Mallow. A most striking plant, ideal for back of border and for cutting. Large silky blooms in shades from rich purple to mauve and blues are produced on many branching stems.
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Malva seeds
Mallow
| Type Sowing Temp Cover Seed Advice |
Perennial 16°- 20°C Average layer compost Sow March to April |
| Malva
Sylvestris Mystic Merlin 150cm Mallow. A most striking plant, ideal for back of border and for cutting. Large silky blooms in shades from rich purple to mauve and blues are produced on many branching stems.
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Matricaria seeds
| Type Sowing Temp Cover Seed Advice |
Perennial 20-25°C Average layer vermiculite Sow Jan. to July |
| Matricaria
Capensis Nana, Golden Ball
30cm Compact bushy habit with yellow button flowers. Ideal as a summer pot plant edging borders, containers as well as indoor pot plant.
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| Matricaria Capensis Nana, Snowball 30cm A white form of Capensis Nana, Golden Ball.
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Maurandya seeds
| Type Sowing Temp Cover Seed Advice |
Climber Outdoors / Indoors in a warm bright position Thin layer compost/vermiculite Sow anytime, keep moist, slow germination 2-3+ months. Grow on individual seedlings in 3 inch pots. Plant finally with climbing support in well-drained, sheltered spot or very large pot. Prune to the ground in autumn. Keep tuber frost-free. |
| Maurandya Magic Dragon Maurandya barclaiana Possibly the first hybrid climbing maurandya ever produced. Incredibly fast growing plants, possessing explosive hybrid vigour, producing a wide range of large flower shapes and sizes in all shades of pink and red.
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Meconopsis seeds
(Himalayan blue poppy or
Tibetan poppy)
| Type Sowing Temp Cover Seed Advice |
Hardy
perennial 15-18°C Thin layer vermiculite Sow winter in cold frame for 6 weeks, keep compost moist, then place in gentle heat at 15-18°C for germination. Or preferred method:- Sow at 15-18°C lightly covering seeds, If germination does not take place after 3 weeks give a period of cold 4°C for 2-3 weeks and return to propagator. Sow Dec. to June Flowers May to July |
| Mecanopsis lingholm
90-120cm The true Meconopsis grandis is rare in cultivation, this fertile hybrid, which is a quite reliable perennial, has enormous deep cobalt blue flowers, up to four inches across, and is certainly the best available in the world.
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Betonicifolia (syn. M.baileyi) Himalayan Blue Poppy. The famous blue poppy. A striking plant and an excellent addition to the herbaceous border with large blue single blooms. Prefers a shady position and a woodland type soil.
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| Mecanopsis
Betonicifolia Hensol Violet Striking violet blue flowers are borne through summer on 60cm tall plants.
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| Mecanopsis
napaulensis Beautiful pendant bowl shaped flowers. Deeply lobed leaves felted with silvery hairs, form a sumptuous winter rosette. The monocarpic main stem carries numerous branching spurs bearing blue, yellow to cherry red flowers in midsummer.
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Meconopsis cambrica - Wildflower Welsh Poppy
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Poppy Perennial Av 750 seeds Meconopsis cambrica - Wildflower Welsh Poppy Hgt 20 - 60cm Flowers June to September Solitary yellow flowers. Habitat damp areas, shady sites. Of the same family as the blue Himalayan poppy. An excellent addition to the cottage garden. Add to basket |
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Malva Mallow seeds, Matricaria, Maurandya
Magic Dragon climber, Meconopsis, Himalayan Blue Poppy, Mecanopsis Lingholm,
Betonicifolia, Tibetan Blue poppy
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.
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