On 28/07/13 20:24, David Hill wrote:
On 28/07/2013 19:09, RustyHinge wrote:
On 28/07/13 17:04, Baz wrote:
RustyHinge wrote in
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Bulbs, for a start,

Following spring, mostly

and small anemones (I love blanda, but there are
other shade-tolerant ones),

Following spring, mostly.

aconites,

Following spring

Christmas rose;

Planted early enough, autumn to winter, and lasting through to spring.

and ivies make
fine ground cover:

Kept watered, they will start growing imeejitly.

there are some quite violently^h^h^interestingly
coloured ones these days.

And broomrape - if you has the right roots for it to parasitise, will
grow in deepest shade.
How long from sowing to see some flowers, Rusty.


The OP did say from seed.

If you can get seed - apart from broomrape, that is.

Virtually everything else is usually sold as corms or bulbs.

Give celandines a thought, too. Prolly get seeds for those from Chiltern
Seeds. And violets and ramsons.

Bulbs from seed usually take several years to flower.

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Rusty Hinge