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Madder Perennial Av 50 seeds £2.75
Rubia tinctorum
A sprawling perennial climber, red dye plant yielding the best red dye from its extensive root system. Medicinal used for Kidney and Bladder stones, as an antiseptic, diuretic and Laxative herb. Madder is best grown giving some support. Grow in fertile well drained soil in full sun or partial shade.

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Mallow Marsh Perennial Av 400 seeds
Marsh Mallow
Althaea officinalis
Marsh Mallow bears white or pink flowers in late summer. Used as a culinary, medicinal and ornamental herb. Prefers a rich moist sunny site, hardy down to approx - 25 deg C. Long medicinal and culinary history and was considered a delicacy in Roman times. Roots boiled and fried in butter, and young tops eaten in spring salads. Leaves and root used raw or cooked

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Mallow Common H perennial Av 140 seeds
Common Mallow
Malva Sylvestris - Blue Mallow
Common Mallow prefers a sunny position. It was once regarded as one of the most important medicinal herbs. It was once said to be a aphrodisiac. The leaves are used raw or cooked and added to a soup act as a thickener, used as a tea or used in a salad. The flowers used as a garnish in a salad. The leaves can be used to relieve insect bites and stings. Magical powers of exorcism, love and protection.

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Mallow Musk Perennial Av 240 seeds
Musk Mallow
Malva Moschata
Mallow Musk prefers a sunny site. Leaves are used raw or cooked, use in summer salads. The flowers are used raw in a salad and the seed raw having a nutty taste.

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Mallow Musk White Perennial Av 500 seeds/g
Musk Mallow White
Malva moschata alba
Hgt 30- 80cm Flowers July to August
Attractive large white flowers with, musk scented. A plant that is at home in old fashioned cottage gardens. A medicinal and culinary herb. Habitat grassy places with fertile soil.

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Mandrake Perennial Av 10 seeds
Mandragora officinarum - Common Mandrake, Devils apples, Love apple
Grow Mandrake in deep cultivated, fertile well drained soil in full sun, greenish-white bell shaped flowers in spring, a long history of being used as a herb. To be used by qualified practitioners, Mandrake may have legal restrictions in some countries, please check prior to ordering. Sold to be grown as a flower, all parts are poisonous. Magical powers of fertility, love, health, money and protection.
Temperatures below 5 deg C will aid germination, can be sown spring, keep moist. Shade from direct sunlight.

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POISONOUS HARMFUL toxic if eaten

Mandrake Autumn Perennial Av 15 seeds £2.75
Mandragora autumnalis - Womandrake
Grow Mandrake in deep cultivated, fertile well drained soil in full sun, purple flowers and yellow to orange fruits in autumn. May have legal restrictions in some countries, please check prior to ordering. Sold to be grown as a flower, all parts are poisonous.
Best sown autumn as temperatures below 5 deg C will aid germination, can be sown spring, keep moist. Shade from direct sunlight.

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POISONOUS HARMFUL toxic if eaten

Marigold Pot English Marigold Annual Av 140 Seeds
Calendula officinalis
Having Orange flowers that can be used in salads. Pot marigold a well known plant, the petals can add orange colour to rice and other dishes, the petals have a delicate taste. A good companion to grow alongside tomatoes, cucumber and asparagus. Magical powers include legal matters, protection, psychic powers and prophetic dreams.

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Marigold Yellow Hardy annual Av 160 seeds/gram
Calendula officinalis
Hgt 30cm
Rare semi-wild form with masses of single small yellow flowers. Sow where it is to grow in spring to early summer and September.

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Not to be confused with Pot Marigold (Orange) available in herb catalogue

Marigold Mexican Annual Av 190 seeds
Tagetes minuta - Muster John Henry, Chinchilla, Wild Marigold
Culinary and medicinal herb, companion plant, effective insecticide. A essential oil is produced from the plant that is used in flavouring various food stuffs. The dried leaves of Mexican Marigold are used in cooking they give an apple like aroma to foods. Medicinally used both internally and externally. Sow seed in spring, grow in fertile soil in a sunny site.

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Marjoram Pot Perennial Av 1,000 seeds
Origanum vulgare
Marjoram pot often called Oregano. Use fresh or dried leaves in soups, in `bouquet garni` stuffing's, stews, and sauces; meat, fish, and egg recipes and salads. Small purple flowers in late summer.

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Marjoram,sweet HH annual Av 750 seeds
Origanum majorana
In sheltered position and warm areas can be a hardy perennial. Strong sweet aromatic flavour. Small grey leaves and white flowers up the stem. Sweet Marjoram is a volatile herb so must be added at the end of cooking to keep flavour. Magical powers include health, happiness, love, money and protection.

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Marsh Cinquefoil Perennial Av 250 seeds
Potentilla palustris
Hgt 50-60cm Flowers May to July
Origin Shropshire Redish purple flowers. Requires a moist situation, ideal for use in the margins of a wildlife pond, bog garden. Natural habitat Marshes, ditches, wetland areas, wet heaths, moors and bogland. Herbal properties a tea substitute can be made from the dried leaves, a dye is processed from the flowers and tannin from the rots. Sow seed Autumn and Spring in a cold frame, grow on in pots under glass for first winter. Plant out late spring early summer into moist soil, bog garden, pond margins.

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Meadow Clary Perennial Av 1,000 seeds
Salvia pratenseis - Meadow clary, Salvia Agrestis
Flowers from July to August. Was once used as flavouring in wines and beers. Medicinal usage the same as sage. Sow indoors/greenhouse early spring grow on and plant out in early summer. Grow in well drained fertile soil in full sun.

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Meadowsweet Perennial 1g pkt Av 1,500 seeds
Fillipendula ulmaria
Hgt 60- 120cm Flowers June to September
Frothy heads of Scented creamy-white flowers. Known as Queen of the meadows. Used as an air-freshener

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Mignonette Biennial/perennial Av 1,300 seeds 1 gram
Reseda lutea - Wild Mignonette, Yellow Mignonette
Flowers from June to August. The herb is no longer used today but was once thought to bring the body into balance and had a calming effect. The flower attracts bees and is used by beekeepers. Sow seed in situ in spring and lightly cover, grow in neutral to alkaline soil in full sun to semi shade.

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Magical powers of Mint in general include exorcism, lust, money, travel and protection. Mint has a long history of magical uses in mixtures and healing potions.

Mint Spearmint Perennial Av 500 seeds
mentha spicata
Mint spearmint is the well known mint used with peas and potatoes and to make sauce, in tea, desserts and iced drinks. The best mint for making mint tea. Produces blue flowers. Magical powers of healing, love and mental powers.

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Mint, Peppermint Perennial Av 500 seeds
Mentha piperita
Dark green leaves sometimes with a touch of red. Has a slightly stronger mint flavour than spearmint. The dried leaves and flowers of peppermint can be used in cosmetics and pot-pourris. Magical powers of love, sleep, healing and purification.

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Monkshood CAUTION Toxic if Eaten Perennial Av 40 seeds
Acontium napellus - Aconite, Wolfsbane, Wolfbane, Wolfs Bane, Wolfs Hat, Leopards bane
Hgt 1.5m Flowers June to August
Hardiness zone 6. Monkshood habitat shady stream banks, woodland and dappled shade. Extremely poisonous. A medicinal herb and should only be used under the guidance of the medical trade. Magical powers of invisibility and protection. Monkshood grows in almost any soil in semi shade, takes up to 3 years to flower. Sow early spring in cold frame unheated glasshouse, stratification (cold treatment) of seed for 3-4 weeks aids germination

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Motherwort Perennial Av 500 seeds
Leonurus cardiaca - Common Motherwort
Hardy hairy perennial. Culinary and medicinal herb, scented pinkish white flowers from July to September, square stemmed with deeply lobed leaves spear shaped towards the upper part of the plant. Sow spring in a cold frame or sow direct late spring.

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Chinese Motherwort Annual or Biennial Av 350 seeds
Leonurus sibiricus
Medicinal herb with tall spikes of scented crimson lipped flowers from July to September. Sow late spring in a cold frame.

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Mountain Mint Perennial Av 450 seeds
Pycanthemum
Flower buds and leaves are used raw or cooked. Mountain mint is excellent in salads or as a condiment having strong peppermint scented leaves . The fresh or dried leaves are brewed into a delicious mint-like tea. Attracts butterflies and bees. Position in full sun prefers rich loamy soils suitable for most soils. Not a true mint.

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Mountain Tobacco

Mountain Tobacco Perennial Av 100 seeds
Arnica montana - Arnica, Leopards Bane, Mountain Daisy
The whole plant is Toxic and should only be used externally and only when the skin is unbroken. Mountain tobacco is a Swiss herb, It is used for bruising, sprains, traumas, is used in a number of prepared treatments and the leaves are also known to have been smoked. Flowers are used, picked when fully open and dried. It does not like alkaline soil, grow in full sun to dappled shade, in moist humus rich soil. Ideal in the rock garden, flower border and in woodland conditions. Sow seeds in cold frame Autumn and Spring, seed germination benefits from Cold Stratification germination difficult and erratic.

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Mouse-ear Hawkweed Perennial Av 175 seeds
Hieracium. pilosella syn Pilosella officinarum
A medicinal herb Mouse-ear hawkweed has no culinary uses. Is still used today by herbalists and main uses are with respiratory problems. Habitat is in walls, lawns, meadows and sunny banks, a good plant for attracting butterflies and bees. Grow in well drained soil in sun to partial shade.

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Mugwort Chinese Medicinal Herb Perennial Av 800 seeds
Artemesia vulgaris - Old man, Sailor's tobacco, St, Johns plant
Mugwort prefers a sunny site in moist soil. All parts of the plant can be used either fresh or dried. Flowers were once used to flavour beer. Aids digestion, used in herbal tobaccos also in stuffing's in fatty meats. Used as an insect repellant. In Japan Mugwort is used as a potherb. A weak tea can be used as a multi-purpose insecticide! An important herb in the times of the Druids and Anglo-Saxons as one of the nine herbs used to repel evil and poisons. Known as the mother of herbs it was used in witchcraft and fertility rites. Magical herb powers include astral projection, healing, protection, prophetic dreams and strength.

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Mullein Great or Aaron's-Rod Biennial 1 gram av 10,000 seeds
Verbascum thapsus
Hgt 80 - 200cm Flowers June to September
Origin Norfolk. Yellow flowers appear in the second year in early summer. A tea can be made from the dried leaves, also a medicinal herb. Prefers a sunny site dislike shade and wet soil. Habitat grassy banks, dry open and waste ground.

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Myrtle HH Perennial Av 50 seeds
Myrtus communis
Myrtle fruit is used raw or cooked, used fresh when ripe or dried then as an aromatic flavouring. The leaves are used in cooked savory dishes, dried fruit and flower buds in sauces. The wood is used for walking sticks. The plant can be grown as a hedge in southern Britain or clipped to form simple topiary. Roots and bark are used for tanning leather. This is not an easy seed to germinate requires 70 deg F and complete darkness to germinate. Magic herb powers of love, fertility, peace, money and youth, it has long been considered the herb of love.

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Nettle has many Magic herb powers, the power of protection, lust, healing, purification and exorcism.

Nettle Common Perennial Av 7,000 seeds/gram
Urtica dioica - Common Nettle, Stinging Nettle, Native British Seed
Hgt 50-150cm Flowers June to September
A very under rated and useful plant for culinary, medicinal, dyestuff, fibre, oil and liquid plant food. The leaves have small hairs that sting causing irritation to the skin. The stinging is neutralised by either drying or cooking, they are then safe to use as an edible plant. This plant is an excellent attractor to wildlife and provides nutritious food. The sting can be relieved by rubbing the effected area with dock leaves. The plant was used in manufacturing cloth from as early as the Bronze age. Culinary the leaves are used young, being picked before June, cooked and can be used as a vegetable like spinach, and added to soups and stews. Young shoots are used to make nettle beer and dried leaves as a herbal tea. A medicinal herb used for treating anemia, stemming internal bleeding, skin and hair problems. It is grown commercially for chlorophyll obtained from the leaves and stems. Sow seed in a cold frame in spring. Position plants in nitrogen rich fertile soil in full sun to partial shade.

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Nettle Small Annual Av 2,500 seeds/gram
Urtica urens
Hgt 60+cm Flowers May to October
Wild flower/Herb Native British Burning Nettle A very under rated and useful plant for culinary, medicinal, dyestuff, fibre, oil and liquid plant food. The leaves have small hairs that sting causing irritation to the skin. The stinging is neutralised by either drying or cooking, they are then safe to use as an edible plant. This plant is an excellent attractor to wildlife. The sting can be relieved by rubbing the effected area with dock leaves. The plant was used in manufacturing cloth from as early as the Bronze age. Culinary the leaves are used young, being picked before June, cooked and can be used as a vegetable like spinach, and added to soups and stews. Young shoots are used to make nettle beer. A medicinal herb used for treating anaemia, bites, stings, burns and stemming internal bleeding, also used for scalp and hair problems. A green dye is obtained from the leaves and stems. Sow seed in a cold frame in spring just covering the seed. Position plants in nitrogen rich fertile soil in full sun.

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Nicotiana sylvestris Av 2,000 seeds
Tobacco Wild
Drooping tubular white fragrant flowers, large tobacco plant. Sow on compost surface at 20-25C.

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Nipplewort Hardy annual Av 350 seeds
Lapsana communis
Hgt up to 150cm Flowers June to August
Native of wood edges, hedges, waste ground, walls and cultivated ground. The flower heads are made up of lemon-yellow ray florets. The young leaves can be used in salads or cooked like spinach and used in soups, when used in the young leaf stage is best as a cut and come again crop. Grows in full sun to semi shade. Sow during spring where they are to grow lightly cover seed.

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Orach Red Plume Annual Av 100 seeds
Atriplex hortensis - Orache, Mountain Spinach
Orach leaves are used raw or cooked used as spinach, the seed is believed to be a good source of vitamin 'A'. Makes an ideal garden ornamental. In the middle ages the plant was used for lung and liver ailments.

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Oregano Greek Perennial Av 1,500 seeds
Origanum
Greek Oregano is found in the mountains of Greece, very different from normal Oregano having a fiery aroma. An important flavouring in Mediterranean cooking in salad dressings, legumes and vegetables and included in strong flavoured dishes with chili's, onions and garlic. An excellent ground covering plant for sunny sites. A very aromatic plant.

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Parcel Av 400 Seeds
Apium graveolens - Zwolsche krul - Par-cel - Leaf Celery
Parcel looks just like parsley but tastes like celery as well, use in soups, salads and garnish, try it and you will love it. The leaves are finely cut and resemble parsley. Sow from spring until mid/late summer outdoors when the soil is warm in situ or in trays/pots indoors. Plant out in full sun to partial shade 30 cm apart. For pot plants use 15-20cm pots keep moist.

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Parsley piert Hardy Annual Av 350 seeds
Aphanes arvensis
Parsley piert leaf once used in salads and also pickled for use during winter. Now used as a medicinal herb and used in modern herbalism in the treatment for kidney and bladder stones. Best sown in autumn during dry weather.

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Parsley Bravour Perennial Av 550 seeds
Petroselinum crispum
Parsley Bravour is an excellent selection of moss curled type; long stemmed vigorous plants, with tightly curled heads of good colour and texture

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Parsley Champion Moss Curled Perennial Av 1,000 seeds
Petroselinum crispum
Parsley Champion a very popular standard curled type, of crisp texture with fine curled leaves, very ornamental plant.

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Parsley Envy Av 900 Seeds
Petroselinum crispum
Parsley Envy Summer/Autumn Variety. Attractive with fully curled piquantly flavoured compact heads . Ideal for drying. This is one of the best moss curled selection available.

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Parsley Hamburg-Rooted Perennial Av 500 Seeds
Petroselinum var. tuberosum
Parsley Hamburg Rooted needs rich well cultivated soil, harvest in autumn and winter. Best sown spring and again in late summer. Good source of Iron and rich in vitamin C. Grown for its edible root that is used as a vegetable and has a nutty flavour. The leaves are an ideal garnish and makes a wonderful sauce. After eating garlic a sprig of parsley freshens the breath.

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Parsley Plain Leaved or French Perennial Av 500 Seeds
Petroselinum hortense
Parsley Plain or French is the true parsley variety. Reputed to have better flavour than the many curled varieties.

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Pennyroyal Perennial Av 1,200 seeds
Mentha pulegium
Once one of the most popular of the mint family having a strong peppermint scent. A medicinal and Magical herb with the powers of peace, protection and strength. Pennyroyal has mauve-blue flowers. Do not take this peppermint tea if Pregnant.

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Pimpernel Scarlet Annual Av 500 seeds
Annagallis arvensis subsp.arvensis
Hgt 6 - 30cm Flowers June to August
Scarlet Pimpernel, beautiful coloured scarlet with a purple eye in pairs that close in the afternoon. Also known as poor mans weather glass as the flowers only fully open in sunshine. Habitat waste ground cultivated ground and sand dunes. One of the few scarlet wild flowers.

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Pleurisy Root Perennial Av 45 seeds
Ascelpias tuberosa - Butterfly weed
Pleurisy root is an ornamental plant having bright orange-yellow flowers. A medicinal herb. Culinary herb but is poisonous if used in large quantities. Prefers a sunny sheltered position in the UK. Sow in greenhouse Autumn, Winter and early Spring, germination approx 3 months grow on in greenhouse for first year planting out in spring.

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Papaver somniferum
On average 1,500 to 2,000 seeds per gram
A culinary and medicinal herb, a narcotic, sedative herb used for relieving pain and relaxing spasms.

Poppy The Giant Papaver.Somniferum giganteum (Opium Poppy)
Hgt 60-90cm
Giant headed poppy used in dried flower arranging and borders.

pkt approx 400 seeds

pkt approx 1,000 seeds

tpkt approx 3,000 seeds

Poppy Hens and Chickens Papaver.Somniferum (Opium Poppy) 80cm
The ancient form of cultivated poppy grown for the curious seed pods, Each main pod is surrounded by masses of smaller pods giving the impression of a mother hen and chicks.

£1.25 approx 400 seeds

£1.95 pkt approx 1,000 seeds

£4.95 tpkt approx 3,000 seeds

More varieties of papaver can be found in the flower seed catalogue

Poppy - Papaver Double Mixed
Papaver Somniferum - Opium Poppy
A great mixture of the best doubles available, the mix is in shades of scarlet, rose, pink, yellow, orange and white. Ideal for borders and cut flowers.
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Poppy Field Annual Av 7,000 seeds/g
Papaver rhoeas - Field Poppy, Flanders Poppy, Corn Poppy, Common Poppy
Hgt 20 - 60cm Flowers May to August
Common poppy, Corn Poppy or field poppy have solitary scarlet flowers, they were once a common site in cornfields. Habitat Cultivated and waste ground. During the setting of flowers the plant is mildly toxic.

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Primrose Perennial Av 50 seeds
Primula Vulgaris
Hgt 10 - 20cm Flowers December to May
Pale yellow flowers. Habitat hedgerows damp soils and woodlands. A medicinal and culinary herb that relieves pain, relaxes and promotes healing. Magical herb of love and protection.

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Purple-Loosestrife Perennial Av 2,000 seeds
Lythrum salicaria
Hgt 60 - 120cm Flowers June to August
Redish purple flowers in dense spikes. Habitat A waterside plant, marshes, fens and wetland areas.

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PurslaneGolden Annual Av 300 seeds
Portulaca oleracea
The golden counterpart of green Purslane. The red stems contrast well with yellow/golden leaves. stems and leaves can be pickled for winter use. Purslane has the magical powers of happiness, luck, love and sleep.

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PurslaneGreen Annual Av 600 seeds
Portulaca oleracea
Sprawling plant with fleshy stalks and rosettes of leaves on tips. Use fresh Purslane leaves in salads and can be cooked like spinach.

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Pyrethrum Perennial 0.25g pkt Av 1,250 seeds £1.65
Dalmatian pellitory - Tanacetum cinerariifolium also known as Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium
The dried flowers of Pyrethrum are used as an insecticide and fumigant. The flower buds are picked when they are in full bloom this is when they have the highest pyrethrin content. A good insect repellent for the garden. Grow in well drained soil in full sun. Sow seeds spring onwards.

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The information in the above list is intended for general information and interest, if you wish to use herbs for medicinal purposes consult a Doctor in all cases prior to using herbs to treat yourself.

Morning Glory Ipomoea

Poppy The Giant Papaver.Somniferum giganteum (Opium Poppy) Hgt 60-90cm Giant headed poppy used in dried flower arranging and borders.

Poppy Hens and Chickens Papaver.Somniferum (Opium Poppy) 80cm The ancient form of cultivated poppy grown for the curious seed pods, Each main pod is surrounded by masses of smaller pods giving the impression of a mother hen and chicks.

Morning Glory
Ipomoea

Poppy The Giant Papaver.Somniferum giganteum (Opium Poppy)
Hgt 60-90cm
Giant headed poppy used in dried flower arranging and borders.

Poppy Hens and Chickens Papaver.Somniferum (Opium Poppy) 80cm
The ancient form of cultivated poppy grown for the curious seed pods, Each main pod is surrounded by masses of smaller pods giving the impression of a mother hen and chicks.