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new in 2010	grass	shade
liked by bees	likes boggy areas	semi-shade
ready in July	likes troughs	happy anywhere
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FELICIA	francoa
ferula	fritillaria

FELICIA

PETIOLATA (syn. ASTER PETIOLATUS)
A mass of small pink daisy flowers, in spring. Have seen it looking wonderful cascading down a wall, obviously pretty vigorous (invasive?). Prefers fairly well-drained soil. Roots as it goes, spread indefinite? Will any of you buy it now? Yes, those of you with awkward steep banks that need covering! 25 cm

The Mead Nursery - Felicia rosulata Syn. Aster natalensis

ROSULATA (syn. ASTER NATALENSIS)
A clump forming plant with hairy, dark green leaves and bright blue daisy flowers with yellow centres in summer. Needs a sheltered position on the rockery, or give some winter protection. 20 cm

FERULA

COMMUNIS
Like giant fennel, very statuesque. Yellow umbels in early summer. May take a year or two to reach flowering size but worth the wait! Collect seed, as sometimes dies after flowering. 2.5 m

FRANCOA

SONCHIFOLIA
Forms a basal clump of fleshy green leaves, sending up spikes of pink flowers with darker markings, in summer. Hardy most years, but does not want to sit in a cold bog through the winter. 60 cm

FRITILLARIA

The bulb is poisonous.

MELEAGRIS
‘Snakeshead fritillary’. Chequered purple or white drooping bell flowers in April. Likes moist, cool conditions. Can be grown in light grass. 25 cm

The Mead Nursery - Fritillaria uva-vulpis

UVA-VULPIS
Similar flowers to F. michailovskyi, but on much taller stems. A good one for growing in light grass. 40 cm

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