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Plants for the Back of the Border

Taller plants sit well towards the back of the border, adding height as well as providing a backdrop for the front-runners.

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Linaria purpurea Springside White

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Linaria purpurea 'Springside White'
£3.49 £2.79
approx 40 seeds
Echinacea purpurea Magnus Superior

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Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus Superior'
£3.49 £2.79
available to order from summer
Cosmos bipinnatus Cupcakes Blush (Cupcakes Series)

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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Cupcakes Blush' (Cupcakes Series)
£3.49 £2.79
available to order from summer
Helianthus annuus Red Sun

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Helianthus annuus 'Red Sun'
£3.49 £2.79
approx 25 seeds
Helianthus annuus Taiyo

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Helianthus annuus 'Taiyo'
£3.49 £2.79
approx 30 seeds
Helianthus annuus ProCut White Lite (ProCut Series)

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Helianthus annuus 'ProCut White Lite' (ProCut Series)
£3.49 £2.79
approx 15 seeds
butterbean Fagiolo Di Spagna

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butterbean 'Fagiolo Di Spagna'
£3.29 £2.63
approx 12 seeds
Dipsacus fullonum

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Dipsacus fullonum
From £2.39
approx 150 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5 (5)
Helianthus annuus Ruby Eclipse

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Helianthus annuus 'Ruby Eclipse'
£2.99 £2.39
approx 20 seeds
Alcea rosea Nigra

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Alcea rosea 'Nigra'
From £2.39
approx 50 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0 star 0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 2.5 5 2 (2)
Helianthus annuus Ms Mars

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Helianthus annuus 'Ms Mars'
£2.99 £2.39
approx 20 seeds
Eupatorium cannabinum

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Eupatorium cannabinum
From £2.39
approx 200 seeds
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.0 5 1 (1)
Verbena rigida Santos

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Verbena rigida 'Santos'
From £2.39
approx 40 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.0 5 1 (1)
Nicotiana Whisper Mixed F1

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Nicotiana 'Whisper Mixed' F1
From £2.39
approx 70 seeds
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 11 (11)
sweetcorn Goldcrest (late season) F1

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sweetcorn 'Goldcrest' F1 (late season)
£2.99 £2.39
approx 50 seeds
Verbena bonariensis Vanity

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Verbena bonariensis 'Vanity'
£3.99 £2.39
approx 40 seeds
Linaria purpurea

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Linaria purpurea
£2.99 £2.39
approx 100 seeds
Helianthus annuus Desire Red

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Helianthus annuus 'Desire Red'
£3.99 £2.39
approx 10 seeds
Lathyrus odoratus Old Fashioned mixed

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sweet pea 'Old Fashioned mixed'
£2.99 £2.39
approx 30 seeds
Echinops ritro

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Echinops ritro
£2.99 £2.39
available to order from summer
Pea Blauwschokker

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Pea 'Blauwschokker'
£2.99 £2.39
available to order from summer
Nigella papillosa African Bride

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Nigella papillosa 'African Bride'
From £2.31
approx 100 seeds
3 × packets of approx 100 seeds
Nicotiana mutabilis

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Nicotiana mutabilis
£2.79 £2.23
approx 100 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Digitalis purpurea

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Digitalis purpurea
From £2.23
approx 1000 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Tithonia rotundifolia Torch

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Tithonia rotundifolia 'Torch'
£2.79 £2.23
approx 100 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Helianthus Tall Single

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Helianthus 'Tall Single'
From £1.99
approx 50 seeds
3 × packets of seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Alcea rosea Single mixture

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Alcea rosea 'Single mixture'
£2.49 £1.99
approx 75 seeds
Papaver Rose Feathers

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Papaver 'Rose Feathers'
£2.49 £1.99
available to order from summer
Helianthus annuus Teddy Bear

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Helianthus annuus 'Teddy Bear'
£2.49 £1.99
available to order from autumn
Myrrhis odorata

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sweet cicely
£2.29 £1.83
approx 5 seeds
Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora

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Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora
From £1.80
approx 250 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
tree spinach
tree spinach
£2.19 £1.75
available to order from summer
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