Flower Seed Collection- Spring and Summer

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  1 x Cosmos- Dwarf Vega (Cosmos bipinnatus)

  Annual. Dwarf variety growing to 20cm with attractive ferny foliage and flowers in a mix of colours. Flowers are around 7-9cm. Good for borders, garden beds, edges and as a cut flower.

  Life Cycle: Half hardy Annual
  Plant Height: 20cm
  Position: Full sun, moist well drained soil

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  1 x Celosia- Scarlet Plume (Celosia plumosa)

  Annual growing to 70cm. Plants have pale green leaves and produce attractive upwards plumes of scarlet red flowers. Good for garden beds, borders and mass plantings. Makes an excellent cut flower either fresh or dried. Long flowering. Can be grown in containers.

  Life Cycle: Frost tender Annual
  Plant Height: 70cm
  Position: Part or full sun, moist well drained soil

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  1 x Ageratum- Ball Blue (Ageratum houstonianum)

  Annual growing to 30cm. Compact plants with dark green ovate leaves and small rounded brush-like flowers. Good for beds, borders, pathways and rockeries. Can be grown in containers. Can be used as a cut flower. Fast growing. Easy to grow. Long flowering. Attracts butterflies. Also known as Floss Flower and Bluemink.

  Life Cycle: Half hardy Annual
  Plant Height: 30cm
  Position: Full sun, moist well drained soil

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  1 x Chrysanthemum- Pure White (Leucanthemum paludosum)

  Annual growing to 25cm. Bushy plants with spoon shaped green/grey leaves producing small white flowers with yellow centres. Good for borders, rock gardens and as a cut flower. Though incorrect sometimes referred to as a Shasta Daisy.

  Life Cycle: Half hardy Annual
  Plant Height: 25cm
  Position: Part or full sun, moist well drained soil

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  1 x Salvia- Tricolour Mix (Salvia viridis)

  Annual growing to 70cm. Upright bushy plants with light green, ovate, hairy leaves that produce colourful and long lasting bracts in a mix of pink, blue and white. Excellent for garden borders and as a dried or cut flower. Also known as "Annual Clary".

  Life Cycle: Hardy Annual
  Plant Height: 70cm
  Position: Full sun, moist well drained soil

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  1 x Salvia- Blaze of Fire (Salvia splendens)

  Perennial but often grown as an annual. Upright bushy plants with oval pointed, hairy, green leaves that produce spikes of tubular bright red flowers. Good for garden beds, borders and mass planting. Can be grown in containers. Also known as "Scarlet Sage", "Red Salvia" and "Fireball".

  Life Cycle: Half hardy Perennial (usually grown as an annual)
  Plant Height: 30cm
  Position: Full sun, moist well drained soil

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  1 x Everlasting Daisy- Mixed (Xerochrysum bracteatum)

  Short lived perennial to 90cm. Australian native daisy with large flowers featuring golden orange centres and papery textured petals in a mixture of colours which includes shades of red, pink, orange, yellow and white. Great for native gardens, container plantings, garden beds, borders, coastal areas and rockeries. Low maintenance, tolerant of poor soil conditions and drought. Makes a fantastic cut or dried flower lasting indefinitely. Flowers over a long period from spring through to autumn. Great for attracting native bees and hoverflies. Also known as "Paper daisy" or "Strawflower".

  Life Cycle: Hardy Perennial (short lived)
  Plant Height: 90cm
  Position: Full sun

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  1 x Californian Poppy- Carmine King (Eschscholzia californica)

  Annual growing to 40cm. Fine grey/green fern-like foliage producing carmine rose coloured flowers often cream centres. Flowers close in dull weather. Very good as a cut flower, in beds, borders and rock gardens. Can be grown in poor soil. Drought tolerant.

  Life Cycle: Hardy Annual
  Plant Height: 40cm
  Position: Full sun, well drained soil

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  1 x Gaillardia- Single Flowered Mix (Gaillardia grandiflora)

  Perennial growing to 70cm. Bushy plants with long green leaves and magnificent long stemmed daisy-like flowers in a mix of bright colours. Flowers are large and long stemmed making them ideal as a cut flower. Good for garden beds and borders. Long flowering. Also known as 'Blanket flower'.

  Life Cycle: Hardy Perennial
  Plant Height: 70cm
  Position: Full sun, moist well drained soil

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  1 x Marigold, French- Bonita Mix (Tagetes patula)

  Annual growing to 30cm with bushy upright foliage producing golden orange and red double flowers. Very attractive; good for garden borders, edges, containers and as a cut flower. Fast growing. Easy to grow.

  Life Cycle: Half hardy Annual
  Plant Height: 30cm
  Position: Full sun, moist well drained soil

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  1 x Alyssum- Royal Carpet (Lobularia maritima)

  Annual growing to 12cm. Low growing plant that produces masses of small fragrant violet flowers. Ideal for carpeting. Good for beds, rockeries, paths and edging. Also known as "Sweet Alice".

  Life Cycle: Hardy Annual
  Plant Height: 12cm
  Position: Full or part sun, well drained soil

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  1 x Snapdragon- Magic Carpet (Antirrhinum majus)

  Perennial, most commonly grown as an annual. Spreading habit. Dark green foliage. Named after its scented flowers which vaguely resemble a dragons face. Good for beds, edges and borders.

  Life Cycle: Hardy Perennial (usually grown as an annual)
  Plant Height: 20cm
  Position: Part or full sun, moist well drained soil

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  1 x Gypsophila- Repens Rose (Gypsophila repens)

  Perennial growing to 15cm. Has a creeping habit making it ideal for rockeries, beds and borders. Attractive rose coloured flowers; can be used in flower arrangements.

  Life Cycle: Hardy Perennial
  Plant Height: 15cm
  Position: Full sun, moist well drained soil

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  1 x Wallflower- Fire King (Cheiranthus cheiri)

  Evergreen perennial normally grown as a biennial. Grows to 45cm. Dark green foliage with bright orange/red flowers. Sweet fragrance. Good for rock gardens, beds, borders and along walls and fences. Makes an eye-catching cut flower.

  Life Cycle: Hardy Perennial
  Plant Height: 45cm
  Position: Full sun, moist well drained soil

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  1 x Petunia- Snowball (Petunia x hybrida)

  "Dwarf Multiflora". Flowering annual growing to 30cm. Ideal for borders, beds, pots, and hanging baskets. Long flowering. White flowers. Can be mass planted and used as a ground cover. Open pollinated variety.

  Life Cycle: Half hardy Annual
  Plant Height: 30cm
  Position: Full sun, moist well drained soil

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  1 x Aster- Single Rainbow Mix (Callistephus chinensis)

  Annual growing to 60cm. Fragrant single flowers with yellow centre in a range of colours including blue, purple, rose, pink and scarlet. Old fashioned garden favourite. Makes a beautiful cut flower. Great for adding colour to the garden. Good for beds and borders.

  Life Cycle: Half hardy Annual
  Plant Height: 60cm
  Position: Full sun, moist well drained soil

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  1 x Dahlia- Unwin's Bedding Mix (Dahlia variabilis)

  Perennial growing to 60cm. Plants produce blooms of single and semi double flowers in a mix of colours including white, yellow, lemon, red and bronze. Ideal for pots, borders, and garden beds. Can be used as a cut flower.

  Life Cycle: Frost tender Perennial
  Plant Height: 60cm
  Position: Full sun, moist soil

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  1 x Alyssum- Carpet of Snow (Lobularia maritima)

  Annual growing to 12cm. Low growing plant that produces masses of small fragrant pure white flowers. Ideal for carpeting. Good for beds, rockeries, paths and edging. Also known as "Sweet Alice".

  Life Cycle: Hardy Annual
  Plant Height: 12cm
  Position: Full or part sun, well drained soil

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  1 x Californian Poppy- Single Choice Mix (Eschscholzia californica)

  Annual growing to 40cm. Fine grey/green fern-like foliage with single petaled flowers in a mix of colours. Flowers close in dull weather. Very good as a cut flower, in beds, borders and rock gardens. Can be grown in poor soil. Drought tolerant.

  Life Cycle: Hardy Annual
  Plant Height: 40cm
  Position: Full sun, well drained soil

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  1 x Amaranth- Pygmy Torch (Amaranthus hypochondriacus)

  Annual growing to 60cm. Bushy upright plant with dark green leaves that produce large upright spikes of burgundy-red flowers. Early flowering. Very ornamental. Good for dried and cut flowers.

  Life Cycle: Half hardy Annual
  Plant Height: 60cm
  Position: Full sun, moist soil