Aconitum
anthorum – very large flowered mid-blue. 2.00
hemslyanum – floriferous blue/white climber, choice. 2.00
pseudolaeve – pinkish mauve spikes 2.00
Acis autumnalis – the very dainty and beautiful autumn snowflake 2.00
Actea
rubra – lovely bright red fruits 1.50
rubra var neglecta – the striking white fruited form 2.00
spicata – white starry flowers, lovely blue/black fruits 1.50
Adenophera capillaries ssp leptosepela – slender palest blue, choice 2.50
Alcea cannabinum – a small pink flowered graceful hollyhock. 2.00
Allium
atropurpureum – a striking purple onion. 2.00
caeruleum – a well behaved soft blue onion 2.00
canadense – evergreen, pink flowered, good for butterflies 2.00
crispum – a superb purply-pink dwarf onion 2.00
macranthum – many deep plum bell shaped flowers2.50
sp. Not atropurpuream but very dark purple and wonderful!2.00
obliquum – a fine, well-behaved yellow onion2.00
victoriae – creamy-green fls, good leaves, clump forming. Unusual1.50
Androsace
cylindrical x hirtella – a ‘vigorous’ hybrid.2.00
pubescens – a white flowered cushion former 2.00 Anthericum
lilago – St.Bruno’s lily. White, starry fls.in profusion1.50
ramosum – very graceful white starry flowers in late summer. 2.00
Antirrhinum braun-blanquetii – a slender, pale-yellow perennial snapdragon1.50
Aquilega
bertolonii – a dainty pale blue charming dwarf. 2,00
‘Green Apples’ - creamy-green double fls in profusion 2.00
‘Mellow Yellow’ – lovely golden foliage2.00
saximontana – a charming dwarf, soft blue and cream 2.00
‘William Guiness’- striking ‘black and white flowers. 1.50
Arisaema
ciliatum – a fine Chinese cobra lily, upto 50 cms. 2.00
speciosum magnificum – the larger more colourful form 2.50
tortuosum – leaf sheaths purple spotted, spathe green and purple 2.50
Aristaea ecklonii – deep blue, clump forming Iris relative. Hardy in Norfolk. 2.00
Arum creticum – magnificent yellow spathes in May. 2.50
Aubretia glabrescens ex. MESE 536 – a neat large flowered aubretia2.00
Azorina vidalii – very showy shrub with large pink bells. Unusual2.00
Beesia deltophylla – an understated shady gem. Cream fls and textured lvs2.00
Belamcandia chinensis (Iris domestica) the ‘blackberry lily’2.00
Bellevalia
dubia – grape hyacinth relative with turquoise brown and yellow2.00
pycnantha – a very dark blue, hardy grape hyacinth relative. 2.00
Berkheya multijuga – bright yellow flowers. 2.50
Calochortus barbatus – mustard yellow with purple hairs2.00
Clematis
aethusifolia – greeny yellow flowers,very fine foliage. 2.50 campaniflora – a mass of small blue bells, late summer 2.00
hirsutissima – herbaceous, hairy purple Pulsatilla like flowers 3.00
integrifolia alba – herbaceous white nodding fls. All summer. 1m.2.00
Colchicum autumnale ex wild – small, dainty, delicate purple. Early flowering2.00
Cornus officionalis – small tree, like mas, fabulous bark 2.00
Crocus
gilanicus – a pretty,small,whitish autumn flowerer2.50
serotinus salzmanii – deep lilac, good in garden, in full sun.2.00
Cyclamen
balearicum – silver-washed lvs, palest-pink2.50
cilicium – hardy Sept/Oct, good in garden here1.50
coum-very best mix 2.00
cyprium – elegant and floriferous. Hardy in our garden.2.00
graecum graecum f. Album 2.00
hederifolium var crassifolium (confusum) thick lvs, late, deepest pink2.50
hederifolium-silver leafed forms 2.00
x hildebrandii – a vigorous hybrid. Hardy here. Excellent leaves.2.00
intaminatum – a tiny hardy gem2.00
libanoticum – probably the most elegant of all.2.00
mirabile – very pretty, neat and hardy with us. 2.00 mirabile ex. ‘Tilebarn Nicholas’- outstandingly pink leaves 3.00
persicum – ex. Wild collected, very elegant flowers2.00
pseudibericum – outdoors, one of the very best2.00
pseudibericum ‘roseum’- fabulous colours3.00
purpurascens ssp. purpurascens from Fatra Slovenia 3.00
repandum – deep pink, hardy, for shade2.00
rhodium – lovely lvs with the palest pink fls 2.50
Dactylorhiza praetermissa – the beautiful Southern marsh orchid. 2.00
Daphne
laureola philippi – dwarf very compact evergreen. ,Feb/March 2.00
oleoides – a beautiful small white flowered bush 2.50
pontica – long gold/green flowers in spring 2.00
mezereum – masses of purple fls in spring1.50
mezereum f. album – the lovely white form2.00
Delphinium
maakianum – deep violet fls. With brown bracts. 2.00
pylzowii – dwarf deepest purple. 2.00
requinii – blue, green and cream, above glossy foliage. 2.00
sutchuanense – pinky-purple and late flowering. 2.00
tatsiense – a delicate blue larkspur-relative2.00 Dichelostemma congestum – a pretty lilac/blue cormous perennial. 2.00
Dierama
ambigum – the most floriferous of all. Purple/pink 2.00
ex. ‘blackbird’ – the darkest of all. 2.00
ex. ‘Snowbells’ – pure white 2.50
igneum – old rose pink, very floriferous. 2.00
mossii – graceful, deep pink medium sized. Easy, 40cm2.00
pendula – flared purplish-pink bells. 1m.2.00
pulcherrimum ex ‘Blackbird’ – the darkest of all2.00
robustum – the biggest and most elegant 2.00
Digitalis
parviflorum – one of the best. Compact reddish-brown flowers.1.50
‘Dwarf Carilon’ – a superb dwarf yellow large flowered foxglove.2.00
Dodecatheon
media – a beautiful ‘shooting star’. 1.50
media alba – the striking white form. 2.00
Eccremocarpus scaber coccinea – a lovely crimson climber1.50
Fritillaria
acmopetala – a very good border plant2.00
affinis – greenish-white bells. Easy in the garden2.00
michaelovskii - dwarf with gold and plum bells.2.00
pallidifloralora – large soft yellow bells.2.00
pontica – green and purplish, good in the garden1.50
pyreniaca – sunny spot. One of the best2.00
garden mix – Rod and Jane Leeds hardy mix! Not to be missed.2.50
Genistapilosa minor – a charming dwarf prostrate broom. 2.00
Gentiana acaulis – the well known trumpet gentian2.00 Geranium fremontii – clump forming, long flowered pink geranium. 2.00
Gladiolus
italicus – a dainty pink gladiolus for May.2.00
papilionacea . ‘Ruby’ – stunning red flowers, in late summer.2.00
Heleniopsis orientalis – unusual spikes of pink bells in spring.2.00
Hypericum athoum – a prostrate lemon yellow St. John’s wort.2.00
Incarvillia
delavayi – large rose pink to purple flowers.2.00
delavayi ex. ‘Snowtop’ – the lovely white form2.00
mayeri – purple crimson flowers, white and yellow throat3.00
Iris
californica - beautiful blue heavily veined flowers2.00
setosa - dwarf form – a lovely upright beardless dwarf iris2.00
Lathyrus
aureus – amber coloured, non-climbing perennial pea2.00
hirsutus – very pretty mauve/blue annual, all summer. 2m1.50
odoratus ‘Black Knight’- deep blue and purple, highly scented.2.00 roseus – perennial clump former, deepest pink fls 2.00
rotundifolius – medium sized climber with brick-red fls2.00
tingitanus – Tangier pea, deep coloured form, large fls1.50
tingitanus roseus – salmon-pink form of the above2.00
venetus – perennial clump former with reddish and blue fls2.00
vernus vernus – clump forming purple and blue spring pea1.50
vernus ex pinks – pink form of the above1.50
vernus – narrow leaves and pale flowers2.00
Libertia tricolor – small tight clump-forming, red/orange/brown and green lvs2.00
Ligusticum scoticum – ‘Scots lovage’. Glossy lvs, neat large white umbels 2.00
Lilium
ciliatum – a rare Turkish lily to 60cm. Covered in silvery hairs with
deep yellow purple-spotted Turk’s cap fls. 3.50
martagon – a fine mixture of colours and forms 2.00
pyreniacum – up to 12 greenish-yellow Turk’s caps2.00
Linum arboreum – a 25cm shrub with golden-yellow fls. A super plant2.00
Linaria purpurea f. alba - the rare white form of this familiar plant2.00
Lychnis yunnanensis- a very floriferous white catchfly2.00
Mandragora officionarum – grey-purple fls and fabulous fruits2.00
Meconopsis
betonicifolia - the classic Himalayan blue poppy2.00
betonicifolia f. alba – the lovely white form.2.00
ex ‘Lingholme’ – probably the best of the blue poppies2.00
prattii – a superb blue prickly poppy.2.00
Moraea
huttonii – easy and hardy in the garden. Soft yellow2.00
spathulata – tall plant with large deep yellow fls2.00
Morinia persica – scented white fls, aging to reddish-pink2.00
Muscari
armenaicum pink forms - a really good garden plant 2.00
aucheri – a neat plant flowering from Oct. toMarch.2.00
comosum – the characteristic tassel hyacinth1.50
commutatum – dwarf and darkest blue – a favourite2.00
grandifolium populeum – very large blue-black bells2.00
macrocarpum – scented and yellow,for full sun.2.00
pseudomuscari – early large turquoise fls, good lvs2.00
Narcissus fernandesii – a vry good dwarf garden jonquil.2.00
Oenothera stricta var sulphurea – large scented palest yellow fls1.50
Omphalodes linifolia – very pretty creamy-white fls, grey lvs. Charming.2.00
Ornithogalum
magnum – non-invasive, large flowered2.00
narbonense – elegant spikes, good garden plant2.00
pontica – silvery-white, broad spikes in May, 20cm2.00
pyreniaca – green to cream spikes, very beautiful2.00
Orobanche hederae – reddish and cream unusual fls. A bit different2.00
Orthrosanthus chimboracensis – dainty, pure pale-blue fls. Hardy here.2.00
Paeonia
cambessedessii- soft pink fls and beautiful leaves, dwarf. 5 seeds2.00
mlokoswitschii – single yellow, good grayish-green lvs. 6 seeds2.00
officionalis var villosa2.00
peregrina – fabulous red single flower, good glossy foliage. 6 seeds2.50
Papaver
anomala ‘Ladybird’- stunning red with black spots1.50
rhoeas ‘Mother of Pearl’ – fabulous! Greys, pinks, corals etc.1.50
spicatum
Paris quadrifolia – a wonderful woodlander2.50
Penstemon
fruticosus – small, well-behaved shrub, pale purple fls1.50
hirsutus var pygmeus
Phyteuma
scheuchzeri – tuft-forming, violet-blue rampion, 30cm2.00
spicata – dark blue long flowered rampion, 50cm2.00
Podophyllum hexandrum – a woodlander with white fls, excellent lvs2.00
Polygonatum zanlanscianense – blue-black berries follow purple/green fls2.50
Primula
capitata- a fine mealy primula with flat lilac-purple fls2.00 scotica – tiny bird’s eye primrose. The best British endemic. 2.50
Ramonda myconi – a shady gem. Good in trough. Large purple fls.2.00
Roscoa
scillifolia dark form – dwarf with lots of purple/black flowers.2.00
scillifolia pink form – palest pink flowers in profusion.2.00
Saruma henryi – Chinese woodlander with 3-lobed clear yellow fls2.00
Salvia
bulleyana – a fine Chinese yellow salvia2.00
hians – large purplish fls, upright and scented, 60cm2.00
omeianum – beautiful foliage, chocolate beneath2.00
przewalskyi – an unusual large purple flowered Chinese salvia2.00
Scilla cilicica – large deep blue fls for shade2.00
Seneccio pulcher– carmine/purple daisies, perennial with good leaves2.00
Silene delavayi – a creamy-white very floriferous catchfly2.00
Sisyrinchium macrocarpum – large deep yellow fls, neat plant2.00
Smrymium perfoliatum – striking acid-green bracts for shade2.00
Trillium
chloropetalum giganteum – stunning large form 2.50
kurabayashii – highly marbled lvs and purple fls, very showy2.50
Trollius hondoensis – a spectacular double orange ‘globe flower’2.50
Tulipa
clusiana – ex wild coll. A white and pink delight2.00
sprengeri Trotter’s form – tall vigorous, red and gorgeous2.00
sylvestris – an elegant yellow tulip with pointed segments2.00
tarda – a pretty white and yellow dwarf2.00
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