskers' protruding from the centre.

STRELITZIA REGINAE TACCA CHANTRIERI 'GREEN ISLE' £3.95 Musaceae HHP 60-90cm (6 seeds) £2.95 Taccaceae GP 38-45cm (10 seeds) Spectacular orange and dark An unusual and rarely offered blue flowers are held on very variety that has intriguing dusky thick stems above most green blooms with bat-like, long attractive, leathery, banana-like green tentacles. In colder leaves. In cold countries it does climates they make excellent best in a large pot when it pot plants if planted indoors in should be re-potted annually. In well-drained loam. The long warmer climes it can make huge lasting inflorescence are also evergreen clumps in the garden. good as cut flowers.

SUNFLOWER 'ITALIAN WHITE' TACCA CHANTRIERI 'NIVEA' £2.65 Asteraceae HA 1.0-1.5m (50 seeds) £3.95 TaccaceaGP30-50cm (8 seeds) Boldly contrasting, big creamy These tropical evergreen white flowers with deep flowers produce large, pure chocolate centres. Excellent for white petals centred by small, flower arranging and great at sombre, drooping flowers and back of borders or against a tall long whiskerlike bracts, all wall where they provide resembling a bat's face. These atmosphere and contrast. amazing blossoms appear from Flowers summer. spring and on through summer.

SUNFLOWER MONGOLIAN GIANT TACCA INTEGRIFOLIA £2.05 Compositae HHA 3.6-4.2m (10 seeds) £3.65 Taccaceae GP 60-90cm (10 seeds) These plants really are Another incredible flowering monsters. Not only do they oddity with large, green veined grow up to 14 feet tall, they white flowers, resembling also produce the most triangular cloaks, sprouting long amazingly enormous flower trailing whiskers from their heads up to 18" in diameter. If purple centres. Most definitely you want to impress your one of the most profoundly neighbours just grow some of interesting talking points you these against your house wall! will ever grow.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 38 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 TANACETUM PARTHENIUM 'SELMA STAR' THALICTRUM DELAVAYI £2.75 Compositae HP,HBi 45-60cm £3.15 RanunculaceaeHP 90cm-1.2m (10 seeds) Cartwheel-like creamy-white (Syn. T. dipterocarpum). flowers, with short spokes and a Probably the most attractive of disproportionally large 'hub' all of the species. With huge open in profusion from May until panicles of nodding lilac flowers August. This rare and quite appearing in mid to late distinct flower is superficially like summer and elegant, delicate Malmesbury, but has the added ferny foliage. bonus of a shallow central dome of crested petals.

TARAXACUM RUBRIFOLIUM (FAEROENSE) THAALALILIICCTTRRUUMM ROCHEBRUNEANUM £2.55 Compositae HP 5-10cm (10 seeds) £2.95 RanunculaceaeHP 1.2-1.8m This most unusual dwarf Native to Japan, this clump- "dandelion" makes a tiny rosette forming perennial has lacy, fine- of beetroot-red, almost black textured, bluish-green, leaves, with short-stemmed columbine-like foliage. Sprays of yellow flowers. An attractive pendulous, lavender-purple little gem which could certainly flowers with contrasting yellow never become a weed, it sets stamens appear in late summer very few seeds for a start!! in loose, airy clusters, on purple flower stems, 8 feet tall.

THALALIICCTTRRUUMM ALPINUM TIGRIDIA LILACEA £2.95 RanunculaceaeHP 30-50cm (20 seeds) £3.45 IridaceaeHB30-45cm (10 seeds) Shimmering heads hold These summer-flowering Iris countless flowers each of which relatives from Central America has a bell-shaped calyx of green have flamboyant showy carmine- or purplish sepals bearing up to pink flowers, which are Iris-like fifteen long purple stamens in structure, but with broad tipped with large yellow petals, held widely open. They anthers. This plant has the most come in a range of bright beautiful foliage of all of the colours often spotted or flecked Thalictrums. with a darker tone.

THALICTRUM AQUILEGIIFOLIUM TORTORTTOOIISSEE FOOD FLOWER MIXTURE £2.50 RanunculaceaeHP 75-90cm £3.20 VariousHP,HBi Branching stems hold large A specially formulated mix of heads of countless, fluffy, rich seeds to provide plants for a rosy lilac flowers, just like tiny healthy diet for tortoises. powder-puffs, over delicate Including Great Plantain, sprays of maidenhair, columbine- Common Mallow, Creeping like foliage. This is a choice and Bellflower, Evening Primrose, exceptionally lovely plant that Mixed Geraniums, Musk Mallow, should be in every garden. Globe Thistle, Flowering Maple and Salsify.

THALICTRUM 'BLIZZARD' TRACHELIUM CAERULEUM 'BLACK KNIGHT' £3.75 RanunculaceaeHP 60-90cm (20 seeds) £2.95 CampanulaceaeHHP 45-60cm (50+ seeds) An absolutely exquisite pure This new spectacular flower has white variety of Thalictrum dark foliage with purple veins, delavayi. This is more compact above which open large, dense, than the pink variety and cloudy sprays of thousands of produces thousands of small, small, fragrant, intensely violet shimmering, umbrella-like flowers, which appear in early flowers, amongst delicate, summer and are magnets for gossamer-like, ferny foliage, bees. A superb and exceptional right into late autumn. introduction.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 39 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 TRILLIUM CHLOROPETALUM VERBASCUM CHAIXII ALBUM £3.50 TrilliaceaeHP25-30cm (10 seeds) £2.40 Scrophulariaceae HP 60-90cm One of the aristocrats of the This is one of the perennial garden with three leaves, petals verbascums bearing spires of and calyces, leaves being purple-eyed white flowers on wonderfully marbled and hairy stems and over compact mottled in grey in spring, the rosettes of hairy, jagged-edged three mahogany to rich crimson- leaves. This is one of the better maroon petals appearing shortly behaved Mulleins that may afterwards. Very rarely offered gently self-seed but rarely but long lived when established. becomes a nuisance!

TRILLIUM RIVALE VERBENA BONARIENSIS £3.95 TrilliaceaeHP6-10cm (8 seeds) £2.65 VerbenaceaeHP 1.0-1.4m Very early in the year, upright- Every garden should have this facing flowers of white or pale long flowering beauty which pink are dotted deeper pink and flaunts its sprays of fragrant violet, the spotting towards the purple flowers, on wiry angular throat is filled with bright yellow branching stems, from June anthers early in the year making until the frost. Acts as a short stems and silvery-veined magnet for butterflies. leaves. Probably the rarest of all trilliums.

TROLLIUS EUROPAEUS VERBENA HASTATA ROSEA £2.50 RanunculaceaeHP 45-60cm £2.40 VerbenaceaeHP 60-90cm A most attractive plant with A super, long flowering (June- dark green, deeply-cut leaves, Sept), plant from Nova Scotia. bears flowers which resemble This is the more unusual egg-yolks both in shape and shocking pink form (usually colour, like a paeonia. This easy- blue), with multi-branching to-grow native wild flower of candelabra-heads, flowers Europe and Western Asia slowly expand as they ascend prefers moist soil in full sun or the stems like burning sparklers light shade. (in reverse).

TULTULIIPPAA SPRENGERI VERONICA GRANDIS £2.75 Liliaceae HB,HP 30-38cm (15 seeds) £2.50 Scrophulariaceae HP 60-90cm Strong clumps of glossy bright Appropriately named, this new green leaves stand below goblet- rare plant is from Japan. With shaped bright red flowers which slowly lengthening royal blue are 5-6cm in length in early spires, up to 30cm long, and 60- summer. This is the latest of all 90cm stems lightly clad with of the tulips to open its flowers pointed sawtooth leaves, it and will self seed to make flowers until late September. remarkable colonies in time.

VERATRUM NIGRUM VERONICA LONGIFOLIA £2.95 Liliaceae HB 90cm-1.2m (10+ seeds) £2.65 Veronicacae HP 75cm-1.0m (30+ seeds) A superb, very long lived border Strikingly blue-violet flowers on plant, with strong spikes arising long branching stems emerge from leathery green leaves and from bushy clumps of vivid carrying dark purple, almost green foliage. Grows well in full black, star-shaped flowers. This sun and freely draining soil. superb lily relative will improve Good for cutting, and the bees in stature and size over the and butterflies will love this years if planted in well-prepared plant as much as you. A great ground summer display plant!

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 40 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 VERONICASTRUM VIRGINICUM 'ALBUM' VIOLA 'TIGEREYE' £2.95 ScrophulariacaeHP 1.0-1.3m £2.50 ViolaceaeHP10-15cm This majestic perennial boasts Bright golden faces delicately striking slender spires of laced and netted in black make delicate, pure snow-white this one of the new 'Must-Have' flowers above dense green plants. We have selected this foliage. Flowering from June stunning viola for several until August, this is an eye- generations and it comes catching addition to the cottage rewardingly true from seed. garden or can be dotted through a large border.

VERONICASTRUM VIRGINICUM 'LILAC CARINANA'' VISCARIA 'BLUE ANGEL'L' £2.85 Scrophulariaceae HP 1.0-2.0m £2.95 Caryophyllaceae HA 25-35cm (20+ seeds) Deserving of a special spot in The "Blue Campion" a rare and any sunny border, these fantastic dwarf cottage garden outstanding plants form a tall, plant, has a unique colour bushy clump of dark-green among this group of flowers, leaves, bearing massive with masses of wide-open, branching spikes of lavender- large, two-tone mid blue flowers mauve flowers, from late smothering it. These appear summer into autumn. Most around six to eight weeks after attractive to butterflies. sowing and then all season long.

VIOLA 'BOWLES BLACK' WILD FLOWER MIXES £2.40 ViolaceaeHP10cm £1.90 Various Very reliable from seed. Please order any of these mixes Compact plants carry many of wild flower seeds for various small velvety flowers varying habitats and purposes, all are from deepest midnight blue to priced the same: Butterfly almost black. Will self-sow, and Meadow Collection. Honey Bee eventually hybridise with other mix. Wetland mix. Shaded mix. violas, so keep it apart from Late-flowering mix. Early- lesser varieties. flowering mix. Cornfield mix. Meadow mix.

VIOLA 'FUJI DAWN' ZINNIA ELEGANS 'PUR'PURPPLLEE PRINCE' £2.95 ViolaceaeHP10-15cm £2.55 Asteraceae HHA 30-50cm Deep purple, early spring A robust plant with excellent flowers above sprays of garden performance. Produces attractively marbled pink and masses of double, deep pink- cream foliage. A completely new purple, dahlia-like flowers. This colour-break in viola taller variety, adds colour and variegation. Developed and height to borders and floral named here at Plant World and arrangements. Flowering all now grown and copied summer, attracting bees and worldwide! butterflies, until the first frosts.

VIOLA SELKIRKII £2.75 ViolaceaeHP5-8cm (20 seeds) " I have received my seeds in record time. I am Smaller than V. koreana, this impressed with the variety of the tomatoes and tiny plant from North America your prices are without competition. I will not has dappled and variegated order anywhere else from now on. Thank you so small olive green leaves. Very very much, I wish I could leave you a review early, reflexed, deep violet somewhere so others can know just how great flowers. This small jewel should your service is." have a place in every garden. Mike Angelo Ward, Nottingham

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 41 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 ABRUS PRECATORIUS BILLARDIERA LONGIFLORA £2.95 FabaceaeGCl (6 seeds) £3.15 PittosporaceaeHCl (20 seeds) This slender, perennial climber A choice Tasmanian climber makes attractive clusters of grown outside for twenty years pendulous pink flowers amidst here. Thin twining stems its long, pinnate-shaped leaves produce creamy-yellow purple- as it twines around trees, tipped waxy flowers in spring. shrubs, and hedges. It is best In autumn, outstandingly lovely known for its seeds, which are clusters of deepest violet grape- used as beads , but toxic if sized berries appear. eaten.

ACONITUM HEMSLEYANUM BOMAREA HIRTELLA £3.95 RanunculaceaeHCl,HP 2.4-3.0m (8 seeds) £3.95 Alstroemeriaceae HCl 2.0-3.6m (6 seeds) This unique herbaceous twining This "climbing alstroemeria" plant will climb to 10ft, makes a deep hardy tuber and flowering summer to autumn gives fabulous value each spring with long hanging clusters of when strong-climbing stems flowers. In addition to having wind upwards, each terminating attractive shining green foliage in a compact bunch of all season long, this selected gorgeous, speckled, yellow- form has intensely deep blue throated, orange and green flowers. alstroemeria-like flowers.

AKEBIA QUINATA BOMAREA SALSILLA £3.95 Lardizabalaceae HCl 6.0-9.0m (4 seeds) £3.20 Alstroemeriaceae HHCl 3.6m (10+ seeds) A native of Japan, China and Bunches of magnificent, Korea, the climbing, very strong delicately marked, flared, dark stems of this vigorous, hardy pink trumpets hang from climber, bear five-part leaves, twining vines decked with fleshy and very fragrant, chocolate- green leaves. Fabulous either purple flowers, followed by climbing another shrub or on a violet, sausage-shaped, edible support (it weaves through a fruit pods which can be up to 4 conifer here). Plant out when inches long. still small.

BIGNONIA UNGUIS-CATI CLEMATIS ALPINA 'FRANCES RIVIS' £2.40 Bignoniaceae HHCl £3.50 RanunculaceaeHCl 1.8-3.0m (8 seeds) In early summer dense sprays This superlative, vigorous, free- of bright yellow trumpet flower flowering variety, has larger erupts from amidst bright green flowers than the species, with glossy leaves on a slowly pale blue nodding flowers spreading woody vine. Bizarre bearing beautiful blue petals cat's-claw-like tentacles are and a contrasting boss of white used by the plant to fix itself to stamens, that open all through almost any vertical surface. the spring. It is also suitable for containers.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 42 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 CLEMATIS CIRRHOSA DICENTRA SCANDENS £2.95 RanunculaceaeHCl (15 seeds) £2.95 Papaveraceae HCl Most of our winter clematis are This king of climbing dicentras varieties of Clematis cirrhosa, an from Tibet has rapidly ugly name for the prettiest of ascending stems carrying plants. This white flowering clusters of lemon flowers amidst Mediterranean evergreen looks ferny foliage all summer. Ours an improbable candidate for the cloaks a dull conifer, producing winter garden, so fine of foliage, numerous sausage-like seed with such luscious bells. pods in late autumn, then overwinters as a tuber.

CLCLEEMMATATIS LADAKHIANA DICENTRA TORULOSA £2.95 RanunculaceaeHCl (10+ seeds) £2.65 Papaveraceae HA A close relative of Clematis A fascinating, rapid-growing tangutica, this relatively rare annual climber which will often flower differs as its sepals are self-seed. Rapidly-ascending, considerably more greenish- twining stems carry a summer- yellow rather than lemon- long succession of yellow yellow, and are densely lockets. These grow into pubescent inside and glabrous absolutely amazing large seed- outside rather than the other pods resembling wrinkled red way round as with C. tangutica! sausages!

CCLCLELEEMMAMATATTIISS MONTANA PERFUMED MIXED ECCREMOCARPUS SCABER FLAME COLOURS £2.75 RanunculaceaeHCl £2.30 Bignoniaceae HCl One of the easiest-to-grow of all A vigorous scrambler, perfect clematis, these flowers open in for covering an evergreen early spring in colours ranging shrub, with red, orange or from pure white through pinks yellow tubular flowers, to red, with the most delicious produced freely from June to perfume reminiscent of sweet October in multi-flowered marshmallows. Seed collected trusses. Makes a hardy from all of the different cultivars overwintering tuber, but flowers in our gardens. first year from seed.

CLEMATIS NAPAULENSIS GLORIOSA CARSONII £4.85 RanunculaceaeHCl (8 seeds) £3.75 Colchicaceae GCl (10 seeds) This remarkable, plant from This very rare tuberous climber Nepal loses most of its foliage in opens exquisite, solitary, late spring and remains dormant chocolate-purple flowers edged throughout the hottest months in lemon yellow. It needs of the year, then in autumn support and a free draining large clusters of buds erupt, planting medium. It is tolerant which open into pendulous of poor soil and does well in scented flowers in early winter containers, at its best when resembling yellow-green bells. trained into a compact form.

CCOOBBAAEEAA SCANDENS GLORIOSA ROROTHTHSCHHIILLDDIIAANNAA £2.90 PolemoniaceaeHHA 3.0-6.0m (10 seeds) £3.20 Liliaceae GCl (10 seeds) This stunning Mexican climber This easily grown and has all the assets, being quick- superlative climbing lily bears growing and vigorous (up to very large, reflexed, frilled 6m!) with absolutely enormous yellow and crimson flowers. pale violet or purple "cup-and- Twining stems carry thin leaves saucer" flowers. Usually grown which terminate in a clinging as a half-hardy annual, it often tendrils. This is an ideal plant survives the winter outside in for a sheltered garden or milder areas. conservatory.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 43 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 IPOMOEA 'CLARKE'S HEAVENLY BLUE' MAURANDYA 'MAGIC DRAGON' (ERUBESCENS) £2.15 Convolvulaceae HHCl 4.5m £2.65 Scrophulariaceae HHCl 2.0-5.0m This showy climber produces a In the early 1990s we bred seemingly endless succession of what is probably the first hybrid huge, 4-5 inch, white-throated climbing maurandya ever blue trumpets. Plants climb to produced. These incredibly fast more than 15 feet, producing growing plants, which possess flowers which open in the explosive hybrid vigour, produce morning before fading in the a wide range of large flower afternoon, from July until shapes and sizes in all shades of October. pink and red.

LAPAGERIA ROSEA PASSIFLORA ANTIOQUIENSIS £4.65 PhilesiaceaeHHCl (8 seeds) £2.95 RanunculaceaeHHCl (10 seeds) Chile's national flower is a One of the world's rarest and rightful candidate for the world's most spectacular Passion most beautiful climber. Huge, flowers, dazzling red blossoms wax-like bell flowers, three- with darker eyes, hang down on inches or more of lipstick red, long peduncles, along its entire decorate the twining stems. length before producing unique Grows best in acidic soil outside seed pods. The edible, yellow with shelter, but may be better fruit has a sweet flavour and in a conservatory. may be eaten raw.

LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS 'RE'RED PEARL' PASSIFLORA CAERULEA £2.55 LeguminosaeHCl £2.85 Passifloraceae HCl 2.0-4.0m (10 seeds) Heavy trusses of bright red, This lovely exotic-looking fleshy, substantial flowers, on climber is quite hardy in long, strong stems grow for a sheltered positions where it long time in spring and displays its fragrant, intricately- midsummer on this perpetual, marked, pale blue flowers in bone hardy, very perennial old summer. In Autumn plum-sized favourite. If possible try to plant orange fruits appear filled with where it has good strong edible crunchy pips and sweet, climbing support. tasty pulp. RHS Award winner.

LATHYRUS ROTUNDIFOLIUS PASSIFLORA EDULIS £2.85 Leguminoseae HCl (5 seeds) £2.75 Passifloraceae HCl 6.0-9.0m (10 seeds) An easy-to-grow plant bearing This vigorous climber has strong stems each carrying 6 to deeply 3-lobed leaves, climbing 10 large, terracotta to brick-red tendrils and purple-centred frilly flowers all summer long, on a white flowers, followed by a compact mass of pretty, crop of purple, edible fruit. rounded leaves. This rare RHS Although it is half hardy and 'Award of Garden Merit' winner may be killed off down to the is the Persian version of the ground in hard winters, it everlasting pea. reliably re-grows from the roots.

LATHYRUS VERNUS ALBO ROSEUS PASSIFLORA LIGULARIS £2.95 Leguminoseae HP 30-38cm (10 seeds) £2.85 Passifloraceae GCl (8 seeds) One of the most beautiful spring Strong vines carry attractive, flowers, this totally non-invasive greenish-white flowers which and very long-lived plant produce huge, almost spherical, produces a solid dome of orange-yellow fruits. The outer foliage, which is smothered with shell is slippery and hard with two-tone pink and white flowers soft padding on the interior to in earliest spring, making a protect the easily-chewed black valuable, trouble-free burst of seeds surrounded by a sweet, colour. aromatic pulp.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 44 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 PASSIFLORA QUADRANGULARIS SWEET PEA 'CHARLIE'S ANGEL' £3.85 Passifloraceae HCl 15.0m (6 seeds) £1.65 LeguminosaeHA (25 seeds) One of the most beautiful Ruffled, delicate pale blue passion flowers, this beauty has flowers with an exceptional large fragrant flowers with deep fragrance. Awarded a First red petals and a centre crown Class Certificate in the Wisley that has five rows of white and Trials. purple rays. Large leaves hang from quadrangular stems. It has the most enormous fruits of all the passion fruits.

SWEET PEA 'ALMOST BLACK' SWESWEEETT PEA 'LOVELY LADY' £1.80 LeguminosaeHA (25 seeds) £1.65 LeguminosaeHA (25 seeds) This modern grandiflora Sweet Sprays of long-stemmed, very Pea, introduced by Keith perfumed flowers are of a Hammett, is a stunning dark washed denim blue hue with maroon, almost black. It carries cream coloured edges. the strong and heady perfume Absolutely fabulous for cutting of its forebears together with all summer long. improved petal size and stem length, making wonderful cut flowers.

SWEET PEA 'BLACK KNIGHT' SWEET PEA MATUCANA £1.65 LeguminosaeHA (25 seeds) £2.05 LeguminosaeHA (25 seeds) One of the 'more modern' This famous old heirloom is a heirloom varieties from 1898. striking, very strongly scented, Sprays of heavily perfumed, bi-coloured Peruvian sweet pea. bicolored deep maroon/violet It is best grown alone as its flowers. gorgeous, velvety, deep colours, which appear until late in the season cannot compete with some of the bright modern forms.

SWEET PEA 'BLUE DANUBE' SWEET PEA 'MIDNIGHT BEAUJOLAIS' £1.65 LeguminosaeHA (25 seeds) £1.55 LeguminosaeHHA 1.8-2.4m (25 seeds) Perhaps the best exhibition blue This absolutely superb Sweet with large, ruffled, mid-blue, Pea Midnight Beaujolais has highly scented flowers on long dark burgundy flowers. It is a strong stems. This is a vigorous reliable sweet pea variety, variety suitable for the garden producing an abundance of and show bench. highly scented flowers.

SWEET PEA BREATH OF FRESH AIR SWEET PEA 'OUR HARRY' £1.70 LeguminosaeHA (25 seeds) £2.25 LeguminosaeHA (20 seeds) This Grandiflora mix contains a This lovely Spencer sweet pea choice assortment of most of variety has lovely lavender blue, the colours available in these wavy petals with paler edges highly-fragranced flowers. As and has garnered lots of praise well as the usual whites, blues, over the last two decades. It pinks, mauves and purples, was raised by Davis and there is a good proportion of introduced by Marchant in 1987. attractive bi-colours.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 45 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 SWEET PEA 'OXFORD BLUE' TRTROOPPAAEEOOLLUUMM LEPTOPHYLLUM £1.65 LeguminosaeHA (25 seeds) £5.25 Tropaeolaceae HCl (4 seeds) This Spencer variety has very Possibly not in cultivation, it large, strongly perfumed, strong- exists in just a few secret places stalked blooms, that are in Chile where these few seeds brightest blue with lavender have been grown privately. shades, and are perfect for Perennial and hardy it makes a exhibiting. The red-blushed steadily-increasing tuber petals are gently twisted, and producing stems with divided gently veined with slightly blue-green foliage beneath five- deeper shades. petalled yellow flowers.

SWEET PEA PARFUMIERE MIX TRTROOPPAAEEOOLLUUMM POLYPHYLLUM £1.70 LeguminosaeHA (25 seeds) £5.25 Tropaeolaceae HCl (4 seeds) A mix of numerous heirloom Billowing trails of blue-grey grandiflora varieties, some old leaves cascade along the and some new, that have been ground or scramble through especially selected for their undergrowth, followed by an ability to fill a room with that overwhelming display of golden heady sweet pea perfume. This yellow ochre flowers opening in is probably the best way to June. This gorgeous plant is grow a good selection so you astonishing when established on can pick your favourites! a hot well-drained bank.

SWEET PEA 'PASTEL SUNSET' TROPAEOLUM SPECIOSUM £1.65 LeguminosaeHA (25 seeds) £3.60 Tropaeolaceae HHCl (8 seeds) A deliciously perfumed mixture Sheets of dazzling scarlet of Spencer types. These pastel flowers cascading amidst pretty, shades include cream, almond, delicate, divided leaves adorn pink, lavender and white. this gorgeous plant throughout midsummer. This fabulous Chilean native prefers peat to be incorporated into the soil, when it will make countless, long-lived hardy tubers.

SWEET PEA 'PRINCE OF ORANGE' £1.70 LeguminosaeHA (30 seeds) "We have just received the seeds and everything is One of our favourite grandiflora okay. You have very good seeds; they germinate forms, this sweetly-perfumed 100%! " Marit Madsen, Norway beauty is striking orange, always a rare colour, with a touch of clashing pink! "Thank you for the seeds I received. I really Introduced by famous breeder appreciated them; my business is only new and Morse in 1928, this scarce just getting off its feet." Clare Montgomery, Ireland flower has only recently been re- introduced into circulation.

TROPAEOLUM AZUREUM £3.70 Tropaeolaceae HHCl 1.0-2.0m (20 seeds) "Thank you for offering seeds I could not get here The rare and fabulous blue locally. Without your detailed instructions, I'm not climbing perennial nasturtium! sure I would have had any success! Thank you Thin twining stems produce from a very happy customer!" Judith Anderson, many dazzling cobalt blue Kansas, USA flowers from the leaf axils of "The quality of your seeds is outstanding. I just delicate, attractively lobed wanted to share with you my complete leaves. Dying down to deep satisfaction. Thank you!" Bob Drzyzgula, Redmond, resting tubers, this is one of the Oregon, USA ultimate alpine house plants.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 46 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 ABELMOSCHUS MANIHOT ACEACERR PALMATUM £3.20 MalvaceaeHHP 60cm-1.2m (6 seeds) £2.95 Aceraceae HT 1.8-6.0m (10 seeds) An amazingly choice and heat- These beautiful ornamental tolerant plant with very large, trees include some of the most brilliant yellow, purple-eyed decorative of foliage trees and flowers. Although a perennial shrubs. As well as having a shrub in warmer climes, this large variety of ornamental plant is best grown in a large barks, autumn turns the leaves, pot or sheltered garden which are often finely divided, elsewhere. all shades of red, scarlet, yellow and bronze.

ABIES KOREANA ACER PALMATUM ATROPURPUREUM £2.95 Pinaceae HP 4.0-12.0m (8 seeds) £3.85 Aceraceae HT 1.0-5.0m (8 seeds) This exceptionally handsome, Grown for its tiny purple spring easily grown and disease- flowers and spectacular red resistant tree produces purple foliage that turns darkest extremely ornamental, violet- fiery crimson in autumn, this purple cones even on small beautiful slow growing tree has trees. It also has highly a compact rounded habit so is aromatic foliage, which, when ideal for small gardens and crushed, has a strong fruity containers, and also makes a orange smell. very attractive bonsai tree.

ACACIA DEALBATA ACEACERR PALMATUM DISSECTUM PENDULA NANA £2.75 LeguminosaeHHT 10.0-30.0m (20+ seeds) £3.45 Aceraceae HT 50cm-1.0m (10 seeds) This beautiful fast-growing, This exquisite dwarf form has a small evergreen tree from pronounced drooping domed Australia is smothered with effect habit, covered with masses of exceptionally fine delicate, papery, lace-like leaves silver-grey, delicate foliage that turn all shades of yellow, which is topped with fluffy, pale bronze and red in the autumn. lemon, sweetly scented flowers Very slow growing they are in late winter and early spring. perfect for smaller gardens, the An RHS award-winning plant. pond-side or pots.

ACER GRISEUM (PAPER-BA-BARRKK MAPLE) ALBIZIA JULLIBRISSIN £2.85 Aceraceae HT 2.4-4.5m (12 seeds) £3.95 MimosaceaeHT6.0m (6 seeds) An outstandingly lovely A wide spreading tree. Very ornamental tree with orange- fine, fern like, divided foliage. cinnamon coloured bark which Pink flowers, with a sweet peels back revealing the smooth perfume, form in summer and shiny new bark beneath. In early autumn. Later flat seed autumn the entire tree seems to pods form. Leaves gradually be ablaze as the leaves turn close at night or during periods deep crimson-red. of rain, bowing down as though sleeping.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 47 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 ARAUCARIA ARAUCANA BRUGMANSIA SUAVEOLENS 'BRAZILIAN WHITE' £4.40 Araucariaceae 2.0-20.0m (4 seeds) £3.65 SolanaceaeHHSh 75cm-1.2m (10 seeds) Leathery, spine-tipped leaves Known as the Brazilian white clad long spidery branches, variety of these impressive which are geometrically arrayed plants, this bushy form has a around the trunk like spokes of very floriferous habit and gives a wheel. One level is produced good evening scent. The huge each year enabling the age of brilliant white flowers are often the tree to be calculated. When held at an angle showing off the mature this is one of the most flared throat. An excellent graceful and noble trees. conservatory plant.

ARBUTUS UNEDO BRUGMANSIA SUAVEOLENS 'ORANGE GLORY' £3.20 EricaceaeHT1.8-3.6m £3.95 SolanaceaeHHSh 1.0-2.5m (10 seeds) This slow-growing evergreen Multiple, vibrant, deepest tree produces clusters of orange trumpet shaped flowers fragrant Lily of the Valley-like up to 30cm in length bloom flowers, and in late autumn, repeatedly throughout the strikingly attractive, edible, growing season, emitting a strawberry-like fruits. It prefers gorgeous scent especially in the a sheltered spot to actually evening. Plants are shrubby in produce the ripe fruits but is nature but tender in colder hardy otherwise. climates.

AZALEA EXBURY HYBRIDS BRUGMANSIA SUAVEOLENS YELLOW TRUMPET £3.45 EricaceaeHSh 90cm-1.8m £3.65 SolanaceaeHHSh 75cm-1.2m (10 seeds) Seed collected from our own The best yellow variety, they twenty year old plants which are slightly more bushy with a were originally grown from seed shorter-growing, floriferous collected from the famous habit. Huge, highly fragrant, Exbury Gardens. Colours in all bright lemon blooms often hang shades from pale lemon to at an angle, exposing the flared deepest red and every one throat. Making superb dripping with heady perfume in conservatory plants, they fill the spring and early summer. home with scent each evening.

BAOBAB TREE (ADANSONIA DIGITATA) BRUGMANSIA VERSICOLOR £3.20 BombaceaeGP15.0m (4 seeds) £3.95 SolanaceaeHHSh 2.0-3.5m (10 seeds) The legendary 'Upside-Down- Enormous trumpet-flowers open Tree' makes an intriguing, long- white before ageing to pink, lived bonsai or conservatory peach or apricot and pouring plant and is easily grown from out a rich daffodil perfume. seed. In the wild this tree is a They can withstand a wide valuable food commodity, the range of temperatures but a huge sausage fruits being the moderate frost will damage the source of cream of tartar. plant in colder climates. Suitable for conservatories.

BRUGMANSIA 'ECUADOR PINK' CANANGA ODORATA £3.95 SolanaceaeHHSh 1.0-2.5m (10 seeds) £3.25 Annonaceae GP 6.0-12.0m (8 seeds) With some of the deepest Ylang-ylang is one of the world's colours of all "Angel's most fabulously fragrant trees, Trumpets", this rare form has frilly yellow flowers pour out spectacular pastel pink blooms sweet perfume all summer in spring which continue until long. This gorgeous, fast- autumn, the long trumpets growing tropical plant can be turning their fluted edges up successfully grown and flowered after dark, whilst exuding a in a conservatory in cooler deep and potent fragrance. climates.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 48 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 CESTRUM PARQUI EMBOTHRIUM COCCINEUM £3.95 SolanaceaeHSh 1.8-2.7m (6 seeds) £2.95 Proteaceae HSh 1.8-3.6m (10 seeds) Amidst light green shiny leaves An unusually large flowered arise, small, fragrant, yellow- form of the "Chilean Firebush" green flowers, from late spring originally collected on the banks to autumn, which produce of Lago Cucao during our 1994 clusters of small, black, egg- Chile Expedition. This seed has shaped berries during summer wide diversity so you will find and autumn. This hardy, that in early summer the evergreen shrub is the hardiest clusters of tubular flowers vary and longest blooming Cestrum. from crimson to bright red.

CLIANTHUS PUNICEUS FICUS RELIGIOSA £3.95 FabaceaeHHSh 1.8-2.4m (5 seeds) £2.85 MoraceaeGP10.0-20.0m Pendulous cluster of large, claw- This lovely tree with pale grey like, bright red flowers appear in bark produces figs which are May and June. One of the most primarily pollinated by fig treasured and beautiful of all wasps, which enter the flower flowering plants. It makes a via a hole at the base of the tough addition to a sheltered fruiting structure. This is the wall but is an absolutely tree the Buddha was thought to stunning conservatory plant. be sitting beneath when he gained enlightenment.

CCLILIANTHANTHUS PUNICEUS 'PINK FLAMINGO' FUCHSIA MAGELLANICA £4.15 FabaceaeHHSh 90cm-1.2m (6 seeds) £3.70 Onagraceae HSh 90cm-1.8m "Lobster Claw" or "Parrot's We collected this most beautiful Beak". In a sheltered garden or and bone-hardy plant, which large pot this absolutely can flower just four months magnificent shrub displays after sowing, on our Chilean hanging groups of very large Expedition of 1994. Scarlet and curved flowers in the most purple 'ballerina' flowers open attractive shade of pink. There throughout summer and are red and white forms but this autumn and into winter in mild is by far the best! places.

CORNUS CAPITATA HYPERICUM ANDROSAEMUM £2.65 CornaceaeHSh 1.5-3.5m £2.75 Hypericaceae HSh 90cm-1.2m This outstanding shrub or small This delightful, diminutive, tree bears long-lived heads of aromatic shrubby plant is a enormous, impressive, British native, freely producing buttercup-shaped flowers, its yellow flowers with consisting of waxy, creamy conspicuous stamens from June butter-coloured bracts, followed into autumn. These are followed by red, strawberry-like fruits. by red fruits that turn purple- This is certainly the best one black when ripe, all above growable from seed. beautiful purple tinged foliage.

CRCRIINNOODDEENNDDRROONN HOOHOOKEKERIANUM HYPERICUM CALYCINUM £2.95 Elaeocarpaceae HSh 1.8m (6 seeds) £2.35 Hypericaceae HSh 60cm-1.2m (50+ seeds) The "Chilean Lantern Tree" is This ever-popularlow-growing one of the world's most shrub is widely cultivated for its attractive shrubs. Garden attractive yellow flowers and is visitors seeing the attractive, commonly called "Aaron's crimson, waxy urn-shaped Beard" on account of its pendent flowers in early distinctive stamen. Although summer just cannot wait to rush widely grown in Mediterranean into our plant nursery to buy climates, it is popular one for themselves. throughout the world.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 49 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 JACARANDA MIMOSIFOLIA RHODODENDRON MACROPHYLLUM £3.70 Bignoniaceae HHT 2.4-4.5m (10+ seeds) £3.35 Ericacaea HSh 1.2-2.5m (15+ seeds) Sweetly fragrant, lavender-blue This evergreen rhododendron flowers with a curved trumpet features clusters of large pink shape and a white inner throat, flowers ranging from deep rose that shows only slightly at the to pale pink in late April through base of the upper petals, are to June. It is one of the most formed in abundance in the late spectacular wild shrubs in spring and summer. This sub- temperate woodland areas in tropical tree is native to South the USA. America.

JOVELLANA VIOLACEA ROSA GLAUCA £2.95 ScrophulariaceaHSh 60cm-1.2m (20 seeds) £2.25 Rosaceae HSh 1.8m A rare and beautiful plant from (Syn. Rosa rubrifolia). One of Chile and New Zealand. Thin the only species of roses worth branching stems with attractive growing from seed, all aspects wavy-edged leaves produce being desirable. Thornless, clusters of countless delicate purple-red stems of grey leaves orchid-like cream flowers gently and pale centred cerise pink marked with yellow and purple, flowers age to bunches of dark which appear throughout spring red hips. Superb as a standard. and early summer.

PAULOWNIA TOMENTOSA SAMBUCUS 'BLACK FRILLS' £2.30 ScrophulariaceaHT 1.8-3.6m (50+ seeds) £2.75 Caprifoliaceae HSh 1.2-3.0m This truly spectacular tree Seeds from the best cultivars of produces large, pale mauve the dark, narrow-leaved forms "foxglove" flowers on naked of the fragrant-flowered elder branches in early spring, the (Sambucus nigra) such as 'Black large, dinner-plate-sized, soft Lace'. Seedlings vary, with furry leaves appearing later. If many having pink or dark pink cut to the ground in spring, flowers and dark or very dark enormous leaves develop on the foliage, which develops slowly shoots sprouting from the soil. as they age.

PROTEA CYNAROIDES SAMBUCUS NIGRA £3.75 Proteaceae HHSh 60cm-2.0m (4 seeds) £2.65 Caprifoliaceae HSh 1.8-3.0m (50+ seeds) The 'King Protea' has distinctive Fragrant, flat topped, cream leaves and huge flower heads flower heads appear in May and that open throughout the year. June followed by the purple- Requiring extremely well black berries in September. The drained, acidic, low nutrient soil, flowers are used to make the excess phosphates or nitrates delicately-perfumed elder flower may destroy them! Preferring champagne, whilst the berries full sun on a south facing slope can be used for wine! in an open unshaded spot.

RHODODENDRON MACABEANUM £3.35 EricaceaeHSh (20 seeds) "I want to thank you for your prompt processing of R. maccabeanum is not just a my order. I ordered the Iris lacustris seeds for my superlative rhododendron, it is cousin who lives in the state of New York. The in fact one of the most seeds arrived only 12 days after my order was magnificent plants one can placed. Absolutely fantastic! I would most certainly grow. Maturing as a large not hesitate placing another order if the need evergreen shrub, the large arises!" flowers, are bell-shaped, cream to pale yellow with a purple Sylvia Jordan, Wisconsin, USA blotch in the throat.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 50 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 BRIZA MAXIMA CHASMANTHIUM LATIFOLIUM £2.45 Gramineae HA 30-45cm £2.75 PoaceaeHP60cm-1.2m "Quaking Grass". An attractive This clump-forming, perennial and lovely annual grass bearing grass bears large, drooping, large trembling lockets on many graceful, translucent green seed stems. Gently self-seeds, heads, rather like flattened oats, moving around the garden until hanging from slender, arching it finds a place where it is branches. The blue-green, happy, but is shallow rooted bamboo-like leaves turn a bright and very easy to pull out should yellow-gold in autumn. the need arise.

BRIZA MEDIA LIMOUZI CHIONOCHLOA CONSPICUA £2.65 PoaceaeHP60cm £2.40 PoaceaeHP1.5-2.1m This new and quite distinctive From New Zealand comes the taller form of the normal amazing legendary "perennial quaking grass" (Briza "Hunangemoho Grass". Low, media) has stems which are tidy clumps of sharp green almost double the usual length, blades erupt into thick, strong, whilst the most attractive clump arching stems, supporting retains the usual compact width. massive 18 inch divided golden sprays. Impresses all our visitors here.

BRIZA SUBARISTATA CHIONOCHLOA RUBRA £2.35 PoaceaeHP30cm £2.75 Gramineae HP 1.0-1.4m "Chilean Quaking Grass". We From a tightly packed clump of collected new grass from the darkest green, thick arching foothills of Volcano Antuco blades, arise long flowering originally on our Chilean Seed stems holding terminal spikes of Expedition in 1994 (RB94154). mahogany seed heads. This Nodding panicles of seedheads valuable, extravagant, appear, some plants even flamboyant ornamental, producing darker plum coloured impressive grass is ideal if forms. allowed room to perform.

CAREX BUCHANANII ERAGROSTIS ELLIOTTII 'WIND DANCER' £2.40 Cyperacae HP 45-60cm £2.95 PoaceaeHP40cm-1.0m Dense, erect tussocks of copper- A clump forming narrow bronze make this one of the grey/blue leaved grass which most sought after and grown produces long open panicles of architectural plants. When white flower spikelets in grown as a solitary specimen it summer. As the name suggests makes a stunning effect with these panicles float and dance contrasting flowers or silver in the wind on breezy summer foliage plants. days. Ideal for the mid to back of a border.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 51 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 MELICA ALTISSIMA ATROPURPUREA STIPA ELEGANTISSIMA £2.45 PoaceaeHP90cm-1.2m £2.85 PoaceaeHP50-75cm Very handsome and valuable 'Elegant' describes this delicate showpiece specimen. From a grass perfectly. The compact clump of broad green leaves sheaf consists of countless thin which age to bronze, arise many stems surmounted by clouds of thin stems from which dangle nebulous golden smoke which fascinating terminal deep purple whispers and hisses gently as it flaky seed cases. waves in the wind. Absolutely unbeatable growing on its own.

MOLILININIA CAERULEA ARUNDINANACCEEAA STIPA GIGANTEA £2.50 Gramineae HP 1.2-1.8m £2.95 PoaceaeHP1.5-2.4m (6 seeds) "Tall Purple Moor-grass". The The largest of all feather giant form of "Purple Moor- grasses, and certainly one of grass" makes spectacular broad- the most elegant and stately leaved clumps. Very long ornamental grasses, forming stems produce huge, divided, relatively insignificant basal purple heads in summer, ageing clumps from which arise long, to golden-brown in autumn. strong stems holding huge, loose panicles of golden spikelets with dangling awns.

PENNISETUM PURPLE MAJESTY (GLAUCUM) STIPA LESSINGIANA £3.20 PoaceaeHHA 60cm-1.2m (30 seeds) £2.75 Gramineae HP 60-75cm A fabulous new plant with This superior and truly dramatic, almost black, broad spectacular plant is related to, leaves, crowned with massive but larger and finer than Stipa purple flower spikes, the ripe tenuisima. The massed plumes seeds from which are adored by of soft feathery seedheads are birds. This heat and drought ideal to whisk your hand resistant beauty was awarded through, the longer they stand the All America Gold Medal! the prettier they become.

PENNISETUM THUNBERGII 'RED BUTTONS' STIPA TENUIFOLIA £2.45 PoaceaeHP38-50cm £2.65 Gramineae HP 45-60cm Pennisetum 'Red Buttons' or One of the most graceful and "Fountain Grass" produces deep delicate of all grasses with reddish-black flowers that delicate, feathery, fog-like resemble rabbits' tails which plumes which move with the persist throughout the season, slightest breath of air upon the whole plant forming an them. A perfect plant for mass attractive evergreen clump of plantings in stately homes and green foliage with burgundy parks, but equally good as a highlights. single specimen.

STIPA ARUNDINACEA UNCINIA EGMONTIANA £2.55 Gramineae HP 60-90cm £2.85 CyperaceaeHP20-30cm "Pheasant Tail Grass". Arching From Mount Egmont in New sprays of purple feathery Zealand comes the prettiest plumes consist of golden brown hardy red grass growable from fine leaves in compact clumps, seed. Tight compact erect this is an absolute beauty set on clumps of stiff arching crimson- its own in gravel. bronze blades, from which arise narrow spikes of small, sharply pointed black seeds.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 52 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 AZOYCHKA BRAD'S BLACK HEART £2.25 TOMATO (20 seeds minimum) £2.30 TOMATO (20 seeds minimum) Large, bright golden yellow, Compact plants with unusually round to slightly flattened juicy wispy foliage, large purple-black fruit, have attractively lobed and heart shaped fruit. Early for a bulged sections, without large tomato, ripening usually splitting. With few seeds and a end of July with a good flavour. large core, it has a strong, This is the first known black tangy, slightly acidic-fruity heart-shaped tomato, found by flavour, with a hint of citrus. Brad Gates (Wild Boar Farms (Cordon) USA). (Cordon)

BERKLEY TIE DYE BRANDYWINE RED £2.50 Tomato (10 seeds minimum) £1.75 TOMATO (15 seeds minimum) Compact plants produce A very famous potato-leafed beautiful, very meaty 8-12 heirloom plant with a complex ounce fruit with almost no juice history, giving consistently high and with a sweet, rich, dark, yields of medium to large, very outstanding, assertive tomato juicy, fairly crack-tolerant, flavour. When you cut it open, slightly flattened red fruits. what a beautiful pink and green Gosh, what a mouthful! (Cordon) colour is displayed. (Cordon)

BLACK CHERRY BROWN BERRY £2.05 TOMATO (15 seeds minimum) £2.05 TOMATO (20 seeds minimum) This heavy cropping variety is A new and exceptional plant everyone's favourite, producing with long herringbone trusses of seemingly endless bunches of identical-sized, chocolate- smallish, ultra-sweet fruits, coloured, sweet and juicy fruits which resemble dark cherries which simply refuse to split. Our and which have a very rich panel remarked that, when flavour. A current favourite in picked, they looked just like a up-market shops. (Cordon) box of maltesers! (Cordon)

BLACK FROM TULA COUILLES DE TAUREAU £2.05 TOMATO (15 seeds minimum) £2.30 TOMATO (10 seeds minimum) Whilst this deep reddish-brown A large slightly flattened Russian beefsteak variety is not beefsteak which can grow up to as dark as some other "black" 2lb in weight and with a good tomatoes, where it really scores robust taste. This scored highly is on taste which is strong, rich in our tasting trials. Ideal for and sweetly-sharp (!!) with a sandwiches. This heirloom hint of smokiness. (Cordon) originated in Spain and was brought into France during the Spanish Civil War. (Cordon)

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 53 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 CCRREEAAMM SAUSAGE GARDENER'S DELIGHT £2.05 TOMATO (30 seeds minimum) £1.75 TOMATO (30 seeds minimum) Bushy, productive plants Often existing under different produce crisp-fleshed, creamy names (Sugar Lump, Sugar coloured, elongated sausage- Cherry) this very well-known like fruits. The sweet, juicy, and tidy plant reliably produces golden flesh, with a hint of 1" diameter, uniform, cherry lemon flavour, makes them an fruits with an incredibly delicious ideal choice for creating unusual sharp flavour. (Cordon) sauces. (Bush)

DELICIOUS GERMAN RED STRAWBERRY £2.05 TOMATO (10 seeds minimum) £2.40 TOMATO (10 seeds minimum) A really huge red beefsteak fruit Produces large beautiful red which is smooth, nearly solid strawberry-shaped fruits. The and often weighs more than 2 solid-fleshed interior has a lbs. This variety holds the world delicious, sweet flavour with record for the largest tomato little seed and juice, so is ideal ever grown and has excellent in salads. One of our top big flavour, few and tiny seeds, and croppers and best-selling very little cracking. (Cordon) tomatoes. (Cordon)

FEDERLE GOLD NUGGET £2.05 TOMATO (10 seeds minimum) £2.05 TOMATO (20 seeds minimum) This variety has long, attractive, With a high yield of small, pepper-shaped fruits which golden-yellow, oval shaped produce very few seeds indeed. cherry fruit, which is juicy and The soft juicy flesh has a mild seedy, with a mild sweet flavour and is ideal for either flavour, these early fruits are salads, cooking or for sauces. also almost seedless. It is (Cordon) perfect for growing in containers and is one of the first to ripen here. (Bush)

FERLINE F1 GOLDRUSH CURRANT £2.75 TOMATO (20 seeds minimum) £1.95 TOMATO (30 seeds minimum) A valuable F1 giving heavy Masses of bright golden-orange, crops of tasty, strong-flavoured, sweetly flavoured grape-sized middle-sized, deep red fruits, fruit set in trusses of 10-12. A with impressive tolerance to very high yielding plant that can blight, fusarium and verticillium also be trained to quite a height wilt, both in the garden or which improves the yield of fruit under glass. Is this the answer greatly. (Semi-Bush) to many gardeners' prayers? (Cordon)

FIRST IN THE FIELD GREAT WHITE £1.95 TOMATO (20 seeds minimum) £2.10 TOMATO (20 seeds minimum) As the name implies, a very This beefsteak is one of the early bush variety which will do largest and best white-skinned well outdoors. This very tomatoes. The skin is the palest popular compact plant produces cream and the firm meaty flesh a heavy, long-season crop of has a fruity flavour with very small to medium bright red juicy few seeds. The plants have fruits with a strong and good drought resistance and do distinctive wine-like flavour. not crack easily. (Cordon) (Bush)

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 54 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 GREEN AGATE INDIAN MOON £2.45 TOMATO (10 seeds minimum) £2.05 TOMATO (20 seeds minimum) This brand new discovery from Beautiful, blemish free, medium- China has medium-sized fruits sized, golden-globed fruit ripen with the most attractive skins after only 75 days planting out. you can find on a tomato. Is it Bred originally by the Navajo green striped yellow, or yellow Indians this rare heirloom is striped green? Whichever, the quite disease resistant, with an tasty, thick green flesh is superb interior texture which is velvety for salads. (Cordon) smooth with few seeds. (Cordon)

GREEN ZEBRA INDIGO APPLE £1.95 TOMATO (15 seeds minimum) £2.65 TOMATO (10 seeds minimum) A good cropping early plant with With supreme shock value as bright amber-gold, two inch well as a good sweet tomato fruits. Striped in deep lime- flavour, disease tolerance and a green they make a colourful really good shelf-life, this new statement when sliced in salads. 'true-black' variety will The bright green flesh is soft, eventually turn almost jet black, with a strong and tangy flavour. caused by anthocyanins - (Cordon) antioxidants found in blueberries. (Cordon)

HONEY BUBBLES INDIGO BLUE BERRIES £2.40 Tomato (10 seeds minimum) £2.85 TOMATO (10 seeds minimum) Heavy bunches of true cherry- A new and most unusual deep sized, sweet-as-honey fruits purple skinned cherry variety. explode in your mouth. The Ripening to almost black, with colour and size of white grapes, delectable juicy pink flesh and a they are actually smaller than delicious plum-like flavour, it most cherry tomatoes but contains high levels of the bigger than a currant tomato, antioxidant anthocyanin. Taste are easy-to-grow and heavy testers describe the flavour as cropping too! (Cordon) sparkling. (Cordon)

HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS INDIGO ROSE £2.25 TOMATO (20 seeds minimum) £2.95 TOMATO (10 seeds minimum) Thousands of sweet, juicy, bite- Wow! No trick photography with sized tomatoes appear in a this new first-ever jet-black seemingly inexhaustible supply tomato, developed by Oregon throughout the summer on this State University. Disease- brand new, easy-to-grow, resistant, fruity, antioxidant constantly-dividing stemmed filled, large-plum-sized fruits variety. These are ideal for large ripen in late summer to very pots or even patio containers. deepest purple, with flesh (Bush) resembling ripe plums. (Cordon)

ILDI JAPANESE BLACK TRIFELE £2.05 TOMATO (30 seeds minimum) £1.95 TOMATO (15 seeds minimum) One of the very highest yielding A late season potato-leafed tomato plants we have ever plant (originally "Russian seen. Huge trusses contain Truffle"!), with large pear dozens and dozens of sweet, shaped purple-black fruits with grape sized, thin skinned, non- dark green shoulders, resistance splitting yellow fruit, the whole to cracking, and a strikingly rich plant resembling a Christmas flavour with a hint of chocolate. tree weighed down with (Cordon) baubles. (Cordon)

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 55 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 JOHN BAER MIEL DU MEXIQUE £1.90 Tomato (20 seeds minimum) £2.05 TOMATO (10 seeds minimum) Bright red, meaty, sweet, This round cherry tomato of smooth fruits ripen very early Mexican origin produces a large over a long season, having a crop of small to medium, very good weight of thick tasty flesh sweet fruits and indeed was and high resistance to splitting. originally called Mexican Honey. Historically, this heavy-cropping This vigorous plant is very heirloom tomato was introduced productive and does well under in 1913 as the earliest ripening drought conditions. (Semi-Bush) tomato! (Cordon)

KELLOG'S BREAKFAST PURPLE RUSSIAN £2.35 TOMATO (10 seeds minimum) £1.95 TOMATO (20 seeds minimum) A superb, non-splitting, pale to With a chart-topping smooth deep orange beefsteak, with flavour and a famous name, few seeds and a fantastic sweet, these plump, egg-shaped, non- tangy flavour. The juice and cracking purple fruits from the flesh have the same bright Ukraine have very good cold colour as orange juice. Our trial tolerance, and are probably the plants were loaded with fruits best of all of the 'black' and were unusually strong and tomatoes for keeping. (Cordon) healthy-looking. (Cordon)

KORALIK RAVELLO F1 £2.05 TOMATO (20 seeds minimum) £2.55 TOMATO (10 seeds minimum) This early Polish bush variety Ravello is a mini San Marzano makes widely held branches plum tomato which is perfect for rather like a small oak tree, cooking or making into sauces. enabling it to produce abundant The fruit produced are uniform, sweet isolated fruit. It has a weighing 3-4 oz, and grow in good tolerance to blight it is clusters of 12-15 tomatoes. The perfect for areas where the fruit are very crack resistant and growing season is short and are tolerant to Blossom End wetter than normal. (Bush) Rot. (Cordon)

LLEEMOMON TREE TOMATO SAN MARZANO £2.05 TOMATO (15 seeds minimum) £2.05 TOMATO (10 seeds minimum) A quite incredible and distinctive One of the world's finest paste tomato with an almost perfect tomatoes. Compared to Roma resemblance to a real lemon, types the fruit are thinner and more so than other "lemon" pointier, the flesh being much tomatoes. When sliced, the thicker with fewer seeds, and similarity even extends to the the taste stronger, sweeter and sharp, strong taste, which is less acidic. Many people useful for salads. (Cordon) describe the flavour as bitter- sweet. (Cordon)

MASKOTKA ST PIERRE £1.95 TOMATO (10 seeds minimum) £2.05 TOMATO (10 seeds minimum) This compact bush variety This traditional French tomato (which means 'mascot' in Polish) variety produces hardy, regular- is ideal for growing in hanging leaf plants bearing good yields baskets or patio containers. The of medium-sized, red, round, plant produces an early and fruit with soft, thick, meaty very heavy crop of vivid red, flesh. This tomato has a great attractive, sweet cherry fruit flavour producing well in cooler which show a good tolerance to growing regions right up to the cracking. (Bush) frost. (Cordon)

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 56 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 STUPICE TOMATOBERRY F1 £1.90 TOMATO (20 seeds minimum) £2.95 TOMATO (8 seeds minimum) The first non-cherry to ripen, Tomatoberry is a popular new with a very high-yielding F1 tomato variety with long abundance of sweet, luscious, cascading trusses of glossy red deep-red fruit. Reliably early, strawberry-shaped fruit. The fruiting constantly over a long early-ripening fruit are very season into late September, sweet with a thin skin and make setting well even at very low delicious salad or snacking temperatures. Very disease tomatoes. (Cordon) resistant. (Cordon)

SUNGELLA TUMTTUUMBBLLINGLIINGNG TOM RED £1.90 TOMATO (20 seeds minimum) £2.05 TOMATO (20 seeds minimum) These reliable heavy cropping Bred to cascade over hanging plants were bred from Sungold baskets although remaining and produce masses of brilliant quite compact, this plant orangey-mustard fruit with a produces sweet and tangy fruits taste that combines the of medium strength with firm sweetness you would expect flesh, and is the perfect tomato with a hint of tartness. Ideal for plant for novice growers or growing under glass or outside. people short on space. (Bush) (Cordon)

SSWWEEEETT VALENTINE F1 TUMBLING TOM YELLOW £3.55 Tomato (8 seeds minimum) £2.05 TOMATO (20 seeds minimum) Sweet Valentine plants produce An exciting plant with rich, attractive heart-shaped fruit. It golden, apricot-coloured fruit is a well-branched determinate growing on compact pendulous patio-type tomato with a very trusses. It is best grown in a compact self-mounding or hanging basket or tall container cascading plant habit, 30-40 cm when its cascading fruit can be in height and produces an ornamental as well as being abundance of tasty fruits. (Bush) sweet and tasty to eat. (Bush)

TIGERELLA VINTAGE WINE £1.60 TOMATO (20 seeds minimum) £1.85 TOMATO (20 seeds minimum) Amongst the finest medium- A favourite of gourmet grocers, sized tomatoes we've grown. this sensational, potato-leafed Tigerella (aka Mr Stripey) are plant has fruit which is a completely greenback free, gorgeous deep pink with golden have a unique rich flavour, crop streaks, whilst the firm flesh has heavily indoors or out and ripen a strong, unusually fruity more than three weeks earlier flavour. (Cordon) than varieties such as Moneymaker. (Cordon)

TIM'S BLACK RUFFLES ZANZIBAR F1 £2.50 TOMATO (20 seeds minimum) £2.70 TOMATO (10 seeds minimum) This rare but fabulous,meaty, An early plum cherry tomato pleated tomato gives good with a deep orange colour. The crops of fruit, packed with the fruits weigh about 1/2 ounce delicious flavours expected from and have a sharp taste with a one of the best of black thin skin unlike some other tomatoes. This heavily creased cherry tomatoes. The plants are tomato is a cross of Black Krim vigorous and the fruit has good and Zapotec Pink Pleated. resistance against cracking. (Cordon) (Cordon)

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 57 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 CONNOVER'S COLOSSAL AVAALLAANNCHCHE F1 £1.90 ASPARAGUS (100 seeds minimum) £1.90 BEETROOT (200 seeds minimum) These bright green spears with Produces pure white roots with succulent, deep purple tips and a round uniform shape and a a huge yield, are one of the fantastic sweet flavour. This most sought-after vegetables. high yielding white beetroot Asparagus is not difficult to perfectly complements fish and grow, if kept well-fed and weed- poultry dishes whilst retaining free, plants will remain its flavour through cooking. productive for at least 15 to 20 years. RHS AGM winner.

BLACK BEAUTY BOLTARDY £1.95 AUBERGINE/EGGPLANT (40 seeds minimum) £1.80 BEETROOT (200 seeds minimum) Popular and reliable with Boltardy can be sown earlier in gardeners since Edwardian the year than all other times, Black Beauty is an early- beetroots, and then right medium variety of aubergine. through to mid-july for a full The sturdy plants grow to about seasons supply. Yields perfect, 4 feet tall and produce good globe-shaped beets of superb crops of 4" to 6" long glossy, flavour and colour. Young purple-black, oval fruit. leaves can be picked and added to salads. RHS AGM winner.

BRAZILIAN OVAL ORANGE BULL'S BLOOD £2.05 AUBERGINE/EGGPLANT (20 seeds minimum) £1.80 BEETROOT (200 seeds minimum) The attractive oval aubergine A Victorian heirloom, which is fruit of this rare variety are often grown as an ornamental, borne in heavy clusters on on account of its dark crimson, bushy habit plants with dark almost black leaves which taste green foliage that provides sweet if picked young. The plenty of cover from the sun. globe-shaped roots have a good Despite the name, the fruit flavour and on being cut open changes colour from green reveal attractive pink rings. through orange to scarlet.

JAPANESE WHITE EGG CHELTENHAM GRGREEENEN TOP £2.05 AUBERGINE/EGGPLANT (20 seeds minimum) £1.70 BEETROOT (250 seeds minimum) The Japanese White Egg This very heavy cropping old produces large quantities of 'show bench' variety has been very attractive 2-3" oval creamy around since at least the 1880s white fruit all season long. The in England. It has long red fruit have a delicate flavour with parsnip-like roots and an little trace of bitterness. Perfect excellent, delicate flavour, and for use in stir frying. is a paler red in colour when cooked, compared to most modern globe beets.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 58 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 CHIOGGIA BLUEBERRY £1.90 BEETROOT (200 seeds minimum) £2.55 BERRY (30 seeds minimum) Also known as Candy Stripe Blueberries (Vaccinium Beet, the ball-shaped, mild and corymbosum) are high in sweet roots of this Italian vitamin C and anti-oxidants (1840's) heirloom are resistant which can help with bladder to bolting and have a light red problems and urinary tract skin. Cutting open reveals infections. Very heavy-cropping attractive and alternating dark plants including early and late pink and white rings. fruiting varieties. Will display a diversity of different habits.

DETROIT RED GLOBE CRANBERRY £1.80 BEETROOT (250 seeds minimum) £2.50 BERRY (10 seeds minimum) A 19th century US heirloom Large, red, vitamin-filled berries beetroot producing fantastic, are produced on evergreen smooth, uniform, ox-blood plants in mid to late summer. globular beet with luxuriant red- The wild cranberry (Vaccinium veined leaves. This variety is macrocarpon) is an evergreen, resistant to downy mildew and ground-cover plant native to does well in all kinds of soils. North America which flourishes in boggy conditions and actually contains very few seeds.

GOLDEN BEET GOJI BERRY £2.25 BEETROOT (200 seeds minimum) £2.65 BERRY (100 seeds minimum) A globe-rooted, 19th century, (Lycium barbarum) Compact USA heirloom beet with golden- long-lived bushes bear small orange skin, sweet golden- purple and white flowers in yellow flesh and bright green early summer followed by leaves which are tasty when plump, juicy, sweet red cooked. It is resistant to bolting 'superfruits' bursting with and if harvested young retains vitamins and minerals, which its flavour well. are produced all summer long, right up to the first frosts.

BLACK RASPBERRY ' BLACK JEWEL' GOJI BERRY BLACK PEARLS £2.95 BERRY (20 seeds minimum) £2.95 BERRY (30 seeds minimum) Very rarely available, seeds of Jealously guarded for many this exciting, completely hardy years in a small area of China, plant, which comes true from these compact, long-lived seed, produce vigorous, fast- bushes bear heavy, hanging growing and erect black branches dripping with clusters raspberry plants. These are the of plump, juicy, pearl-sized, first raspberries to ripen in the sweet black fruits. These easy- spring and can be harvested in to-grow, drought-tolerant plants two or three passes. will grow in any soil.

BLACKBERRY TUPI GOLDEN BERRY 'GIGANTE' £2.70 BERRY (30+ seeds minimum) £2.30 BERRY (25 seeds minimum) These seeds, which have been Tall, erect, sticky-haired stems stratified ready to sow, have carry sizeable 'paper lanterns' been collected from Tupi, one which contain the largest and of the best cultivars sold for juiciest fruits of all the golden sweet snacking. They produce berries. This is the physalis thorny upright plants bearing variety sold at inflated prices in really large, black, sweet and supermarkets and used to adorn succulent luscious fruits quite expensive desserts in late into the season. restaurants.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 59 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 GOLDEN PEARLS (GOLDEN WONDERBERRY) GREEN SPROUTIUTINNGG CALABRESE £2.70 BERRY (50 seeds minimum) £1.70 BROCCOLI (250 seeds minimum) This newly discovered sweet Producing a long succession of golden form of the Wonderberry bluish-green heads averaging 3 (Solanum villosum) grows in to 5 inches across, these tall, bunches resembling yellow erect plants with an excellent currants. If in a container, fruit flavour and long cropping will appear quickly. Outdoors, season are the original forms, the plant will carry on growing which are still firm favourites in and producing fruit all summer spite of the appearance of long and right into the autumn. modern F1 hybrids.

KIWI BERRY (ACTINIDIA ARGUTA) ROMANESCO £2.85 BERRY (20 seeds minimum) £1.95 BROCCOLI (150 seeds minimum) Kiwi berries, also known as This celebrated Italian heirloom Hardy Kiwis, are a breed of kiwi produces attractive lime green fruits that ripen while still small, heads made up of a mass of and they are the sweetest, small conical florets. It has a tastiest kiwi you've ever had! superb flavour and a more These mini kiwis have all the tender texture than regular benefits of their larger cousins, broccoli and grows exceptionally but are much easier to eat and well in cool Northern climates. grow.

WONDERBERRY DARKRKMMAARR 21 £2.50 BERRY (50 seeds minimum) £1.75 BRUSSELS SPROUTS (150 seeds minimum) A superb newcomer, resembling A high quality Bedfordshire the garden huckleberry, but variety of mid-late main crop with a far superior taste, Brussels Sprouts which especially when cooked. Quick produces a heavy yield of large, and easy to grow in a container, fine-flavoured, deep green garden or greenhouse, sprouts from late November and producing thousands of small, through the winter, even in the unusual-flavoured, sweet harshest weather. blackcurrant-like fruits.

MASTERPIECE GREEN LONGPOD ORMSKIRK £1.90 BROAD BEAN (25 seeds minimum) £1.60 CABBAGE (400 seeds minimum) Arguably the best green-seeded A traditional variety of open variety. This RHS award-winning pollinated Savoy cabbage, bean grows well in most Ormskirk has a medium-sized, conditions, up to a height of compact head surrounded by three feet tall. It will produce the typical crinkled leaves and a good pod lengths too with up to fine, almost nutty flavour. The 7 beans per pod. It has a plants are quite hardy and superb flavour and is excellent harvested in winter when many for freezing! other vegetables are scarce.

THE SUTTON RED DRUMHEAD £1.90 BROAD BEAN (25 seeds minimum) £1.80 CABBAGE (300 seeds minimum) A dwarf (18"-24") self- This popular heirloom variety supporting, bushy broad bean produces a round solid heart in which can be spring-sown, or stunning red with dense leafy overwintered if protected using heads in a variety of red/purple cloches. It produces compact shades. This versatile cabbage plants with multi-heads of beans is adaptable to heat, whilst also with around 5 beans per pod. A producing crops between mid heavy-yielding plant. summer and winter.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 60 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 CHANTENAY ROYAL SNOWMAN F1 £1.85 CARROT (400 seeds minimum) £2.85 CARROT (200 seeds minimum) A short, stump-shaped carrot This new F1 carrot forms a which gives heavy yields. The good, uniform tapered, bright- roots have a golden-orange white coloured root with no flesh and a sweet taste which external or internal greening. retains flavour even when large. The roots are vigorous and tasty These carrots, which rarely split with less erect foliage than are the ones to choose if your other carrots. Certainly worth soil is heavy. trying it you want a little novelty in your carrot patch.

NIGHT BIRD F1 SOLAR YELLOW £2.25 CARROT (200 seeds minimum) £2.05 CARROT (400 seeds minimum) Probably the darkest carrot Solar Yellow carrots have a we've ever seen with deep unique juicy buttery flavour and purple flesh, appearing almost characteristic crunch. The 6"-7" black with a small white core. roots are broad at the top and This vigorous Imperator hybrid through most of their length. carrot grows 6 to 10 inches long Harvest young finger-sized and will reach maturity in ten carrots if eating them raw. weeks.

PARIS MARKET BARON ALL YEAR ROUND £1.65 CARROT (400 seeds minimum) £1.70 CAULIFLOWER (100 seeds minimum) A 19th century French heirloom, A popular, versatile variety, Paris Market Baron are ideal for successional sowing, deliciously tender, bite-sized, which produces large velvety- round carrots, with a very white, well protected heads with smooth skin. Early maturing and an exceptional flavour. These uniform, even in a window box, are great for shows, freezing or they are ideal for growing in eating fresh from the garden as shallow or stony soil. they retain their flavour when boiled or steamed.

RED SAMURAI SNOWBALL £2.05 CARROT (400 seeds minimum) £1.60 CAULIFLOWER (100 seeds minimum) A slender tapering red-skinned A versatile early cauliflower Japanese carrot with lovely pink which can be used all season. flesh which holds its colour even Introduced in 1888, the after steaming. This main-crop compact plants form 6" wide carrot can also be used raw to snow white heads with crisp, enliven a salad. tender curds which are well- protected by the outer leaves. The variety is downy mildew resistant.

ROMANCE F1 GOLDEN SELF-BLANLANCCHHIINNGG £2.05 CARROT (200 seeds minimum) £1.70 CELERY (500 seeds minimum) A strong-tasting carrot with This favourite heirloom (1884) excellent uniformity, good skin variety produces creamy white finish and bright colour. For the stalks which are tender, high second time in a row, Romance quality and plentiful with a was awarded the 'Best tasting deliciously sweet taste. They are carrot' at the yearly field day of easy to grow and self blanching, the British Carrot Grower making them a lot easier than Association. other varieties which require constant of attention.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 61 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 GREGREENEN UTAH WHITE PAK CHOI £1.80 CELERY (500 seeds minimum) £1.90 CHINESE LEAVES (250 seeds minimum) Green Utah is a very popular A popular Chinese variety American celery producing tall, producing striking, clean white delicious, string-less, well- stalks holding fabulous, rich, rounded solid stalks which are dark green leaves which can be easily blanched and have a eaten raw when young in distinctive nutty flavour. This salads, or left to mature and compact variety has excellent then cooked. The compact disease resistance. plants are resistant to weather changes and are slow to bolt.

RHUBARB CHARD WONG BOK £1.85 CHARD (150 seeds minimum) £1.85 CHINESE LEAVES (250 seeds minimum) A colourful and tasty form of Large barrel shaped heads, with Swiss Chard with rich ruby-red crisp light green leaves grow leaf stalks and dark waxy green- typically up to 2.5kg. Fast purple leaves. The succulent growing and ready for harvest mid-ribs can be cooked like in 10 weeks, this versatile asparagus and can also be vegetable adds crunch to harvested at the baby leaf stage salads, coleslaws and flavour to for micro greens. Absolutely stir fries, and is a useful delicious! steamed vegetable.

SWISS CHARD SILVER WHITE BARLOTTA LINGUA DI FUOCO £1.70 CHARD (150 seeds minimum) £1.95 CLIMBING FRENCH BEAN (50 seeds minimum) Native to the Mediterranean, "Tongues of Fire" is an Italian this is one of the easiest climbing French bean, with varieties to grow and is an attractive red-purple and green excellent source of vitamins and speckled pods. This versatile iron. The beautiful, emerald bean can be cropped young and green leaves have a strong the pods eaten as flageolets or agreeable flavour making it allowed to mature, the ripe perfect for eating raw or cooked. beans can be eaten as haricots.

STRAWBERRY SPINACH BLUE LAKE £2.25 Chenopodiaceae (50 seeds minimum) £1.90 CLIMBING FRENCH BEAN (50 seeds minimum) Confound your friends at dinner This drought-resistant parties with "fruit" in the salad gardeners' favourite produces a bowl! You can eat the leaves of high yield of string-less full the same plant like spinach. flavoured beans which retain This very quick growing and their sweet taste and tender amusing plant produces little texture when cooked. If left on red "strawberries" all the way the plant their dried white seeds along its stems. can be used as haricot beans.

TATSOI ATENA POLKA F1 £1.65 CHINESE LEAVES (150 seeds minimum) £2.25 COURGETTE (10 seeds minimum) This attractive, easy-to-grow, This attractive, tasty, yellow hardy Asian variety produces a fruited courgette grows rapidly thick rosette of dark green in great numbers, up to 20cm nutritious oval leaves, with a (8in) long, with superb flesh and creamy texture and a mild but thin skins. The attractive, shiny distinctive flavour that makes golden-yellow fruits have a them perfect for eating in wonderful nutty flavour and salads, stir fries or soups! texture and appear regularly throughout the summer.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 62 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 PARTHENON F1 MARKETMORE £2.25 COURGETTE (10 seeds minimum) £1.85 CUCUMBER (20 seeds minimum) This reliable F1 variety does not A very reliable English heirloom need insect pollination to set its outdoor ridge variety of crop of dark green, slightly cucumber with good resistance speckled cylindrical fruit. This to Mosaic Virus and mildew, makes it ideal for growing under which also tolerate dry glass, as well as outside when conditions, making them easy to the weather is so unpredictable. grow. They produce rich, It sets fruit very early in the prickly, emerald green season. cylindrical fruits.

PICCOLO F1 MASTERPIECE £2.25 COURGETTE (10 seeds minimum) £1.80 CUCUMBER (20 seeds minimum) A dual-purpose variety An early outdoor British ridge producing an abundance of cucumber. This reliable cultivar nearly round green striped produces heavy yields of 8 inch courgettes - great for kebabs! long, plump, dark green-skinned Can also be left to mature into cucumbers. The flesh is crisp small marrows. A neat spine- and white - perfect when sliced free bush habit. Perfect for up in summer salads. containers.

ROYAL FLUSH F1 CUCAMELON £2.15 COURGETTE (10 seeds minimum) £2.85 Cucurbitaceae (20 seeds minimum) These baby courgettes were These small Central American specially bred to produce huge fruits look like tiny watermelons crops of tender dark green fruit. but taste of cucumber with a The compact size of the plant hint of citrus fruit. They can be means they're ideal for growing grown like regular cucumbers in containers and patio tubs. and trained up canes or wires. They can be harvested with the They are hardy enough to grow flower either left on or taken off. well outside and are drought resistant.

ZUCCHINI BLACK ORINOCO £2.35 COURGETTE (20 seeds minimum) £1.80 DWARF FRENCH BEAN (50 seeds minimum) An Italian, early, fast growing, This RHS award-winning dwarf long-season, high yield French bean produces courgette, with rich, shiny, attractive, golden-yellow, dramatic midnight black fruits straight pods which grow to perfect for steaming, baking about 5" in size and are easy to and freezing. These delicious pick. This variety is quite fruits contain Beta Carotene, an disease resistant and is anti-oxidant to keep you in particularly suited to heavier perfect health! soils.

IZNIK F1 BORAGE £3.55 CUCUMBER (5 seeds minimum) £2.15 HERB (150 seeds minimum) This superb, all-female "cocktail This popular herb has attractive cucumber" has fresh, seedless, white edged hairy leaves which finger-like, small fruits (around are tender and juicy and can be 4 inches). With an exceptional used in salads and drinks. and intense, old fashioned nutty Delicate star-shaped blue flavour, mature very early on flowers (perfect in cold drinks!) productive plants with up to 5 appear all summer long. An fruits per leaf axil. intriguing talking point whether in the herb or flower garden.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 63 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 CHAMOMILE ITALIAN GIANT PARSLEY £2.15 HERB (500 seeds minimum) £1.85 HERB (300 seeds minimum) This attractive herb produces This hardy flat-leaved parsley pretty white flowers with yellow with high pest and disease cone-shaped centres and light resistance is extremely easy to green feathery foliage. The grow producing large, dark flowers give off an apple-like green and smooth leaves with fragrance when crushed. Widely an intense flavour that makes it used in herbal medicine to aid perfect for cooking. The sleep and digestive problems. versatile leaves can be used fresh, dried or frozen.

CORIANDER OREGANO £1.90 HERB (90 seeds minimum) £1.95 HERB (500 seeds minimum) This highly fragrant herb also This sweetly-smelling, aromatic known as Chinese parsley, foliage is commonly used in originates from Asia and the Mediterranean cuisine. The Mediterranean, where the strong aromatic flavour is leaves (Cilantro) are used raw in perfect for rich meat dishes, salads and dressings, whilst the grilled fish and for flavouring seeds (Coriander) are used to oils in the kitchen. add flavour and dimension to curry dishes.

DILL RED RUBIN BASIL £1.90 HERB (300 seeds minimum) £1.75 HERB (300 seeds minimum) Giving a tangy addition to This fragrant basil with vibrant pickles, salad dressing and fish purple leaves and a strong taste dishes, fresh dill is easy-to-grow blended with a hint of the during summer and early sharpness of cloves also autumn and is easy to dry produces pink flowers making it making it available throughout a superb ornamental plant. It is the year. Its green leaves are perfect when used fresh for wispy and fern-like with a soft, making vinegar and oils as well sweet taste. as adding colour to salads.

GARLIC CHIVES ROSEMARY £1.80 HERB (200 seeds minimum) £1.80 HERB (100 seeds minimum) The broad, flat leaves of this This hardy herb withstands versatile herb are perfect to use droughts well and can survive as ordinary chives, whilst its for many years with only the bulbs can be fried like an onion. most basic of tending, making it The fragrant white flowers are an excellent addition to any capable of perfuming a whole herb garden. The fragrant room and can also be added leaves, ideal for drying, are into salads. perfect for meat, fish, soups and stews.

GGOOLLDDEENN PURSLANE RUSSIAN TARRAGON £2.05 HERB (1000 seeds minimum) £1.85 HERB (500 seeds minimum) The succulent leaves have a A vigorous and easy to grow more subtle golden hue variety of tarragon, this plant compared to Garden Purslane produces branching stems of and are more tender with a narrow pointed, aromatic superior flavour and very emerald green leaves which popular in French cuisine. Raw, have a milder flavour than other the leaves have a peppery tang varieties making them perfect which gives them a nice for fish, poultry, sauces and contrast to other salad leaves. tarragon vinegar.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 64 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 SPEARMINT SCARLET KALE £1.80 HERB (500 seeds minimum) £2.05 KALE (150 seeds minimum) This common, attractive variety This attractive hardy variety of mint has aromatic forest sports curly, dark-green/purple green, serrated leaves and leaves streaked with red veins violet-blue flowers. Easy to which intensify in colour after grow and surviving well in the first frost. The vitamin-rich nearly all climates, spearmint leaves can be harvested young can be used dried or fresh to as salad leaves or harvested complement potatoes and peas later as winter greens. plus add flavour to sauces.

SWEET GENOVESE BASIL SIBERIAN IMPROVED KALE £1.85 HERB (750 seeds minimum) £1.80 KALE (150 seeds minimum) Often known as the best variety This Kale originated in Russia, of basil for home-made pesto, and has flat, broad, deeply-cut this variety produces oval and ruffled, blue-green leaves aromatic leaves that are curved that grow on long, succulent inwards and perfect added to and sweet stalks. A heavy frost salads or tomato dishes. Easy to will likely improve the flavour of grow, this basil is the perfect these extremely cold-hardy companion to home grown rosettes. tomatoes.

THYME BLUE SOLAISE £1.80 HERB (500 seeds minimum) £1.80 LEEK (200 seeds minimum) This hardy perennial can be A traditional French winter picked and used all year round. heirloom that is hardy and cold- With attractive, small green, resistant as well as being an clustered leaves and pastel pink attractive addition to the flowers it is an attractive cottage garden. The flags are addition to any herb garden and blue-green which turn violet is perfect for stuffings, poultry after a cold spell whilst the dishes and stews. shanks are thick/medium length.

TRTRIIPPLELE CURLED PARSLEY MUSSELBURGH £1.70 HERB (750 seeds minimum) £1.85 LEEK (200 seeds minimum) A large and bushy vigorous This famous and delicious variety of parsley with closely Scottish 19th century heirloom curled dark green leaves. It is variety of winter leek has large, fast growing and holds for a very thick stems which have a long time when mature, making fantastic sweet yet mild flavour. harvesting easy. Excellent taste. This variety is winter hardy and is slow to bolt.

NERO DI TOSCANA FORELLENSCHLUSS £1.85 KALE (150 seeds minimum) £2.05 LETTUCE (200 seeds minimum) This very resilient, easy to grow An Austrian romaine lettuce, kale is resistant to heat and with the excellent taste and aphids. The dark, deliciously texture of a butterhead. The flavoured, emerald-green loose name means "speckled like a leaves, which appear an eye- trout" and comes from the catching black at a distance, are leaves' distinctive appearance perfect in many cooked dishes with large splashes of deep red or salads. on green.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 65 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 GREAT LAKES EARLY SILVERLINE £1.70 LETTUCE (250 seeds minimum) £1.80 MELON (10 seeds minimum) This heritage, medium to large- A unique, elongated oriental hearted lettuce, was the first early melon with a white, crisp, true iceberg-type lettuce, with a sweet and fragrant flesh. This denser head than any European tiny, delicious, gourmet melon is variety bred prior to it. It rarely found in markets. The produces crisp, bright green yellow skin is lined with silvery leaved heads in 90 days. furrows, and is so thin it can be peeled like an apple.

LOLLO BIONDA EDEN'S GEM £1.95 LETTUCE (250 seeds minimum) £1.90 MELON (10 seeds minimum) This attractive Italian lettuce This early variety has small, produces an emerald mound of cricket-ball-sized fruits of a frilly leaves with a loose heart pound or more, with a complex making it less appealing to slugs spicy flavour, green flesh, and a than Butterhead varieties. An heavily netted skin. Amy eye-catching lettuce producing Goldman, author of 'Melons for leaves for more than 3 months the Passionate Grower', says if they are taken from the this variety 'may cause drooling!' outside.

LOLLO ROSSO OGEN £1.90 LETTUCE (200 seeds minimum) £1.95 MELON (10 seeds minimum) Lollo Rossa is a pretty Italian An almost perfectly spherical loose-leaf lettuce with frilly melon with gentle grooves bordeaux red leaves that taper running from end to end. This is to green hearts. The crisp a popular variety in Israel where texture, mild taste and its name means ''anchor''. The attractive appearance make flesh is pale green with a light them an essential addition to orange around the seed cavity. salads. It is aromatic with a rich flavour.

REINE DES GLACES PEPITO F1 £1.90 LETTUCE (250 seeds minimum) £2.70 MELON (10 seeds minimum) Supreme among crispheads, the A Cantaloupe Melon variety, 'Queen of the Ice', is ideal for producing rugby ball shaped early spring sowing, remaining fruit, typically weighing a couple crisp and resisting bolting later. of pounds. The flesh has a deep The lighter green, sweet, orange colour and great flavour. succulent heart has a crunchy The rind features an attractive texture and distinctive mild combination of fine netting and bitter taste, making it a bright green longitudinal bands. favourite amongst chefs.

YUGOSLAVIAN RED PETIT GRIS DE RENNES £1.90 LETTUCE (250 seeds minimum) £2.05 MELON (10 seeds minimum) One of the most beautiful A 17th century French strain butterhead lettuces you can originally from the garden of the grow with bright green cupped Bishop of Rennes. An early leaves splashed with rosy-red. variety which is well adapted to The succulent leaves are cooler climates. The fruit are superbly buttery and mild. The smooth-skinned with slight loose heads grow to around ribbing and weigh about 2 lbs. 30cm across and can be The orange flesh has a superb harvested in about 55 days. flavour and delightful scent.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 66 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 PLUM GRANNY COUNTESS F1 £1.95 MELON (10 seeds minimum) £2.40 PARSNIP (200 seeds minimum) Sometimes also known as A superb main-crop variety of Queen Anne's Pocket Melon, Parsnip known for its uniform, this very fragrant white-fleshed, conical, white-skinned roots. Its long-established heirloom flavour and taste are first rate variety has quite small apple- and it is noted for its vigour and sized fruits with an attractive yield. It is resistant to disease yellow and orange-red striped and adaptable to a wide range skin. of soils and conditions. (RHS AGM winner).

TIGGEGGERR GREGREENENSHAFT (HURST) £1.95 MELON (10 seeds minimum) £1.80 PEA (200 seeds minimum) The most amazing looking If you're going to sow only one melon you can grow with fruits pea, it should be 'Hurst Green that are vibrant yellow with Shaft'. A sweet-tasting, wrinkle- brilliant fire-red, zigzag stripes. seeded, tall, super heavy- Heavy yielding, they are also yielding variety, with long, 4-5 the most fragrant melons with a inch pods, with 9-11 peas in a rich, sweet, intoxicating aroma pod, and double podded too, that will fill a room. and it even resists downy mildew and fusarium wilt.

AILSA CRAIG LINCOLN £1.80 ONION (300 seeds minimum) £1.75 PEA (250 seeds minimum) This traditional favourite, named A compact, heavy-yielding main- after a small island off the crop which stands the heat Scottish coast, has a distinctive better than most and also globe shape with straw coloured resists wilt. The plants produce skin and white flesh. The bulbs 6-9 sweetly flavoured peas in can grow very large and be dark green curved pods and are used for exhibition, while their great for follow-on sowings, tolerance to cool weather producing peas until September. makes them very reliable.

KARMEN OROREEGGOONN SUGAR POD £1.95 ONION (300 seeds minimum) £1.95 PEA (150 seeds minimum) This superb open-pollinated An award-winning mange-tout variety produces flattened globe- sugar pea which produces pods shaped red skinned onions. The in clusters of two rather than flesh is white with a sweet taste, the usual one. Consequently, a alternating with rings of deep very heavy yielding variety with crimson. It works equally well good disease resistance. The in salads or for cooking and sweet, crunchy pods are ideal gives heavy crops which store for use in stir-fries. well over long periods.

LONG RED FLORENCE SHIRAZ £1.70 ONION (300 seeds minimum) £1.80 PEA (200 seeds minimum) This Tuscany heirloom has long A purple podded snow pea red bottle-shaped bulbs with an variety producing attractive, flat excellent mild-sweet flavour, so pods with good flavour. is particularly suited for use raw Resistant to Powdery Mildew. in salads. Can either be pulled Can be sown from March to young as spring onions or June (or in November if allowed to mature for August overwintering). Great in stir- cropping. fries.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 67 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 BEAUTY BELL F1 SCOTCH BONNET - RED £2.45 PEPPER (10 seeds minimum) £2.05 PEPPER (20 seeds minimum) This early-fruiting sweet pepper Named for its resemblance to is an attractive blocky pepper the Scottish Tam o'Shanter hat, with large, thick-walled, square- this one is really very, very hot shaped fruits. They start off and tastes best fresh, but can green and turn fiery red and are also be frozen or pickled or high yielding. They are suitable even put in olive oil. They are for growing in a greenhouse or especially useful in hot sauces in a sheltered position outside. and condiments.

BLACK FANGS WISCONSIN LAKES £2.85 PEPPER (10 seeds minimum) £2.40 PEPPER (20 seeds minimum) This early fruiting (in UK This reliable and heavy yielding conditions) hot pepper produces sweet red pepper, bred 30-50 distinctive fang-like fruits. especially for northern gardens, The "fangs" are about 6cm long has thick, meaty, juicy sweet and change colour from dark walls. A heavy producer. Our green to purple to red but can trial plants at Plant World had so be harvested at the dark purple many fruits they had to be stage. The flavour is like a caned to stop them falling over! cayenne pepper.

ESTILO F1 ATLANTIC GIAANNTT £2.55 PEPPER (10 seeds minimum) £1.70 PUMPKIN (10 seeds minimum) This early Dulce Italiano type Giant pinky-yellow pumpkins hybrid pepper produces sweet which have been developed and juicy red fruits which are 15 over the years to grow to to 20 cm long when fully grown. produce the maximum sized This type is particularly suited fruit of any plant. Although for growing in pots or in grow grown primarily for competition, bags and should reliably give the dark flesh of the mature you heavy crops of fruit. pumpkin is tasty when used as pie filling.

JIMMY NARDELLO'S MUNCHKIN £2.40 PEPPER (10 seeds minimum) £2.25 PUMPKIN (10 seeds minimum) Producing 25-35cm fruits, which One of the very newest are sweet and light when eaten introductions, this petite raw, this lovely variety is also climbing pumpkin will ascend to considered one of the very best 2 metres before producing a sweet peppers for frying, and is heavy crop of fist-sized fruits - still registered as 'endangered' often as many as 14 per plant. on the USA Slow Food Ark of It is absolutely brilliant for soups Tastes. and also after being roasted in the oven.

PETER PEPPER ROUGE VIF D'ETAMPES £2.65 PEPPER (10 seeds minimum) £1.95 PUMPKIN (10 seeds minimum) This rather rude-looking, very French heirloom variety hot pepper, grows to between resembling Cinderella's carriage four and six inches long, in and earning it its nickname shocking-red, (hence called 'Cinderella' this pumpkin has "The Most Pornographic attractive flame-orange-red Pepper" by Organic Gardening flesh, low seed content and full, Magazine.) We hope you will moderately sweet flavour, and forgive us for selling such an so is excellent for cooking! offensive-looking item!

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 68 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 BLACK SPANISH ROUND WATERMELON £1.75 RADISH (250 seeds minimum) £1.90 RADISH (150 seeds minimum) A sweet and mild, very hardy A large, sweet heirloom Chinese winter radish with snowy-white Daikon radish which is white succulent flesh and a near black outside with green shoulders, skin which lacks the fieriness whilst the inside is red giving a found so often in summer stylish presentation when sliced. varieties. It has likely been Also called "red meat" radish, grown since at least the 16th but can safely be eaten by century. vegetarians!

DIANA VICTORIA £1.85 RADISH (200 seeds minimum) £2.05 RHUBARB (50 seeds minimum) This new introduction has a The gold standard best rhubarb, distinctive, attractive purple skin with large, fat stems, bright red with a white tip. They are skin, lack of stringiness, and an resistant to cracking and bolting apple-gooseberry flavor with a and are quick to harvest - taking hint of lemon or grapefruit. This only 35-40 days from sowing to famous heirloom was bred in reach maturity and can be the 1830's by Joseph Myatt in succession sown from spring Deptford, England. until early autumn.

ICICLE MEDLAR £1.75 RADISH (300 seeds minimum) £3.35 Rosaceae (5 seeds minimum) These gorgeous slender This ancient hardy fruit looks radishes are very rapid-growing, like a cross between a small with uniformly-thick, cone- apple and a huge rosehip and shaped pointed roots, which are when ripe is surprisingly hard so crisp and tender that you can and green. They must be picked snap them in half. They are firm at this stage, but are not edible and long with a spicy mild- until they have become half flavour, with just a hint of rotten, when they turn brown pepper. and soft.

LOGO F1 STRAWBERRY 'TEMPTATION' F1 £1.95 RADISH (200 seeds minimum) £2.75 Rosaceae (30 seeds minimum) A new hybrid 'French Breakfast' An excellent 'sweetheart' variety type with vigorous and uniform producing dark red sweet- emergence. Roots are 4-5cm tasting fruit on compact dark long, bright scarlet in colour green plants. This variety is with a small white tip. The erect almost runner-less so is ideal for foliage is of short-medium use in hanging baskets, grow height. A very versatile variety bags or patio containers. suitable for early and main season production.

VIOLA RADISH ENORMA £1.75 RADISH (250 seeds minimum) £1.85 RUNNER BEAN (25 seeds minimum) This new round radish has violet An early cropping variety of coloured skin and tasty, snow runner bean giving a high yield white flesh. Resistant to of very long, smooth, slender cracking and bolting, it is beans, up to 20 inches long, of typically harvested after 35-40 excellent shape and colour. days. A popular salad item The brilliant red flowers are an which is high yielding in limited added bonus. space, it is an excellent catch crop throughout the season.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 69 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 LADY DI PEPINO (MELON PEAR) £1.85 RUNNER BEAN (25 seeds minimum) £2.90 Solanaceae (10 seeds minimum) These superb long, slim and The gorgeous round fruits of fleshy runner beans tolerate the Melon Pear are cream heat well and are completely skinned with purple streaks. string-less. They give a heavy They are deliciously sweet and crop of tender delicious dark juicy and taste a succulent green pods over a very long mixture of honeydew melon and season. cucumber. Grown in a manner similar to its relative the bush habit tomato.

SCARLET EMPEROR NEW ZEALAND SPINACH £1.90 RUNNER BEAN (25 seeds minimum) £1.95 SPINACH (50 seeds minimum) A popular, good-yielding, old Vitamin-filled New Zealand favourite English runner bean spinach is milder tasting than its with striking red blossom and distant relation 'true spinach' large pods which contain deep and does not bolt in dry soils, purple beans speckled with red making a triangular-leaved bush or lavender when mature. spreading 2-3 feet in all directions. Discovered by Captain Cook in the 18th century!

SALAD ROCKET WHITE LISBOSBONN WINTENTERR HARDY £1.75 SALAD LEAF (1000 seeds minimum) £1.75 SPRING ONION (500 seeds minimum) This quick-growing, deeply- This quick-growing, award- notched leaf (also called winning salad onion produces Cultivated Rocket) is becoming crisp succulent stems with a a firm favourite either for salad characteristic 'bite' to them. use or cooked, when it makes a Seed can be sown in succession good spinach substitute. With a for a continuous crop all spring, delicious nutty, peppery taste it summer and autumn. is ideal for window-sill or garden growing.

WILD ROCKET CORNELL'S DELICATACATA £1.65 SALAD LEAF (1000 seeds minimum) £1.85 SQUASH (10 seeds minimum) Spice up your salads with wild These very pretty, elongated rocket, with deep green, white and green striped, dwarf serrated foliage which has the fruit contain yellow flesh with a same distinctive flavour as its delicate and sumptuously nutty standard namesake but is more flavour, rich in vitamin A. This intense. Wild Rocket is perfect award winning compact Cornell for 'cut and come again', strain gives excellent yields and growing right through the year has good disease resistance. with protection.

GRANON POTIMARRON £1.85 SALAD LEAVES (300 seeds minimum) £2.05 SQUASH (10 seeds minimum) A fantastic quite unique flavour, A French Heirloom winter and high yields, this robust plant squash with a delicate chestnut produces small compact flavour. Its French name in fact rosettes with tender leaves that derives from potiron (pumpkin) stay round and succulent even and marron (chestnut). The when old. Maturing in 35 days, longer it is stored, the higher its plants may be cut whole, but is sugar and vitamins increase. also perfect for cut-and-come- (AKA Hokkaido Squash). again.

Shop online at www.plant-world-seeds.com 70 tel: +44(0)1803 872939 fax: +44(0)1803 875018 QUEENSLAND BLUE FIESTA £1.90 SQUASH (10 seeds minimum) £2.05 SWEETCORN (40 seeds minimum) A good-keeping, turban-shaped This multi-coloured variety was Australian gunmetal-grey winter developed from traditional squash with a fine deep golden Indian corn and produces long flesh that is both sweet and fine cobs with kernels of yellow, red, flavoured and packed with black, purple, pink, even vitamin A. The high sugar marbled! The cobs are used for content of the flesh makes it decorative purposes but the ideal for pumpkin pie. kernels are edible if you want a change from uniform cobs.

VEGETABLE SPAGHETTI INCREDIBLE F1 £1.90 SQUASH (10 seeds minimum) £2.15 SWEETCORN (40 seeds minimum) When cooked, the flesh of this A sugar-enhanced mid-season Chinese vegetable, (actually a sweetcorn variety, this is very winter squash), falls away from reliable, heavy cropping and has the fruit in ribbons and strands, an incredible flavour! The plants just like spaghetti for which it show good tolerance of makes a perfect substitute in common rust helping to keep countless cooking roles. It plants healthy during wet contains folic acid, vitamin A summers. and beta carotene.

WALTHAM BUTTERNUT GGOOLLDDEENN BALL £2.05 SQUASH (10 seeds minimum) £1.80 TURNIP (300 seeds minimum) 'Waltham' is an improved earlier Very hardy, dwarf, compact version of the common plants produce round roots with Butternut squash with very little tender, yellow, mild-flavoured seed cavity which stores very flesh and with outstanding well too. The rich nutty- keeping and exhibition qualities. flavoured, orange flesh stays This is the best of the main firm when cooked. Nothing crops, and is recommended by beats the rich, sweet flavour of the National Institute of winter squash. Agricultural Botany.

WHITE SCALLOP PURPLE TOP MILAN £1.85 SQUASH (10 seeds minimum) £1.65 TURNIP (300 seeds minimum) A Patty Pan heirloom summer A 19th century Italian heirloom squash. First grown by the which is quick maturing and well native Americans and depicted suited for cooler climes. The by European settlers as far back medium-sized roots, with a as 1591. A very attractive flat sweet and mild flavour are very fruit with scalloped edges, still flat with a bright purple top and one of the best tasting and a white base below soil level. yielding varieties around today! Great fried or baked.

EARLIBIRD F1 GRAPE MADELEINE ANGEVINE £2.05 SWEETCORN (40 seeds minimum) £2.65 Vitaceae (20 seeds minimum) Earlibird is an excellent, early- Although a number of grape maturing, super-sweet hybrid, varieties can be successful in early variety producing 3 or Britain, Madeleine Angevine more high-quality cobs, typically white eating grapes are 8" in length. Along with Swift, amongst the most prolific at this is probably the best variety fruiting and the earliest to ripen, to grow in most UK situations. thus suitable for northern areas and used commercially for wine- making.

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