Illustrated List: M

Madia elegans Tropical Fruits

An intriguing, easy-to-grow annual that produces foliage with a fragrance similar to that of a basket of tropical fruits. A profusion of canary-yellow, daisylike flowers with an attractive central maroon-red ring open during the morning and early evening, and close during very strong sunlight. Ideal for adding height and fragrance to annual borders. Height: 60-80cm (24-32in).

Malcolmia maritama mixed

In just 4 weeks from showing you will have sweet scented flowers of pink, white and lavender. A bright and colourful mixture of one of the easiest grown and hardiest of all dwarf annuals. An infallible standby for edges and borders coming very quickly into bloom. Flowers summer.

Malope trifida Glacier Fruits Mixed

Very useful plant for rapidly filling space in your border, the Malope is a good, bushy plant with large, often 5-7.5cm (2-3in) flowers. This special blend shows the great effect achievable with red and pink, along with a catalyst of white. Height: 45-60cm (18-24in).

Malva moschata Snow White

Dwarf, compact plants, covered by masses of glistening snow white flowers. Excellent garden performance, flowering over a long period all summer. Ideal for borders or containers. Flowers in first year. Height: 30-38cm (12-15in).

Malva sylvestris Magic Hollyhock

Beautiful rich purple pink flowers, veined deep glossy purple, some loosely double like Old Fashioned Roses. Malva sylvestris Magic Hollyhock thrives easily in most soils providing a magnificent display.

Malva sylvestris Mystic Merlin

A magical back of border plant with many large, silky blooms in shades from rich purple, through mauve, to the highly unusual and elusive blues. Flowers summer. Height: 150-180cm (5-6ft). Flowers in first year.

Malva sylvestris Zebrina

An easily raised perennial thriving in sun or part shade and producing strong, erect stems crammed with white to pink flowers with purple, almost black 'flamed' markings. Easy, thriving in most soils. A magnificent display. Flowers all summer. Flowers in first year.

Mangetout Pea : Norli - Duchy Originals

Sweet tasting flat pods, Mangetout Peas are best picked whilst small and stringless. Height to 60cm. Mangetout Pea Norli is Fusarium wilt resistant.

Mangetout Pea : Oregon Sugar Pod

This is surely the sensible way to grow and eat peas - no time consuming podding, no waste, just heavy crops of delicious, sweet and juicy pods of sugar-peas, often called 'Mangetout' or 'Snow peas'. Well flavoured and excellent for lightly steaming or stir-fries,. The pods of Mangetout Pea Oregon Sugar Pod are large and flat (4½ inches long by ¾ inch wide) and stringless when young. This is the way peas will be eaten in the future. It just doesn't make sense to go through the tediousness of discarding the pod if its so full of goodness and so delicious to taste.

Mangetout Pea : Sugar Snow Green

Pisum sativum. Dwarf, flat, broad-podded Mangetout, Pea Sugar Snow Green crops prolifically if harvested when pods are small and before seed development within the pods.

Marigold - African : Crackerjack Mixed

Big, bold double flowers in orange, gold and lemon borne well above the foliage. A very early and free flowering strain Flowers summer. Height 24in.

Marigold - African : Discovery Mixed

Spectacular 6-7cm (2½in-3in) double blooms in a mixture of gold, orange and yellow, on dwarf sturdy plants, makes it a considerable improvement on its nearest rival. It is quite as dwarf as many French marigolds and very neat and tidy whilst retaining its huge and fully double blooms, extraordinary reliability and almost legendary heat and poor weather tolerance. Flowers mid to late summer. Height 20-25cm (8-10in).

Marigold - African : Discovery Yellow

Spectacular 6-7cm (2½-3in) bright yellow, double blooms on dwarf sturdy plants makes it a considerable improvement on its nearest rival. It is quite as dwarf as many French marigolds and very neat and tidy whilst retaining its huge and fully double blooms, extraordinary reliability and almost legendary heat and poor weather tolerance. Flowers mid to late summer. Height 20-25cm (8-10in).

Marigold - African : Doubloon

A weather resistant Marigold! Large fully double yellow blooms, standing up to rain and strong sunshine have been unheard of until now. Flowers lasting over a long period, whatever the weather. Ideal for giving height to your annual borders and as a cut flower. Height: 60-90cm (2-3ft).

Marigold - African : French Vanilla

A triumph in plant breeding! A real creamy white flowered Marigold and at last something different in the colour spectrum from oranges and lemons. Flowers are pure in colour, 7.5cm (3in) across and prolific too. There is also a master stroke - 'French Vanilla' has less of the pungent Marigold smell. A definite improvement! Use them in formal or informal bedding, where they will contrast superbly with other bright or pastel flowers. A refreshing plant for the patio container too.

Height: 30-38cm (12-15in).

Marigold - African : Galore Mixed

Spectacular 4in sponge like tight blooms appearing as a solid mass on compact plants. Self cleaning as spent flowers disappear under fresh blooms. Excellent for bedding, pots, tubs, patios etc. Flowers mid to late summer. Height 16-18in.