Expert’s choice aquilegia

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Originally grown in Tudor times for medicinal use, astrantias gained wider popularity as their unusual blooms, with star-shaped bracts surrounding an endearing dome of tiny flowers, were worked on by

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A late-flowering allium, as good in expectant bud as it is in bloom. Long scapes, stained purple, twist and turn as they ascend to flower. Mauve-purple droplets hover at about 30cm, making a fine comp

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