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Gunnera manicata
Giant Rhubarb€2.22Gunnera is one of the biggest and most spectacular, architectural, herbaceous plants. With gigantic, deeply lobed, deep green leaves, they look best standing as specimen plants or beside a large pond where the reflections reveal the undersides of the leaves
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Helianthus annuus 'Waooh!'
Pollenless, Branching Sunflower€2.34If you like well-branched, very free-flowering Sunflowers, 'Waooh!' is the one you've been looking for. At just 1 metre (3ft) tall, it sets masses of big, cheery 10cm (4in) blooms, beginning in midsummer and often the last sunflower in the garden, it is a favourite for its super floriferousness and easy, no-staking habit.
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Helichrysum italicum
Italian Helichrysum, The Curry Plant€2.34Helichrysum italicum is an easy to care for silver-leaved, perennial. In addition to its lovely light silveriness the foliage is endowed with interesting textures which provides contrast among green-leafed plants and the clusters of yellow flowers are useful for cutting.
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Helleborus argutifolius 'Corsican Hellebore'
Corsican Rose, Holly Leafed Hellebore€2.34With bowl shaped, nodding flowers the colour of 'Granny Smith' apples, the Corsican Hellebore is an unmistakable plant. Its stout stems, deep green, leathery leaves and large heads of flowers mark it apart from all other hellebores. Easy to grow in sun or shade.
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Helleborus niger
Christmas Rose, Christmas Hellebore, Black Hellebore€3.90Helleborus niger is smaller and more compact than any of its relatives and is the first in bloom, producing a succession of delicate white flowers throughout winter. It is a welcome sight when the snow thaws to see something so pretty in bloom.
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Hordeum jubatum
Squirrel-Tail, Foxtail Barley€1.98Squirrel-Tail Grasses are the ultimate architectural plant, adding see-through effects, autumn colour and winter shapes. They carry silky, golden-greyish panicles in early and mid summer, which develop a reddish or purple tinge at the tips. Fantastic in massed groups, or around taller, more stately plants.
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Hosta ventricosa
Corfu Lily€3.54Hosta ventricosa is a very special species. In Japan it is named 'Murasaki Giboshi' meaning ‘dark-purple flowered Hosta’. Sturdy and dependable, the plant forms a medium sized mound of rich, dark green foliage with deeply veined, heart-shaped leaves.
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Iberis sempervirens 'Snowflake'
Perennial or Evergreen Candytuft€1.98Iberis sempervirens is an early season favorite. This low bushy plant produces mounds of blinding white flowers in spring to early summer. An all round tough plant suitable for problem areas, use for containers, for pathways and crevices of ornamental walls.
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Ipomoea lobata 'Spanish Flag'
Formerly Mina lobata, Quamoclit lobata€1.98Ipomoea lobata is a fast growing climber with an exotic appearance. The tightly formed buds are flame-crimson in colour, but as they enlarge they transition to infused shades or orange and cream which brings the flowers to life. It will look spectacular for months and is one of the best climbers you can grow.
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Ipomoea tricolor 'Heavenly Blue'
Morning Glory€1.50'Heavenly Blue' is one of the loveliest of all climbers. The buds are long and tightly furled, but as the morning sunshine reaches them, they steadily unfold themselves into wide sky-blue trumpet-shaped flowers of deep azure-blue, the colour of a Mediterranean sky.
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Lagurus ovatus
Hares-tail, Bouquet Grass, Ornamental Grass€1.98 As low as: €1.58Lagurus ovatus is probably the most appealing of all the ornamental grasses. The name ‘Hare’s Tail’ perfectly accurately describes the creamy-white flower heads, which are hare's tail-shaped, fur-like and soft to the touch!
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Lathyrus latifolius 'Mixed Pearl'
Perennial Sweet Pea, Everlasting Sweet Pea€1.98This everlasting or perennial sweet pea bears delicate masses of blooms in pinks, soft whites and mauves. Flowering right through the summer, from June to September, it has one of the finest cut flowers available.
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Lathyrus latifolius 'Pink Pearl'
Perennial Sweet Pea, Everlasting Sweet Pea€1.74Out of stock
This stunning sweet pea has clusters of delicate pink flowers from June to September. It was introduced before 1635 and became popular in gardens in the early 1900s, often grown over a floral cage - very fashionable in Victorian England!
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Lathyrus latifolius 'Red Pearl'
Perennial Sweet Pea, Everlasting Sweet Pea€1.74Out of stock
Furled clusters of pristine crimson-rose flowers bloom at the top of arching winged stems. This perennial relative of the annual sweet pea is justifiably popular; it will bloom throughout the summer months.
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Lathyrus latifolius 'White Pearl'
Perennial Sweet Pea, Everlasting Sweet Pea€1.74Out of stock
This perennial Sweet Pea has masses of gorgeous pure white flowers. Easy to grow, it requires little care and will quickly cover arbors, trellis or fences with perfect foliage and tresses of flowers all summer. A stunning flower that comes back year after year.
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Lathyrus odoratus 'Matucana'
Grandflora Sweet Pea. 1907€1.98'Matucana' was first introduced into this country from Sicily in 1699, this delightful heirloom dates back at least three centuries, highly valued for its wonderfully strong, sweet scent as well as its brilliant bicoloured blooms of richest purple and violet .
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Lathyrus odoratus, Grandiflora 'Flora Norton'
Grandflora Sweet Pea. 1907€1.74True clear blues are rare in sweet pea flowers. Lathyrus odoratus 'Flora Norton' is one of the clearest blues available. With wings large in proportion to the standard and blessed with the most superb fragrance, it is one of the loveliest of all the grandiflora sweet peas.
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Lathyrus odoratus, Grandiflora 'Lady Grisel Hamilton'
Grandflora Sweet Pea. 1895€1.74Out of stock
Lathyrus odoratus ‘Lady Grisel Hamilton’ is an elegant and lovely sweet pea that boasts delicate lavender blooms with all the heady fragrance of her old fashioned compatriots. The long-stemmed sprays produce an irresistible medley of fragrances and make exceptionally fine cut flowers.
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Lathyrus odoratus, Grandiflora 'Lord Nelson'
Grandflora Sweet Pea. 1907€1.98Out of stock
Lathyrus odoratus 'Lord Nelson' received an RHS Award of Merit in 1907 when it was introduced. Rich dark blue flowers that are very strongly scented. They are perfect for cutting, producing 3 or 4 flowers per stem with an irresistible medley of fragrances. It is one of the finest sweet peas available.
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Lathyrus odoratus, Grandiflora 'Queen Alexandria'
Grandflora Sweet Pea. 1905€1.74A highly scented heirloom sweet pea introduced by Henry Eckford in 1905 and named in honour of Queen Alexandria, wife of King Edward VII. Lathyrus odoratus 'Queen Alexandria' has bright scarlet-pink blooms with three flowers per stem. Strongly scented too.
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Lathyrus odoratus, Modern Grandiflora 'High Scent'
Keith Hammett, introduced in 2000€2.34Created from the resurgence of interest in breeding sweet peas for scent, Sweet Pea 'High Scent' is noted for being an exceptionally fragrant variety and is recognised as the benchmark cultivar for scent. Large, heavenly blooms have a lavender picotee edge on silky cream coloured base.
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Lathyrus odoratus, Spencer 'Gwendoline'
Spencer Traditional Sweet Pea€1.98Out of stock
'Gwendoline' is a heavily scented ‘Spencer’ type, with large, frilly pink blooms. Classed as a magenta by the NSPS, it is perhaps more of a bright pink presented on a white background. Either way it is a superb variety and is highly recommended for exhibition, the cutting garden and for fragrance.
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Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote Blue'
English Lavender€1.74The deepest purple of all and one of the most popular lavenders is 'Hidcote Blue'. A compact variety, suitable for growing in borders or as dwarf hedging, with dense silver-grey foliage covered in fragrant, dark purple-blue flower spikes in mid-summer.
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Lavandula stoechas 'French Lavender'
Butterfly Lavender, Spanish Lavender (US)€2.10Lavender stoechas is an old variety, cultivated for more than 400 years, it is a favourite both for its intense fragrance and for the short dense flower spikes. French Lavender blooms from spring to frost and has a good clean scent.