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Allium sphaerocephalon

£3.99 - £79.99

25 × bulbs Delivered during October

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1000 × bulbs Delivered during October

2 litre pot | 7 per pot available to order from autumn

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Astrantia 'Roma' (PBR)

£12.99 - £34.99

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Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna'

£4.50 - £44.99

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Crocosmia 'Hellfire'

£11.99 - £27.99

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Kirengeshoma palmata

£9.99 - £54.99

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Linaria purpurea 'Canon Went'

£3.69 - £19.99

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approx 100 seeds available to order from autumn

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Miscanthus sinensis 'Malepartus'

£11.99 - £49.99

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Stipa tenuissima

£3.79 - £44.99

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approx 30 seeds available to order from autumn

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Thalictrum delavayi 'Hewitt's Double'

£13.79 - £35.99

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Vinca minor f. alba 'Gertrude Jekyll'

£7.99 - £32.99

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Crocosmia masoniorum

£5.99 - £21.59

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Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Carmin Brilliant'

£5.99 - £39.99

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Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Emily Mckenzie'

£6.99 - £22.99

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Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'George Davison'

£5.99 - £39.99

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Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Red King'

£5.99 - £25.19

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Dahlia 'Alauna Clair-obscur'

£5.49 - £21.59

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1 × tuber available to order from winter

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Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff'

£4.99 - £35.98

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1 × tuber available to order from winter

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Dahlia 'Chat Noir'

£5.29 - £17.99

3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

1 × tuber available to order from winter

3 × tubers available to order from winter

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Dahlia 'Crème de Cassis'

£5.49 - £35.98

3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks

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1 × tuber available to order from winter

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Dahlia 'Mexican Star'

£5.49 - £21.59

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Dahlia 'Moonfire'

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Dahlia 'Nuit d'Eté'

£5.29 - £25.19

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Dahlia 'Soulman'

£5.49 - £15.00

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Dahlia 'Spartacus' Senior

£5.49 - £21.59

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Dahlia 'Tamburo'

£5.49 - £25.19

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1 × tuber available to order from winter

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Dahlia 'Tartan'

£5.99 - £21.59

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1 × tuber available to order from winter

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Hesperantha coccinea f. alba

£6.99 - £27.99

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1 × bulb available to order from winter

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Brachyscome 'Royal Blue'

£3.50 - £25.98

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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