A collection of single species
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Betony Seed
Stachys officinalisBetony produces reddish purple spikes of long lasting flowers , up to 50cm tall, from June to September. Beloved of bees and butterflies.
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Bladder Campion Seed
Silene vulgarisPerennial wildflower. White flowers with two lobed petals. Papery, inflated bladders behind the flowers are creamy-green.
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Corn Chamomile Seed
Anthemis arvensisAnnual Corn Chamomile has white Daisy flowers, slightly scented, with yellow centres from summer to early autumn. Ferny foliage
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Corn Marigold Seed
Glebionis(Chrysanthemum) segetumAnnual Corn Marigold has cheerful, bright yellow daisies growing just less than a metre tall through the summer.
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Corncockle Seed
Agrostemma githagoCorncockle is an attractive cornfield annual with beautiful, purple pink flowers in July.
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Devil’s Bit Scabious Seed
Succisa pratensisA perennial of damp places. Blue flowers from summer to autumn, usually covered with bees
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Field Scabious Seed
Knautia arvensisA perennial wildflower and a great nectar source for bees and butterflies. Blue flowers in summer until autumn over grey-blue foliage
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Foxglove Seed
Digitalis purpureaTall spikes of purple tubular flowers in early summer over rosettes of large soft leaves. Likes semi-shade.
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Great Mullein Seed
Verbascum thapsusSturdy, tall spikes of yellow flowers are held above rosettes of woolly white leaves, through the summer.
Seed from Shropshire
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Harebell Seed
Campanula rotundifoliaDelicate sky-blue bell flowers, almost paper thin, belie their toughness.
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Lesser Knapweed Seed
Centaurea nigraCommon Knapweed, Centaurea nigra is also known as Hardheads. Purple thistle-like flowers in May to September followed by hard slightly prickly seed-heads. The plant itself has no prickles. Insect friendly.
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Ling Heather Seed
Calluna vulgarisLing Heather or Calluna vulgaris is a dwarf twiggy shrub that is often abundant on mountains and moorland. The petals are concealed by the familiar purple sepals from July into early autumn. Common in Europe and Asia Minor.
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Meadow Buttercup Seed
Ranunculus acrisThe familiar bright yellow flowered perennial of meadows and pastures. Easily established.
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Meadow Cranesbill Seed
Geranium pratenseMeadow Cranesbill. Perennial, native wildflower. Big blue flowers in summer. Grows to about 60cm. Verges and scrubby areas in sun.
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Meadowsweet Seed
Filipendula ulmariaFrothy cream flowers in July. Interesting foliage with red stems
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Musk Mallow Seed
Malva moschataLarge but delicate rose-pink flowers summer to autumn. Looks like a cultivated plant, not a wild native!
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Phacelia/Fiddlehead Seed
Phacelia tanacetifoliaPhacelia is an attractive, hardy annual, great for bumble and honeybees. Dig in before flowering for a green manure
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Purple Loosestrife Seed
Lythrum salicariaMasses of bright purple flowers spikes from July to Sept. Waterside planting best, but not essential.
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Ragged Robin Seed
Lychnis flos-cuculi/Silene flos-cuculiElegant, frothy pink flowers in late spring. Widespread but no longer common.
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Red Campion Seed
Silene dioicaMasses of rose-pink five petalled flowers produced late spring to autumn and sometimes beyond.
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Ribwort Plantain Seed
Plantago lanceolataLeafless stems carry compact heads of tiny brown flowers, above the rosette of leaves. The cream anthers are very prominent and wave in the slightest breeze.
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Scottish Thistle Seed
Onopordum acanthiumOnopordum acanthium
Scottish Thistle, the emblem of Scotland! Leaves looking as though they’re covered in cotton wool. Purple thistle flowers in summer and early autumn. As with all thistles, great for insects.
Seed from Shropshire
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Sea Campion Seed
Silene uniflora(maritima)Masses of white Campion flowers in late spring and early summer. Attractive pale grey green foliage. Easy care.
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Self-heal Seed
Prunella vulgarisPurple flowers on low growing perennials. Good for Bees.
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