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Plants with nectar- and/or pollen-rich
flowers for insects. (S) Plants of which seed is either currently available or expected in 2008 (@ £2.70/pack)
Click on plant names in green for photos. All photos are the copyright of Rosemary Castle. Prices include first class postage and packing within the UK as at 1 January 2008.
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GALEOPSIS HEMP NETTLES
This plant was formerly listed as a form of common hemp nettle (Galeopsis tetrahit), but I now think it is a form of bifid hemp nettle, a very similar member of the dead nettle family flowering in late summer. It is a rather stiff, bushy annual with white two-lipped flowers which are small but beautifully marked. These make an effective contrast with the calyces and petioles, which turn a very dark maroon colour during the flowering period. Height around 40 cm. Seed only.
GERANIUM
CRANESBILLS
Geranium robertianum. Herb Robert. An exuberant and colourful annual with prettily lobed leaves for the least hospitable situations - walls and dry shade a speciality. Most forms only flower after overwintering..Geranium robertianum ‘Album’ (?) (S)Vigorous form of herb Robert with white flowers in reddish calyces. Stems and stalks also reddish. It flowers only after overwintering and may be wrongly named. According to Peter Yeo’s book Geraniums, the epithet ‘Album’ applies only to white-flowered, red-tinted plants which do not need to overwinter in order to flower. Good in dry soil. £4.50Geranium robertianum ‘Celtic White (S) A form lacking the usual anthocyanins (red pigment). The stems, stalks and calyces are green, and the flowers are pure white with green anthers. Low-growing. £4.50
Geranium robertianum ssp. celticum (S) A dainty, low-growing form with pale pink flowers and
scarlet anthers. The plants
generally have less red colour in their stems and stalks, although these can
redden noticeably in dry situations or in pots. GLECHOMA
GROUND
IVY
A typically rampant ground ivy with luscious pink flowers instead of the
usual bluish-violet. A nectar source for bees.
£4.50
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