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Colchicum hungaricum 'Valentine'
New for 2019
Not all colchicums flower in autumn. This species blooms from January (depending on weather conditions) and is so-named as it is often in flower around Valentine's Day. The blooms are pale pink and appear at the same time as the foliage. Naturalises well in a sunny, well-drained spot. Height 6" (15cm).
Bulb size 1
Pack of 3 bulbs for £10.50
Colchicum hungaricum 'Velebit Star'
New for 2019
Winter flowering species, raised from seed collected in the Velebit mountains in Croatia (so can be variable). The flowers are usually white and set off by the very dark anthers. Flowering January - March at 6" (15cm).
Bulb size 1
Pack of 3 bulbs for £10.50
Colchicum tenorei AGM
New for 2019
Rarely offered species and one of the earliest of the so-called ‘Autumn Crocus’ or ‘Naked Ladies’ to come into flower. Each corm produces a succession of up to 12 flowers, from August into September. The 6" tall (15cm) flowers are soft mauve, with delightful, light chequering to the petals. Easily naturalised in well-drained soil in sun...
Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon
New for 2019
Serpent Garlic/Rocambole. We love this form of garlic for its ornamental qualities - the flower stems twist and coil like snakes, before straightening up to flower in late summer. Used like this, the bulbs will grow larger each year and the bulbils produced in the flower heads can be allowed to naturalise. Or, if you wish, you can treat the bulb as an annual, harvesting it to use the...
Anemone nemorosa 'Lychette'
New for 2019
Vigorous and large flowered form of white wood anemone, with prominent golden stamens. The rhizomes spread to form striking clumps in shade/part shade. Flowering in spring through to early summer at 6" (15cm).
Pack of 3 (size 1) roots for £5.00
Pack of 10 roots for £15.00
Chionodoxa luciliae 'Violet Beauty'
New for 2019
Newish hybrid, sporting clusters of mauve-blue flowers - an unusual colour for 'Glory of the Snow'. Flowering in March-April at 4" (10cm).
Bulb size 5+cm
Pack of 10 bulbs for £3.00
Pack of 50 bulbs for £12.00
Hyacinth 'Purple Sensation'
New for 2019
A good, bright purple hyacinth. We planted a container full of these some 10 years ago and they have repeat flowered every year since with no attention other than deadheading as the blooms go over.
Pack of 10 bulbs for £8.00
Hyacinth 'Rembrandt'
New for 2019
A lovely new hyacinth for this season, with flowers of rich, dark blue - always a popular hue.
Bulb size 15/16 cm
Pack of 10 bulbs for £7.00
Pack of 25 bulbs for £15.00
Iris hollandica 'Autumn Princess'
New for 2019
Warm shades of bronze/brown, with a flash of burnt orange on the falls. Flowering in June/July at 20" (50cm).
Bulb size 8+ cm
Pack of 10 bulbs for £3.00
Pack of 25 bulbs for £5.50
Iris hollandica 'Pink Panther'
New for 2019
Flowers of the most delicate lilac-pink, with an orange blotch on the falls.
Bulb size 8+ cm
Pack of 10 bulbs for £4.50
Pack of 25 bulbs for £10.50
Iris reticulata 'Frozen Planet'
New for 2019
Flowers of glacial white, with ice blue on the falls. Striking new introduction. Flowering in February-March at 6" (15cm).
Bulb size 5+ cm
Pack of 10 bulbs for £5.50
Pack of 25 bulbs for £12.00
Iris reticulata 'White Caucasus'
New in 2019
Gorgeous white reticulata, with yellow on the falls. Selected form of wild iris reticulata from the Caucasus mountains, selected by iris breeder, Alan McMurtrie, who describes it as 'a good doer'. This form easily outshines earlier white reticulatas, which lacked the presence of 'White Caucasus'. Returning to our range after being unavailable for a couple of years.Flowering in late winter...
