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FROG HOLLOW
NURSERYThe Food Garden
SEEDLING LIST-2013
Availability will vary,
varieties are grown in season.
Punnets and pots: $3.00
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Seedlings can be purchased direct from our nursery; our
retail outlet at the Old Trading Store, Premaydena; or
delivery to Hobart is available. Please contact us for details.
Heirloom. Deep red, globe-shaped roots with
excellent flavour. Main canning variety for the home
gardener. Remains juicy and tender, regardless of
size. Stores well.
EARLY WONDER
Heirloom. Globe-shaped, dark red roots with lighter
bands. Early variety with sweet flavour. Good for
summer planting.
GOLDEN
Heirloom. Beautiful, round, golden-yellow roots that
don’t bleed or colour other foods. Retains sweet,
rich flavour, even when large. Excellent pickling
variety.
SUGARBEET
Grown for the large creamy-white root used for
sugar extraction, sweetening preserves, and animal
fodder. Tasty and nutritious leafy greens are used
like silverbeet.
BROCCOLI
VEGETABLES:
ARTICHOKE-GLOBE
(also available as offsets, June-August)
Tall perennial grown for the edible, immature flower buds.
FRENCH PURPLE
Heirloom. Similar to Green Globe variety but with
purple heads. Fine flavour.
GREEN GLOBE
Heirloom. Standard variety with large, oval, greygreen heads on stalks to 1.8m. Good flavour.
IMPERIAL STAR
Improved eating qualities, early maturing variety.
Uniform, compact plant to 1m.
PURPLE DE JESI
Medium sized green heads, tinged with purple.
Eaten raw when young.
ASPARAGUS
(available as bare-rooted crowns, June-August)
Long-lived perennial grown for the delicious new spears.
MARY WASHINGTON
Popular home garden and commercial variety with
excellent taste. Productive and hardy, with mediumsized, dark green, purplish tipped spears.
CONNOVER'S COLOSSAL
Heirloom variety with thick green shoots. Excellent
flavour.
SWEET PURPLE
Large, dark purple spears are tender with a sweet,
nutty flavour.
Vitamin-rich vegetable grown for the immature flower
heads. Biennial.
DE CICCO
Heirloom. Early and productive variety producing a
compact, bluish-green head, followed by many side
shoots. Excellent flavour.
GREEN SPROUTING (ITALIAN CALABRESE)
Heirloom. Popular and vigorous cultivar producing
a medium-sized, dark green head, followed by
numerous side shoots. Excellent flavour.
ROMANESCO
Italian Heirloom. Highly decorative and unique
heads made up of spiraling, lime green clusters.
Widely grown in northern Italy. Outstanding flavour
and texture.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
Grown for the compact side sprouts which develop along
the stem. Plant seedlings in late summer-early autumn to
allow good sprout development into the cooler months.
LONG ISLAND IMPROVED
Heirloom. Compact bush producing heavy crops of
compact, dark green sprouts along the stem. Old
standard variety with very good flavour.
CABBAGE
Long-cultivated vegetable, grown for the compact, leafy
central head. Most successful when seedlings are planted
in early spring and again in early to mid autumn. Protect
from cabbage moth if grown over the summer months.
COPENHAGEN MARKET
Early maturing variety with round green heads to
2.5kg. Especially suited to areas with cool
BEETROOT
summers. Excellent home garden variety.
Nutritious vegetable grown for the swollen root. Edible leafy
EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD (SUGARLOAF)
greens are also eaten. Biennial.
European Heirloom. Produces dark green, solid,
CYLINDRA
conical heads up to 1.5kg. Excellent eating
Heirloom. Uniform Danish garden variety. Long,
qualities.
cylindrical, dark red roots. Rich, tender flesh, ideal
GOLDEN ACRE
for slicing. Bolt resistant.
Early maturing variety with small, round heads up
DETROIT DARK RED
to 1.6kg. Suited to summer growing.
JANUARY KING
Frost-resistant, winter variety with medium, green,
solid round heads with a purplish tinge. Stands well
over winter and resists splitting. Excellent quality.
MAMMOTH RED ROCK
European Heirloom. Large, solid, purplish-red,
rounded heads. Wonderful flavour and stores well.
RED ACRE
Compact, early-maturing variety with dense,
rounded, red-purple heads. Resists splitting.
Excellent keepers-best red cabbage for storing.
SAVOY DRUMHEAD (DRUMHEAD)
Small, rounded heads (to 1.3kg) with crinkled
leaves. Firm, crisp and tender. Superior quality.
TĚTE DE NEGRE
Heirloom. Deep red, medium-sized, round heads.
Fine flavour.
VERTUS SAVOY
Popular European variety with dark green, heavily
textured, crinkled leaves. Medium sized (2-3kg),
rounded heads of fine flavour. Holds well in the
garden over winter.
CAPSICUM
Bushy plant grown for the sweet and mild fruit. Warm
season crop.
CORNO DI TORO GIALLO
Italian Heirloom. Tall bushes, heavy cropping
variety. Long (20-25cm), yellow, bullhorn-shaped
fruit with a sweet, slightly spicy flavour. Considered
one of the best tasting varieties.
HEALTHY
Early maturing variety producing medium-sized,
tapered fruit, ripening from yellow to red. Good
disease resistance. Will ripen even during cloudy
summers. Sweet, well-flavoured fruit.
PEPPERONCINI
Italian Heirloom. Highly productive variety,
producing large numbers of elongated green-red
fruit. Flavour is sweet with a hint of spiciness.
SWEET CHOCOLATE
Ornamental, vigorous, and productive variety. Rare.
Early crops of medium-sized, green, ripening to rich
chocolate colour, bell-shaped fruit. Delicious,
sweet, red-brown flesh.
SELF BLANCHE
Medium to large, dense, white heads of excellent
flavour. Leaves tend to curl over heads and prevent
discolouration and maintain quality.
SNOWBALL
Heirloom. Compact, early maturing, small to
medium (15cm) heads protected by outer leaves.
Tolerates warm conditions. Excellent eating
qualities.
CELERIAC
Also known as ‘Turnip Rooted Celery’. Grown for the large,
swollen base of the stem. Harvest bulbs when around
10cm. Used in salads, lightly cooked, or in soups and
stews. Likes similar conditions as celery.
SEDANO DI VERONA (WHITE OF VENICE)
Early variety with a medium sized swollen bulb to
2kg. Brown outer skin with a white centre. Sweet,
white inner flesh is eaten raw or cooked. Fine
flavour. Good bolt resistance and stores well.
WHITE ALABASTER
Finely-flavoured white bulbs.
CELERY
Upright plant grown for the tall, nutritious, juicy stalks. Water
regularly during dry periods.
ELNE
Popular and productive French variety with medium
to tall, bright green stalks. Crisp and juicy, well
flavoured stalks.
TALL UTAH
Glossy, dark green, crisp and crunchy, stringless
stalks. Fine flavour. Vigorous, compact plants with
good disease and bolt resistance.
TENDERCRISP
Excellent home garden variety with tall, stringless
stalks. Good flavour. Grows well into cold weather.
CHILLI
Close relative of the capsicum, warm season crop, grown
for the mild to hot and spicy fruit.
ANCHO
Popular and productive variety. Dark green, turning
red-brown, heart-shaped fruit to 10cm. Distinctive
and rich flavour with only LOW HEAT.
HOT PAPER LANTERN
Especially suited to cooler areas. Elongated,
CAULIFLOWER
wrinkled, lantern-shaped fruit, ripening from green
Flavoursome vegetable grown for the edible, crisp white
to red. One of the hottest available. EXTREMELY
immature flower heads. Protect from cabbage moth if grown
HOT.
over the summer months.
MANZANO
ALL YEAR ROUND
Tall bush variety from high altitude areas of the
Large white, dense heads. Maintains high quality
Andes with soft, hairy leaves. Most cold tolerant of
over an extended period. Ideal for sowing
all chilli varieties. Vigorous and productive.
throughout the year. Excellent variety for freezing.
Attractive purple flowers followed by medium, bellFOUR SEASONS
shaped green, ripening to red fruit. MODERATE TO
Heirloom. Brilliant white, large central heads. Great
EXTREMELY HOT.
tasting, hardy and holds well in warmer weather.
THAI
PALEFACE
Bushy plants bearing large numbers of small,
Well suited to cooler climates. Large, firm, white
pointed fruits, ripening from green to red. Variety
heads of good flavour.
commonly used in SE Asian cuisine, imparting an
authentic flavour and pungency. MEDIUM HEAT.
eating quality. Unique appearance, with long,
slender, heavily blistered, dark grey-green leaves
radiating from the centre of the plant. Grows up to
1.5m tall. Tolerates extremes of heat and cold.
RED RUSSIAN
Russian Heirloom. Rare and attractive variety.
Blue-green leaves develop a purplish-red hue,
more dramatic in cooler weather. Excellent flavour,
tender and sweet.
THOUSAND HEADED
French Heirloom. Tall, long-lived plants to 1.2m with
rounded, blue-grey leaves. Nutritious and well
flavoured. Excellent eating qualities and good for
poultry fodder.
CORN (SWEETCORN)
Warm season crop grown for the succulent and sweet
yellow cobs. Non-hybrid varieties must be eaten soon after
picking to maintain sweetness.
GOLDEN BANTAM
American Heirloom. Early cropping variety often
producing multiple cobs per plant. Tall plants (up to
2.5+m), golden yellow cobs. Sweet, excellent
flavour.
CUCUMBER
Trailing vine producing crisp, juicy, elongated fruit. Warm
season crop.
GREEN GEM
Popular and productive variety. Tasty green,
cylindrical fruit to 22cm. Disease resistant vines.
LEMON
Round, yellow fruit with sweet, bitter-free flesh.
Heavy producer. Disease and drought resistant.
MARKETMORE
Productive and reliable variety producing dark
green, cylindrical fruit with sweet, white, non-bitter
flesh. Good disease resistance.
PARISIAN PICKLING
French Heirloom. Highly productive with short
green, slightly spiny, cylindrical fruit. Excellent for
pickling or eaten fresh.
SYRIAN
Yellow, short and thick, blunt-ended, cylindrical fruit
of fine eating qualities.
EGGPLANT
KOHL RABI
Relative of the cabbage, grown for the tasty swollen bulb at
the leaf bases.
PURPLE VIENNA
Heirloom. Rich purple, rounded, swollen stem base
contrast well with the grey-green leaves. Tender
white inner flesh with a delicate, nutty flavour.
LEEK
Upright cool season vegetable, grown for the delicious,
thick white stems.
MUSSELBURG
Scottish Heirloom. Most popular Australian home
garden variety. Large, thick white stems of excellent
flavour. Vigorous and highly cold tolerant.
WINTER GIANT
Heirloom variety. Popular variety with thick, white,
cylindrical stems. Renowned for its fine flavour,
productivity and reliability. Highly cold tolerant.
LETTUCE
Bushy plant bearing dense, fleshy, dark-skinned fruit. Warm Fast growing plants grown for the crisp, edible leaves.
season crop.
Water well during warmer weather.
EARLY LONG PURPLE
BUTTERHEAD TYPES:
GREEN MIGNONETTE
Early fruit set. Classic-shaped, medium sized dark
purple fruit to 25cm. Rich flavour.
Soft, light green, lightly crumpled leaves, develops
a small heart. Fine, delicate flavour. Heat tolerant.
MARVEL OF FOUR SEASONS
FLORENCE FENNEL
French Heirloom. Attractive reddish outer leaves
Popular Italian vegetable, grown for the swollen leaf bases,
with a light green centre. Can be grown all year
forming an edible bulb. Distinctive and delicious flavour,
round.
with hints of aniseed and celery.
REINE DE MAI
ROMANESCO
Early and hardy spring variety. Medium to large,
Heirloom. Late maturing variety with a large, crisp
soft green heart with a red tinge.
white bulb. Requires consistent moisture to avoid
SUMMER QUEEN
bolting in hot weather. Excellent flavour.
Rounded green leaves form a soft, tender heart.
Good heat tolerance.
KALE
CRISPHEAD (ICEBERG) TYPES:
Highly nutritious relative of the cabbage, grown for the
GREAT LAKES
edible leaves.
Large, heading variety with a firm heart and dark
CHOU MOELLIER
green, wavy leaves. Resists bolting. Fine, delicate
Productive and hardy. Large, smooth, grey-green
flavour.
leaves on plants growing up to 2m tall. Outstanding,
ICEBERG
long-lived variety for eating and poultry fodder.
Popular variety with a crisp, green heart. Ideal
LACINATO (NERO DI TOSCANA, CAVELO
summer hearting variety.
NERO, TUSCAN BLACK)
PARIS WHITE
Italian Heirloom. Highly decorative and of excellent
RED
Large, heading, green, frilled-leaf variety with a
crisp and delicious heart. Good heat tolerance.
Large, globe-shaped, red skinned variety. Crisp,
COS TYPES:
white, mild flesh of good flavour. Reasonable
FRECKLES
keeping qualities.
RED BUNCHING/RED WELSH
Heirloom. Beautiful cultivar with light green leaves
speckled with red. Heat tolerant.
Perennial, upright plants forming small clumps.
GREEN COS/COS VERDI
Attractive bright red stalks are sweet and mild in
Rich green, upright leaves. Sweet flavour. Heat and
flavour.
STUTTGART GIANT
cold tolerant.
RED COS
Medium to large, well flavoured, yellow-brown
Beautiful red-bronze, upright leaves. Crisp, sweet
onion. Productive and long-keeping.
flavour. Heat and cold tolerant.
LOOSELEAF TYPES:
PUMPKIN
BRONZE ARROWHEAD
Trailing or bushy plant grown for the large, dense, orangeHeirloom. Large, redish-bronze leaves. Delicious
fleshed fruit. Warm season crop.
flavour. Hardy and adaptable.
AUSTRIAN OIL SEED
DRUNKEN WOMAN
Medium-sized orange fruit with green stripes grown
Italian Heirloom. Attractive variety with light green
for the naked (hulless) green seeds known as
leaves tinged with deep reddish-bronze. Slow to
pepitas. Seeds can be simply dried or lightly
bolt.
roasted. Variety is also used in the production of
LOLLO ROSSA
pumpkin seed oil. Flesh is also edible, with good
Italian Heirloom. Beautiful, highly frilled variety with
flavour.
a light green centre and red tips to the leaves.
GOLDEN NUGGET
GREEN OAKLEAF
Bush variety, bearing an early, prolific crop of small,
Heirloom. Open, oak-shaped, green leaves. Sweet
globe-shaped orange fruit. Dense, orange flesh is
flavour. Heat tolerant.
richly flavoured. Reasonable keeping qualities.
GREEN SALAD BOWL
JARRAHDALE
Bright green, deeply notched leaves. Good heat
Popular Australian variety. Vigorous and productive
tolerance.
vine bearing large, grey-skinned fruit with deep
orange flesh. Sweet, rich flavour. Outstanding
PURPLE OAKLEAF
keeping qualities.
Lobed green leaves with a purple tinge. Tolerates
MARINA DI CHIOGGIA
heat and cold.
Italian Heirloom. Vigorous vine producing large fruit
RED SALAD BOWL
with blue-green, bumpy skin and finely-flavoured,
Highly decorative variety with bronze-red, wavy
dark orange flesh. Stores well.
leaves. Excellent flavour.
WALTHAM BUTTERNUT
RED VELVET
Pear-shaped, medium sized fruit. Smooth, pale
Heirloom. Very striking, dark maroon-red, looseleaf
orange skin with richly flavoured, deep orange
variety. Crisp, fine flavour. Heat tolerant and slow to
flesh. Vigorous and productive vines. Stores well.
bolt.
ROYAL OAK
RHUBARB
Forms large rosettes of dark-green, lobed leaves.
(also available as bare-rooted crowns, June-August)
Mild, non-bitter flavour. Tolerates heat well.
Large, long-lived perennial grown for the thick, edible
ALL TYPES MIX:
(cooked) stalks.
Includes a mix of types and colours, including
GLASKINS PERPETUAL
butterhead, crisphead, and looseleaf varieties.
Early and productive variety. Slender and juicy,
bright red stalks with an excellent flavour when
ONION
cooked. Hardy, with good disease resistance.
Widely grown vegetable, cultivated for the swollen, pungent
VICTORIA
bulb.
Popular and productive home garden variety.
CREAMGOLD
Green and red shaded, broad stalks of fine flavour.
Most popular and reliable long-keeping brown
Disease resistant.
onion. Light brown globe-shaped bulbs. Excellent
flavour.
SALAD and ASIAN GREENS
FLORENCE RED
A range of quick growing varieties harvested for the leafy
Sweet, red elongated bulb. Wonderful flavour,
greens. Usually grown rapidly, harvested at an early stage
similar to a shallot.
and sown successively. Many are well suited to 'cut-andJAUNE PAILLE DES VERTUS
come-again' harvest methods, ensuring an extended
Heirloom. Productive variety with large yellowproduction. Eaten fresh or lightly cooked.
brown, slightly flattened bulbs. Firm flesh of fine
CHICORY-WITLOOF (BELGIUM ENDIVE)
flavour. Stores well.
Salad green with long, dark green leaves. Inner
leaves and hearts used in salads. Wonderful, mildly
acidic flavour. Roasted, dried roots are used as a
coffee substitute. Beautiful, sky blue flowers.
CORN SALAD (LAMB'S LETTUCE)
Wonderful salad green for growing into the cooler
months. Tender leaves are picked as required,
giving a long harvest period.
EDIBLE CHRYSANTHEMUM (SHUNGIKU)
Tall, bushy annual to 1m. Young leaves are eaten
raw in salads or lightly cooked to give an authentic
flavour to Chinese dishes. Productive and hardy.
Petals of yellow daisy flowers are edible and can
also be used in salads.
MESCLUN ORIENTAL
Oriental seedling mix including Mustards, Mizuna,
Mibuna, Tatsoi, Pak Choi, Red Cabbage and Green
Broccoli. Excellent range of colours, textures and
flavours to use in salads or stir-fry.
MIBUNA
Clumping plant with long, narrow leaves. Used raw
in salads or lightly cooked. Stems and flower shoots
also edible. Quick-growing and productive.
MINER'S LETTUCE
Heirloom. Unusual and very tasty salad green for
growing throughout winter. Succulent leaves are
picked individually or the entire plant can be cut
and will re-sprout. Long cropping period.
MIZUNA
Mildly-flavoured salad green closely related to
Mibuna. The dark green, glossy leaves are finely
dissected, forming an attractive rosette. Leaves,
juicy stalks and flowering shoots are eaten raw or
lightly cooked. Hardy, tolerating hot and cold, wet
conditions.
MUSTARD SPINACH (KOMATSUNA)
Highly underrated, hardy and productive leafy
green. Delightful flavour, which can be described as
a cross between cabbage and mustard with a hint
of spinach. Very cold tolerant, it is especially suited
to winter cropping and can be grown all year round
in temperate areas.
PAK CHOI
Popular, non-hearting Chinese cabbage variety.
Upright, thick white, juicy stalks and smooth,
rounded green leaves. Fast growing and hardy.
Eaten raw or lightly cooked.
RADICCHIO-PALLA ROSSA
Heading variety, forming an attractive, dense,
round, red head with white veins. Colour intensifies
in cooler weather. Used fresh in salads or lightly
cooked.
ROCKET
Annual with unique, pungent green leaves. Adds a
peppery ‘bite’ to salads and sauces.
TATSOI
Quick growing biennial with rosettes of spoonshaped, dark green leaves. Tender and mild
flavour. Used in salads, soups and stir-fry.
WONG BOK
Chinese Heirloom. Upright, barrel-shaped heads.
Light green, crisp and tender leaves. Light mustard
flavour.
SILVERBEET
Upright leafy vegetable grown for the nutritious crinkled
leaves.
FORDHOOK GIANT
Heirloom. Large, dark green, crinkled leaves with
thick white stalks and excellent flavour. Popular and
reliable variety, able to tolerate hot and cold
extremes of temperature.
RAINBOW CHARD
New Zealand Heirloom variety. Very attractive
plants with large, dark green, crinkled leaves and
stems of white, yellow, orange and red. Highly
decorative, nutritious and tasty.
RUBY RED CHARD
Heirloom. Attractive large, dark green, crumpled
leaves and bright red stems. Tolerates light frosts.
SPINACH
Highly nutritious leafy green vegetable. Cool season crop.
AMERICAN CURLED
Attractive, heavily crinkled, dark green leaves of
fine flavour. Hardy, slow to bolt in dry, hot
conditions. Good summer variety.
BLOOMSDALE LONGSTANDING
Heirloom variety. Large, dark green leaves of
excellent flavour. Popular home garden variety.
Resists bolting in hot weather and tolerates frost
well.
GIANT OF WINTER
Large, smooth, slightly crinkled, medium green
leaves of excellent flavour. Hardy, tolerating cool
weather well.
VIROFLAY
French Heirloom variety. Large, smooth, dark
green, leaves to 20cm long. Low in acid, tender and
sweet flavour.
TOMATO
Widely grown vegetable cultivated for the juicy fruit. Warm
season crop.
DETERMINATE (BUSH) VARIETIES: Low, bushy plants,
requiring little (short stake) or no support. Fruit tends to
ripen all at once.
KY1
Heirloom. Early, low bushes bearing medium sized,
rich red fruit. Highly recommended variety for
pastes and sauces. Disease resistant.
ROMA
Reliable and popular variety. Highly productive, tall
bushes bear large numbers of fleshy, elongated
fruit. Rich flavour and few seeds make this a
popular variety for sauces, pastes and drying.
Disease resistant.
INDETERMINATE (STAKING) VARIETIES: Tall climbing
vines, bearing throughout the growing season. Usually
require support in the form of staking or trellising and some
pruning.
AMISH PASTE
Heirloom. Dark red, oval-shaped fruit with thick
flesh and few seeds. With a wonderful flavour, this
variety is highly recommended for sauces, bottling
and drying, as well as fresh in salads. An
outstanding all-rounder. Vigorous, tall growing
bushes bearing heavy crops.
BLACK KRIM
Russian Heirloom. Slicing variety with large,
purplish-red fruit with an outstanding rich, complex
flavour. Reliable and disease resistant.
BLACK RUSSIAN
Russian Heirloom. Cool tolerant variety producing
large, flattened, purplish-red fruit with richly
flavoured, chocolate red flesh. Ideal for slicing,
delicious semi-dried in oil.
BRANDYWINE
Amish Heirloom variety. Large, pinkish-red, solid
fruit with few seeds. Prized for its outstanding
flavour. Excellent slicing variety. Productive and
hardy.
BEEFSTEAK
Heirloom variety. Produces large, rounded, red fruit
with solid, juicy flesh and a rich flavour. Ideal slicing
type. Good disease resistance.
EARL'S FAUX BRANDYWINE
Prize-winning, pinkish-red, large slicing variety with
a rich, complex flavour.
GROSSE LISSE
Deservedly popular home garden variety. Large red
fruit with superb flavour are produced over a long
period. Heavy cropping. Excellent slicing variety.
MONEYMAKER
Heirloom. Productive variety bearing rounded,
medium-sized, bright red fruit with solid flesh and
excellent flavour. Popular Australian market garden
and hothouse variety, tolerating high humidity.
ROUGE DE MARMANDE
French Heirloom. Reliable and productive variety,
with early fruit set, well suited to cooler conditions.
Large, red, flattened, slightly ribbed fruit with a rich
flavour. Excellent slicing type. Disease resistant.
SAN MARZANO
Italian Heirloom. Original Italian cooking variety.
Produces clusters of pear-shaped, red fruit. Later
maturing than Roma, but with a richer flavour.
Dense flesh and highly recommended for sauces,
pastes and drying. Stores well and resists splitting
in rainy weather.
STUPICE
Czechoslovakian variety. Extremely early fruit set,
ideal for cooler or short season areas. Bears richly
flavoured, medium-sized, round red fruit.
SWEETIE
Early and productive variety suited to cooler areas.
Bears long trusses of sweetly flavoured, bright red
cherry tomatoes.
TIGERELLA (STRIPEY)
Heirloom. Medium sized, round red fruit with
orange stripes. Early fruit set and highly productive
in Tasmania. Excellent flavour.
TOMMY TOE
Heirloom variety. Extremely productive, bearing
numerous small to medium, cherry tomatoes over a
long period. Excellent flavour and frequent winner
of tomato taste tests. Disease resistant.
YELLOW PEAR
Heirloom variety. Tall, vigorous vines producing
heavy clusters of small, bright yellow, pear-shaped
fruit. Mild, acid free, sweet flavour. Excellent
addition to salads or pickled.
SPECIAL MIXES:
CHERRY MIX
Wonderful mix of highly productive cherry types.
Excellent in salads. Varieties include yellow,
orange, red and black colours. Both bush and
climbing types.
GOURMET MIX
A mix of our favourite heirloom varieties selected
for outstanding flavour, colour and performance.
Includes Tommy Toe, Black Russian, Brandywine,
Tigerella, and Yellow Pear. Staking types.
ZUCCHINI
Productive and quick-growing vegetable, producing
elongated, fine-fleshed fruit. Warm season crop.
GOLDEN
Bushy plants bearing heavy crops of bright golden
fruits. Sweet, mild flavour.
LEBANESE
Light green, elongated fruits with wonderful, sweet
flavour. Hardy and productive.
ROMANESCO
Italian cultivar with elongated green-flecked fruit
with distinctive, light green ridges. Outstanding, rich
flavour. Large bush with big leaves.
WATERMELON
Grown for the large fruit with sweet, juicy red flesh. Needs
long, warm season to mature.
SUGARBABY
Very early variety with medium, round fruit with
bright red, sweet flesh. Excellent home garden
variety well suited to cool regions.
JAM MELON (RED SEEDED CITRON)
White flesh. Excellent variety for jams, pickles and
desserts. Stores well.
HERBS:
BASIL
Popular annual bushy herb grown for the soft, clovescented, aromatic leaves. Frost sensitive, warm season
herb.
DARK OPAL
Highly ornamental variety 30-45cm with attractive,
dark red-purple leaves. Milder flavour compared
with other sweet basil varieties.
SWEET GENOVESE
Heirloom. Large green aromatic leaves on a bushy
plant 40-60cm Excellent strain and a favourite for
flavour and use in pesto.
LAVENDER
ENGLISH LAVENDER
Tall perennial with grey-green leaves growing to
1.5m. Attractive purple flower spikes. Cosmetic and
pest repellent properties.
BERGAMOT
Also known as ‘Bee Balm’. Tall, bushy annual with showy
flower heads. Culinary and medicinal uses. Also grown to
attract bees to the garden.
RED
Variety with large, attractive, dark red flowers.
LEMON BALM
CALENDULA
LOVAGE
Perennial with soft green leaves and white flowers. Leaves
are eaten fresh, used in herbal tea, or lightly cooked.
Also known as ‘English/Pot Marigold’. Traditional English
variety with single orange or yellow daisy flowers. Edible
flower petals are used fresh or dried and have a range of
culinary, medicinal and cosmetic uses.
Tall perennial plant with broad green leaves and an
aromatic, unique, celery-like flavour. Used as a flavouring in
soups and stews.
CHAMOMILE
Culinary herb closely related to Oregano. Dried and fresh
herbs have a sweet, spicy flavour. White/pink flowers.
German or 'true' Chamomile. Annual to 40cm. Finely
divided foliage and white, yellow-centred daisy flowers.
Flowers are used dried or fresh in herbal teas and a range
of medicinal and cosmetic uses.
CHERVIL
FRISE
Decorative variety with finely curled leaves used as
a seasoning in salads, soups and sauces.
CHIVES
MARJORAM
NASTURTIUM
Frost tender annual with rounded leaves and bright flowers.
Edible, peppery-flavoured flowers, young buds and seeds.
TRAILING MIX
Mix of colours, including yellow, orange and red on
trailing vines.
EMPRESS OF INDIA
Compact, non-trailing variety with dark, green-grey
foliage and brilliant orange-red flowers.
Popular culinary member of the onion family. Clumping
plant to 30cm with long, narrow leaves and attractive purple OREGANO
Wild relative of Marjoram. Popular culinary herb with a
flowers.
distinctive flavour. Plants to 75cm with white flowers.
CHIVES-GARLIC
Perennial, clumping herb with strap-like, flattened leaves
and starry white flower heads. Mild garlic-flavoured leaves
are used in a range of dishes, especially in Asian cooking.
CORIANDER
Highly aromatic annual herb to 45cm. Both the strongly
flavoured parsley-like leaves and round, ripe seeds are
used as flavouring, particularly to Asian cuisine.
DILL
Culinary annual grown for the distinctively flavoured leaves,
with hints of mint and fennel. Seed also used as a
condiment.
DUKAT
Variety with high essential oil content and excellent,
bitter-free flavour. Grows to 1.2m with dark green,
feathery leaves. Slow to bolt.
PARSLEY
Popular culinary biennial herb grown for the nutritious green
leaves.
GIANT OF ITALY
Wonderful Italian flat-leaf variety. Large, dark green
leaves of exceptional flavour. Vigorous and
productive plants.
TRIPLE CURLED
Popular variety with highly curled, dark green
leaves. Fine flavour and highly nutritious.
PYRETHRUM
True insecticidal variety. Attractive bushy plant with
numerous white daisy flowers. Dried flowers are used to
make an insecticidal spray to control a variety of pest
insects. Harmless to plants, humans and other animals.
ROSEMARY
FEVERFEW
Well-known culinary herb with narrow, dark green leaves
Aromatic, bushy perennial to 1m with numerous white daisy and spikes of beautiful blue flowers. Attracts bees. Upright
and prostrate forms.
flowers. Ornamental. Used medicinally.
HYSSOP
SAGE
Attractive, bushy perennial with small, dark green, aromatic
leaves and showy blue flower spikes. Medicinal and
culinary uses. Attracts bees to the garden.
Popular and useful culinary herb to 45cm. Attractive plants
with soft, grey-green leaves and showy purple flower
spikes. Also has medicinal and cosmetic uses. Loved by
bees.
Award winning selection of white, pink and red
shades.
TARRAGON, FRENCH
Herbaceous perennial to 40cm grown for the fine, anise
flavour. Combines beautifully with egg, fish or chicken
dishes. Also used as a flavouring in vinegars. Dies down
each winter.
THYME
COMMON THYME
Most popular culinary variety. Low, bushy plants to
30cm with small, highly aromatic leaves and white
to lilac flowers. Both flowers and leaves are used in
a range of culinary dishes and also medicinally.
LEMON THYME
Variant of common thyme with distinctly lemonflavoured, aromatic leaves. Used for culinary
purposes.
FLOWERS:
ALYSSUM
Lobularia maritimae
Annual or short-lived perennial to 15cm. Low, mounding
habit makes it ideal for garden borders and rockeries.
Masses of small flowers in white and shades of red and
purple cover the plant in spring and throughout the year.
Prefers well drained, sunny to partly shaded sites.
AMARANTH/LOVE LIES BLEEDING
Amaranthus caudatus/Amaranthus viridis
Tall, fast growing annual to 1m with large leaves and long,
pendulous flower spikes. Valued as a fresh or dried cut
flower. Well drained, warm, sunny sites.
RED TAILS
Red flower spikes up to 60cm in length.
GREEN TAILS
Lime green flowers in long, drooping clusters.
HEARTSEASE
Viola tricolor
Traditional, old English favourite. Annual or biennial, low
growing plants to 20cm, with dense foliage and masses
of purple, mauve and yellow flowers from spring through to
autumn. Well drained, fertile soil in sunny or partly shaded
sites.
HONEYWORT
Cerinthe major
Striking and unusual bushy annual to 70cm, growing
throughout the winter with fleshy, grey-green leaves, often
flecked with white. Blue-green bracts surround the tubular,
dark purple flowers, bourne in drooping clusters in spring.
Flowers are loved by bees. Grow in well drained, sunny to
partly shaded sites. Often self-seeds annually.
LOVE IN A MIST
Nigella damascena
Much-loved annual to 50cm with feathery leaves and
beautiful flowers in shades of blue, rose, pink and white.
Both the flowers and decorative seed pods are popular as a
fresh or dried cut flower. Prefers well drained, sunny sites.
LYCHNIS/ROSE CAMPION
Lychnis coronaria
Short-lived perennial 50-90cm with soft grey foliage and
vivid magenta flowers in spring-summer. Plants often selfseeds freely. Prefers well drained soil in full sun or light
shade.
MARIGOLD (FRENCH)
CALENDULA
Tagetes patula
Popular, summer-flowering annual growing to around 30cm.
Bright flowers in shades of orange, yellow and red. Assists
in the control of root nematodes when planted in the
garden. Grow in rich, well drained soil in a sunny or lightly
shaded position.
Calendula officinalis
See 'Herbs' section
MIGNONETTE
CORNFLOWER
Centaurea cyanus
Annual to 75cm with beautiful, deep blue flowers on long
stems. Excellent for cutting or drying. Prefers well drained
soil in full sun.
COSMOS
Cosmos bipinnatus
Tall annual to 1m with fine, feathery leaves and large,
colourful flowers on tall stems. Popular cut flower. Well
drained, sunny sites.
PURITY WHITE
Pure white flowers.
RED DAZZLER
Rich, carmine red flowers.
SENSATION MIX
Reseda alba
Traditional favourite with long spikes of scented white
flowers in spring-summer. Tall plants, growing 1-1.5m.
Annual, self-seeds freely. Useful cut flower. Well drained,
sunny to partly shaded sites.
NASTURTIUM
Tropaeolum majus See 'Herbs' section
POPPY, CALIFORNIAN
Eschscholzia californica
Free seeding annual with brilliant orange flowers and greygreen, ferny foliage.
Hardy and drought tolerant, requires well drained soil and
full sun. Grows to 30cm.
QUEEN ANNE'S LACE
Daucus carota
Very attractive tall annual to 2m. Large, lacy white umbels
are bourne in profusion during spring and summer. Highly
recommended to attract beneficial insects to the garden.
Prefers well drained, sunny sites. May require staking or
support by other plants.
RUDBECKIA
Rudbeckia hirta
Annual or perennial with large daisy flowers in golden
shades. Long-flowering throughout summer and autumn.
Hardy and drought tolerant. Prefers full sun and well
drained soil.
MARMALADE
Golden yellow flowers with a prominant black
central cone. To 60cm.
SNAPDRAGON
Antirrhinum majus
Popular bedding annual with showy flower spikes in springsummer. Bushy plants to 60cm. Useful cut flower. Prefers
fertile, well drained, sunny sites.
MIDNIGHT MIX
Rich shades of dark red, crimson, maroon and
scarlet, some with a creamy throat. Dark foliage. To
60cm.
SUNFLOWER
Helianthus annuus
Very popular, tall annual with large, cheerful flowers in
shades of yellow, orange and red. Edible seeds develop in
the large central disc. Useful tall windbreak or cut flower.
Prefers well drained, sunny sites.
ECLIPSE
Golden yellow flowers with a dark centre. To 2m.
SWEET PEA
Lathryus odoratus
Well-loved climbing annual with often fragrant bright, pea
flowers. Excellent for cutting. Requires trellis or other
support. Fertile, slightly alkaline soil in full sun or light shade
is preferred.
MIX
Blend of varieties selected for fragrance, colour and
cutting qualities. Includes fragrant heirlooms. Huge
colour range including bi-coloured and speckled.
Grows to 180cm.
SWEET WILLIAM
Dianthus barbatus
Biennial or short-lived, bushy perennial to 50cm. Showy
flower heads in a range of pink and red shades and
bicolours are bourne in spring-summer. Fragrant and useful
as a cut flower. Grow in full sun to part shade in well
drained soil.