Planning Seed Varieties of "General Things"

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  1. Kristen

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    Final seed list that I am assembling of "general things", which don't fit onto my other more specific lists, for next year:

    General:

    Cobaea scandens var. alba

    [​IMG] EUPHORBIA CHARACIAS CHARACIAS
    [​IMG] EUPHORBIA JACQUEMONTII

    These [to be naturalised in] the woodland walk:

    [​IMG] HELLEBORUS 'BLACK BEAUTY'
    [​IMG] HELLEBORUS FOETIDUS MISS JEKYLL'S SCENTED
    [​IMG] HELLEBORUS 'HELEN BALLARD'S'
    [​IMG] HELLEBORUS RITA'S BLACK



    To bulk up the plants I have (I probably need a supplier of bulk seed for these, rather than "just one packet"):
    Lilium candidum
    [​IMG] Lilium regale
    Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'
    Stipa gigantea

    I also want (lots of) a very low Black grass, and something to make a White one too (to plant to make the squares of a Chess board - ornamental, not for walking on)
     
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    For Black grass then Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' would fit the bill. I don’t know if you can get seed for it (google says yes). I bought some small plants a couple of years ago and have been splitting them up, they are very very slow growing so seed might be quicker if you can find them.


    No idea of a ‘white’ grass though - maybe a white alysum?
     
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    I don't reckon there are any other contenders for the Black. I have two thick clumps that I am going to split up and try to propagate that way, but as you say seed (if available) would be quicker. Each "square" is probably 4M x 3M ... 4 white and 4 black ... its a lot of plants.

    Yes, a white alysum would do the trick, the other thing I had considered was Cerastium Tomentosum - I think grey foliage would help "out of season"

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    If you're up for growing bulbs from seed I have seed for Galtonia candicans Kristen...........

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    Grows up to about two metres tall.
     
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    I'm definitely up for that. "Aren't your snowdrops that size" will be a great throw-away-line !!
     
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    I'll add them to your parcel.
     
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    Many thanks. Let me know if you want anything that I have here. (Overdue to publish my "Haves List" for folk to pick from ... but I will get around to that.
     
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