Phormium
New Zealand Flax
Height 1-2m
Forms clumps of sword shaped leaves. Ideal architecture plant in borders and large pots.

Phormium Tenax  25 seeds  £1.25
New Zealand Flax
Striking evergreen, forming clumps of rigid, leathery, dark green leaves underside being blue-green, sword-like leaves from 1-2m+ in length. Grow in any fertile soil; tolerates sea wind and industrial pollution.
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Phormium Tenax Purpurea  25 seeds  £1.45
Purple Flax
Deep purple brown sword like leaves up to 2m long
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Physalis flower seed
Chinese Lantern Plant, also known as Japanese Lantern & winter cherry, Cape Gooseberry

Type
Sowing Temp
Cover Seed
Advice
 Hardy Perennial
30°C day 20°C night alternating temp
Yes average layer vermiculite
Sow Spring and Summer
Germination 3-5 weeks

Or can be Sown at 18-22°C constant temp until germinated 25-35 days

Hardiness Zone 5-8

 

Physalis Chinese Lantern Plant Franchetii 90cm (P.alkekengi var. franchetii Gigantea)
Fine upright branches well clothed with extra large orange lanterns.
Suitable for the border or as dried or fresh flower arrangements

pkt approx 400 seeds

pkt approx 1,000 seeds

tpkt approx 3,000 seeds

 Chinese Lantern

 

 

 

 

 

Physalis Cape Gooseberry - Golden Berry   180cm
Physalis peruviana
Ground Cherry, Golden Berry, Cape Gooseberry or Poha    Half Hardy Annual
The plant produces papery husks containing small sweet round golden fruit, which is quite a delicacy.

pkt approx 100 seeds

tpkt approx 300 seeds

 

 

 

  

 

Physalis Dwarf Cape Gooseberry - Ground Cherry   90cm
Physalis pruinosa
Ground Berry   Half Hardy Annual
A more compact version of the Cape Gooseberry growing up to 90cm. Produces tasty small round berries, yellow orange in colour ideal for patio containers, pots and under glass.

pkt approx 100 seeds

tpkt approx 300 seeds

 

 

 

  

 

Physostegia seed
(Obedient Plant)

Type
Sowing Temp
Cover Seed
Advice
 Perennial
15-20°C
Yes average layer vermiculite
Sow Spring and Summer
Physostegia Crown Of Snow 60cm
Clusters of tiny white trumpet shaped flowers on upright spikes from July to September. Commonly known as the obedient plant because if individual flowers are pushed to one side they remain in that position.

pkt approx 26 seeds

pkt approx 65 seeds

tpkt approx 195 seeds

 

 

Crown of snow
Physostegia Rose Queen 80cm
An attractive rose form of the obedient plant. Excellent for cut flowers.

pkt approx 20 seeds

pkt approx 50 seeds

tpkt approx 150 seeds

 

 

Physostegia Rose Queen Obediant plant

 

Pinks see Dianthus

 

Platycodon seed
Balloon flower

Type
Sowing Temp
Cover Seed
Advice
 Glasshouse perennial, pot plant
15-25°C
Yes cover thin layer vermiculite
Sow Feb onwards
Platycodon F1 Dwarf Sentimental Blue 15cm
A dwarf variety with five pointed cup-shaped flowers of mid-blue. Can be grown as an annual pot plant from a February sowing.

pkt approx 16 seeds

pkt approx 40 seeds

 tpkt approx 120 seeds

Dwarf Sentimental Blue


Plectranthus seed
 

Type
Sowing Temp
Cover Seed
Advice
 Tender perennial, container plant
20-24°C
Do not cover seed
Sow late winter
Plectranthus Silver Shield 60cm
Large, soft, silver grey leaves that enhance the colour of plants around it. Produces long flower spikes with small blue florets grows well in full sun or partial shade. Requires no pinching. Ideal for borders or large containers excellent for mixed plantings as a backdrop for petunia and coleus etc. Transplant in 6 weeks, 10 weeks to finished plant. Pelleted seed.

£5.50 pkt approx 10 Pellets

 

 

Plumbago

Type
Sowing Temp
Cover Seed
Advice
 Glasshouse perennial. pot plant
20-25°C
Yes average layer vermiculite
Sow spring onwards

 

Plumbago Escapade Blue Height 40cm Spread 50cm
This hybrid Plumbago has a more compact habit and better branched habit than the vegetative propagated varieties. Bright sky blue flowers, a deeper colour than other Plumbago selections.

pkt 6 seeds

tpkt 18 seeds


Plumbago Escapade White Height 40cm Spread 50cm
This hybrid Plumbago has a more compact habit and better branched habit than the vegetative propagated varieties. Bright pure white, slightly shorter and wider than the blue.

pkt 6 seeds

tpkt 18 seeds

 Plumbago Blue


Polemonium seed
Jacobs Ladder
Type
Sowing Temp

Advice
 Hardy perennial
from 16-25°C

Sow January onwards.
 

 

Polemonium Apricot Delight™ 50cm
Polemonium caeruleum
A rare and delicate combination of apricot and lilac flowers, produced in a great quantity over dark green foliage. Ideal for brightening up a shady area, border edges and cut flower use.
 

pkt approx 40 seeds

 

 

 

Polemonium Apricot Delight

 

 
Polemonium Sulphur Trumpets™
Polemonium pauciflorum
First year flowering perennial Sulphur Trumpets has silver fern like foliage setting off clusters of yellow, trumpet like flowers with a deep pink marking on the back.
 

pkt approx 75 seeds

 

 

 

 

Polemonium Sulphur Trumpets

 

 

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The cultural information should be used as a guide only, I have found a number of different sowing techniques for the same seed from different sources there does not seem to be a standard. With this in mind you should use this website as a guide only, you probably already have a tried and tested way of sowing different seeds. As a rule of thumb the larger the seed size the more cover it requires, and fine seed like Lobelia Begonia etc requires no cover.

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