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         flowersSalmon, rose and blushed shades
         come here, some with darker markings and a few in a range of
         pink shades from one seed packet.
 Agrostemma githago (Corn
         cockle) 'Milas' Soft, lilac-tinted pink trumpets.
         3ft/90cmCentaurea cyanus (Cornflower) 'Florence Pink' Bushy
         pink cornflower. 15in/38cm
 Centaurea cyanus (Cornflower) 'Pink Ball' Fully
         double pink cornflower. 3ft/90cm
 Clarkia 'Apple Blossom' Double, salmon; good for
         cutting. 4ft/1.2m
 Clarkia 'Pink Joy' White-eyed, upward facing pink
         bowls. 1ft/30cm
 Convolvulus (Dwarf Morning glory) 'Rose Ensign'
         Yellow and white throat; pretty. 8in/20cm
 Crepis rubra Pink thistles on sturdy upright plants;
         self sows. 1ft/30cm
 Eschschlotzia (California poppy) 'Thai Silk Pink
         Shades' Fluted, silky petals. 9in/23cm
 Godetia 'Rosy Morn' Double coral pink; good for
         cutting. 3ft/90cm
 Godetia 'Sybil Sherwood' Single salmon pink, edged
         white. 1ft/30cm
 Gypsophila (Baby's breath) 'Bright Rose' Clouds of
         tiny flowers; for cutting. 18in/45cm
 Lathyrus odoratus (Dwarf sweet pea)'Cupid' Low, pink
         and white sweet pea. 6in/15cm
 Lavatera (Annual mallow) 'Silver Cup' Striking pink
         trumpets with dark veins. 3ft/90cm
 Leonorus sibiricum Unusual two-tone flowers in tight
         spires. 4ft/1.2m
 Lobularia (Alyssum) 'Easter Bonnet Deep Pink' Pale
         alyssum, then deep. 3in/7.5cm
 Malope 'Pink Queen' Shell pink trumpets, dark veins
         and eye. 3ft/90cm
 Silene 'Peach Blossom' Rose buds, salmony then white
         flowers. 6in/15cm
 Tropaeolum (Nasturtium) 'Salmon Baby' Dark eyed,
         salmon nasturtium. 1ft/30cmÝ
 Vaccaria 'Florist Rose' Small rose flowers on
         straight stems. 18in/45cm
 Viscaria 'Rose Angel' Dark-eyed rose pink; deliacte
         but bold. 1ft/30cm
 Adapted from The
         Planting Planner by Graham
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