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Plant picks of the week

Our Head of Horticulture picks the must see plants from the Garden this week.

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Catananche caerulea

1. Catananche caerulea

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Erythrostemon gilliesii

2. Erythrostemon gilliesii

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Thunbergia mysorensis

3. Thunbergia mysorensis

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Hibiscus ‘Blue Bird’

4. Hibiscus 'Blue Bird'

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Echinacea purpurea ‘Bressingham Hybrids’

5. Echinacea purpurea 'Bressingham Hybrids'

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Koelreuteria paniculata

6. Koelreuteria paniculata

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Rhaponticum centauroides

7. Rhaponticum centauroides

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Achillea millefolium ‘Pomegranate’

8. Achillea millefolium 'Pomegranate'

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Echinops sphaerocephalus

9. Echinops sphaerocephalus

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Aesculus parviflora

10. Aesculus parviflora

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