Flowering plants grown for their blooms, from cottage-garden favourites to wildflowers you will not find in a garden centre. Our profiles look past the flower itself to the whole plant: its native habitat, its growth habit through the seasons, and the conditions its seed needs to germinate well. We include propagation notes for each species, since many ornamentals are fussy about sowing time, temperature and light. The species here are ones we have grown and observed ourselves, so the notes reflect what actually happens in a pot or a bed, not what a seed packet promises.
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Gypsophila paniculata Seeds | Baby’s Breath
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Macroptilium lathyroides Seeds | Phasey Bean
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Argyreia pierreana Seeds | Pierre’s Silverweed Vine
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Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Seeds | Ice Plant
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Leucanthemum x superbum Seeds | Shasta Daisy
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Aquilegia viridiflora Seeds | Chocolate Columbine
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Corydalis bungeana Seeds | Bunge’s Corydalis
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Phlox drummondii Seeds | Annual Phlox
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Primula vulgaris Seeds | Primrose
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Symphyotrichum novi-belgii Seeds | New York Aster
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Dianthus chinensis Seeds | Chinese Pink
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Dahlia pinnata Seeds | Dahlia
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Berberis thunbergii Seeds | Japanese Barberry
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Parthenocissus semicordata Seeds | Himalayan Creeper
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Viburnum dilatatum Seeds | Linden Viburnum
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Viburnum opulus Seeds | European Cranberrybush
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Rosa roxburghii Seeds | Chestnut Rose
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Jacobaea maritima Seeds | Dusty Miller
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Leucanthemum maximum Seeds | Shasta Daisy
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Ixeris polycephala Seeds | Many-headed Ixeris
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Dianthus deltoides Seeds | Maiden Pink
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Dianthus plumarius Seeds | Garden Pink
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Camellia crassicolumna Seeds | Thick-columned Camellia
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Rhododendron simsii Seeds | Azalea



