Get to know 7 plants selected from Uvs. Discover their scientific names, identifying features and growing needs.
Bupleurum longifolium
A short-lived perennial to 90cm high, with an upright habit, long narrow basal leaves, and oval to heart-shaped upper leaves clasping the stems. Leaves are mid-green to grey-green and sometimes tinted with purple. Produces loose clusters of
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Dianthus superbus
An evergreen perennial which forms cushions of grey-green narrow leaves. In summer it has long-stemmed pink flowers with five fringed petals whch are very sweetly scented
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Ranunculus repens
A potentially invasive plant in the garden, spreading by stems that root at the nodes. Leaves are hairy, rough-edged and sometimes with white markings. They are three-lobed, with the central lobe being stalked. Flowers of five-petalled, glo
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Callitriche hermaphroditica
A submerged aquatic perennial with slender stems bearing linear leaves. Useful as an oxygenating plant for ponds and aquaria
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Delphinium elatum
A tall, upright, herbaceous perennial to 180cm with deeply lobed leaves and stiff spikes of dark, purplish-blue flowers in summer
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Medicago sativa
Also known as 'alfalfa'or 'purple medic' this herbaceous perennial legume with a deep tap-root and clover-like green foliage produces small purple flowers in the summer followed by flat pea-like fruits. Used in many countries as animal foo
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Linaria vulgaris
L. vulgaris is an erect perennial, spreading by runners, with stiff stems bearing narrow, pale green leaves that are arranged in a spiral. The pale yellow flowers, resembling small snapdragons in dense spikes, appear from late spring to mid
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