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Carrots

Daucus carota ‘Adelaide’

‘Adelaide’ is a biennial root vegetable cultivated as an annual.

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Parsnips

Pastinaca sativa ‘Albion’

‘Albion’ is an AGM parsnip producing good yields of uniform, long, smooth white roots that taper evenly to about 30cm.

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French Beans

Phaseolus vulgaris ‘Algarve’

‘Algarve’ is a quick-maturing annual climbing French bean with green trifoliate leaves.

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Spinach

Spinacia oleracea ‘Amazon’ AGM

‘Amazon’ is a vigorous spinach with rounded, fairly smooth, medium-textured, dark-green leaves.

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Radishes

Raphanus sativus ‘Amethyst’ AGM

‘Amethyst’ is an accepted PBR-protected AGM salad radish.

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Chilli Peppers

Capsicum annuum ‘Apache’

‘Apache’ is a compact, bushy F1 chilli pepper carrying many white summer flowers followed by abundant medium-to-hot fruits.

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Salad Onions

Allium cepa ‘Apache’ PBR

‘Apache’ is a fast-maturing salad onion with distinctive deep-purple skin, dark-green leaves, a mild flavour and a crisp texture.

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Spinach

Spinacia oleracea ‘Apollo’ AGM

‘Apollo’ is a relatively slow-growing spinach that is slow to bolt and gives good yields of rounded, slightly blistered, medium-textured leaves in medium- to dark-green shades.

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Salad Leaves

Spinacia oleracea ‘Apollo’ AGM

‘Apollo’ is an award-winning spinach with good yields of thick, juicy, rounded leaves.

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Broad Beans

Vicia faba ‘Aquadulce Claudia’

‘Aquadulce Claudia’ is a hardy, upright annual broad bean with an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

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Garlic

Allium sativum ‘Arno’

‘Arno’ is a perennial vegetable normally grown as an annual for its compact, strongly scented edible bulbs.

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Courgettes

Cucurbita pepo ‘Astia’

‘Astia’ is a compact courgette selected for large containers as well as productive beds.

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Pumpkins

Cucurbita maxima ‘Atlantic Giant’

‘Atlantic Giant’ is an accepted Cucurbita maxima winter squash famous for producing some of the world's largest pumpkins.

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Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis ‘Backlim’

‘Backlim’ is a long-lived, all-male asparagus cultivar grown for straight, flavoursome young spears.

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Marrows

Cucurbita pepo ‘Badger Cross’

‘Badger Cross’ is a vigorous British-bred marrow with a neat, compact bush habit.

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Beetroot

Beta vulgaris ‘Barbietola di Chioggia’

‘Barbietola di Chioggia’, shown as ‘Babietola di Chioggia’ in the parent crop guide, is a reliable annual beetroot grown for attractive edible taproots.

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Sweet Potatoes

Ipomoea batatas ‘Beauregard’

‘Beauregard’ is a tender herbaceous perennial treated as an annual in the UK.

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Peppers

Capsicum annuum ‘Bianca’

‘Bianca’ is an AGM mid-season sweet pepper, growing about 60cm and producing medium to large bell fruits.

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Soya Beans

Glycine max ‘Black Jet’

‘Black Jet’ is a tough soya bean cultivar recommended by the RHS because it crops well in poor summers.

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Radishes

Raphanus sativus ‘Black Spanish Round’

‘Black Spanish Round’ is an unresolved late-maturing heritage winter radish.

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Blauwgroene Winter Bandit AGM leek illustration
Leeks

Allium porrum ‘Blauwgroene Winter’ – Bandit AGM

‘Blauwgroene Winter’ – Bandit is a hardy perennial leek grown as an annual vegetable.

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Beetroot

Beta vulgaris ‘Boltardy’

‘Boltardy’ is an annual beetroot with an RHS Award of Garden Merit, grown for smooth, round, dark-red taproots.

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Aubergines

Solanum melongena ‘Bonica’

A vigorous, early-cropping aubergine with large, glossy, deep-purple fruit.

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Sweet Potatoes

Ipomoea batatas ‘Bonita’ PBR

‘Bonita’ is a twining perennial climber normally grown as an annual for its edible storage roots.

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Beans for drying

Phaseolus vulgaris ‘Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco’

‘Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco’, also known by the synonym ‘Firetongue’, is an annual climbing borlotti bean.

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French Beans

Phaseolus vulgaris ‘Boston’ PBR

‘Boston’ is an annual dwarf French bean forming a sturdy bush around 45cm tall.

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Tomatoes

Solanum lycopersicum ‘Brandy Boy’ AGM

‘Brandy Boy’ is a beefsteak tomato producing large deep pinkish-red fruits up to 12cm in diameter.

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Marrows

Cucurbita pepo ‘Bush Baby’

‘Bush Baby’ is a compact marrow cultivar that produces edible yellow flowers in summer followed by small striped fruits with slight lengthwise ribbing.

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Pumpkins

Cucurbita pepo ‘Cargo’

‘Cargo’ is an unresolved Cucurbita pepo cultivar grown as a vigorous scrambling annual.

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Cucumbers

Cucumis sativus ‘Carmen’

‘Carmen’ is a high-yielding climbing cucumber for protected cultivation.

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Potatoes

Solanum tuberosum ‘Casablanca’

‘Casablanca’ is a PBR-protected AGM multipurpose first-early potato.

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Peas

Pisum sativum ‘Cascadia’

‘Cascadia’ is an AGM quick-maturing sugarsnap pea with a fairly compact climbing habit to about 1m.

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Salad Leaves

Valerianella locusta ‘Cavallo’

‘Cavallo’ is a compact, winter-hardy cornsalad, also known as lamb’s lettuce.

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Onions

Allium cepa ‘Centurion’

‘Centurion’ is an early-cropping onion with bronze-brown skins and creamy-white flesh.

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Potatoes

Solanum tuberosum ‘Charlotte’

‘Charlotte’ is an AGM popular second-early salad potato producing good yields of uniform oval tubers.

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Pumpkins

Cucurbita pepo ‘Charmant’

‘Charmant’ is an accepted Cucurbita pepo cultivar grown as a scrambling annual.

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Beetroot

Beta vulgaris ‘Cheltenham Green Top’

‘Cheltenham Green Top’ is an old beetroot cultivar with an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

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Aubergines

Solanum melongena ‘Clara’

‘Clara’ is a bushy annual aubergine distinguished by a heavy crop of egg-shaped white fruits.

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Okra

Abelmoschus esculentus ‘Clemson Spineless’

‘Clemson Spineless’ is a popular, nearly thorn-free okra grown as a tender annual for its abundant elongated green pods.

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French Beans

Phaseolus vulgaris ‘Cobra’ PBR

‘Cobra’ is a vigorous, reliable climbing French bean that reaches the top of its support quickly and begins producing ahead of many alternatives.

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Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis ‘Connover's Colossal’

‘Connover's Colossal’ is an upright, deciduous asparagus grown for edible bright-green spears with purple tips from spring into early summer.

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Peppers

Capsicum annuum ‘Corno di Toro Rosso’

‘Corno di Toro Rosso’ is a popular AGM sweet pepper named for its long bull's-horn shape.

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Tomatoes

Solanum lycopersicum ‘Costoluto Fiorentino’

‘Costoluto Fiorentino’ is an indeterminate beefsteak tomato best grown under glass.

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Tomatoes

Solanum lycopersicum ‘Cristal’ AGM

‘Cristal’ is a cordon salad tomato producing reliable crops of tasty red fruit with reasonable disease resistance.

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Garlic

Allium sativum ‘Cristo’ AGM

‘Cristo’ is a French softneck garlic grown for an even crop of attractive white-skinned bulbs.

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Squashes

Cucurbita maxima ‘Crown Prince’ AGM

‘Crown Prince’ is a trailing winter squash producing large, rounded fruits with distinctive blue-grey skin.

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Beans for drying

Phaseolus coccineus ‘Czar’

‘Czar’ is a heritage runner bean that grows as a vigorous twining climber, reaching about 3 metres in a season.

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Carrots

Daucus carota ‘Deep Purple’

‘Deep Purple’ is an annual carrot with long, slender purple roots and feathery green foliage described as particularly ornamental.

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Courgettes

Cucurbita pepo ‘Defender’

‘Defender’ is a popular and reliable courgette valued for exceptional productivity and strong resistance to cucumber mosaic virus.

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Peas

Pisum sativum ‘Delikata’

‘Delikata’ is an AGM mangetout pea reaching about 1.3m.

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Peas

Pisum sativum ‘Delikett’

‘Delikett’ is an AGM compact sugarsnap pea with fleshy, sweet, green edible pods.

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Cucumbers

Cucumis sativus ‘Delistar’

‘Delistar’ is a trailing or climbing cucumber usually grown as an annual and particularly suited to indoor pots and containers.

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Potatoes

Solanum tuberosum ‘Desiree’

‘Desiree’ is an AGM early-maincrop potato producing heavy crops of oval red-skinned tubers.

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Broad Beans

Vicia faba ‘Dreadnought’

‘Dreadnought’ is an RHS Award of Garden Merit heritage broad bean.

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Jerusalem artichokes

Helianthus tuberosus ‘Dwarf Sunray’

‘Dwarf Sunray’ is an accepted cultivar of the tuberous perennial sunflower Helianthus tuberosus.

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Sweetcorn

Zea mays ‘Earlibird’ AGM

‘Earlibird’ is the earliest of the supersweet sweetcorn cultivars, making it particularly useful in British summers.

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Courgettes

Cucurbita pepo ‘El Greco’

‘El Greco’ is a vigorous, prolific courgette with an erect, open habit.

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Soya Beans

Glycine max ‘Elena’ PBR

‘Elena’ is an upright, bushy annual soya bean bred specifically for the British climate.

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Cucumbers

Cucumis sativus ‘Emilie’

‘Emilie’ is a reliable cucumber noted for consistently good performance.

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Runner Beans

Phaseolus coccineus ‘Enorma Elite’ AGM

‘Enorma Elite’ is an RHS award-winning climbing runner bean that crops heavily with fine-textured green beans.

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Envy soya bean illustration
Soya Beans

Glycine max ‘Envy’

‘Envy’ is a heavy-cropping soya bean cultivar.

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Sweet Potatoes

Ipomoea batatas ‘Evangeline’ PBR

‘Evangeline’ is a tender herbaceous perennial treated as an annual in the UK.

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Runner Beans

Phaseolus coccineus ‘Firelight’

‘Firelight’ is a British-bred climbing runner bean selected to set pods dependably in hot, dry summers.

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Carrots

Daucus carota ‘Flyaway’

‘Flyaway’ is a biennial carrot cultivated as an annual.

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Beetroot

Beta vulgaris ‘Forono’

‘Forono’ is a vigorous and productive annual beetroot with an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

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Radishes

Raphanus sativus ‘French Breakfast 4 Francis’ AGM

‘French Breakfast 4 Francis’ is an unresolved AGM bunching radish with uniform cylindrical roots.

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Rhubarb

Rheum × hybridum ‘Fulton’s Strawberry Surprise’ AGM

‘Fulton’s Strawberry Surprise’ is a vigorous maincrop rhubarb with an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

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Jerusalem artichokes

Helianthus tuberosus ‘Fuseau’

‘Fuseau’ is a tall clump-forming Jerusalem artichoke, growing as an upright herbaceous perennial to 2m or more.

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Aubergines

Solanum melongena ‘Galine’

‘Galine’ is a compact, bushy annual aubergine suitable for a patio pot as well as protected edible growing.

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Tomatoes

Solanum lycopersicum ‘Gigantomo’

‘Gigantomo’, also known as ‘Steakhouse’, is a cordon beefsteak tomato best grown in a greenhouse or polytunnel.

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Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis ‘Gijnlim’

‘Gijnlim’ is an upright, all-male asparagus cultivar grown for edible bright-green spears with purple tips from spring into early summer.

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Parsnips

Pastinaca sativa ‘Gladiator’

‘Gladiator’ is an established leading AGM parsnip, valued by exhibitors for reliable, trouble-free growth.

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Tomatoes

Solanum lycopersicum ‘Gold Nugget’ AGM

‘Gold Nugget’ is a compact bush cherry tomato with slightly oval yellow fruits.

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French Beans

Phaseolus vulgaris ‘Golden Gate’

‘Golden Gate’ is an annual climbing French bean with green trifoliate foliage.

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Salad Onions

Allium ‘Guardsman’ AGM

‘Guardsman’ is a vigorous, clump-forming bulbous perennial that is both edible and decorative.

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Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis ‘Guelph Millennium’

‘Guelph Millennium’ is a vigorous, all-male asparagus cultivar that produces heavy yields of green spears with purple tips between April and June.

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Squashes

Cucurbita pepo ‘Harlequin’ AGM

‘Harlequin’ is an early-maturing winter squash that carries acorn- or dumpling-shaped fruits on trailing vines.

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Squashes

Cucurbita moschata ‘Harrier’ AGM

‘Harrier’ is a British-bred butternut squash selected for reliable performance in a short growing season.

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Onions

Allium cepa ‘Hercules’

‘Hercules’ is a popular AGM onion noted for outstanding performance.

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Lettuce

Lactuca sativa ‘Hollywood’ PBR

‘Hollywood’ is a compact iceberg, or crisphead, lettuce producing a dense round head of medium-green leaves.

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Pumpkins

Cucurbita pepo ‘Hundredweight’

‘Hundredweight’ is a large, scrambling pumpkin that needs ample room.

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Chilli Peppers

Capsicum annuum ‘Hungarian Hot Wax’

‘Hungarian Hot Wax’ is an early, bushy chilli pepper valued for excellent yields of substantial conical fruits.

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Peas

Pisum sativum ‘Hurst Green Shaft’

‘Hurst Green Shaft’, also known as ‘Hurst Greenshaft’, is a popular AGM maincrop shelling pea.

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Tomatoes

Solanum lycopersicum ‘Ildi’ AGM

‘Ildi’ is a cordon cherry-plum tomato for greenhouse or outdoor growing.

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Salad Onions

Allium fistulosum ‘Ishikura’ AGM

‘Ishikura’ is an award-winning Japanese bunching onion with elongated, straight white stems and hollow green leaves.

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Pumpkins

Cucurbita pepo ‘Jack be Little’

‘Jack be Little’ is a miniature Cucurbita pepo pumpkin, also known as squash ‘Jack be Little’.

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Pea Jaguar illustration
Peas

Pisum sativum ‘Jaguar’

‘Jaguar’ is an AGM second-early garden pea grown for shelling.

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Potatoes

Solanum tuberosum ‘Jazzy’

‘Jazzy’ is a PBR-protected AGM modern second-early potato that produces large quantities of small, visually appealing tubers.

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Peppers

Capsicum annuum ‘Jolly Giallo’

‘Jolly Giallo’ is a sweet pepper producing attractive square-shaped golden-yellow fruits with thick fleshy walls and a delicious mild, sweet flavour.

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Aubergines

Solanum melongena ‘Kaberi’

‘Kaberi’ is a compact, bushy annual aubergine bred for container growing.

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Pea Kelvedon Wonder illustration
Peas

Pisum sativum ‘Kelvedon Wonder’

‘Kelvedon Wonder’ is a reliable AGM early-maturing shelling pea with excellent flavour.

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Leeks

Allium porrum ‘Krypton’ PBR AGM

‘Krypton’ is a hardy perennial leek grown as an annual vegetable.

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Sweetcorn

Zea mays ‘Lark’ AGM

‘Lark’ is an extra-tender tendersweet sweetcorn with soft, sweet cobs.

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Spinach

Spinacia oleracea ‘Lazio’ AGM

‘Lazio’ is a high-yielding and reliable spinach harvested for leaves during its first year.

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Chicory

Cichorium intybus ‘Leonardo’

‘Leonardo’ is a heading radicchio grown for its crisp, bitter-sweet leaves.

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Runner Beans

Phaseolus coccineus ‘Liberty’ AGM

‘Liberty’ is an RHS award-winning climbing runner bean grown for large crops of exceptionally long mid-green pods with good flavour.

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Cucumbers

Cucumis sativus ‘Lili’

‘Lili’ is a highly reliable slicing cucumber that can be grown in an unheated greenhouse or outdoors in warmer areas.

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Little Gem AGM lettuce illustration
Lettuce

Lactuca sativa ‘Little Gem’

‘Little Gem’ is a dwarf cos lettuce grown as an annual vegetable.

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Lobjoit's Green Cos AGM lettuce illustration
Lettuce

Lactuca sativa ‘Lobjoit’s Green Cos’

‘Lobjoit’s Green Cos’ is a leafy biennial normally grown as an annual vegetable.

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Lettuce

Lactuca sativa ‘Lollo Rossa’

‘Lollo Rossa’ is an attractive red loose-leaf lettuce and a leafy biennial usually grown as an annual.

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Marrows

Cucurbita pepo ‘Long Green Trailing’

‘Long Green Trailing’ is a climbing or trailing form of Cucurbita pepo producing long, slim dark-green fruits with paler green lengthwise stripes.

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Radishes

Raphanus sativus ‘Longipinnatus’

‘Longipinnatus’ is an unresolved annual Japanese-type radish or mooli, also called daikon, Japanese radish, mouli, mula or muli.

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Courgettes

Cucurbita pepo ‘Lorea’

‘Lorea’ is a productive French courgette with a sweet, delicate taste and versatile kitchen uses.

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Salsify

Tragopogon porrifolius ‘Mammoth’

‘Mammoth’ is a biennial salsify selected for large, fleshy edible taproots with an improved flavour.

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Carrots

Daucus carota ‘Marion’

‘Marion’ produces rich orange carrots with blunt tips, reaching about 15cm long.

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Potatoes

Solanum tuberosum ‘Maris Bard’

‘Maris Bard’ is an AGM heavy-cropping first-early potato ready to lift near the start of the season.

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Potatoes

Solanum tuberosum ‘Maris Piper’

‘Maris Piper’ is an AGM reliable maincrop potato grown as an annual vegetable.

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Cucumbers

Cucumis sativus ‘Marketmore’

‘Marketmore’ is a heavy-cropping ridge cucumber suitable for growing outdoors as well as under glass.

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Onions

Allium cepa ‘Marshalls Red Fen’

‘Marshalls Red Fen’ is a bulbous onion with upright blueish-green leaves and rounded dark-red bulbs of good flavour.

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Tomatoes

Solanum lycopersicum ‘Mecano’ AGM

‘Mecano’ is a cordon salad tomato best suited to a greenhouse or polytunnel.

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Spinach

Spinacia oleracea ‘Medania’ AGM

‘Medania’ is a relatively slow-growing spinach that is also slow to bolt.

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Spinach

Spinacia oleracea ‘Mikado’ AGM

‘Mikado’ is a leafy oriental spinach with dark-green leaves carried on long stems.

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Cucumbers

Cucumis sativus ‘Mini Munch’

‘Mini Munch’ is an all-female mini cucumber notable for an especially heavy crop of small snack-sized fruits.

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Missouri spinach illustration
Spinach

Spinacia oleracea ‘Missouri’ AGM

‘Missouri’ is a fast-growing leafy spinach harvested in its first year as either baby or mature leaves.

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Peppers

Capsicum annuum ‘Mohawk’

‘Mohawk’ is an AGM dwarf sweet pepper reaching about 50cm, ideally suited to patio containers.

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Runner Beans

Phaseolus coccineus ‘Moonlight’ PBR AGM

‘Moonlight’ is an award-winning runner and French bean cross with Plant Breeders’ Rights.

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Potatoes

Solanum tuberosum ‘Nadine’

‘Nadine’ is an AGM second-early potato producing a high yield of attractive, uniform tubers.

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Endive

Cichorium endivia ‘Natacha’

‘Natacha’ is a broad-leaved endive, or escarole, producing heavy heads of green leaves around a creamy-white heart.

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Navara AGM lettuce illustration
Lettuce

Lactuca sativa ‘Navara’

‘Navara’ is a compact loose-leaf oakleaf lettuce with a loose heart.

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Salad Leaves

Lactuca sativa ‘Navara’ AGM

‘Navara’ is an award-winning compact oakleaf lettuce with a loose heart.

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Oarsman AGM leek illustration
Leeks

Allium porrum ‘Oarsman’ AGM

‘Oarsman’ is a hardy perennial leek normally grown as an annual vegetable.

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Ovation illustration
Sweetcorn

Zea mays ‘Ovation’ AGM

‘Ovation’ is an early- to mid-season supersweet sweetcorn producing large cobs 20–23cm long.

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Beetroot

Beta vulgaris ‘Pablo’

‘Pablo’ is an RHS Award of Garden Merit beetroot cultivar valued for excellent-quality, smooth-skinned, round roots with dark red skin.

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Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis ‘Pacific 2000’

‘Pacific 2000’ is a vigorous, all-male asparagus cultivar producing heavy yields of thick, upright and evenly shaped mid-green spears.

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Chicory

Cichorium intybus ‘Palla Rossa’

‘Palla Rossa’ is a heading radicchio that produces medium to large, dense rounded heads with well-filled red hearts.

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Chicory

Cichorium intybus ‘Pan di Zucchero’

‘Pan di Zucchero’ is a non-forcing sugarloaf chicory producing upright heads of light-green leaves with prominent white veins around a crisp, tightly packed heart.

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Endive

Cichorium endivia ‘Pancalieri’

‘Pancalieri’ is an attractive curly endive that develops bulky heads.

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Courgettes

Cucurbita pepo ‘Parador’

‘Parador’ is an early-maturing courgette with smooth cylindrical fruits in a distinctive golden yellow.

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Parsnip Pearl illustration
Parsnips

Pastinaca sativa ‘Pearl’

‘Pearl’ is an AGM parsnip producing very uniform, long slender roots with smooth white skin.

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Salad Onions

Allium fistulosum ‘Photon’

‘Photon’ is a bunching onion that forms clumps of elongated, straight white stems topped by hollow green leaves rather than rounded bulbs.

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Parsnips

Pastinaca sativa ‘Picador’

‘Picador’ is a vigorous F1 hybrid AGM parsnip that produces long, smooth roots.

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Potato Pink Fir Apple illustration
Potatoes

Solanum tuberosum ‘Pink Fir Apple’

‘Pink Fir Apple’ is an AGM old-fashioned late-cropping salad potato.

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Porbella AGM leek illustration
Leeks

Allium porrum ‘Porbella’ AGM

‘Porbella’ is a perennial leek generally grown as an annual.

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French Beans

Phaseolus vulgaris ‘Purple Teepee’

‘Purple Teepee’ is an annual dwarf French bean with green trifoliate foliage and mauve flowers.

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Rhubarb

Rheum × hybridum ‘Raspberry Red’ AGM

‘Raspberry Red’ is a prolific early rhubarb with an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

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Potatoes

Solanum tuberosum ‘Red Duke of York’

‘Red Duke of York’ is an AGM heritage first-early potato bred in 1942.

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Sweet pepper Redskin illustration
Peppers

Capsicum annuum ‘Redskin’

‘Redskin’ is an AGM compact branching sweet pepper suited to containers.

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Radish China Rose illustration
Radishes

Raphanus sativus ‘Rose d’Hiver de Chine’

‘China Rose’ is the familiar synonym of the accepted cultivar ‘Rose d’Hiver de Chine’.

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Rosedale lettuce illustration
Lettuce

Lactuca sativa ‘Rosedale’

‘Rosedale’ is a modern cos lettuce forming a compact upright rosette of sweet, crunchy leaves.

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Rosella illustration
Tomatoes

Solanum lycopersicum ‘Rosella’ AGM

‘Rosella’ is a cordon cherry tomato for greenhouse or outdoor cultivation.

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Onion Rumba illustration
Onions

Allium cepa ‘Rumba’ PBR

‘Rumba’ is a British-bred AGM onion with improved vigour, shape and storage compared with ‘Sturon’.

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Salad Bowl AGM lettuce illustration
Lettuce

Lactuca sativa ‘Salad Bowl’

‘Salad Bowl’ is a loose-leaf lettuce with fresh lime-green, light and crunchy foliage.

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Potato Sarpo Mira illustration
Potatoes

Solanum tuberosum ‘Sarpo Mira’

‘Sarpo Mira’ is a PBR-protected AGM late-maincrop potato distinguished by natural resistance to late blight.

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Radish Scarlet Globe illustration
Radishes

Raphanus sativus ‘Scarlet Globe’ AGM

‘Scarlet Globe’ is an accepted AGM salad radish with a classic quick-growing form.

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Potato Sharpes Express illustration
Potatoes

Solanum tuberosum ‘Sharpe’s Express’

‘Sharpe’s Express’ is an AGM heirloom first-early potato introduced in 1900.

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Shirley illustration
Tomatoes

Solanum lycopersicum ‘Shirley’ AGM

‘Shirley’ is a cordon tomato grown annually in an unheated greenhouse or outdoors.

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Sioux AGM lettuce illustration
Lettuce

Lactuca sativa ‘Sioux’

‘Sioux’ is a robust crisphead lettuce with smooth, crisp leaves that develop an attractive red tint around a green heart.

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Sprite AGM illustration
French Beans

Phaseolus vulgaris ‘Sprite’

‘Sprite’ is a fast-maturing annual dwarf French bean with green foliage and white flowers.

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Stamford AGM leek illustration
Leeks

Allium porrum ‘Stamford’ AGM

‘Stamford’ is a hardy perennial leek usually grown as an annual vegetable.

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Runner bean Stardust illustration
Runner Beans

Phaseolus coccineus ‘Stardust’ PBR AGM

‘Stardust’ is a British-bred runner and French bean hybrid with an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

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Pea Sugar Ann illustration
Peas

Pisum sativum ‘Sugar Ann’

‘Sugar Ann’ is an AGM early-cropping sugarsnap pea with a compact bushy annual habit.

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Sugarsnax 54 illustration
Carrots

Daucus carota ‘Sugarsnax 54’

‘Sugarsnax 54’ produces long, tapered roots in a rich orange colour.

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Sunbeam illustration
Squashes

Cucurbita pepo ‘Sunbeam’ AGM

‘Sunbeam’ is a non-trailing summer squash with green leaves and yellow flowers.

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Sunburst illustration
Squashes

Cucurbita pepo ‘Sunburst’ AGM

‘Sunburst’ is a summer patty-pan squash with bright-yellow glossy skin and tender flesh with a nutty flavour.

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Sungold illustration
Tomatoes

Solanum lycopersicum ‘Sungold’ AGM

‘Sungold’ is a cordon cherry tomato normally grown as an annual outdoors or in an unheated greenhouse.

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Sweet Candle illustration
Carrots

Daucus carota ‘Sweet Candle’

‘Sweet Candle’ is a popular, high-yielding annual carrot with smooth orange skin and an almost coreless interior.

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Sweet Dumpling illustration
Squashes

Cucurbita pepo ‘Sweet Dumpling’ AGM

‘Sweet Dumpling’ is an ornamental winter squash producing cream-white fruits patterned with green stripes.

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Sweet Million illustration
Tomatoes

Solanum lycopersicum ‘Sweet Million’ AGM

‘Sweet Million’ is a cordon cherry tomato for greenhouse or outdoor growing.

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Swift illustration
Sweetcorn

Zea mays ‘Swift’ AGM

‘Swift’ is a popular quick-growing extra-tendersweet sweetcorn adapted to British conditions.

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Pea Terrain illustration
Peas

Pisum sativum ‘Terrain’

‘Terrain’ is an AGM PBR climbing annual shelling pea that produces a heavy crop of sweet peas.

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The Sutton AGM illustration
Broad Beans

Vicia faba ‘The Sutton’

‘The Sutton’ is a dwarf broad bean with an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

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Tiger Cross AGM marrow illustration
Marrows

Cucurbita pepo ‘Tiger Cross’

‘Tiger Cross’ is a high-quality British-bred bush marrow that grows quickly and crops early.

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Tigerella illustration
Tomatoes

Solanum lycopersicum ‘Tigerella’ AGM

‘Tigerella’ is a cordon salad tomato for greenhouse or outdoor cultivation.

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Rhubarb Timperley Early illustration
Rhubarb

Rheum × hybridum ‘Timperley Early’ AGM

‘Timperley Early’ is a high-yielding first-early rhubarb with an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

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Sweet pepper Topepo Rosso illustration
Peppers

Capsicum annuum ‘Topepo Rosso’

‘Topepo Rosso’ is an AGM Italian heirloom sweet pepper growing about 60cm tall.

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Tuscany AGM illustration
Courgettes

Cucurbita pepo ‘Tuscany’

‘Tuscany’ is a vigorous courgette well suited to cooler climates.

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Rhubarb Victoria illustration
Rhubarb

Rheum × hybridum ‘Victoria’

‘Victoria’ is an old, reliable and productive late-maincrop rhubarb cultivar.

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Parsnip Viper illustration
Parsnips

Pastinaca sativa ‘Viper’

‘Viper’ is an AGM F1 hybrid parsnip producing long, notably uniform roots.

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Pea Vivado illustration
Peas

Pisum sativum ‘Vivado’

‘Vivado’ is an AGM compact climbing maincrop pea, bred for late-season performance.

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Potato Vivaldi illustration
Potatoes

Solanum tuberosum ‘Vivaldi’

‘Vivaldi’ is a PBR-protected AGM easy-to-grow, high-yielding early potato.

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Wallone AGM illustration
Endive

Cichorium endivia ‘Wallone’

‘Wallone’ is a robust curly, or frisée, endive with a well-filled centre.

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Runner bean White Lady illustration
Runner Beans

Phaseolus coccineus ‘White Lady’ AGM

‘White Lady’ is an award-winning climbing runner bean valued for heavy crops of thick, juicy green pods with good flavour and a stringless texture when picked young.

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White Lisbon AGM illustration
Salad Onions

Allium cepa ‘White Lisbon’ AGM

‘White Lisbon’ is a dependable, quick-growing salad onion with slim white stems, fresh green leaves and an excellent mild flavour.

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Winter Density AGM lettuce illustration
Lettuce

Lactuca sativa ‘Winter Density’ (Cos Lettuce Group)

‘Winter Density’ is a compact semi-cos lettuce grown for crisp, tightly packed hearts.

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Witkiem Manita AGM illustration
Broad Beans

Vicia faba ‘Witkiem’ – Manita

‘Witkiem Manita’ is a compact broad bean cultivar with an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

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Witloof Zoom illustration
Chicory

Cichorium intybus ‘Witloof Zoom’

‘Witloof Zoom’ is a forcing chicory that forms large, tightly packed chicons of white leaves when dormant roots are grown in darkness.

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Wodan AGM illustration
Beetroot

Beta vulgaris ‘Wodan’

‘Wodan’ is an early-maturing beetroot with an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

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Yin Yang illustration
Beans for drying

Phaseolus vulgaris ‘Yin Yang’

A compact dwarf French bean with plump mature seeds patterned in sharply contrasting black and white.

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Zefa Fino illustration
Florence Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare ‘Zefa Fino’

‘Zefa Fino’ is a named Florence fennel also listed under the common name fennel (Florence) ‘Fino’.

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Nero di Toscana kale illustration
Kale

Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) ‘Nero di Toscana’

‘Nero di Toscana’ is a robust, easy-to-grow Italian kale with narrow, dark green to nearly black wrinkled leaves.

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Redbor AGM kale illustration
Kale

Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) ‘Redbor’ AGM

‘Redbor’ is a tall, sturdy curly kale grown for intensely curled, rich purple leaves with excellent flavour.

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Reflex AGM kale illustration
Kale

Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) ‘Reflex’ AGM

‘Reflex’ is a tall, hardy curly kale grown for intensely and very finely curled dark green to slightly blue-green leaves.

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Starbor AGM kale illustration
Kale

Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) ‘Starbor’ AGM

‘Starbor’ is a compact curly kale forming a dense clump around 40–45cm tall and about 45cm wide.

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Yurok AGM kale illustration
Kale

Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) ‘Yurok’ AGM

‘Yurok’ is a leafy biennial usually grown as an annual vegetable for its edible foliage.

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Camelot shallot illustration
Shallots

Allium cepa (Aggregatum Group) ‘Camelot’ PBR

‘Camelot’ is a clump-forming shallot that produces a cluster of teardrop-shaped bulbs with deep-red skins and white flesh.

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Longor AGM shallot illustration
Shallots

Allium cepa (Aggregatum Group) ‘Longor’ PBR

‘Longor’ is an elongated French banana shallot with purple-brown outer skin and pink flesh.

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Matador AGM shallot illustration
Shallots

Allium cepa (Aggregatum Group) ‘Matador’

‘Matador’ is a high-yielding, seed-raised shallot that produces one bulb from each seed.

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Meloine AGM shallot illustration
Shallots

Allium cepa (Aggregatum Group) ‘Meloine’ PBR

‘Meloine’ is a heavy-cropping annual shallot with a subtle sweet flavour milder than many onions.

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Porvite Autumn Giant 2 Group leek illustration
Leeks

Allium porrum (Autumn Giant 2 Group) ‘Porvite’

‘Porvite’ is an excellent leek cultivar producing heavy, uniform stems beneath erect mid-green foliage.

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Candid Charm illustration
Cauliflowers

Brassica oleracea (Botrytis Group) ‘Candid Charm’

‘Candid Charm’ is a vigorous, quick-maturing annual cauliflower especially suited to close spacing.

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Clapton illustration
Cauliflowers

Brassica oleracea (Botrytis Group) ‘Clapton’

‘Clapton’ is a favoured autumn cauliflower producing large, uniform and solid heads of deep white curd from late summer into autumn.

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Graffiti illustration
Cauliflowers

Brassica oleracea (Botrytis Group) ‘Graffiti’

‘Graffiti’ is a striking late-summer and autumn cauliflower producing dense, rich deep-purple curds.

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Jerome illustration
Cauliflowers

Brassica oleracea (Botrytis Group) ‘Jerome’

‘Jerome’ is a vigorous spring cauliflower producing medium-sized, deep-white heads.

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Moby Dick illustration
Cauliflowers

Brassica oleracea (Botrytis Group) ‘Moby Dick’

‘Moby Dick’ is a reliable autumn and winter cauliflower with dense white curds that are crisp and sweet.

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Nautilus illustration
Cauliflowers

Brassica oleracea (Botrytis Group) ‘Nautilus’

‘Nautilus’ is an annual, rounded cauliflower with mid-green leaves and pure-white, solid, heavy curds.

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Raleigh illustration
Cauliflowers

Brassica oleracea (Botrytis Group) ‘Raleigh’

‘Raleigh’ is a summer cauliflower producing a pure-white domed curd enclosed by vigorous blue-green leaves.

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Sunset illustration
Cauliflowers

Brassica oleracea (Botrytis Group) ‘Sunset’

‘Sunset’ is a compact cauliflower forming distinctive golden-yellow to bright-orange curds wrapped in deep-green leaves.

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Tirza illustration
Cauliflowers

Brassica oleracea (Botrytis Group) ‘Tirza’

‘Tirza’ is an early summer cauliflower producing compact heads of pure-white curds.

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Triomphant illustration
Cauliflowers

Brassica oleracea (Botrytis Group) ‘Triomphant’

‘Triomphant’ is a winter-cropping cauliflower with pure-white curds held within semi-erect green foliage.

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Veronica illustration
Cauliflowers

Brassica oleracea (Botrytis Group) ‘Veronica’

‘Veronica’ is a half-hardy F1 hybrid Romanesco-type cauliflower, technically biennial but normally grown as an annual vegetable.

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Advantage AGM illustration
Cabbages

Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group) ‘Advantage’

‘Advantage’ is a bushy evergreen cabbage with an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

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Candisa illustration
Cabbages

Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group) ‘Candisa’

‘Candisa’ is a leafy biennial cultivated as an annual summer vegetable.

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Duncan AGM illustration
Cabbages

Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group) ‘Duncan’

‘Duncan’ is a fast-growing, traditional hearted spring cabbage with an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

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Hispi illustration
Cabbages

Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group) ‘Hispi’

‘Hispi’ is a compact F1 hybrid summer cabbage, grown as an annual vegetable.

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Red Jewel AGM illustration
Cabbages

Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group) ‘Red Jewel’

‘Red Jewel’ is a round red cabbage with an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

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Regency AGM illustration
Cabbages

Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group) ‘Regency’

‘Regency’ is a summer cabbage with an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

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Spring Hero illustration
Cabbages

Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group) ‘Spring Hero’

‘Spring Hero’ is a ball-headed spring cabbage producing large, round and heavy heads.

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Tundra AGM illustration
Cabbages

Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group) ‘Tundra’

‘Tundra’ is a hardy winter Savoy cabbage with an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

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Winterjewel AGM illustration
Cabbages

Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group) ‘Winterjewel’

‘Winterjewel’ is a leafy biennial grown as an annual spring cabbage and holds an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

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Onion Red Baron illustration
Onions

Allium cepa (Cepa Group) ‘Red Baron’

‘Red Baron’ is an AGM onion for harvesting in mid- to late summer.

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Onion Sturon illustration
Onions

Allium cepa (Cepa Group) ‘Sturon’

‘Sturon’ is a traditional AGM onion valued for reliability.

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Zebrune AGM shallot illustration
Shallots

Allium cepa (Cepa Group) ‘Zebrune’

‘Zebrune’ is a heritage seed-raised shallot with long torpedo-shaped bulbs, brownish-pink skins and a particularly fine flavour prized for gourmet cooking.

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Pak choi Choko F1 illustration
Pak Choi

Brassica rapa (Chinensis Group) ‘Choko F1’

‘Choko F1’ is an easy-to-grow hybrid pak choi with tender green stems and mild-flavoured dark-green leaves.

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Pak choi Glacier illustration
Pak Choi

Brassica rapa (Chinensis Group) ‘Glacier’

‘Glacier’ is an AGM pak choi bred in Britain to suit British weather.

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Pak choi Ivory illustration
Pak Choi

Brassica rapa (Chinensis Group) ‘Ivory’

‘Ivory’ is an easy-to-grow pak choi with succulent, crisp white stems and dark-green fleshy leaves.

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Pak choi Red Choi illustration
Pak Choi

Brassica rapa (Chinensis Group) ‘Red Choi’

‘Red Choi’ is an AGM annual brassica grown for edible fleshy green stems and paddle-shaped leaves.

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Pak choi Summer Breeze illustration
Pak Choi

Brassica rapa (Chinensis Group) ‘Summer Breeze’

‘Summer Breeze’ is an AGM pak choi with useful resistance to bolting and good tolerance of both heat and cold.

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Pak choi Summer Breeze illustration
Salad Leaves

Brassica rapa (Chinensis Group) ‘Summer Breeze’ AGM

‘Summer Breeze’ is an award-winning pak choi with useful resistance to bolting and good tolerance of both heat and cold.

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Cascade AGM illustration
Brussels Sprouts

Brassica oleracea (Gemmifera Group) ‘Cascade’

‘Cascade’ is a hardy annual Brussels sprout with an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

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Crispus AGM illustration
Brussels Sprouts

Brassica oleracea (Gemmifera Group) ‘Crispus’

‘Crispus’ is an upright Brussels sprout cultivar with an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

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Igor AGM illustration
Brussels Sprouts

Brassica oleracea (Gemmifera Group) ‘Igor’

‘Igor’ is an upright annual or biennial Brussels sprout cultivar with an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

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Maximus AGM illustration
Brussels Sprouts

Brassica oleracea (Gemmifera Group) ‘Maximus’

‘Maximus’ is a hardy annual Brussels sprout with an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

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Red Bull illustration
Brussels Sprouts

Brassica oleracea (Gemmifera Group) ‘Red Bull’

‘Red Bull’ is a distinctive purple Brussels sprout cultivar with a columnar, upright habit.

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Kolibri AGM kohlrabi illustration
Kohlrabi

Brassica oleracea (Gongylodes Group) ‘Kolibri’ AGM

‘Kolibri’ is a compact, hardy kohlrabi grown as an annual vegetable.

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Korist AGM kohlrabi illustration
Kohlrabi

Brassica oleracea (Gongylodes Group) ‘Korist’ AGM

‘Korist’ is a hardy biennial kohlrabi grown as an annual vegetable.

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Kossak kohlrabi illustration
Kohlrabi

Brassica oleracea (Gongylodes Group) ‘Kossak’

‘Kossak’ is a large, fast-growing white kohlrabi with a mild taste.

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Olivia AGM kohlrabi illustration
Kohlrabi

Brassica oleracea (Gongylodes Group) ‘Olivia’ AGM

‘Olivia’ is a hardy biennial grown as an annual vegetable.

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Cardinal AGM illustration
Broccoli

Brassica oleracea (Italica Group) 'Cardinal'

'Cardinal' is an RHS Award of Garden Merit purple-sprouting broccoli grown as an annual or biennial food crop.

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Claret AGM illustration
Broccoli

Brassica oleracea (Italica Group) 'Claret'

'Claret' is an RHS Award of Garden Merit purple-sprouting broccoli with vigorous, clump-forming growth and heavy yields.

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Fiesta illustration
Calabrese

Brassica oleracea (Italica Group) ‘Fiesta’

‘Fiesta’ is an annual or biennial calabrese grown for its large, domed green central heads.

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Green Magic illustration
Calabrese

Brassica oleracea (Italica Group) ‘Green Magic’

‘Green Magic’ is a hardy biennial cultivated as an annual vegetable.

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Kabuki illustration
Calabrese

Brassica oleracea (Italica Group) ‘Kabuki’

‘Kabuki’ is a compact, quick-maturing annual calabrese.

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Kailaan Express illustration
Chinese Broccoli

Brassica oleracea (Italica Group) ‘Kailaan Express’

‘Kailaan Express’ is a fast-growing, reliable Chinese broccoli that the RHS profile classifies within the Italica Group of Brassica oleracea.

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Marathon illustration
Calabrese

Brassica oleracea (Italica Group) ‘Marathon’

‘Marathon’ is a hardy biennial grown as an annual summer vegetable.

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Mendocino AGM illustration
Broccoli

Brassica oleracea (Italica Group) 'Mendocino'

'Mendocino' is a hardy RHS Award of Garden Merit purple-sprouting broccoli, botanically biennial but cultivated as an annual vegetable.

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Red Admiral illustration
Broccoli

Brassica oleracea (Italica Group) 'Red Admiral'

'Red Admiral' is an upright, branching purple-sprouting broccoli grown as an annual or biennial.

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Red Fire AGM illustration
Broccoli

Brassica oleracea (Italica Group) 'Red Fire'

'Red Fire' is a British-bred, hardy purple-sprouting broccoli with an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

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Fuego illustration
Chilli Peppers

Capsicum annuum (Longum Group) ‘Fuego’

‘Fuego’ is a cayenne-type chilli pepper producing plentiful, evenly sized long tapering fruits.

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Brora illustration
Swedes

Brassica napus (Napobrassica Group) ‘Brora’ PBR AGM

‘Brora’ is a swede cultivar with a reddish-purple upper skin, a cream-coloured base and fine-grained creamy-yellow flesh.

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Gowrie illustration
Swedes

Brassica napus (Napobrassica Group) ‘Gowrie’ PBR AGM

‘Gowrie’ is a hardy biennial grown as an annual root vegetable.

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Magres illustration
Swedes

Brassica napus (Napobrassica Group) ‘Magres’ AGM

‘Magres’ is a hardy biennial grown as an annual root vegetable.

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Natsuki illustration
Chinese Cabbage

Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group) ‘Natsuki’

‘Natsuki’ is a smooth-leaved, multipurpose Chinese cabbage with crisp green leaves and thick white veins.

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Vitimo AGM illustration
Chinese Cabbage

Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group) ‘Vitimo’

‘Vitimo’ is a compact, upright annual Chinese cabbage that forms tidy barrel-shaped heads.

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Wa Wa Sai AGM illustration
Chinese Cabbage

Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group) ‘Wa Wa Sai’

‘Wa Wa Sai’ is a very fast-growing small Chinese cabbage with a compact, uniform habit.

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Wong Bok illustration
Chinese Cabbage

Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group) ‘Wong Bok’

‘Wong Bok’ is one of the largest recommended Chinese cabbages, forming broad barrel-shaped heads.

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Yuki AGM illustration
Chinese Cabbage

Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group) ‘Yuki’

‘Yuki’ is an easy-to-grow compact Chinese cabbage with dark-green edible leaves and prominent white ribs.

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Atlantic illustration
Turnips

Brassica rapa (Rapifera Group) ‘Atlantic’ AGM

‘Atlantic’ is an early-maturing turnip producing round roots with a slight purple crown above a white base.

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Oasis illustration
Turnips

Brassica rapa (Rapifera Group) ‘Oasis’ AGM

‘Oasis’ is a small uniform turnip with pure-ivory roots that can be harvested at any size.

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Sweetbell illustration
Turnips

Brassica rapa (Rapifera Group) ‘Sweetbell’

‘Sweetbell’ is a small neat salad turnip with a sweet crisp texture.

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Temari Red illustration
Turnips

Brassica rapa (Rapifera Group) ‘Temari Red’ AGM

‘Temari Red’ is a biennial Japanese salad turnip with small rounded scarlet-red roots.

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Tokyo Cross illustration
Turnips

Brassica rapa (Rapifera Group) ‘Tokyo Cross’ AGM

‘Tokyo Cross’ is a very quick annual turnip making smooth, pure-white, nearly perfect globe roots with crisp texture and mild flavour.

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Green Globe Improved illustration
Globe artichokes

Cynara cardunculus (Scolymus Group) 'Green Globe Improved'

'Green Globe Improved' is an architectural herbaceous perennial bred for larger, more consistent globe-artichoke crops and fewer sharp spines.

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Gros Vert de Lâon illustration
Globe artichokes

Cynara cardunculus (Scolymus Group) 'Gros Vert de Lâon'

'Gros Vert de Lâon' is a hardy French globe-artichoke cultivar with an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

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Purple Globe illustration
Globe artichokes

Cynara cardunculus (Scolymus Group) 'Purple Globe'

'Purple Globe' is a tall architectural globe-artichoke perennial with grey-green foliage and edible fleshy flower buds enclosed by hard purple scales.

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Mirai Picnic illustration
Sweetcorn

Zea mays Mirai Picnic (‘Mirai 003Y’) AGM

‘Mirai Picnic’ is an early supersweet sweetcorn producing compact cobs about 15cm long.

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Chard Bright Yellow illustration
Salad Leaves

Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. flavescens ‘Bright Yellow’ AGM

‘Bright Yellow’ is a striking chard grown for broad green leaves, vivid golden-yellow stems and a sweet flavour.

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Charlotte illustration
Chard

Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. flavescens ‘Charlotte’

‘Charlotte’ is a highly ornamental chard with dark-green foliage, dark-red veining and long, deep-red stalks.

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Fordhook Giant illustration
Chard

Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. flavescens ‘Fordhook Giant’

‘Fordhook Giant’ is a strong, vigorous and exceptionally productive Swiss chard with large dark-green puckered leaves, long crisp white stalks and a pronounced earthy flavour.

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Rhubarb Chard illustration
Chard

Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. flavescens ‘Rhubarb Chard’

‘Rhubarb Chard’ is a rosette-forming biennial grown both as an edible leaf crop and for ornamental effect.

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White Silver illustration
Chard

Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. flavescens ‘White Silver’

‘White Silver’ is a classic, easy-to-grow chard producing large glossy leaves with a sweet, succulent texture on thick white stems.

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Bright Lights illustration
Chard

Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. flavescens Bright Lights (‘Bright Lights’)

‘Bright Lights’ is a colourful biennial chard mixture grown for edible leaves and stems.

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Mizuna Kyoto illustration
Mizuna and Mibuna

Brassica rapa subsp. nipposinica var. laciniata ‘Kyoto’

‘Kyoto’ is a well-flavoured and very hardy mizuna selected for sowing throughout the year.

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Rocket Runway illustration
Rocket

Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa ‘Runway’

‘Runway’ is a fast-growing salad rocket with peppery, deeply serrated leaves.

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Rocket Sky Rocket illustration
Rocket

Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa ‘Sky Rocket’ PBR

‘Sky Rocket’ is an upright salad rocket combining fast annual growth with the strong flavour and serrated foliage associated with wild rocket.

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Rocket Victoria illustration
Rocket

Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa ‘Victoria’

‘Victoria’ is a vigorous salad rocket selected for dark-green, rounded leaves with a strong peppery flavour.

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Tahiti illustration
Sweet Potatoes

Ipomoea batatas Tahiti (‘La17-120’) (Treasure Island Series)

Tahiti is the trade name for Ipomoea batatas ‘La17-120’ in the Treasure Island Series.

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Prairie Fire illustration
Chilli Peppers

Capsicum annuum var. annuum ‘Prairie Fire’

‘Prairie Fire’ is a very dwarf, compact chilli pepper, usually no more than about 30cm tall, smothered in exceptionally numerous small, hot fruits.

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Hot Thai illustration
Chilli Peppers

Capsicum annuum var. annuum (Longum Group) ‘Hot Thai’

‘Hot Thai’ is a compact British-bred chilli pepper producing exceptionally heavy yields of small bullet-shaped fruits.

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Loco illustration
Chilli Peppers

Capsicum annuum var. annuum (Longum Group) ‘Loco’

‘Loco’ is a compact, well-branched British-bred chilli pepper that carries masses of small oval fruits.

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Dragon AGM illustration
Florence Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum ‘Dragon’

‘Dragon’ is a compact F1 hybrid Florence fennel, growing to about 75cm with finely divided, feathery bright-green foliage.

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Rondo AGM illustration
Florence Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum ‘Rondo’

‘Rondo’ is an aniseed-flavoured Florence fennel grown for swollen, overlapping leaf bases that form a bulb-like structure in its first year.

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Granada illustration
Celery

Apium graveolens var. dulce ‘Granada’

‘Granada’ is a strong, high-yielding green celery producing a compact columnar plant of tightly bunched upright stalks.

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Loretta illustration
Celery

Apium graveolens var. dulce ‘Loretta’

‘Loretta’ is a vigorous self-blanching celery, botanically biennial but normally cropped as an annual.

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Celery

Apium graveolens var. dulce ‘Tall Utah 52/70’

‘Tall Utah 52/70’ is a tall celery cultivar with tightly folded hearts and a columnar upright habit.

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Celery

Apium graveolens var. dulce ‘Tango’

‘Tango’ is a reliable, fast-growing self-blanching celery producing pale-green stalks with good flavour.

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Celery

Apium graveolens var. dulce ‘Victoria’

‘Victoria’ is a vigorous, quick-growing mid-season celery reaching up to 1m tall.

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Celeriac

Apium graveolens var. rapaceum ‘Asterix’

‘Asterix’ is grown as an annual celeriac, forming a clump of bright-green upright leaves above a swollen edible stem often described as a root.

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Celeriac

Apium graveolens var. rapaceum ‘Brilliant’

‘Brilliant’ is a smooth-skinned celeriac cultivar selected for easy preparation and dependable storage.

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Celeriac

Apium graveolens var. rapaceum ‘Giant Prague’

‘Giant Prague’ is a vigorous heirloom celeriac introduced in 1871.

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Celeriac

Apium graveolens var. rapaceum ‘Ibis’

‘Ibis’ is a vigorous, fast-growing celeriac that forms smooth, round, white-skinned swollen stems with a nutty celery-like flavour.

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Celeriac

Apium graveolens var. rapaceum ‘Monarch’

‘Monarch’ is a high-quality celeriac producing smooth, creamy swollen stems with a distinctive flattened-round shape.

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Celeriac

Apium graveolens var. rapaceum ‘Prinz’

‘Prinz’ is a high-quality celeriac forming a round, smooth swollen stem with crisp white flesh beneath upright green leaves.

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Garlic

Allium sativum var. sativum ‘Germidour’ AGM

‘Germidour’ is a well-known, reliable French softneck garlic.

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Garlic

Allium sativum var. sativum ‘Solent Wight’ AGM

‘Solent Wight’ is an aromatic softneck garlic well adapted to the British climate and valued for bulbs that store well.

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