Cerinthe major

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Cerinthe major

Plant (HPS Number P00493)

Notes:
Date donated: 5th Oct 2008
Donor: Picket Lane Nursery

RHS Number and Name Designation (if any): 104145 - accepted name
  • Date added to the website: 23rd Mar 2023
  • Date updated on the website: 18th Dec 2024
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Colour matters by Judy Harry
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 46 No 1 Spring 2025

Illustrations arranged by colour in both Colour in the Garden (1939) and the RHS Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers © Judy Harry
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Colour matters by Judy Harry
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 46 No 1 Spring 2025

Illustrations arranged by colour in both Colour in the Garden (1939) and the RHS Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers © Judy Harry

Lino cuts for Hardy Planters by Clare Melinsky
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 46 No 1 Spring 2025

Scottish summer garden © Clare Melinsky
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Cerinthe major

P00493
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Cerinthe major

S00461
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Cerinthe major

Order Ref: 345

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Order Ref: 346
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Cerinthe major

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Cerinthe major

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