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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Ricinus communis Seeds | Castor Bean, Industrial Oil Crop
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Carthamus tinctorius Seeds | Safflower
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Cassia surattensis Seeds | Scrambled Egg Tree
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Terminalia chebula Seeds | Chebulic Myrobalan
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Dodonaea viscosa Seeds | Hopbush
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Lantana camara Seeds | Lantana
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Desmodium gyrans Seeds | Chinese Telegraph Plant China
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Codariocalyx motorius Seeds | Dancing Plant
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Vaccinium corymbosum Seeds | Dwarf Blueberry Bonsai Edible
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Lathyrus odoratus Seeds | Sweet Pea
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Torenia fournieri Seeds | Wishbone Flower
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Agave utahensis Seeds | Utah Agave
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Hemerocallis fulva Seeds | Daylily
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Paspalum notatum Seeds | Argentine Bahiagrass
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Limonium gmelinii Seeds | Tartaricum
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Nicotiana sanderae Seeds | Sander’s Tobacco
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Hosta Seeds | Plantain Lily
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Macroptilium atropurpureum Seeds | Purple Bush-bean Siratro
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Salvia splendens Seeds | Scarlet Sage
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Mirabilis jalapa Seeds | Marvel of Peru
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Zoysia japonica Seeds | Zoysia Grass
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Zantedeschia aethiopica Seeds | Arum Lily
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Astragalus sinicus Seeds | Chinese Milk Vetch
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Actinidia chinensis Seeds | Kiwifruit



