Nearly Free Seeds
RHS Seed Distribution
One of the joys of RHS membership is the annual free seed distribution. A 24 page listing of available seeds, collected from the RHS gardens, provides a wide and unusual selection.
The descriptions are short and the official Latin names send me off to look up the species in books or the internet before deciding. At the beginning of next year I will receive the 20 packets together with a germination guide. In addition to recommended temperatures and likely germination times there are many tips on covering seeds, chilling to break dormancy and other influencing factors.
I have just ordered my 20 packets from the catalogue of over 500 different options. Half of my selection this year are trees or shrubs as I like to have something different and taller than usual from the RHS. This was my selection:
2009
Annuals & biennials
Anethum graveolens dill
Angelica gigas purple
No bulbs, glasshouse seeds or grasses
Herbaceous Perennials
Aconitum lycoctonum
Cynara cardunculus cardoon
Dianella carulea
Eremus robustus giant dessert candle
Mixtures
Astilibe, Hemerocallis and Alstromeria
Rock Garden
Iris innominata
Trees & Shrubs
Acer davidii snake bark
Betula pendula purpurea
Betula utilis jacquemontii (Himalayan white bark)
Buddleja globosa (Orange ball tree)
Coronilla valentine glauca
Eucalyptus vernicosa semi prostrate
Nadina domestica (Heavenly bamboo)
Rhodotypos scandens
Sophora davidii
Viburnum betulifolium
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