Ivydene Gardens Stage 2 - Infill Plants Index Gallery:
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Plant Associations It is sad to reflect that in England so few gardens open to the public label their plants or label them so that the label is visible when that plant is in flower, so that visitors can identify; and then later locate and purchase that plant. Few mail-order nurseries provide the detail as shown in my rose or heather galleries. If you want to sell a product, it is best to display it. When I sold my Transit van, I removed its signage, cleaned it and took photos of the inside and outside before putting them onto an advert in Autotrader amongst more than 2000 other Transit vans - it was sold in 20 minutes. If mail-order nurseries could put photos to the same complexity from start of the year to its end with the different foliage colours and stages of flowering on Wikimedia Commons, then the world could view the plant before buying it, and idiots like me would have valid material to work with. I have been in the trade (until ill health forced my Sole Trader retirement in 2013) working in designing, constructing and maintaining private gardens for decades and since 2005 when this site was started, I have asked any nursery in the world to supply photos. R.V. Roger in Yorkshire allowed me to use his photos from his website in 2007 and when I got a camera to spend 5 days in July 2014 at my expense taking photos of his roses growing in his nursery field, whilst his staff was propagating them. I gave him a copy of those photos. |
Ageratum houstonianum (Floss Flower) Supplier in UK Ageratum houstonianum is toxic to grazing animals, causing liver lesions. It contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids. |
Blue flowerheads (sometimes white, pink, or purple) Full Sun, |
June to frost |
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Prefers rich soils with good drainage and consistent moisture throughout the growing season. Plants tend to wilt quickly if soils are allowed to dry out. |
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There are many cultivars available of this fast-growing annual. They are best used as bedding, edging, or container plants. Panicles of blue, pink, purple, or white flowerheads arise from oval, downy leaves in midsummer and continue until frost. They have a soft, fuzzy appearance and attract butterflies. Shorter varieties are excellent as bedding plants, edgers (along paths, walkways and border fronts) and container plants (hanging baskets, window boxes, urns or other containers). ---> |
Also effective in rock gardens. Taller varieties are appropriate for mid-borders or cutting gardens. Ageratum houstonianum is prone to becoming a rampant environmental weed when grown outside of its natural range. It has become an invasive weed in the United States, Australia, Europe, Africa, China, Japan, New Zealand, and the Philippines. |
Ageratum houstonianum from Lalbagh Flower Show by By Rameshng (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons |
Anchusa capensis (Cape forget-me-not, ystergras, koringblom) Suppliers of |
Deep Blue Full Sun |
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Plants are upright and narrow, ideal for tucking into mixed containers or massing towards the front of a sunny border. Tolerates hot sites with poor or dry soil. |
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On sunny days the bees love visiting the flowers. If water is available Cape-for-get-me-not can easily be grown as a summer annual. At Kirstenbosch they make a beautiful display flowering with the pink diascias and white osteospermums of the Drakensberg. |
"As you can see, Seedaholic is a genuine 'cottage' industry. The dogs are taking a well earned break from packing duties." for delivery of seeds to "univerities, primary schools, public parks and suburban oasises." Please note that they have some hard work ahead of them in packing the pile of rocks on the left hand side into a walk-in skip! |
Anchusa capensis at the UC Botanical Gardens, Berkeley, California, USA. By Stickpen (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons |
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Browallia speciosa (Amethyst flower) |
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Browallia speciosa at Uppsala Botanic Gardens. By C T Johansson, via Wikimedia Commons |
Callistephus chinensis (China aster) Supplier |
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Beds, borders, cottage gardens, cutting gardens or pots/containers. |
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Callistephus chinensis/zomeraster By Rob Hille, via Wikimedia Commons |
Campanula medium (Canterbury Bells) |
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Plant them in a cluster of all blue or mix them in with other flowers for a show of color. Sow Canterbury Bells flower seeds indoors 6 - 10 weeks before your region's last frost date. Press the Campanula seeds into the soil, but do not cover them. The flower seed germinates in 14 - 21 days. Transplant the seedlings outdoors in rich, well-drained soil that has plenty of compost or sphagnum peat moss worked in. Canterbury Bells need a site in full sun to light shade. Canterbury Bells care includes fertilizing every other month during the growing season for best height and heaviest bloom. These taller Campanula plants may need support to keep flowers upright. Cut Canterbury Bells back after flowering. |
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Campanula medium By JeLuf, via Wikimedia Commons |
Centaurea cyanus (Bachelor's Button' |
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Centaurea cyanus, Blue-Bottle, Bachelor's Buttons Powder puff Cornflowers of intense azure blue were once a common sight in summer, dotted throughout golden cornfields. This charming annual still makes an unforgettable impact in grassy meadows and summer borders. Its tall wiry stems and ruffled blooms make Cornflower 'Blue Diadem' is ideal for cutting. The nectar rich blooms attract bees and butterflies too. Height: 75cm (30"). Spread: 30cm (12"). Culinary note: Add petals to salads as a colourful garnish or sprinkle over omelettes or even pasta. For more details about edible flowers |
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Centaurea cyanus By Aorg1961, via Wikimedia Commons |
Consolida ambigua (Consolida ajacis, Larkspur) Supplier of Consolida ambigua (now known as Consolida ajacis, Rocket Larkspur) Supplier |
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Excellent cut flower for fresh or dried arrangements. Easily grown from seed in loose, moderately rich, consistently moist, well-drained soils in full sun. |
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Consolida ajacis at the Huntington Library & Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California, USA. By Stickpen (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons |
Convolvulus tricolor |
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The flowers are usually tri-coloured, with yellow or gold throats surrounded by a flared white ring, and then the main colour of the trumpet, either brilliant blue, red or white, or more pastel shades of these. Blooms last a day, but many more follow all season. They are a useful way of attracting beneficial insects, such as hoverflies, into the garden. |
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English: Convolvulus Tricolor flower Français : Fleur Convolvulus Tricolor connue sous le nom courant "Belle de jour". By D4m1en via Wikimedia Commons |
Cynoglossum amabile (Chinese forget-me-not) |
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This biennial is on the list of RHS Perfect for Pollinators. A cultivated form of this attractive biennial, admirable for supplying colour to the early summer border, when their indigo-blue flowers are produced very freely. Use for Cut Flowers. Plants prefer some light afternoon shade in hot summer climates. Tolerates average to poor soils. Avoid unamended heavy clay soils. The 5 large seeds are covered in velcro-like hooks so that they will stick to animals or birds to be dispersed. |
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Cynoglossum amabile in the UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, California, USA. By D4m1en via Wikimedia Commons |
Gomphrena globosa (Globe Amaranth) Supplier |
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Globe amaranth is an all-time flower-gardening favorite. It seems to have it all -- it thrives in hot conditions, it blooms nearly nonstop, the interesting pom-pom flowers are great for cutting and drying, and it attracts butterflies. |
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Gomphrena globosa (വാടാമല്ലി, വാടാർമല്ലി, രക്തമല്ലിക, रक्तमल्लिका rakthamallika in Malayalam, Sanskrit and Hindi) മലയാളം: വാടാമല്ലി, വാടാർമല്ലി, രക്തമല്ലി, രക്തമല്ലിക Gomphrena globosa. By Viswaprabha via Wikimedia Commons |
Heliotropium arborescens (Cherry Pie, Mary Fox, White Queen) Supplier of Heliotrope Fragrant Delight Supplier of Heliotrope 'Midnight Sky' |
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Fragrant; prefers rich soil, requires little care. Temperate perennials usually grown as annuals and growing a heliotrope plant will be an additional pleasure for those who live in places with hot, dry summers. They are drought and heat tolerant and deer hate them. Today, heliotrope flowers come in varieties of white, purple and pale lavender.
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日本語: キダチルリソウ,ニオイムラサキ,ヘリオトロープ Place:Osaka Prefectural Flower Garden,Osaka,Japan. By I, KENPEI via Wikimedia Commons |
Ipomoea tricolor (Morning Glory Vine) Supplier in UK |
'Heavenly Blue' is Azure-blue, trumpet-shaped flowers, each with a white eye, open in the morning and last just one day, but appear in a continuous stream throughout the summer. Full Sun |
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Moderately fertile, well-drained soil |
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Morning glory is a fast-growing, twining annual with heart-shaped light to mid-green leaves and vibrantly colored, funnel-shaped flowers to 3 inches across. Cultivars include
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This is a spectacular annual or short-lived perennial climber, that is ideal for training over a pergola or arch in a sunny, sheltered site. FOR POT PLANTS: Transplant in a soil-based compost to 20cm (8in) pots and grow in a cool, well ventilated position with shade from direct sun. CAUTION: Seeds are poisonous. |
Ipomoea tricolor heike 4. By Heike Loechel via Wikimedia Commons |
Lathyrus odoratus with 900 results from RHS The National Sweet Pea Society promotes knwledge and cultivation of Lathyrus odoratus (Sweet Peas) and other members of the Lathyrus family. |
Many flower colours Full Sun |
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Grow sweet peas in fertile, well-drained, humus-rich soil and in full sun or very light dappled shade. For best results, incorporate organic matter such as garden compost or well-rotted manure at least four weeks before planting and apply a mulch of Spent Mushroom Compost with matured Cow Manure to provide fertiliser throughout the growing season. After planting, water the plants well during dry spells. |
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A choice variety for its extraordinarily dark navy-blue flowers and superb, intense fragrance. Sweet Pea ‘King Size Navy Blue’ bears up to 5 large, frilled blooms on each slender stem, making this an excellent cut flower for filling small vases with just a few stems. Let it intertwine with paler varieties for an unforgettable display in the garden. Height: 180cm (71”). Spread: 30cm (12”) Thompson & Morgan have other blue flowered Lathyrus odoratus including Sweet Pea 'Blue Velvet' with Intriguing deep purple-blue flowers that are so dark they almost appear to shimmer black in the summer sunshine. |
Sweet Pea 'Blue Shift' The astonishing colour-changing blooms of Sweet Pea 'Blue Shift' transform from light mauve to true blue as they mature. These extraordinary annuals make a spectacular display bearing different coloured blooms at the same time - flowers even change colour in the vase after cutting! Bred by renowned New Zealand Lathyrus breeder, Dr. Keith Hammett, this is a 'must have' for the sweet pea enthusiast. Height: 180cm (71"). Spread: 30cm (12"). Useful links: Ideal For: patio, walls and fences, cottage gardens, scented gardens, cut flower garden Flowering Period: May, June, July, August Sowing Months: March, April, October Position: full sun |
Lathyrus odoratus, Sweet Pea - Flower - Kerava, Finland. By Anneli Salo via Wikimedia Commons See Growing Sweet Peas page from The National Sweet Pea Society for further sowing details, or Join The National Sweet Pea Society and receive the Booklet "Enjoy Sweet Peas" Produced by the Society - Softback – 9th edition 2008 (sent free to new members). First written in 1946, this completely revised and illustrated 88 page booklet contains invaluable information on cultivation of the Sweet Pea. |
Limonium sinuatum (Statice) Good everlasting flowers |
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A very useful plant both for the abundance of colour it brings during summer to the border and, being amongst the most popular of everlasting flowers, for providing dried flowers for winter decoration. |
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Limonium sinuatum. By Frank Vincentz via Wikimedia Commons |
Lisianthus russulus (Eustoma grandiflorum, Eustoma exaltatum, Prairie gentian) |
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Eustoma Arena Red F1 Still 'topping the flower charts' as a long lasting cut flower but the improvement in colour is beyond belief! |
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Eustoma exaltatum ssp. russellianum. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Texas State Office. By Clarence A. Rechenthin via Wikimedia Commons |
Lobelia erinus (Edging lobelia) Supplier |
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Lobelia erinus is a very popular edging plant in gardens, especially for hanging baskets and window boxes. It has a particularly long flowering period, from mid spring to early autumn. |
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This image shows a Lobelia close-up. By André Karwath aka Aka, via Wikimedia Commons |
Myosotis sylvatica (Wood Forget-me-not, Woodland forget-me-not) |
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This beautiful biennial forget-me-not is excellent for edging pathways or for under-planting spring flowering bulbs such as tulips or daffodils. Thriving in sun or partial shade, it looks lovely at the front of a mixed, herbaceous or wildflower border. Generally found in woods, scree and rock ledges; common throughout the British Isles. it is particularly associated with spring bedding schemes involving other spring-flowering subjects, notably daffodils, tulips, wallflowers and primulas. |
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Myosotis sylvatica. By Frank Vincentz via Wikimedia Commons |
Nemophila menziesii 'Penny Black' Supplier of Nemophila menziesii (Baby-blue eyes) |
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Round black flowers with white edge, crinkled-edge leaves. Adorable hardy annual, may self sow. Sun or light shade. 5″ |
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Nemophila menziesii — Baby blue eyes, annual wildflower. On Mount Tamalpais, in Marin County, California. By Franz Xaver via Wikimedia Commons |
Nierembergia hippomanica (Cup flower) Supplier |
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Nierembergia Cupflower creates a colorful edging or ground cover in borders or rockeries all summer. |
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Nigella damascena (Love-in-a-mist) |
Blue Full Sun, Part Shade |
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Lacy, filamentous foliage makes a soft and alluring background for the flowers, whose distinctive blue petals nestle among the feathery leaves. Garden series such as 'Persian Jewels' have purple and white flowers, as well as those in various shades of blue. The large, inflated, lantern-like seed capsules are almost as decorative as the flowers and last until autumn.
This easy grow annual plant has it all; pretty, fern like foliage, handsome velvety flowers, and eye-catching seed-heads! Grow Nigella papillosa 'Midnight' by sowing direct into beds and borders. Rich blue flowers sit aloft the lacy fine-cut foliage. These are followed by quirky, dark purple seed pods, extending the interest of this border star well into autumn. Love-in-a-mist is perfect for cutting and using fresh or dried. Height: 55cm (22"). Spread: 30cm (12"). |
A lovely annual to naturalize among roses, especially the older varieties. Also effective for gap-filling, in a mixed border or for lining a lavender hedge. Nigella damascena. By Rob Hille via Wikimedia Commons |
The recessive tints of blue love-in-a-mist and dusky crimson-purple Rosa 'Tuscany Superb' set off the bright flowers of Rosa gallica 'Versicolor', while the white rose campion (Lychnis coronaria 'Alba') lightens the ensemble. Fairly hard annual pruning will keep 'Tuscany Superb' at about the same height as Rosa gallica 'Versicolor'. Love-in-a-mist, devil in the bush. By Wildfeuer, via Wikimedia Commons |
Petunia x hybrida (Petunia) Supplier |
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Petunia x hybrida 'Purple Velvet' F1 Hybrid. Can also be planted in borders where it will make very effective ground cover. |
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Purple petunia. By Ellywa via Wikimedia Commons |
Phlox drummondii (Annual Phlox) |
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Phlox drummondii 'Dwarf Beauty Mixed'. It produces large solid heads of bright rich colours on dwarf bushy plants. P. drummondii is often used as an ornamental plant. The flowers have a wide range of colours from white and cream through pinks, lilacs, roses, purples and reds, to almost black. Deadhead; thrives in rich, well-drained soil; give extra water in dry periods. |
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Flowers. By Vinayaraj via Wikimedia Commons |
Salpiglossis sinuata (Painted tongue) |
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Painted tongue plants (Salpiglossis sinuata) are upright annuals with trumpet-shaped, petunia-like blooms. |
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Flower of Salpiglossis sinuata (Solanaceae) at Jena Botanical Garden, Germany. By Carstor via Wikimedia Commons |
Salvia farinacea |
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Uses Beds and Borders, Suitable as Annual Prefers rich soil in full sun; drought tolerant, but fares better w/regular watering during prolonged dry periods. |
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Salvia farinacea. By Rob Hille via Wikimedia Commons |
Scabiosa atropurpurea (Pincushion Flower, aka Sweet Scabious) |
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Butterflies love these lovely, sweetly fragrant, easy-to-grow, ever-popular and very rewarding hardy annuals; so this is on the list of RHS Perfect for Pollinators. Moderately fast growing, they give a profusion of double pincushion flowers, two inches or so across, on tall, strong stems. Blooming from summer into early autumn, they will supply you with some excellent cut flowers. |
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Scabiosa sp. By Por los caminos de Málaga, via Wikimedia Commons |
Torenia fournieri (Wishbone flower) Supplier |
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Wishbone flower is a small, bushy annual that is especially valuable because it blooms |
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• 日本語: トレニア、ナツスミレ Place:Osaka-fu Japan. By I, KENPEI, via Wikimedia Commons |
Trachymene coerulea (Blue lace flower) |
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Beautiful pale blue, flat lacy umbels, which is lovely on its own, or used as a scented filler in any arrangement. In addition, it attracts beneficial insects to the garden. Cut the flowers in the morning when approximately 80% of the flowers are open. They will last around 7 to 10 days in a vase. For dried flowers, air dry flowers for two to three weeks in a dark, dry place. Darkness is necessary so the flowers do not turn brown. |
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Blue lace flower. ブルーレースフラワー。. By Yoko Nekonomania via Wikimedia Commons |
Verbena x hybrida (Garden verbena) Supplier |
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1343 results from Royal Horticultural Society. Verbena bonariensis - Tall, narrow, sparsely-leafed stems bear flattened heads of bright lavender-purple flowers that provide useful height in a herbaceous border. This is a short-lived perennial, and because it is borderline hardy, plants may be damaged by winter frosts. This may be avoided by leaving the dead stalks until spring, when new growth is evident, before cutting them back. A protective mulch should be added around them in the autumn with leaf mould or compost. They do, however, self-seed liberally and resulting seedlings are stronger and more drought-tolerant than those that are transplanted. This is a superb butterfly plant, rivalling even buddleja. The Royal Horticultural Society have given it the Award of Garden Merit. Looks good with:
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File:Verbena rigida 'Hardy garden verbena' (Verenaceae) flower.JPG Taken in the Cambridge University Botanic Garden. By Magnus Manske via Wikimedia Commons |
Viola x wittrockiana (Pansy) Supplier of Viola x wittrockiana - Pansy Seeds - Winter Flowering Mix |
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A high quality variety that can be grown as a normal summer flowering pansy or as a winter flowering type. It boasts large flowers up to 8cm (3") across, in red, orange, yellow, blue, violet, white and pink, including plain and faced types. Height 20-25cm (8-10"). HB/HP - Hardy biennial/Hardy perennial. Can be grown in Full Sun, Part shade or Full Shade. Impressive, weather-tolerant plants that can flower year-round. Sow May-July outdoors in a cold frame or seedbed to bloom the following spring, or February-April under glass to flower May-September the same year. |
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Viola x wittrockiana 'Blue with purple wings', Munich Botanical Garden, Germany. By Diego Delso via Wikimedia Commons |
Amberboa muricata |
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Easy to grow annual which produces tall stems clothed with large, attractive, purple-mauve flowers, adding height to borders and ideal for cutting. Spectacular sown en-masse in drifts and will flower all summer long until the first night frosts of autumn. Ideal For: cottage gardens, wildlife gardens, cut flower garden Flowering Period: July, August, September, October Sowing Months: April, May, June Position: full sun |
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Linum grandiflorum 'Blue Dress' |
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Stunning border plant, producing tine sprays with masses of attractive true-blue flowers throughout the summer. Ideal for borders, bedding or containers. Ideal For: patio, cottage gardens Flowering Period: June, July, August Sowing Months: March, April, May, August, September Position: full sun |
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Scarlet Flax (Linum grandiflorum) growing in Mason, New Hampshire garden. By Rob Duval via Wikimedia Commons |
Anagallis monelli (Shrubby Pimpernel, Lysimachia monelli, Blue Pimpernel) |
Gentian blue with small red center Full Sun to Light Shade |
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Blue is the most sought-after colour in the garden and there are few true blue flowering plants available. This charming and unassuming plant is easily raised from seed and, although a perennial it is quite tender and is often grown as an annual. Garden Uses - Rock gardens, beds and borders. Ground cover. Containers. Hanging baskets. |
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Anagallis monelli2.JPG - Português: Morrião-perene, morrião-grande, morrião-dos-xistos, morrião-de-folha-estreita |
Brachyscome group |
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Brachyscome multifida var. multifida 'Evan' This cultivar is a bushy perennial form with a cushion-like habit 100-150mm tall by up to 400mm across. The flowers are mauve, ca 12mm in diameter and occur from spring to autumn. Species include:
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File:Brachyscome iberidifolia - Bergianska trädgården - Stockholm, Sweden - DSC00172.JPG - Botanical specimen in the Bergianska trädgården - Stockholm, Sweden. By Daderot via Wikimedia Commons |
Convolvulus tricolor |
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The flowers are usually tri-coloured, with yellow or gold throats surrounded by a flared white ring, and then the main colour of the trumpet, either brilliant blue, red or white, or more pastel shades of these. Blooms last a day, but many more follow all season. They are a useful way of attracting beneficial insects, such as hoverflies, into the garden. |
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English: Convolvulus Tricolor flower Français : Fleur Convolvulus Tricolor connue sous le nom courant "Belle de jour". By D4m1en via Wikimedia Commons |
Lablab 'Ruby Moon' (Dolichos lablab, Lablab purpureus) |
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Purple leaves, fragrant purple flowers, edible shiny dark purple beans. Tender climber, can grow as annual. 10ft |
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English: Lablab purpureus in Hampyung, Korea 한국어: 함평생태공원에 사는 편두 잎. By Dalgial via Wikimedia Commons |
NatureHills (America's Largest Online Plant Nursery) has 15 Blue or Purple flowers of Annuals. Annie's has 49 Blue to Purple flowers of Annuals. |
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Fritillaria, Funkia, Gal-anthus, Galtonia, Gladiolus, Hemero-callis |
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Scented Flora of the World by Roy Genders - was first published in 1977 and this paperback edition was published on 1 August 1994 ISBN 0 7090 5440 8:- |
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I am using the above book from someone who took 30 years to compile it from notes made of his detailed observations of growing plants in preference to |
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The Propagation of Alpines by Lawrence D. Hills. Published in 1950 by Faber and Faber Limited describes every method of propagation for 2,500 species. Unlike modern books published since 1980, this one states exactly what to do and is precisely what you require if you want to increase your alpines. |
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Fragrant Plants adds the use of another of your 5 senses in your garden:- |
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STAGE 2 Fan-trained Shape From Rhododendrons, boxwood, azaleas, clematis, novelties, bay trees, hardy plants, evergreens : novelties bulbs, cannas novelties, palms, araucarias, ferns, vines, orchids, flowering shrubs, ornamental grasses and trees book, via Wikimedia Commons |
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Ramblers Scramblers & Twiners by Michael Jefferson-Brown (ISBN 0 - 7153 - 0942 - 0) describes how to choose, plant and nurture over 500 high-performance climbing plants and wall shrubs, so that more can be made of your garden if you think not just laterally on the ground but use the vertical support structures including the house as well. The Gardener's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Climbers & Wall Shrubs - A Guide to more than 2000 varieties including Roses, Clematis and Fruit Trees by Brian Davis. (ISBN 0-670-82929-3) provides the lists for 'Choosing the right Shrub or Climber' together with Average Height and Spread after 5 years, 10 years and 20 years. |
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STAGE 4D Trees and Shrubs suitable for Clay Soils (neutral to slightly acid) Trees and Shrubs suitable for Dry Acid Soils Trees and Shrubs suitable for Shallow Soil over Chalk Trees and Shrubs tolerant of both extreme Acidity and Alkalinity Trees and Shrubs suitable for Damp Sites Trees and Shrubs suitable for Industrial Areas Trees and Shrubs suitable for Cold Exposed Areas Trees and Shrubs suitable for Seaside Areas Shrubs suitable for Heavy Shade Shrubs and Climbers suitable for NORTH- and EAST-facing Walls Shrubs suitable for Ground Cover Trees and Shrubs of Upright or Fastigiate Habit Trees and Shrubs with Ornamental Bark or Twigs Trees and Shrubs with Bold Foliage Trees and Shrubs for Autumn Colour Trees and Shrubs with Red or Purple Foliage Trees and Shrubs with Golden or Yellow Foliage Trees and Shrubs with Grey or Silver Foliage Trees and Shrubs with Variegated Foliage Trees and Shrubs bearing Ornamental Fruit Trees and Shrubs with Fragrant or Scented Flowers Trees and Shrubs with Aromatic Foliage Flowering Trees and Shrubs for Every Month:- |
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Whether your Heavy Clay or Light Sandy / Chalk Soil is excessively Alkaline (limy) / Acidic or not, then there is an Action Plan for you to do with your soil, which will improve its texture to make its structure into a productive soil instead of it returning to being just sand, chalk, silt or clay. |
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Reasons for stopping infilling of Sense of Fragrance section on 28/07/2016 at end of Sense of Fragrance from Stephen Lacey Page. From September 2017 will be creating the following new pages on Sense of Fragrance using Scented Flora of the World by Roy Genders. |
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Finally, you might be advised to check that the adjacent plants to the one you have chosen for that position in a flower bed are suitable; by checking the entry in Companion Planting - like clicking A page for checking Abies - and Pest Control page if you have a pest to control in this part of the flower bed. |
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Since 2006, I have requested photos etc from the Mail-Order Nurseries in the UK and later from the rest of the World. Few nurseries have responded.
with the aid of further information from other books, magazines and cross-checking on the internet. |