Flowers

with known cultivation before 1700

Hobhouse, 1992

Hobhouse 1992

 Herbs
Hedges

Allium schoenoprasus

Chives

Berberis vulgaris

Barberry

Chamaemelum nobile

Chamomile

Buxus sempervirens

Boxwood

Crocus sativus

Saffron

Ilex aquifolium

Holly

Hyssopus officinalis

Hyssop

Salix purpurea

Purple Osier Willow

Ocimun basilicum

Basil

Taxus baccata

Yew

Climbers
Borders

Clematis cirrhosa

Clematis

Althea rosea

Hollyhock

Hedera Helix

English Ivy

Armeria maritima

Sea Thrift

Jasminum officinale

White Jasmine

Bellis perennis

English Daisy

Lonicera capirfolium

Perfoliate Honeysuckle

Dianthus barbatus

Sweet William

Passiflora caerulea

Passion Flower

Digitalis grandiflora

Foxglove

More plant material of the period at Jane Abbot Flowers.

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