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Chantal Guiraud from Montpellier, France is running a seed exchange for MGS members. Chantal has a good selection of seeds, a list of which appears below, mostly provided by herself but also now from our members. The list is now open for orders. Please read the instructions carefully before you order and remember that although you are not obliged to send seeds in exchange, only by receiving seeds from members can Chantal add to the list of seeds on offer. Watch this page for additions to and deletions from the list. FP
Many thanks to all of you who have donated seed for your kind thoughts and good wishes. I’d like to remind you that if the seed you have donated does not appear on the list, it could be that the name has changed, or I may not have been able to verify the name, or it may even be that I could not read your handwriting.
Orders (without any closing date) should be sent to me at:
75 rue de la Vieille Poste
34000 Montpellier
France,
or: mgsseedlist@gmail.com
When you order your seeds, don’t forget to give me your name and address.
Members may order 10 packets, while donors may order 15 packets. There is no cost: this service is free for all MGS members.
Don’t forget to give me substitutes if you want to receive your full allocation. Most items are available only in very small quantities.
All members are responsible for complying with their local laws.
It is a good practice to begin sowing in January/February/March (in the northern hemisphere); however, in a mediterranean climate, autumn sowing (in pots) is also a good choice.
Among the new entries in the seed list are some Californian plants:
- Fremontodendron
- Iris douglasiana, donated by the San Francisco Botanical Garden
- Lupinus arboreus
- Mimulus aurantiacus
- Puya raimondii, a desert plant from Peru and Chile
- Retama monosperma which is considered invasive in Australia and California
- Rojasianthe superba, donated by the San Francisco Botanical Garden. (This is a very rare tree with superb white flowers. I would really like to give you the opportunity to try it. Don’t miss this jewel!)
Some of these seeds were collected in the wild and some in gardens (with the permission of the owners) when our Languedoc Branch was attending the AGM in Monterey. I particularly recommend these plants because most of them are tough and drought-tolerant although their seeds are viable for only a short time.
I wish you good hunting among the list, good luck with your choices and a happy New Year full of magical seedlings.
Chantal Guiraud
Seed List
April 2009
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Abutilon sp. (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
orange |
Acacia cultriformis (Cap Roig-Spain) |
2007 |
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Acacia farnesiana (France) |
2008 |
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Acacia melanoxylon (California) |
2008 |
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Acacia saligna (France) |
2008 |
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Acer macrophyllum (Oregon-USA) |
2008 |
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Acer monspessulanum (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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Achillea aegyptiaca (Montpellier-France) |
2008 |
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Achillea filipendulina 'Jaune Bronze' |
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Agapanthus praecox ssp. minimus 'Storms River' |
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Agapanthus sp.(Australia) |
2006 |
white |
Albizia julibrissin (Greece) |
2008 |
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Albuca aurea (Great Britain) |
2008 |
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Alcea rosea |
2006 |
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Alcea rosea |
2006 |
pink |
Alcea rosea |
2006 |
cream |
Alcea rugosa |
2007 |
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Allium christophii |
2007 |
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Allium tuberosum (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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Aloe plicatilis (Adelaide-Australia) |
2009 |
orange |
Alyogyne huegelii (California) |
2008 |
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Amaranthus hypochondriacus 'Alegria' |
2005 |
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Amsonia tabernaemontana |
2006 |
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Angelica stricta 'Purpurea' (California) |
2008 |
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Annona cherimola |
2007 |
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Anomatheca laxa (Great Britain) |
2008 |
mixed pink
& white |
Aquilegia 'Nora Barlow' (Australia) |
2008 |
mauve |
Aquilegia vulgaris |
2007 |
pink |
Araujia sericofera (Tourettes-sur-Loup-France) |
2007 |
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Aristolochia gigantea |
2006 |
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Aristolochia sp. |
2006 |
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Asarina barclaiana (Sparoza-Greece) |
2007 |
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Asarina erubescens (Languedoc-France) |
2007 |
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Asclepias curassavica (Greece) |
2008 |
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Asphodeline lutea (Italy) |
2008 |
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Asphodelus albus |
2007 |
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Asphodelus fistulosus |
2006 |
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Aster x frikartii from Helen Dillon |
2007 |
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Bambusa ventricosa |
2006 |
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Baptisia australis (Italy) |
2008 |
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Bauhinia variegata (Greece) |
2008 |
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Bauhinia variegata 'Candida' (Greece) |
2008 |
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Bauhinia x blakeana (Cyprus) |
2008 |
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Belamcanda chinensis |
2008 |
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Berkheya purpurea (Italy) |
2008 |
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Berlandiera lyrata (Montpellier-France) |
2008 |
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Bessera elegans (Great Britain) |
2007 |
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Bletilla striata (Bali-Indonesia) |
2007 |
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Brachychiton discolor (-7°C) |
2007 |
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Brachypodium phoenicoides |
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Brahea armata (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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Brugmansia arborea (Greece) |
2008 |
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Brunfelsia pauciflora (Greece) |
2009 |
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Bupleurum fruticosum (Blanes-Spain) |
2007 |
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Bupleurum gibraltaricum |
2006 |
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Caesalpinia gilliesii (Greece) |
2008 |
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Callistemon citrinus (Minervois-France) |
2008 |
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Callistemon sp. (Greece) |
2009 |
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Camellia sp. (Corsica-France) |
2008 |
white |
Campanula pyramidalis |
2006 |
white |
Campsis radicans (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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Camptosema rubicundum |
2007 |
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Capsicum annuum 'Spitfire' (hot, long and thin chilli) |
2006 |
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Capsicum chinense 'Rocotillo' (slightly hot chilli)) |
2005 |
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Cardiospermum halicacabum |
2007 |
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Carissa bispinosa (Blanes-Spain) |
2006 |
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Cassia corymbosa syn. Senna corymbosa(Greece) |
2009 |
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Cassia floribunda (-10°C) |
2006 |
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Centaurea bella |
2006 |
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Ceratonia siliqua (Greece) |
2008 |
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Cercis occidentalis (Spain) |
2007 |
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Cercis siliquastrum |
2008 |
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Cerinthe major (Great Britain) |
2008 |
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Cestrum nocturnum (Montpellier-France) |
2008 |
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Cheiranthus sp. (Greece) |
2008 |
mixed colors |
Cheirolophus arbutifolius (La Mortola-Italy) |
2007 |
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Chilopsis linearis (Montpellier-France) |
2009 |
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Chimonanthus praecox (Tourettes-sur-Loup-France) |
2007 |
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Cistus albidus (wild collected, Languedoc-France) |
2008 |
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Cistus salviifolius (Roussillon-France) |
2007 |
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Cistus salviifolius (Adelaide-Australia) |
2009 |
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Clematis tangutica (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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Cleome 'Reine Rose' |
2006 |
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Clerodendrum ugandense |
2006 |
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Cobaea scandens (Great Britain) |
2008 |
purple |
Collinsia heterophylla |
2006 |
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Columnea gloriosa (Cyprus) |
2007 |
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Colutea arborescens (Montpellier-France) |
2008 |
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Consolida regalis |
2007 |
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Coronilla valentina |
2008 |
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Cosmos sulfureus(Oregon-USA) |
2008 |
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Crocus cartwrightianus (Great Britain) |
2008 |
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Cucumis melo 'Oka du Quebec' (melon) |
2005 |
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Cucurbita pepo 'Trompette de Nice' (courgette) |
2003 |
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Cupressus sempervirens (Turkey) |
2007 |
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Cyclamen coum |
2008 |
pink |
Cyclamen coum |
2008 |
white |
Cyclamen hederifolium |
2008 |
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Cynara cardunculus (Montpellier-France) |
2008 |
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Datura inoxia (Crete-Greece) |
2008 |
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Datura metel 'Ballerina Purple' |
2008 |
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Datura stramonium (Greece) |
2008 |
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Delphinium requienii (Clapiers-France) |
2007 |
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Delonix regia (Bali-Indonesia) |
2007 |
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Dianthus barbatus (Great Britain) |
2007 |
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Dicliptera suberecta (Justicia suberecta) |
2007 |
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Dierama pendulum (Australia -10°C) |
2006 |
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Dierama pulcherrimum (California) |
2008 |
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Dietes sp. (California) |
2008 |
white |
Digitalis grandiflora (Clapiers-France) |
2006 |
yellow |
Digitalis purpurea Excelsior hybrid ( Clapiers-France) |
2006 |
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Dioscorea batatas |
2007 |
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Dodonaea viscosa 'Purpurea' (France) |
2008 |
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Dracaena indivisa |
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Dregea sinensis (Montpellier-France) |
2009 |
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Drosanthemum floribundum (Blanes-Spain) |
2006 |
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Duranta plumieri |
2007 |
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Elegia tectorum (California) |
2008 |
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Eriogonum arborescens |
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Eriogonum grande var. rubescens |
2008 |
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Eruca sativa (rocket) |
2007 |
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Eryngium agavifolium |
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Eryngium amethystinum |
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Eryngium ebracteatum |
2008 |
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Erysimum 'Bowles Mauve' |
2007 |
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Erythrina crista-galli (Great Britain) |
2008 |
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Eschscholzia californica (California) |
2008 |
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Eschscholzia californica 'Dusky Rose' (California) |
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Eucalyptus camaldulensis |
2007 |
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Eugenia uniflora (Cerisier de Cayenne)(Portugal) |
2007 |
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Euonymus alatus (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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Euphorbia marginata (Corfu) |
2007 |
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Euphorbia shillingii (Italy) |
2007 |
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Fallugia paradoxa (Montpellier-France) |
2008 |
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Ferula communis ssp. glauca |
2007 |
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Foeniculum vulgare |
2007 |
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Franklinia alatamaha (Oregon-USA) |
2008 |
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Freesia leichtlinii (Great Britain) |
2008 |
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Fremontodendron sp. (California) |
2008 |
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Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun' |
2007 |
red/yellow
bicolour |
Gaillardia sp. |
2006 |
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Galega officinalis (Great Britain) |
2008 |
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Galvezia speciosa |
2008 |
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Gladiolus carmineus (Great Britain) |
2008 |
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Gladiolus illyricus (Greece) |
2008 |
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Glaucium corniculatum |
2008 |
orange |
Gleditsia triacanthos (Tourettes-sur-Loup-France) |
2007 |
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Gomphocarpus fruticosus (Limoux-France) |
2008 |
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Gossypium herbaceum |
2006 |
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Gossypium sturtianum (Australia) |
2006 |
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Grewia occidentalis (Cap Roig-Spain) |
2007 |
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Habranthus sp. (Great Britain) |
2008 |
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Helenium sp. |
2008 |
orange |
Helianthus annuus (Clapiers-France) |
2007 |
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Helianthus annuus 'Sundown' |
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Helleborus foetidus 'Gold Bullion' (Australia) |
2008 |
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Hemerocallis sp. |
2007 |
yellow |
Heteromeles arbutifolia |
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Hibiscus coccineus |
2007 |
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Hibiscus manihot (Greece) |
2007 |
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Hibiscus militaris (Greece) |
2007 |
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Hibiscus paramutabilis (Languedoc-France) |
2008 |
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Hibiscus paramutabilis 'Shanghai Pink' (Greece) |
2009 |
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Hibiscus syriacus (Greece) |
2008 |
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Hunnemannia fumariifolia (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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Hypericum balearicum (France) |
2008 |
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Hypericum empetrifolium |
2006 |
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Hyssopus officinalis (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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Incarvillea arguta (California) |
2008 |
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Indigofera dosua (Cap Roig-Spain) |
2007 |
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Ipheion 'Rolf Fiedler' (Great Britain) |
2007 |
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Ipomoea alba (Granada-Spain) |
2006 |
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Ipomoea lobata (Languedoc-France) |
2008 |
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Ipomoea purpurea |
2007 |
mixed colors |
Ipomoea purpurea |
2007 |
white and blue |
Iris douglasiana (California) |
2008 |
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Iris ensata |
2007 |
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Iris foetidissima (Clapiers-France) |
2007 |
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Iris unguicularis (Italy) |
2008 |
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Juniperus phoenicea (Greece) |
2008 |
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Kleinia mandraliscae (Cap Roig-Spain) |
2007 |
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Kniphofia sp. |
2008 |
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Koelreuteria paniculata |
2007 |
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Lachenalia reflexa (Great Britain) |
2008 |
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Lagenaria siceraria (Languedoc-France) |
2008 |
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Lagerstroemia indica |
2006 |
white |
Lagunaria patersonii (Cyprus) |
2008 |
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Lathyrus odoratus |
2006 |
red/hot pink |
Lavandula stoechas ssp. pedunculata |
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Lavatera maritima |
2008 |
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Leonotis leonurus var. albiflora (Adelaide-Australia) |
2009 |
white |
Lepechinia hastata (California) |
2008 |
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Leucaena glauca (syn. L. leucocephala) |
2007 |
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Liatris aspera (Italy) |
2008 |
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Lilium henryi (Montferrier-France) |
2007 |
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Limonium speciosum |
2008 |
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Linaria dalmatica |
2007 |
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Linaria peloponnesiaca (Mt. Olympos-Greece) |
2008 |
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Linum flavum |
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Linum perenne |
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Littonia modesta (Great Britain) |
2008 |
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Luma apiculata (Myrtus luma) |
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Lupinus arboreus (California) |
2008 |
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Lychnis coronaria |
2007 |
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Lychnis coronaria 'Alba' (Australia) |
2008 |
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Lychnis coronaria 'Oculata' (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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Lycoris chinensis (Great Britain) |
2008 |
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Macfadyena unguis-cati (=Doxantha unguis-cati)
(Greece) |
2009 |
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Matthiola sp. (Great Britain) |
2008 |
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Melasphaerula ramosa (Great Britain) |
2007 |
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Melia azederach (France) |
2008 |
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Melianthus comosus |
2008 |
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Melianthus major (-12°C) |
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Mimosa pudica |
2006 |
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Mimulus aurantiacus (California) |
2008 |
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Mirabilis jalapa |
2006 |
cerise pink |
Mirabilis jalapa (France) |
2008 |
white |
Mirabilis jalapa (Great Britain) |
2008 |
multicoloured |
Moraea papilionacea (Australia) |
2008 |
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Muehlenbeckia complexa |
2006 |
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Myrtus communis (Greece) |
2008 |
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Narcissus jonquilla (Great Britain) |
2008 |
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Nerium oleander (Great Britain)(Greece) |
2009 |
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Nerium oleander 'Barbara Brush' |
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pale pink |
Nicandra physaloides |
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Nicotiana sylvestris |
2006 |
white |
Nigella damascena |
2006 |
blue |
Ocimum basilicum (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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Oenothera odorata |
2008 |
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Paliurus spina-christi (Vidauban-France) |
2008 |
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Pancratium maritimum (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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Pandorea jasminoides |
2006 |
pink |
Papaver atlanticum 'Flore Pleno' (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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Paraserianthes lophanta (Ajaccio-France) |
2007 |
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Parkinsonia aculeata (Blanes-Spain)) |
2007 |
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Pavonia hastata |
2008 |
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Pavonia malviflora (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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Pennisetum orientale |
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Penstemon barbatus (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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Phaenosperma globosa (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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Phaseolus coccineus (Languedoc-France) |
2008 |
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Phaseolus vulgaris 'Cupidon' |
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Phlomis russeliana (Tourettes-sur-Loup-France) |
2007 |
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Phoenix roebelinii (Blanes-Spain) |
2006 |
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Phormium sp. |
2006 |
variegated |
Phormium 'Sundowner' (Italy) |
2007 |
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Plantago major 'Rubrifolia' |
2006 |
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Podranea ricasoliana (Greece) |
2008 |
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Polygonum orientale (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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Polyxena corymbosa (Great Britain) |
2008 |
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Polyxena ensata (Great Britain) |
2008 |
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Polyxena odorata (Great Britain) |
2008 |
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Protea obtusifolia (Blanes-Spain) |
2006 |
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Psidium cattleianum (strawberry guava) |
2007 |
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Ptelea trifoliata (Minervois-France) |
2008 |
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Ptilostemon chamaepeuce |
2008 |
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Punica granatum 'Nana' (Languedoc-France) |
2009 |
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Puya raimondii 'Queen of the Andes' (California) |
2006 |
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Quamoclit pennata (syn. Ipomoea quamoclit)
(Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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Ratibida columnifera (Montpellier-France) |
2008 |
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Rehmannia elata (Montpellier-France) |
2006 |
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Retama monosperma (California) |
2008 |
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Retama raetam (Greece) |
2008 |
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Rhamnus alaternus |
2007 |
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Romneya coulteri (California-USA) |
2007 |
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Romulea diversiformis (Great Britain) |
2008 |
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Romulea monticola (Great Britain) |
2008 |
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Rubia tinctoria |
2008 |
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Ruellia brittoniana (Montpellier-France) |
2008 |
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Ruta graveolens (Clapiers-France) |
2007 |
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Salvia apiana (California) |
2008 |
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Salvia argentea (Great Britain) |
2007 |
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Salvia azurea (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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Salvia canariensis var. candidissima (California) |
2008 |
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Salvia canariensis var. candidissima
(Graveson-France) |
2007 |
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Salvia desoleana (Languedoc-France) |
2008 |
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Salvia farinacea 'Victoria' |
2007 |
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Salvia indica |
2007 |
lavender |
Salvia lavandulifolia ssp. vellerea
(Languedoc-France) |
2008 |
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Salvia nubicola (California) |
2008 |
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Salvia officinalis (Greece) |
2008 |
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Salvia sclarea |
2008 |
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Salvia sclarea 'Turkestanica' (Greece) |
2007 |
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Salvia spathacea 'Powerline Pink' (California) |
2008 |
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Salvia tiliifolia (California) |
2008 |
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Salvia viscosa (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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Sandersonia aurantiaca (Great Britain) |
2008 |
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Scabiosa hymnetia |
2006 |
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Scilla hyacinthoides |
2007 |
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Scilla peruviana |
2007 |
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Senecio mikanioides (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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Senecio petasites (Cap Roig-Spain) |
2007 |
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Senna artemisioides (France) |
2008 |
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Senna artemisioides ssp. coriacea (Australia -8°C) |
2006 |
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Senna sp. (Greece) |
2007 |
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Sesbania punicea |
2008 |
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Sisyrinchium striatum |
2007 |
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Solanum pyracanthum (Languedoc-France) |
2008 |
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Stipa pulcherrima |
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Streptosolen jamesonii (Cyprus) |
2008 |
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Styrax officinale |
2007 |
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Tagetes lemonii (Montpellier-France) |
2008 |
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Tagetes lucida (California) |
2008 |
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Tagetes patula (Languedoc-France) |
2007 |
yellow |
Talinum paniculatum |
2005 |
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Tecoma x smithii (Greece) |
2008 |
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Thalictrum flavum (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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Thevetia peruviana (Greece) |
2008 |
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Tibouchina sp. (Languedoc-France) |
2008 |
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Trachelium caeruleum (Montpellier-France) |
2008 |
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Trachelospermum asiaticum (Montferrier-France) |
2008 |
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Tragopogon porrifolius (Montpellier-France) |
2007 |
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Tritonia securigera (Great Britain) |
2007 |
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Urginea maritima |
2008 |
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Verbena rigida (Greece) |
2008 |
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Viburnum tinus |
2007 |
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Vitex agnus-castus (Greece) |
2008 |
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Wisteria sinensis (Greece) |
2008 |
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Yucca whipplei (California) |
2008 |
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Sowing in summer
Even if the ideal periods for sowing perennials are spring or early autumn, late August is a good season for beginning to sow. The trick is to learn how the plant would germinate and grow in nature. So try to sow the seed at the same time that it would be sown naturally.
For seeds needing cold stratification, like acanthus, the easiest way is to sow them and put the pots outside for the winter, letting Mother Nature do the work. You just have to make sure the pots don’t dry out. Seed only starts the germination process in the presence of moisture; once this process has started, drying out is fatal to the seed embryo.
Most perennials will need at least two growing seasons to reach flowering size, while some require more time. So, if germination occurs in autumn, over-winter the seedlings in a greenhouse or a cold frame. Don’t throw out a seed pot just because nothing seems to have happened, sonce some plants take two or three years to germinate.
Here is a list of some perennials to sow in late summer: Alyssum saxatile (syn. Aurinia saxatilis), aster, campanula, catananche, centaurea, gaillardia, gaura, geranium, gerbera, perennial grasses, nepeta, dianthus, papaver, salvia and scabiosa.
Biennals are best started in late spring or summer for transplanting to their permanent homes in late summer or autumn: violas, Cheiranthus cheiri (syn. Erysimum cheiri), Bellis perennis, Hesperis matronalis, etc.
Fast-growing hardy annuals are usually sown in spring but they can be sown in July and will flower later in the season, as for example: Eschscholzia californica, Centaurea cyanus, Delphinium ajacis (syn. Consolida ambigua), Dimorphotheca aurantiaca, Iberis amara, Linaria maroccana, Reseda odorata, Calendula officinalis, Chrysanthemum carinatum, Alyssum maritimum (syn. Lobularia maritima) or Tropaeolum majus.
Chantal Guiraud |
