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There were masses of half hardy Annuals that the Victorians loved to use as part of their bedding schemes, that have since fallen out of favour and in some cases are largely ignored by modern day bedding plant growers. A few are:
Alonsea, Amaranthus triclor, Arcotis, Balsam, Bartonia, Celosia, Heliotrope, Mignonette, Nierembergia, Perilla, Pyrethrum, Rhodanthe, Scabious, Silene and Torenia.
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