A most striking plant, ideal for back of border and for cutting. Large silky blooms in shades from rich purple to mauve and blues are produced on many branching stems.
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Malva seeds
Mallow
| Type Sowing Temp Cover Seed Advice |
Perennial 16°- 20°C Average layer compost Sow March to April |
| Malva
Sylvestris Mystic Merlin 150cm A most striking plant, ideal for back of border and for cutting. Large silky blooms in shades from rich purple to mauve and blues are produced on many branching stems.
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Sylvestris Zebrina 120cm A striking bi-colour of pink with narrow violet stripes. A stately border plant with an old fashioned feel, flowers from June to September
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Matricaria seeds
| Type Sowing Temp Cover Seed Advice |
Perennial 20-25°C Average layer vermiculite Sow Jan. to July |
| Matricaria
Capensis Nana, Golden Ball
30cm Compact bushy habit with yellow button flowers. Ideal as a summer pot plant edging borders, containers as well as indoor pot plant.
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| Capensis
Nana, Snowball 30cm A white form of above.
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Maurandya seeds
| Type Sowing Temp Cover Seed Advice |
Climber Outdoors / Indoors in a warm bright position Thin layer compost/vermiculite Sow anytime, keep moist, slow germination 2-3+ months. Grow on individual seedlings in 3 inch pots. Plant finally with climbing support in well-drained, sheltered spot or very large pot. Prune to the ground in autumn. Keep tuber frost-free. |
| Maurandya Magic Dragon Maurandya barclaiana Possibly the first hybrid climbing maurandya ever produced. Incredibly fast growing plants, possessing explosive hybrid vigour, producing a wide range of large flower shapes and sizes in all shades of pink and red.
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Meconopsis seeds
(Himalayan blue poppy or
Tibetan poppy)
| Type Sowing Temp Cover Seed Advice |
Hardy
perennial 15-18°C Thin layer vermiculite Sow winter in cold frame for 6 weeks, keep compost moist, then place in gentle heat at 15-18°C for germination. Or preferred method:- Sow at 15-18°C lightly covering seeds, If germination does not take place after 3 weeks give a period of cold 4°C for 2-3 weeks and return to propagator. Sow Dec. to June Flowers May to July |
| Mecanopsis lingholm
90-120cm The true Meconopsis grandis is rare in cultivation, this fertile hybrid, which is a quite reliable perennial, has enormous deep cobalt blue flowers, up to four inches across, and is certainly the best available in the world.
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Betonicifolia (syn. M.baileyi) Himalayan Blue Poppy. The famous blue poppy. A striking plant and an excellent addition to the herbaceous border with large blue single blooms. Prefers a shady position and a woodland type soil.
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| Mecanopsis
Betonicifolia Hensol Violet Striking violet blue flowers are borne through summer on 60cm tall plants.
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napaulensis Beautiful pendant bowl shaped flowers. Deeply lobed leaves felted with silvery hairs, form a sumptuous winter rosette. The monocarpic main stem carries numerous branching spurs bearing blue, yellow to cherry red flowers in midsummer.
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Meconopsis cambrica - Wildflower Welsh Poppy
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Poppy
Perennial Av 750 seeds £1.25 Meconopsis cambrica - Wildflower Welsh Poppy Hgt 20 - 60cm Flowers June to September Solitary yellow flowers. Habitat damp areas, shady sites. Of the same family as the blue Himalayan poppy. An excellent addition to the cottage garden. £1.25 pkt approx 750 seeds |
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Malva Mallow seeds, Matricaria, Maurandya
Magic Dragon climber, Meconopsis, Himalayan Blue Poppy, Mecanopsis Lingholm,
Betonicifolia, Tibetan Blue poppy
The cultural information should be used
as a guide only, I have found a number of different sowing techniques for the
same seed from different sources there does not seem to be a standard. With this
in mind you should use this website as a guide only, you probably already have a
tried and tested way of sowing different seeds.
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