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Grow Something New from Seed Preview 2015 Grow something new from seed Preview 2015 www.chilternseeds.co.uk 01491 824 675 Bright Whites Hesperis matronalis white 681R Consolida regalis ‘Snowcloud’ 382J Cobaea scandens var. alba 372A Very traditional cottage garden plant A most attractive bushy plant bearing Much sought after variety. The flowers with beautifully perfumed white masses of white flowers – myriad are not so much white as a beautiful flowers. Will scent an entire room. white angels suspended among the shade of greenish-white. Packet of 2-3 ft. HB/HP £1.85 fine green foliage. Splendid for cutting. 8 seeds. 2½ft. HA £1.85 HHA/HHP/(CL) £1.85 Malope trifida var. alba 843P Nicotiana alata ‘Lime Green’ 897C Orlaya grandiflora 922B Splendid and easily grown plant for The tube-shaped, sweet-scented Striking annual with attractive, fern- the border with pure-white flowers lime-green flowers, the petals of like foliage and bearing over a long produced in profusion all summer. which form beautiful five-pointed period lovely, lace-like, pure white 3½-4 ft. HA £1.85 stars, are produced profusely all umbels, with distinctive long outer summer. 2½ ft. HHA £2.00 petals. ½-2 ft. HA £1.95 Front cover Centaurea americana 302B New ‘Aloha Blanca’ Ammi visnaga ‘Green Mist’ 88J Moluccella laevis 882 Lychnis coronaria var. alba 829X Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Purity’ 397G Robust and tall growing, this bears With feathery foliage and domed Bells of Ireland Delightful, white-flowered variety of In cultivation for years is this popular, superbly beautiful, fluffy, ivory-white umbels of tightly packed, greenish- An excellent cut flower, this has tall this attractive, white-woolly plant beautiful variety with large snow-white flowers with lovely whiskery petals. white flowers, this beautiful new spikes with enormous green, bell-like with densely leafy shoots and large flowers with a gold centre. 3 ft. Perfect for cutting and make excellent variety is superb for cutting. 3 ft. calyces surrounding the flowers graceful flowers on elongated stalks. HHA £2.20 dried flowers. 4-5 ft. HA £1.65 proper. 1½ ft. HHA £1.92 15-30 ins. HP £1.95 HA £2.30 3 Ammi majus ‘Snowflake’ 88F Digitalis purpurea var. alba 463D Zinnia elegans ‘Polar Bear’ 1309T Omphalodes linifolia 918 Ammi majus with bells on – taller, The beautiful true wild Foxglove needs Large, double-flowered white Dahlia- A charming little plant with grey-green bigger and better. This robust strain no introduction, and this is the much like blooms borne on strong stems. leaves and sprays of sweet-scented, has very strong stems and the leaves sought-after rare white-flowered form. These are excellent for cutting, lasting pure white flowers in great profusion are tolerant to yellowing. Very easy. 2-5 ft. HB £1.95 well in water. 3 ft. through the summer. 12-18 ins. 4ft. HA £2.25 HA £2.05 HA £2.36 New Delphinium consolida 443J Centaurea cyanus 304D Lupinus nanus ‘Snow Pixie’ 826L ‘Snow Man’ A charming dwarf annual lupin with ‘Exquisite’ Series, ‘White King’ Easily grown, old garden favourite, fragrant, white flower spikes. Very Of the ‘Giant Imperial’ type, this fine old Larkspur variety is sturdy and free this is a splendid variety with pure quick and easy to grow and the bees branching producing noble white spikes; splendid for the border and for cutting. clear white double flowers, excellent will love it! 12-18 ins. 3-4 ft. HA £1.82 for cutting. 3-4 ft. HA £1.88 HA £2.25 Crambe cordifolia 406A Malva moschata var. alba 843H Zinnia elegans ‘Envy’ 1309E Amaranthus caudatus 84A Didiscus caeruleus 460R A magnificent plant for the back of the White Musk Mallow Splendid variety with beautifully var. viridis ‘Lacy White’ border. It bears in July and August, Lovely but rare variety of the Musk formed broad-petalled blooms; a This is a variety which should cause much-branched panicles of countless, Mallow with pure white flowers that ‘must’ for the many lovers of green excitement for flower-arrangers with Beautiful white-flowered variety of the Blue Lace Flower. Large lacy umbels honey-scented, creamy-white flowers. contrast beautifully with the ferny flowers. 20 ins. its green-yellow tassels. 3.5ft of white flowers are held on erect sturdy stems. 2 ft. 3-6 ft. HP £2.25 foliage. 2-3 ft. HP £1.95 HA £1.95 HHA/HA £1.76 HHA £1.96 4 5 Perfect Pinks Papaver rhoeas 949F True Shirley Poppy Poppies in colours from the brightest scarlet to pure white with all shades of pink between. One of the easiest of plants to grow – just sow and forget. 1½-2 ft. HA £1.99 Gypsophila elegans 654A ‘Kermesina’ Antirrhinum majus 110K With its myriad star-like flowers Scabiosa ‘QIS’ Formula Mixture 1148A ‘Madame Butterfly’ F1 Double Mixed making it indispensable for flower Splendid for the border and particularly high quality cut flowers. Large blooms Wonderful, award-winning variety. arranging, this is a not often seen on strong stems in a mixture of bright colours including blue, pink and scarlet. Strong growing and vigorous with delightful variety with crimson-red 2½-3 ft. large double blooms in a range of flowers. 2 ft. HA £3.06 lovely colours. 2-2½ ft. HHA £3.55 HA £1.65 New FYP Sidalcea ‘Party Girl’ 1174F Centaurea cyanus ‘Red Boy’ 304G Primula japonica 1042F Limonium suworowi 812 Dianthus barbatus 454R Graceful addition to the border This is a very fine, old, tall Cornflower ‘Miller’s Crimson’ Very different and striking is this plant x chinensis ‘Kensington Mix’ is this lovely cultivar with long, simple variety, marvellous for cutting, pro- A very fine cultivated variety of this from Turkestan with dense, vertical This compact plant produces fragrant, spikes of bright pink flowers. Perfect ducing good double blooms in a rosy beautiful genus, with lovely crimson spikes of pink flowers, giving the plant frilly, double blooms in a wide range of for cutting. 3 ft. carmine-red colour. 3-4 ft. candelabras. 18 ins. its popular name ‘Pink Pokers’. 18 ins. pink, purple and white bicolours. 2 ft. HP £2.90 HA £1.90 HP £1.95 HHA £1.98 HA/HHA £1.75 7 New FYP FYP Nigella damascena 902C Godetia grandiflora 644 Knautia macedonica 1146Q Achillea millefolium 36P ‘Miss Jekyll Rose’ Azalea-flowered, Dwarf Double One of the longest flowering of ‘Flowerburst Red Shades’ F2 Hybrid Beautiful large, semi-double pink Splendid for the border, very long perennials producing a succession of Very attractive blend of Yarrow in blooms are followed by decorative, flowering and great for cutting. Wide lovely, dark crimson pin cushions from shades of red, rose and purple. Flowers inflated, red-striped seed pods. 18 ins. range of colours from pale pink to May to September. 2 ft. Packet of 18 over a long period, easy to grow and HA £1.64 dark red. 16 ins. HA £1.22 seeds. HP £3.16 great for cutting. 2 ft. HP £3.34 New Eschscholzia californica 534W Phlox drummondii ‘Crème Brulee’ 985N Digitalis x mertonensis 462C Lysimachia atropurpurea 832P Cheiranthus cheiri 328K ‘Pink Bush’ Very fine hybrid with large and ‘Beaujolais’ F1 Hybrid ‘Sunset Dark Purple’ We love the unusual colour combinations and patterns of this new Phlox. Lovely variety with single and attractive flowers the colour of Fascinating and fashionable plant with F1 Wallflowers with stunning fragrant, Dusky-pinks and peachy-creams with some dark centres. 18 ins. semi-double flowers with pink crushed strawberries, from June long spikes of wine-red flowers all vigorous and uniform plants. HA/HHA £1.75 papery petals. 10 ins. to September. 2-3 ft. summer. Splendid in the border and 12-16 ins. HB £2.32 HA £1.85 HP £1.85 great for cutting. 2-2½ ft. HP £2.45 New FYP FYP Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Dazzler’ 397H Gaura lindheimeri 612H Thalictrum delavayi 1238B Dorotheanthus bellidiformis Agastache ‘Rose Mint’ 61L Zinnia elegans 1309J Wonderful, very early Cosmos variety ‘Summer Breeze’ Attractive species from China with ‘Sparkles Mixture’ 480H Certain to be admired by all that ‘Whirligig’ Mixed with bright pinky-red flowers that Variety to face the irregularities of the large, loose panicles of mauve flowers An excellent plant for ground cover is grow, see and smell it. Lovely variety Fun variety with double blooms really stand out in a crowd. Will dazzle British weather. Flowering over a long with long drooping stamens with this mat forming annual with fleshy producing a continual mass of with contrasting petal tips giving an in a vase. 3 ft. season, pink buds open into beautiful yellow anthers. 2-4 ft. leaves and daisy-like flowers in a jolly lavender-rose, scented flowers. 14 ins. eye-spinning effect. Lots of colour HHA £1.95 pure white flowers. 3-5 ft.HP £2.96 HP £1.75 mix of colours. 4 ins. HA £1.45 HHA £2.45 combinations. 2 ft. HA £1.99 8 9 New New Ruby Reds Coreopsis tinctoria 386H Calendula officinalis 234N Tagetes linnaeus 1222K ‘Mahogany Midget’ ‘Orange Porcupine’ ‘Burning Embers’ Attractive dwarf plant with masses So easy to grow – cheerful vivid Blooms of deep orange with delicate of bright red blooms that will continue orange flowers with unusual quilled paler outline. Grow with tomatoes to to flower until the first frosts. 18 ins. petals giving a modern porcupine protect from pests or as a cut flower. HA/HHA £1.45 effect. 15-18 ins. HA £2.07 18 ins. HHA £1.75 Tropaeolum 1260K Tithonia rotundifolia ‘Torch’ 1250 Helianthus annuus 673W ‘Cherry Rose Jewel’ A cultivated form of the Mexican ‘Red Sun’ Lovely early Nasturtium.
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