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The MGS seed list
Chantal Guiraud from Montpellier, France is running a seed exchange for MGS members. Chantal has a good selection of seeds, a list of which appears below, mostly provided by herself but also now from our members. Please read the instructions carefully before you order and remember that although you are not obliged to send seeds in exchange, only by receiving seeds from members can Chantal add to the list of seeds on offer. Watch this page for additions to and deletions from the list.
Chantal writes: "What a wonderful trip we had to Australia for the AGM in October 2012, and what an amazing botanical discovery it was for me! I couldn’t help thinking of Joseph Banks, who, in 1770, discovered Australia when he landed at Botany Bay, south of Sydney. The welcome the Australians gave us was magnificent, the visits to gardens outstanding, the quality of the lectures most professional – and the whole meeting flawlessly organised by the two Australian Branch Heads, Merilyn Kuchel and Kaye Stokes, and by Trevor Nottle.
As I had expected, I didn’t collect as many seeds as at previous AGMs, yet seeing the spring flowering was an ample compensation. We also discovered plant families that were unknown, or almost unknown, to us, such as the Proteaceae and Myrtaceae.
At our visit to the Heronswood nursery in Victoria, Marcus Ryan, who had visited us in 2011 and given a lecture at Montpellier, donated seeds to the MGS. These were of edible plant whose pretty flowers we had noticed: Pisum sativum, with ornamental purple pink flowers followed by purple pods and green peas inside, and Vicia faba with crimson flowers. This nursery has a highly original organically cultivated potager.
Our visit to Barossa Bush Gardens, near Adelaide, was also a wonderful experience. Their objective is to help re-establish the biodiversity of the vegetation native to the Barossa valley. The project showcases the native species in Display Gardens to encourage people to make their own gardens using the native flora which is becoming endangered. Chris Hall, the coordinator for this project, gave us some seeds of them:
- Dichopogon strictus or Chocolate lily. It tolerates temperatures down to at least -7°C, requires a sandy loam and leaf mould and succeeds in most soils. This species has a brief dormancy in late summer/early fall and needs moisture during its long growing period. Plants should be grown in light shade or morning sun and afternoon shade. It takes only 1-2 years for the plants to mature from seed.
- Hakea carinata: I think that the genus Hakea should be used more widely in Europe, at least in the south, for these shrubs tolerate drought, light frosts and alkaline soils. This species has creamy-white flowers in spring and can reach a height of up to three metres. Germination presents no problems provided that the seeds are fresh.
- Enchylaena tomentosa (Ruby Saltbush): this is a low-growing semi-succulent plant, coping with dryness, light frosts (-6°C) and salt winds. It can be propagated successfully by seed.
During our morning of lectures, Dr Greg Kirby spoke delightfully about the floral emblem of South Australia, Sturt’s Desert Pea (Swainsona formosa), and gave us seeds of it. It is a slow-growing, creeping annual germinating just after rain. A deep, well-drained soil in an open sunny position is essential under cultivation. Seeds are best sown in late winter or early spring. Soak seeds overnight in warm/hot water, then, because it is hard to transplant, sow in the position where the plant is to grow. This one is not so easy to germinate in cultivation.
I shall finish with our visit to Al-Ru Farm, followed by a memorable dinner organised by our charming hostess Ruth Irving. Her garden is perhaps not the tidiest but is so exuberant and full of spontaneity that we fell under its charm. Of all the gardens we visited, this was the most striking example of the way gardens reflect their owners. Ruth most generously gave the MGS seeds of her peony-flowered poppies (Papaver somniferum Paeoniiflorum Group), romantic and exuberant, in hues that are at the same time gentle and strong.
Here is a list of other seeds collected in Australia: Arctotis x hybrida, Callitris preissii (smoke treatment required), Cardiocrinum giganteum, Darwinia meeboldii, Dodonaea sinuolata, Dryandra praemorsa, Eriocephalus africanus, Erythrina acanthocarpa, Eucalyptus crucis, E. erythrocorys, E. megacornuta, E. platypus, E. tetragona, E. torquata, Euphorbia rigida, Grevillea robusta, Hakea francisiana, H. leucoptera, Heritiera actinophylla, Melaleuca sp. (smoke treatment required), Olearia pannosa subsp. cardiophylla, Pimelea physodes (smoke treatment required), Puya mirabilis, Roldana petasitis, Salvia africana-lutea, Salvia coerulea, Santalum acuminatum, Schotia brachypetala, Thomasia sp. (smoke treatment required) and Ulmus glabra
I’d also like to mention a donor who gardens in Chile, who has sent us seeds of Eriogonum arborescens, Billardiera heterophylla, Dietes iridioides, Banksia integrifolia and Hardenbergia violacea. I take this opportunity to thank him, as well as all the other donors who have contributed to the diversity of our seed list." Orders (without any closing date) should be sent to me at:
75 rue de la Vieille Poste, 34000 Montpellier, France
or to: mgsseedlist@gmail.com.
When you order your seeds, don’t forget to give me your name and address.
Members may order 10 packets, while donors may order 15 packets. There is no cost: this service is free for all MGS members. Don't forget to give me substitutes if you want to receive your full allocation. Most items are available only in very small quantities. All members are responsible for complying with their local laws.
It is a good practice to begin sowing in January/February/March (in the northern hemisphere); however, in a mediterranean climate, autumn sowing (in pots) is also a good choice.
Chantal Guiraud
Seed List -
January 2013
(AGM = Award of Garden Merit, given by the Royal Horticultural Society)
AGM |
NAME |
ORIGIN |
COLOUR |
|
Abutilon theophrasti |
|
|
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Acacia farnesiana |
|
|
|
Acacia iteaphylla |
Spain |
|
|
Acacia podalyriifolia |
Mallorca |
|
* |
Acacia retinodes |
Spain |
|
|
Acacia terminalis |
|
|
|
Acanthus sennii |
Sparoza |
|
* |
Acer griseum |
France |
|
* |
Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium' |
|
|
|
Acer monspessulanum |
France |
|
|
Achillea aegyptiaca |
France |
|
|
Achillea coarctata |
|
|
|
Achillea filipendulina |
France |
|
|
Achillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen' |
France |
|
|
Adansonia digitata |
|
|
* |
Agapanthus africanus |
|
|
|
Albizia julibrissin |
Greece |
|
|
Alcea rosea |
|
yellow/apricot |
|
Alcea rosea |
|
mixed colours |
|
Alcea rosea 'Nigra' |
|
black |
|
Alcea rugosa |
France |
|
|
Allium ampeloprasum
(syn. Allium ampeloprasum var. babingtonii) |
|
* |
Allium cristophii |
Greece |
|
|
Allium schubertii |
|
|
|
Allium sp. |
Sparoza |
white summer flowering |
|
Allium tuberosum |
|
|
|
Aloe africana |
Jerusalem |
|
|
Aloe buhrii |
Jerusalem |
|
|
Aloe ferox |
Jerusalem |
|
|
Aloe lutescens |
Jerusalem |
|
|
Aloe maculata |
Jerusalem |
|
|
Aloe marlothii |
Jerusalem |
|
|
Aloe plicatilis |
|
orange |
|
Aloe striatula |
France |
|
|
Aloe thraskii |
Jerusalem |
|
|
Amaranthus hypochondriacus 'Alegria' |
|
|
* |
Amaryllis belladonna |
|
|
|
Amelanchier ovalis |
|
|
|
Amsonia tabernaemontana var. salicifolia |
France |
|
* |
Anemanthele lessoniana (syn. Stipa arundinacea) |
|
|
|
Anemone coronaria |
Sparoza |
|
|
Angelica sp. |
California |
round purple heads |
|
Anthyllis barba-jovis |
France |
|
|
Anthyllis cytisoides |
France |
|
|
Antigonon leptopus |
Singapour |
|
|
Antirrhinum majus |
Greece |
deep rose/red |
* |
Aptenia cordifolia |
|
|
|
Araujia sericifera |
France |
|
* |
Arbutus menziesii |
California |
|
|
Arctotis x hybrida |
Australia |
purple |
* |
Argyrocytisus battandieri (syn. Cytisus battandieri) |
France |
|
|
Artemisia dracunculus |
Crete |
|
|
Arundo mediterranea
(syn. Ampelodesmos mauritanica) |
|
|
|
Asclepias speciosa |
California |
|
|
Asclepias syriaca |
|
|
|
Asphodeline liburnica |
Czech Republic |
|
|
Asphodeline lutea (syn. Asphodelus luteus) |
|
|
|
Asphodelus aestivus (syn. Asphodelus microcarpus) |
France |
|
|
Asphodelus fistulosus |
|
|
|
Astragalus balearicus |
|
|
* |
Ballota acetabulosa |
Greece |
|
|
Banksia integrifolia |
Chile |
|
* |
Baptisia australis |
France |
|
|
Bauhinia sp. |
Spain |
small white flowers |
|
Bauhinia variegata |
Mallorca |
|
|
Bauhinia yunnanensis |
Mallorca |
|
|
Berberis glaucocarpa |
|
|
|
Berlandiera lyrata |
France |
|
* |
Billardiera heterophylla (syn. Sollya heterophylla) |
Chile |
|
* |
Brunnera macrophylla |
|
|
|
Buddleja glomerata |
Spain |
|
* |
Buddleja officinalis |
|
|
|
Bulbine frutescens 'Hallmark' |
Mallorca |
|
|
Bupleurum dianthifolium subsp. barceloi |
|
|
|
Bupleurum fruticosum |
France |
|
|
Bupleurum gibraltaricum |
|
|
|
Caesalpinia gilliesii |
Greece |
|
|
Caesalpinia pulcherrima |
Burma |
|
|
Calamagrostis ophitidis |
California |
|
|
Calendula officinalis |
France |
|
|
Calliandra sp. |
Burma |
red |
|
Callistemon citrinus (syn. Callistemon laevis) |
France |
|
|
Callistemon pallidus |
France |
|
|
Callistemon phoeniceus |
Mallorca |
|
|
Callistemon pinifolius |
France |
|
|
Callitris preissii |
Australia |
|
|
Callitris sp. |
France |
|
|
Camptosema rubicundum |
France |
|
|
Canna indica 'Indian shot' |
Portugal |
yellow/red |
|
Capparis spinosa |
France |
|
|
Capsicum annuum |
Portugal |
|
|
Cardiocrinum giganteum |
Australia |
|
|
Cardiospermum halicacabum |
France |
|
* |
Carex buchananii |
France |
|
|
Carissa macrocarpa |
Mallorca |
|
* |
Carpenteria californica |
California |
|
|
Carthamus dianius (syn. Carduncellus dianius) |
Spain |
|
|
Cascabela thevetia (syn. Thevetia peruviana) |
Crete |
|
|
Catalpa ovata |
France |
|
|
Celsia arcturus (syn. Verbascum arcturus) |
Mallorca |
|
|
Celtis australis |
|
|
|
Ceratonia siliqua |
Greece |
|
* |
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides |
France |
|
* |
Ceratostigma willmottianum |
France |
|
* |
Cercis siliquastrum |
|
|
|
Cerinthe major |
Mallorca |
|
* |
Chamaerops humilis |
Mallorca |
|
|
Cheirolophus intybaceus |
France |
|
|
Chilopsis linearis |
France |
|
|
Chimonanthus praecox
(syn. Chimonanthus yunnanensis) |
France |
|
|
Cimicifuga sp. |
California |
deep purple stems |
|
Cionura erecta |
France |
|
|
Cistus albidus |
France |
|
|
Cistus creticus |
Greece |
|
* |
Cistus ladanifer |
France |
|
* |
Cistus laurifolius |
Czech Republic |
|
|
Cistus salviifolius |
|
|
|
Cistus sp. |
Crete |
|
|
Citrullus lanatus ("citre" or "gigérine") |
|
|
|
Clematis crispa |
|
|
|
Clematis flammula |
Greece |
|
* |
Clematis 'Princess Diana' |
Australia |
|
|
Clematis tangutica |
France |
|
|
Clematis terniflora var. mandschurica |
France |
|
|
Clematis vitalba |
Greece |
|
|
Cleome spinosa |
|
|
* |
Clianthus puniceus |
Great Britain |
|
|
Cneorum tricoccon |
France |
|
* |
Cobaea scandens |
|
purple |
|
Consolida regalis |
|
|
|
Convolvulus thunbergii (syn. Convolvulus altheoides) |
France |
|
|
Coreopsis grandiflora 'Mayfield Giant' |
|
|
|
Coronilla valentina |
France |
|
|
Cosmos sulphureus |
|
|
* |
Cotinus coggygria |
France |
|
|
Crithmum maritimum |
France |
|
|
Crocosmia sp. |
Sparoza |
pale yellow |
* |
Crocus goulimyi |
Sparoza |
|
* |
Cupressus sempervirens Stricta Group |
|
|
* |
Cyclamen coum |
Greece |
white |
* |
Cyclamen coum |
|
pink |
|
Cyclamen graecum |
Sparoza |
|
* |
Cyclamen hederifolium |
Cyprus |
|
* |
Cynara cardunculus |
France |
|
|
Cynoglossum creticum |
France |
|
|
Cytisus scoparius |
|
|
|
Darwinia meeboldii |
Australia |
|
|
Dasylirion sp. |
|
|
* |
Datura inoxia |
|
|
|
Datura metel 'Ballerina Purple' |
Cyprus |
|
|
Datura stramonium |
Greece |
|
|
Daucus carota |
Mallorca |
|
|
Delphinium sp. |
|
dark blue |
|
Delphinium staphisagria |
|
|
|
Dianthus carthusianorum |
Great Britain |
|
|
Dianthus hyssopifolius
(syn. Dianthus monspessulanus) |
France |
|
|
Dichondra argentea |
Mallorca |
|
|
Dichopogon strictus |
Australia |
|
|
Dietes iridioides |
Chile |
|
|
Dietes robinsoniana |
Australia |
|
|
Dietes sp. |
Mallorca |
white |
|
Diplarrena moraea |
Australia |
|
|
Dodonaea sinuolata |
Australia |
|
|
Dodonaea viscosa |
France |
|
|
Dolichandra unguis-cati
(syn. Macfadyena unguis-cati) |
France |
|
|
Dombeya burgessiae |
Mallorca |
|
|
Dregea sinensis |
France |
|
|
Drimia maritima (syn. Urginea maritima) |
Mallorca |
|
|
Dryandra praemorsa |
Australia |
|
|
Duranta erecta (syn. Duranta plumieri) |
Mallorca |
|
|
Ebenus cretica |
Sparoza |
|
|
Ecballium elaterium |
Australia |
|
|
Eccremocarpus scaber |
Italy |
|
|
Echinacea purpurea |
|
|
|
Echinocactus grusonii |
France |
|
* |
Echinops ritro |
France |
|
|
Echium boissieri |
France |
|
|
Echium plantagineum |
France |
|
|
Echium thyrsiflorum (syn. Echium gentianoides) |
California |
|
|
Eleusine coracana |
France |
|
|
Elsholtzia stauntonii |
France |
|
|
Encelia farinosa |
California |
|
|
Enchylaena tomentosa |
Australia |
|
|
Ephedra fragilis |
Mallorca |
|
|
Erica manipuliflora |
|
|
|
Erica multiflora |
France |
|
* |
Erigeron karvinskianum |
France |
|
|
Eriocephalus africanus |
Australia |
|
|
Eriogonum arborescens |
Chile |
|
|
Eritrichium canum |
Australia |
|
|
Eryngium maritimum |
|
|
|
Eryngium variifolium |
|
|
* |
Erysimum 'Bowles Mauve' |
France |
|
|
Erysimum sp. |
Crete |
|
|
Erythrina acanthocarpa |
Australia |
|
* |
Eschscholzia californica |
France |
|
|
Eschscholzia californica 'Mikado' |
California |
red |
|
Eschscholzia californica 'White Linen' |
California |
white |
|
Eucalyptus bicolor (syn. E. largiflorens) |
Spain |
|
|
Eucalyptus crucis |
Australia |
|
|
Eucalyptus diversifolia |
|
|
|
Eucalyptus erythrocorys |
Australia |
|
|
Eucalyptus leucoxylon subsp. megalocarpa |
Spain |
|
|
Eucalyptus leucoxylon subsp. megalocarpa 'Rosea' |
|
|
|
Eucalyptus megacornuta |
Australia |
|
|
Eucalyptus platypus |
Australia |
|
|
Eucalyptus populnea |
Spain |
|
|
Eucalyptus sideroxylon 'Rosea' |
Spain |
|
|
Eucalyptus tetragona |
Australia |
|
|
Eucalyptus torquata |
Australia |
|
|
Eucalyptus woodwardii |
Spain |
|
* |
Eucomis bicolor |
Czech Republic |
|
|
Euonymus europaeus |
|
|
|
Euphorbia antiquorum (syn. E. arborescens) |
France |
|
* |
Euphorbia rigida |
Australia |
|
* |
Euryops pectinatus |
Mallorca |
|
|
Eustachys distichophylla |
France |
|
|
Fallugia paradoxa |
France |
|
|
Ferraria crispa |
|
|
|
Ferula communis |
|
|
|
Festuca californica 'River House Blues' |
California |
|
|
Festuca 'Doe Bay Blue' |
California |
|
|
Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum' |
France |
|
|
Fraxinus angustifolia |
France |
|
* |
Fraxinus ornus |
France |
|
* |
Freesia laxa (syn. Anomatheca laxa) |
|
|
|
Freesia leichtlinii |
|
|
|
Freesia sp. |
|
yellow |
|
Freylinia lanceolata |
Sparoza |
|
|
Fritillaria pluriflora |
California |
|
|
Fuchsia regia subsp. reitzii |
Mallorca |
|
|
Gaillardia aristata |
|
|
* |
Gaura lindheimeri |
France |
|
* |
Gladiolus communis
(syn. Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus) |
France |
|
|
Gladiolus illyricus |
Greece |
|
|
Gladiolus orchidiflorus |
|
|
|
Gladiolus sp. dwarf |
|
red with white edge |
|
Gladiolus tristis |
Sparoza |
|
|
Gladiolus uysiae |
|
|
|
Glaucium corniculatum |
France |
|
|
Gleditsia triacanthos |
|
|
|
Globularia alypum |
Mallorca |
|
|
Globularia punctata |
|
|
|
Globularia salicina |
Mallorca |
|
|
Gloriosa modesta (syn. Littonia modesta) |
|
|
|
Gloriosa superba 'Rothschildiana' |
France |
|
|
Glycyrrhiza glabra |
|
|
|
Gomphocarpus fruticosus |
Mallorca |
|
|
Goniolimon speciosum |
France |
|
|
Goniolimon speciosum var. speciosum
(syn. Limonium speciosum) |
France |
|
* |
Grevillea robusta |
Australia |
|
|
Habranthus martinezii |
|
|
|
Habranthus sp. |
|
blue |
* |
Habranthus tubispathus |
|
|
|
Hakea carinata |
Australia |
|
|
Hakea francisiana |
Australia |
|
|
Hakea leucoptera |
Australia |
|
|
Halimodendron halodendron |
|
|
|
Hamelia patens |
Mallorca |
|
* |
Hardenbergia violacea |
Chile |
|
|
Hebe buxifolia |
France |
|
|
Helianthemum canariense |
Mallorca |
|
|
Helianthus annuus |
|
bronze |
* |
Helichrysum italicum |
France |
|
|
Helichrysum obconicum |
Mallorca |
|
|
Heliconia psittacorum |
Panama |
|
|
Heracleum sosnowskyi |
|
|
|
Heritiera actinophylla |
Australia |
|
|
Hertia cheirifolia
(syn. Othonopsis cheirifolia) |
France |
|
|
Hesperaloe parviflora |
Mallorca |
|
|
Hesperoyucca whipplei (syn. Yucca whipplei) |
California |
|
|
Heteromeles salicifolia
(syn. Heteromeles arbutifolia) |
|
|
|
Hibiscus coccineus |
France |
|
|
Hibiscus moscheutos |
|
|
|
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis |
Mallorca |
white |
|
Hibiscus syriacus |
Great Britain |
|
|
Hibiscus tiliaceus |
Bali |
|
|
Hibiscus trionum |
France |
|
|
Hippeastrum sp. |
Sparoza |
|
|
Hippocrepis emerus (syn. Coronilla emerus) |
|
|
|
Holboellia coriacea |
|
|
|
Hyoscyamus albus |
France |
|
|
Hypericum balearicum |
Mallorca |
|
|
Inula helenium |
|
|
|
Ipomoea nil 'Roman Candy' |
Mallorca |
|
|
Ipomoea purpurea |
|
double pink |
|
Ipomoea rubriflora |
Burma |
|
|
Iris domestica (syn. Belamcanda chinensis) |
France |
|
* |
Iris douglasiana |
California |
|
* |
Iris foetidissima |
France |
|
* |
Iris graminea |
France |
|
|
Iris Louisiana hybrid |
Australia |
|
* |
Iris missouriensis |
California |
|
|
Jacaranda mimosifolia |
Mallorca |
|
|
Jasminum fruticans |
|
|
|
Juniperus oxycedrus |
France |
|
|
Kniphofia ritualis |
France |
|
* |
Koelreuteria paniculata |
|
|
|
Lablab purpureus 'Ruby Moon' |
France |
|
|
Lachenalia ensifolia (syn. Polyxena ensifolia) |
|
|
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Lathyrus odoratus |
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Lavandula angustifolia |
Spain |
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Lavandula buchii var. buchii |
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Lavandula dhofarensis |
Portugal |
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Lavandula latifolia |
Czech Republic |
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Lavandula multifida |
Czech Republic |
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Lavandula viridis |
Czech Republic |
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Lavandula x heterophylla |
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Leopoldia comosa (syn. Muscari comosum) |
Greece |
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Lepechinia hastata |
Mallorca |
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* |
Lilium henryi |
Mallorca |
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Lilium martagon |
Norway |
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Limonium caprariense |
Mallorca |
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Limonium pruinosum |
France |
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Linum narbonense |
Greece |
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Lomatium californicum |
California |
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* |
Lophospermum erubescens |
France |
|
* |
Luma apiculata (syn. Myrtus luma) |
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Lunaria annua |
Great Britain |
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Lunaria annua 'Variegata' |
California |
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Lupinus albifrons |
California |
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Lycoris aurea |
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Lysimachia minoricensis |
Mallorca |
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* |
Macleaya cordata |
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* |
Mandevilla laxa |
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Manihot esculenta |
France |
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Matthiola sp. |
Great Britain |
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Maurandya barclaiana (syn. Asarina barclaiana) |
Great Britain |
blue |
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Maurandya scandens |
Mallorca |
white |
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Medicago arborea |
France |
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Medicago arborea subsp. citrina |
Mallorca |
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Melaleuca linariifolia |
France |
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Melaleuca sp. |
Australia |
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Melanoselinum decipiens |
Mallorca |
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Melia azedarach |
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Melianthus dregeanus subsp. insignis
(syn. Melianthus comosus) |
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Melianthus major |
Sparoza |
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Mespilus germanica |
Greece |
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Metrosideros excelsa |
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Metrosideros 'Springfire' |
Mallorca |
|
* |
Mimulus aurantiacus |
California |
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Mirabilis jalapa |
|
red and yellow |
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Mirabilis jalapa |
|
white |
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Mirabilis jalapa |
|
cerise pink |
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Molinia caerulea |
France |
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Moraea fugax |
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* |
Myrtus communis |
Mallorca |
garden grown |
* |
Myrtus communis |
Mallorca |
wild |
* |
Nandina domestica |
France |
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Nicandra physalodes |
France |
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* |
Nicotiana langsdorfii |
Great Britain |
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* |
Nicotiana sylvestris |
France |
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* |
Nierembergia linariifolia |
France |
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Ocimum basilicum |
Greece |
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Oenothera glazioviana
(syn. Oenothera erythrosepala) |
Great Britain |
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Oenothera odorata |
France |
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Olearia pannosa subsp. cardiophylla |
Australia |
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Origanum sp. |
Crete |
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Ornithogalum umbellatum |
Sparoza |
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Ostrya carpinifolia |
France |
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Otanthus maritimus |
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* |
Paeonia daurica subsp. mlokosewitschii |
Mallorca |
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Paeonia officinalis |
France |
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Paeonia ostii |
Australia |
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Paeonia rockii |
Norway |
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Paeonia sp. |
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white |
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Paeonia x suffruticosa |
Australia |
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Pancratium maritimum |
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Pandorea jasminoides |
Mallorca |
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Papaver orientale |
France |
double red |
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Papaver rhoeas |
Sparoza |
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Papaver somniferum |
|
mixed colours |
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Papaver somniferum Paeoniiflorum Group |
Australia |
big pink |
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Papaver somniferum Paeoniiflorum Group |
Australia |
lavender/ pink/ purple |
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Papaver somniferum Paeoniiflorum Group |
Australia |
lavender |
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Papaver somniferum Paeoniiflorum Group |
Australia |
red |
* |
Paraserianthes lophantha
(syn. Albizia lophantha) |
Great Britain |
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Parkinsonia aculeata |
Mallorca |
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Passiflora edulis 'Possum Purple' |
Greece |
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Pavonia lasiopetala |
Mallorca |
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Pavonia missionum |
France |
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Pavonia praemorsa |
Sparoza |
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* |
Pennisetum orientale |
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Perilla frutescens var. frutescens
(syn. Perilla frutescens var. purpurascens) |
France |
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Phaenosperma globosa |
France |
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Phaseolus coccineus |
Portugal |
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Phillyrea angustifolia |
Mallorca |
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Phillyrea latifolia |
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Phlomis cretica |
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* |
Phlomis fruticosa |
Greece |
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Phlomis leucophracta |
Portugal |
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* |
Phlomis russeliana |
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Phoenix threophrasti |
Crete |
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Photinia melanocarpa (syn. Aronia melanocarpa) |
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* |
Phygelius capensis |
France |
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Physalis peruviana |
Sparoza |
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Pimelea physodes |
Australia |
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Pimpinella bicknellii |
Mallorca |
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Pinus brutia |
Crete |
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Pistacia lentiscus |
Mallorca |
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Pittosporum rhombifolium |
France |
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Pittosporum undulatum |
Spain |
|
* |
Plumbago auriculata |
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Podranea ricasoliana |
Greece |
|
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Polygonatum biflorum |
France |
|
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Psephellus bellus (syn. Centaurea bella) |
France |
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Ptilostemon chamaepeuce |
Sparoza |
|
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Puya alpestris |
California |
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Puya mirabilis |
Australia |
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Puya sp. |
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* |
Quercus ilex |
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Ranunculus cortusifolius |
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Ratibida columnifera f. pulcherrima |
France |
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* |
Rehmannia elata |
France |
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Retama monosperma |
Italy |
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Rhodanthemum gayanum |
France |
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* |
Rhodanthemum hosmariense |
France |
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Rhodotypos scandens |
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Roldana petasitis (syn. Senecio petasitis) |
Australia |
|
* |
Romneya coulteri |
France |
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Romulea diversiformis |
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Romulea hirta |
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Romulea obscura var. obscura |
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Romulea ramiflora |
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Romulea saldanhensis |
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Romulea tetragona |
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* |
Rosa glauca |
|
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* |
Rosa x alba 'Alba Semiplena' |
France |
|
* |
Rudbeckia triloba |
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Ruellia tweediana (syn. Ruellia brittoniana) |
France |
|
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Ruscus aculeatus |
Mallorca |
|
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Ruta graveolens |
Crete |
|
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Salvia africana-lutea |
Australia |
|
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Salvia barrelieri |
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* |
Salvia candelabrum |
France |
|
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Salvia coccinea 'Coral Nymph' |
Mallorca |
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Salvia coerulea |
Australia |
|
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Salvia cyanescens |
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Salvia greggii 'Alba' |
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Salvia officinalis |
|
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Salvia pratensis |
Mallorca |
|
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Salvia scabra |
|
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Salvia sclarea |
France |
|
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Salvia stenophylla |
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Salvia verbenaca |
France |
|
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Sandersonia aurantiaca |
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Santalum acuminatum |
Australia |
|
* |
Saxifraga stolonifera |
France |
|
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Scabiosa cretica |
Greece |
|
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Schinus molle |
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Schotia brachypetala |
Australia |
|
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Scilla peruviana |
Sparoza |
|
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Securigera varia (syn. Coronilla varia) |
France |
|
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Senecio sp. |
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Senna corymbosa (syn. Cassia corymbosa) |
France |
|
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Senna septemtrionalis |
France |
|
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Senna sp. |
Crete |
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Sesbania punicea |
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|
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Setaria palmifolia |
California |
|
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Sideritis syriaca |
Crete |
|
* |
Silene coronaria 'Alba' (syn. Lychnis coronaria 'Alba') |
France |
|
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Silene coronaria Oculata Group
(syn. Lychnis coronaria Oculata Group) |
France |
|
* |
Silene flos-jovis (syn. Lychnis flos-jovis) |
|
|
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Sisyrinchium striatum |
France |
|
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Solidago virgaurea |
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Sophora macrocarpa |
|
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Sparaxis elegans 'Coccinea' |
France |
|
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Sparaxis tricolor |
Czech Republic |
|
* |
Spartium junceum |
|
|
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Staehelina dubia |
France |
|
* |
Styphnolobium japonicum (syn. Sophora japonica) |
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Swainsona formosa (syn. Clianthus formosus) |
Australia |
|
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Sycopsis sinensis |
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Symphoricarpos orbiculatus |
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Tagetes patula |
|
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Tamarindus indica |
Thailand |
|
* |
Tecoma capensis |
Greece |
|
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Tecoma fulva subsp. garrocha |
Mallorca |
|
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Tecoma stans |
Sparoza |
|
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Teucrium capitatum |
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Teucrium dunense |
|
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Teucrium flavum |
|
|
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Teucrium hircanicum |
France |
|
* |
Thalictrum speciosissimum
(syn. Thalictrum glaucum) |
France |
|
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Thomasia sp. |
Australia |
purple |
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Tigridia pavonia |
|
|
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Tipuana tipu |
Spain |
|
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Tithonia rotundifolia |
France |
|
* |
Trachelium caeruleum |
Mallorca |
dark blue |
* |
Trachelium caeruleum |
|
|
* |
Trachelospermum asiaticum |
Crete |
variegated form |
* |
Trachelospermum asiaticum |
France |
|
* |
Trachelospermum jasminoides |
France |
|
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Tritonia securigera |
|
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Tropaeolum azureum |
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Tulbaghia violacea |
Czech Republic |
|
* |
Tulipa turkestanica |
France |
|
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Ulmus glabra |
Australia |
|
* |
Veltheimia capensis |
Italy |
|
* |
Verbena bonariensis |
France |
|
* |
Verbena rigida |
|
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Viburnum carlesii |
|
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* |
Viburnum farreri |
France |
|
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Viburnum rhytidophyllum |
France |
|
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Viburnum tinus |
Mallorca |
|
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Vigna caracalla |
Mallorca |
|
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Vitex agnus-castus |
Greece |
|
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Vitex trifolia var. purpurea |
Mallorca |
|
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Watsonia sp. |
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Webbia canariensis (syn. Hypericum canariense) |
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Yucca brevifolia |
California |
|
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Zephyranthes candida |
Australia |
|
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Zephyranthes citrina |
|
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Zephyranthes 'La Buffa Rose' |
Sparoza |
|
* |
Zephyranthes minuta
(syn. Zephyranthes grandiflora) |
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Zephyranthes smallii |
Great Britain |
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Even if the ideal periods for sowing perennials are spring or early autumn, late August is a good season for beginning to sow. The trick is to learn how the plant would germinate and grow in nature. So try to sow the seed at the same time that it would be sown naturally.
For seeds needing cold stratification, like acanthus, the easiest way is to sow them and put the pots outside for the winter, letting Mother Nature do the work. You just have to make sure the pots don’t dry out. Seed only starts the germination process in the presence of moisture; once this process has started, drying out is fatal to the seed embryo.
Most perennials will need at least two growing seasons to reach flowering size, while some require more time. So, if germination occurs in autumn, over-winter the seedlings in a greenhouse or a cold frame. Don’t throw out a seed pot just because nothing seems to have happened, sonce some plants take two or three years to germinate.
Here is a list of some perennials to sow in late summer: Alyssum saxatile (syn. Aurinia saxatilis), aster, campanula, catananche, centaurea, gaillardia, gaura, geranium, gerbera, perennial grasses, nepeta, dianthus, papaver, salvia and scabiosa.
Biennals are best started in late spring or summer for transplanting to their permanent homes in late summer or autumn: violas, Cheiranthus cheiri (syn. Erysimum cheiri), Bellis perennis, Hesperis matronalis, etc.
Fast-growing hardy annuals are usually sown in spring but they can be sown in July and will flower later in the season, as for example: Eschscholzia californica, Centaurea cyanus, Delphinium ajacis (syn. Consolida ambigua), Dimorphotheca aurantiaca, Iberis amara, Linaria maroccana, Reseda odorata, Calendula officinalis, Chrysanthemum carinatum, Alyssum maritimum (syn. Lobularia maritima) or Tropaeolum majus.
Sowing in autumn
Some hardy annual flowers can be sown early in the autumn outside and stand the winter season without any protection; they will be stronger and will flower earlier. Generally they are meadow flowers that germinate in autumn and stay as seedlings during winter before flowering in summer. Others, less hardy, may be sown either in situ, covered with a light protection in case of frost, or in pots over-wintered in a garden frame.
Many perennials, most shrubs and trees from temperate or cold regions and some desert plants need a period of cold to break dormancy and encourage them to germinate. Sowing seeds outside in the autumn, usually in pots, allows them to experience the ups and downs of winter temperatures and encourages them to germinate in the spring. If germination occurs in autumn, over-winter the seedlings in a greenhouse or a cold frame. Don’t throw out a seed pot just because nothing seems to have happened, for some plants may take two or three years to germinate.
If you want to have a try, here is a selection from our new seed list of plants that can be sown in autumn:
Achillea |
Agapanthus |
Albizia julibrissin (Greece) |
Alcea |
Allium tuberosum (Montpellier-France) |
Asphodelus |
Bupleurum |
Caesalpinia gilliesii (Greece) |
Callistemon sp. |
Carissa bispinosa (Blanes-Spain) |
Centaurea bella |
Ceratonia siliqua (Greece) |
Cercis siliquastrum |
Cistus |
Clematis tangutica (Montpellier-France) |
Colutea arborescens (Montpellier-France) |
Coronilla valentina |
Cosmos sulphureus(Oregon-USA) |
Cyclamen |
Dianthus barbatus (Great Britain) |
Eryngium |
Eschscholzia californica |
Ferula communis |
Glaucium corniculatum |
Gleditsia triacanthos (Tourettes-sur-Loup-France) |
Hypericum |
Hyssopus officinalis (Montpellier-France) |
Incarvillea arguta (California) |
Iris douglasiana (California) |
Juniperus phoenicea (Greece) |
Kniphofia sp. |
Lathyrus odoratus |
Lunaria annua |
Lupinus arboreus (California) |
Lychnis coronaria |
Macfadyena unguis-cati |
Melianthus |
Myrtus communis (Greece) |
Phlomis russeliana (Tourettes-sur-Loup-France) |
Retama |
Rhamnus alaternus |
Ruta graveolens (Clapiers-France) |
Salvia |
Scabiosa hymnetia |
Sesbania punicea |
Sisyrinchium striatum |
Stipa pulcherrima |
Styrax officinale |
Talinum paniculatum |
Verbena rigida (Greece) |
Yucca whipplei (California) |
Chantal Guiraud
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