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Larkspur: varieties, growing and uses

A delphinium adds a moment of height to the garden: a spike of dozens of flowers rises above the greenery. Combine those vertical lines with rounded flowers or low-growing vegetables, but allow space for support from the start. One selection suits the front half of a border, while another towers above your head. The plant label therefore determines more than just the colour.

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Rochester: flavour and growing

Later flowering.

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Growing redcurrants: a garden full of flavour

Glossy red clusters on a narrow cordon fit even beside a path. Several varieties can spread the picking season.

Illustrative species image of Red cabbage: colour in the bed, a firm harvest for the kitchen

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Red cabbage: colour in the bed, a firm harvest for the kitchen

The blue-red leaves look lovely even before the heart closes. Red cabbage needs a spot for an entire season, but rewards you with a compact head. Choose a variety for your intended harvest time, not just its colour.

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Rognon de Coq: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Red, kidney-shaped storage bean from a low plant. Choose this variety for red shelling beans without a tall climbing frame. The beans darken as they dry, so harvesting fresh or dry also gives visibly different results.

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Roma VF: discover its flavour and how to grow it

A familiar processing tomato from the range, intended for salad, soup and sauce in one vegetable garden kitchen. Choose Roma VF when processing matters and you want a familiar named variety. The letters VF do not mean general disease immunity.

Illustrative species image of Romanesco: green spirals you can watch develop

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Romanesco: green spirals you can watch develop

Romanesco’s pointed green florets grow together into a remarkable head. Keep growth steady and even, and choose a variety with a suitable growing window. Its finest moment is just before the compact head starts to loosen.

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Ronde de Nice: discover its flavour and how to grow it

An early, non-trailing variety with round, green, lightly speckled fruits: the summer globe from Nice. Choose this variety for round portions and early development. Harvest time has more influence on kitchen quality than maximum fruit size.

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Rood Hart uit Chantenay: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Broad, half-long, conical root with a coloured centre. Choose this variety for a bulky, shorter cone shape. It fits a shallower bed more readily than a very long root, provided the soil is still loose.

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Rood van Abbeville: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Medium-sized, flattened red onion that can also be stored. Choose this red onion for colour and storage potential. Flattened bulbs contrast with round, yellow storage onions.

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Rose: varieties, growing and uses

A rose can add scent to a cutting-garden corner or turn a bare garden wall into a wall of flowers. Choose between a shrub and a climber first, then colours and flower shapes. A climbing rose does not climb a wall by itself: you provide a supporting framework and tie the branches to it. Shrub roses fit more easily into a mixed border with low-growing perennials.

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Rosea: growing rosemary

Pink flowering instead of the usual blue tones.

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Rosso Sicilian: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Flattened, heavily ribbed, red fruits on a relatively low crop give almost flower-shaped cross-sections. Choose Rosso Sicilian for strong ribbing and a lower crop as a visual alternative to smooth, round tomatoes.

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Rosso: discover its flavour and how to grow it

An early variety with conical fruits turning red at maturity: an easily recognised red sweet pepper shape. Choose Rosso for early, red cones and a described gently sweet flavour beside later, juicy Pantos.

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Rotonda bianca sfumata di rosa: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Round, fleshy white aubergines with a pink-purple blush offer a gentle colour alongside deep-purple varieties. Choose this variety for a round aubergine with pale skin and firm texture, unlike the small, white eggplant.

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Rouge Sang: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Blood-red shoulder with a colour gradient towards the tip. Choose Rouge Sang for an unusual presentation from your own carrot row. A few plants beside a yellow variety provide enough difference for a small tasting platter.

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Rouge de Vérone: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Rouge de Vérone forms a firm, dark red radicchio head. Its retail grouping under endive does not change its botanical identity as chicory. Choose this variety for a compact, red chicory heart and crisp leaves. Head shape does not mean sweet lettuce.

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Rouge vif d’Étampes: discover its flavour and cultivation

A broad, flat, orange-red French squash with a fairy-tale autumn appearance and plenty of culinary flesh. Choose this variety for a large, flat autumn squash. Mini or small kuri types are more practical for one meal's small portions.

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Rovada: flavour and growing

Later large berries.

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Royal Bride: growing snapdragon

Tall white scented flower spikes for light bouquets.

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Royal Sovereign: flavour and growing

Suitable for an earlier crop under glass.

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Growing pinkcurrants: a garden full of flavour

Soft pink clusters add to the colour spectrum between white and red.

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Rosemary: varieties, growing and uses

Rosemary offers much more than one upright little shrub: an upright form can give a herb garden structure, a trailing selection tumbles over a pot edge and a gingery scent makes smelling it interesting again. Choose the shape you want first, then its kitchen use.

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Rubenza: growing cosmos

Darker red makes a much stronger accent than pastel pink.