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SPRING 2018 LIST INTRODUCTION

(2018 marks 46 years since we started business)

Welcome to our new spring list for January 2018. This will remain current until our plants start to grow or become unsafe to post. Spring can produce surprises, when plants suddenly start to grow (or get frozen into the ground)! Though we have put an “end date” on this catalogue late availability will vary from plant to plant. Adonis, Scoliopus and some Helleborus flower from January, but can still be safely sent in May- other plants can become unsafe by February, some last much longer. We will always do our best to get plants to you quickly, but early orders help both you and us.

We keep the website (rareplants.co.uk) up to date with daily monitoring and changes, so you can always check availability there too. If we have a plant in stock and safe to send, then it is on the website and available for purchase. If it isn’t on the website, then we don’t have it available for sale.

Many new double Japanese Hepatica have been listed on our website but they are not in this printed list. These are cultivated plants which are lifted and divided in spring, to fill sales. To ease the strain on the plants, we only lift once after which the clumps are replanted and then withdrawn from sale. There are many new forms available as well as old favourites and now that prices are more reasonable and stocks more assured we hope that you like them.

Our website at rareplants.co.uk continues to be more and more popular with our customers and we find it wonderful, without the space and cost limitations of a paper list, to be able to rattle on at length about our plants and show you coloured pictures of almost everything that we grow. On the ordering side of things, card-checking, paperwork, additions and charging are done online. We don’t see your card details at all, charging is dealt with on a secure, bank-to-bank basis. Stocks in the online shop are monitored automatically, so if you buy one, it reduces the number available for purchase. This means that we can sometimes offer very small stocks without fear of selling more than we have. Thus you will find a much wider range of additional plants on our website. We are now able to accept Amex on our website (not by paper or telephone orders sorry) and we have added PayPal on our website as well.

Helleborus and Paeonia We would prefer to offer these only in the late autumn, but many of our customers like them in spring. Please bear in mind that these start into growth VERY early in the year. If you wish to order these, then please do so as early as possible and please realise that ALL Hellebores will have flowered by the time they reach you. Paeonia are in flower here by April and are already getting unsafe to send by late February. IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ A change in card handling regulations means that mail-order suppliers and most other merchants cannot store you card details or numbers in any form other than for the duration of a transaction. Thus customers who telephone or fax orders in, with card details, will now need to have their cards charged straight away. After which our record of your numbers is securely destroyed. We cannot store card details for the future or defer payments, I am sorry.

I hope that you enjoy our new catalogue and your gardening in 2018 - our 46th year of trading.

Paul Christian

Cover picture – Trillium grandiflorum

Poison – Many ornamental garden plants are poisonous if eaten. I cannot conceive that our customers would be so reckless as to eat their garden plants, but being sensible for a moment, children may be

attracted to brightly coloured berries or bulbs. Asarum, Arisaema, Paris, Podophyllum and Scadoxus are known poisonous plants. Many other of our plants are toxic, unpleasant or damaging if eaten, a few may

be fatal. If this concerns you, then you would be best avoiding all of our plants as even a brief investigation reveals known toxicity associated with a huge range of garden plants. Please treat them all

as being potentially dangerous.

They are sold as ornamental plants - do not consume them or allow others to do so.

This applies to all other nurseries selling the same plants, it is not just ours that are toxic.

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ACHLYS japonica A Podophyllum relative with white wands of flowers in summer over the very decorative, three-part leaf, (which becomes vanilla-scented on drying). This is fully hardy with us in a leafy or humus-rich soil in part or transient shade. ...................................................................................... £17.50

ADIANTUM venustum This Himalayan Maidenhair fern likes light shade, humus-rich soil and humidity. It makes fresh green, almost evergreen foliage on black stems, turning a lovely bronze in autumn. ....... £5.50

ADONIS Adonis flower very early in the year and need to be ordered correspondingly early.

ramosa A tetraploid Japanese species, one parent of "amurensis" of horticulture. Finely dissected leaves, bronze-tinged upon emergence and flowers of bright vivid yellow........................... £15.50

ALLIUM insubricum Heads of up to five individually large flowers of bright rose pink, hanging in clustered heads in summer. The flowers of this species are amongst the loveliest in the genus. ......... £9.50

listera The leaves emerge, shaded with bronze, in Spring. In July, 25-40cm stems bear heads of rounded, creamy-pink flowers on stiff pink tubes. ................................................................... £6.50

senescens senescens This bears attractive heads of pink-purple in Autumn, so beloved of bees and butterflies, but on stems 10cm taller over tight clumps of attractive, glaucous foliage. ......................... £2.50 tuberosum (odorum) 25cm tall stems with beautifully fragrant white flowers in autumn, usually bedecked in butterflies. Well flavoured leaves, with a taste between chives & garlic. ........................... £2.50

ANEMONE Many Anemone start their growth very early, please order as soon as possible

apennina albiflora The lovely white flowered form, a horticultural selection, with a pale blue back. In sun this opens fully and looks white, in rain or gloom, it looks azure. Garden, light shade .................... £2.65

apennina Petrovac CEH 538 Very floriferous and very lovely with large multi-petalled flowers of pure bright blue, the true species. Garden. ................................................................................................... £2.50

blanda Ingramii CEH 626 The darkest flowered form first discovered and named from Mt. Parnassus, in Greece. Lovely violet-blue flowers with a yellow centre. Peaty soil, sun. .................. £3.40

flaccida The leaves are cut into rounded lobes at the edges and attractively marked in silver and green. These leaves are borne with the pure white flowers in April. Light shade, leafy soil. .. £8.50

flaccida Mount Fujiwara A dwarf, alpine form of flaccida originally found on Mount Fujiwara Dake. It makes small, dark green, silver-marked leaves and small, white flowers held on very short stems. ... £10.50

keiskiana An early blooming miniature species from Japan with marked and divided leaves above which hover multi-petalled flowers of a very soft violet so pale you may think they are white. .. £10.50

lipsiensis (seehmannii). The lovely floriferous cross between ranunculoides and nemorosa, with pale primrose yellow flowers in March and April. Easy, soon making a clump. .............................. £4.50

pseudoaltaica Finely cut foliage of emerald green, sometimes infused with violet. The flowers are usually in shades of white, however there are forms with pale blue and rarely violet-blue flowers. ....... £7.50

pseudoaltaica Blue Form The form offered is a good, deep royal blue with a small, white centre. Good sized, multi-petalled flowers are borne early in the year. Gritty, well-drained, humus-rich soil. ........... £17.50

* pseudoaltaica Double Blue Deep blue doubled flowers, all of the female parts and most of the male parts have been transformed into petals so this is a very full double. There are sometimes one or two (white) anthers present for those interested in seed or crossing. ........................................................ £55.00

pseudoaltaica Pink Form The pink is a pale violet-pink, like nemorosa Lucia. The centre is slightly darker with a central boss of lemon, with white anthers and filaments. Gritty, well-drained, humus-rich soil. . £17.50

* pseudoaltaica Shichi Henge Nicely doubled, symmetrical flowers of a good blue with broad, outer petals and a central tuft of curled inners. ........................................................................................... £59.50

pseudoaltaica Yukinosei A full double with multi-petalled discs of white piled on top of each other, with a tiny lime-green centre at maturity. You need to see it! Needs time to settle, but spectacular.............. £17.50

ranunculoides An easily-grown species with small, rhizomes. Bright green, ferny leaves and good-sized, buttercup-yellow flowers in pairs. Flowers early and reliably. ............................................. £4.00

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Anemone nemorosa clones

Blue Eyes Established plantings throw double flowers with several whorls of white around a gorgeous deep blue-purple centre. Less vigorous than some but increases pleasingly in time. ............ £6.00

Bowles Purple Dark polished purple buds make a flower paler in shade than Allenii but darker than Robinsoniana. In size it also falls between the two, but it has a the purple exterior. ...................... £4.50

Hilda 10-15cm tall with pure white 1.5-2 cm flowers each with 15-20 narrow petals (twice the usual complement) and a delicate loveliness all of its own. The rhizomes are naturally slender. .... £4.50

Latvian Pink A new pink clone raised from one plant found on the property of Ewald Paupers in Latvia. Mid green foliage and pale pink flowers which deepen in shade as they mature. ............................ £4.50

Leeds Variety This is the largest flowered of all of the nemorosa clones. Pure white flowers on strong stems, backed with a hint of pink at the base. Twice the size of ordinary nemorosa. ................. £6.00

Mart’s Blue Flowers of good, slightly violet-infused, blue colouring. The foliage is retained longer in the autumn and is outlined with red purple along the edges. .................................................. £6.00

Robinsoniana Large, pale Wisteria blue blooms backed with pale grey. A vigorous clone still going strong after many years from fat rhizomes Named for William Robinson of Gravetye. ................ £2.00

Vestal Broad petals form a disc behind the rounded, tightly packed, flattened central button, formed like a double Gardenia. Simply, the best double nemorosa........................................... £5.50

ANEMONELLA thalictroides Betty Blake A true double, with lovely symmetrical flowers of pale pastel green, the true colour of nephrite jade. Each bloom consists of stacked whorls of petals. .......................................... £13.50

thalictroides Cameo Very soft pink flowers, the colour of candy-floss and fully doubled, with whorl after whorl of petals stacked up on top of each other into a conical star. .................................................... £13.50

thalictroides Kikuzaki Pink The flowers are not as full as Schoafs, but are very beautiful in their own right. The shade of pink is somewhere between Schoafs and Cameo, as is the floral structure.......... £15.50

thalictroides Schoafs Double Pink A fabulous raspberry-sorbet pink, double form. Slow to multiply and much sought after. Keep it cool in spring, the warmer the plant, the paler will be the flower colour. ... £13.50

ANEMONOPSIS macrophylla A choice woodland plant with attractive, ferny foliage 35-55cm tall. Nodding, opalescent white flowers in elegant spikes in late summer. The flower is infused with amethyst-violet on the mouth. Likes shelter from drying winds and a humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil. . ............... £19.50

macrophylla alba A pure white form lacking both the purple colouration of the tube and also no stain of purple on the petals. With the purple missing a very slight, but beautiful, peach-pink infusion can be seen at the base of the petals on the newly opened flowers. ....................................................................... £39.50

macro. flora plena In this form the flowers have twice the usual complement of petals. Both the inner and the outer whorls are doubled and each set of petals is infused with a pink-amethyst colouration. £49.50

ANTHERICUM liliago St Bernard's Lily. 60-80cm tall, with narrow leaves and a spike of 6-12, pure white flowers. Native to Mediterranean pastures and poor soils. It is tough and tolerant, liking good drainage and sun. Tight, tidy, well-mannered clumps, make many flower stems from early summer on. ................... £4.50 ramosum Distinguished from its relative A.liliago by a branched flower spike (it thus has more flowers!). The spike reaches 60cm long and is composed of numerous 2cm white flowers with chrome yellow anthers. Open garden in a sunny, well drained, spot where it flowers in July. ............... £4.50

ARISAEMA ciliatum liubaense CT.369. A superb garden plant with striking molasses-brown spathes, strongly striped with white, over a circular leaf parasol. Half-shade, humus-rich soil. ......................................... £8.50

concinnum 20-25cm stems carry a symmetrical, whorled "Chinese Umbrella" of leaves with the "flower". This is of pale fawn and lime-green, striped in white. Easily grown outside. N. India......... £6.50

consanguineum Tall snakeskin mottled stems and a parasol of leaflets, elongated into whiskery tips. The long spathe is steel-grey and brown. Easy and strongly perennial. ........................................ £6.50

costatum Large, trifoliate emerald-green, shiny leaves, edged with a thin red band. The inflated spathe is rich red-brown, striped in white. The spathe tapers to a drawn-out tip. ...................... £7.50

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fargesii Polished glossy 3-part leaves and an overhanging, hooded spathe of mahogany and translucent white. The spadix, in the centre, is deep purple-brown. ............................................... £7.50

flavum abbreviatum A truly yellow hardy Arisaema. Bright yellow blades, with an imperial purple zone in the throat. Small flowered but with sweet fragrance to balance the equation. ....................................... £8.00

fraternum CLD 1519 Smaller than consanguineum with a spathe of paler straw- to green-yellow and a thin purple edge. It is stoloniferous, a phenomenon unknown in consanguineum. ....................................... £8.50

griffithii Sinister in appearance like a cloak in black and deep red, netted all over with white. This is folded down over a blackish spadix. Leafy yet moisture retentive soil in the garden. ....... £7.00

griffithii pradhanii A larger form with a broad spathe folded down over itself displaying its polished chestnut and emerald exterior as well as the mottled interior either side of the white striped tube. ..... £10.50

intermedium . The spathes are large and slender for their size, and are pale green very lightly (or not at all) marked with brown on the outside. Inside, all have thin white lines. ................................. £6.00

jacquemontii Decorative, parasol leaves and a jade-green spathe faintly striped white. The elongated tip is upturned and coiled. Very hardy. Slow growing. ........................................................ £10.00 kiushianum The leaf is divided into 10-12 leaflets. The 15cm spathe is deep purple, folded on itself, with white swirls like an exotic dessert. The spadix is purple and points up. ............................. £19.50

peninsulae Sturdy foliage divided into short, broad leaflets below a stout spathe of yellowish-green, lined white. Inside is shiny green. The lid extends to cover a yellow spadix with an expanded end. Readily grown and highly perennial out in the garden in a leaf soil in part shade. ............................... £13.50

propinquum One or two, trifid glossy leaves with a stunning tubular flower spathe of purple, infused with strong white stripes along its length and netted white at the edges. .................................. £6.50

ringens An unusual, early, Japanese sp with a fat green spathe in the shape of a knight's helmet, with a visor of shiny brown. Hardy here, humus-rich soil, dappled shade with good drainage. £18.50

sazensoo This has a greenish or red-stained, 30cm tall stem with a pair of opposite, deep green leaves, each subdivided into 5 leaflets. The flower spathe is a deep, polished, purple-brown. In contrast the spadix is white and polished. Humus-rich soil with good drainage in half-shade. ............ £25.00

sikokianum Large shining, deep toffee coloured spathes, striped in green, furl around a large and prominent pestle-shaped bright-white spadix. Excellent in the garden, emerges early, but fully hardy. 18-20mm tubers, not quite flowering sized ......................................................................................... £21.00

speciosum The very large hood is deep red-brown strongly marked in white with a long, fat, tapering dark-purple spadix that hangs right out of the spathe and down to the ground. ....................... £7.00

speciosum magnificum This has very large tubers and broad, spathes strongly marked in white and deep brown. Curling from the centre is a fat thickened spadix with the tip drawn out and curled up. ............. £8.50

speciosum mirabile In this form the spadix is thickened and is white or purplish and it flowers much later than the normal type. In addition the fruiting spike is conical and not cylindrical. .......................... £7.50

tortuosum Multi-divided foliage on a tall stem with an elegant flared green spathe with a pale green, white-striped, interior. The spadix is long and green and points skywards. ................................ £8.00

utile A red-veined shoot unfurls to a deep, polished claret-purple spathe. The top folds down over a short violet spadix. Darker than griffithii without the netted “lid”. ....................................... £9.50

ASARUM caulescens album Deep green, glossy leaves are held above elongated blooms of remarkably bright red, made up of very thick tissue. The flowers turn back at the mouth to reveal a cream interior. ....... £15.50

* crassum Deep green glossy leaves which are noticeably succulent and waxy. The flowers are hairy on the outside and the tube of the flower is purple-violet edged with white or cream ............ £10.00

fauriei Dark-green, evergreen leaves and deep brown, urn-shaped flowers in tight clusters. Humus-rich soil in half shade. .............................................................................................. £14.00

maximum Large leathery leaves, exotically variegated in shades of emerald, blue and grey. The flowers are large, violet-black blooms, with a large, white eye suggestive of the Giant Panda. .... £19.50

minamitanianum Patterned, semi-glossy, 10cm leaves, many with sage green zoning. The flowers are purple-black and white with amazing, 8cm long tails on each lobe. .............................................. £21.50

sieboldii Thin, plain green leaves with a trace of patterning. Below are small, rounded flowers of brick red and ruby. Can go summer-dormant re-leafing in autumn with fresh foliage. ......... £14.50

takaoi Evergreen clumps of small, patterned leaves. The flowers are medium sized, brown and purple tubes formed below the leaves in early spring. Easy hardy and vigorous. .............. £17.50

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CALANTHE bicolor Tall stems and large flowers with a deeply cleft lip of pale to golden yellow, sometimes marked in deep red, with the surrounding petals in shades of warm russet brown, although these can also verge towards pale yellow marked in brown. ............................................................... £29.50

sieboldii (striata, striata sieboldii) Spring shoots slowly unfurl to pleated bright green leaves around a cluster of tight buds that expand to a spike of good-sized, bright golden-yellow flowers. ..... £17.50

CARDIOCRINUM cordatum 5-6 flowers of white, shaded with green and sometimes (but rarely) with a ruby-red mark deep in the throat. These tend to be held on a slender stem well above the leaves. .................. £10.50

cordatum Red form Normally cordatum has white flowers. Very rarely they have a red mark in the throat. However this form is almost totally deep, velvety ruby-red on the inner face. The outer face is white with a green mid-rib, but the inner face has this phenomenal red colouration (and velvety texture). ... £75.00

giganteum ‘Giant Himalayan Lily’. Large fragrant white trumpets, ruby red in the throat on stems up to 3m tall. They love part-shade, humidity, humus soil. After flowering, they die leaving offsets which flower in 3-4 years. Large pot grown bulbs. NOT AVAILABLE until March.............................. £13.50

5 year old bulbs. NOT flowering sized. ....................................................... £9.00

glehnii White tubular flowers with green-cream exteriors. The throat has red markings. Strongly fragrant. Smaller bulbs and shorter stems than giganteum but likes the same conditions .... £14.50

CAULOPHYLLUM robustum Attractive leaves in spring, persisting through summer, these are much divided and their appearance is like a Thalictrum. It then makes a diffuse spike of small yellowish-cream flowers, followed by large, attractive blue berries. Light leafy or peaty soil in half shade. ................................. £17.50

CONVALLARIA keiskei Shiro Shima Fu A new cultivar from Japan with leaves covered with diffuse golden stripes and broken lines, each made of speckles and spots. Half-shade at most, but better in full sun. ................ £21.50

majalis Albostriata The leaves are beautifully striped along their length with gold lines. Attractive white, scented flowers in May. All clones can make all-green leaves now and again. ........................... £5.50

majalis Bridal Choice Strong, all-green foliage below hefty flower spikes which are 20cm or more in height. These stand well above the foliage and can bear up to 12 flowers. Strongly scented. .............. £3.00

majalis Hardwick Hall Leaves with a yellowish border and more stripes and patterns on the blade. The effect is very attractive though less constant than some other forms. Single white, fragrant flowers. .... £2.00

majalis Prolificans Deep green leaves and flower spikes in which each individual bloom is replaced by a small grape-like cluster of several bells. These are, however, single flowers and not double as they first appear, and as which they are often incorrectly described and offered. ................................................ £3.50

majalis Rosea Dark green leaves and attractive, soft, pale pink, pear-shaped fragrant flowers. Develops its colour best out of direct light. The stem of rosea has a deep pink tinge at its base. ......... £2.25

transcaucasica A more compact variety with shorter denser spikes of crystalline ivory to palest pink bells, larger and more pyriform (pear-shaped) than ordinary C. majalis. ........................................ £4.50

CYCLAMEN * africanum Big polygonal leaves marbled with silver and sage green. Large, pale-pink flowers in early autumn. Hardy outside here in a south-facing area ...................................................... £4.50

balearicum Deep green leaves silver-clouded on the top, red below. Flowers pure white and lightly fragrant, borne in spring. For pot culture but perhaps hardy in favoured spots. ........................... £4.50

coum Red Deep seedlings from our deepest red parents, these are our darkest forms and are as close to red as the species ever gets. .............................................................................................. £4.50

cyprium Gorgeously silver speckled leaves and pink-nosed, spice-scented, white flowers from September. Hardy here for many years and one of the best of the autumnal species. ................. £4.50

graecum Infinitely variable leaves, from deep green, from near-black to pewter, lime and dusty sage. Splendid pink flowers in autumn and sporadically through winter. ..................................... £6.30

graecum album Veined and patterned leaves below pure white, fat flowers in October. These are true-to-type (flowered) seedlings from the original Greek albino plants. ................................................ £9.50

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hederifolium Lysander AH.8672A Raised from seed found in the Taygetos Mts., near Sparta. Some of the plants are fragrant of Lily-of-the-Valley (Convallaria). ..................................................................... £3.50

hederifolium Red Sky Nicely patterned and zoned leaves with dark, pink-purple flowers for which this strain was selected. The colouring is darker and more vibrant even than C.pseudibericum. ................. £5.50

hederifolium Silver Leaf Superb, predominantly silver leaves, in addition to which, it has strong pink flowers in the autumn. Makes a superb display all year “paying rent” for 10 of 12 months. ................... £4.25

libanoticum Patterned and zoned leaves and then suddenly in March, very large bright pale pink, angular flowers. Very lovely and the largest flowered of the species. ........................................... £4.50

mirabile Small, rounded leaves, patterned and zoned around the scalloped edges borne in autumn with the long pink, purple-nosed flowers which are deliciously honey-scented. ........................ £4.50

pseudibericum Vibrant rosy purple, violet on the nose and violet scented. Well-marked leaves. Hardy here over many years, a lovely plant justifiably our most popular Cyclamen. ............................. £3.80

purpurascens The hardiest of all Cyclamen. Pink flowers borne from July, strongly scented of Convallaria. Humus-rich, moisture-retentive soil, good drainage, half shade, shallow planting ............. £6.50

repandum Vivid magenta-pink flowers in April, this is the latest species. A hardy woodland plant which likes good drainage. Only ever makes a small tuber but easily grown. ............................... £4.75

repandum peloponnesiacum A good form with silver-splashed and speckled leaves below elegant flowers of bright magenta to pale pinks with a carmine nose. Totally hardy here. ................................. £6.50

rohlfsianum Large, pale-pink, highly-scented flowers over superb, angular, silver-splashed leaves. Too tender to be grown outside but a superb alpine house plant. ............................................. £8.00

trochopteranthum (alpinum) A Turkish winter-flowering species with silver-patterned leaves, and masses of deep pink, honey-scented flowers over a long period from Jan. to April. Hardy. .................. £4.50

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* Philipp (kentuckiense x macranthos) This combines the large size of kentuckiense with the red of macranthos. Large lips, lined and infused pink over a white ground, and soft purple tepals.

XL sized rhizomes with 2 noses.......................................................................................................... £25.00

pubescens A superb North American plant with up to 3 fat yellow pouches and long, curling brown tepals. The tepals vary in shades of tan and olive. ................................................................... £36.50

* reginae Large flowers with broad white petals and a huge pink-red lip, above downy leaves. Vigorous and recorded at 60cm tall. Damp, well-drained humus-rich soil. Strong 2-nosed rhizomes .. £22.50

* Tanja Pinkepank (macranthos var. rebunese x calceolus var. flavum) A stunning and vigorous garden plant with salmon-coloured blooms formed by an overlay of red veins sitting on a yellow ground colour. Large Strong rhizomes with 3+ noses each ............................................................................ £39.50

tibeticum Short plants with wonderful well coloured plum to purple red lips. The tepals are paler but are overlaid with a netting of purple. Strong 2-nosed rhizomes ............................................ £39.50

* Wim (henryi x tibeticum) The cross inherits the multi-flowering habit from the smaller henryi which also provides a yellow background colour giving softer tones to the superb but rich purple-red colourings and veinings from the tibeticum parent. Strong 2-nosed rhizomes ..................................... £45.00

CYSTOPTERIS fragilis JMH.7980 Brittle Bladder Fern. A delicate-looking species with a small rootstock and small leaves, reaching at most 30cm here (usually less). This unfurls its delicate, airy foliage in spring and lasts until autumn. The deciduous habit and feathery growths make it an ideal companion for small, “woodland” species and orchids. Good drainage and light, humid shade. ............................................. £4.50

DIERAMA argyreum (Pink) About 100cm tall with thin, grassy leaves below arching stems. Primrose buds yield conical ivory bells with pewter anthers and silvery bracts. Full sun, rich soil and good drainage... £4.50

dracomontanum A clump-forming species with blooms held above narrow, grassy leaves, on arching stems of 60cm. From July flaring bells of coral, pink or purple, backed by rusty red bracts...... £4.50

pulcherrimum 120cm narrow, grassy, leaves and 4-5cm long hanging bell-flowers of pink to purple, in July. An open spot, full sun and a well drained soil is all that it asks. .................................... £6.50

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DIPHYLLEIA grayi “Skeleton Flower” This makes a pair of large, umbrella-like leaves below a small cluster of moonstone-white blossoms. Wet flowers are transparent, glass-clear. As they dry, they become opaque and white again. Bright blue berries on red stalks in Autumn. Leaf-soil, part shade. .............. £17.50

DISPOROPSIS pernyi Makes tight, strongly perennial, evergreen clumps of stems reaching no more than 30cm tall. In May these bear the pure white, hanging strongly citrus-scented blossoms. ...................... £5.00

DISPORUM smithii Short stems of slightly hairy, leathery leaves and pendant bells of softest cream-yellow, followed by long lasting, bright orange, autumnal berries. ......................................................... £5.50

ENNEALOPHUS fimbriatus Masses upon masses of small, pale, lavender-blue Herbertia-like flowers throughout the summer until Autumn. In time it can make a clump of tidy, narrow, iris-like leaves no bigger than 40cm across by 30cm tall, covered in spikes of 2cm lilac-blue-mauve flowers. ............................ £7.50

EPIPACTIS Catalina (gigantea x royleana) This hybrid is like a more vigorous and larger, intensely coloured, reddish gigantea and it revels in similar conditions making a very fine display. ..................... £7.50

gigantea Giant Helleborine. Stems of 20-50 cm bear 3cm flowers of brown, yellow and red in a subtle combination. In a damp to moist clay or peat soil it will clump up nicely. ............................. £6.50

Lowland Legacy (gigantea x veratrifolia). E. veratrifolia has green petals overlaid with claret with a lip of orange and white. The shades mix well with the brown, red and orange of gigantea. ................... £8.00

ERANTHIS * hyemalis 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 ........... £4.50

tubergenii This is not Guinea Gold, but the wide cross (hyemalis x cilicica) is an excellent plant. Large slightly fragrant, lemon-peel yellow flowers, a week before Guinea Gold. ......................... £7.50

FERRARIA welwitschii A rare species from Angola which is most unusual in being summer-growing and winter-dormant (unlike almost all other Ferraria). It can thus be readily grown in the UK without worrying about overwintering foliage. It makes very good-sized, bright golden yellow flowers, with the tepal limbs speckled in darker reds and the margins are crisped. It is also faintly scented. .................................. £23.50

GALANTHUS Our Galanthus are available for ordering online at our web site- rareplants.co.uk from January onwards into

October. However dispatch is only in late summer and autumn. We do not sell them “In The Green” as moving them in that way, in leaf and root, in Spring, damages them and sets them back. It is an old-fashioned, outmoded idea. Hands-on experience proves it is highly detrimental. I stress that we send damp-packed bulbs grown and produced here and dug for ‘damp’ despatch at the right time. The period from late July-Oct. is, without a doubt, the

best time to move them (as damp bulbs). If someone tells you otherwise then, quite simply, they are wrong!

GLADIOLUS * elliottii Dagger-like leaves sit close to the soil surface below a spike of flowers made in late spring and early summer. These are borne as a spike of milky white or very pale pink flowers. .... £8.00

flanagannii Stunning, vivid red flowers with long tubes. Fully hardy and used to wet conditions this needs only well-drained, humus-rich soil to produce its spikes of superb flowers in early summer. £6.50

* oppositiflorus salmoneus Large flowers of pale salmon to pink and rarely scarlet with an infusion of orange. The lower petals are pink-white in the centre speckled in scarlet-orange shades. ................. £11.00

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GLAUCIDIUM palmatum Paired, almost maple-shaped leaves unfold in spring under large silk-textured flowers in a sumptuous shade of light blue-violet, with a boss of yellow stamens in the centre. The flowers last fully three weeks in the cool of spring. Further flowers are produced through early summer before the whole of the top growth dies away in autumn. Part shade in a humus-rich well drained soil. .............. £19.50

palmatum album In this rare, selected, albino form the silken flowers are pure white and stunningly beautiful, with their contrasting boss of yellow stamens in the centre. ................................................ £30.50

GYMNOCARPIUM dryopteris In part-shade the ‘Oak Fern’ makes excellent ground cover. It spreads in a diffuse, open manner by thin rhizomes which roam through humus-rich soils making dainty 15-25cm fronds, giving coverage without crowding. Ideal with dwarf woodland plants & below larger ferns! ............................. £4.00

HELLEBORUS Plants ordered in spring will have already flowered when you receive them

* atrorubens Mazarine This superb and still very rare colour form is a true clone. Mazarine refers to the dark metallic-blue colour of the exterior of the flowers. One of the very darkest and intense colours. . £65.00

* Maroon An orientalis clone selected for its deep, dark, velvety-purple flowers overlaid with a “waxy glow”, missing in all other dark hybrids. Inside is paler with yellow stamens. ......................... £12.50

torquatus AH 9115 Gorgeous nodding saucers early in spring. Raised from the best dark-purple plants, like all forms they are green inside. Partial shade, moist, well-drained soil. .................. £11.50

HEPATICA (JAPANESE) A wide selection of superb Japanese Hepatica can be found on our website. These are propagated from clumps which

are divided in spring for sale. This is done just once and then ordered plants are despatched, after which they are withdrawn from sale. Thus we no longer list them in our printed lists.

IRIS albicans AH 9170 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. ..................... £6.00

* cretensis AH.0001 A dwarf plant with short, narrow leaves, 1-3 mm wide, and many, small, very strikingly coloured flowers of violet and lavender over a white ground, with an orange-yellow stripe in the centre of the falls, and darker standards. ........................................................................................ £5.00

* cretensis AH.0127 Short, narrow leaves and small, strikingly coloured flowers of violet and lavender over a white ground, with a central orange-yellow stripe on the falls. ..................................... £5.00

* foetidissima citrina This garden form is a lovely, distinctive yellow. After flowering, swollen pods burst to reveal a treasure chest of bright red berries through winter. ............................................................. £4.50

JEFFERSONIA dubia The Asian species bursts through the soil very early in spring. It quickly develops rounded, deeply-divided leaves with numerous up-facing blue-lavender, chalice-shaped flowers. Long-lived and slowly clumping. Demands the attention of any gardener. Well-drained, humus-rich soil. ............ £12.00

LILIUM * canadense Whorls of leaves crowd a stout stem crowned with a candelabra-spike of large, pendant orange turkscap flowers. Height varies from 60cm to 120cm. ............................................... £12.00

* dauricum rebunense Short stems densely clothed in narrow dark green leaves. There is a bowl-shaped, up-facing flower of orange-yellow with some purple spotting in the throat. .......................................... £12.00

* hansonii Strong stems bear scented flowers which have thick, recurved petals of yellow-orange with a hint of chestnut spotting at the centre. .......................................................................... £11.50

henryi A robust and easily grown Lily for the garden with glossy green leaves and large tangerine-peel coloured blooms in summer. ......................................................................................... £5.00

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japonicum Slender but tough and wiry stems, clothed on short broad foliage from 30-85 cm tall bearing one to several very highly fragrant, large, near white to very pale pink, bell-shaped flowers with bright red anthers in June and July. .................................................................................................... £17.50

lancifolium flaviflorum Robust, hairy stems up to 150cm tall and superb, large, showy bright yellow flowers which are spotted with deep purple-brown. ............................................................................... £9.50

lancifolium flore pleno Stems clothed in narrow, deep-green leaves bearing 20-30 large, scentless, deep-orange, starfish-flowers spickled all over with dark purple-black spots. Flowering is July-Sep. .... £8.50

mackliniae Slender stems of 30-70cm, with several, elegant, broad petalled, shell-pink flowers in summer. Ideal in cool, humus-rich soils in light shade. ................................................................... £13.50

martagon cattaniae The darkest flowered of all of the martagon forms, with deep violet-purple blooms though this is a strain NOT a clone, hence there is always some variability. ...................................... £11.50

* oxypetalum insigne Opening pink and darkening further as the flower ages, this is the easiest of the dwarf Himalayan Nomocharis-like lilies. Good in moist, half-shaded sites in the peat. ........................ £13.50

pyrenaicum Gavarnie A distinct stock traceable to a collection made by the late Frank Waley in the French Pyrenees at the Cirque de Gavarnie, at 1,500m in 1935......................................................... £15.00

rubellum Gently flared, sweetly fragrant trumpets in a beautiful, pale, shell pink with a yellow throat and yellow-orange pollen and stems about 30-45cm. ............................................................... £21.50

LYSICHITON camtschatcensis This prefers wet soils in full sun or deciduous part shade. A rich soil and plenty of space will see it reach its potential and it will then produce an abundance of gorgeous white spathes early in the spring. The leaves are a glaucous grey-green. 3-4 year old plants, NOT flowering-sized .......... £12.00

MAIANTHEMUM canadense Canada Maylily. A miniature species with broad, polished leaves and a spike of feathery flowers in icing-white with anthers sticking out, like pins in a pin-cushion. It creeps, making a tight mat of attractive deciduous foliage only 15-20cm off the soil surface, in light shade............................. £3.00

MORAEA alticola Lovely, clear, pale sulphur-yellow, scented Iris shaped flowers with a darker "eye". Long and narrow, arching foliage with ornamental, golden-meshed leaf sheaths.................................. £7.00

robusta Good-sized flowers of primrose to mid-yellow (rare white forms are known). The outer floral segments are lightly lined and spotted with orange-gold nectar guides. .............................. £9.50

spathulata Tight clumps of narrow leaves with stiff, upright stems bearing Iris-like flowers of bright yellow over a period of weeks, in Summer. Humus-rich soil, full sun. ......................................... £4.00

NOMOCHARIS aperta CLD 229 15-50cm tall stems with rose-pink, nodding flowers with scattered purple spotting across the interior, becoming more like spickling in the centre of the widely open blooms. ... £15.50

NOTHOLIRION bulbiferum A small bulb makes a basal rosette of narrow, rush-like leaves and then bears a tall (from 100-120cm) stem with a long spike of widely open, hanging pink-lavender bells in summer. . £4.50

campanulatum Hanging 4cm bells of crimson to purple, with each petal tipped in green, over bright green leaves. Likes humidity and summer shade. ...................................................................... £6.00

macrophyllum This has small bulbs and short leaves, all below a compressed spike with widely flaring hanging bells of intense deep violet purple. Likes a deep rich woodland type soil in shade. ....... £5.00

OXALIS magnifica The bulbs make a tight clump of tufted foliage. Each large leaf can be 12cm across, subdivided into 8 or so leaflets. The 25-30cm flower stem carries up to a dozen flowers, well clear of the leaves. The flowers are of a good pink-purple with a yellow throat and a thin white band separating the colour zones. Not winter hardy in the UK. ....................................................................................... £3.00

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PAEONIA * anomala veitchii Large, strongly nutmeg-scented flowers, of rich pink, on medium sized plants in April. More compact, than woodwardii but with flowers as large. ........................................................ £27.50

* caucasica The Caucasian member of the mascula complex, with sage-coloured, green foliage, without hairs. The flowers are sumptuous open, rosy-red to red-pink goblets. ........................ £27.50

daurica coriifolia The flowers are 9 cm across with rounded petals of bright rose pink, in May, on plants that can reach 50-60 cm. Flowering-sized rhizomes. ............................................................... £39.50

emodi Raised, by division, from plants traceable to Sir Frederick Stern at Highdown. Superb white chalices with a central boss of yellow. ........................................................................... £35.00

* flavescens Large spreading, slightly crinkled flowers of purest white (a few have a tiny mark here and there of pink on the petal edges, this is as they should be, this is a species characteristic and not hybridity) with a large boss of red and yellow stamens in the centre. .................................................. £40.00

mascula mascula This is the true plant. 12cm purple flowers, with purple filaments, in April. The sharply pointed glaucous leaves are glabrous on the underside, as they should be. .......................... £26.50

mlokosewitschii Lovely large, pale lemon-yellow bowls with a large central boss in deep gold. There is just no other species like it. Easy but very slow. ............................................................................. £65.00

obovata Pink Large lobed, blue-tinged, green leaves backed with red below. Each leaflet is held on a red or red-stained petiole. These growths are topped by open pale to dark pink goblets with the central boss stained red in the centre of the yellow anthers. ............................................................... £38.50

officinalis True species A very desirable plant with divided blue-green leaves and large, bowl-shaped flowers of stunning bright pink. These are from Croatian seed. .......................................................... £27.50

officinalis banatica CH.889 Blue-green leaves and superb, large, bowl-shaped flowers of stunning bright pink. A rare, highly desirable early-flowering plant for a well-drained fertile soil in half shade. .. £26.50

peregrina Ruby red bowls with pink or red filaments are held over deeply cleft, glossy-green leaves. Readily grown in the "usual" situation of light, leafy soil in half shade. .................................... £37.50

* steveniana (wittmanniana nudicarpa) Some have reddish stems, some green, all have large, palest pink to almost white flowers with a central golden boss. All are superb! ................................... £54.00

PANCRATIUM illyricum Decorative, broad, blue-green leaves with the blooms. 60cm stems bear large, pure white, very fragrant trumpet. The hardiest Pancratium, found at over 4,000ft in some localities. £22.50

parviflorum 20-25cm tall with glaucous narrow, short foliage. Highly fragrant white flowers the petals of which have a lovely thick, waxen texture, subtly yet noticeably infused with green. .............. £17.50

sickenbergeri A desert species from the S.E. Mediterranean. This has wonderfully decorative, spiralled foliage that sits in curly cones on the soil surface. The foliage dies away totally as temperatures go up. This is an autumnal flowering species and in October it makes up to six, 10cm long flowers from each bulb. These are superbly perfumed, in the evening. The white petals have an attractive, emerald green band along their length. Very well-drained compost with little in the way of humus matter. They are given little water but are fed at every watering to build size. ............................................................... £22.50

PARADISEA

liliastrum The flower spikes bear a succession of pure white trumpet blooms (sometimes with a reddish petal stripe on the outside) for a long period in summer. ................................................ £8.50

lusitanica A clump-forming perennial from central Portugal. In growth it is a little smaller than liliastrum, more trumpet-shaped in the throat, but more flared at the mouth held on 75cm spikes. ....... £6.00

PARIS polyphylla Tallish plants with a whorl of narrow green leaves below a further whorl of whiskery yellowish petals. The ensemble is followed by brilliant red berries in autumn. ...................................... £7.50

thibetica 40-60 cm tall stems with a whorl of narrow, undulate-edged leaves behind a flower of lime-green. The sepals are wide and form an overlapping foil for the maroon ovary and the elongated, rolled petals. In the centre sit upright yellow anthers. ........................................................................... £9.50

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PLEIONE Please order as early so we can get them to you for flowering time. All are flowering sized but size varies between species. A budded, flowering-sized bulb may not flower in its first spring, variations in temperature can make the flower buds abort. A much larger selection, but in smaller numbers, is available on our website.

Based on past years’ performances many will not be available after about March 15th

* Brigadoon The petals vary from pale to dark pink, some with a little fine pin-prick spotting, others with a soft and beautiful apricot tinge to the petal tips. The lip colouring varies from yellow with darker spotting through to apricot and soft tangerine, again with red spotting. ...................................... £9.50

* formosana Clare The strongest growing, most reliable of the whites with notably large, green pseudobulbs and pure white flowers with lemon markings inside the lip. Its vigour is such that larger specimens can make two flowers per scape and two scapes per bulbs. ............................................... £7.50

formosana mixed Bright to deep pink-purple petals surround a white or pale pink lip, spotted and flecked with purple-pink often with yellow as well. Bulbs of a magnificent new horticultural stock. ........ £3.25

* formosana Polar Sun Good sized, heavy textured, pure white blooms with no hints of pink in the petals. The lip is an unblemished white but sports a fine yellow central area. .................................................. £6.50

formosana Rossini Double-headed flowers with soft pink petals and a pink-infused, white lip with a highly fringed edge, lined internally with reddish-fawn and pastel primrose frills. .................................. £3.25

* formosana Snow White Flattish green pseudobulbs and large, well poised flowers of crystalline white marked on the inside of the lip with canary yellow. A very fine white clone. .......................................... £6.50

formosana Verdi 2-3 flowers of intense pink-violet with deeper violet lip markings giving way to brick-red stripes at the fringed mouth. Purplish sheaths add richness to a well-coloured clone. ........... £3.25

formosana Vivaldi Deep, rich, purple-pink petals surround a purplish lip marked internally with reddish slashes and lines parallel to the twin frilled ridges subtly picked out in lemon yellow. ........................... £3.25

forrestii Flowers of bright citrus-peel-yellow with blood red markings on the lip and an almost overpowering scent of primroses. Needs a VERY open, well-drained compost; pure moss in basket pots is ideal. Never ever use peat-based composts. .......................................................................... £15.50

* limprichtii Flowers with petals of rich, intense violet. The white lip is fringed at the mouth and stained and spotted inside with rich ruby-red. ....................................................................................... £6.50

* Melbury Christine Walker Flowers of an excellent shape, pale rose-purple with darker pencil on the petals. The lip is almost pure white marked on the lower surface with dark-red blotches and a hint of yellow. ...................................................................................................................... £15.00

* Rakata Shot Silk Flowers of excellent shape up to 5 inches across. The colour is orange-apricot contrasted with violet. The lip is yellow, marked with deep orange and has prominent yellow keels. .. £10.00

* Stromboli Fireball Strikingly beautiful glowing magenta flowers with lips richly marked with orange and red. They are well proportioned and held on tall stems. ................................................................. £9.50

* Tongariro Magpie The flowers are deep purple with strongly marked lips spotted and flecked with deep red over the inside. The lip has two broad, yellow-tipped highly crisped and frilled ridges inside. £4.00

PODOPHYLLUM hexandrum Pink CT 232 Material raised from seed collected by Carla Theune of Leiden B.G. some years ago in Yunnan. This form seems mostly to have attractive, large pink flowers over leaves that are nicely marbled on emergence. The plant later yields an attractive red fruit. .......................................... £7.00

hex.St Andrews form Serrated leaves nicely marked with bronzed patterns and clouding on emergence, this fades as the flowers open. These are up-facing blooms of either pale-pink or white, fading to pale-pink. In Autumn, attractive bright-red, succulent fruits follow. ........................................................................ £8.00

peltatum Fat rhizomes produce a polished umbrella of lizard green with a coppery sheen that fades as the large bud opens to a white, up-facing blossom. Later followed by a fat, green, crab-apple-like fruit. Peat garden, or in the border with humus worked in. Sun or shade. ....................................... £5.00

versipelle Large umbrella leaves deeply cut into 6-8 lobes, under which hang rounded flowers of deep purple- to garnet-red, with crinkled tips, the petals all set around a paler madder-pink interior. The flowers flare open with age, to reveal yellow anthers. ....................................................... £8.00

PYRGOPHYLLUM yunnanense This makes a cluster of small tubers and a medium-sized, herbaceous plant with furled, channelled leaves, reminiscent of Roscoea. The growths are topped by 1-3 attractive pale-yellow flowers which open from July. The lips of the flowers are expanded and conspicuous. ........................ £9.50

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POLYGONATUM * cirrhifolium Flexuous stems with leaves in whorls up the stem with crisped margins and curling leaf tips. Clustered dusky mallow-pink flowers with recurved tips are borne in each leaf axil. ............... £7.00

graminifolium GW.803 A miniature alpine with 10-15cm stems, clothed in narrow grass-thin leaves with lovely miniature pink, scented flowers, followed by pink berries in autumn. ........................ £8.00

* hirtum BM.7012 This varies from 25-40cms with arching stems clothed in slightly hairy, pleated leaves and clusters of hanging, green-tipped, 2cm, white flowers in the leaf axils. ................... £4.50

hookeri A dwarf Himalayan species with loose spikes of small, bell shaped, lilac-pink flowers. Good in the peat garden making a very dwarf clustered tuft of rhizomes, leaves and flowers. . £7.00

multiflorum variegatum Arching 70cm stems with heavily cream-variegated, alternate leaves. In spring, clusters of pendant, tubular, greenish-white flowers are produced in the leaf axils. .............................. £4.50

odoratum The tough stems, seldom exceed 30 cm and the upper half has flowers in every leaf axil. These are white, tipped with green and delightfully fragrant. ................................................... £4.00

odoratum Byakko The leaves unfurl green, then the white develops. At maturity half of each leaf is pure white, contrasted with a green that seems to have extra emerald shades. The variegation develops best on mature plants and in part shade. Grow in half or part shade in a leafy loam. ......................... £49.50

odoratum florum plenum Fully doubled flowers hanging in each of the leaf axils like little jade and white ballerina dresses. In time, makes a nice clump of 25-45 tall stems, in well drained, humus rich soils. . £7.00

polyanthemum F&S.364 Leathery oval leaves alternate up the bristly stem with dangling white pearl-drops tipped in chartreuse. The flowers are constricted near the base. ....................................... £5.50

verticillatum Himalayan Giant Robust 60-130cm stems bear narrow, whorled leaves. In each axil are stalked, hanging clusters of several small, flowers of white spickled in purple. These are followed by red berries. Later in the autumn the leaves turn a glorious yellow and set the berries off to perfection. ...... £6.50

PTERIDOPHYLLUM racemosum Fantastic, lime-green foliage, like that of a clumping fern with 15-20cm tall stems of pure white hanging bell-flowers appearing in June. These flowers hang on thin, wiry pedicels from the stem and it looks just like a flowering fern Said to be evergreen, in fact the old leaves die away as new ones appear. Leafy loam in half shade is ideal, this Japanese plant is a treasure. ............................. £16.50

RANZANIA japonica This develops very rapidly in spring and veritably explodes through the soil in April rapidly making 20-50cm stems with two, downy leaves and 1-8 flowers of a gorgeous, soft lavender-pink, dangling on long stalks. Forms tight colonies from a much-branched rootstock. White berries will sometimes follow. Grown in half-shade in a humus-rich, moisture-retentive soil with good drainage. . £18.00

ROSCOEA alpina Ours is the real alpina which is a superb dwarf species but with virtually full-sized flowers. These are of deep rich purple and emerge early in the summer with broad lips. ..................... £4.00

auriculata A lovely strong selected clone with deep, richly coloured, purple-violet flowers borne on 30-35cm stems. Each flower (there is one per stem) can reach 4cm both across and high. .. £4.00

auriculata Floriade A lovely strong selected clone with deep, richly coloured 4cm x 4cm flowers on 35cm stems. Notable in having very "fleshy" roots but esteemed for its deep colouring and wide lip. ... £5.00

australis This has superb, hooded helmet-shaped flowers of deep rich purple held amongst short but very sturdy, glossy leaves of heavy substance. ..................................................................... £5.00

* beesiana Cream This is a gorgeous plant and one with only the slightest hint of pink colouring present at the tip of the hood when the plant ages. Vigorous, reaching 30-35 cm. ............................... £7.50

cangshanensis This makes 30cm slender stems clothed in stem-clasping leaves each topped with one or two, 5 cm long violet-pink flowers striped with white. These are borne on long slender tubes. ... £8.50

cautleyoides Flamboyant primrose flowers each with a long tube, on slender 30cm stems. Regarded as yellow, this species may naturally be purple, white or pink. ............................................. £3.50

cautleyoides Jade Dragon Snow Mountain The flowers are large and well proportioned and of a good yellow with a broad lip and are held on sturdy growths. This stock is true material, with no hybrid genes in it, raised from the original collection made in China. ............................................................................. £5.50

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humeana humeana A native of Yunnan with broad bright green leaves below good-sized and attractive flowers of bright purple, darker than horticultural forms. The flowers are unruffled and look very “smooth” in appearance, in contrast to many species. This is raised from a seed collection made in Lijiang. ......... £7.50

purpurea Very variable with flowers of light and dark purple, sometimes slightly striped, over strong but narrow leaves that can sometimes take on a bronze flush. .................................................. £3.50

schneideriana The dorsal petal is a pinkish-purple and is often speckled, the rest of the flower is a darker, more violet-purple. The intensity of both can vary. The elongated anther appendages are white and very obvious and are unique to this species. ................................................................................. £9.50

schneideriana alba A brand new plant, previously unknown in cultivation, this is a white-flowered form of R. schneideriana with the tiniest hint of coral pink on the upper petals and bracts. ......................... £25.00

tibetica atropurpurea Flowers of good size borne on very short tubes so that the overall effect is of a dwarf plant. In our strain, the flowers are all purple with just four, short, white stripes on the lip. This equates to the form atropurpurea in Jill Cowley’s comprehensive monograph. ..................................... £9.50

wardii Please see website for availability and comments on the status of this species

SANGUINARIA canadense Multiplex Finger-fat, red rhizomes make waxy shoots which unfold to gorgeous blue-green, crimp-edged leaves around double, white pom-poms. In time makes a clump which is a highlight of the spring garden. A deserved winner of every plant award there is, should be in every garden. .............. £11.00

SCOLIOPUS hallii Classically hallii differs from bigelowii in being smaller & Oregonian (rather than larger & Californian). I find consistently hallii is smaller with less leaf spotting. The flowers are caramel, not black & lightly fragrant rather than smelling of wet-dogs. Side by side the species are unmistakably different. A super little plant from a unique genus. Half shade, humus rich soil. ................................... £8.50

SEEMANNIA gymnostoma The plant grows to 60cm and flowers with gorgeous, pink-spotted, pink flowers in a succession that starts in July and continues until the beginning of October making a long-lasting display. It likes a place in a pot in full sun. A very humus-rich soil, but one with good drainage, is best. ............ £10.00

nematanthodes A summer growing plant 30cm tall with flowers of bright, vivid red typically Gloxinia-like in shape. These are made later in the year, during September and October. Ideally it likes a place, in a pot, in full sun. A humus rich soil with good drainage is best. ............................................ £10.00

SINNINGIA tubiflora This needs a long, cold winter rest to initiate flower buds but do not allow it to freeze. It needs full sun once it does emerge (to keep it short), don’t shade it but do allow free air circulation around the leaves. Allow it to become crowded and pot-bound. Set it in a big pot and leave it in that pot. Get its likes right and you will have a showstopper covered in spikes of good-sized, pendulous, white, trumpet flowers on 60cm stems. These will scent a garden with a sweet, lemon-like perfume in the evenings. ........................................................................................................................ £8.50

SMILACINA * japonica 45-60cm tall, with six or seven dark green, shiny, elliptic, ribbed leaves. The blooms are borne in a short, hairy panicle of densely packed, white, starry pompom flowers each with a white centre surrounded by tiny primrose yellow anthers. Light shade in a humus-rich soil. ................. £9.50

racemosa Stems of 70-90 cm are thickly clothed in soft, ribbed, downy leaves below a densely packed, 15 cm spike of foamy white flowers with a lovely, light fragrance. .............................. £6.50

TIGRIDIA orthantha A strong spike that holds a raceme of several, ephemeral flowers of brilliant and glowing crimson-red sometimes flecked with yellow. Each bloom lasts but a day, however they are made in succession over several days and each plant can bear more than one flower spike at a time. ....... £22.50

vanhouttei A stunner with the most amazing colours combined into its ephemeral flowers. There are 3 large petals separated by 3 small spotted ones. The outers are primrose yellow with purple lines and veins and a deep purple base. The inners are cream with purple veins. ................................ £8.50

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SISYRINCHIUM patagonicum Slender Iris type foliage produced in spring, accompanied by elfin, bright primrose flowers with reflexing petals and a garnet throat. Well drained, peaty soil with grit. .............................. £4.50

TRILLIUM albidum Faintly-marbled leaves and white, upright, heavily textured, funnelled flowers with a hint of pink at the base. Contrasting cadmium-yellow anthers and a strong rose scent. ....................... £8.50

apetalon A unique Japanese species in which petals are replaced by purple, petal-like sepals of blood-red to purple. Flowers early in the year. Half-shade and a humus-rich soil. ............... £11.50

apetalon album A fantastic form with pure green flowers! The sepals are entirely green, (rather than red-purple), around a green (or purple) ovary. The “album” refers to the pollen colour. Rare. ..... £55.00

* apetalon Red & Green Green petalled but the edges are stained with red and the anthers are red too. A strain not a clone, so not every plant is identical, but all have red petal edges and red anthers. ......... £21.50

camschatcense A vigorous stock making good-sized, white flowers with broad, slightly recurving petals. This lovely Trillium is slightly fragrant and has a very characteristic purple spot on the ovary. £15.00

camschatcense Jilin A new form making good-sized, white flowers with broad, slightly recurving petals. Cultivated stock raised from material traceable to Chinese populations growing in Jilin province. ...... £17.50

camschatcense Nemuro Lightly fragrant, white flowers with broad, recurving petals and a characteristic purple spot on the ovary. Raised from large-flowered, broad-petalled plants found in S.E. Hokkaido. £17.50

cuneatum Large long-petalled, red-brown stemless (sessile) flowers face upwards over beautifully bottle-green and brown-mottled leaves. Garden conditions. ................................................ £5.50

erectum Polished mahogany flowers with a black nose above plain green leaves. These are cultivated flowered seedlings, with red petals and yellow pollen as they should have. .......................... £6.50

erectum blandum These are from seed of a true white form of erectum. Pure white flowers with contrasting green bracts and a central black-violet ovary. .................................................................. £10.50

flexipes White Plain green leaves and large flowers of pure crystalline white with a light, delicate scent. Strong growing and one of the most garden-worthy species. ..................................................... £9.50

flexipes x erectum Attractive hybrids combine the vigour and size of flexipes with the rich colour of erectum. They range from white through cream, pale yellow, pale salmon, orange, pink and red. ........ £8.50

grandiflorum Great big white flowers in April-May. This is the easiest trillium to start with yet is still a must for the connoisseur. Given time, this is capable of a superb garden display. ...................... £6.00

grandiflorum Snowbunting The lovely “Gardenia flowered” double with whorl upon whorl of petals of superb texture and poise. Long lasting and stunning. Flowering-sized, divisions of the original. ......... £23.50

recurvatum Upright medium-sized, broad-petalled. lustrous, toad-shade flowers of shiny, deep, red-purple, with clasping petals. One of the latest to open. 20cm tall at most. ...................................... £5.00

rugelii A relative of cernuum with broad diamond-shaped leaves and a thickly-textured, broad-petalled, white, hanging turkscap flower each with a maroon nose. Young plants. ..................... £9.00

rugelii x vaseyi An intriguing hybrid with a hanging flower with broad deep rose-pink petals, purple ovary and a light fragrance. A good garden plant.................................................................................. £9.50

simile Prized for large, heavy-textured flowers with broad, overlapping petals, white flowers with a violet nose. Flowered seedlings, the parents from Fred Case seed. ............................. £11.50

smallii Purple-red flowers with petals and sepals distinguish this from apetalon. They differ also in leaves, sepals, pistils & chromosomes, they are not synonyms! T. smallii is an exceedingly rare plant, even in its native Japan. Perfectly growable once you have it. ........................................... £55.00

sulcatum Thick, broad velvety petals, canoe-shaped petal tips. The petal colour, shape, texture and its grey anthers distinguish this from the related erectum, with yellow anthers. .................. £8.50

sulcatum x flexipes Spangles A new hybrid combines the strong growing, deeply coloured sulcatum with the equally large, vigorous white - flexipes. to give a vigorous, free-flowering garden plant. ............... £14.00

tschonoskii Aomori Pure white flowers ageing to soft pink. Easy & hardy early in the Trillium season. Humus-rich soils, part shade. Strong growing, the largest tschonoskii form we grow. ........................ £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". .............................. £15.50

viridescens Attractive, lightly chocolate-flecked and silver clouded leaves. Above the lovely leaves sits a conspicuous, long-petalled, bicoloured flower of Indian red and lime. ............................ £12.50

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TROPAEOLUM brachyceras Thread-like growths in early autumn followed by yellow flowers which cover the clover-like foliage early in the spring. It likes bright light in a well-drained, but cool, moist root run. ...... £8.50

ciliatum A very vigorous climber with masses of old-gold flowers veined with blood red. This can rapidly make 10-15m in rich soil and then covers itself in flowers. .......................................... £5.00

* tuberosum Scrambling growths which are covered in gold and flame-red flowers from August until late frosts, then the whole plant dies back to a cluster of new tubers. Hardy here. ........................ £6.50

Our next list is our Summer Catalogue

This Winter-Spring list that you are holding expires around about April-May when growth starts

and plants become too fragile to send safely.

Our next printed list is our Summer Catalogue (of bulbs for planting from about September).

This follows in June 2018. It will be available online in April-May, before the printed version is released.

Existing customers receive a printed copy through the post.

The Summer list contains a wide range of species from Acis to Tulipa,

and it is the list you want if you seek

Colchicum, Crocus, Erythronium, Fritillaria and Narcissus etc.

Borderline, Tender and Greenhouse species

AMARCRINUM memoria-corsii Evergreen, 30cm long leaves with umbels of lightly scented, large rose pink, scented flowers on 60cm stalks borne from late spring to summer. Not too dry in summer. ................. £9.50

AMARYLLIS belladonna Large clusters of scented, pink or white flowers on naked 50cm stems in Sept.-Oct. Hardy here in a well-drained, fertile soil in a dryish site. ................................................................ £6.50

EUCROSIA bicolor A spectacular species found in seasonally dry, scrubby areas and forest edges in both Ecuador and parts of Peru. The flowers are unique in appearance and are a light, orange red in colour, with yellow stamens. Slightly glaucous, petiolate leaves, usually appear by flowering time in late spring. ...................................................................................................................... £10.50

GRIFFINIA espiritensis Glossy leaves, about 20cm long (often smaller) and these can be plain (usually) or spotted (rarely). Clusters of good-sized, purple-blue flowers are produced from May onwards and during the warmer periods of the year. Slightly more tolerant and growable than many Griffinia. .................. £55.00

rochae Solid, dark-green, virtually unspotted, leaves below short scapes of 7-11 flowers, each 3cm long These are good violet-blue and can be made several times a year. The darkest blue of all Griffinia, though there is always variability. The smallest species, it takes very well to pot culture. Good on a west-facing window bench. Flowera freely there as long as it is not too sunny. Not for beginners. .. £21.50

HAEMANTHUS albiflos Fat, succulent leaves held over green bulbs. These sit below a curiously attractive, white, tufted flower-head resembling an old-fashioned shaving-brush. This is followed by red berries. . £6.50

HIERONYMIELLA marginata The leaves are long, narrow (strappy) and noticeably channelled. In June the flowers open, in clusters on red petioles (themselves made on red-purple stems) and are brilliant scarlet toning to orange-red at the tips, with age. The colour is both intense and magnificent. ...................... £19.50

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NERINE * undulata Stems of 30-40cm with 8-12 good-sized flowers of palest pink, the edges of the petals crinkled and crisped contrasting with plum-coloured anthers...................................................... £4.50

RESNOVA * megaphylla Roossenekal Large, clear dark army-green spots and underlying dark slate markings on mostly silvery coloured leaves. The flower spike, which appears between the leaves, comprises a sympathetically coloured violet stem with small violet-purple bell-shaped flowers on short pedicels. .. £24.50

SCADOXUS multiflorus Fireball Lily A rounded, green and purple-spotted bulb makes a spotted stem which bears a dense 15 cm. round head of up to 100tubular flowers of vivid orange-red. The anthers protrude to look like a yellow halo. Free draining, humus rich soil is best. ............................................ £4.50

SPREKELIA formosissima From April-June it carries a large flower of deep, rich, velvet-textured crimson with a most distinctive and attractive appearance basically like a Hippeastrum in which some petals are a different shape to others. Larger bulbs bear more than 1 stem. Easy in a pot of John Innes or out in the garden, lifted before frosts and stored frost-free and dry over winter. ................................................... £3.50

STENOMESSON * pearcei The flower stems appear after the new leaves and are 30-45cm tall. The inflated spathe finally splits to reveal up to 8 hanging tubular bells of pure, unmarked pale daffodil yellow, tinted with pale green. Readily grown but needing time to settle this is a delightful Peruvian native. Can be stored dry over winter, in the house, and thus can be grown under cold glass, bedded out or in a large pot. .. £7.50

ZEPHYRANTHES * Ajax This makes a succession of 5cm long, upfacing, funnel flowers. These open a pale, buttery yellow on the first day, changing to cream on the second day of opening. ....................... £8.00

* atamasca treatiae Light pink buds that open white with narrow petals, a pink blush on the back of the petal tips for a few hours, and a large, dark green eye. It quickly turns all white and lasts for 2-3 days, and by the end of the 3rd day the whole flower starts to turn pink and withers. ........................................... £6.50

* chlorosolen Narrow, trailing, dull green or glaucous leaves and beautiful white stemless flowers which do not open until the evening with a strong, yet delicate, scent through the night. ...................... £9.50

* dichromantha The flowers are pale to dark yellow funnels some 3-3.5cm in diameter with greenish tubes and they are held on 20-25cm stems. The flowers are slightly paler inside and the outer petals are flushed, stained and streaked with deep, rusty-red on the outside. .................................... £14.50

* drummondii San Carlos This has white-flowers and opens in the evening, remaining open for a few days. The blooms are beautifully evening-fragrant with thickly-textured, wavy petals. .......................... £8.50

* flavissima A semi-evergreen to evergreen, hardy species with narrow, shiny fresh green leaves and, from August onwards, a succession of bright, lemon yellow, funnel-shaped flowers.. ........ £4.50

* Grandjax A vigorous plant with up-facing, funnel-shaped. It opens in a unique shade of pink-coral then slowly fades to soft creamy pink. With age the flowers turn a dark pink tone from the tip..... £3.50

* huastecana The flowers have very broad, overlapping petals, they open a light pink, with a small yellow-green eye but by the second day of opening, the pink tinge loses intensity leaving an equally beautiful pale rose in its place. ........................................................................................................... £35.00

* insularum The flowers are of a good size and although white they can carry a tinge of pink on the outside of the outermost whorl of three petals, early in their development. ................................... £10.50

* jonesii This opens in the late afternoon with chalice-shaped, fragrant flowers of pale yellow (darker on the opening day) each with a very small green eye in the centre of the flower.. ........ £8.50

* katheriniae lutea Narrow foliage and flowers with rounded petals made on long tubes. In var lutea some solid yellow forms are known, but most yellows appear to have some red or transient red colourings on the reverse of the petals, especially near the tips... ....................................................................... £25.00

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*La Bufa Rosa Aperitif Quite wide petals, rounded at the tips. The petals are white but are infused with candy pink towards the edges and tips, thinly lined with this same pink at the very edge. .................... £7.00

*La Bufa Rosa ConfectionLarge flat flowers of bright sugar-pink with a white centre and a tiny yellow eye held on stems 25-30cm tall when mature. ........................................................................................... £7.00

*La Bufa Rosa Heart ThrobThe most intensely coloured clone with deep rich pink flowers. The intensity of the pink is relieve only by the tiniest of white eyes in the centre of the flower. ...................................... £7.00

*La Bufa Rosa Itsy BitsyMid-sized, starry flowers with slender, pure white petals and a small, central, yellow eye. There is no pink in the flower. Very effective in quantity and flowers prolifically .................. £7.00

*La Bufa Rosa Lily PiesCompact plants that flower at the same height with rounded, wide over-lapping white petals with a picotee wash of pink at the petal tips. Superb. ........................................................ £6.50

*La Bufa Rosa Pink PantherBroad petalled but with gradually tapering petals of solid and almost uniform pink, opening darker and fading to mid-pink. In the centre is a white eye and yellow anthers. .............. £6.50

*La Bufa Rosa Star SpangledFreely-produced, narrow, strappy petals as much as 6cm across but on bulbs 2cm across. Opens dark pink, from dark pink buds then fades to white in the centre.................. £7.00

*La Bufa Rosa Summers Chill Upfacing 6cm flowers, are borne freely from 3cm bulbs. Opens white with an infusion of deep sugar pink on the petal edges and at the tips of the petals. The petals are characteristically frilled and pleated towards the centre and with age, they reflex back. ....................... £7.00

* macrosiphon El Cielo The up-facing, starry flowers are a good bright pink when they open, though this fades to a more delicate, rose-pink. They have a white throat with an attractive lime-green eye. ......... £6.50

* morrisclintii Deep green leaves with a reddish stain near their base. In early spring this makes single-flowered scapes with large pale to dark pink, lightly scented, cup-shaped flowers. .................... £9.00

* Panama Pink The flowers are held on 15-20cm tall stems and open a good rich pink with long, quite narrow petals surrounding a green eye. After the first day, the colour changes to a paler pink. . £10.50

* Pride of Singapore Strongly-coloured, rich, bright red flowers in profusion throughout the season. The centre of the flower is in the form of a gold-yellow to greenish-yellow star with yellow anthers. .......... £35.00

* primulina The flowers open to primrose yellow hinted on the outside of the flower with a red or orange stripe or keel. On the second day, the red has changed to an apricot flush. ......................... £4.50

* pulchella This is a bright yellow species which opens in the morning. The foliage is a good dark green and is narrow and linear, it is usually present with the flowers. ......................................... £15.00

* refugiensis This species, with narrow, channelled foliage, opens in the mid-morning and has medium-sized, mid-yellow, pleasantly fragrant flowers.. ....................................................................... £9.50

* reginae A floriferous species with medium-sized, up-facing, conical blooms of light, primrose yellow with golden yellow anthers. On the second day, the flowers fade to cream. ................ £6.00

* traubii This produces a large pure white, heavy textured flower held on a very long tube from tiny, black-skinned bulbs which make thread-like leaves in late-summer or Autumn. ................... £8.50

* traubii San Carlos This has a pure white flower in the form of a very flat, wide-open, 6cm disc borne atop a long narrow tube. The large flowers open in the evening and emit a sweet perfume. ................. £6.00

verecunda Good-sized, white flowers flushed outside with deep madder. Flowers freely from June-Sept. whenever moisture follows a dry period. Easily grown in a fertile, well-drained compost .... £4.50

* Yanti Chandra A gorgeous, glowing semi-double form with petals that tone gradually from orange-yellow in the centre, to a deeper, more intense orange at the edges .................................................. £37.50

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