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. The list is now open for orders. 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. F P
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| Abutilon sp. (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
orange |
| Acacia cultriformis (Cap Roig-Spain) |
2007 |
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| Acacia farnesiana (France) |
2008 |
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| Acacia melanoxylon (California) |
2008 |
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| Acacia saligna (France) |
2008 |
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| Acanthus sp. |
2006 |
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| Acer macrophyllum (Oregon-USA) |
2008 |
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| Acer monspessulanum (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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| Achillea aegyptica (Montpellier-France) |
2008 |
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| Achillea clypeolata |
2005 |
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| Achillea filipendulina 'Jaune Bronze' |
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| Agapanthus praecox ssp. minimus 'Storms River' |
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| Agapanthus sp. (Australia) |
2006 |
white |
| Agrostemma githago |
2005 |
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| Albizia julibrissin |
2007 |
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| Alcea rosea |
2006 |
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| Alcea rosea |
2006 |
pink |
| Alcea rosea |
2006 |
cream |
| Alcea rugosa |
2007 |
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| Allium christophii |
2007 |
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| Allium tuberosum (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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| Alyogyne huegelii (California) |
2008 |
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| Amaranthus hypochondriacus 'Alegria' |
2005 |
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| Amsonia tabernaemontana |
2006 |
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| Angelica stricta 'Purpurea' (California) |
2008 |
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| Annona cherimola |
2007 |
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| Anomatheca laxa (Great Britain) |
2007 |
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| Antirrhinum barrelieri |
2005 |
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| Antirrhinum siculum (Sparoza-Greece) |
2007 |
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| Aquilegia 'Nora Barlow' (Australia) |
2008 |
mauve |
| Aquilegia skinneri (Australia) |
2008 |
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| Aquilegia vulgaris |
2007 |
pink |
| Araujia sericofera (Tourettes-sur-Loup-France) |
2007 |
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| Arctium lappa (Montpellier-France) |
2008 |
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| Aristolochia gigantea |
2006 |
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| Aristolochia sp. |
2006 |
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| Armeria hirta |
2005 |
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| Asarina antirrhinifolia |
2006 |
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| Asarina barclaiana (Sparoza-Greece) |
2007 |
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| Asarina erubescens (Languedoc-France) |
2007 |
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| Asclepias curassavica (Greece) |
2008 |
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| Asphodelus albus |
2007 |
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| Asphodelus fistulosus |
2006 |
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| Aster x frikartii from Helen Dillon |
2007 |
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| Bambusa ventricosa |
2006 |
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| Bauhinia sp. |
2006 |
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| Bauhinia variegata (Greece) |
2008 |
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| Bauhinia variegata 'Candida' (Greece) |
2008 |
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| Belamcanda chinensis |
2008 |
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| Berlandiera lyrata (Montpellier-France) |
2008 |
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| Bessera elegans (Great Britain) |
2007 |
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| Bletilla striata (Bali-Indonesia) |
2007 |
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| Brachychiton discolor (-7°C) |
2007 |
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| Brachypodium phoenicoides |
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| Brahea armata (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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| Buckinghamia celsissima (Australia) |
2006 |
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| Bupleurum fruticosum (Blanes-Spain) |
2007 |
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| Bupleurum gibraltaricum |
2006 |
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| Caesalpinia gilliesii |
2008 |
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| Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Bali-Indonesia) |
2007 |
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| Callistemon citrinus (Minervois-France) |
2008 |
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| Campanula pyramidalis |
2006 |
white |
| Campsis radicans (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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| Camptosema rubicundum |
2007 |
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| Capsicum annuum 'Spitfire' (hot, long and thin chilli) |
2006 |
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| Capsicum chinense 'Rocotillo' (slightly hot chilli) |
2005 |
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| Cardiospermum halicacabum |
2007 |
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| Carissa bispinosa (Blanes-Spain) |
2006 |
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| Cassia floribunda (-10°C) |
2006 |
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| Centaurea bella |
2006 |
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| Ceratonia siliqua (Portugal) |
2007 |
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| Cercis occidentalis (Spain) |
2007 |
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| Cercis siliquastrum |
2007 |
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| Cerinthe major (Great Britain) |
2008 |
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| Cheiranthu ssp. (Greece) |
2008 |
mixed colors |
| Cheirolophus arbutifolius (La Mortola-Italy) |
2007 |
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| Chilopsis linearis |
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| Chimonanthus praecox (Tourettes-sur-Loup-France) |
2007 |
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| Cistus albidus (wild collected, Languedoc-France) |
2008 |
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| Cistus salviifolius (Roussillon-France) |
2007 |
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| Clematis tangutica (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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| Cleome 'Reine Rose' |
2006 |
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| Clerodendrum ugandense |
2006 |
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| Cobaea scandens (Great Britain) |
2008 |
purple |
| Collinsia heterophylla |
2006 |
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| Columnea gloriosa (Cyprus) |
2007 |
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| Colutea arborescens (Montpellier-France) |
2008 |
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| Consolida regalis |
2007 |
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| Coronilla valentina |
2008 |
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| Cosmos sulfureus (Oregon-USA) |
2008 |
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| Crocus cartwrightianus (Great Britain) |
2007 |
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| Cucumis melo 'Oka du Quebec' (melon) |
2005 |
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| Cucurbita pepo 'Patisson orange' |
2004 |
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| Cucurbita pepo 'Trompette de Nice' (courgette) |
2003 |
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| Cupressus sempervirens (Turkey) |
2007 |
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| Cyclamen coum |
2008 |
pink |
| Cyclamen coum |
2008 |
white |
| Cyclamen hederifolium |
2008 |
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| Cynara cardunculus (Montpellier-France) |
2008 |
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| Datura inoxia (Crete-Greece) |
2008 |
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| Datura metel 'Ballerina Purple' |
2008 |
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| Delphinium requienii (Clapiers-France) |
2007 |
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| Dianthus barbatus (Great Britain) |
2007 |
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| Dicliptera suberecta (Justicia suberecta) |
2007 |
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| Dierama pendulum (Australia -10°C) |
2006 |
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| Dierama pulcherrimum (California) |
2008 |
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| Dietes sp. (California) |
2008 |
white |
| Digitalis grandiflora (Clapiers-France) |
2006 |
yellow |
| Digitalis purpurea Excelsior hybrid (Clapiers-France) |
2006 |
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| Dioscorea batatas |
2007 |
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| Dodonaea viscosa 'Purpurea' (France) |
2008 |
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| Dracaena indivisa |
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| Drosanthemum floribundum (Blanes-Spain) |
2006 |
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| Duranta plumieri |
2007 |
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| Elegia tectorum (California) |
2008 |
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| Eragrostis curvula |
2005 |
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| Eriogonum arborescens |
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| Eriogonum grande var. rubescens |
2008 |
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| Eruca sativa (rocket) |
2007 |
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| Eryngium agavifolium |
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| Eryngium amethystinum |
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| Eryngium ebracteatum |
2008 |
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| Erysimum 'Bowles Mauve' |
2007 |
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| Erythrina crista-galli (Great Britain) |
2008 |
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| Eschscholzia californica (California) |
2008 |
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| Eschscholzia californica 'Dusky Rose' (California) |
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| Eucalyptus camaldulensis |
2007 |
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| Eugenia uniflora (Cerisier de Cayenne) (Portugal) |
2007 |
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| Euonymus alatus (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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| Euphorbia marginata (Corfu) |
2007 |
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| Euphorbia polychroma |
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| Euphorbia shillingii (Italy) |
2007 |
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| Fallugia paradoxa (Montpellier-France) |
2008 |
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| Ferula communis ssp. glauca |
2005 |
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| Foeniculum vulgare |
2007 |
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| Franklinia alatamaha (Oregon-USA) |
2008 |
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| Freesia leichtlinii (Great Britain) |
2007 |
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| Fremontodendron sp. (California) |
2008 |
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| Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun' |
2007 |
red/yellow bicolor |
| Gaillardia sp. |
2006 |
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| Galega officinalis (Great Britain) |
2008 |
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| Galvezia speciosa |
2008 |
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| Gladiolus illyricus |
2007 |
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| Glaucium corniculatum |
2008 |
orange |
| Gleditsia triacanthos (Tourettes-sur-Loup-France) |
2007 |
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| Gomphocarpus fruticosus (Limoux-France) |
2008 |
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| Gossypium herbaceum |
2006 |
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| Gossypium sturtianum (Australia) |
2006 |
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| Grewia occidentalis (Cap Roig-Spain) |
2007 |
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| Halimium atriplicifolium |
2005 |
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| Helenium sp. |
2008 |
orange |
| Helianthus annuus (Clapiers-France) |
2007 |
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| Helianthus annuus 'Sundown' |
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| Helleborus foetidus 'Gold Bullion' (Australia) |
2008 |
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| Hemerocallis sp. |
2007 |
yellow |
| Heteromeles arbutifolia |
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| Hibiscus coccineus |
2007 |
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| Hibiscus insularis (Australia) |
2006 |
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| Hibiscus manihot (Greece) |
2007 |
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| Hibiscus militaris (Greece) |
2007 |
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| Hibiscus paramutabilis (Languedoc-France) |
2007 |
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| Hunnemannia fumariifolia (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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| Hypericum balearicum (France) |
2008 |
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| Hypericum empetrifolium |
2006 |
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| Hyssopus officinalis (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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| Incarvillea arguta (California) |
2008 |
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| Indigofera dosua (Cap Roig-Spain) |
2007 |
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| Ipheion 'Rolf Fiedler' (Great Britain) |
2007 |
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| Ipomoea alba (Granada-Spain) |
2006 |
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| Ipomoea purpurea |
2007 |
mixed colors |
| Ipomoea purpurea |
2007 |
white and blue |
| Iris douglasiana (California) |
2008 |
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| Iris ensata |
2007 |
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| Iris foetidissima (Clapiers-France) |
2007 |
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| Iris versicolor |
2005 |
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| Kleinia mandraliscae (Cap Roig-Spain) |
2007 |
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| Kniphofia sp. |
2008 |
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| Koelreuteria paniculata |
2007 |
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| Lagerstroemia indica |
2006 |
white |
| Lathyrus odoratus |
2006 |
red/hot pink |
| Lavandula stoechas ssp. pedunculata |
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| Lavatera maritima |
2007 |
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| Leucaena glauca (syn. L. leucocephala) |
2007 |
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| Lilium henryi (Montferrier-France) |
2007 |
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| Limonium speciosum |
2008 |
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| Linaria dalmatica |
2007 |
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| Linum flavum |
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| Linum perenne |
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| Luma apiculata (Myrtus luma) |
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| Lupinus arboreus (California) |
2008 |
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| Lychnis coronaria |
2007 |
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| Lychnis coronaria 'Alba' (Australia) |
2008 |
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| Lychnis coronaria 'Oculata' (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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| Macfadyena unguis-cati |
2006 |
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| Mandevilla laxa (-10°C) |
2005 |
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| Matthiola sp. (Great Britain) |
2008 |
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| Melasphaerula ramosa (Great Britain) |
2007 |
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| Melia azederach (France) |
2008 |
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| Melianthus comosus |
2007 |
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| Melianthus major (-12°C) |
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| Mimosa pudica |
2006 |
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| Mimulus aurantiacus (California) |
2008 |
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| Mirabilis jalapa |
2006 |
cerise pink |
| Mirabilis jalapa (France) |
2008 |
white |
| Mirabilis jalapa (Great Britain) |
2008 |
multicoloured |
| Moraea papilionacea (Australia) |
2008 |
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| Muehlenbeckia complexa |
2006 |
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| Nepeta alatavica |
2005 |
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| Nepeta parnassica |
2005 |
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| Nerium oleander (Great Britain) |
2008 |
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| Nerium oleander 'Barbara Brush' |
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pale pink |
| Nicandra physaloides |
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| Nicotiana sylvestris |
2006 |
white |
| Nigella damascena |
2006 |
blue |
| Nigella damascena |
2007 |
white |
| Ocimum basilicum (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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| Oenothera odorata |
2008 |
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| Paeonia suffruticosa (Clapiers-France) |
2007 |
white |
| Paliurus spina-christi |
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| Pancratium maritimum (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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| Pandorea jasminoides |
2006 |
pink |
| Papaver atlanticum 'Flore Pleno' (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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| Parkinsonia aculeata (Blanes-Spain) |
2007 |
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| Pavonia hastata |
2007 |
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| Pavonia malviflora (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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| Pennisetum orientale |
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| Penstemon barbatus (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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| Phaenosperma globosa (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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| Phaseolus vulgaris 'Cupidon' |
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| Phlomis russeliana (Tourettes-sur-Loup-France) |
2007 |
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| Phoenix roebelinii (Blanes-Spain) |
2006 |
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| Phormium sp. |
2006 |
variegated |
| Phormium 'Sundowner' (Italy) |
2007 |
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| Plantago major 'Rubrifolia' |
2006 |
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| Podranea ricasoliana |
2007 |
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| Polygonum orientale (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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| Polyxena corymbosa (Great Britain) |
2007 |
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| Protea obtusifolia (Blanes-Spain) |
2006 |
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| Psidium cattleianum (strawberry guava) |
2007 |
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| Ptelea trifoliata (Minervois-France) |
2008 |
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| Ptilostemon chamaepeuce |
2008 |
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| Puya raimondii 'Queen of the Andes' (California) |
2006 |
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| Quamoclit pennata (syn. Ipomea quamoclit) (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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| Ratibida columnifera |
2008 |
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| Rehmannia elata |
2006 |
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| Retama monosperma (California) |
2008 |
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| Retama raetam (Greece) |
2008 |
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| Rhamnus alaternus |
2007 |
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| Rojasianthe superba (California) |
2008 |
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| Romneya coulteri (California-USA) |
2007 |
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| Rubia tinctoria |
2008 |
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| Ruellia brittoniana (Montpellier-France) |
2008 |
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| Ruta graveolens (Clapiers-France) |
2007 |
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| Salvia apiana (La Mortola-Italy) |
2007 |
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| Salvia argentea (Great Britain) |
2007 |
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| Salvia azurea (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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| Salvia canariensis var. candidissima (California) |
2008 |
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| Salvia canariensis var. candidissima (Graveson-France) |
2007 |
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| Salvia chamaedryoides 'Argentea' |
2005 |
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| Salvia disermas |
2005 |
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| Salvia farinacea 'Victoria' |
2007 |
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| Salvia indica |
2007 |
lavender |
| Salvia libanotica |
2005 |
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| Salvia nilotica |
2005 |
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| Salvia officinalis (Greece) |
2008 |
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| Salvia officinalis 'Albiflora' |
2005 |
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| Salvia pratensis |
2005 |
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| Salvia runcinata |
2005 |
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| Salvia sclarea |
2008 |
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| Salvia sclarea 'Turkestanica' |
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| Salvia sp. (Morocco) |
2005 |
blue and white |
| Salvia stenophylla |
2005 |
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| Salvia viscosa (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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| Satureja thymbra |
2005 |
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| Scabiosa hymnetia |
2006 |
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| Scabiosa ucranica |
2005 |
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| Scilla hyacinthoides |
2007 |
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| Scilla peruviana |
2007 |
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| Senecio mikanioides (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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| Senecio petasites (Cap Roig-Spain) |
2007 |
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| Senna artemisioides (France) |
2008 |
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| Senna artemisioides ssp. coriacea (Australia -8°C) |
2006 |
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| Senna sp. (Greece) |
2007 |
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| Sesbania punicea |
2008 |
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| Sisyrinchium striatum |
2007 |
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| Sonchus artenara |
2005 |
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| Stipa pulcherrima |
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| Styrax officinalis |
2007 |
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| Tagetes lemonii |
2007 |
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| Tagetes patula (Languedoc-France) |
2007 |
yellow |
| Talinum paniculatum |
2005 |
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| Teucrium asiaticum |
2005 |
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| Teucrium massiliense |
2005 |
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| Thalictrum flavum (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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| Trachelium caeruleum (Montpellier-France) |
2008 |
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| Trachelospermum asiaticum (Montferrier-France) |
2007 |
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| Tragopogon porrifolius (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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| Tritonia securigera (Great Britain) |
2007 |
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| Urginea maritima |
2008 |
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| Verbena rigida (Greece) |
2008 |
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| Viburnum tinus |
2007 |
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| Vitex agnus-castus |
2006 |
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| Yucca whipplei (California) |
2008 |
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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.
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.