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dioscoridis dioscoridis Large green spathes internally marbled with satiny black leopard blotchingover a pale green ground. Well-drained, sunny spot in a loam based soil, 12-15cm. .................... £3.50dioscoridis liepoldtii The spathe has a black base that yields to an evenly spaced marbled andblotched lining, of black over green. The spadix is sandy coloured at the apex. ........................... £8.50dioscoridis philistaeum HKEP.9263 Strong growing with, glossy foliage and large spathes ofmerged, purple-black blotches. The spadix is black. Showy. ...................................................... £6.00dioscoridis spectabile JCA.5396A. The largest, darkest form. Green spathes with confluentsmooth velvety jet-black blotches inside and a black spadix. ...................................................... £6.50dioscoridis syriacum New stock originally found by Prof. Speta in Cyprus. The spathes arelightly speckled and stippled in black but deep violet around their edges. Lightly marked leaves... £4.50elongatumRS.274/87 A rare Russian sp. with remarkable and uniquely coloureddeep purplish-red spathes in April and May over plain deep green leaves. Garden, fully hardy. .... £9.00euxinumA dwarf species from Black Sea coastal mountains; a cold, wet region,this is both very hardy and water-tolerant. Dark green, compact foliage with compact, scentless“waisted” spathes of pale green, stained purple at the edges and base, with a purple interior. .... £13.50nigrum ZadarCEH.524 Large, strong, plain green leaves and big, satin-like, jet blackspathes around a jet-black spadix. Hardy and a most remarkable and striking garden species. .... £6.00nigrum Trebinje AH.8613 Raised from a population found some years later by AntoineHoog (the H of CEH). Similarly good with stunning black spathes. Cross fertile with CEH.524...... £6.50* orientale VV.RR.55 Shiny, dark green, leaves and large green to purplish-browndecorative spathes with purple-brown spadices. Easy and hardy. Crimea. .................................. £7.50palaestinumThe largest Arum we grow with spectacular, deep purple-black spathes on50cm tall stems. These reflex to display a spadix of the same intense shade. The only dark speciesthat is pleasantly scented. Well-drained, warm spot. Foliage will take transient frosting. .............. £8.50pictumThe only autumn-flowering species. Velvet-textured purple-black spatheswith a black spadix in October. The leaves are delicately embossed with attractive, slightly silvery,veining. Not to be confused with the wrongly named “pictum” form of A. italicum. Majorca. .......... £6.00purpureospathum VV.CR.543 Large polished deep green leaves around an enormousspathe of deep rich purple-black wrapped around a spadix of an even darker shade. .................. £7.50rupicola rupicola (conophalloides) Large elongated spathes, like a long "flag" in greenedgedpurple with a fat conical spadix of slate grey in the centre. ............................................... £5.50rupicola virescens This has “flags” of green around an olive to purple conical spadix. Moreattractive than this sounds, assuming that you like Arum in the first place of course. ................... £8.50BELLEVALIAatroviolaceaNarrow blue-green prostrate leaves sit below a 20cm stem with a spike ofhanging funnels of deep indigo-blue veering towards the sinister violet-black of gothic novels. ..... £4.00* ciliata Hairy edged leaves and a spike of mauve-grey buds which turn deeppurple then open to 10mm, flowers of violet with white mouths and navy-blue anthers. Flowering canlast several weeks with 40-60 flowers. Sunny spot, well-drained and best not confined in a pot. ... £8.50cyanopodaClean, bright, violet-blue, campanulate flowers and compact grey leaves.Needs cool temperatures and full light to keep it short, grey and dwarf. Too much heat will spoil it.Easy in a well-drained fertile, loam-based soil. Jabal Nusair, Syria, on Dolomite screes............. £11.50longistyla(araxina) Spikes of 10-25 blooms, each with a purple tube and white,spreading lobes veined green. Sunny, well drained spot. It makes good size in humus-rich soils butflowers best when it is hotter and drier. ..................................................................................... £9.50BONGARDIAchysogonumA tuberous member of the Berberidaceae with attractive foliage of silvergreydivided into clover-like segments, each with a red mark at the base. The flowers are bright lemon,1.5cm across on a 40cm tall stem, with a delicate, light, honey scent. Inflated, balloon-like seedpodsfollow. Happy here in a well-drained s-facing bed, but good under glass too for early flowering. ... £4.50 7
popoviiSuperb, elongated white flowers, in sturdy spikes. The mouth is picked outin purple. This is one of the most striking species and is also one of the largest flowered. Easy,dependable and long lasting. Ours is true stock. PC 1979, AM 1983 (RHS). ............................. £16.50Red MajestyA new, deep red, sterile hybrid between red solida and malkensis. Incolour and brightness it exceeds the best. Robust (20cm tall in flower) with large flowers in a long,well-spaced spike. One of the earliest reds and the most significant new red Corydalis in years. £13.50* repens This has tiny tubers, please be warned. The growths are dwarf withdivided foliage speckled with white and tight spikes of white to azure or lavender flowers, with ahairline of violet on the lip. Cool humid conditions and cold gardens. E.Russia at up to 3,500m. . £12.00* schanginii ainae One of the loveliest, most striking species. Large flowered, each 3-4cmwhite bloom is lined with pale pink . The mouth of the flower has a large bright yellow blotch..sold outturtschaninoviiA Siberian species which ranges from rare white through bright blues toviolets, all of which are attractive and lovely. A cold tolerant species doing well in a humid, leafy spot inpart shade, where is makes a glorious display. Seed raised stock. ............................................. £8.50turtschaninovii Celeriac Selected in 1993 near Vladivostok in E Russia. The flower colour is adeep and intense violet-blue. The amazing foliage is dissected like that of garden Celeriac. ..... £12.00turtschaninovii Eric the Red A selection made by Janis Ruksans. The flower colour is blue in themouth toning to pink-blue at the spur however its main attraction is its foliage which is intensely,copper-tinged, especially on emergence.. Likes a cool spot with humus. .................................. £11.50TanagerBreeding in red Corydalis has exploded and this is yet another good cloneselected for its stunning intense red and compact habit. Very distinct from other bright red selections inits colour and habit. Probably a solida hybrid and seed sterile. Clonal propagations. ................. £17.50vittaeDensely packed flowers open green-white but mature to snow-white.Flowers later and lasts longer than other sp. Very worthwhile garden species.. ........................... £7.50vittae GoliathSelected from thousands of seedlings, for its giant habit and large flowerswith 2-4 stems per tuber. Vegetatively propagated from the original, perhaps a polyploid........... £17.50CORYDALIS SOLIDA formssolida Almandine Deepest, darkest Tyrian Purple. There are no darker clones. In fact thecolour is so intense, that it is best not grown alone, it needs company to show it off................... £10.00* solida Beth Evans This strain has soft coral pink flowers, flashed white on the spur. Bred byWilhelm Schact at Munich. Outside in the open garden for best results and colour... ................... £3.50* solida Cock-o’-the-rock A compact. vivid red clone with short growths and amazing peloric flowers(the side petals are transformed to a second lip) giving heart-shaped flowers like a Dicentra. The birdis more orange, the twin-lipped plant is more red. Beautiful and highly distinctive. ..................... £25.00solida Coscoroba White buds with a thin carmine band, open to white flowers infused softpink at the top and edges and a tiny pink centre. Like the swan whose name it bears. ................. £8.50solida Dieter Schacht Spike after spike of apple-blossom pink flowers shaded with salmon, earlyin the season. Each has a darker mouth and tip. A good increaser yet one which flowers well. .... £4.00solida Firecracker Intensely coloured, rich, bright red-orange flowers which attract from adistance. In effect an improved ‘George Baker’ with loads more ‘oomph’. Garden conditions........ £6.50solida GalahA new pastel selection with white mouthed flowers. A broad, pastel pinkspur grades to a darker apex. Named for the pink & white Cockatoo, not a mis-spelled ‘Gala’. .sold out* solida Gaviota Broadly flaring white mouth set off by a fat white spur which is a lovelypastel coral in the central portions. The effect in the spike is subdued, subtle and very lovely. ...... £8.50solida George Baker Intense orange-red. VEGETATIVE, true to type offsets not themulticoloured seedlings sometimes sold under this name. Garden is best for colour ................... £3.50* solida Gnatcatcher This has a pastel grey-blue tube contrasted with a pure white lip andmouth. The flowers are larger than is usual in solida and are well spaced along the spike, neither laxnor packed. A very attractive plant from Arnis Seisum’s ‘pastel’ breeding lines. ......................... £13.50solida IbisA stunning early clone with intense deep red-orange colouring on robustgrowths. One of the best of the new “bird” clones for the sheer intensity of the shade. One of theearliest solida clones, weeks ahead of comparably deep clones. Introduced 2011..................... £21.50solida Lahovice Strain This is a strain raised from inter-crossed selected seedlings of MilanPrasil’s collection of transsylvanica. Less orange with a touch more purple-red than G. P. Baker. £4.00 11
* solida Linnet Bright rosy-pink. There are many pink cultivars around this is distinct andwe love its bright, attractive colour and overall appearance. One of Arnis Seisum’s best raisings. £9.50* solida Night Heron The mouth is wide and is of such a pale pink that is looks white, garnishedwith the tiniest pink-orange line with red petioles all over glaucous, blue foliage. ......................... £8.50solida Pinks and Reds Mixed, flowered seedlings raised from our red and orange shades.Unselected, in shades of pink, orange-pink and red-orange. Excellent for naturalising. ................ £2.80solida PipitThere are many named clones of C. solida, Pipit is distinct with gorgeous,soft creamy-pink flowers. The pastel solida are plants of great beauty, this is no exception. ......... £8.50* solida Rainbow Mixed only. Flowering sized (and flowered) seedlings from our namedclones. White, pale and dark pinks, reddish tones, purples and some bicolors also. .................... £2.50solida RedpollThis has the picotee, reverse colour pattern of Purple Cascades, but themain colour is a lovely Rioja red, paler in the centre of the flower, darkening towards the edges of themouth to perfectly outline the white lip. Combined with the white spur this is a striking plant....... £13.50solida RedstartAn improved transsylvanica type with intensely coloured flowers or redorange,with the tiniest and thinnest of white lines in the very centre of the flowers. Notable for beingone of the latest of the red clones, this more than doubles the length of the flowering season. ... £12.50solida Red Wing Gorgeous crimson flowers with the merest hint of orange which have alovely, well-contrasted, central boss and white mouth. The colouring is strong and is distinct from theother red and orange clones and sits very well with the blue-tinged foliage. .............................. £16.50solida Rosefinch Very strongly coloured, bright pink flowers of a lovely shade held in goodsized spikes. The spurs are longer than in many clones and the very centre of the flowers has a smallwhite zone, lending just enough contrast to show off the pink to perfection. Introduced 2011....... £8.50solida Sabre Wing Another bicolour and a stunning combination of white and indigo-violetwhich sharply delineates the very edges of the flowers, giving a beautiful appearance, specially whenseen clustered or massed, and this can soon be expected as this is vigorous. .......................... £18.50solida Snowy Cotinga A superb pastel-orange/tangerine clone shaded with a tiny amount of pinkwith a pale or white mouth. The colouring and contrast, makes this one stand out as different. Muchfavoured by the breeder Arnis Seisums for colour and the ease of growth. Introduced 2011......... £9.50* solida Spoonbill Broad-lipped white flowers set off by blue-tinged foliage. Good sizedflowers packed into a dense spike with just the tiniest hint of a coral line on the edge of the lip..... £9.50solida TuracoMimicking the colouring of some of the birds of the same name, this hassuperb, robust growths bearing large white flowers which tone to deep purple-violet just at the veryedges of both the upper AND lower petals, a very lovely new picotee with a difference................ £8.50* solida White King An early-flowering clone with robust, barely sub-divided foliage andstrong, erect stems. These carry good sized spikes of individually quite large, ice-white flowers.Originally selected from the Penza strain. ................................................................................. £7.50solida White Knight A robust form selected by W. van Eeden. Flowers late in the season andcomplements White King well. Pure snow white flowers in large spikes over finely divided foliage.£8.50solida White Swallow A vigorous clone first selected by a good friend, the late Michael Hoog ofHaarlem. This excels, with good-sized flowers of pure white in large racemes, early in the spring.These have a characteristic primrose tinge to the new buds, at the top of the spike. .................... £7.50* solida Zwanenburg One plant was spotted and segregated by the late Michael Hoog as thedeepest, most intensely coloured red-orange form, and that original criterion holds today. This issimply the deepest and best red-orange clonal cultivar that there is, it has no peers. ................. £22.50CREMASTRAappendiculataOne, plain green leaf and a strong , 30cm spike, with pink and greenflowers overlaid with purple. The tublar lip is dusky red with crimson markings towards the white tip.Cool, humid "woodsy" conditions, well-drained but humus rich, in shade. Hardy. ....................... £15.50unguiculataA thin rhizome links tiny, chained, bulbs. The oldest is soft and proclaimslineage with the American Puttyroot, Aplectrum. Short, upright leaves, 12cm long spotted with purplebrown.Summer flowering. Broad white lip and by thin, tan petals marked red-violet. Lightly andpleasantly fragrant. Moisture-retentive, well-drained woodland soil, half shade, cool humidity. ... £16.5012
CROCUS (AUTUMN)asumaniaeJP.88-45 White or pale violet flowers with a hazy yellow throat and longbranched, vivid orange styles, which may be used as saffron. Easy in a bulb frame or pot if not over -baked in summer, in the garden does quite well in a sunny, well-drained raised bed.................... £4.00banaticusIntense soft violet flowers with fantastically frilled styles, the outer petalslonger than the inners, lending a unique “Iris” appearance. A superb plant which more people shouldgrow. Likes leafy soil and a light shade, in the garden, without lifting, but is good in a pan. .......... £6.00banaticus Snowdrift Unblemished, white, Iris-like flowers in Sept. A superb, strong-growingfloriferous clone, the best white form of the most beautiful autumnal crocus. Hard to over-praise £15.50cartwrightianus CEH.613 Deep violet flowers are striped darker violet whilst in the centresit chrome yellow anthers and red stigmas. The stunning colours are enhanced by a strong fragranceof saffron. The best saffron crocus and the best producer of saffron for outside in the UK. ........... £7.50cartwrightianus Halloween Raised from one seedling of CEH.613. White, infused purple, a purplethroat and contrasting yellow and red stigmata. Flowers around Halloween (if planted early.)....... £9.50cartwrightianus Marcel Flowers of a pale lilac hinted with white and contrasted with a lovely violetthroat star and a violet tube. Red and yellow, stigmata and anthers complete the picture. ............ £4.50cartwrightianus Michel The flower colour here is a lovely pure white with the throat shaded withjust a hint of pallid violet-grey in the form of a star made of thin lines. Bright red and yellow styles andstigmas add a lovely, colourful contrast. Both clones grow and flower readily. ............................. £4.50cancellatus mazziaricus Rendina AH.8952 A superb selection of Greek mazziaricus with, mineralviolet flowers toning to white. Yellow in the throat and bright orange, frilly styles. Decorative,dependable and a good selection for an Autumn show in the garden (in sun) or a pot ................. £4.50clusii PoseidonA free-flowering selection with superb, bright violet flowers with a traceryof violet lines at the base. This garden clone is dependable and attractive. It always flowers in Nov.and stands up very well to the weather, staying in good condition even in heavy rain. ................. £4.00goulimyiRobust violet flowers on long tubes in October. S. Greece. Stands theworst autumnal weather and still looks good, flowering and increasing well.. ............................... £2.25goulimyi leucantha This is the restricted endemic of Malea in S. Greece. Wispy white flowersin the autumn. It retains the characteristic long tubes of the species. Sunny well-drained spot...... £3.50hadriaticus Alepohori A long elegant flower, not as goblet-shaped as other forms, infused withviolet at the tips. Throat gold, red at the base and lovely yellow and red anthers and style. .......... £3.50hadriaticus lilacinus Little known form with flowers of light violet, the centre of the flower beingof a contrasting yellow. Vigorous and does well outside. A good producer of saffron.................... £4.50hadriaticus Purple Heart White flowers with a lovely purple centre. Possibly of a hybrid origin, butcannot yet be verified. A gorgeous plant, well suited to growth outside. ...................................... £7.50* hyemalis Fragrant, white flowers, flecked violet with a deep gold throat enhanced bya finely divided orange style and stunning black anthers. Not for the garden, it is tender in very severewinters, alpine house is best. Blooms Dec on. Well-drained, loam-based compost, dry summer... £6.50kotschyanus Reliance Commercial C. kotschyanus makes huge corms, but they are geneticallydamaged and do not flower. I do not mean shy-flowering, I mean NO flowers! Reliance however hasstrong, clustered flowers of light violet with contrasting darker veins and a bright orange throat. ... £1.95kotschyanusHKEP.9205 Light violet, violet marked flowers and a yellow-orange throat.Not as vigorous as ‘Reliance’, increase is slow, but flowers are good sized and dependable ........ £2.80kotschyanusHKEP.9317 Stoloniferous and makes very good increase whilst stillproducing lovely light violet, hair-lined flowers plentifully. Makes small corms. ............................. £2.60laevigatusCEH 612 Pale to deep lilac flowers, many striped outside. Featheryorange styles, white anthers and a superb honey scent. Nov-Feb, but influenced by climate. ....... £5.50laevigatusAH.0153 Pale violet toning to white at the edge with an orange throat, setoff, white anthers and feathery orange stigmata. Raised from material from Parnassus in Greece.£6.50laevigatusAH.0138 A gorgeous form with a white background and thin, purplefeathers outside, beautifully contrasted with a froth, frilly mass of expanded style lobes.. ............. £6.50longiflorus Nebrodi AH.9703 Strongly fragrant violet-purple flowers and greater variability thanthe usual cultivated Dutch stocks, we have had whites from seedlings of this stock.. ................... £5.00 13
mathewiHKEP.9291 White flowers with a gentian-violet throat, red stigmas andyellow anthers. Variable but all are sublime. Cultivated plants from seed ex the locus classicusreceived from Erich Pasche. Garden, well-drained, sunny spot, it does NOT like fuss. ............... £15.50mathewi Dream Dancer The species is more variable than was supposed. Some naturalpopulations, perhaps hybrid, consist of gorgeous plants with pink-violet petals and dark throats... £9.50* niveus VV.GR.1410 Strong white or very pale blue flowers with a golden yellowthroat in October. One of the best of the autumnal garden species. Fully hardy, making large cormsand good increase. A sunny, well-drained fertile soil gives perfect results. .................................. £2.00niveus Late Form VV.KA.2312 Selected for its late habit. Extends the flowering season ofthis species and autumn Crocus generally. True and even, late-flowering, nursery-raised strain... £2.60niveus Purple Centre This new colour break has been raised from seed in cultivation and as thename implies it has a purple centre to each large white flower, it has white anthers.. ................. £12.50nudiflorusJMH.8149 A magnificent species. Large, vivid deep-violet flowers on longtubes in September. These are so large and richly coloured that they can be mistaken for Colchicum.Will naturalise in short grass. Easy, increases well and makes superb autumn colour. ................. £4.70pallasii pallasiiVV.TU.184 Stunning. Deep lilac-violet lightly striped with violet. Goldanthers and vivid red stigmas. A good garden plant. A reliable source of saffron in our climate. ... £4.50pallasii turcicus VV.TW.855 The flowers of bright, light-violet marked and feathered withpurplish lines around a divided, saffron-fragrant style. Garden, sun, easy. .................................. £4.50robertianusAH.8956 Rounded, deep-purple flowers with a yellow throat. A native ofthe high Pindus of Greece, used to summer damp and winter cold. The toughest autumnal sp..... £6.50speciosus Aino Llarge flowers with a pale ground, striped and flushed violet. Inners deep,blue-violet. Like an improved Oxonian, with a strong tube and better weather resistance. ............ £2.85speciosus Oxonian True stock of the real plant. The largest flowered speciosus, 10cm across.Deep violet flowers on violet tubes with deep orange stigmata. October. Highly recommended. ... £2.95speciosus xantholaimos Good sized deep to mid-purple flowers lined and striped violet. Unusual inbeing the only speciosus with a golden throat. Grows well outside here. N. Turkey...................... £4.00tournefortiiLarge, flowers of soft lavender, white anthers and divided orange stigmas.The only autum Crocus syats open in poor light or cold weather! Crete. Warm sunny spot........... £2.50vallicolaOne of the first to appear, in August. White flowers with miasmic violetveins and sulphur stigmata. The petals are drawn into wispy tips. Damp, well-drained, humus-rich soil,it does NOT like hot dry conditions.. ....................................................................................... £17.50CROCUS (SPRING)abantensisThe freely borne flowers of light blue with bright yellow throat. Makes atremendous show in February. Well drained, sunny spot but not too dry in summer. .................. £10.00angustifolius Oreanda Deep, intense orange-yellow with feathers of deep purple. Vigorous andcapable of good size and increase, from offsets and from abundant seed. .................................. £6.50antalyensis Sky Blue An excellent garden plant which is hard to fault. Dense clumps of brightblue-lilac flowers (in this clone) and a large orange-yellow throat. Hardy here over many years. ... £6.00antalyensis White White forms appeared in seed-raised stock of Sky Blue but antalyensis isvariable in nature and blue is not the typical colour, white and yellow forms are known in the wild.£8.50antalyensis Yellow A lovely soft mid yellow form which appeared in seed-raised stock of theblue form of C. antalyensis originally produced by Willem van Eeden in the Netherlands. Some arevery pale, a few have darker zones, all flare widely in sun for a honey-scented spectacle. ........... £8.00biflorus nubigena Pale blue-lilac flowers with dark stripes or speckles outside. The anthersare a striking long and jet-black ripening to yellow pollen. W. Turkey ........................................ £12.50biflorus stridiiDistinguished by flowering in spring but having black anthers. White orpale violet with a yellow throat and external feathering this is a striking plant............................. £11.50* chrysanthus VV.GB.235 The pure species with vivid orange-yellow flowers, withorange anthers, in Jan-Feb. Raised from an old Vladimir Vasak collection. ................................. £3.50chrysanthus Prespa Gold CH.814 Cloned from one vigorous, large-flowered, garden-worthy plantfound at 1900m in alpine meadows in Macedonia. Superb vivid golden yellow flowers, in Feb. .... £3.5014
dalmaticus Petrovac CEH.537 A superb Dalmatian species with a buff-silver exterior lined withpurple, opening to a vivid light violet interior wi th a yellow throat, all with a good honey scent. <strong>Rare</strong>lyseen as the true wild-type but here in its best, most outstanding form. ........................................ £4.00etruscusCG.8315 Very fine, pale rose-lilac segments inside, the outside is cream.There is purple feathering on all segments. Distinct from the forms in cultivation and free of the virusthat afflicts many. Originally from Bastia, at 1200m, the first record of C. etruscus in Corsica. ...... £3.50gargaricusTRUE Intense, vivid yellow-orange blooms produced early in the spring.Moist, humus-rich soil in full sun or light shade. This grows only on Kaz Dag in Turkey................ £6.50herbertiiJP.91-65 Superb egg-yolk yellow flowers in Feb. looking like yellowflames bursting from the bare earth. A high altitude Turkish plant for a peaty garden spot in full sun orlight shade. Increases by stolons, offsets and seed. Never a weed and always a lovely plant. ...... £6.50jessopiaeA tough, dependable garden plant, where it flowers and increases well, ina sunny well-drained spot. Tight clusters of white miniature funnels, marked blue-grey at the base.Inside they have orange stigmata. ............................................................................................ £2.50kosaniniiCH.801 Warm bright mineral violet flowers, in clusters, in March, withpurple feathering outside. Inside is a touch paler with a yellow throat. Tolerant of cold and moistureand ideal in the garden. A rare endemic of Kosovo where this was found many years ago. .......... £2.00kosaninii April View A new and even form selected in Holland for its later flowering, colour,well formed flower with nice overlapping petals and good demeanour. ....................................... £0.75malyiCEH.519 One of the most attractive of the spring species, with masses oflarge white flowers, perhaps the largest of the species. The white is set off by a golden throat and arose basal infusion. Easy, despite being restricted in the wild to a small area of Croatia............... £1.65malyi BallerinaA lovely new form with a white throat, shaded outside with dove grey. Theoverall appearance of the elongated flowers is pure, simple and very lovely................................ £1.75malyi Sveti Roc AH.8651 Compact, rounded flowers, a gold throat and a caramel-brownbase visible on the outside of the large, strong white flowers from Feb onwards. Garden, sun. ..... £2.25napolitanusA stock originating with D. Husum with slender, deep purple flowers, earlyin spring, with darker tips to the petals. This is a truly lovely plant, the Italian representative of theC. vernus complex. Moist garden soil, needs little attention........................................................ £3.00olivieri balansae Deep orange flowers with bronze tubes and fine bronze stripes on theexterior. Seed-raised stock more vigorous and than the old, virused stock of the trade. ............sold outolivieri Little Tiger Seedlings raised from candidus subflavus’ of horticulture come up inseveral colours. ‘Little Tiger’, has been cloned. Bright orange-yellow with brown feathering. ........ £3.50olivieri olivieriMasses of vivid, deep golden yellow flowers on short stout tubes alongwith the very short, broad and quite decorative leaves (for a Crocus!), in February. A tough plant foroutside in the open garden but increasingly scarce, this is true material. ..................................... £2.50olivieri olivieri Parnon AH.0156A true-to-name, pure form of this lovely species, propagated frommaterial first found on Mount Parnon, in Greece. Strongly coloured deeper yellow-orange flowerswithout a hint of feathering, all over quite broad leaves with a very prominent white stripe............ £4.00pascheiDiscovered in the Taurus Mountains in 1994, the only locality is a guardedsecret - ours are raised from the original find. Large honey-scented, silvery lilac-blue flowers with agolden throat and divided orange styles. Proving to be a very good species in cultivation. ........... £4.50pestalozzaeTight bunches of yellow-centred, white flowers with tiny marks on thefilament looking like specks of soil. Flowering is early. Good outside but both this form (commoner inthe wild, but rarer in cultivation) and the blue one also make a gorgeous display in a pot. ............ £2.50pestalozzae caeruleus Superb mineral violet-purple flowers with a lovely golden throat are bornewith the narrow wiry leaves. Floriferous, adaptable and one of the best of the miniature species for thegarden, as it stands the weather so very well. ........................................................................... £3.50sieberi atticus Amfiklia CH.855 Strong, bunched violet flowers, with yellow throats, made with thebroad, silver-centred leaves. Easy but best of all in a humus-rich, sunny site. A good garden plantflowering a week or more before most stocks and left unlifted it can flower in mid January ........... £3.50sieberi atticus Stunner Broadly expanded, fantastically frilled styles combined with the violetindigopetals and strongly contrasted orange-yellow throat! Destined to join the top ranks. ......... £5.50sieberi atticus Vardousia Garden-tolerant bunches of violet flowers with a yellow throat. Strong, coldtolerant mountain stock (despite the literature atticus is not always a lowland plant). ................... £3.00 15
sieberi sieberiThe Cretan, high-mountain form with pure white flowers, golden throat andthe whole of the outside stippled and finely striped in violet. This is a high mountain, snow-meltspecies which is well used to frosts, ice, snow and winter wet. ...............................................sold outsieberi sublimis An excellent large-flowered stock of this sublime pale lilac-blue, lemonthroatedsubspecies, sometimes tinted purple on the petal tips. Pedigree stock traceable to 1000m onMt. Dirphys, Evvia, the type locality, and thus 100% authentic.................................................... £4.00tommasinianus Eric Smith A robust pure white form, with just a hint of purple pin-prick dotting on theoutside. Doubly unusual in frequently having eight petals instead of the usual six. ....................... £2.80vernus Drina Marvel AH.8973 A superb form with intense and deep, mineral violet, (thinkMethylated Spirits) conical flowers in early spring. A selection of what used to be called heufellianus,easy in a moist, well drained spot outside. ................................................................................ £3.00vernus Krasno Polje AH.8908 A fine form originally found in the Velebit Planina of Croatia, at850m in 1989. This is a nice dark one, late to flower with deep, rich violet flowers, all of which have adeeper violet tube. This feature is rarely seen in Crocus but is very beautiful when it is................ £3.00vernus Michaels Purple Strongly coloured purple flowers with an even darker tip. A very finegarden plant, happy in a damp spot and tolerating light shade. .................................................. £3.00vernus Uklin Strain Seed-raised from seed ex Uklin Pass, Ukraine! Classic dwarf, springfloweringvernus. Flowers from pale to deep violet, most with darker petal tips. .......................... £2.80vernus albiflorus Delnice CEH 509. This species carpets the grasslands of the low Alps through thespring with small, tough white chalices, varyingly stained or striped purple at the base. Raised from abeautiful population, Slovenia, originally near Delnice, in pastures at 350m altitude, 1982............ £2.80vernus albiflorus purple tips Attractive, creamy white flowers with just a tiny tip of purple to thepetals. A selection from Delnice seedlings. ............................................................................... £2.80vernus albiflorus Stripes This appeared in a seedling stock of the Delnice albiflorus and has purpleouters and white inners, which themselves have a thin purple line along their length. .................. £2.80vitellinusTraceable via Maurice Boussard to Pere <strong>Paul</strong> Mouterde. Faintly perfumed,broad-petalled, vivid yellow flowers, lightly marked with bronze feathers outside. Distinctly orange inthe throat with yellow anthers and divided orange styles. Easy and vigorous in the garden. ......... £3.50vitellinus White White petals spickled with tiny dots of violet outside. It is hard to believethat this and the above are the same plant, but in everything but colour they are identical............ £7.00CYCLAMENNO longer available for USA, Norway, Switzerland etcafricanumBig polygonal leaves marbled with silver and sage green. Large, pale-pinkflowers in early autumn. We have had this outside for 9 years on a south-facing area, under sagebushes (sympathetic colouring) where it seeds without apparent knowledge of tenderness. ......sold outbalearicumDeep green leaves silver-clouded on the top, red below. Flowers purewhite and lightly fragrant, borne in spring. For pot culture but perhaps hardy in favoured spots. ... £4.50ciliciumA lovely species with rounded, silvery-marked leaves clustered together.with the slightly elongated, honey-scented pastel pink flowers, each marked with magenta, on thenose. Flowering is after C. hederifolium, with which this will grow happily................................ .sold outcilicium albumA true pure white form of the above from seed of the original plant found inTurkey in the 1980s. This is true to name and not the “miffy” white variety intaminatum.. ............. £4.50coum albumThe excellent winter flowering species is usually encountered in pink,however these selected plants, with plain leaves, have white flowers and a plum nose. ............... £4.25coum Maurice Dryden The leaves in this form are so heavily clouded that they appear to be solidsilver, held below good sized, dumpy white flowers, which appear from January onwards. .......... £4.75coum Pewter strain Leaves of solid dusty sage green with a thin green outline, redunderneath. Flowers of a bright, almost shocking-,pink, paler in the centre, picotee at the edge. .. £4.50coum PinksA hardy winter-flowering species for the garden with masses of flowers invarious shades of pink, from Jan. on. Plain green to patterned leaves persist throughout............. £3.00coum RedDeep seedlings from our deepest red parents, these are our darkest formsand are as close to red as the species ever gets. Makes a fabulous, eye-catching show from Januaryto April (and May in 2013) and vigorous in the garden. Special price for 2013 ........................... £3.0016
cypriumBeautifully silver-speckled, deep green leaves sit below pink-nosed, spicescented,white or pale-pink flowers in September. One of the most charming autumn species, hardyhere for many years, one of my favourite autumnal species – as you might have guessed. .......... £4.50graecumInfinitely variable leaves, from deep green, from near-black to pewter, limeand dusty sage. Splendid pink flowers in autumn and sporadically through winter. ...................... £4.00hederifolium Lysander AH.8672A Raised from seed found in the Taygetos Mts., close to Sparta,and named after the Greek hero of the ancient city. Vigorous and makes a large tuber. This is auniform, seed-raised strain - some of the plants are fragrant of Lily-of-the-Valley (Convallaria)..... £3.50hederifolium Red Sky A new introduction with nicely patterned and zoned leaves. Its mostnotable feature however is the superb, richly coloured dark, reddish-purple flowers for which this strainwas originally selected. A milestone in breeding. ....................................................................... £5.50hederifolium Silver Leaf Superb, predominantly silver leaves, in addition to which, it has strongpink flowers in the autumn. Makes a superb display all year “paying rent” for 10 of 12 months. .... £4.25libanoticumPatterned and zoned leaves and then suddenly in March, very large brightpale pink, angular flowers. Very lovely and the largest flowered of the species. ........................... £4.50mirabileSmall, rounded leaves are nicely patterned and zoned around thescalloped edges. These appear in autumn with the long pink, purple-nosed flowers which aredeliciously honey-scented. Easy in the garden and fully hardy here. ........................................... £4.50persicumThe true elfin wild type from which the florists’ monsters were bred. Silverpatterned leaves and violet/spice-scented flowers of shell pink with a dark pink nose, in autumn. . £4.00pseudibericumVibrant rosy purple, violet on the nose and violet scented. Well-markedleaves. Hardy here over many years, a lovely plant justifiably our most popular Cyclamen........... £4.25purpurascensThe hardiest of all Cyclamen. The pink flowers are borne from July andare strongly scented of Convallaria. A plant of deciduous woods, it likes humus-rich, moisture-retentivesoil, good drainage, half shade, shallow planting, top-dressed with leaf litter.. ............................. £6.50rhodium peloponnesiacum A good form with silver-splashed and speckled leaves below elegantflowers of bright magenta to pale pinks with a carmine nose. Attractive in all of its forms but onlyavailable in an unselected, seed-raised stock. Totally hardy here. .............................................. £9.00repandumVivid magenta-pink flowers in April, this is the latest species. A hardywoodland plant which likes good drainage but with ‘woodsy’ conditions. Slow to make size from seedand only ever making a small tuber but easily grown and worth every effort. ............................... £4.75rohlfsianumLarge, pale-pink, highly-scented flowers over superb, angular, silversplashedleaves, which are unlike almost every other Cyclamnen. Flowering from July to Sept. Tootender to be grown outside but a superb alpine house plant. ...................................................... £7.50trochopteranthum (alpinum) A wonderful Turkish winter-flowering species. with silverpatternedleaves, and masses of deep pink, honey-scented flowers over a long period from Jan. toApril. Hardy here and difficult to fault. The name is easy if you think of helicopter - anthum! ......... £4.50CYPRIPEDIUMFS- Flowering size with one flowering shoot, some have extra smaller shootXL 2-3 flowering shoots, some have additional small shoots.XXL – 6-8 flowering shoots, some have additional shootsNO longer available for USA, Norway, Switzerland etccalceolusDowny leaves on 25cm stems topped by 1-3 flowers with deep red petalsaround an inflated golden-yellow lip. Well-drained, open, compost in light shade. The name calceolusis nothing to do with lime, it means "little shoe". FS............ £29.50XL............ £45.00californicumTall spikes bearing up to 10 fragrant flowers with small white lips andyellow-green tepals. Very growable and there is no hardiness problem. Damp peaty soil, gooddrainage but plenty of water moving through the compost in spring. FS............ £29.50XL............ £45.00XXL ......... £85.00fasciolatumBroad, ribbed leaves are topped by a flower which has a huge white orcream, sac-shaped lip, thinly edged with just enough burgundy lines to pick out the contrast. The lip issurrounded by tepals of light olive striped and flecked with the same burgundy. FS............ £29.50 17
XL............ £45.00XXL ......... £85.00Gabriela(kentuckiense x fasciolatum) This melds two huge parents to give avigorous, easy hybrid with a flask-shaped cream lip which shades to yellow at the base. Carefullyselected parent plants with dark tepals have given offspring of a similar rich colour. FS............ £41.50hotei-atsumorianum A superb form with large, well-marked flowers of intense colouring. Oursthe flowers are purple-violet with well defined lines on the petals and lip. The name refers not to thecolour but to the shape of the flower, translating (I am told) as "beer belly". FS............ £38.50XL............ £69.50Inge(parviflorum x fasciolatum) Melds the huge flowers and large lip offasciolatum with the vigour, rich colouring and perfume of parviflorum to anticipate. This has beenhardy to -13°F (-25°C) in the garden. FS............ £45.00kentuckienseA superb species from the USA with tall stems and a huge flower made upa fat, white or pale yellow lip surrounded by long, broad, tepals of dark sienna through to warm redbrown.Well-drained, even sandy, soil with low humus levels but surface leaf litter. FS............ £29.00XL............ £45.00macranthosBroad, slightly glandular leaves and a rounded flower with a globular lipand broad tepals. The flower is burgundy red, created by the overlay of fine rosy-purple lines on a palebackground. A sandy soil (river sand not fine dune sand) with some humus is good. XL............ £45.00XXL ......... £85.00* Michael (macranthos x henryi) Stems from 25-55cm tall carry one, sometimesmore, flowers which vary from deep cherry red to a paler ground colour with a darker apex. Thisseems to be a very hardy cross having taken -13°F (-25C) in continental Europe. XL............ £39.50* montanum x reginae Medium-sized blooms with a multi-flowered habit of one to three flowersper stem (from montanum). This has combined with the pink colouration of reginae, whilst losing mostof the brown colouration of the tepals of montanum to give lovely rose-pink, slightly-nodding flowers.These are held on slightly downy stems.. XL............ £42.50parviflorumPure deep chrome yellow lips and twisted, mahogany petals. This is true,parviflorum in a good form and an excellent, cold-hardy plant. Fabulous for the garden where it grows,flowers and clumps nicely in half shade and a well drained, humus-rich soil. FS............ £24.50pubescensA superb N. American plant with up to 3 fat yellow pouches and long,curling brown tepals. Stocky, multi-flowered and of rich colouration, the tepals vary in shades of tanand olive. Easy in a sandy compost (silica sand is best) with sedge peat & Perlite. FS............ £24.50XL............ £37.50reginaeLarge flowers with broad white petals and a huge pink-red lip, abovedowny leaves. Vigorous and recorded at 60cm tall. Damp but well-drained humus-rich soil. Happiestrooted in barely damp soil but with water below. The “Queen Ladyslipper”. FS............ £27.50reginae albumFor some years a rare albino forms have been known and by crossingselected plants, a white strain has been raised. These are flowered, proven white plants, truly one ofthe most beautiful of the Ladyslippers. FS............ £32.50Sabine (fasciolatum x macranthos) Combines the huge cream lip of fasciolatum, ,with the rich red-purple of macranthos to yield a stunning, large flowered and vigorous hybrid with arose-infused, cream lip surrounded by deeper pink petals veined with ruby-red. FS............ £35.00Sabine PastelI have a soft spot for white lady slippers and this one has me firmly in itsspell. Beautifully shaped pure white lips with hanging white tepals held like white wings at either side.These are sprinkled with pink at the hairy, glistening base. Exceptionally lovely. FS............ £45.00speciosumLovely rounded lips of soft pink, fading to white at the mouth, with a thinred band. The tepals are long and slightly darker pink. Readily grown and a superb plant. A Japanesemacranthos relative, regarded as a distinct for the purposes of hybrid registration. FS............ £32.50XL............ £49.50XXL ......... £90.00tibeticumShort plants with wonderful well coloured plum to purple red lips. Thetepals are paler but are heavily overlaid with a netting of purple or purple-red, and appear to be purple.Well-drained soil, plenty of porous drainage material, some humus and light shade. XL............ £49.5018
Ursel(fasciolatum x henryi) fas. contributes size, a huge cream lip and longpendulous sepals, hen. adds a multi-flowered habit, easy growth and yellow colours. The result is agood-natured plant with inflated yellow lips and hanging tepals of dark, twisted, caramel-speckledbronze. In time plants become multi-flowered and multi-nosed. FS............ £45.00Victoria(pubescens x fasciolatum) This inherits good colouring from pubescens.Attractive warm red-brown tepals shading to green with tufted red-hairs. The untwisted petals arebroad. The large flask-shaped lip is sulphur-cream fading to white with age. FS............ £55.00DIPCADIserotinumMy notes of 1972, when I first found this species in Southern Spain, say"looks like an orange-flowered bluebell with a green base". Spot on! An alpine house pan or a choicespot in a mild garden. April, but can flower 2 or 3 times a year with no regard for season............ £5.50DICHELOSTEMMAida-maia“The Californian Firecracker”. Tall, slightly twining stems crowned with aloose cluster of elongated hanging tubular bells. Each pendant 3cm bloom is a brilliant, vivid, shinyscarlet with a green mouth around cream anthers. One of the miracles of the bulb world. Each ... £0.60..............................................................................Per 10 bulbs £5.00multiflorumRoundtooth Ookow. A readily grown member of an under-rated genus,giving its best in a pot under frost-free cultivation, but fine outside in a well drained loam soil. Thismakes good sized, blue-violet flower balls containing 30-40 flowers each, in midsummer. ........... £2.50volubileWalnut-sized heads of candy-pink, heavy-textured flowers each on aclimbing stem that can reach up to 1m depending on support. It then dies away totally after flowering.A very unusual and attractive plant and one of the very few climbing bulbs! California. ................ £3.00EMPODIUMA small genus of the Hypoxidaceae from Southern Africa, related to both Hypoxis and Spiloxene. They makes smallcorms and star-shaped yellow flowers, which are often tinged green on the outside. Most of the species bloom in theautumn and make linear or lanceolate, pleated leaves after, or as, the flowers develop. Some are scented.plicatumBright yellow, starry flowers emerge from dry ground each Autumn with upto four, deeply pleated leaves. The flowers in this species are strongly scented. A native of clay orloam this likes a fertile well-drained soil, frost-free cultivation and good light. Naturally small...... £14.50ERANTHIShyemalis Schwefelglanz A bright sulphur yellow hyemalis form totally distinct. Flowers of pastel,sulphur-yellow rather than the acid lemon yellow of the normal form. Earlier than most with us. ... £9.00hyemalis Grünling This translates as Greenfinch (the bird) and has yellow petals striped onthe exterior, along their length with irregular lime-green bands. Very distinctive and appealing anddifferent from anything in the UK so far and with a good sized flower too. ................................... £9.50hyemalis Grünspecht Translating as Green Woodpecker. A semi double form with 12-19segments, the outermost of which are infused and marked with green. They need a year to flowertypically and may throw singles or not flower in their first season. This is normal for these plants. £9.50tubergeniiNot all tubergenii crosses can be called Guinea Gold, (which is a selectedclone). The wide cross (hyemalis x cilicica) is still an excellent plant nevertheless. Makes a very gooddisplay with large slightly fragrant, lemon-peel yellow flowers, a week earlier than Guinea Gold. .. £5.50ERYTHRONIUM* albidum Tidy and attractive blue-green leaves, with pale brown mottling. There isjust one flower on a 10cm stem. This is white, dusted with pinky-fawn on the outside and with a lovelyyellow throat inside. <strong>Rare</strong>ly the flower can shade towards either pink or blue with age. ................ £6.50californicumLarge reflexed white flowers with a broad golden band in the throat. Easyoutside. The best of all cies for garden use. Makes a lovely display reliably each year. .............sold out* caucasicum The earliest species of all to flower, in January. Large, pure white (rarelypalest pink) flowers over patterned leaves. These have bright yellow pollen. Happy in a well-drained,moisture retentive and humus-rich soil in half shade, though slow to increase. .......................... £15.50 19
CitronellaSlightly marbled leaves appear early in spring and good-sized, brightlemon flowers are held above in spikes with several blooms on each. Nicer than most yellow hybrids,most of those are vigorous anyway, but this one is both vigorous and floriferous. ...................... £3.00* dens-canis niveum The contrast of ice-white flowers and dark anthers, early in the year, overattractively mottled and marbled foliage is wonderful. The true plant, rather than the name, is a rarething but we guarantee the validity of this stock. ......................................... £7.50* dens-canis montenegrinum In Montenegro, (in former Yugoslavia, the dog’s tooth violet has somepopulations that are entirely white flowered. This is the form offered. A lovely plant with ice-whiteflowers early in the year, over attractively mottled and marbled foliage.. Fades to pale violet. ....... £9.50dens-canis Old Aberdeen Superbly marked leaves and this is the deepest violet-purple flower colourof all of the clones. Carol Scott’s superb selection deserves the widest audience and has a veryappreciative one here each season! ......................................................................................... £5.50hendersoniiThis is a lovely pale-violet flowered plant. The very centre of the flower isdeep blackcurrant purple sometimes with a surrounding yellow zone. This species is unique in itscolouring and despite being rare and restricted in the wild, it is readily grown in the garden. .....sold outJeannineRaised by W. P. van Eeden and introduced in 1984 by Michael Hoog, whonamed it in honour of his wife. Large yellow flowers with a faint red throat ring, over slightly marbledleaves. These are smaller, in proportion, making this less “cabbagey” than Kondo and Pagoda. .. £4.50* Natalie The best clonal selection from a cross made some years ago, here,between revolutum and californicum White Beauty. Pale pink petals of the revolutum type with ayellow throat overlaid with a red ring from W.B. & darkly mottled foliage. First offered 2013. ....sold out* revolutum Deep-green leaves with strong purple marbling below spikes of wideopen,bright-pink flowers. There is a ring of yellow in the throat and protruding yellow anthers completethe vision! A stunning plant, can be slow to propagate, seed-raised stock. .................................. £8.50revolutum Pink Beauty A robust, pale pink clone (these are vegetative divisions) selected fromwild populations by Carl Purdy (1861-1945). Large, strong flowers with broad pink petals and a veryattractive poise. The base of the petals is yellow, faintly dotted with orange spots. .................... £14.50sibiricumHuge pastel to dark-pink flowers with yellow (not blue) anthers withheavily patterned leaves. Rivals the largest US species for size. A distinctive species from Siberia, thatlikes cold, humid half-shade in a humus-rich soil. This is not one to be coddled in a pot! .............. £9.00sibiricum Altai Snow A lovely white seed strain from Arnis Seisums which breeds true fromseed (if not allowed to interpollinate). Notably large, white flowers with a cream tinge. At the base of isa creamy yellow zone with orange spots and a large yellow blotch. Early.................................. £12.00* Susannah A gorgeous pale golden yellow hybrid between fertile tuolumnense andoregonum, the best yellow hybrid to date, it leaves all others standing. A fully opened flower is almost10cm across and there are normally three of these per spike. Free flowering. VERY few. ........sold out* tuolumnense A strong growing, high altitude species from the mountains of California,bone hardy in many years in cultivation. Bright green shiny leaves and unmarked flowers of brightlemon-peel yellow in April. Peaty half shade is perfect. .............................................................. £3.50White BeautyStrongly marbled leaves, in bronze and green, below spikes of largecreamy flowers. These are yellow in the centre and have a rusty-red throat ring. This is a vigorousselected clone of californicum which makes a superb display in the garden. ............................... £3.50FRITILLARIAacmopetalaTall and slender stems with 1-2 flowers of lizard green, the innersegments stained purple. The outers flare gently. Elegant. Garden soil, full sun, well-drained.. .... £1.50acmopetala wendelboi Differently shaped, squared-shouldered, dumpy bells, with a flared mouth,this is very different in appearance to the normal form. Makes shorter plants than the type species,although the flowers are virtually the same size ........................................................................ £3.50bucharica Romit Several open-faced white flowers, with green centres, on 20cm stems,early in the season. Starts in mid-March most years, outside and unprotected. This strain is the mostvigorous available and is seed-raised from plants selected from the Romit gorge populations. ..... £3.70caricaGrey-green leaves on 10-25cm stems, crowned by up to three tubularbells. These are 2cm long and are clear green-yellow, often with a thin red line around each. Ideal in apan, but tough enough for the garden. Hardy here over many years in a raised bed.. .................. £3.2520
conicaAn endemic of a small area in S. Greece, this bears strongly cone-shapedflowers of pure, bright citron-yellow on short stems, above glaucous green-grey foliage, in March.Hardy and easy but seldom seen. One of my favourite species. .............................................. £11.50eduardiiA rare Crown Imperial seldom offered. Tall stems, up to 1m (usually less),with abundant flared flowers in orange-yellow, lined with deep orange-red. The “foxy” smell associatedwith imperialis is fainter in eduardii, many cannot detect it. Well drained sunny spot. Tajikistan. . £10.50* eduardii Gala Gown A large, flaring, bicoloured clone. The inner segments are paler andyellow-orange, the three outers are reddish-orange. Raised from a single bulb from Tajikistan.. . £16.50elwesiiStems up to 20cm tall with several narrow greyish leaves carry up to threenarrow bells of purplish-blue dusted with a grapey 'bloom' and striped longitudinally with yellow-greenbands. Will take a garden spot in full sun or light shade if you can give good drainage................. £4.50hermonis amana Large, 4cm emerald bells tessellated with maroon, the inner segmentsdeeper purple with a green stripe. 25cm tall. Well drained soil, plant 8-10cm deep. ..................... £1.50hermonis amana Gokzum Gold This lacks dark pigments in its flower thus there is virtually no nettingon the petals. The ground colour a superb and attractive deep golden yellow.............................. £6.50hermonis hermonis Characterised by dwarf growth, some 5-8cm, but with large, well-markedflowers up to 2cm long, green strongly marked purple-brown. Upper zoes on Mt Hermon... ......... £4.75kotschyanaThis has its origins in Gonbad, Iran and has broad very glossy leaves andlovely, broad bells of pale yellow-green, which are chequered all over in deep brown, early in spring.These are amongst the largest Fritillaria flowers, yet they are borne on remarkably short plants. .. £4.00kurdicaYellow-green flowers tipped with brighter yellow and lightly checked allover with diffuse garnet. Often carries several flowers per stem. ............................................... £3.80latakiensisSlender grey leaves on a stem with 1-3 long, tubular, deep purple, almostblack, flowers lined with a touch of emerald, which lifts the sombre appearance, but I find this ratherattractive. Sunny spot, well-drained soil, 10-12cm deep and left undisturbed. S. Turkey, N. Syria . £3.00meleagris mixed Broad-shouldered, chequered flowers of pink, purple or white, on 25cmstems. An excellent garden plant. Moist soil, but tolerant! The largest available, top-sized bulbs. . £0.20messanensis gracilis A slender species with stems to 45cm and 1-3 flared bells of jade green withpurple chequering. An attractive plant, easily grown outside, in a sunny well-drained spot. .......... £5.00* michailowskyi A splendid form often with more than one flower on each plant. These arebright, polished garnet red with a broad yellow band at the mouth. An eminently growable and veryattractive plant once a rarity but now seen much more often, which it greatly deserves. ............... £1.00minutaLP.7421 “the brick-red frit”, a 1960’s introduction from Lake Van, Turkeywith decorative, glossy, bright green foliage and soft, hanging, orange-red flowers faintly lined withyellow, the whole only 15-20cm tall. Plant 10cm deep in humus rich soil, needs no summer rest. . £4.00* montana Green flowers heavily tessellated in deep brown to such an extent that theylook to be a solid lustrous brown. Distinguished from the related nigra by its scent, size and linearshining leaves, this is an excellent garden plant, tolerant of summer water and easily grown........ £5.50persica Senköy F. persica has tall spikes of purple-black flowers but can be shy to flower inn. Europe, Senköy is not. Rich deep plum colouring and freely produced flowers. Not fully FS. .... £6.00* pinardii MPR.7921 Very dwarf plants with deep, purple-brown to bronze flowersedged in gold each with a gold interior. Well-drained sunny spot. ............................................... £6.50raddeanaA Crown Imperial only 30-45cm tall. Early in the year this bears a crowdedwhorl of bright straw yellow flowers. One of the hardiest and most frost resistant......................... £6.50reuteriA superb and little known Iranian species with wide, garnet coloured flowerswith a sharply contrasted yellow mouth, very different in the shape to michailowskyi with rounded,pinch nosed flowers and wide, curled basal leaves. Genuine stock............................................. £3.50sewerzowii Black Bear The colouring in this is very intense and dark red-brown, making it one ofthe darkest of the forms that we offer, those who have seen it agree! ....................................... £10.00sewerzowii Brown Early flowering, 30cm stems clothed in broad, glaucous, spiralled leaveswith widely spreading bells of red-brown, along the upper stem. A superbly different species fromCentral Asia. Grows here uncovered in a raised bed. Large bulbs but not many this season. ....... £8.00sewerzowii Brown Eyes This has superb two toned, brown-eyed yellow-green flowers with the petaltips flared sideways at the mouth. Very attractive. ..................................................................... £8.50 21
stenantheraSoft bright pink “mob-caps” with deeply impressed purple nectaries, on shortstems very early in the year. A good pan plant, although for the last two years we have put it outsideand it has been fine, with 9 flowers on our largest plant, and with relatively little attention. ........... £7.50stribryniiDusky grey leaves and a thick textured green flower with a dusting of grapelikebloom and a central purple stripe. Lost to cultivation for many years. .................................... £7.50ussuriensisSlender with deep purple, chocolate-chequered rounded bells. Damp peatysoil in half-shade. This makes bulblets but deep planting will discourage too many.................... £10.50* whittallii A very attractive form of an attractive species with dwarf growths and goodsizedsilvery-green bells overlaid with pronounced red-brown chequering in this form, about as deep ashade as the colourations in this species attain!. ....................................................................... £4.50whittalliiPW 72-64b A very attractive species. Dwarf growths yet these bear goodsizedbells of silvery-green overlaid with a lovely, very regular, light red-brown chequering. ......... £6.00* whittallii Highly freckled VV.TW.115555. Raised froman old Vladimir Vasak collection, selected forits highly chequered flowers. Vegetative propagations of the most intensely marked form. ........... £6.50GALANTHUSNOT available for USA, Norway, Switzerland etcalleniiA large, strong plant with broad, glaucescent leaves and lovely, almondscented,pristine white flowers from Jan on. The true clonal plant. Clumps slowly here under lightwoodland conditions. Possibly a wild hybrid, found once in the Caucasus in 1883. .................... £11.50AtkinsiiA vigorous plant with slender growths and large, narrow-petalled flowers..Left undisturbed this soon makes a good display and increases pleasingly.. ............................... £5.00Brenda TroyleWell-proportioned white flowers of poise and substance. Strong andpervasive honey scent. On a still day it will scent the air for some distance around. ..................... £5.00ColossusLong, broad, plicate foliage up to 30cm long at maturity. Huge flowers inlate Dec or early Jan, the earliest plicatus to flower. Pure white outers, the inners have a small greenapical mark and the plant itself has the delightful trait of making a second scape when settled. .... £8.50Comet(elwesii Comet). One of the finest elwesii clones available. Glaucousfoliage with robust stems hold large, perfectly shaped flowers on long pedicels. The outer segmentsare long and from their appearance, like a comet’s tail, derives the name. .................................. £6.50DesdemonaLarge, strong Greatorex Double, fabulous for garden display. The wellmarkedrosette has strong green markings on each petal. The outer whorl comprises three, broadpetals. Can make 3 leaves, rather than the normal snowdrop 2, this may account for its vigour. ... £9.00DionysusDeep-green, inverted heart marks on the exterior of the inner petals. Theinners have a broad central stripe composed of five fine green lines, running their length. There are 9-10inner segments plus 6-9 part-formed petals. Leaves grey-green with a folded back margin. ..... £5.50* Elgar A lovely strong form with glaucous leaves and a stout stem with broadpetalledflowers of good texture, marked with a prominent green apical blotch on the inners. ....... £9.50* elwesii elwesii Strong, broad, silvery leaves and good sized white flowers with a greenblotch at the top of the inners and a second, hazy, mark at the base, the two sometimes fuse. .... £3.00elwesii Plemy Green (elwesii elwesii) Traceable to Highdown and then passed it to MichaelHoog. A main season clone with a large, confluent, 'X' mark across the inner segments. Despite theproliferation of names in Galanthus, this matches no existing cultivars, hence the new name. .... £15.50* elwesii monostictus Spring-flowering with strong, broad, silvery leaves and good sized whiteflowers marked with a single green blotch at the end of the inner tube.. ...................................... £3.00elwesii m. hiemalis A fabulous autumn plant, no ‘early winter’ here, this flowers from Oct.onwards. Strong growing and very desirable with good sized, green marked autumnal flowers! ... £9.50elw m. hie. Highdown 463 This is “hiemalis Early Form”, (Highdown No. 463), of Sir Frederic Sternreceived from Highdown in 1978 by Michael Hoog. Often starts in December. ............................ £8.50* fosteri Convolute, shiny green leaves. Long outers, inners marked green at thebase and apex. By repute best in a sandy soil in full sun, with a dry, summer rest. We grow it with all ofour other forms without problems. A dwarf with bulbs naturally smaller than many. Hardy here. ... £6.50* Galatea One of the largest of all of the nivalis clan. Reminiscent of Magnet with itslong hanging pedicel, but this is angled and the flower is scentless. ......................................... £13.5022
gracilisSlender, glaucous foliage and dainty, medium-sized flowers with a largebasal green mark on the inners and two small table-tennis-bat-shaped green marks at the apex.£12.00HandelA fine elwesii form with leaves which are much darker than usual and alovely, mid-sized, pure white flower as early as November, once settled and established, although itwill be later in its first season with you. An excellent new Dutch clone. ....................................... £8.50HaydnThis is a slender growing, elwesii selection, which makes a charmingelongated, pure white snowdrop flower, with markings at the tip of the inner segments only. As with theother new forms this is most in character once it is fully established. .......................................... £7.50* Hill Poe A fabulous double discoved in Ireland in 1911. Late in the Snowdropseason, sometimes into March, it produces large, neat, evenly formed flowers with a well-packed innerfrill, one of the neatest of all doubles. PC 1974, AM 1979 this is a robust and excellent plant.. ..... £9.50* Ketton A strong clone, with glaucous leaves, which usually makes two flowers perbulb. The inner segments have small green marks at the tip, which may be cut by the notch to look liketwo small spots. Sometimes there are faint green marks at the top of the inner segments. ........... £9.50MagnetRobust flowers expand widely in sunshine, held on long pedicels whichnod and bob in the breeze, thus a clump is recognisable yards away. Honey-fragrant and are. .... £5.50Maidwell LA superb, robust and vigorous elwesii hybrid with very attractive, broad,glaucous, blue-grey leaves. Above these a short stem, bears large, wide-petalled and elongatedflowers of good substance, early in Feb. The inners are marked with a large, deep green X......... £7.50* plicatus Bolu Shades The name emphasises the variability in the green shades on the inners.Differs from plain plicatus in its short scapes, which rarely exceed 10cm and late flowering. Sets seedreliably and unlike most straight plicatus it persists well in the garden. ...................................... £13.50* Purcell A form selected in Holland for its large vigorous growth habit and largerflowers, which are borne with noticeably wider leaves than more “normal” forms. In addition, thismakes a larger bulb. Flowering is from December onwards, once established. ............................ £8.50Pusey Green Tips A, raggle-taggle double with the tips of many OUTER petals marked withgreen, as well as the inners. The the mass of green-tipped petals makes this very characteristic.. £6.50reginae-olgaeA lovely autumn-flowering snowdrop from the Taygetos Mts of S. Greece.Hardy here and with flowers from Sept to Nov it should be in every garden. . Best left to clump.. £7.50reginae-olgae vernalis A spring-flowering form which retains the characteristic silver-lined foliageof the autumnal plant. Strong and early on the spring side of Christmas.................................... £16.50rizehensisA small sp. just 10-15cm tall with deep green, flat leaves recurving duringand after flowering and with a very distinct appearance. Dainty flowers, carried on a hanging pedicel,longer than the spathe, in Jan. Ours is the usual garden form with small bulbs. ......................... £14.50Sam ArnottGlobular honey-scented blooms, marked green on the tips of the inside.Named in the 19th century this has retained its popularity since for its good dependable display. Oursis a true stock - there is a second clone in cultivation, not true but also bearing this name. ........... £5.50ScharlockiiA dainty snowdrop instantly distinguishable by the deeply divided spathebehind the flower, which forms two “donkey’s ears”. The flower is white, tipped on the outer and innersegments with a little green. Found by Julius Scharlock in 1818 and named by E.A. Bowles. ....... £6.50SilverwellsA fine plicatus hybrid selected by Alex Duguid. Narrow silver-washedleaves and a long hanging flower with an inverted green ‘V’ at the apex of the inner petals. ....... £10.50StraffanA strong growing clone with glaucous foliage and pristine large whiteflowers with an inverted green “horseshoe” on the inners. When established it makes a second laterscape and flower from each leaf pair, doubling the display and extending the flowering season. .. £6.50* woronowii (not our ‘dwarf clone’ which is withdrawn pending a clonal name). Strappy,flat bright green leaves with no trace of blue, with the flowers in March. These have a characteristic,small green “cut-off” mark on the inner segments only.. A good doer here in sun and part shade, this isthe form usually encountered when imports are bought, but these are nursery produced plants. .. £2.50GENNARIA* diphylla This has just two broad leaves set on opposite sides of its stem, but atdifferent levels and of different sizes. The flowers are light yellow-green and although small, they arepacked into a spike of 10cm, on a 25-30cm tall stem. Flowering is VERY early in the year, fromJanuary on, when little else is in flower. Well drained compost composed of leaf-soil and sand workswell, with the plants lightly shaded. Increase under these conditions is pleasingly fast. ................ £5.50 23
GERANIUMtransversale laciniata A splendid plant and one of our most popular with characteristicallydivided narrow, highly ornamental leaf segments which look nothing like a Geranium. These sit belowstrongly coloured purple-pink flowers from spring to summer, when it dies away totally. .............. £2.50GETHYUM* atropurpureum Yellow-centred, virtually black flowers produced in abundance, several toa bulb like black-velvet stars. Each is some 2cm across and they sit on 25-30cm stems. The odour onthe flowers is quite powerful and the plant is carrion-fly pollinated. Good drainage, fertile, loam-basedsoil and plenty of moisture when in growth in the spring, with a dry summer dormancy after. ....... £5.00GLADIOLUScarmineusThis species is unique in its autumnal blooming, before the grey-greenfoliage, the stems carry 4-5 large flowers of rich deep pink, marked white, in September. Hardy in theUK with good drainage and sun being its ideal combination, it does not need lifting for winter. ..... £4.00imbricatusRS.0572 The best Mediterranean species, native to Turkish marshes.Dense spikes of large flowers of rich deep purple to carmine. Very hard and has no demerit, other thanits rarity. Sunny well drained site with adequate moisture when in growth. .................................. £4.00GYNANDRIRISA small genus with 2 or 3 species in the Mediterranean basin and about 7 more in S. Africa, with Iris-like flowers andsmall, nut-like corms. Most leaf up in autumn and flower in spring, when they produce a long-lived succession offlowers. Classical bulb conditions; fertile, loam based compost, good drainage, sun and a dry summer rest.sisyrinchium Dwarf (Moraea mediterranea) Slender foliage and short stems, topped by goodsized,short-lived, Iris-shaped flowers of bright blue. Fresh flowers are produced in succession by eachplant. This is a new stock of a lovely dwarf form with very short stems. ....................................... £4.50HELLEBORUSabruzzicusOriginally found by Will McLewin in the Lazio/Abruzzo region of Italy this isan extreme form of multifidus bocconei in which the leaves are greatly sub-divided almost in themanner of serbicus, all below lizard green flowers hinted with caramel externally. ..................... £17.50dumetorumThis is a tough woodland plant with a distinctive leaf divided into slenderleaflets. It is deciduous, new leaves appear with the flowers in spring. Medium-sized, lime-greenflowers are compensated by abundance with up to 10per cluster, on each 30cm stem. ............... £8.50occidentalisJMH 8901 This is the rare viridis relative known only from colonies hereand there despite being widely spread. Strongly perennial with multi-cleft, deep green leaves. In earlyspring, this bears hanging racemes of lizard-green flowers. Half-shade, good drainage. .............. £9.50orientalis orientalis This is generally white, basally cream or green, with green nectaries. Twoof the petals are often smaller and greener than the others.. From seed collected in Georgia, 60Km N.of Tbilisi. Now in its 3rd third generation in cultivation. Readily grown. ...................................... £13.50orientalis orientalis Nov. flowering A selected strain which is very early with its blooms which startto open during November. Reliable in its flowering and flowering time. This is generally white with adegree of cream or green shading, at the base of the petals, the nectaries are green. ............... £13.50HYACINTHELLAdalmatica grandiflora Beautiful bright cobalt blue flowers crammed into short spikes. Each bellshapedbloom has flaring petals, revealing dark blue-black anthers inside. Hardy, tough and excellentin a sunny, well-drained spot though its early flowers can be appreciated under glass if wished. .. £8.50lazulinaGlaucous leaves and spikes of rich blue flowers, infused with deep inkyindigo. One of the most easterly spp, geographically separated from western spp. Mediterranean bulbconditions, dry summer rest and fertile, loam-based composts. Naturally small bulbs. ................. £8.5024
HYACINTHOIDESaristidesA dwarf species, for pot, bulb-frame or a sunny, raised bed. The short,broad leaves are a perfect foil for the large flowers, of powder blue with a deep blue ovary and deeperanthers. Gorgeous, and the last time we offered this it sold out within days. ................................ £7.00lingulata ciliolata MK.2984 Strap-like hairy-edged leaves below compact spikes of mediumsized soft china blue flowers, in autumn. A North African plant, by repute possibly tender (althoughhardy here) but superb in a pot under glass for autumn blooming. .............................................. £3.50non-scripta Wavertree From the garden of the late Frank Waley at Sevenoaks a gift from Franknamed for his garden Wavertree (nothing to do with the Liverpool suburb). Selected for its lovelycolouration a clone of the true, pure English Bluebell, with no Spanish bluebell genes). ............... £3.00reverchoniiNarrow blue-green leaves and short conical spikes of deep blue flowers inFebruary. Flowering lasts until late April, as the spike lengthens, ( after flowering it may be some 20cmtall. Each 1cm methyl-violet bloom has a sky blue ovary, held on the main stem by a 3cm stalk. .. £6.50vicentinaVH.702 A super little, May-flowering plant, with soft blue flowers of heavytexture, made reliably every year. These have the paired bracts under the flowers and yellow pollen.Very tolerant. From a collection at Cabo san Vicente by the late Vic Horton many years ago. ...... £3.50IPHEIONAlberto CastilloAttractive silver foliage with large fragrant blooms of pristine white. Anexcellent advance, twice as large as the old, scrawny ‘album’, which we have dropped. .............. £1.50Charlotte Bishop A selection released in 2003. This complements the existing range of newcultivars with broad-petalled flowers of sugar pink and white plus a light fragrance of sweet violets.Strong, readily grown outside in the garden and flowering from Jan to late summer..................... £1.50JessieA selection, I believe made by Tony Hall, from seedlings of Rolfe Fielderwhich has resulted in a very good plant of a much more intense, deeper blue whilst preserving thesame lovely broad petals, scent and pleasing appearance of that plant. Highly recommended. .... £1.50IRISIRIS Juno typesalbomarginata True (not “of gardens”) Most cultivated albomarginata is not true, the real plantis quite dwarf with glossy leaves and up to four large flowers of china blue with fine lining in navy blue,around a white, cockscomb crest, edged in blue...................................................................... £15.00* aucheri Blue Jay A clonal raised from a single plant found near Diyarbakir by ArnisSeisums. The colour here is also a deep, rich blue-violet, but the this time the whole blade of fall isviolet feathered and it lacks the tiny yellow crest to the falls. It is stunning plant. ........................ £12.00* aucheri Olof (Shooting Star) This represents the very deepest of all the indigo clones ofthis species. Raised clonally from a single KPPZ find originally from near Leylek. Documented,vegetative offspring of the original. A fabulous new plant deep, deep indigo with a white crest. .. £10.50* aucheri Snow White Originally selected from the colony found at Leylek Station in S. Turkey bythe KPPZ team in the early nineties. Snow White has a primrose-yellow signal patch rather than thechrome yellow of Snow Princess. ............................................................................................. £5.50* aucheri Turkish Ice This clone is yet one more wonderful plant to have come from the famousKPPZ Turkish expedition of some years ago. Increased in cultivation this is a clone and a fabulousone with stunning, almost white flowers with an elegant sky-blue suffusion. .............................. £10.50* aucheri Indigo This has a particularly intense shade which approaches indigo, describedby one grower as “very deep, ink colour”. Several parent plants have been interbred to produce thisstrain. The parents were from Leylek, Turkey. Very lovely, but so are all of these new forms........ £8.50bucharica Baldschuan Yellow There are some superb bucharica forms now available. They growwell outside, make masses of flowers, some are fragrant. We cannot grow them all and nowconcentrate on the best. This is superb, dwarf and plastered in deep golden yellow flowers. ....sold out* capnoides An evasive shade of near white, infused with violet, a shade obvious in thestandards, which are a pale-violet with a central violet line. These provide a darker contrast for theadjacent falls which bear a small, central, yellow crest at their ruffled hafts. .............................. £24.50 25
maracandicaA dwarf juno with up to three rich-yellow, fragrant flowers. Our stock isconsistently darker than the oft-quoted “cream”. Classically one for pot cultivation, but it has beenoutside here now for several years! Pamir Mountains. Naturally small bulbs. ............................ £15.50* nicolai Darwas Raised by inter-pollination of two clones from Lol village, Darwas range,Tajikistan, near the Afghan border. The strain is even with little variation. Slightly smaller flowered butmore per bulb. Creamy white, with no bluish suffusion, contrasted sharply with violet blades. .... £30.00* orchioides Bishkek Vegetative propagations from an original find of a lower growing formfound near the village of the same name in Central Asia. selected for low stature and lovely bicolouredcream and pale yellow flower. .................................................................................................. £8.50* rosenbachiana Classically this was thought of as white with deep-violet markings and acentral orange crest. In fact it is variable from yellow to purplish but always has yellow pollen.Flowering from January. Our stock shows a full, beautifully varied range of colours... ................ £25.00svetlanaeCompact, stocky growths with short, broad, glossy leaves clustered rounda large golden yellow flower borne early in the year. In effect this is like a golden yellow Iris nicolai.Well-drained, loam-based compost with good air circulation. Probably growable outside. .......... £27.50* vicaria Morgiana Raised from seed offered as Iris warleyensis by the British Iris Society in1985, “collected in Central Asia”, this is in fact a very good form of vicaria with intense blue flowers,not dissimilar to Prominence and every bit as good (though distinct) in the garden. .................sold outvicaria x parvula Kasim This is soft sky-blue with an intense yellow patch in the crest area and fineblue veining on the blades of the falls. Compact in growth and never exceeding 25 cm, this is afabulous result, again of an experimental cross made by Arnis Seisums. .................................. £15.50warleyensis x willmottiana Lazuline Abundant medium sized flowers of strong pure blue purer andstronger than either parent. The flowers have a large central white patch, toning to primrose yellowand then to chrome at the crest, contrasted by a small zone of navy blue lines.......................... £11.50warleyensisPale blue standards with a central deep-blue band and purple-striped,white falls shading to a violet apex and gold crest. One of the most beautiful Junos with “purple andgold” flowers of an opulent appearance. Best in the garden, rather than potted. Uzbekistan. ...... £11.50* willmottiana Fabulous flowers of cobalt blue, up to six on each stem, and as thisseldom exceeds 25cm there is a good display. A beautiful Juno, all the more so for the faint tracery ofthin navy lines around the crest of each flower. Good drainage, full sun.... ................................ £14.50zenaidaeLarge flowers of deep violet-blue to cobalt with a white or violet crest,spotted and striped with blue-violet. Very striking and despite its rarity this new introduction is readilygrown. Horticultural stock raised from material found in the Kugart valley, Fergana, Tien Shan. ... £9.50IRIS Regelia typeshoogianaThe easiest Regelia. Up to three, 10cm wide, soft violet flowers with asuperb fragrance of Lily-of-the-Valley (Convallaria), in May. Raised from the original collection madeby Graeber in the Pamirs in 1913 and obtained, by us, from the Hoog family who still grow it. ...... £3.50* hoogiana alba This is a new clone propagated from a find originally by Arnis Seisums inTajikistan (1990) in Harangon valley. Unlike the old clone which was sporadically in cultivation this oneis both healthy and is pure white with no blue or purple tones, just a lemon-yellow beard.. ......... £9.50hoogiana purpurea A selected horticultural form with readily produced much deeper purple,lily-of-the-valley scented blooms. Every bit as good, with a lovely cvoluration!. ............................ £4.00korolkowiiPerhaps the finest Regelia, this is vigorous with magnificently veined 7cmflowers of cream, overlaid with a netting of deep maroon. The standards are tinged violet. In thegarden it likes a sunny raised bed or a bulb frame. It soon outstrips the nutrients in a pot.. ........ £13.50lineataJJA 590.625 We attached the number to Iris lineolata in our paper list inerror. This was spotted before despatch, no-one will get the wrong plant. Stoloniferous with smaller,rhizomes than the allied stolonifera and more pointed, blue-bearded, darker flowers, on 30cm tallstems about a month earlier. Sunny, well-drained, loam soil. Feeding gives good results........... £29.50IRIS Bearded typesalbicansAH 9170 Two species use the name; the widespread imposter is justwhite germanica. True albicans occurs only in Arabia and Yemen. It is 60cm, with grey leaves and 1-3,sweetly scented, bone-white flowers and green bracts. Sana’a, Yemen thrives here outside. ....... £7.00atticaRaised from Jim Archibald seed, one of the dwarfest bearded Iris, ideal foran alpine-house pan with annual re-potting. The seed came mainly from pale yellow forms. ........ £5.5026
IRIS Oncocyclus typesacutiloba acutiloba A dwarf plant with a fan of narrow sickle shaped leaves below a largeflower, 7cm across. The petals are light dove grey, intricately veined all over in deep red-brown,around a black signal patch. An outstanding member of the most breath-taking section of Iris.... £29.50* barnumae barnumae Great big standards of a deep imperial purple shaded with reddish-brownand creamy white beard. The shade is difficult to pinpoint and describe but very attractive to actuallysee. It reaches only some 20cm in flower but most of this height is the flower.. ......................... £28.50damascenaClonal material from a plant found NW of Damascus in the Anti-Lebanon,near the type locality. The flower is huge, some 15cm across. The standards are whitish with grey-lilacdots, the falls are deep, violet-brown with intense spotting and a blackish signal patch.. ............ £50.00elegantissima Horassan This is a stock of the most typical colour combination of this species withfabulous, creamy white standards and deep brown falls. Our stock consists of more than one clonefrom the same population though these are not segregated. Traceable to Horassan, NE Turkey. £25.00elegantissima Irgirdir Strongly contrasted, creamy-whitish standards and dark brown falls. Thefalls are closely pressed to stem, unlike known cultivated stocks. Irgirdir in N.E. Turkey............. £29.50kirkwoodii calcarea A spectacular species with dwarf stems and huge flowers. Near white fallsare covered in deep blackish purple. The standards are intricately veined and netted over their entire(pale azure blue) surface with black filigree lines. This exceeds superlatives............................. £44.00This season we have several different clonal stocks of lineolata available. As far as we can tell these are self-sterilebut inter-fertile.* lineolata JJA.590.625 Shown in our printed list as acutiloba in fact this numberrelates to Iris lineata (not lineolata). We do have Iris lineata available under this number .........sold out* lineolata 09-44B This clone is medium tall (stems 10-15 cm in our conditions) withflowers which incline towards brown rather than black, these brownish flowers are remarkablyattractive. .................................................................................................. £27.50lineolata09-115A Purple and brown, beautifully lined flowers. This is vegetativelypropagated, clonal material from SE Armenia: near Schvanidzor which is the type locality of so-calledIris grossheimii .................................................................................................. £27.50lycotisDeep purple falls and standards, the falls heavily veined especially arounda dark signal patch. In this clone the standards and the falls are a deep purple-brown colour, overnarrow, sabre-shaped, blue-green leaves. Clonal, from a plant found near Urmia Lake in Iran. .. £29.50mariaeSatin-textured flowers of pink to pale violet, marked with fine purpleveining, (only visible close to) and a deep-purple, bearded signal patch. Good drainage, scantwatering, frost-free and barely dry in winter. Restricted to the Negev desert.. ............................ £29.50nigricans.A national flower of Jordan and a spectacular one, Deep and intenseblackish-purple, with dark beards. The flowers are borne on 35cm stems. Needs attention to goodwinter air circulation, light and sharp drainage ......................................................................... £29.50paradoxaThe 4cm falls are small compared to the standards, but of delicious purplewith a dense beard of black-purple. The standards are large, to 10cm, white dotted and intenselyveined blue. The whole plant is only 10-20cm tall. Well-drained sunny spot, dry in summer. ...... £22.00paradoxa Chosab The superb colour variant from the border of Iran and Russia. Deeplycoloured violet-black falls, white standards and strong but delicate veining typical of the section. £32.50* sari Pale petals densely patterned with thin veins of dark black-brown arounda red-suffused signal patch. The ruffled petal edges enhance a remarkable appearance, but thenagain Oncocyclus Iris are remarkable. Easy in a bulb frame where it can be given sharp drainage anda little protection from winter wet, although it is cold hardy. ................ £26.50sari lupinaPale yellow or cream petals densely veined with crimson to brown-purplewith a deep red-brown patch on the falls, yellow beard. Ruffled petal edges. The plant offered is theone that Foster named as a species, though it is little more than an exceptionally well-coloured, robustsari. The name alludes to the grey veining and the grey brindled fur of the wolf, not Lupins........ £26.50sprengeriA showy, dwarf with large cream flowers spotted and veined with purplered.The signal patch is deep purple-brown. Slender, elongated rhizomes run some distance. Likesfertility but very good drainage. Best not watered after leaf yellowing. ....................................... £27.50 27
IRIS Reticulata typesThese are true bulbous Irises, even though the bulb looks like a corm! They appreciate sharp drainagebut a damp soil, particularly when in growth, as most wild types are high altitude plantsHalkisA reticulata clone raised from plants discovered by Norman Stevens onMount Halkis, in Turkey. Smaller than many Dutch hybrids with a smaller bulb. The flowers are astrong rich blue with deeper blades of navy blue, the whole set off with a vivid yellow crest. ......... £1.35histrioPale blue marked and spotted with darker blue and a yellow stripe on thefalls. Sunny, well-drained site or under alpine glass. Israel as far as S. Turkey Cultivated stock... £2.00histrio aintabensis Pale blue marked with dark blue, and a bright yellow crest. Floweringearly, this is perhaps the best horticultural form for the garden although its clonal nature means that itdoes not vary. The correctly named plant on offer has been scarce recently. ............................. £2.75histrioides Angels Tears French-blue with gentian-blue falls, veined blue on a white ground with ayellow crest. Traceable to the original Blom stock...................................................................... £4.00* histrioides Lady Beatrix Stanley Strong blue clouded with darker shades and a touch of whitefeathering. It is characteristically a small plant, 10cm tall at flowering but it makes up for any lack ofsize with strong blue colour and pervading scent of violets. Whilst it likes good drainage, this is bestoutside as it likes cooler conditions and dislikes being too dry in summer.................................... £1.95Katherine Hodgkin From a cross of histrioides with winogradowii this has a yellow floweroverlaid with azure blue veins and lines, converging to a golden crest. Garden, easy, early. ........ £0.75* kolpakowskiana Superb light violet flowers, marked with a velveteen imperial purple fallblade and an orange-yellow crest, the whole lightly perfumed of violets This likes good drainage and afertile, humus-rich soil will build good bulb size....................................................................... £17.50reticulata KPPZ.90-152 A form collected originally by the KPPZ team,(Kammerlander, Pasche, Persson (J), Zetterlund) this has taken 22 years to its first commercialoffering. First found in Turkey, Urfa province, Karacadag at 1750-1800m on 08.04.1990. ............ £5.50reticulataKPPZ.90-160 Another find from the 1990 KPPZ (Kammerlander, Pasche,Persson (J), Zetterlund) expedition to Turkey. This was found in Mardin Province on Hop Gecidi,1200m on 04.04.1990. Lovely purple flowers with violet and indigo worked into the frame. .......... £5.50reticulata White Caucasus ® A pure white reticulata, raised from a find in the Lake Sevan region ofArmenia. This one is a gorgeous white with only a yellow crest as a contrast. ............................. £4.00* Sheila Ann Germaney A cross like Katherine Hodgkin, winogradowii x histrioides. Has the sameoverlay of blue on yellow, with more prominent veining and paler flowers. Both this and KH areaffected by temperature, so the shade / intensity of their colourings can vary from year to year... . £1.50* vartanii Light blue flowers zoned darker, the falls with a canary-yellow crest. Itblooms in January and it is best under glass because of this. Lightly violet scented. Sharply-drained,loam-based compost, full sun. Found on one mountain ridge in Israel. Cultivated stock. ............ £16.50winogradowiiLarge, soft primrose yellow flowers, early in the year. This is a goodperennial plant making a reliable show year after year in the right spot, the best of the yellow species,and vastly better than the ephemeral danfordiae. Damp peaty soil, good drainage, full sun.. ........ £7.50zagricaEGO.IQ129 A new species from the Zagros Mountains of Iran. Notable forits very long flower stalk yet almost no flower tube. Pale sky blue standards with a darker central zoneabove powerfully veined, imperial purple falls with a central orange crest. ................................ £22.50IRIS Various typesfoetidissima citrina The wild form has purple-grey flowers but this garden form is a lovely,distinctive yellow. It makes more blooms and the yellow makes these stand out. After flowering,swollen pods burst to reveal a treasure chest of bright red berries through winter. Easy ............... £4.50lusitanica(xiphium lusitanicum) Superb golden yellow flowers in June to July. Thecolour is unique in the section and is the source of all yellow florists’ irises. Plant in November toprevent the foliage emerging too soon. Raised from plants from Coimbra Botanic Gardens. ........ £3.50unguicularis cretensis AH.0127 Short, narrow leaves and strikingly coloured flowers of violet andlavender, with an orange crest, and darker standards. This flowers from February onwards, whencolour is doubly welcome. Sharply drained soil, full sun and good on a south-facing wall. ............ £5.0028
LEUCOJUMvernum Podpolozje Combines the yellow-tipped habit of carpathicum with the robust statureand twin-flowered habit of vagneri, the best of both worlds. A superb plant. ................................ £7.00vernum vagneri A morerobust form with two, green-tipped flowers per scape (one inordinary vernum). Freshly lifted, sent damp-packed, not dried. Moist, humus-rich soil, half shade. £7.00* vernum vernum Nursery grown stock of typical vernum. Almost all have one flower perbulb with the typical green apical markings on each of the 6 petals............................................. £5.00MORAEA* spathulata A splendid evergreen plant for the garden. Tight clumps of narrow leaveswith stiff, upright stems bearing Iris-like flowers of bright yellow which open, one after the other over aperiod of weeks, in Summer. Humus-rich soil, full sun, plenty of water when in growth. ............... £5.00LILIUM* canadense Whorls of leaves crowd a stout stem crowned with a candelabra-spike oflarge, pendant orange turkscap flowers. Height varies from 60cm to 120cm, according to the wetnessof the soil, which should be rich in organic matter; pH matters less than humus and moisture. ... £12.00* lancifolium flore pleno The double-flowered Tiger Lily has stems up to a metre tall, clothed innarrow, deep-green leaves. Each bears 20-30 large, scentless, deep-orange, starfish-flowers spickledall over with dark purple-black spots. Flowering is July-Sep, depending on your garden............... £7.00lankongenseThis stunning lily can only be addressed in superlatives. Highly fragrantflowers in July, with pink, reflexed segments spotted with deep purple. Close to L. duchartrei but it laterflowering with longer racemes of flowers that are pink on opening and not white... ...................... £8.50martagon This is a widespread and easily grown Eurasian lily. It has stems from 60-150cm tall with whorls of deep green foliage. From slightly hairy buds open hanging, pink, Turks-capflowers flecked with purple inside. Beautifully and strongly perfumed ......................................... .£7.50* martagon album Raised from seed from true white parents, this is a lovely garden lily andone that I esteem above many rarities. Easily grown in a fertile, moist (not wet), half-shade in a humusrich soil, but it does not like mature trees and heavy dry shade ................................................. .£9.50* nepalense A gorgeous bicoloured Himalayan lily. Deep garnet, hanging bells with theend third coloured bright yellow and reflexed upwards, like a lily version of Fritillaria michailowskyi.Likes a deep humus-rich soil in which its stolons can spread. Fully hardy here over many years . .£5.00pyrenaicumA strong growing plant which makes a superb garden display in June withdense whorls of compact leaves on short stems topped by rust-speckled vivid yellow flowers. Thewhole is seldom over 60cm here. Tolerant of lime and acid soils and an excellent garden plant £12.75pyrenaicum Gavarnie This is a distinct stock traceable to a collection made by the late FrankWaley in the French Pyrenees at the Cirque de Gavarnie, at 1,500m in 1935. It has been propagatedin cultivation since then. First offered 2011. ............................................................................ £14.50sargentiaeThis very fine trumpet lily makes stems from 45 to 100cm tall. These bearscattered leaves all the way to the terminal cluster of 2-5 flowers. Each fragrant bloom is around 15cmlong, of pure white shading to green at the base. Flowering July-August. .................................... £9.50sulphureumNodding trumpet flowers, of white to pale yellow, 1-2 to a stem. Reputedto need heat, but glasshouse protection is only needed if you wish to set seed on this late-floweringspecies, in cold climates. Fine in the garden and a valuable and lovely late autumn plant. ........... £6.50* tsingtauense Stems from 40-90cm tall carry whorled leaves and up to six, up-facing,vivid orange, star-shaped, scented flowers. Thickly-textured orange petals dotted with dark red withvivid orange pollen. Totally hardy here and readily grown, in a well-drained, humus rich soil ..... .£11.50* wallichianum Slender 120xm stems make huge, fragrant, white chalices, late in theautumn. A humus-rich soil in half-shade, perhaps growing through a small shrub, is ideal. Then youneed a nice long, warm summer to work the miracle. Fully hardy, not difficult, but little known.....£6.50More Lilium will be available in late Autumn and in our Spring 2014 Listing 29
MUSCARIchalusicumVery distinct blue to turquoise flowers, like little hand-bells - flared at themouth, not pinched as in most Muscari. Introduced from the Chalus Gorge, Iran by <strong>Paul</strong> Furse in the1960s. Easy outside and very neat and tidy. Sunny well-drained soil. Makes little increase. ......sold outcoelesteIntense deep blue buds open to reveal expanded turquoise flowers, withthin deep blue lines along the petals, all held in a densely packed raceme. Naturally a small plant onlysome 5-10cm tall, even when in flower. Sunny gritty soil. Originally from S. Cappadocia, Turkey.. £4.50* commutatum Distinctive elongated flowers of deep blackish-violet with lobes of thesame colour rather than white or brown, and a very constricted mouth, held in dense racemes .... £2.50cycladicum subsessile (Leopoldia cycladica) This has brown (rather than purple) fertile flowerstipped with bright yellow teeth. The sterile tuft is made directly from the flower stem, (not stalked ortasselled) and is more slender and shorter than its relatives. Paros, Greece. .............................. £8.50dionysicumAH.8965 Tall spikes of greenish-purple fertile flowers crowned by a“tassel” of long-stemmed glowing purple infertile flowers. This spectacular plant can be 80cm tall £3.50discolorJust 2-4 narrow, leaves curl below a short stem bearing a large flowerspike, of deep blackish-blue with a white apex and white lobes, not constricted or pinched. .....sold outheldreichiiThis has just 2-3 greyish leaves per stem with dense racemes of brightblue flowers above, each of which is almost totally round, with a white recurving frill at the mouth. Farless aggressive and much more attractive than many other garden species. ............................... £5.50* kerkis A rare species with a unique colouring that sets it aside at once. Thelower, fertile flowers which are a deep indigo – the colour of a black grape or a damson. These flowersare sharply contrasted with white teeth and these in turn are all set off by a pale blue to turquoise tuftof sterile flowers at the top of the spike. Sunny, well drained spot with a dry summer rest. ........... £6.50leucostomumFree-flowering deep rich navy-blue, so intense that it looks to be black.Each tiny “grape” is outline with a tiny white crinoline. Easy in a well drained sunny spot. Hardy... £3.00longipes(Leopoldia longipes) Broad foliage and a flower spike that can reach 8cmwide by 30cm long! The flowers are pale caramel with an ink-dipped mouth. The buds are imperialpurple like the terminal tuft. Good drainage, not too much water, sun and a dry summer rest. ...... £8.50macrocarpumBlue buds make spikes of bright yellow, tremendously fragrant flowers, inApril. It seldom makes offsets, hence it is brought on (slowly) from seed. Full sun, well-drained loamsoil and then leave it alone and enjoy its unique yellow colour and superb perfume. .................... £3.50* macrocarpum Golden Fragrance Blue-grey in the bud but these mature and open, to bright goldenyellow with a fragrance that will demand your attention as much as the colour will. ...................... £3.50* massayanum 1-2 wide flat, purple stained leaves. Dense creamy, black-tipped, pendant,fertile flowers and violet-blue (not pink) tuft of sterile flowers. Later its 25-30 cm tall cylindrical racemepacked with huge (1.5cm diam.) seed capsules. High mountains near Erzincan, N.E.Turkey ..... £12.50* mcbeathianum A delightful Pseudomuscari member, with bell-shaped flowers that flareopen at the mouth (i.e. not pinched). It has 6-9 amazingly narrow (1-2mm) leaves and virtually whiteflowers, made from indigo-tinged buds. Slender and graceful but it needs good light to stop elongationof the stems. Seed-raised from parents raised in cultivation. Well-drained soil, dry summer rest. £11.50mirum(Leopoldia mirum) Just one broad, glaucous, blue leaf and a fat spike ofdusky-gold flowers with purple mouths, the buds and upper, sterile, flowers are purple. Attractive,subtle and subdued. Long lasting, neat, and only 10cm tall Dislikes too much water. Described in1989, on serpentine soils, Mugla, Turkey, 1600m. ..................................................................... £8.50muscarimi(ambrosiacum, moschatum) Navy-blue buds open to yield white flowers.Highlighted with bronze at the mouth and with a delicious, sweet musky fragrance, evident a long wayaway. Fertile soil, good drainage and plenty of sun. Readily grown and makes a good display. .... £2.50parviflorumDelicate powder blue spikes over a long period in the autumn, perhaps alittle tender but has come through five winters here now unscathed, in a well-drained, South-facingspot and there are not many autumnal Muscari, which makes it worth a try. ................................ £1.50pinardii(Leopoldia pinardii) One of the original finds of Walter Siehe whodiscovered it in the Cilician Taurus of Turkey in 1925. This rare tassel species has dainty tufts ofviolet-blue flowers above the chamois-grey fertile blooms. Well-drained sunny spot. ................... £2.5030
pulchellum pulchellum The larger, lower flowers are dark navy blue contrasted with a whitemouth, whilst the upper, sterile, flowers are paler blue without a white mouth, the overall effect isentrancing. Well drained, sunny loam soil in sun. Increase is very slow. ..................................... £5.50* pulchellum clepsydrioides Larger flowered than pulchellum, and at 9mm long the fertile flowers areamongst the largest of all Muscari. Contrasted soft sky-blue sterile flowers and huge, blackish, fertileones. Stock traceable to the exact type locality on Naxos, (Cyclades). ....................................... £6.50spreitzenhoferi(Leopoldia spreitzenhoferi)The lower, fertile, flowers are narrowly urnshaped,about 5mm long, yellowish to tan borne on long pedicels whilst the upper, sterile, flowers arereduced to just a few wispy threads. Makes a bulb without offsets. ............................................. £5.00verticillarisA lovely deep purple-violet flower, with a tiny white rim (on the freshlyopened flowers only) this species is distinct from the usual blue ones. Originally from Iran but littleseen since its discovery and still scarce. Raised bed or bulb frame. First offered 2009. ...........sold outweissii(Leopoldia weisii) Stems to 30cm tall bear a lax cylindrical tassel-hyacinthtype spike of flowers, the lower, fertile, ones are deep brown-bronze and pale brown, with yellow teeth,the upper sterile tassel is purple to violet and even pinkish in some plants. ................................. £5.50NARCISSUSalbidus zaianicus Creamy white to a deeper shade that stops short of primrose yellow, allwith greenish tubes. The flowers face more or less sideways. A lovely variant of the hoop petticoatsfrom north Africa, hardy here in case you are worried, but excellent in a pot................................ £4.00assoanus(juncifolius, requienii) Superb, deliciously fragrant, lemon-peel yellowpetals with a slightly darker cup, all on 15cm tall stems. Rush-like leaves accompany. Likes a welldrained,limey, sunny spot where it will charm you with its vivid elfin flowers early in the spring. ... £4.00asturiensis(minimus) Narrow flat leaves and bright yellow, perfect miniature trumpetdaffodils just 1.5 cm across in March. These are held on stems that are often only 5cm tal l and rarelyreach 10cm. Now very rare. Nursery propagated stock, seed raised, flowering sized, FEW......... £8.50broussonettiAn unusual autumn flowering daffodil with pale greyish leaves and severalwhite, scented flowers with broad petals and virtually no trumpet. Tender in the UK although we overwinterthis under unheated glass. Dry in the summer, though not “baked”. Morocco. ................. £12.50bulbocodium nivalis A dwarf form from upland Portugal where it grows in wet peat soils closeto the snow. Ideal for cold gardens but surprisingly happy in a pot. Seed raised in cultivation.. ..... £2.50* cantabricus Antiquera Raised from the best, large, parents. A splendid plant for pan cultivation,when its early white flared trumpets can be appreciated, but hardy if you wish to put it outside..... £4.00* cantabricus foliosus Makes good growth, with freely produced flowers in a shade of soft creamrather than pure white. What it lacks in ice-white purity it repays in ease of growth. .................... £4.00cantabricus monophyllus A superb S. Spanish native with good-sized, pure white hoop-petticoats inabundance in the spring. The name ‘monophyllus’ (one leafed) is not accurate – there are usually afew, but lots of blooms –this is a very floriferous form. Sun and good drainage. Happy outside..... £5.00Diamond Ring ® A Dutch selection of obesus, this floriferous form has fat leaves curling onthe soil below good-sized, bright yellow, hoop-petticoats on short stems. N. obesus is the largestflowered of the bulbocodium clan and this is an especially good form of it. .................................. £1.50dubiusFlat, deep green leaves and a 20cm stem with up to 6 scented. 1.5cmflowers of pure crystalline white, with a shallow, toothed cup and yellow-buff anthers. Well drained,sunny spot or in a pot under glass. A rare offering of a superb species, seldom seen. ................. £6.50* elegans Ice white flowers with a shallow cup, which starts olive-green but rapidlyturns to deep rich orange. Lightly scented. Easy to grow but it needs some skill to flower well. ..... £4.50eugeniaeGlaucous blue-green leaves only 5cm long at flowering. Above are heldgood sized flowers on short stems. The petals are bright sulphur yellow, the tube is deep gold. Thecombination of these with the lovely leaf colouring is wonderful. Sunny spot, well-drained soil. .. £11.50fernandesiiThe flowers have broad petals and a shallow cup, all of chrome-yellow insideways-facing clusters, with an overpoweringly strong scent, over thin grassy leaves. .............. £4.00hispanicusA sturdy species, in cultivation for many years but seldom seen in the wild.Twisted bluish leaves below large flowers of gold with sideways-twisting petals. The widely flaredtrumpet is deeply lobed and deeply yellow! A good garden plant. Moist or peaty soil.. ................. £3.50 31
IdolA new clone from Holland selected from calcicola, Bright acid yellow,fragrant flowers on short stems in March. Front of a rockery, well drained spot, or a trough.......... £1.95italicus Found years ago near Mistras in Greece, this turned out to be N. italicus -the true sp.! This was a Venetian city in the 17th century. They must have been brought at that time.Years later another search found lots of old clumps. Vegetative propagation of the original few. .. £9.50leonensisStrongly bicoloured flowers with white petals and a clear, deep yellow,deeply cut trumpet. Very attractive, later flowering In time the bulbs clump. Reputedly hexaploid. £6.50Little FlickStrong yellow-orange flowers held close to the ground early in the year,below long, but unobtrusive, rush-like foliage. Fertile, garden soil with good drainage in full sun. .. £1.50MinicyclaA cross between asturiensis & cyclamineus registered before WW1 10cmstems bear long, dark-gold, trumpets, slightly reflexing petals sit behind in a perfect star.. .......sold outnobilisA short plant, with large, horizontal flowers – strikingly and beautifullybicoloured. Deep golden flaring trumpet and pastel primrose segments. Readily grown in light-shadeor a choice garden spot (perhaps with Trillium) or a plunged pot. ............................................... £4.00obesusLarge, almost horizontal, deep-yellow hoop-petticoats on short (10cm) butstout stems. The dark-green, sinuous, prostrate leaves are borne with the flowers and their fatness iswhat gives the plant its ‘obese’ epithet. Limited to Portugal. One of the showiest of the section.. .. £4.00pallidiflorusPyrenean species of delightful colouring, consisting of a very soft yellowtrumpet, with parallel sides, and a circle of broad petals of palest primrose. Soft colouring, but goodsubstance, as the petals are wide in relation to their width. Cool, humus-rich, sun. Few. ............ £12.50papyraceus True This is the genuine and true wild species, vegetatively propagated fromplants found in the south of Spain many years ago, it is not a virused, commercial stock! Multi-headed(up to 20 flowers) of pure paper white, highly fragrant flowers in early spring. ............................. £6.50poeticus physaloides JMH 8217 The spathes are strongly inflated in the bud, like a Physalis(Chinese Lantern). Each bloom has pure white petals, forming a 6cm disc with a small lime corona,ringed crimson. Powerfully fragrant. Damp, humus rich, well-drained spot in light shade.. ............ £4.50* polyanthus Blue glaucous leaves and spikes with several strongly fragrant flowerswith wide white petals and a short white or palest yellow corona. This follows a Mediterranean cycleand the wintergreen foliage is sensitive to freezing, but a nip of frost will do no harm ................... £9.50romieuxiiA robust miniature from N. Africa. Sulphur-yellow hoop-petticoats from lateautumn to spring. Early planting yields September flowers. Later planting gives gradually later blooms.Does well here in a sunny, well-drained raised bed but is equally at home potted under glass...... £2.50romieuxii Julia Jane Large, very widely flaring trumpets of soft yellow, looking not unlike aPetunia in shape and indeed this is the pale yellow counterpart of cantabricus petunioides. Howeverwe find Julia Jane easier to grow and it is a better plant to increase and flower as well. ............... £3.50romieuxii riffanus This form hails from the Rif Mountains Morocco. It has very pale lemonflowers which face upwards despite it being related to the horizontal flowering bulbocodium. Theanthers protrude. A lovely hoop-petticoat plant for garden or alpine house. ................................. £4.00serotinusMK.6374 White petals surround a shallow orange-yellow cup in autumn.This strain from S. Turkey is considerably more floriferous than most. Best in a pot under cool glass, oran alpine house but not in the garden unless you have a Mediterranean climate. ........................ £5.50StockenA lovely little miniature wild hybrid making stems to about 20-25cm andmasses of its very fragrant, small, golden yellow flowers, 2-3 to a stem, in March. It increases andgrows well, in a fertile soil with good drainage and a dry summer rest......................................... £1.50taitiiA hybrid between pseudonarcissus and triandrus. Lovely pale yellowtrumpets with sideways facing, far paler petals, the flowers intermediate in size between the parentsthough they are still miniatures. Very lovely and easily grown................................................ .sold outwatieriPristine white, shallow-cupped stars unlike any others, in March-April. Thisis a snow-melt species, blooming as the snows flood its upland home in the High Atlas of N. Africa. Itdoes not enjoy hot, dry conditions. Good in a pot also... ............................................................ £3.50* Xit This is, in effect, a larger version of N. watieri, twice the size of that plant,one of its parents, although there is virtually no trace of parent two in its make-up. Very lovely.Sharply drained sunny spot in the garden, or potted. ................................................................. £4.5032
NECTAROSCORDUMtripedaleStrong stems 50-90cm tall with packed umbels of up to 30 pendulous,bell-shaped 2cm wide flowers of bright rose-pink, with cream edges to the petals, in April. Much earlierthan the related {but inferior} siculum. Makes few offsets and take 6+ years to flower from seed so it isscarce and expensive, but it is the best of the genus. Well drained sunny soil in the garden......... £7.50NOMOCHARIS* finlayorum This evolved in cultivation from the intermingling of aperta, mairei andfarreri, in the garden of the Knox-Finlays. After generations they have reached stability combining thepink petals and intense spotting with hybrid vigour. The best, most vigorous Nomocharis. ......... £15.50NOTHOLIRIONthomsonianumAn unusual species from Kashmir. This is TOTALLY unlike the Chinesespecies. It is winter-growing and summer dormant, on a Mediterranean cycle, flowering in spring. Treatas a Crocus or Fritillaria to achieve success. Sumptuous 90cm tall spikes of fabulous, pale satin-pinktrumpets 7-8cm long. Sunny, south-facing site with good drainage, planted at least 10cm deep. Leavein situ for best results. A fabulous new addition to our range. Flowering sized. ............................ £7.50OREORCHISpatensStiff, upright, pleated foliage from late summer to spring. Subterraneanflower buds are made in Autumn but the 20-30cm tall spikes of 2cm flowers appear in summer. Theyhave yellow-brown to yellow petals surrounding a white lip, spotted with deep blood-red and purple. Aplant of cool mountain woodlands at high elevations where its creeping, pseudobulb-bearing,branching rhizome creeps shallowly. Humid shade. Plant shallowly in a leafy or humus-rich soil. £17.50OXALISflava WhiteA variable yellow species found across S. Africa, this is its rare and lovelyalbino form. Rounded, overlapping petals of pure white with a tiny, yellow centre. Vegetativepropagations, of a plant with good “palmy” foliage originally found near Nieuwoudtville................ £4.50* gracilis (karooica of horticulture) O. gracilis is a species of sandy areas and isfound from Namaqualand to Clanwilliam. Decorative, finely divided leaves sit below flowers that rangefrom almost white (with a yellow tube) through to apricot which are held on red stems tube. ........ £4.00OSTROWSKIAOstrowskia, known as the Giant Bellflower, is a fabulous plant, known only from a small area of central Asia at up to2,000m. Slender stems with whorls of glaucous leaves and massive flowers of light powder blue or bone-white withpale blue veins. After flowering or when temperatures get too high, the plant enters dormancy until cool autumnweather returns.. It is best kept dry from the first leaf yellowing to the first shoot emergingmagnificaGrowths to 1.8m hold up to 25 huge, flared bells of light blue to white. Byhuge I mean 15-18cm across. Full morning light in gritty, well-drained soil. Shade from strongsunshine. Makes a big, swollen root, in time but resents disturbance. Best in a S-facing, raised bed,good drainage, deep rich soil. If you must grow it in a pot this will need a big one. It will not thrive in asmall pot, even when young, 12 litres is a minimum. Loam based compost , peat-based composts areunsuitable. Do not repot, top dress only.. ................................................................................ £25.50PAEONIAberesowskiiA rare, herbaceous species from Tibet and the far west of China. Tallerthan the related veitchii with flowers of bright carmine red, the colour of raspberry water-ice. In thecentre sits a yellow boss, made of pendant yellow anthers hanging on long filaments which swing inthe wind. Broad, blue-hinted leaves. A choice, slow-growing plant, taking time to make size. ..... £33.50broteroiStems 45cm tall with leaves, divided into 10-20narrowly elliptical,segments. Above are held bowl-shaped flowers of bright pale pink, toning to deep pink-rose at theedges and contrasted with a central golden boss. Individual blooms can be 8-15cm across. Gardensoil, leaf enriched for best results, light shade and a site sheltered from strong winds. ............... £47.50 33
caucasicaThe Caucasian member of the mascula complex, with sage-coloured,green foliage, that lacks hairs. The flowers are sumptuous open, rosy-red to red-pink goblets. Thesewere raised from material originally found in the Daba Forest in Georgia. Mature plants justapproaching their first flowering ............................................................................................. £18.50* coriacea Smooth broad leathery leaflets looking like green pewter are held on redstems below superb bowls of rose-pink purple flowers early in the year. On the slow side to makelarge plants, but not difficult and so distinct that it more than merits attention.. .......................... £47.50emodiRaised, by division, from plants traceable to Sir Frederick Stern atHighdown. Superb white chalices with a central boss of yellow. One of the most stunning, growablewhite Peonies. Large plants, though flowering after transplanting is never assured.................... £38.50kavachensisPV.DDD.184 Lovely glaucous blue-green foliage and reddish stems carrylarge flowers of eye-hurting magenta-pink in late April. So strongly coloured that you either love it orhate it, but cannot ignore it! Easy in well drained, moist soils, lime or mildly acid, in full sun. Maturedivisions of the collection originally made in the Caucasus by the late Vladimir Vasak. .............. £19.50mascula mascula This is the true plant and not some mis-named hybrid! 12cm purpleflowers, with purple filaments, in April. The sharply pointed glaucous leaves are glabrous on theunderside, as they should be. Raised from Tbilissi B.G. seed. Strong, mature flowered plants. £29.50mascula russii30-35cm stems with attractive greyish, biternate leaves and bright purplevioletflowers, softer in colour than many species, each bloom 10cm across and with white or rose-pinkfilaments and yellow anthers. Early-blooming. Light shade. Strong flowering sized .................... £35.00mlokosewitschii Lovely large, pale lemon-yellow bowls with a large central boss in deepgold. There is just no other species like it. Easy but very slow - these mature plants have taken yearsof patient cultivation and they will thus never be cheap. Few. ................................................... £49.50officinalis True species A very desirable plant with divided blue-green leaves and large, bowlshapedflowers of stunning bright pink. Ours are true, and “officinalis” of the garden-centre trade,which is an old, disease-ridden hybrid. These are from Croatian seed. ..................................... £29.50officinalis banatica CH.889 A very desirable plant with divided blue-green leaves and large,bowl-shaped flowers of stunning bright pink. A highly esteemed early-flowering plant for a well-drainedfertile soil in half shade. Grown from seed of our 1982 find, flowering sized .............................. £25.00peregrinaRuby red bowls with pink or red filaments are held over deeply cleft,glossy-green leaves. One of the most sumptuous and desirable of the central European species.Readily grown in the "usual" situation of light, leafy soil in half shade. ....................................... £42.50ruprechtianaOriginally from Tbilissi Botanic Gardens, this has attractive purple-brownfoliage, which appears in mid-March along with the bright pink-purple flowers. After flowering thestems elongate to 35cm as the foliage fades to green. A little-known Caucasian endemic. FS. .. £38.50steveniana(wittmanniana nudicarpa) The naming of these narrow endemicCaucasian Paeonia is poorly understood. The stock offered are from seed collected in Bakuriania, S.Georgia. Some have reddish stems, some green, all have large, palest pink to almost white flowerswith a central golden boss. All are superb! Nice flowering-sized plants. .................................... £55.00veitchii woodwardii This form looks very different to the type. It has strongly nutmeg-scentedflowers, more inclined to pink than purple, which are usually larger but on plants which are smaller.The bristly hairs on the nerves and mid-rib are longer and the leaf petioles and their divisions are alsobristly. These are excellent mature, nursery raised plants (not Chinese imports) ...................... £24.50PANCRATIUMmaritimumThe lovely “sea daffodil” of Mediterranean sea-shores where its deeplyseated bulbs make clusters of attractive blue-grey, daffodil-like leaves then large, heavy-textured whiteflowers with a tremendous perfume. The scent drifting on a gentle breeze, is one of life’s joys. .... £5.00parviflorumSmall black-skinned bulbs make growths only 20-25cm tall with glaucousnarrow, short foliage. Highly fragrant white flowers the petals of which have a lovely thick, waxentexture, subtly yet noticeably infused with green. ..................................................................... £21.50sickenbergeriIncredibly spiralled foliage that sits in curly cones on the soil surface. Itmakes up to 6, 10cm long flowers from each bulb. These are superbly perfumed, in the evening. Thewhite petals have an attractive, emerald green band along their length. .................................... £22.5034
PARISincompletaAllied to quadrifolia but more vigorous and with larger flowers . In 2010 ourentire stock flowered white but it was green in 2011 and 2012, - this cannot happen and hashappened! Well drained, slightly shaded leaf soil outside, NOT a pot........................................ £18.50japonica Short, stout rhizomes make a stem 25-80cm tall topped by a whorl of 6-10leaves. Above is borne a sublime white flower 8cm across. Not difficult but has a distinct preferences;ample water, humus, humidity, good drainage. Slow to make size, normal trade size for this species isabout 15gms per tuber, our specimen plants are mature, rhizomes in excess of 100gm each .... £70.00quadrifoliaFour whorled leaves and a green and yellow flower in April-May. Thespidery flowers are followed by blue-black berries in autumn. Grow as for Trillium. Easily pleased andhappy with good drainage and humus-rich, fertile soils. Lime is tolerated but not needed.. ........... £7.50tetraphyllaSlender, creeping rhizomes and a 15-25cm stem with 4-7 leaves. Theflower is held on a wiry stem above. It is made up of 4-6 reflexing, lizard green sepals. Above sits awhorl of 6-10 pale yellow anthers on green filaments. An trifid orange style forms an umbrella over thewhole. Black-purple (poisonous) Paris berries follow in autumn. Leaf- or humus-rich soil in part shade.Fully hardy and will make nice colonies in time. ...................................................................... £13.50* thibetica 40-60 cm tall stems with a whorl of narrow, undulate-edged leaves behinda flower of lime-green. The sepals are wide and form an overlapping foil for the maroon ovary and theelongated, rolled petals. In the centre sit upright yellow anthers. A distinctive and quietly attractive,hardy species, good in a humus-rich soil in light shade. Strongly perennial once it roots down. .... £9.50* verticillata Stems from 25-60cm tall which bear a rosette of 5-8, slightly wavy edgedleaves. The flower has 4 or 5 green sepals with large yellow anthers and a purple ovary tipped with 3-5-pronged stigma lobes sitting on top. Easily grown as for other creeping Paris species. ........... £14.50RANUNCULUS* kochii A charming, early flowering miniature from Iran and Iraq, where it growsas a snow-melt plant at up to 3,000m. At flowering it is just 10cm tall, though the flower is large forsuch a dwarf stature. These have strap-like petals, but lots of them, and make a super display in analpine house pot or a trough. They are nicely set off by the emerging, bright-green foliage. Gritty,humus-rich soil, lots of water in spring and very little in winter. Increase is never rapid.................£2.50ROMULEAbulbocodium(grandiflora) The easiest and perhaps the best species for outdoor growth inthe garden with 2-3cm long tubular flowers of lovely blue-violet with a white and yellow throat, held ona short wiry stem above very narrow wiry leaves. ..................................................................sold outbulbocodium leichtliniana We have just a few corms of this lovely Cretan colour form with very paleflowers – virtually white in fact, each with a lovely yellow throat. ................................................. £3.00linaresii graeca The smaller flowered form from Greece and Crete with more intense purpleflowers and purple filaments which contrast with the yellow anthers. .......................................... £3.00tempskyanaA little known species from Cyprus and Turkey, with flowers in an intensedeep violet, deeper still in the throat with a small central boss of sulphur anthers. The flowers sit onshort, stiff stems. A superb little plant of a unique colouring. Ideal in a pot or pan, but hardy enough togo outside in a sunny, gritty, well-drained spot. Naturally tiny, but flowering sized corms. ............. £3.50SANGUINARIAcanadense Multiplex Finger-fat, red rhizomes make waxy shoots which unfold to gorgeousblue-green, crimp-edged leaves around double, white pom-poms. In time makes a clump which is ahighlight of the spring garden. A winner of every plant award there is, should be in every garden . £8.50* canadense Mizar A lovely clone distinct from multiplex and ordinary single forms. Notablyearly-flowering, appearing here at least 3 weeks ahead of multiplex. Semi-double flowers with 15-18petals. More than the single but not the pom-pom of multiplex. It's a lovely thing worthy of a wideraudience. In most of the UK it starts in February, earlier in a mild winter. In view of this early flowering& its semi-double, starry flowers we have christened it Mizar, named for an early double star. .sold out 35
SCHNARFIA* messeniaca Flat green leaves and blue flowers on short stalks, in a long spike along apink scape. Each bulb can make several spikes, depending on size. When young, the blue stars areinfused with a pale pink-purple. Makes large bulbs in time and if undisturbed they make persistent,contractile roots. Sunny, well drained soil, not too dry in the summer. Good in the garden. .......... £4.50SCILLAarmenaA dwarf subject with 1-3 blooms of china-blue striped with deeper blue alongthe petal. Up to three, 10cm tall, scapes per bulb. Likes cold, good drainage and a moist summer£5.50autumnalisDense spikes of small purple-blue flowers appear suddenly in August. Easyand hardy, it survives cold well. In one garden I know it grew in a mossed-up bird-bath!. ............. £3.00autumnalis latifolia Short, broad leaves and good sized, symmetrical, pink-purple flowers in lateAutumn. A sunny site and a loamy, well-drained soil with a dry summer rest. .............................. £5.50* bifolia Norman Stevens This is remarkable for having flowers which have 8-12+ petals. A doublebifolia with the bonus of an deep purple-blue colouring, unlike any other Scilla. Easy.. ................ £6.50bifolia taurica RS.156/83 A particularly vigorous variety with large racemes with up to20starry, deep blue flowers. Good for naturalising, eventually seeding itself prolifically. ............... £2.90caucasicaAnother species which has the general overall appearance of the lovelysiberica, but in this case the Caucasian species has larger flowers and more of them on each compactraceme. A lovely mountain plant well worthy of cultivation. ....................................................sold out* cilicica This is unusual in making its leaves in the autumn but its flowers in thespring. These are good-sized, blue stars with a hint of violet and have petals which do not reflex backas they do in some related species. Well drained sunny spot. .................................................... £8.50hohenackeriBSBE.559Confused with S. greilhuberi but not leafing up until spring whennew foliage sits below spikes of quite large, pendulous, reflexed blooms of light indigo. A Caspianwoodland plant happy here in a light well-drained soil with humus. ..........................................sold out* japonica An early-autumn species with slender spikes of small pink-purple flowersalong the spike. Flowering from early August. Garden soil, light shade, good drainage. ...........sold out* libanotica A plant of the sibirica alliance, but distinct in having 2.5cm sky-blue flowersa little like mischtschenkoana (tubergeniana). Dwarf, just 10cm tall at flowering, with up to 4, sidewaysfacing(not hanging) flowers of sky-blue faintly lined deeper, with intense violet anthers. .............. £8.50lilio-hyacinthusAMH.7812 Carpet the ground with attractive foliage and 25cm pyramidalspikes of pure blue flowers, yet it is never invasive.. Leafy half shade. Hardy. ............................. £2.50lilio-hyacinthus albus The best white form, sent to us as a single bulb, by the late David Russell.This produces pure white flowers on 20cm stems in April with the fresh green foliage. Goes well withtrillium and likes cool “woodsy” soils where it will make a deciduous ground cover which flowers!. £2.00morrisiiDescribed in 1976 from one small area in Cyprus. Deep purple-black bulbtunics and long leaves, borne with the flowers in Mar-April. There are one to three flowers per 20cmstem and these are bells of pale pink-purple rather than typical Scilla blue. For such a rare plant,remarkably easy to grow in a well drained sunny spot. Stock ex Bern Botanic Gardens. ..........sold outsiberica Boreas A deep blue clone with black anthers and black pollen on 15cm stemd.Flowering begins in Jan and continues until March, often with several scapes per bulb........... .sold outsiberica EnemMore evenly blue than the usual forms, lacking any white at the base ofthe flower. Very early, this is often in flower in January. Ht. 10-15 cm. ........................................ £3.00siberica taurica(ingridiae) Introduced by Barr in 1890. Noteworthy for the very goodcolour, far brighter than ordinary siberica, and its earlier flowers. Up to seven flowers of vivid, Frenchbluewith dark midribs are borne on each scape, and each bulb can form up to 5 scapes. ........sold outvernaNarrow, tidy, ground hugging leaves and pale- to mid-blue flowers onshort stems. Very hardy but very dwarf and ideal in a pot or at the front of a raised alpine bed. .... £2.50vvedenskyiRM.8257 (bucharica) Vigorous but restrained in its increase, this has wideleaves and stems up to 20cm tall which carry six to eight, good sized flowers of strong mid-blue.Garden or pot, fully hardy and very nice. Little seen. Tajikistan .................................................. £6.0036
SCOLIOPUShalliiClassically hallii differs from the only other species, bigelowii in beingsmaller and Oregonian, rather than being larger & Californian. Few have made further comparisons. Ifind consistently hallii is smaller with far less leaf spotting. The flowers are caramel, not black andlightly fragrant rather than smelling of wet-dogs. Side by side the species are unmistakably different. Asuper little plant from a unique genus. Half shade, humus rich soil. This is best ordered in the Autumnas growth in the Spring begins exceedingly early ...................................................................... £8.50STERNBERGIANO longer available for USA, Norway, Switzerland etcgreuterianaMK.0187 Numerous, bright yellow funnels in September, shaped like aminiature S. lutea, but on long tubes. Increase is by pea-sized offsets made on stolons. Sunny, welldrained loam soil, dry in summer and hardy to -12°C. A superb subject for the alpine house. ....... £5.00lutea ex Greece PJC.199 Wide green leaves, with golden yellow autumnal goblets on10cm stems from September onwards. Good in the garden. Vegetative propagations from a stockoriginally found near a ruined farmhouse between Olympia and Tripolis, Peloponnesus in 1978. . £3.50lutea ex IranAuthentic material from the eastern edge of the range of the sp. Thiscame to us via a German Botanic garden. Glowing yellow flowers, September onwards. ............. £4.00sicula Arcadian Sun C.529 Originally collected in Greece in 1966 by Herbert & Molly Crook,this has persisted in gardens since then. Narrow, dark green leaves, bright buttercup-yellow flowers,early in the season. Readily grown and increases pleasantly here dying back in mid May. ........... £3.25sicula Bisceglie Received as seed in 2002 from a friend in Italy, this has proven to be anice form of sicula with longer leaves at flowering time than the Greek ones. The foliage makes a nicefoil to superb, wide-faced yellow goblets. This may be in cultivation only here. ............................ £3.25sicula Dodona Gold This is the very best, and most free-flowering, form from the very north ofthe plant’s range, with large golden goblets borne reliably every September and October, overprostrate silver-lined leaves... .................................................................................................. £4.50TECOPHILAEAcyanocrocusUnique in the bulb world for the depth and intensity of its fabulous gentianblueflowers. The colour is unbelievable and there is the bonus of a lovely violet-scent. It should be inevery collection. Easy in well drained gritty compost under glass or a favoured spot outside. ....... £6.50cyanocrocus Leichtlinii In this lovely form the blue is a touch paler whilst the white throat-starextends right up into the throat, with a few tiny blue flecks just to set off the white. ...................... £6.00cyanocrocus Stormcloud This is a new clone with the pattern of colouring found in leichtlinii, butwith the gorgeous violet colouring of violacea. The first new clone of Tecophilaea since Max Leichtlinregistered the two existing cultivars in 1881. Growth is as for the normal forms. .......................... £8.50cyanocrocus Violacea The colouration here is a very distinct and lovely, sumptuous deep violetinfused blue, which seems to enhance the velvety texture of the petals. ..................................... £6.50TRILLIUMapetalonA unique Japanese species in which petals are replaced by purple, petallikesepals of blood-red to purple. Flowers early in the year. Half-shade and a humus-rich soil. Hardyhere. Ours are true apetalon. This is often confused in literature .............................................. £11.50camschatcense Nemuro Good-sized, lightly fragrant, white flowers with broad, recurving petals anda characteristic purple spot on the ovary. The showiest Asian Trillium. Raised from large-flowered,broad-petalled plants with a well contrasted purple spot, found near Nemuro, S.E. Hokkaido. .... £19.50catesbaei<strong>Rare</strong>ly available, this mid-sized species has superb reflexed, nodding palepink (rarely white) flowers over plain leaves. An acid soil is best and careful attention to ensure plentyof water but with good drainage. These are superb rhizomes this year. ...................................... £5.50cuneatumIf you have seen "T. sessile" in a garden it is likely that you have actuallybeen looking at cuneatum. Large long-petalled, red-brown stemless (sessile) flowers face upwardsover beautifully bottle-green and brown-mottled leaves. Garden conditions. ................................ £5.50 37
erectumAn excellent, easy, dependable garden species with polished mahoganyflowers with a black nose above plain green leaves. These are cultivated true-to-name, five and sixyear old flowered seedlings, with red petals and yellow pollen as they should have. .................... £6.50flexipes WhitePlain green leaves and large, sideways-facing flowers of pure crystallinewhite. The whole has a light, delicate scent. Strong growing and one of the most garden-worthyspecies. Very distinct and attractive.......................................................................................... £8.50flexipes x erectum A cross, combining the vigour and broad petals of flexipes with the richcolouring of erectum. There is considerable variation, ours range through white, cream, pale yellow,salmon, orange, pink and red as well as bicolours. Seed-raised, we do not guarantee colours. .... £7.50* govanianum A rare Himalayan species. Plain green leaves and 15cm red stems hold asmall, starry flower of oxblood red and green. Prominent yellow anthers and red "toasting-fork" style.Easy in a leafy, shady spot but takes well to pot cultivation. ...................................................... £8.50grandiflorumGreat big white flowers in April-May. This is the easiest trillium to start withyet is still a must for the connoisseur. How rarely that the best of the genus is also the easiest to growand the most free-flowering. Given time, this is capable of a superb garden display. ................... £5.50grandiflorum Snowbunting The lovely “Gardenia flowered” double. The normal petals arereplaced by whorl upon whorl of crowded, rows of superb texture and poise. Long lasting andstunning. Flowering-sized, budded, vegetative divisions of the original clone. ........................... £29.50Trillium CollectionOne rhizome each of 5 different hardy species for garden use (excludes dwarf species)These must be Our Selection only to enable us to offer them at this priceEach will be individually packed and labelled, first size to flowering size rhizomes£22.50 for 5 rhizomeskurabayashiThis handsome species grows well in the UK. Slightly mottled leaves androbust, broad petalled, upright flowers of deep purple-red. This is the plant you want if you have seensessile in garden magazines or labelled sessile in many Botanic Gardens. California ................ £19.50luteumBright lemon yellow, citrus scented flowers over highly ornamental goldandsilver-bronzed leaves in April. Takes time to settle but fabulous thereafter and the loveliest andmost pleasant smelling of the eastern stemless species, with its light lemon scent. ..................... £5.50pusillum15cm stems, narrow bottle green leaves and up-facing, ruffle-edgedflowers in shades of palest pink, with yellow anthers and a delicate dandelion scent. A superb smallspecies excellent in the garden, but it can be successfully tortured in a pot if you wish. ............... £9.50recurvatumNicely mottled leaves below upright medium-sized, broad-petalled flowersof a unique shape, with clasping petals. One of the latest to open, and its shape and lustrous toadshadesof shiny deep red-purple make it very worthwhile. 20cm tall at most................................ £5.00* rugelii x vaseyi An intriguing hybrid with deep-red, pendant, scented flowers. The resultcombines the best of both parents - a hanging flower with broad deep rose-pink petals, purple ovaryand a light fragrance. A good garden plant, making large size in time. ....................................... £9.50* simile Prized for large, heavy-textured flowers with broad, overlapping petals,white flowers with a violet nose. Difficult to differentiate on paper, but once you know it, it is one of thebest of its type. Flowered seedlings, the parents from Fred Case seed. ................................... £12.50sessileThis is the true species NOT the plants (cuneatum or chlorpetalum) ofbooks, gardens and writers. Real sessile is a rare, dwarf plant, 12-15cm tall at most with silveredleaves below small, deep red-brown stemless flowers. Easy under standard Trillium conditions. .. £6.50* sulcatum Maroon-coloured, thickly velvet-textured broad petals, with tips shapedlike the end of a canoe. The petal colour, shape and texture distinguish this from the related erectum,the grey pollen of sulcatum will confirm matters as it is yellow in erectum. .................................. £9.50sulcatum x flexipes Spangles A new hybrid combes the strong growing, deeply coloured sulcatumwith the equally large, vigorous white - flexipes. to give a vigorous, free-flowering garden plant.. £11.50tschonoskii Aomori Slightly nodding, pure white flowers ageing to soft pink. Easy and hardyearly in the Trillium season. Revels in humus-rich soils in part shade. Aomori is a strong growingstrain, with tiny purple tips to the ovary, the largest tschonoskii form we have encountered. ....... £14.50* vaseyi Very large flowers of deep, rich red held stiffly on a down-facing stalk.Contrasting yellow pollen. Very sweetly scented, hence the American name of "Sweet Beth". Thelargest garden species and very good. Large, flowered mature specimens. ............................. £14.5038
TULIPA* aitchisonii clusianoides A lovely white flowered form from the mountains outside Kabul,Afghanistan. White petals, tinged crimson on the outside, around a large purple-blue centre. ..sold outbakeri Lilac Wonder Intense lilac-purple flowers with a deep yellow star in the throat all on verycompact plants. This is an old horticultural selection of the species from Crete but it is vigorous andfloriferous and has stood the test of time very well. .................................................................... £1.50bataliniiThe true plant has become scarce in recent years. The name can still befound in lists, but plants usually turn out to be hybrid! Ours are true with long-lasting, pale yellowflowers, in April, on 10-15cm stems. Shorter and more beautifully coloured than the hybrids. ....... £3.60bifloriformis Starlight A dwarf plant with white flowers, several to a stem. A golden star in thethroat and black anthers contrast superbly. The. flower colour is bright and clear, with no muddyshades and the short stems give a stout, dwarf habit more in keeping with the flower size.. ......... £2.50* clusiana Cynthia Golden yellow flowers flushed with apricot at the tips of the inners andbright cinnabar on the exterior of the outer segments, on 12-18cm tall, stout stems over grey-greenfoliage in April. Long lasting. Sunny, well drained garden spot, perennates well when happy....... £0.50* clusiana Tubergens Gem Bright sunny yellow with a rich red exterior on 20+cm stems in April. Thered deepens to a line in the centre of the petals. The base of the inners is also flushed red and thebeautifully almond-shaped shaped buds, develop an attractive "flare" at the mouth with maturity. £0.50clusiana cashmeriana We are often asked for clusiana but commercial stocks always seem to beyellow-flowered hybrids. We now have a small true stock, from a 1969 Kohli collection from Kashmir.White or palest pink flowers and broad carmine-red bands on the exterior, all on 20cm stems..sold out* dasystemonoides Small bulbs make a very short (5-8cm) flower stem. This bears one tothree starry flowers, pale yellow on opening, but becoming brighter on their second day, when theyemit a perfume, suggestive of saffron. The anthers are yellow with a tiny black tip....................... £4.00didieriRaised by Van Tubergen from 3 bulbs sent by Baron Perrier de la Bathieearly in the 20th C. Endemic to Savoy, near Aime and Les Clappeys. a few plants cling on. Richcurrant-red, with the petal points deflexed and the exterior tinged crimson. May. ......................sold outdubia Tschimgan Traceable to the Tschimgan populations in Uzbekistan. A variable sp, thiscultivated stock is a lovely bright orange, with the petals edged in yellow, on short plants. A rare plantthat we have very infrequently and even less often in this lovely colour form. Very few. ....... .sold outferghanicaGlaucous blue leaves each with a phenomenally wavy edge and an opencup-shaped flower with a pronounced “waist”, all in pure gold broadly banded with orange-bronze onthe outside of the outer petals. The bulb tunic is densely pubescent with a leathery exterior......... £4.00hoogianaOne of the rarest of our tulips, this is the largest and most flamboyant ofthe wild species, with massive flowers. Huge orange-scarlet flowers, with a black base surrounded bya broad yellow margin. Well drained spot with a dry summer rest. ............................................. £5.75ingensA rare endemic of the Pamirs. Huge vivid, currant-red flowers expandingto a disc 20cm across in sunshine, when it reveals its jet-black central blotch. Grey-green foliagebelow the quite short stems. Eye-catching in the extreme, subtle is not in its vocabulary. Garden. £6.50lanataSpread over Asia by the Persians since ancient times, these came fromKohli of Srinagar, Kashmir in 1969. Dazzling orange-scarlet with a small jet-black centre, faintlybordered yellow, each bloom 12cm long. Sunny garden position in well-drained, fertile soil.......... £8.50linifoliaA slender, dwarf plant, 10-12cm tall, with brilliant vermilion-red flowers.This is dazzling in full sun, when the flowers open widely to their full 6cm diameter and show theirlarge jet-black centre. The glaucous leaves lie prostrate on the soil surface. AGM (RHS)............. £0.30montana(wilsoniana) PS 898 An attractive dwarf with prostrate waxy, bluish leavesand vivid currant-red flowers in May. The flowers are large for the size of the plant. Easy in the gardenin a sunny spot. Found by <strong>Paul</strong> Sintenis almost 100years ago, in Turkmenistan near Suluklu ...... £0.45* montana chrysantha (montana yellow) Although the type is classically thought of as red, a newyellow form has appeared in cultivation within recent years. Penetratingly yellow this is a lovelycompanion to the above in the early spring garden. Very few only. ............................................. £3.75* neustruvae Just 5-10 cm tall, deep golden yellow stars on very short stems with theleaves, early in the year. the buds and thus the reverse of the petals is tinged bronze-green making adelicious contrast to to pale interior. Garden. Easy and hardy. ................................................... £0.40 39
orthopodaTwo blue-green, hairy leaves, from a small bulb. The whole plant, inflower, is barely 4cm tall (in good light). The flower is pink, fading to white at the edge with a centralgreen strip. Inside is white with a yellow blotch or orange blotch on the inners. .......................sold outostrowskianaBrilliant, glowing scarlet- to orange-red sometimes with a jet-black centre.At flowering the plant is only 5cm high, but the flower has a diameter of 5-8cm! Decorative leaves, witha glaucous surface and an undulate edge................................................................................. £2.70sarracenicaFirst found in 1960 by P. Delaigue near St. Andrea, a locality now underconcrete. Large blood red flowers in a most unusual shade that it needs to be seen to realise howdifferent it is. Rounded petal tips. Garden conditions. Annual lifting is not essential. .................... £5.00sosnowskyiFlowers of brilliant vermilion-red with slightly deflexed perianth segmentsand a jet-black centre. Exterior with a yellow blotch at the base of each segment. When the flowerbuds appear in spring, they lie flat, close to the ground for frost protection. They turn upright when infull flower. Leaves undulate. Height 30-40cm. Flowering April. ................................................... £6.50* sprengeri The latest of all to flower, usually in May, sometimes June. Medium sizedflowers of vivid post-box red with a hint of gold on the outside. Narrow leaves. This likes and needs tobe out in the garden. The bulbs go deep which renders it poor for commercial cultivation, hence itsscarcity and price, coupled with its lack of offsets. Simply, the best tulip for the garden there is. ... £9.50sylvestris australis JMH.8110 From a stock from the late Michael Hoog, this has naturallysmall, stoloniferous bulbs and super little flowers of bright deep yellow, tinged with red on the outside.Happy in a leafy, well-drained soil that dries out in summer, and can be left outside all year. ....... £3.50tschimghanica Yellow A gorgeous snowmelt species, this has large yellow flowers on shortstems. The flowers are vivid golden yellow with a striking bright red band at the base of each petal.Those who know Trillium undulatum will know the overall effect! Does not need annual lifting.. .... £4.50tschimghanica Red In many species of red Tulip it is possible to find yellow flowered plants,the reverse is also true and here we have a new and rare, red form of this fantastic plant, with all theelegance and tolerance of the typical species, but bright red flowers. New and few ..................... £7.50TROPAEOLUMciliatumA very vigorous climber with masses of old-gold flowers veined with bloodred. This can rapidly make 10-15m in rich soil and then covers itself in flowers. Be warned, it can travelextensively. Will grow in the shade of mature trees.................................................................... £5.00tricolorVivid green scrambling ferny foliage and from March on, masses of 1.5cmflowers of flame-orange, with a red spur, almost-black mouth and a small inner ring of yellow andgreen teeth. Sounds hideous put like this but it is gorgeous. ...................................................... £9.50EXTRA to our printed listCrocus gilanicus This is a rare species from the Caspian Forests of Guilan province innorthern Iran (and adjacent Azerbaijan) whence it was introduced by the discoverer, Professor PerWendelbo of Gothenburg in 1973. Most, if not all, of the plants in cultivation are traceable to thisintroduction. Crocus gilanicus has starry, medium-sized, ghostly white flowers. These have thesubtlest hint of violet at the petal tips which are stained a little deeper. The petals are lightly veined inhair-streaks of violet. With age the flowers often take on a faint violet hint. The centre of the flower is alight sulphur-yellow boss of anthers and styles. Flowering can be expected early in Autumn. The timingmeans that this is best ordered early. The corms have a thin tunic, an indication that the species is oneof damper habitats, but if looking for cultivation clues in this do bear in mind that this equates to adamper habitat in a low-rainfall area. We suggest a well-drained, loam-based soil with a cool, dampsummer rest. It thrives under glass, though it is fully cold hardy here. first offered 2012. Floweringsized, seed-raised corms. .................................................................................................... £8.5040
AMACRINUMBorderline, Tender and Greenhouse speciesmemoria-corsiiA fabulous garden bulb producing evergreen, 30cm long leaves alongsidethe umbels of lightly scented, large rose pink flowers held on 60cm stalks. The scented flowers areborne from late spring to summer. Full sun or light shade and not too dry in summer.. ................. £8.00AMARINEtubergenii Zwanenburg Trumpet-shaped dusky pink flowers borne early in the autumn on bare stemsbefore the leaves. Amarine is hardy in the UK, thriving in a warm, well-drained, sunny spot. It can begrown inside, in a pot kept under glass during the worst of the winter weather. .......................... .£8.00AMARYLLISbelladonnaLarge clusters of scented, pink or white flowers on naked 50cm stems inSept.-Oct. In the centre is a bundle comprising a white style, white filaments and large curved blackanthers which ripen to yield white pollen. Hardy here in a well-drained, fertile soil in a dryish site. £6.50AMMOCHARIScoranica Legonyane form An impressive form usually with two flower stems per bulb. Each can bear45 flowers. The tips are pinkish cream on opening, the remainder a dark pinkish red. The petals reflexfor a day after opening and the pink then darkens on the white area of the petal. ...................... £92.50BRUNSVIGIA* josephiniae A spectacular winter-growing species from the Karoo. Umbels of intensepure crimson. The petal bases and reverse are backed with a small area of golden yellow. Plant with75% of the bulb above the ground, in a very well-drained, arid-land mix. 4 year old bulbs.. ....... £15.00radulosa Dolomite form A deep, intensely coloured form restricted to dolomite hills near Pretoria.This rare form makes significantly smaller bulbs than the Free State form, this is natural. .......... £69.50species nova Pelaberg A rare dwarf species with strap-like, prostrate, bright green leaves andtightly packed umbels of white or pale-pink flowers in autumn. This will tolerate dry, cold weather. Oneof the most attractive small Brunsvigia. Naturally dwarf, these are flowering-sized bulbs. ........... £59.50CYRTANTHUSmackenii"Ifafa Lily” Can be white, pink, orange or golden-yellow but all have adelicious and heavy scent. Clustered flowers on 20cm stems through the year. If dried and restartedafter 6 weeks this can flower 3 times a year. Floriferous, dependable and easily grown. ............. £3.50montanusLarge, wide-open, trumpet flowers in an umbel of light orange-red. Thisreally is a very beautiful plant. Enjoys light shade but not have too much water. ....................... £12.00sanguineusLarge, funnel-shaped blooms of vivid red, 10cm long. Flowers appear atany time of the year but peak in summer. An evergreen, forest species that likes shade and welldrained,humus-rich compost. Undemanding, clumps readily and makes an outstanding display.£15.50DAUBENYAcomataAttractive, wavy-edged leaves with a yellow central stripe. Between sits apacked inflorescence of pink, flowers in a ball 4–5cm wide with 5-40blooms. These are strongly andspicily scented. Fertile, loam-based compost with silver sand or gravel - not sharp grit. ............ £16.50stylosaGlowing, bright yellow flowers, hinted with green. The style and filamentsare bright yellow. The flowers are strongly honey scented and ooze nectar. Unlike most species, theseed of stylosa is large and heavy and spreads only locally. Flowering sized bulbs. ................. £22.50 41
HABRANTHUS* tubispathus (cupreus) Narrow leaves and copper coloured buds open to orange-yellowflowers, made in a flush when the plant is re-watered after a dry rest, and sporadically through theyear. Easy going and dependable. For frost-free glass in any fertile, well-drained soil.................. £3.50HAEMANTHUSalbiflosFat, succulent leaves held over green bulbs. These sit below a curiouslyattractive, white, tufted flower-head resembling an old-fashioned shaving-brush. This is followed by redberries. Easy species in light shade and will take more water than many of the species. ............ £15.50HESSEAstellarisLoose umbels of flowers in a perfect hemisphere, each bloom held on along flower stalk. The perfect six petalled stars are pale to mid pink, wi th a darker base and exertedanthers giving a delicate "halo" effect. Well-drained sandy compost, feed when watered. .......... £18.50MASSONIApustulataThis wondrous plant has leaves that (almost) defy description, they arebroad and lie flat on the soil crusted all over with what look like tiny crystals. In between is a white,wispy, fluffy tuft of a flower head. Like all Massonia, very dwarf and ideally suited to a pot. ....... £22.50NERINEangulataA virtually evergreen species with stems of up to 45cm which carryseveral large bright pink-violet flowers along with its tidy, upright grass-like leaves. ....................£6.50angustifoliaMid shell-pink flowers with wavy margins. Spikes hold 6-10 blooms, about4cm long with wide, spreading petals with darker, central stripes. Narrow leaves. ......................£7.50hirsutaA dwarf plant with tiny, thread-like, slightly hairy leaves 15cm long bornewith the flowers. These are pale-pink clusters on 15cm stems. With age, they darken subtly. Floweringstarts in late summer and continues into late autumn. Well drained, loam-based compost. ........£6.50humilisA deciduous, winter growing plant with long thin, thread-like leaves thatmay reach 30cm, but are never conspicuous. There can be up to 20flowers in shades of pale to midpink and these are characterised by a deep red stripe on their petals. .......................................£6.50* undulata (crispa) Stems of 30-40 cm with 8-12 good-sized flowers of palest pink,the edges of the petals crinkled and crisped contrasting with plum-coloured anthers. Very worthwhilefor its October flowers both under glass or as a cut flower ......................................................... £5.50SCADOXUSmultiflorusFireball Lily A rounded, green and purple-spotted bulb makes a spottedstem which bears a dense 15 cm. round head of up to 100tubular flowers of vivid orange-red. Theanthers protrude to look like a yellow halo. Free draining, humus rich soil is best ....................... £5.0042
PAUL CHRISTIAN - <strong>Rare</strong><strong>Plants</strong>TERMS OF BUSINESS AND OTHER INFORMATIONORDERING is simpleBY POST to: <strong>Paul</strong> <strong>Christian</strong>, P.O. Box 468, Wrexham, LL13 9XR, U.KBY TELEPHONE (01978) 366399 Office hours 9.00am to 4.00pm (GMT) Monday-FridayCredit card orders can be made by telephone during office hoursOut-of-hours or at weekends, the office is not staffedOrders may be left on our answer-phone - please leave a messageBY FAX (01978) 266466 at any time, quoting your card number, expiry and security numberINTERNET http://rareplants.co.ukYou can order direct on the web using our shop with secure ordering facilitiesCHEQUES Cheques, to either “<strong>Rare</strong><strong>Plants</strong>” or “<strong>Paul</strong> <strong>Christian</strong>”, in £ sterling only pleaseWe no longer accept cheques in € or $ sorry.CARD PAYMENTS We take Visa family, MasterCard, Maestro (not Amex, not Paypal)Please quote the following - we need all five to process your order1/ Cardholder’s name 2/ Statement address 3/ Card number 4/ Expiry date 5/ Security numberPOST & PACKING UK: Please add £6.60 for UK (optional, signed-for delivery, is £2 extra)EC: & Switzerland add £9.50 (optional, signed-for delivery, is £5 extra)Non-EC European countries and Rest of World, postage is 10%, + health--certificate at £18 per orderINVOICES We do not issue invoices, terms are strictly payment with order onlySUBSTITUTES We do not normally substitute, if you say we can, then this will help to speed yourorder if we have crop failures. Substitutes are always of equal, or higher, valueDESPATCH Dormancy determines despatch date but a few general guides are as follows :late August onwards for Galanthus, Autumn Crocus, Colchicum, Sternbergia.mid September Spring Crocus, Corydalis, Fritillaria and Tulipa etcOctober-November Lilium & PaeoniaWe want to get your plants to you quickly but we ask for your patience.During our busy period every enquiry delays an order.RISKOptional insurance is available on signed-for deliveries, please ask for prices.ON RECEIPT Unpack and check your plants on arrival, even if you don’t intend to plant them atonce. They are packed to last a week but further storage may harm them. Never,ever, put them to one side to check or plant later! This will only harm your plants.PROBLEMS If any plants are in any way unacceptable to you when they arrive, send them backat once. I repeat send them back, don’t struggle on if you are unhappy. We like tosort a problem at once. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase and comeback to us each year. <strong>Plants</strong> are replaced without question as long as they arereturned straight away. We also refund the return postage. Once accepted then theresponsibility for care and survival must pass to you. We do not accept returnsweeks or months later. We do not replace or refund plants unless you return them.NAMING We constantly monitor stocks for correct naming and pride ourselves on this.We are only human and the rare mistakes that do occur will always be rectified.VISITORS We are Mail Order Only. We do not accept visitors under any circumstances.MISCELLANEOUS We send the best plants we can produce. We would hope that they are floweringsizedand we strive for this, but this is not always possible. In addition most of ourplants are natural species which just do not reach the obese size of garden centrehybrids. We try and advise size in this list and on our websiteAll catalogue prices are in pounds sterling (£) per single bulb unless otherwise stated$ and € prices are available on our website 43
Please don’t order from old listsour range changes constantly and according to season. We may not have the plants any more, they maynot be the same price, they may not be in the right state to sendDo please check availability with us, by phone, fax – we are happy to helpor look at our website - rareplants.co.uk which is updated dailybut please don’t use old lists - this causes us, and you, innumerable problemsThis list is valid to October 28th 2013 onlyMany species may be out-of-season before the closing date, others continue to be available after,we will do our best to accommodate late orders but early orders are always best for everyone concerned.Our website atrareplants.co.ukcarries on getting bigger and betterWe offer safety - online fraud checking & card acceptance by Sagepay,a major British company.(Your own bank may carry out additional checks using Verified by Visa or MasterCard Securecode) state of the art, ordering to the highest standard with secure processing by Barclays Bank(site security regularly tested and verified)payment in£,$ and € as native currencies – no conversions or bank charges needed(you can also order at the web-shop and pay by post, fax or wire transfer)and pictures of virtually all of our plants with fuller descriptions and helpful cultural points where appropriate.You will also find many extra plants which are available in small numbers only and which seldomfeature in our paper lists because of this small stock size. New additions are also listed first on ourwebsite, sometimes on the day that we lift the cropCurrently 183 extra species and forms are available onlinerareplants.co.uk(and to keep it easy, you don’t even need to put www. unless you want to )44
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