A new range of premium products from Franchi launched in 2006, many of which are exclusive to Seeds of Italy. Products of particular interest, highly selected seed, locally produced seed in some cases. As a result, some of the seed quantities with the chilli's are less than you would normally expect with a regular Franchi pack, but only because the seed is rare because it is only locally produced and hence can only be given in limited quantities. For instance, out of 12 chilli's half are Italian and 9 in total are traditional, genuine European vareities.
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| GIFT VOUCHERS |
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In multiples of £10, these vouchers are sent with a catalogue and a card with a message of your choice. |
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| AGRETTI / ROSCANO /BARBA DI FRATE - UK ONLY |
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Seed viability 4 months so sow it as soon as possible please as it doesn't mind some cold. Used by Jamie Oliver 18/04/09. Agretti / Roscano / Barba di Frate Also called Roscano or Barba di Frate (Salsola Soda), this is very popular in Italy and has becom |
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| ARIOSTO AGLIO E PEPERONCINO (GARLIC/CHILLI) 80g |
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Ariosto is THE seasoning brand in Italy from the stylish city of Milan, made using only fresh herbs with absolutely no additional ingredients or preservatives. No need to use any salt. Used traditionally to make the famous pasta dish 'Spaghetti Aglio O |
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| BARLEY |
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Orzo - Barley Can be toasted to make a delicious drink with hot milk, as an ingredient in beer and for baking. 100g box. Mid-Early. Upright plant, vigorous grower, producing an ear of about 15cm containing numerous seeds. Harvest when fully mature. |
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| BASIL AL LIMONE |
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Lemon Basil. Early, upright variety which is easy to grow. Light green leaves and like all basils, protect from cold but can be grown protected all year. £2.49 |
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| BASIL ALLA CANNELLA |
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Cinnamon basil. Mid/early rustic, upright variety with green leaves tinged with violet. Sow Mar-Jul or all year protected. £2.49 |
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| BASIL BASCURO A PALLA VERDE SCURO |
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Mid/early. Easy to grow dark green bush variety with hightly scented leaves. Suitable for containers. Sow Mar-Jul or all year protected. £2.49 |
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| BASIL LARGO DOLCE PER VASI |
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'Large sweet for vases (containers)'. Mid/early rustic variety. Sweet large leaf basil with aromatic, bright green leaves. Sow Mar-Jul or all year protected. £2.49 |
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| BASIL RED RUBIN |
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Mid/Early. Vigorous plant with reddish/purple strongly scented leaves. East to cultivate and ideal for containers. Sow Mar-Jul or all year protected. £2.49 |
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| BASIL THAI SIAM |
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Early, rustic variety. Vigorous and easy to grow. Highly perfumed, mid sized green leaves and purple flowers. Mainstay of Thai cooking. Sow Mar-Jul or all year protected and ideal for containers. £2.49 |
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| BASIL TIGULLIO FROM LIGURIA |
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Real Ligurian Basil from near Portofino and traditionally used to make Pesto Genovese. Sow in spring and summer. |
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| BUTTERNUT SQUASH LISCIA |
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Mid-late. Good foliage and a good producer. The long pear shaped fruits have a smooth skin with sweet, meaty yellow-orange flesh. Much easier to peel than scalloped varieties. |
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| CHICKPEA PRINCIPE |
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Mid-early. Dwarf plant 40-60cm tall, vigorous and of good production. The pod is of medium dimensions and contains 2-3 chickpeas. Much used in Florence and Tuscany in general. From the bean family, so really easy to grow. Recommended by Cucina Caldesi as |
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| CHILLI ADORNO - Voted 10th Hottest by BBC Gardeners World |
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Early, very hot. Compact plant with greeny-violet leaves. Produces dark green fruits which grow pointing upwards and ripen reddy-violet. Can also be grown ornamentally in a container. Local Italian Production. Voted 10th hottest by BBC Gardeners World in |
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| CHILLI CAYENNA |
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Cayenne pepper. Long red fruits which bite back. Ideal for use in 'Spaghetti alla Putanesca'. @300. Sow Feb-May. |
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| CHILLI CILIEGIA PICCANTE |
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Chilli Pepper Ciliegia Piccante (Bacio di Satana) 'Satans Kiss'....beware. This is a med-hot, cherry chilli, so called by its round shape 2cms. It loses about 60% of it's heat when cooked making it great stuffed with mozzarella and anchovies and then gri |
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| CHILLI ETNA - Voted 9th Hottest by BBC Gardeners World |
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Early, hot Italian variety. Compact plant which produces bunches of conical dark green fruits which grow upwards, turning bright red when ripe. Can also be grown in a container. Voted 9th hottest chilli by BBC Gardeners World TV in their 2006 Hottest Chil |
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| CHILLI FUEGO |
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Chilli Pepper Fuego F1 Early, hot variety. Vigorous plant which produces long, meaty, cone shaped fruit with smooth dark gr |
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| CHILLI GRISU |
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Early, hot variety from Sardegna. Vigorous medium-sized plant which produces meaty, cone shaped fruits smooth dark green skin, turning r |
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| CHILLI GROWING KIT - Online only / UK ONLY |
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We've teamed up with chilli growing experts the South Devon Chilli Farm to bring you this chilli growing kit with 4 x Franchi chilli seed packs. Includes Recipes, propagator and lid, lables, pencil, plant feed, 20 jiffy/7 plugs, instructions. An ideal gif |
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| CHILLI PEPPER HUNGARIAN HOTWAX |
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Early, hot variety, vigorous and producing long, conical light green fruits turning yellow when ripe. Ideal for containers and a superb variety from Hungary used typically in Paprika type dishes. @150. Sow Feb-May. GL11a |
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| CHILLI PEPPER JALAPENO |
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Who doesn't know this Mexican pepper? Mid/early, hot, mid sized and forming a bushy plant which is ideal for containers. The green fruits are medium to long, meaty and tasty. THE ingredients for Mexican Chilli con Carne. @75. Sow Feb-May. Online only. |
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| CHILLI PEPPINO |
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Early, mild variety. Plant which produces slightly flat spherical dark green fruits turning red when ripe. Can be grown in greenhouses, outside or in containers ornamentally. Local |
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| CHILLI PIMIENTO PADRON |
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Mid-early, mild. Medium-sized, bushy plant. Medium to long flat, conical light green fruits, turning red when ripe. Meaty and very tasty. Traditionally in Galicia they are panfried in olive oil, salted with sea salt and served with beer. Sow Feb-Jun. |
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| CHILLI PYRAMID |
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Early, hot variety. Compact plant producing small, conical, yellow fruits with lilac shading, turning red when ripe. |
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| CHILLI RED CHERRY |
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Early, hot variety. Compact plant with good foliage. Small round fruits 4/5cm turning deep red when ripe. Meaty chilli with good flavour. Smaller than the Calabrese Ciliegia piccante (Bacio di Satana). Local Production. Recommended by Cucina Caldesi as us |
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| CHILLI ROMANIAN YELLOW |
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Early, hot variety. Vigorous, compact plant producing small, long, conical light green fruits turning yellow when ripe. Can |
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| CHILLI STROMBOLI |
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Italian variety. Early, hot variety. Compact plant producing bunches of conical dark green fruits which grow upwards, turning orange whe |
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| FARRO SPELT |
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The nearest translation is Spelt. Used to make pasta and breads, this is a fashionable grain with roots in peasant dishes and has been u |
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| GL POPCORN MAIS BOX |
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GL1 The kernals on this corn variety are smaller and are used to make popcorn. After harvest, dry the cobs and remove the kernals, melt a layer of butter/oil until it just starts to smoke. Turn |
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| LE BIZZARRE - ARABICA COFFEE |
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UK/EC Only - This is an indoor variety in most European countries and in the UK a superb collection of coffee plants can be seen at Kew botanical gardens. Coffee is grown widely in South America and Africa and a warm conservatory is best for successful cu |
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| LE BIZZARRE - AUBERGINE PIANTA DEL UOVO |
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NEW FOR 2007 - This mini aubergines are called 'tree of eggs' because they are not only the same size, but are white and yellowy/brown in colour and very productive. Sow from Feb-May and grow them exactly the same way you would your other aubergine var |
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| LE BIZZARRE - COURGETTE DA FIORE TOSCANA |
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NEW FOR 2007 - We Italians love eating courgette flowers and they are still impossible to buy in the greengrocers. This particular variety produces mainly male flowers on stalks and few fruits, so you will have numerous zucchini flowers for frying, fritta |
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| LE BIZZARRE - PEPPERCORNS |
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Sold out for 2008. Please pre-order for 2009. This indoor variety for the UK is of course a tropical plant and would be suited in a warm conservatory or a sunny windowsill. The peppercorns are the classic ingredient to make Steak in green peppercorn sauce |
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| LE BIZZARRE - ZUCCA DA MARMELLATA |
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Jam Pumpkins are grown extensively in Italy and are used soley for making jam, a job for which normal pumpkin varieties are unsuitable. Sow from Feb-Jun and harvest from the end of the summer and into the autumn. Mid/Early. Vigorous plant o |
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| LE BIZZARRE GARLIC CHIVES |
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Long season, easy to grow, versatile in the kitchen and excellent for making quick garlic butter and seasoning meat, fish and potato salad. |
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| LE BIZZARRE KIWI FRUIT |
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Kiwi 'Actinidia Chinensis'. Italy is the largest producer of Kiwi fruits in Europe. One of the highest amounts of vitamin C of almost any other fruit, sweet and very tasty. Vigorous perennial plant. Productive with green, slightly fuzzy leav |
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| LE BIZZARRE PHYSALIS ALKEKENGHI |
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Edible Physalis producing small sweet, tart orange fruits. Classic to dip in chocolate and serve as petit-fours. Easy to grow, upright plant with light green foliage. Produces numerous round fruits which are found wrapped inside the classic paper ‘lan |
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