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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Viola philippica Seeds | Philippine Violet
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Zinnia elegans Seeds | Common Zinnia
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Iris ensata Seeds | Japanese Water Iris
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Ipomoea purpurea Seeds | Morning Glory
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Mucuna sempervirens Seeds | Evergreen Mucuna
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Kolkwitzia amabilis Seeds | Linnaea
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Strelitzia juncea Seeds | Rush-leaved Strelitzia
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Lilium brownii Seeds | Brown’s Lily
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Viola cornuta Seeds | Horned Violet
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Viola tricolor Seeds | Wild Pansy
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Cannabis sativa Seeds | Hemp
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Lagenaria siceraria Seeds | Bottle Gourd
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Gossypium herbaceum Seeds | Cotton
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Erythrina variegata Seeds | Coral Tree
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Bauhinia racemosa Seeds | Bidi Leaf Tree
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Festuca elata Seeds | Tall Fescue
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Cosmos bipinnatus Seeds | Cosmos
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Arisaema heterophyllum Seeds | Chinese Jack-in-the-pulpit
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Verbena hybrida Seeds | Garden Verbena
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Cleome spinosa Seeds | Spider Flower
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Helianthus maximiliani Seeds | Maximilian Sunflower
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Berberis actinacantha Seeds | Chilean Barberry
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Rosa virginiana Seeds | Virginia Rose
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Rosa rubiginosa Seeds | Sweet Briar



