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S KEY *
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)
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SEDUM STONECROPS Sedum rupestre ‘Monstrosum Cristatum’* A curious form of reflexed stonecrop (an
introduced plant naturalised on walls, rocks and dry banks) with many of the
shoots exhibiting a bizarre coral-like fasciation.
Great fun!
SILENE
CAMPIONS
Silene dioica*. Red Campion.
Plants
are male or female, flowering mainly in late spring and early summer, but
can be cut back for more flowers later in the season.
Silene dioica 'Inane'* A purple-leaved
male form
of red campion - an exotic-looking combination of rich purple
leaves and pinky red flowers.
A wonderful sprawler. Best
colour in sun.
Silene dioica 'Minikin'* A compact, non-sprawling (male as far as I remember) form of red campion which smothers itself in
rosy pink flowers from spring and well into summer.
Silene dioica Pembrokeshire Pastel'* A sophisticated female form of red campion with pale pink flowers and unusual foliage having a seasonal variegation of very fine, pale streaking that is brightest in spring. £5.00
STACHYS WOUNDWORTS
Stachys sylvatica 'Shade of Pale'* (S) A form of hedge woundwort with good-sized, paler than usual
flowers of a dull pink instead of the usual claret colour. True from seed.
Blame the horrible smell released by the hairy leaves when
crushed on a volatile oil with antiseptic properties.
Grows virtually anywhere and flowers for months.
Bees love the
flowers.
SUCCISA DEVIL’S
BIT SCABIOUS
Succisa pratensis ‘Peddar’s Pink’* (S) A
devil’s-bit scabious with pale pink pincushion flower heads instead of the usual violet-blue on long
curving stems. Valuable for insects.
Easily grown in ordinary to damp soil.
True from seed.
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