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Agrimony (agrimonia eupatoria) 
   

P.  Very pretty yellow, star-shaped flowers on tall stems.  Herbal uses and has also been used as a dye plant, producing a yellow dye.  Bee plant.  Food plant for butterfly caterpillars.  Believed to protect from goblins, evil and poison.  Sun.

(Only 2 x 7 cm pots left at the moment)
Black Horehound (ballota nigra) 
   

P.  H.  Hedgerow plant with whorls of red flowers from June to September.  Used today in cough medicine.  Good bee plant.  More info

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Bladder Campion (silene vulgaris) 
   
HP.  Ht 3 ft (90 cm).  Pretty, white petals escaping from a green bladder-like pod.   Food plant of the Campion, Marbled Coronet, Nettle Pug, Marbled Clover and Dark Brocade moths.  Flowers May to September.  Found in grassy places.    Seed origin - England.  More info
Bugle (ajuga reptens) 
   

Low-growing perennial with blue flowers.  Spreads, so makes god ground cover.  Important nectar source for  hoverflies, bees and butterflies.  Doesn't mind shade.  More info

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Cliff Sand Spurrey (spergularia rupicola) 
   

P.  Evergreen, matt-forming plant with tiny pink flowers, a bit like Thrift.   Flowers May to September.  Also known as Rock Sand Spurrey.

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Cotton Thistle (onopordum acanthium) 
   

B.  Also known as Scotch Thistle. Magnificent plant, growing to about 9 ft tall (3 m).  Large, spiny silver-green, downy leaves and lavender thistle flowers from July to September.   National emblem of Scotland.  Pliny believed a decoction of the plant would cure baldness.  Juice of the plant has been used in the past for treating cancers and ulcers.  Sun.

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Only 3 x 7 cm pots available
Cowslip (primula veris) 
   
Thick, wrinkly leaves and stems topped with clusters of yellow flowers.  Spring meadow plant.  Not so common now in the wild.  Much folklore surrounding the plant.  More info
Dog Violet (viola canina) 
   

P.  Pretty mauve flowers, similar to Sweet Violet but paler and scentless - this lack of scent being the reason it is knownas a dog violet.  Found in the wild in hedgebanks and woods.  Flowers April to August.  Low-growing.  Plant in shade.

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Dropwort (filipendula hexapetala) 
   

P.  Fern-like foliage and loose panicles of pink or creamy-white flowers.  Ht 3 ft (90 cm).  Flowers June to August.   Powdered roots were used to treat kidney problems, breathlessness, wheezing, sore throats and congestion.  Food plant of the Satyr Pug moth.    Grows well on heavy clay.  More info
Elecampane (inula helenium) 
   

HP.  H.  Almost tropical-looking wildflower with large wrinkled leaves and sunflower-like flowers.  Ht 4 - 5 ft.  Said to attract fairies to the garden.  There is a lot of folklore surrounding the plant.  It was a popular cottage garden plant due to its cough and asthma-easing properties.  Loves clay soil.   More info