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Borago officinalis
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ca$ 3.95 |
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| Annual herb with a bushy and freely growing habit to 60-80cm. Has hairy leaves on hollow stems with pendant sprays of azure blue star-shaped flowers with five petals. It flowers freely all summer and early fall. Can be cut back to encourage more flowers and to control sprawl. |
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Calendula officinalis
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ca$ 3.45 |
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| An annual flower, occasionally surviving into a second year, blooming almost continuously. If that weren't enough, this plant has edible flowers that add colour to salads, and the petals may be used as an alternative for saffron, and are the traditional source for the colour in Cheddar cheese.... |
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Catananche caerulea
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ca$ 3.95 |
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| Short-lived, cornflower-like perennial with clumps of linear, grass-like hairy leaves up to 12 inches long. In mid-summer to autumn, bears blue to lilac-blue flowerheads 2 inches across, with darker centers. Combines well with echinacea, grasses and hemerocallis. This plant is now in the Compositae... |
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Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens'
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ca$ 3.85 |
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| This hardy annual has grey-green leaves and its bracts develop a distinct metallic blue tint near the small purple flowers. Height 12 inches; spread 24 inches. One of the best annual foliage plants, Cerinthe attracts bees and butterflies and gently self-sows to produce plants the following year. |
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Cinnamon basil |
ca$ 3.95 |
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| This bushy annual has bright green elliptic, aromatic leaves and bears whorls of tubular, 2-lipped lavender flowers in summer. Stems and often leaves are flushed purple. |
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Cosmos bipinnatus
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ca$ 3.75 |
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| Growing up to a height of 1.5m (5ft) the plants are nonetheless delicate enough not to form a solid mass and therefore not overpower even very small gardens. Feathery foliage and large bright flowers in shades of pink white and red make this plant a favourite choice. Good for cut flowers (but who... |
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Eschscholzia californica
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ca$ 3.55 |
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| An almost continuous summer display of bright orange flowers above finely divided glaucous-green foliage on this mat-forming annual. 12 inches high. |
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Lathyrus odoratus
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ca$ 3.85 |
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| This annual climber produces racemes of fragrant flowers in shades of white, red, pink and blue from summer to early fall. Make excellent cut flowers. Height to 6 feet. |
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Nigella damascena
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ca$ 3.55 |
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| This annual, a favourite for Victorian gardeners, adds a delicate touch to almost any planting scheme. Sky-blue flowers surrounded by a ruff of foliage are followed by attractive seed pods. The seed pods are useful for dried arrangements of 'Immortals'. Height 20 inches; spread 9 inches. |
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Salvia patens
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ca$ 4.35 |
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| Few plants produce blue flowers, and fewer still produce a purer blue flower than this one does. Called Gentian Sage, this tuberous rooted perennial will come back year after year if given some protection from winter cold, or grow as an annual. Growing 45-60 cm. (18-24 in.) or more in height, the... |
