| Latin name
| Common name
| Type
| Description
| Cultivation
| Hedging
|
| LINUM genus |
|
annual, biennial, perennial, sub-shrub, shrub |
c. 2-24ins (5-60cm). Some are evergreen.Leaves are generally oval, greyish-green. Flowers are funnel- or cup-shaped flowerse in summer and autumn. Colours include white, yellow, red, or blue. |
Half hardy, 0°C, to fully hardy. Sun, and shelter in cold areas. |
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| MATTHIOLA genus |
Stock |
annual, biennial, perennial, sub-shrub |
c.12ins-2ft (30-60cm). Narrow, greyish-green leaves. Spikes of 4-petalled, fragrant flowers, in summer. Colours include white, yellow, pink, red or purple. |
Frost tender, 4°C, to fully hardy. Sun and preferably in limed soil. |
|
| PENSTEMON genus |
|
annual, biennial, perennial, sub-shrub, shrub |
c. 3ins-4ft (8cm-1.2m). Mostly semi-evegreen or evergreen. Narrow or oval leaves. Tubular or funnel-shaped flowers in summer. Colours include white, pink, red, purple or blue. |
Half hardy, 0°C, to fully hardy. Sun and fertile soil.. |
|
| SALVIA genus |
Sage |
annual, biennial, perennial, sub-shrub, shrub |
c.12ins- 6ft (30cm-2m). Oval or narrow leaves, sometimes hairy beneath. Flowers are tubular, 2-lipped, in summer and autumn. |
Frost tender, 5°C, to fully hardy. Sun and fertile soil. |
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