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Aquilegia - double pink columbine - 26RS

Details   Also known as granny's bonnet this hardy perennial is an easy care wildflower that in enjoyed by the bees. Thrives in sun or partial shade and grows in any reasonable garden soil, but doesn't like extremes of wet or dry. A hardy herbaceous perennial with thick rhizomes that suits being a woodland and or meadow plant.
Botanical name   Aquilegia vulgaris
Grower name   Rachael Stott
Contains at least   50
Price per packet   $4.50
Strawflower - pink - 263SPH

Strawflower - pink - 263SPH

Details     These flowers are in the Asteraceae (daisy) family. While they look like daisies, the petals and stiff and papery. Strawflowers make excellent cut flowers or dried for arrangements, produce a lot or seed and are very hardy. Can handle dry or poor soil and come in a wide range of colours.
Botanical name   Helichrysum Brateatum
Contains at least   40
Date Of Seed Harvest   Autumn 2023
Grower name   Sara Pepers-Hiltrop
Storage Info   Seed stock refreshed yearly
Price per packet   $4.50
Pink Raspberry - 5RW

Pink Raspberry - 5RW

Details   A sweet fruit that's less tart than the red, grows into a 1.5m bush in heavy damp soils, 1m on light land. Was found growing near the Arthurs Pass village in the 1950's by a gardener who maintained this variety in Rangiora till his death in the early 90's. Richard has grown it ever since. Raspberry seed needs stratification, which can also be done in the fridge by placing the seed in damp paper on a plate then cover the plate with cling wrap. About 6-8 weeks should be enough.

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Botanical name   Rubus
Contains at least   20
Grower name   Richard-Paul
Storage Info   Seed stock refreshed yearly
Price per packet   $4.50
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Scabiosa - Pink - 278RS

Scabiosa - Pink - 278RS

Details   Flowers normally from late spring/early summer until the first frost. Unlike the annual type, their foliage remains green year-round and will return each year.
Flowers are also larger, up to 2 ½ to 3 inches (7-8 cm.) and will normally bloom from late spring/early summer until the first frost. Unlike the annual type, their foliage remains green year-round and will return each year. Read more at Gardening Know How: Growing Conditions For Scabiosa Flowers – How To Care For Scabiosa Pincushion Flower https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/pincushion-flower/scabiosa-pincushion-flowers.htm
Flowers are also larger, up to 2 ½ to 3 inches (7-8 cm.) and will normally bloom from late spring/early summer until the first frost. Unlike the annual type, their foliage remains green year-round and will return each year. Read more at Gardening Know How: Growing Conditions For Scabiosa Flowers – How To Care For Scabiosa Pincushion Flower https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/pincushion-flower/scabiosa-pincushion-flowers.htm
Botanical name   Scabiosa caucasica
Contains at least   40 seeds
Date Of Seed Harvest   April 2023
Grower name   Rachael Stott
Price per packet   $4.50
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Poppy - Pink Pom Pom - 191RW

Poppy - Pink Pom Pom - 191RW

Details   Grown primarily for their decorative seed pods, breadseed poppies are easy to grow and make a colourful addition to any garden.
Botanical name   Papaver spp
Contains at least   50 -100
Grower name   Richard-Paul
Storage Info   Seed stock refreshed yearly
Price per packet   $4.50
Radish - Pink Beauty - 96RW

Radish - Pink Beauty - 96RW

Details   A beautiful round pink radish that is sweet and tasty, less of a hot and spicy radish than most other summer radishes.


Richards selection work with this cultivar involves sowing earlier than normal for this summer radish, this way it helps expose the plants that want to go into reproduction in its first growing year, as they are considered a biennial , this means any plants that bolt early sees a one way trip to the cold composting heap, what plants do make it through a Amuri Plains winter without going to seed or rotting are saved for seed production the following summer

Botanical name   Raphanus sativus wood drills11
Grower name   Richard Watson
Storage Info   Seed long term stored in freezer
Contains at least   50
Price per packet   $4.50
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Manuka - 64CMK

Manuka - 64CMK

Details   New Zealand tea tree, naive to New Zealand and South-East Australia. Shrub like tree good for regeneration of bare land, flowers white occasionally pink
Botanical name   Leptospermum scoparium
Grower name   Carla McKnight
Date Of Seed Harvest   March 2022
Storage Info   Seed frozen stored
Contains at least   approx 100
Price per packet   $4.50
Spinach - Bower - 25RW

Spinach - Bower - 25RW

Details   Bower spinach is a scrambling short shrub that forms dense leafy patches of up to 14 m. The stems are long and trailing, often succulent and colored red or pink when young, maturing to dark green to brown-black and becoming woody. The leaves are alternate, clustered, and fleshy. The yellow flowers are solitary. Fruits are pink to dark red, succulent berries up to 8 mm long.

 

It is grown for edible leaves and can be used as food or as an ornamental plant for ground cover. As some of its names signify, it has similar flavor and texture properties to spinach and is cooked like spinach. Like spinach, it contains oxalates. Its medium to low levels of oxalates needs to be removed by blanching the leaves in hot water for one minute, then rinsing in cold water before cooking. It can be found as an invasive plant in North and South America and cultivated along the East Asian rim. It thrives in hot weather and is considered an heirloom vegetable. Few insects consume it, and even slugs and snails do not seem to feed on it.

The thick, irregularly-shaped seeds should be planted just after the last spring frost. Before planting, the seeds should be soaked for 12 hours in cold water or 3 hours in warm water. Seeds should be planted 5 to 10 mm deep and spaced 15 to 30 cm apart. The seedlings will emerge in 10 to 20 days, and they will continue to produce greens through the summer.



Botanical name   Tetragonia implexicoma
Contains at least   30
Date Of Seed Harvest   Feb 2014
Grower name   Richard Paul Watson
Storage Info   picked fresh each year
Price per packet   $4.50
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Aquilegia - Mixed colours - 56SPH

Aquilegia - Mixed colours - 56SPH

Details   Granny bonnet or Columbine
Popular perennial in the cottage garden, sending out large clusters of flowers between spring bulbs and summer perennials. A great cut flower, that self-sows easily. Ideal for attracting beneficial insects to the garden. Great space filler. Cold stratification needed for germination – seeds germinate easily. Seed pods contain alot of seeds.
This selection of seeds include a mixture of red and yellow, pink and yellow, dark and light purples, whites, pinks, dark red, purple and whites.
Contains at least   50
Date Of Seed Harvest   Nov 2023
Grower name   Sara Pepers-Hilltrop
Price per packet   $4.50
Poppy - Papaver

Poppy - Papaver

Details   These seeds are a mixture of both common and opium poppies, oriental, potentially hybridised and peony poppies in red, pink, plum, mauve, black purple and lilac collected from various places in my garden. A herbaceous flowering plant which is normally grown as an annual, dying down after flowering. Very attractive to bees producing alot of pollen. The seeds are rich in oil, calcium and protein. The foliage is blue/grey and the plants are tall. These plants produce hundreds of seeds and will thrive in most soils.
Please be aware not all poppy seeds are edible.
Grower name   Sara Pepers-Hilltrop
Date Of Seed Harvest   March 2023
Contains at least   100
Price per packet   $4.50
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Lunara - Silver dollar - SPH

Details  

 

A lovely old fashioned flower with pretty pink small snapdragon shaped flowers on a compact bush with slightly grey green leaves. Excellent cut flower. It is generally a short lived perennial, and self seed readily in a good spot. Once established can tolerate drought.

Grower name   Sara Pepers-Hilltrop
Price per packet   $4.50
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Lunara - Canon Went - SPH

Details   A lovely old fashioned flower with pretty pink small snapdragon shaped flowers on a compact bush with slightly grey green leaves. Excellent cut flower. It is generally a short lived perennial, and self seed readily in a good spot. Once established can tolerate drought.
Contains at least   50
Date Of Seed Harvest   Jan 2024
Grower name   Sara Pepers-Hilltrop
Price per packet   $4.50
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Meadow Rue

Details  

Thalictrum is a clump forming herbaceous perennial growing to 60-90cm tall. It grows well in rich, medium moisture soils in full sun or part shade. Grows easily from seed or can be divided in spring.
Flowers in late spring early summer, with lacy pinky purple flowers and aquilegia type foliage that is greener in colour and slightly finer than aquilegia.

 

Botanical name   Thalictrum aquilegiifolium
Contains at least   50
Date Of Seed Harvest   Jan 2024
Grower name   Sara Pepers-Hilltrop
Price per packet   $4.50
Tobacco - 175RW

Tobacco - 175RW

Details   This old strain of tobacco is supposedly a Virginian strain. It had been grown by a man who lived near Kaiapoi.
This is a pink flowered variety that can grow to close on 2m and flowers from Dec till late autumn. It attracts bumble bees big time. The second year after the plants have died they become quite useful for growing peas as the stems remain sturdy in the ground. Tobacco is very good as a carbon crop given its extensive root systems
Botanical name   Nicotiana tabacum
Contains at least   approx 100
Grower name   Richard-Paul
Storage Info   Seed stock refreshed yearly
Price per packet   $4.50
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Lychnis Coronaria - Rose Champion - 243SPH

Lychnis Coronaria - Rose Champion - 243SPH

Details   This ever gray perennial flowering late spring through summer, is easy to grow, tolerant of most soils, drought tolerant, happy in full sun to part shade and self seeds readily. 45cmx45cm. Comes in white, pink and deep red.
Botanical name   Lychnis Coronaria
Contains at least   50 seeds
Date Of Seed Harvest   Autumn 2023
Grower name   Sara Pepers-Hilltrop
Price per packet   $4.50
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Sweet William - 277RS

Sweet William - 277RS

Details   Also known as Bearded pink or London pride. Sweet william is a strong scented
biennial or short lived perennial with densely packed clusters of small flowers coming through in late spring/early summer. Coming in a wide range of colours, this selection includes, light and dark pink, red, white, pink/white, red/white and various other
shades. Likes full sun and rich soil, great in containers or beds and borders. Propagate by seed, cutting or division. Seeds will not breed true but you’ll still get a nice mix of colours. An old fashioned favourite, has flowers with shades of pinks all summer. Great as a vege companion.
Botanical name   Dianthus barbatus)
Grower name   Rachael Stott
Date Of Seed Harvest   March 2023
Storage Info   seed in flower bag
Contains at least   30 seeds
Price per packet   $4.50
Red Giant - 2RW

Red Giant - 2RW

Details   Large strain of perennial celery producing red stalks and pinkish yellow blanched hearts, looks good in raw salads. Stronger tasting than green celery, good for soups and stews. Handles winter frosts better than standard celery varieties, though in heavy frost areas the stems are not eatable during these periods .  
Botanical name   Apium graveolens var. dulce
Contains at least   50 seeds
Date Of Seed Harvest   Jan 2023
Grower name   Richard-Paul
Price per packet   $4.50
Morning Glory - Crimson - 28RS

Morning Glory - Crimson - 28RS

Details   Great as a bean companion plant, grows stunning bright pink flowers in the mornings alongside runner beans are an incredible sight in the vege garden. Grows as a climber and so will need staking.
Contains at least   20
Date Of Seed Harvest   March 2023
Grower name   Rachael Stott
Price per packet   $4.50
Sweet Pea, Old Spice - 47ASS

Sweet Pea, Old Spice - 47ASS

Details  
Old Spice has a wonderful colour mixture of white, pink and purple, and is heavily perfumed. Sweatpea is best sown in mid summer to late autumn, this heirloom variety will flower in 12-14 weeks.

Propagation: Soak the seeds in warm water for up to 24hrs, then sow in a tray of seed raising mix in a warm sunny position.

Botanical name   lathyrus odoratus
Grower name   Sarah Smith
Contains at least   20
Price per packet   $4.50
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Radish - Chinese Red Meat - 125SS

Radish - Chinese Red Meat - 125SS

Details   Chinese Red Meat Radish is a heirloom variety that hails from China. A mild radish with a slightly peppery bite, it has a white and green skin but the centre is rich pink, sure to add a delightful colour to any salad.
Propagation:
Sow seeds in the ground where you intend to grow, cover with a fine layer of soil.

Botanical name   Raphanus sativus
Grower name   Sarah Smith
Date Of Seed Harvest   Feb 2021
Contains at least   50
Price per packet   $4.50
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Capsicum - Czech Beauty - 11NS

Details   Purple flowers, Purple fruit ripen red. Thumb-sized, they are big on flavour.Sow indoors in early Spring. I now germinate my frost-sensitive species on a purpose-built compost heap, in our glass house. (Capsicums require soil to be 15C. to germinate.) I grow the resulting plants outdoors once the frost danger has diminished. Czech Beauty is a reliable performer, in our Scargill climate, where growing-season temperatures can fluctuate widely.
Botanical name   Capsicum Annuum
Grower name   Nev&Sue Sinclair
Contains at least   30 seeds
Price per packet   $4.50
Passionfruit - Black Beauty - 119CMK

Passionfruit - Black Beauty - 119CMK

Details  
Passionfruit has a sweet and tangy taste, great eating on its own or with ice cream or made into a jelly. When growing they appreciate soil rich in organic matter. Protect from strong winds and frost, prefers a sunny location where it can grow up a support. They like a bit of fertiliser in the spring.
Contains at least   20
Date Of Seed Harvest   Sep 2022
Grower name   Carla McKnight
Storage Info   Seed stock refreshed yearly
Price per packet   $4.50
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Radish - Black Spanish 'round' - 62RW

Radish - Black Spanish 'round' - 62RW

Details   A large black skin, white flesh, winter radish, though this radish carries a recessive gene that produces a white skin as well. They can get to dinner plate size while still remaining mild tasting. Recommended not to sow before March in the South Island and April in the north as they can bolt to flower before growing its swollen stem.
Botanical name   Raphanus sativus
Grower name   Richard Watson
Date Of Seed Harvest   2017
Storage Info   frozen stored
Contains at least   50 seeds
Price per packet   $4.50
Radish - Qingluobo - 104RW

Radish - Qingluobo - 104RW

Details   Known also as Green Luobo . This is a unique radish that is sweet, crispy and slightly hot. It has green flesh. The skin is green with a white tip. Sow in spring, for summer, as it won't winter over where there are hard frosts.
Botanical name   Raphanus sativus
Grower name   Richard Watson
Date Of Seed Harvest   March 2022
Storage Info   frozen stored
Contains at least   50
Price per packet   $4.50
Mustard Lettuce - 87RW

Mustard Lettuce - 87RW

Details   Has a distinct horseradish-mustard flavour. Regarded as one of the most nutritious green-leafy vegetables available around. Its lovely top greens have actually more vitamin A, carotenes, vitamin K, and flavonoid anti-oxidants than some of typical fruits and vegetables.
Botanical name   Brassica juncea
Contains at least   50
Date Of Seed Harvest   Jan 2020
Grower name   Richard Watson
Storage Info   Seed stored in freezer
Price per packet   $4.50