2012/13 Catalogue - Edulis Nursery

Nursery 

2012/13 Catalogue 

Perennial Vegetables 

Unusual Fruit 

Herbs 

Hardy Herbaceous Perennials 

Grasses 

Ferns

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EDULIS NURSERY 

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OUR CATALOGUES ARE RARER THAN OUR PLANTS! 

Much to my joy, I have managed to produce a catalogue at last. The frenetic pace of running a nursery alongside 

a landscape design business, and the shear pleasure of being in the mountains has meant that spring has often 

been upon me without a catalogue in site. 

Many of you will know us from the large number of fairs and shows we have attended over the past decade or so. 

Last year, we had great success with the garden I designed for The Garlic Farm at the Hampton Court Flower 

Show. Gold and Best in Class was a nice surprise! Following this, I decided to create a display at the Chelsea 

Flower Show and we are in the Grand Pavilion this year. Which is proving to be an exciting challenge! 

Edulis Nursery came out of the desire to grow unusual perennial edible plants for the gardens I was designing at 

Paul Barney – Landscape. These plants were simply not available or not in sufficient quantity to use for 

landscaping. We have created a number of permaculture and forest gardens in the years since 1994. One of the 

most celebrated being the Edible Roof Garden at RISC (www.risc.org.uk/gardens/). For many years my collection 

of edible plants grew, but with little commercial sense, as nobody wanted to buy them. So the nursery was kept 

viable by selling rare and unusual plants, also used in my landscape schemes. In the early 2000s, people would 

ask ‘What is edible about this?’ and I had to explain that not everything we grow is edible. So my collection of 

unusual plants expanded with the edibles as I travelled to flora rich mountain areas like Chile, Bhutan, Crete, 

Morocco, Vietnam & Georgia. 

Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in ‘Grow your own’ and sustainable growing. These days, plants 

like Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolia) are in big demand. A plant I might have sold just 5 of in 2003! Little known 

fruits like the Chilean Guava (Ugni molinae) are becoming well known. We have a particularly hardy form (Ugni 

molinae PAB 1347) I collected from a car park in Pucon, Chile (with ruptured Achilles tendon!). Other perennial 

vegetables like Oca (Oxalis tuberosa) are also being recognized and good yields are being achieved by allotment 

holders everywhere. 

Inspirational books like Ken Fern’s Plants for a Future helped spread interest. With more recent titles like A Taste 

of the Unexpected by Mark Diacono (of River Cottage fame) has made the more unusual more usual! The 

Szechwan Pepper (Zanthoxylum sp.) is another hardy spice brought to the fore recently, is seen on the cover of 

Mark’s book. This is a small tree that favors our climate and produces hundreds of bright pink ‘peppercorns’. I 

was in Guizhou, China, last autumn and saw numerous varieties of Szechuan pepper on sale. I hope to be able to 

introduce some of these over the coming years and each species having a different balance of ‘ma’ and ‘la’ (A 

tingly numbing and spicy hot flavour) 

An exciting new introduction to the nursery has been the Hooker’s Onion (Allium hookeri ‘Zorami’). My wife, Tete, 

is from Mizoram, and on one of our many trips to the market in Aizawl, I saw a strange root on offer. This turned 

out to be Allium hookeri. All parts of this delightful allium are edible and it flowers over a very long period up to the 

first frosts. The flowers are a bee and hoverfly magnet, to the extent they actually prefer it to other plants like 

lavender. At Wisley Flower Show last year, the bees were seen on this allium when no other plants had bees. We 

have 4 forms in the nursery, the form ‘Zorami’ is particularly robust with large strappy leaves. And can be used in 

cooking. Having travelled parts of China and India, I see that A. hookeri is used by the poorer mountain families 

and is grown around many settlements in mountainous areas. 

Any plants that are attractive to the hard pressed honey bee, are of interest in the nursery. A number of native 

perennials we grow purely for their beauty and bee friendliness. The Melancholy Thistle (Cirsium heterophyllum) 

and Devil’s Bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis) are a couple of excellent bee plants. Our display of C. heterophyllum 

at The Garden Show at Stansted Park always attracts hundreds of bumble bees. Followed closely by interested 

onlookers. 

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I have always admired the great swathes of Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris) along Berkshire lanes and this has 

led me to grow a large range of umbels from all over the world. Some edible, some not. Particularly exciting is the 

Baltic Parsley (Cenolophium denudatum), that featured in The Garlic Farm display at Hampton Court. A long 

flowering perennial with tasteful ferny foliage. Other species we stock include the Selinum carvifolium, Selinum 

wallichianum, Ligusticum lucidum, and Sweet Cisely (Myrrhis odorata) 

The ginger family has always featured strongly at Edulis, and recently Myoga (Zingiber mioga) has become popular 

as a hardy ginger. It has edible shoots in the spring and fleshy flower pods used for sashimi in autumn. Globba 

(syn. Mantisia) saltatoria is a hardy ginger I found in forest in Mizoram with seems to flower twice. Once in the 

spring before the leaves and again as terminal spikes followed by bulbuls. 

Another introduction this year is the Petrorhagia illyrica ‘Albanian Star’ PAB 4871. My collection from Albania last 

March. It has proved to be a delightful little alpine for a sunny well-drained position, that just flowers and flowers. 

Catalogue has a list of the events we are attending this year and I sincerely hope to be able to meet many of you 

at these events. I wish you all an exciting and above all fruitful growing season. 

Paul Barney 

MARCH 2012 

NURSERY VISITS 

THE NURSERY IS OPEN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY for collection of orders or on certain days (see our website for 

details: www.edulis.co.uk). 

Please note that there are limited facilities and no toilets at the nursery. 

The nursery is in a small Georgian Walled Garden that was linked to Bere Court. The manor house for Pangbourne. 

Our family bought the garden in 1959 and I was lucky enough to take it over in the early 80s and grow organic 

vegetables. 

The nursery at Edulis was started in 1995. 

ORDERS & MAIL ORDER 

Mail Order is available between mid-August and the end of March. Orders are taken by email, letter or over the 

phone. We accept debit card, BACs, PayPal and cheques. Credit cards attract at 2.5% surcharge. 

Orders can be collected from the nursery and from the numerous shows we attend. Orders for collection at shows 

can be paid for at the event. 

This is a descriptive catalogue without prices. Prices are available on the website or by email. Please feel free to 

email us with a wish list and we will do our best to find your plants. 

We are a small nursery and carry only limited stocks of most lines so plants frequently become unavailable. We 

will do our best to keep the website up to date but at times this may be impossible. 

RECENT TRIPS 

ALBANIA 

Last year I managed to get out to 4 areas. The first was in early March, 2011 to Albania. A little early for a lot of 

plants, but interesting all the same. The aim was to travel to Kukes near the Kosovo border, visit to old town of 

Berat and the Osumi gorge at Corovode. I found some interesting spring planting garlic we have called Allium 

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sativum Albanian Late in the market at Corovode. This stays growing through August with us and we harvest in 

September. I was struck by the variety of spring greens (horta) available in the markets. A much larger variety than 

Greek markets. Field poppy (Papaver rhoeas) was very popular. Used by boiling and serving with olive oil (not to 

be consumed after forming flower buds). On the non-edible side, I found seed of Petrorhagia illyrica ‘Albanian 

Star’ PAB 4871. A delightful alpine with starry pink flowers that just flowers and flowers. 

If you have never tried ‘Byrek’ fresh from the baker, then don’t miss out. And the olives are some of the best 

I’ve tried! 

ROMANIA 

In August, I managed a few days to explore Transylvania. A place I have wanted to go for many years. It was lovely 

to see Pimpinella major rosea and Seseli libanotis flowering together. Two of my favorite umbels. In the Apuseni 

Mountains the meadows were full of colour with Gentiana asclepiadea. White throated form. I came across damp 

meadows of Cirsium oleraceum (Cabbage Thistle). The young stems are consumed across Eurasia. 

CHINA – GUIZHOU 

In November, I travelled with Nick Macer of Pan Global Plants to Guizhou, to visit a couple of mountain ranges. 

Most notably, Fan-Jing-Shan. The weather wasn’t kind to us and it rained stair-rods. The markets held numerous 

types of Szechwan pepper (Zanthoxylum sp.). They seem to have a number of different flavours (see photo). I noted 

my favorite allium (Allium hookeri) being grown by the roadsides and being offered as green shoots. While in India 

it is offered, most commonly, as roots. I intend to post more information about this trip on my website. 

INDIA – MANIPUR/MIZORAM 

The family headed for Mizoram at Christmas. I intended to re-visit a couple of mountains, namely Reiek and Mhui 

Fang. And I also wanted to cook using the numerous herbs, vegetables and spices available in Aizawl market. After 

Christmas, I headed for Manipur to follow in the footsteps of Frank Kingdon-Ward. Manipur is not safe at the 

moment, due to tribal disputes, but I found the Tangkhul tribe very friendly. They showed me the home of the Shirui 

Lily (Lilium macliniae) on Shirui Kashong (Shirui Peak). We didn’t see the lily, but came across a wonderful area of 

forest with Mahonia sp., Polygonatum sp., Daphne bholua, and Sorbus insignis. 

The market in Imphal displayed a feast of unusual spice & vegetables including Rhus sp., Nymphaea sp., Allium 

hookeri and Allium chinense. Plus the odd Porcupine on a stick. A more detailed report will appear on the website. 

Manipur and Mizoram are incredibly difficult places to travel. It took two days to get to Shirui Peak and I only 

managed 3 hours on the mountain. The roads are poor and there are frequent hold ups, landslides and check 

points. 

DISCLAIMER 

To the best of our knowledge all the information contained in this catalogue is accurate and true. 

We cannot guarantee that everyone will react positively to all edible plants or other plant uses. It is commonly 

known that many people suffer allergic reactions to conventional foods and products. Even amongst the more 

commonly eaten fruits, for example, there are plenty of instances where people react badly to them. We strongly 

recommend the following preventative precautions when trying anything new: 

Make sure you have identified the plant correctly 

Try a small taste of anything new in your diet. 

No liability exists against Edulis or any member of Edulis, nor can they be held responsible for any allergy, illness 

or injurious effect that any person or animal may suffer as a result of information in this catalogue or through using 

any of the plants mentioned by Edulis. 

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CONTENTS 

04 VEGETABLES 

06 HERBS 

09 FRUIT 

11 HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL 

43 BULBS 

44 TREES & SHRUBS 

VEGETABLES 

ALLIUM AMPELOPRASUM ‘ELEPHANT’ · Elephant Garlic · Amaryllidaceae 

Perennial allium. More closely related to the leek than garlic. Very large cloves that are milder than true garlic. 

Attractive large flower heads in July/August. 

ALLIUM AMPELOPRASUM VAR. BABINGTONII · Babington’s Leek · Amaryllidaceae 

A perennial clump-forming leek, native to the SW England. Producing leeks in the spring and attractive flowers in the summer. 

ALLIUM ANGULOSUM · Mouse Garlic · Amaryllidaceae 

Evergreen allium with strap-like leaves and mauve flowers in July/August. Edible leaves and bulbs. Sun. 

ALLIUM CEPA ‘PERUTILE’ · Everlasting Onion · Amaryllidaceae 

A clump-forming everlasting onion. Producing numerous tasty spring onions. Never flowers. 

ALLIUM CEPA PROLIFERUM GROUP · Egyptian Tree Onion · Amaryllidaceae 

A hardy clump-forming onion producing small bulbs at the top of the flower stem. Used for salads and flavouring. 

ALLIUM CHINENSE · Rakkyo · Amaryllidaceae 

Hardy evergreen clump-forming bulb with attractive deep mauve flowers in Sept/Oct. Leaves used like chives. 

Bulbs eaten raw or cooked. Sun. 

ALLIUM FISTULOSUM · Welsch Onion · Amaryllidaceae 

Very hardy perennial spring onion. Used cooked or in salads. Edible flowers. Attracts bees. 

ALLIUM HOOKERI ‘ZORAMI’ · Hooker’s Onion · Amaryllidaceae 

A wonderful long flowering allium producing masses of white drumstick flowers. Robust clone collected from Mizoram, India. 

White flowered with strong erect flower stems. Still flowering December with us. Leaves used in Asian cooking. 

ALLIUM NUTANS · Blue Chives · Amaryllidaceae 

A broad-leaved chive producing blue/purple flowers in July/August. Tasty and attractive. Sunny well drained position. 400mm. Attracts bees. 

ALLIUM PARADOXUM · Few Flowered Leek · Amaryllidaceae 

An edible allium with attractive snowdrop-like flowers in April/May. All parts edible. Shade. Ht 6”/150mm. 

ALLIUM RAMOSUM L. · Chinese Chives · Amaryllidaceae 

An attractive chive with masses of white flowers in June/July. Excellent tasting. Sun. 

ALLIUM SATIVUM ‘ALBANIAN LATE’ · Albanian Garlic · Amaryllidaceae 

A very late garlic collected from the mountains of Albania. Harvested in September. 

ALLIUM SCHOENOPRASUM ‘BLACK ISLE BLUSH’ · Chives · Amaryllidaceae 

Light mauve flowered variety with a deep pink centre. RHS Award of Merit. Use like ordinary chives. Originally from Poyntzfield Herbs. 

Probably the most attractive chive! 

ALLIUM SCHOENOPRASUM ‘CORSICAN WHITE’ · Chives · Amaryllidaceae 

Fine leaved chive with loose white flowerheads. From Corsica via Joe Sharman. 

ALLIUM SCHOENOPRASUM ‘PINK PERFECTION’ · Chives · Amaryllidaceae 

Robust pink form of the Common Chive. RHS Award of Merit. Use as normal Chives. 

ALLIUM SCHOENOPRASUM ‘SHINING SILVER’ · White Chives · Amaryllidaceae 

A distinct form of White Chive with deep green glossy leaves. 

ALLIUM SCHOENOPRASUM F. ALBIFLORUM · White Chives · Amaryllidaceae 

White-flowered form of the Common Chive. With spherical white flowers in May. Bee Plant. 

ALLIUM SENESCENS SUBSP. SENESCENS · Broad-leaved Chives · Amaryllidaceae 

Twisted leaves with bright pink flowers. Attracts butterflies and bees. Sunny well drained. 

ALLIUM TUBEROSUM · Garlic Chives · Amaryllidaceae 

Popular Asian vegetable grown for its mild garlic flavoured leaves. White flowers in August attract hoverflies. 

ALLIUM URSINUM · Wild Garlic · Amaryllidaceae 

Popular Ransoms or Wild Garlic is great for shade with edible leaves, cloves, and flowers. Flowers in April/May. Shade. 

ANREDERA CORDIFOLIA · Madeira Vine · Basellaceae 

An edible climber with fleshy oval leaves, and scented white bottle-brush flowers. Roots eaten baked. S America. 

ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS ‘ARGENTEUIL’ · Asparagus · Asparagaceae 

French heirloom variety. Produces large thick white spears in early spring. 

ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS ‘MARY WASHINGTON’ · Asparagus · Asparagaceae 

Popular heirloom variety. Thick, tender, dark green spears with a purple tinge. Followed by attractive feathery foliage. 

Bred by USDA in 1949. 

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48 CLIMBERS 

48 GRASSES 

51 FERNS 

52 2012 PLANT FAIRS

BUNIUM BULBOCASTANUM · Earth Chestnut · Apiaceae 

Attractive umbellifer, with masses of white flowers in early summer. Edible tubers produced in autumn. 

Delicious roasted with sesame oil. Good yields if grown in full sun. 

CAMASSIA QUAMASH · Quamash · Hyacinthaceae 

Bulbous perennial producing a loose spike of bright blue flowers. Bulbs best eaten slow baked, with a flavour similar to roast chestnuts. 

Sun. North America. 

CAMASSIA QUAMASH ‘BLUE MELODY’ · Variegated Quamash · Hyacinthaceae 

Bulbous perennial producing a spike of blue flowers. Variegated leaves. Bulb best eaten slow baked. North America. 

CIRSIUM OLERACEUM · Cabbage Thistle · Asteraceae 

Edible thistle from S Europe & Asia. Stout stems with almost spineless leaves, and pale yellow flowers. Ht 1.5m. 

Young stems eaten in Japan and India. 

CRAMBE MARITIMA ‘LILYWHITE’ · Sea Kale · Brassicaceae 

Selected seed raised form of the wild sea kale. Blanched young shoots are delicacy, eaten like asparagus. Excellent in a sunny border 

with blue-green leaves and dramatic sprays of scented white flowers in summer. Bee plant. Salt tolerant. 

CRYPTOTAENIA JAPONICA F. ATROPURPUREA · Japanese Parsley, Mitsuba · Apiaceae 

Perennial purple parsley. Good for shade. Leaves used raw in salads. Roots can be blanched and sauteed in oil. 

CYNARA CARDUNCULUS ‘BERE’ · Globe Artichoke · Asteraceae 

Old selection found growing in our walled garden in the 50s. Spiny heads but the most excellent flavour we have found. Divisions. 

CYNARA CARDUNCULUS ‘GOBBO DI NIZZA’ · Cardoon · Asteraceae 

Italian cardoon from Nice. Tasty leaf stems as well as architectural foliage. Blue flowers. Seed raised. 

CYNARA CARDUNCULUS (SCOLYMUS GROUP) ‘CARCIOFO VIOLETTO PRECOCE’ · Globe Artichoke · Asteraceae 

Italian purple globe artichoke variety with smaller purple heads.Popular variety from Rome. Full sun. Seed raised. 

CYNARA CARDUNCULUS (SCOLYMUS GROUP) ‘PURPLE GLOBE’ · Globe Artichoke · Asteraceae 

Attractive purple globe artichoke with edible flowering crowns. Blue flower heads. Excellent flavour. Seed raised. 

CYNARA CARDUNCULUS (SCOLYMUS GROUP) ‘VERT GLOBE’ · Globe Artichoke · Asteraceae 

Attractive globe artichoke with edible flowering crowns. Blue flower heads. Excellent flavour. Seed raised. 

CYNARA CARDUNCULUS (SCOLYMUS GROUP) ‘VIOLET DE PROVENCE · Globe Artichoke · Asteraceae 

Attractive French purple globe artichoke with edible flowering crowns. Blue flower heads. Excellent flavour. Seed raised. 

CYNARA CARDUNCULUS (SCOLYMUS GROUP) ‘VIOLETTO DI CHIOGGIA’ · Globe Artichoke · Asteraceae 

Italian purple globe artichoke with edible flowering crowns. Blue flower heads. Excellent flavour. Seed raised. 

CYPERUS ESCULENTUS · Tiger Nut, Chufa Sedge · Cyperaceae 

Perennial sedge with edible tubers. Easily grown in moist sandy loam. Hardy with us. Tubers eaten raw or cooked. 

DIOSCOREA BATATAS · Chinese Yam · Dioscoreaceae 

Perennial hardy climber with fleshy rootstock (yam) and heart-shaped leaves. The yam is eaten in China and is cooked like potatoes. 

The tubers may take two or three years to develop to a suitable size for harvest. 

DIOSCOREA JAPONICA · Glutinous Yam · Dioscoreaceae 

Perennial hardy climber with fleshy rootstock (yam) and elongated heart-shaped leaves. The yam is eaten in Japan & China and is cooked 

like potatos. New collection from China. Should be hardy given its range. 

HELIANTHUS TUBEROSUS ‘GARNET’ · Jerusalem Artichoke · Asteraceae 

Tall sunflower relative producing masses of edible tubers. Garnet is round smooth purple skinned variety. Best roast or soup. 

HELIANTHUS TUBEROSUS ‘SUGARBALL’ · Jerusalem Artichoke · Asteraceae 

Tall sunflower relative producing masses of edible tubers. Sugarball is round smooth white skinned variety. High yields. Best roast or soup. 

HELIANTHUS TUBEROSUS ‘WILTON ROSE’ · Jerusalem Artichoke · Asteraceae 

Tall sunflower relative producing masses of edible tubers. Wilton Rose is a long smooth purple-skinned variety. Best roast or soup. 

OENANTHE JAVANICA ‘FLAMINGO’ · Chinese Celery or Japanese Parsley · Apiaceae 

Low growing umbellifer with pink variegated leaves. Young leaves best steamed with a flavour of carrots. Moist. Cultivated all over SE Asia. 

OXALIS TUBEROSA · Oca · Oxalidaceae 

An Andean root crop grown by the Incas. Edible sorrel-like green leaves produce masses of bright pink, white or scarlet tubers in autumn. 

OXALIS TUBEROSA ‘POLAR BERE’ · Oca · Oxalidaceae 

An Andean root crop grown by the Incas. Our pure white clone with no colouration. 

POLYMNIA SONCHIFOLIA · Yacon · Asteraceae 

Unusual Andean root vegetable with large triangular leaves and small yellow flowers. Up to 13kg per plant of tubers. 

Treat like a dahlia. Edible raw and cooked. Andes. 

STACHYS AFFINIS · Chinese Artichokes · Lamiaceae 

Short leafy herbaceous perennial with large numbers of small knobby white tubers. Eaten raw or cooked. Sun. Ht 30cm. China. 

TROPAEOLUM TUBEROSUM ‘KEN ASLET’ · Mashua, Anu · Tropaeolaceae 

Herbaceous perennial climber with fleshy oval leaves and bright orange flowers. Andean root vegetable. Eaten boiled. 

WASABIA JAPONICA · Wasabi · Brassicaceae 

Usually grown for its horseradish-flavoured roots in cool shady and damp conditions. Delicious spicy salad leaves. 

White flowers in May/June. Shade. Ht 15cm. Japan. 

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HERBS 

ACHILLEA AGERATUM · English Mace · Asteraceae 

Delightful autumn flowering herb with ferny leaves. To 60cm. Mild pleasant aromatic flavour for soups or salads. 

AGASTACHE ‘BLACK ADDER’ · Anise Hyssop · Lamiaceae 

Striking form with smoky violet flowers from July-October. Bee plant. Sunny well drained position. 

AGASTACHE RUGOSA · Korean Mint · Lamiaceae 

Perennial herb with attractive mauve flowers. Edible leaves, raw or cooked. Bee plant. Sun. 

AMMI MAJUS · Bishop’s Weed · Apiaceae 

A gorgeous feathery umbel flowering in July. Used in our Garlic Farm display at Hampton Court. Seed is used as condiment in Asia. 

Chewing the root is said to give protection from UV. 

ANGELICA ‘EBONY’ · Purple Angelica · Apiaceae 

A striking purple leaved angelica, followed by white umbels in late summer. Sun or part-shade. Self-seeds. 

ANGELICA EDULIS B&SWJ 10968 · Miyabe · Apiaceae 

A truly perennial angelica producing tall white umbels up to 8’. Architectural. Edible leaves and shoots. Perfectly hardy. 

ARISTOLOCHIA CLEMATITIS · Birthwort · Aristolochiaceae 

A herb with a long history, but little used today. Naturalized in Britain. A twining herbaceous plant with heart shaped leaves and 

foetus-shaped yellow flowers in early summer. Poisonous. 

ARMORACIA RUSTICANA ‘VARIEGATA’ · Variegated Horseradish · Brassicaceae 

Strikingly attractive and useful herb. Avoid disturbance to maintain variegation. Some leaves completely white. 

ARTEMISIA ABROTANUM AGM · Southernwood · Asteraceae 

Attractive feathery grey foliage for full sun. Used as an insect repellant, especially clothes moths in the house. 

Edible shoots with lemon flavour. Full sun. 

ARTEMISIA DRACUNCULUS FRENCH · French Tarragon · Asteraceae 

Perennial aromatic herb used in cooking especially with chicken and soups. Grow in a sunny well drained position. Dislikes clay. 

ASARUM CANADENSE · Wild Ginger, Snakeroot · Aristolochiaceae 

Deciduous perennial groundcover with attractive heart-shaped leaves. Rhizomes used as ginger substitute. Medicinal. North America. 

ASARUM EUROPAEUM AGM · Wild Ginger, Asarabacca · Aristolochiaceae 

Attractive glossy robust evergreen groundcover for shade. Drought tolerant. Used as a medicinal herb. 

Purple-red flowers appear beneath leaves. Frequently used in Chelsea gardens. 

ASARUM EUROPAEUM PAB 4377 · Wild Ginger, Asarabacca · Aristolochiaceae 

Our collection from the Apuseni Mountains, Transylvania, Romania. Larger leaves than the type and a looser habit. 

ASARUM LEMMONII · Lemmon’s Wild Ginger · Aristolochiaceae 

A North American wild ginger from the Sierra Nevada. Forming dense mats of rich green deciduous foliage. Rare. 

ASARUM SPLENDENS · Asian Wild Ginger · Aristolochiaceae 

A vigorous and easy wild ginger with glossy evergreen leaves with silver marbling. Large (for a Asarum) speckled flowers 

produced in late spring. China. 

CALAMINTHA GRANDIFLORA · Large-flowered Calamint · Lamiaceae 

Bushy herbaceous herb with dark green toothed leaves. Pink flowers in summer. S Europe. Makes refreshing tea. 

CAULOPHYLLUM THALICTROIDES · Blue Cohosh, Squaw Root · Berberidaceae 

Foliage emerging purplish blue in spring, later turning green. Yellow-brown flowers appear in May, followed by bright blue berries. 

Slowly increasing clumps. Herbal use. USA. 

CENTELLA ASIATICA · Gotu Kola · Mackinlayoideae 

Much admired herb, growing across S E Asia. Small heart-shaped leaves form a low groundcover. Prefers moisture retentive soils. 

Held in high esteem as a medicinal health giving herb. Easy. Some protection in hard winters. 

CHAMAEMELUM NOBILE DWARF, DOUBLE-FLOWERED · Double-flowered Lawn Chamomile · Asteraceae 

Evergreen perennial camomile. Herbal lawn with double flowers. Used as a seasoning and in herb beers. 

DAUCUS CAROTA · Wild Carrot · Apiaceae 

A biennial with bright white umbels from June to September, growing to 60cm. Excellent naturalized in a meadow. 

Food source for the Swallowtailed Butterfly. Edible roots and seeds. 

ELETTARIA CARDAMOMUM · Cardamom · Zingiberaceae 

Aromatic herb producing seeds used to flavour curries and many dishes. Leaves used to flavour rice. Hardy to -5C. 

FALLOPIA MULTIFLORA (SYN.POLYGONUM MULTIFLORUM) · Fo-Ti Root, He Shou Wu · Polygonaceae 

Semi-evergreen climber with sprays of white flowers in Sept/Oct. Leaves eaten raw or cooked. Traditional Chinese herb used like Ginseng. 

Hardy to Zone 7. Sun or part shade. 

GALEGA OFFICINALIS ‘ALBA’ AGM · White Goat’s rue · Fabaceae 

Perennial legume to 1.2m. Masses of white flowers in June and July. Leaves eaten cooked. Used in modern herbalism. Sunny aspect. 

GILLENIA TRIFOLIATA AGM · Indian Physic · Rosaceae 

Clump forming perennial producing a spray of white flowers. Used in herbal medicine. 

INULA HELENIUM · Elecampane · Asteraceae 

Architectural yellow daisy growing to 1.5m. Back of border. Long history of uses as a medicinal herb. Use in manufacture of absinthe. Sun. Europe. 

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LEPIDIUM LATIFOLIUM · Dittander · Brassicaceae 

Perennial herb growing to 1.2m. Young leaves eaten raw. Peppery flavour. Salads. Used in treatment of liver & kidney diseases. 

Sun. Can be invasive. 

LIGUSTICUM SCOTICUM · Scottish Lovage · Apiaceae 

A very hardy perennial with compact glossy green leaves and purple stems. Umbels of white flowers. 

Leaves eaten raw or cooked. Ht 70cm. Europe. 

MENTHA ‘BERRIES AND CREAM’ · Berries & Cream Mint · Lamiaceae 

Hardy perennial to 40cm. Mauve flowers in summer. Fruity mint flavoured leaves. Excellent in Pimms. 

MENTHA ‘CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT’ · Chocolate Peppermint · Lamiaceae 

Hardy perennial to 40cm. Dark brown oval leaves with a strong chocolate peppermint mint. Excellent culinary mint. 

MENTHA ARVENSIS ‘BANANA’ · Banana Mint · Lamiaceae 

Hardy perennial. Unusual banana-scented leaves of this native Corn Mint. More of a novelty than a culinary delight. 

MENTHA ARVENSIS VAR. PIPERASCENS · Japanese Mint · Lamiaceae 

Hardy perennial to 60cm. Lilac flowers from July to September. Round leaves, strongly scented of peppermint. Tea. Salads. Medicinal. 

MENTHA CERVINA · Hart’s Pennyroyal · Lamiaceae 

Hardy perennial to 20cm. Clustered mauve flowers in whorls. Late summer. Narrow peppermint scented leaves. Moist conditions. 

MENTHA LONGIFOLIA ‘SILVER MINT’ · Silver Mint · Lamiaceae 

Hardy perennial to 60cm Mauve flowers in summer. Strongly silver lance shaped leaves. Excellent for butterflies. 

MENTHA LONGIFOLIA BUDDLEIA MINT GROUP · Buddleia Mint · Lamiaceae 

Hardy perennial to 80cm, with purple flowers and attractive grey-green leaves. Attracts butterflies and hoverflies. 

MENTHA LONGIFOLIA BUDDLEIA MINT GROUP VARIEGATED · Variegated Buddleia Mint · Lamiaceae 

Hardy perennial to 45cm. Mauve flowers in summer. Grey-green leaves with cream variegation. Attracts hoverflies and butterflies. 

MENTHA LONGIFOLIA LAKE VAN · Lake Van Buddleia Mint · Lamiaceae 

A tall Buddleia Mint with masses of purple flowers in July & August. Grey-green leaves. Attracts butterflies. 

Collected from Lake Van, Turkey. Ht 1.2m. 

MENTHA ‘NILE VALLEY’ MINT · Nile Valley Mint · Lamiaceae 

Hardy perennial to 60cm. Strong tough growing peppermint. 

MENTHA REQUIENII · Corsican Mint · Lamiaceae 

Low growing groundcover mint. Wonderful to include in shady paths. Strong menthol fragrance. 

MENTHA SPICATA ‘ALGERIAN FRUITY’ · Algerian Fruity Mint · Lamiaceae 

A culinary mint with a fresh fruity flavour. Very distinct. Purple flowers. Hardy perennial to 60cm. 

MENTHA SPICATA ‘ENGLISH LAMB MINT’ · English Lamb Mint · Lamiaceae 

An excellent culinary spearmint. Perfect for cooking and salads. 

MENTHA SPICATA ‘GARDEN MINT’ · Garden Mint · Lamiaceae 

The once common form of mint found in many gardens. From my grandmother’s garden. Perfect with new potatoes. Ht 40cm. 

MENTHA SPICATA ‘KENTUCKY COLONEL’ · Kentucky Colonel Mint · Lamiaceae 

An excellent hardy spearmint. Used in the cocktail Mint Julep & mojitos. 

MENTHA SPICATA ‘RUSSIAN’ · Russian Mint · Lamiaceae 

A robust mint with a good flavour. On par with Nile Valley Mint. Perennial. Ht 90cm. 

MENTHA SPICATA ‘SPANISH’ · Spanish Mint · Lamiaceae 

Another excellent culinary form with pointed oval leaves. Ht 70cm. 

MENTHA SPICATA ‘TASHKENT’ · Tashkent Mint · Lamiaceae 

Excellent flavoured spearmint to 40cm. Supposed to be Dehlia Smith’s favourite mint for cooking. 

MENTHA SPICATA VAR. CRISPA · Curly Mint · Lamiaceae 

Distinctly unusual curly leaves on this spearmint. Attractive in flower. Pink. Ht 40cm. 

MENTHA SPICATA VAR. CRISPA ‘MOROCCAN’ · Moroccan Mint · Lamiaceae 

There are various forms of Moroccan Mint. This one we collected from Morocco, and has the best flavour for tea of all our mints. 

Sunny position. 

MENTHA SUAVEOLENS ‘GRAPEFRUIT’ · Grapefruit Mint · Lamiaceae 

Hardy perennial to 40cm. A very good garden mint with attractive large leaves and whorls of mauve flowers. Distinct grapefruit flavour. 

MENTHA SUAVEOLENS ‘VARIEGATA’ · Pineapple Mint · Lamiaceae 

Very attractive variegated mint with a fruity flavour. Hardy perennial to 50cm. Useful culinary mint for salads, fruit salads & cooking. 

MENTHA SUAVEOLENS SUBSP. TIMIJA · Atlas Mountain Mint · Lamiaceae 

Attractive grey-green hairy leaved mint. Hardy perennial to 60cm. Culinary. Sunny well-drained position. 

Rare mint found in 4 localities in Morocco. 

MENTHA X GRACILIS ‘VARIEGATA’ · Ginger Mint · Lamiaceae 

Gold flecked mint with a fruity flavour with a hint of ginger. Hardy. Perennial. Ht 40cm. 

MENTHA X PIPERITA ‘SWISS’ · Swiss Mint · Lamiaceae 

Hardy perennial to 50cm. Mauve flowers on green, toothed, lance-shaped leaves. Strong peppermint scent. Mint sauce. 

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MENTHA X PIPERITA F. CITRATA · Eau De Cologne Mint · Lamiaceae 

Hardy perennial to 80cm . Attractive pink flowers in summer. Large oval, dark green leaves with a strong fragrance of Cologne. 

MENTHA X PIPERITA F. CITRATA ‘BASIL’ · Basil Mint · Lamiaceae 

Hardy perennial to 45cm. Purple flowers on oval, shiny, green leaves with strong fragrance of basil. Used in oils and vinegars. 

MENTHA X PIPERITA F. CITRATA ‘CHOCOLATE’ · Chocolate Mint · Lamiaceae 

Hardy perennial to 40cm. Purple flowers on dark brown, oval, pointed mint-chocolate flavoured leaves. Good for deserts. 

MENTHA X PIPERITA F. CITRATA ‘LAVENDER’ · Lavender Mint · Lamiaceae 

Hardy perennial to 80cm. Mauve flowers on large, oval, purple/orange tinted leaves with fragrance of lavender. Used in oils and vinegars. 

MENTHA X PIPERITA F. CITRATA ‘LEMON’ · Lemon mint · Lamiaceae 

Hardy perennial to 40cm. Purple flowers in whorls on oval, pointed, toothed, peppermint & citrus scented leaves. Salads. 

MENTHA X PIPERITA F. CITRATA ‘LIME’ · Lime Mint · Lamiaceae 

Hardy perennial to 40cm. Whorls of purple flowers on green leaves with purple stems. Good in salads. 

MENTHA X PIPERITA F. CITRATA ‘ORANGE’ · Orange Mint · Lamiaceae 

Hardy perennial to 70cm. Mauve flowers on large oval leaves tinged with purple and orange. Good orange flavour. Pimms & fruit salads. 

MENTHA X PIPERITA ‘BLACK PEPPERMINT’ · Black Peppermint · Lamiaceae 

Excellent clear flavoured peppermint. Likely to be the original Mitcham Mint. Introduced in 1696. Mint sauce. 

MENTHA X SMITHIANA ‘RED RARIPILA’ · Red Raripila Mint · Lamiaceae 

Hardy perennial to 60cm. Mauve flowers on unusual red-tinged foliage and fruity spearmint flavour with a hint of peas. Great with peas. 

MENTHA X VILLOSA VAR. ALOPECUROIDES BOWLES’S MINT · Bowle’s Mint · Lamiaceae 

Hardy perennial to 90cm. Mauve flowers with round soft grey-green leaves. Large form of Apple Mint. From E.A.Bowles garden. Culinary. 

ORIGANUM VULGARE ‘ACORN BANK’ · Golden Oregano · Lamiaceae 

Very hardy, perennial with clusters of tiny pink flowers in summer and golden, oval, pointed leaves. Culinary use. Sun. Ht 35cm. 

From Acorn Bank House in Cumbria. 

ORIGANUM VULGARE ‘COMPACTUM’ · Compact Oregano · Lamiaceae 

Hardy perennial herb with a low mound of small aromatic leaves and loose sprays of pink flowers in summer. Sun. Ht 15cm. 

ORIGANUM VULGARE SUBSP. HIRTUM ‘GREEK’ · Greek Oregano · Lamiaceae 

Hardy compact perennial with hairy, aromatic, green leaves and clusters of white flowers in summer. Sun. Ht 50cm. Excellent culinary variety. 

PELTARIA ALLIACEA · Garlic Cress · Brassicaceae 

Purple-tinged foliage emerging in late winter with masses of loose panicles of white flowers in May-June. 

Garlic flavoured salad leaves in autumn and early spring. 

PEUCEDANUM OSTRUTHIUM · Masterwort · Apiaceae 

Deciduous perennial with pinnate leaves and umbels of lime-green flowers. Leaves edible. Shade or part-shade. Ht 45cm. Europe. 

PEUCEDANUM OSTRUTHIUM ‘DAPHNIS’ · Variegated Masterwort · Apiaceae 

Variegated form of the above. Attractive foliage in the spring. Brightens a shady corner. 

PHYTOLACCA ESCULENTA · Pokeroot · Phytolaccaceae 

Deciduous perennial with fleshy rootstock and purple-tinged lanceolate leaves on a bright purple stem, with dense spikes of purplish 

flowers followed by deep purple berries. Purgative. Sun or part-shade. Ht 1.8m. 

PIPER AURITUM · Hoja santa or Yerba Santa · Piperaceae 

An aromatic herb with heart-shaped velvety leaves. Complex flavour used in Mexican cuisine. Used to wrap meat for cooking. 

Tender. Ht 1.5m. North America. 

PYCNANTHEMUM MUTICUM · Short Toothed Mountain Mint · Lamiaceae 

Non-spreading mint with silvery leaves and bracts of pink flowers. Used in tea. Excellent for butterflies Ht 40cm. USA. 

ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS ‘GREEN GINGER’ · Rosemary · Lamiaceae 

Woody perennial herb with evergreen needle-like leaves. Variety with delightful ‘ginger’ flavour. Sun. Ht 1.5m. 

RUMEX ACETOSA ‘ABUNDANCE’ · French Sorrel · Polygonaceae 

Non-flowering form of French sorrel with large leaves. Not as sharp as the common form. Ht 35cm. 

RUMEX ACETOSA SUBSP. ACETOSA ‘SAUCY’ · Variegated Sorrel · Polygonaceae 

Unusual attractive variegated form of Common Sorrel. Pink & white variegation. Ht 20cm. 

RUMEX SANGUINEUS · Bloody Dock · Polygonaceae 

Attractive leaved sorrel with distinct red veining in the leaves. Ht 40cm. 

RUMEX SCUTATUS ‘SILVER SHIELD’ · Buckler-leaved Sorrel · Polygonaceae 

Silver-leaved form of the Buckler-leaved Sorrel. Attractive and good flavour. Ht 30cm. 

SALVIA DIVINORUM · Seer’s sage · Lamiaceae 

Tender perennial with white flowers for moist shade. Said to have hallucinatory effects. Ht 1.2m. Mexico. 

SANGUISORBA MINOR · Salad Burnet · Rosaceae 

Native salad burnet with edible pinnate leaves and stems to 40cm with dense flowerheads of reddish-green flowers. 

Young leaves used for salads. Sun. Ht 40-60cm. Europe. 

SATUREJA SPICIGERA · Creeping Savory · Lamiaceae 

Deciduous creeping herb with aromatic edible needle-like leaves and masses of small white flowers in late summer. Sun. 

Ht 10cm. Excellent with beans. 

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TAGETES LUCIDA · Winter Tarragon · Asteraceae 

Evergreen marigold-relative with oblong leaves. Used for flavouring soups, sauces, etc. Sheltered sunny position. Ht 60cm. Mexico. 

TANACETUM BALSAMITA · Costmary, Alecost · Asteraceae 

Aromatic perennial herb with glaucous leaves & balsamic smell. Used medicinally, salads and in beer. Yellow flowers. 

Sun or part-shade. Ht 90cm. Europe. 

TANACETUM VULGARE ‘GOLDEN FEATHER’ · Golden Tansy · Asteraceae 

Acid yellow foliage in early spring with yellow flowers in June-July. More finely cut leaves than ‘Isla Gold’. Sun or shade. Ht 75cm. 

TANACETUM VULGARE ‘GOLDEN FLEECE’ · Golden Tansy · Asteraceae 

Very finely cut acid yellow foliage. Cross with ‘Isla Gold’ and crispum form by John Tuite of West Acre Nursery. Delicate. Sun or shade. Ht 40cm. 

TANACETUM VULGARE ‘ISLA GOLD’ · Golden Tansy · Asteraceae 

Original acid yellow form of Tansy. Easy. Yellow flowers in June-July. Sun or shade. Ht 75cm. 

THYMUS ‘DOONE VALLEY’ · Lemon Thyme · Lamiaceae 

Yellow-variegated lemon thyme. Evergreen compact habit. Good culinary form. 

THYMUS ‘LIME’ · Lime Thyme · Lamiaceae 

Fragrant mounding thyme. Useful in salads. Fresh flavour. 

THYMUS ‘ORANGE’ · Orange Thyme · Lamiaceae 

Fragrant orange-scented mounding thyme. Pale lilac flowers in late summer. 

THYMUS ‘PINEWOOD’ · Pine Thyme · Lamiaceae 

Compact evergreen thyme with ovate pine-scented leaves and lilac flowers. Named by Harriet Flannery in 1982. 

THYMUS ‘PINK RIPPLE’ · Thyme · Lamiaceae 

Prostrate mat forming thyme with ovate, pale green lemon scented leaves. Dark pink flowers in July-August. From Edrom Nurseries in 1982. 

THYMUS ‘REDSTART’ · Thyme · Lamiaceae 

Low growing mat-forming thyme with prostrate stems. Oval lemon-scented leaves and dark crimson flowers. 

From Jim Jermyn, Edrom Nurseries in 1993. 

THYMUS CAESPITITIUS · Thyme · Lamiaceae 

Mat-forming aromatic prostrate thyme with mauve flowers. Hardy. Sun. Ht 5cm. S Europe. 

THYMUS ERECTUS ‘HARTINGTON SILVER’ · Thyme · Lamiaceae 

Prostrate thyme with variegated cream & silvery leaves and pink flowers in summer. Sun. Ht 3cm. 

THYMUS FROM TURKEY · Thyme · Lamiaceae 

Excellent tough hardy thyme from Turkey with strongly aromatic foliage and pink flowers in April and May. 

THYMUS HERBA-BARONA · Caraway Thyme · Lamiaceae 

Caraway scented thyme with small rounded leaves and pink flowers in June-July. Sun. Ht 5cm. Corsica, Sardinia. 

THYMUS HERBA-BARONA ‘LEMON-SCENTED’ · Lemon-scented Caraway Thyme · Lamiaceae 

Lemon-flavoured form of the above. 

THYMUS PSEUDOLANUGINOSUS (SYN. POLYTRICHUS) · Woolly Thyme · Lamiaceae 

Evergreen prostrate woolly grey-green-leaved and pink flowered hardy thyme. Well drained sunny position. Ht 5cm. 

THYMUS PULEGIOIDES ‘KURT’ · Thyme · Lamiaceae 

Low growing hardy woody thyme from Thracia, with pinky-purple flowers and lemon-scented leaves. Collected Kurt Reschke. 

Introduced by Werner Simon, Marktheidenfeld, Germany in 2000. Sun. Ht 25cm. Europe. 

THYMUS SERPYLLUM ‘GOLDSTREAM’ · Thyme · Lamiaceae 

Mat-forming prostrate thyme with cream variegated leaves and pale mauve flowers. From Bill Archer of Martin Nest Nurseries in 1982. 

Excellent in paths. 

THYMUS VULGARIS ‘COMPACTUS’ · Thyme · Lamiaceae 

Bushy compact evergreen thyme with pale mauve flowers in summer. Small aromatic narrow leaves. Excellent for culinary use. 

Very hardy. Sun. Ht 30cm. 

THYMUS X CITRIODORUS · Lemon Thyme · Lamiaceae 

Well known lemon scented thyme. Prostrate evergreen foliage. 

ZANTHOXYLUM SCHINIFOLIUM · Szechwan Pepper · Rutaceae 

A large spiny deciduous shrub to 4m. Zone 4. Flowers in August producing masses of red seed pods with a black seed. 

Collected and used in Chinese 5 Spice. 

ZANTHOXYLUM SIMULANS · Szechwan Pepper · Rutaceae 

A large spiny deciduous shrub with pinnate leaves. Edible leaves and seed pods. Used in Chinese cooking. Ht 3m. China. 

FRUIT 

ARONIA MELANOCARPA ‘HUGIN’ · Black Chokeberry · Rosaceae 

New Swedish variety. Very hardy with high yields. Low tannin. Late ripening. New to us. 

ARONIA X PRUNIFOLIA ‘NERO’ · Black Chokeberry · Rosaceae 

New US variety with very high yields. High in antioxidants. Self-fertile. 

ARONIA X PRUNIFOLIA ‘VIKING’ · Black Chokeberry · Rosaceae 

Excellent variety with good yields and sweet berries. Good autumn colour. Thrives in part-shade. 

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ELAEAGNUS UMBELLATA · Autumn Olive · Elaeagnaceae 

Deciduous shrub growing to 4m with silvery leaves and masses of highly fragrant flowers in early summer. Followed by delicious orange fruit, 

that can be eaten raw or cooked. High in Vitamin C. China. Japan. If you only have one Elaeagnus plant this one. 

FICUS CARICA ‘ADAM’ · Fig · Moraceae 

A French variety with light brown skinned fruit with a hint of violet. Large leaves that were used by Adam. 

FICUS CARICA ‘BRUNSWICK’ · Fig · Moraceae 

A very reliable hardy variety of fig for British conditions. Self-fertile. Bronze purplish brown fruit. 

FRAGARIA CHILOENSIS (F) · Chilean Strawberry · Rosaceae 

One of the parents of our modern garden strawberry. Evergreen glossy tri-foliate leaves and white flowers in early spring. 

FRAGARIA VESCA ‘MURICATA’ · Plymouth Strawberry · Rosaceae 

Evergreen perennial alpine strawberry. Grown for its curiously hairy cone-shaped fruit. Discovered by John Tradescant in 1627. 

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA ‘ALICE’ AGM · Garden Strawberry · Rosaceae 

Sweet and juicy variety with firm flesh. Excellent disease resistance. Mid-season. 

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA ‘ELSANTA’ · Garden Strawberry · Rosaceae 

Excellent yields of firm glossy fruit. Good flavour. Recommended for both protected and outdoor production. The most popular variety. 

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA ‘FLAMENCO’ · Garden Strawberry · Rosaceae 

An everbearing variety, producing consistent crops of medium-sized orange-red fruit with excellent flavour, from July till October. 

Recommended if you just need a few berries regularly. 

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA ‘FLORENCE’ · Garden Strawberry · Rosaceae 

A new variety with excellent flavour and firm good looking fruit as well as disease resistance. 

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA ‘HAPIL’ AGM · Garden Strawberry · Rosaceae 

Popular variety that does well in dry summers. High yield with well shaped glossy fruits. Mid June-Mid July. 

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA ‘HONEOYE’ AGM · Garden Strawberry · Rosaceae 

One of the earliest varieties. Bright, shiny, good quality fruits with a fine flavour. Early June-Late June. 

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA ‘PANDORA’ · Garden Strawberry · Rosaceae 

Very late season strawberry, with huge crops of large fruit and good disease-resistance. Vigorous grower, so allow plenty of space. 

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA ‘ROYAL SOVEREIGN’ · Garden Strawberry · Rosaceae 

Heritage variety with excellent flavour. Bred by Thomas Laxton in 1892. 

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA ‘SOPHIE’ · Garden Strawberry · Rosaceae 

Bred by HRI, East Malling. Berries are dark red and conical. Flesh is firm with a soft skin and outstanding flavour. 

Best of the late season varieties. Early July-Late July. 

LONICERA CAERULEA VAR. EDULIS · Honeyberry · Caprifoliaceae 

Upright small shrub, growing to 2 meters, very early in to flower (December-February) producing blue, oblong, edible excellent berries. Zone 2. 

LYCIUM BARBARUM · Goji Berry, Box Thorn · Solanaceae 

Deciduous shrub growing to 2m. Flowers from June to August. Producing orange berries (2cm). Eaten dried or cooked. 

Also edible leaves. 

PRUNUS CERASIFERA · Myrobalan · Rosaceae 

Our wild collection from Aldworth and from Tbilisi, Georgia. Small yellow and red plums. Very sweet. 

PRUNUS PERSICA ‘AMSDEN JUNE’ · Peach · Rosaceae 

Excellent outdoor variety from Canada. Producing juicy tender fruit in summer. One of the earliest varieties. Excellent for training. 

PRUNUS X PERSICOIDES ‘ROBIJN’ · Almond · Rosaceae 

Masses of pinky-white blossom in the spring, with a heavy crop of soft-shelled almonds in August. Semi-evergreen. 

Self-fertile. Resistance to peach-leaf curl. 

PYRUS PYRIFOLIA ‘CHOJURO’ · Asian Pear · Rosaceae 

An old Japanese variety. Found as chance seedling with orange skin and sweet flesh. Good keeper. 

RIBES DIVARICATUM · Worcesterberry · Grossulariaceae 

Hardy deciduous shrub. Zone 4. Sweet juicy red gooseberry-like fruit produced in July. Good flavour. Part-shade USA. 

RIBES NIGRUM PAB 3755 · Blackcurrant · Grossulariaceae 

Wild form collected from Caucasus Mountains, Near Omalo, Georgia. 

RIBES ODORATUM ‘CRANDALL’ · Buffalo Currant · Grossulariaceae 

A small deciduous shrub with scented yellow flowers and masses of tasty shiny-black berries. Shade or part-shade. 

RIBES RUBRUM ‘ROXBY RED’ · Red Current · Grossulariaceae 

Mid-season Yorkshire variety of excellent flavour. 

RIBES UVA-CRISPA ‘EARLY SULPHUR’ · Gooseberry · Grossulariaceae 

Golden yellow variety of good flavour. Very early to ripen. Good in part-shade. 

RIBES UVA-CRISPA ‘HINNONMAKKI GUL’ · Gooseberry · Grossulariaceae 

Mildew-resistant variety from Finland. Sweet medium-sized fruit. 

RIBES UVA-CRISPA ‘INVICTA’ AGM · Gooseberry · Grossulariaceae 

Good yields of large pale green fruit with good mildew resistance. 

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RIBES X CULVERWELLII · Jostaberry · Grossulariaceae 

A small deciduous shrub with masses of large blackcurrant-like fruit. Spineless. Excellent flavour. Sun or part-shade. 

RUBUS ‘MEDANA TAYBERRY’ · Tayberry · Rosaceae 

A raspberry blackberry cross from 1979 by the Scottish Horticultural Research Institute with sweet berries. Sweeter than loganberry. 

Eaten raw or cooked. 

RUBUS FRUTICOSUS ‘MERTON THORNLESS’ · Blackberry · Rosaceae 

Well known thornless form of blackberry. High yields. Attractive foliage. 

RUBUS NEPALENSIS · Nepalese Raspberry · Rosaceae 

An evergreen groundcover growing to 10cm. Zone 8. Producing masses of white flowers and raspberry-like fruit. Sun or part-shade. 

Originally from Ken Fern. 

RUBUS PHOENICOLASIUS · Japanese Wineberry · Rosaceae 

Our favorite fruit at the nursery. Beautiful clusters of berries in August, held on attractive arching hairy red stems. Sun or part-shade. 

RUBUS SAXATILIS · Stone Bramble · Rosaceae 

Low growing deciduous rubus with compound leaves and large red fruit with large drupelets. Hardy. Ht 20cm. Northern Europe, Asia. 

RUBUS X LOGANOBACCUS THORNLESS · Thornless Loganberry · Rosaceae 

A R. ursinus ‘Aughinbaugh’ x R.idaeus ‘Red Antwerp’ by James Harvey Logan in 1883 in Santa Cruz, California. Excellent flavour. 

Trailing habit that can be trained. 

SCHISANDRA CHINENSIS ‘BERE’ · Magnolia Vine · Schisandraceae 

Deciduous climber with masses of white flowers producing clusters of edible red berries. Edible raw or dried. Very sustaining. 

Said to aid night vision. 

SINOFRANCHETIA CHINENSIS · Sinofranchetia · Lardizabalaceae 

Unusual hardy climber from China, with trifoliate leaves and white stems, producing striking lilac blue edible berries in late summer. 

Sheltered sunny position. Ht 6m. China. 

STAUNTONIA HEXAPHYLLA · Stauntonia Vine · Lardizabalaceae 

Evergreen climber with shiny palmate leaves and pale violet scented flowers in June followed by purple fruits. Hardy. Part-shade. Ht 10m. China. 

UGNI MOLINAE · Chilean Guava · Myrtaceae 

Evergreen small shrub, producing china-white bells and excellent red berries with a resinous strawberry flavour. Common form. 

Queen Victoria’s favorite fruit. 

UGNI MOLINAE ‘FLAMBEAU’ · Chilean Guava · Myrtaceae 

Evergreen pink variegated small shrub, producing china-white bells and excellent red berries with a resinous strawberry flavour. Zone 8. 

UGNI MOLINAE ‘VARIEGATA’ · Chilean Guava · Myrtaceae 

Variegated form of the popular broad-leaved form. Attractive and equally good yields of red berries. 

UGNI MOLINAE PAB 1347 · Chilean Guava · Myrtaceae 

Evergreen small shrub, producing china-white bells and excellent red berries with a resinous strawberry flavour. Our collection from Pucon, Chile. 

VACCINIUM ‘TOPHAT’ · Dwarf Blueberry · Ericaceae 

Dwarf Blueberry suitable for containers with large yields of blueberries in September. Sun. Ht 90cm. 

VACCINIUM MACROCARPON ‘PILGRIM’ · Cranberry · Ericaceae 

Trailing evergreen groundcover, best on ericaceous compost and kept moist. Large red berries produced August-September. 

HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL 

ACHILLEA SIBIRICA SUBSP. CAMSCHATICA ‘LOVE PARADE’ · Siberian Yarrow · Asteraceae 

Stout stems bearing bright glossy green leaves and terminal umbels of bright pink turning white flowers. Sun or part-shade. 

Young leaves and shoots cooked. 

ACONITUM ‘IVORINE’ · Monkshood · Ranunculaceae 

Spikes of creamy-white flowers in June & July held above deeply lobed dark green leaves. Dappled shade. Ht 75cm. TOXIC. 

ACONITUM CARMICHAELII (ARENDSII GROUP) ‘ARENDSII’ AGM · Monkshood · Ranunculaceae 

Excellent form of A. carmichaelii with robust glossy leaves and stout stems producing panicles of deep blue flowers in mid-late autumn. TOXIC. 

ACONITUM CARMICHAELII (WILSONII GROUP) ‘SPLATLESE’ · Monkshood · Ranunculaceae 

Clear blue flowers held on stout stems, with mid-green leaves. July-Oct. 1.2m. Sun or part-shade. TOXIC. 

ACONITUM NAPELLUS SUBSP. VULGARE ‘ALBIDUM’ · Monkshood · Ranunculaceae 

White form of our native Monkshood. Summer flowering July/August. Sun or Shade. TOXIC. 

ADONIS AMURENSIS · Adonis · Ranunculaceae 

A very early woodlander with anemone-like yellow flowers in January/February. Very hardy. Shade. 

ADOXA MOSCHATELLINA · Moschatel or Town Hall Clock · Adoxaceae 

Although small, I found this plant endearing as a child, with 5 small green flowers forming a cube, hence its name. Shade. 

AGAPANTHUS ‘MIDNIGHT STAR’ (SYN. ‘NAVY BLUE’) · Agapanthus · Amaryllidaceae 

One of the deepest blue Agapanthus available. Always admired. Hardy. Sun. 

AGAPANTHUS ‘WINDSOR GREY’ · Agapanthus · Amaryllidaceae 

Unusual large headed form with smoky-white flowers. Well drained soil in full sun. Very hardy. 

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ALCHEMILLA ALPINA · Alpine Lady’s Mantle · Rosaceae 

Dwarf Lady’s Mantle with glossy green leaves and loose yellow-green cymes June-August. Our collection from Norway. 

ALLIUM ‘GLOBEMASTER’ AGM · Flowering Onion · Amaryllidaceae 

Large spherical heads of numerous star-shaped deep violet flowers in June-August. Full sun. 

ALLIUM CARINATUM SUBSP. PULCHELLUM F. ALBUM AGM · White-flowered Keel Garlic · Amaryllidaceae 

Bulbous perennial with linear leaves and loose umbels of white bell-shaped flowers. Summer. Full Sun. 

ALLIUM CYATHOPHORUM VAR. FARRERI · Flowering Onion · Amaryllidaceae 

Small hardy allium for a scree or rockery. It forms a tight but spreading clump of grassy leaves about 15cm/6” high, 

with nodding clusters of deep purple flowers in summer. Attracts bees. 

ALLIUM PRZEWALSKIANUM · Flowering Onion · Amaryllidaceae 

Fine, thread leaves set off the wiry flower stems which each carry a round head of bright purple flowers, infused with pink. 

Edible sweet bulbs,leaves and flowers. Ht 20cm/8”. 

ALLIUM SENESCENS SUBSP. GLAUCUM · German Garlic · Amaryllidaceae 

Similar to Blue Chives but taller flower stems. Glaucous twisted leaves with bright pink flowers in summer. 

ALLIUM SPHAEROCEPHALON · Drumstick Leek · Amaryllidaceae 

Bulbous perennial with dark-pink drumstick flowerheads produced in July. Ht 450mm. Excellent when planted in groups. Edible. 

ALLIUM THUNBERGII ‘OZAWA’ · Japanese Onion · Amaryllidaceae 

Grassy leaved perennial which produces masses of rose-purple flowers in October/November. Edible leaves used in soups. 

ALLIUM VINEALE PAB 2763 · Crow Garlic · Amaryllidaceae 

Fine grassy leaves grow through winter. Produces red heads of bulbils in early summer. Collected from Mt Ararat, Turkey in 2009. 

ALPINIA FORMOSANA · Pinstripe Ginger · Zingiberaceae 

Pinstripe ginger has beautiful glossy green leaves with fine white pinstriping. The plant is erect, from 2-3’ tall, and the inflorescences are 

terminal. Flowers are porcelain white with pink tips. All parts of the plant have a strong gingery fragrance. 

ALPINIA JAPONICA · Peppermint Ginger · Zingiberaceae 

An unusually hardy member of this genus from China, Taiwan and Japan. It is mostly evergreen in zone 8b and produces spikes of 

peppermint-striped red and white flowers in the spring. These occasionally produce small grape-shaped seed capsules which take 

a year to mature and turn bright red the following year when flowers are emerging. Hardy to -10 C. 

AMORPHOPHALLUS ALBUS · Dwarf White Voodoo Lily · Araceae 

Unusual voodoo lily from Yunnan, China, with green and grey spotted foliage. White flowers emerging in spring. Shade. 

AMORPHOPHALLUS KONJAC · Devil’s Tongue · Araceae 

Spectacular voodoo lily with a tall purple flower spike in April followed by a large spotted leaves. It is commonly used in Asian cuisine. 

Its tubers can be prepared like potato dishes, and they are also made into cereals and Asian noodles. Hardiest of the Devil’s Tongues. 

AMORPHOPHALLUS STIPITATUS · Devil’s Tongue · Araceae 

Similar to Konjac, but less bifurcated leaves. Not yet flowered with us. 

AMSONIA HUBRICHTII · Arkansas Blue Star · Apocynaceae 

Delicate, willow-like foliage is topped with pale blue star-shaped flowers in spring. The light green foliage looks good all summer, turns a 

beautiful golden-yellow in autumn, and can stand through most of the winter, adding interest especially when mixed with grasses. 

AMSONIA ORIENTALIS · Eastern Blue Star · Apocynaceae 

A woody-based perennial with erect stems bearing narrowly lance-shaped leaves, and light or dark blue flowers 1-2cm across. 

Sunny well drained position. 

AMSONIA TABERNAEMONTANA · Blue Star · Apocynaceae 

Dense clusters of star-like, ice-blue flowers appear from late spring to midsummer on graceful, arching stems above long, dark green leaves. 

A lovely, clump-forming perennial that looks good in the middle of a sunny border. 

ANEMONE NEMOROSA ‘BILL BAKER’S PINK’ · Wood Anemone · Ranunculaceae 

Pink form of Wood Anemone, starting pale and darkening as time goes on. Found by the generous Berkshire plantsman Bill Baker in Pangbourne. 

ANEMONE NEMOROSA ‘PARLEZ VOUS’ · Wood Anemone · Ranunculaceae 

A pale blue selection of Wood Anemone by Frank Waley in 1918. 

ANEMONE NEMOROSA ‘ROBINSONIANA’ AGM · Wood Anemone · Ranunculaceae 

This clone has large, pale Wisteria blue blooms backed with a pale grey-purple. Named for William Robinson of Gravetye. A vigorous selection. 

ANEMONE NEMOROSA ‘ROYAL BLUE’ · Wood Anemone · Ranunculaceae 

Small, rich blue flowers over dark green foliage. Intense blue and compact groundcover. Does well with us. 

ANEMONE NEMOROSA ‘VESTAL’ (D) AGM · Wood Anemone · Ranunculaceae 

Broad outer white petals filled with a white ruff centre. Delightfully delicate. Introduced by Max Leichtlin. 

ANEMONE RANUNCULOIDES ‘BILL BAKER’ · Yellow Wood Anemone · Ranunculaceae 

Robust form of the above, yet to confirm if it is different from the ‘Frank Waley’ form. 

ANEMONE RANUNCULOIDES AGM · Yellow Wood Anemone · Ranunculaceae 

Spring flowering anemone from Central Europe. Floriferous and vigorous. 

ANEMONE RANUNCULOIDES SEMIPLENA’ (D) · Yellow Wood Anemone · Ranunculaceae 

Semi-double form. Same size as the type species. 

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ANEMONE RANUNCULOIDES SUBSP. WOCKEANA · Yellow Wood Anemone · Ranunculaceae 

Miniature form of the species. 

ANEMONE RIVULARIS PAB 2477 · Riverside Windflower · Ranunculaceae 

Our collection from Bhutan in 2007. A clump-forming perennial with deeply 3-lobed leaves and erect, branched stems bearing umbels 

of saucer-shaped white flowers, tinged blue on the reverse, in early summer. 

ANEMONE SYLVESTRIS · Snowdrop Anemone · Ranunculaceae 

A lovely spreading herbaceous anemone, with white petals and yellow centres, in late spring. Shade or part-shade. 

ANEMONE X HYBRIDA ‘LADY GILMOUR’ · Japanese Anemone · Ranunculaceae 

A pretty anemone with cristate leaves and rose-pink, semi-double flowers in summer. 

ANEMONE X LIPSIENSIS · Wood Anemone · Ranunculaceae 

Floriferous cross between A. ranunculoides and A. nemorosa. Gorgeous pale yellow clumps in early spring. 

ANEMONE X LIPSIENSIS ‘PALLIDA’ AGM · Wood Anemone · Ranunculaceae 

Paler yellow form of the above. 

ANTHRISCUS SYLVESTRIS ‘RAVENSWING’ · Purple Cow Parsley · Apiaceae 

The well known purple cow parsley. Grows well in sun or part-shade. Grow with Cynara. Leaves eaten raw or cooked. Roots eaten cooked. 

ARALIA CALIFORNICA · Californian Spikenard · Araliaceae 

Herbaceous aralia with large leaves, and attractive flowers spikes with edible black berries. Part shade. Medicinal use. Few only. 

ARALIA CORDATA · Udo, Japanese Asparagus · Araliaceae 

Attractive herbaceous aralia with edible young shoots. Eaten cooked or raw in spring. Most good soils in sun or shade. 

Large specimens even on Bagshot sand. 

ARISAEMA RINGENS · Japanese Cobra Lily · Araceae 

Fully hardy cobra lily flowering in April. This form has green flowers and petioles. Japan. 

ARISAEMA TORTUOSUM · Whipcord Cobra Lily · Araceae 

A tall cobra lily with an elegant green white-striped spathe. The spadix is green or black and points upwards. Hardy in well drained shade. 

ARISARUM PROBOSCIDEUM · Mouse Plant · Araceae 

A woodlander from Italy and Spain. Neat ground cover in shade with small brown and white coloured flowers produced in April. 

Children (young & old) adore this plant. 

ARMERIA MARITIMA ‘ALBA’ · White Thrift · Plumbaginaceae 

White form of our native thrift. Low mound-forming evergreen for the front of border. Edible leaves. Bee plant. Withstands drought. 

ARTEMISIA LUDOVICIANA ‘SILVER QUEEN’ AGM · Western Mugwort · Asteraceae 

Masses of aromatic silver foliage for the mid-border. Prefers full sun. Drought tolerant. Useful in the gravel garden. 

ARTHROPODIUM CANDIDUM ‘MACULATUM’ · Dwarf Rock Lily · Anthericaceae 

A bulbous perennial from New Zealand. Often called a ‘grass’ but is a lily producing masses of starry white flowers in June & July. 

ARUM CYRENAICUM · Arum Lily · Araceae 

Arum from Libya and Crete. Green spathes with a purple-rose interior and a red spadix. Hardy with us. 

ARUM ITALICUM SUBSP. ITALICUM ‘MARMORATUM’ AGM · Italian Arum · Araceae 

Well known variety with glossy arrow-shaped leaves and creamy-white veining appearing in autumn. Showy orange-red berries. 

Popular with flower arrangers. 

ARUM PICTUM · Arum Lily · Araceae 

Not to be confused with A. italicum Pictum. This form has black-maroon flowers in Sept and green leathery leaves in autumn. 

Hardy. Dry shade. 

ARUNCUS ‘GUINEA FOWL’ · Goatsbeard · Rosaceae 

Rich new variety with long flowering period. Creamy white flowers with ferny foliage held on red stems. Shade or part-shade. Ht 60cm. 

ARUNCUS ‘HORATIO’ · Goatsbeard · Rosaceae 

Ernst Pagel’s introduction. A superb cross between A. aethusifolius and A. dioicus. Excellent structure plant with white plumes to 1m. Easy. 

ASPHODELINE LUTEA · King’s Spear, Jacob’s Rod · Asphodelaceae 

Perennial with whorls of fine grey-green leaves and 90cm spikes of yellow flowers in June/July. Edible roots popular with the ancient Greeks. Sun. 

ASPIDISTRA ELATIOR AGM · Cast Iron Plant · Asparagaceae 

Popular Victorian houseplant. Hardy in a sheltered shady position. Drought tolerant. 

ASTELIA CHATHAMICA AGM · Silver Spear · Asteliaceae 

Clump-forming evergreen perennial for a sheltered position with silvery spear-shaped leaves. Excellent architectural plant. Chatham Islands. 

ASTELIA NERVOSA ‘WESTLAND’ · Sword sedge · Asteliaceae 

One of the hardiest astelias with us. Silvery foliage turning bronzy in colder conditions. Architectural. New Zealand. 

ASTELIA NIVICOLA ‘RED GEM’ · Red Sword Sedge · Asteliaceae 

Another tough astelia with bronzy red foliage. Excellent form. Well worth a try if the last few winters have killed your Silver Spear. 

ASTER ‘LITTLE CARLOW’ (CORDIFOLIUS HYBRID) AGM · Blue Wood Aster · Asteraceae 

Lavender-blue flowerheads held on sturdy branches on strong clumps for dramatic effect. Bred by Margaret Thornely of Devizes in the 1930s. 

ASTER ‘PRIMROSE PATH’ · New York Aster · Asteraceae 

Delicate lilac flowers with marron disc floret held on attractive red foliage. Shade tolerant. Ht 30-50cm. 

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ASTER DIVARICATUS · White Wood Aster · Asteraceae 

A shade loving aster for natural effect. Glossy green foliage with dark stems. Shade or part-shade. 

ASTER ERICOIDES ‘PINK CLOUD’ AGM · Heath Aster · Asteraceae 

One of the best pink cultivars for the garden. Bronzy red shoots held on vigorous clumps with masses of pink flowers in mid-autumn. Ht 90cm. 

ASTER ERICOIDES F. PROSTRATUS ‘SNOW FLURRY’ AGM · Snow Flurry Aster · Asteraceae 

Delightful groundcover aster. Great for path edges and walls. Masses of white flowers appear in the autumn. Spreading. Ht 150mm (6”). 

ASTER LAEVIS · Smooth Aster · Asteraceae 

Open sprays of violet flowers held on glaucous stems with bright green leaves. Ht 1m. USA. Canada. 

ASTER NOVAE-ANGLIAE ‘CHRISTOPHER HARBUTT’ · New England Aster · Asteraceae 

Purple-blue flowerheads held on sturdy compact branches. Large mid-season. Ht 1m (40”). (K. Harbutt 1993). 

ASTER NOVAE-ANGLIAE ‘HERBSTSCHNEE’ · New England Aster · Asteraceae 

White flowerheads held on compact branches. August-October. Ht 1.2m (4’). (H. Klose 1981). 

ASTER NOVAE-ANGLIAE ‘SEPTEMBERRUBIN’ · New England Aster · Asteraceae 

Rich purple-red flowerheads on strong short branches. Compact clumps. Golden disc floret. Ht 1.3m (4-5’). (E. Benary, I by Walter 1951). 

ASTER NOVI-BELGII ‘FELLOWSHIP’ AGM · New York Aster · Asteraceae 

Large double pale pink flowerheads held in strong sprays. Small clumps. Excellent cut flower. Ht 1m (40”). (Sandford, I by T. Carlile 1955). 

ASTER NOVI-BELGII ‘MARIE BALLARD’ · New York Aster · Asteraceae 

All time favorite with large long-lasting double lavender-blue flowerheads. September flowering. Ht 1m (40”). (E. Ballard, I by P. Picton 1955). 

ASTER NOVI-BELGII ‘PURPLE DOME’ · New York Aster · Asteraceae 

Dwarf deep heather-purple flowerheads in late Sept/Oct. Strong clumps. Compact. Never seen mildew on this variety. 

ASTER SCHREBERI · Schreber’s Aster · Asteraceae 

Arching sprays of open white rays with yellow disc florets, held on pale green leaves. Spreading clump former, excellent for shade 

or part-shade. USA. Ht 60-90cm (24-36”). 

ASTER SEDIFOLIUS · Aster · Asteraceae 

Lavender-blue sprays with pale yellow disc florets are borne on sturdy branches. Attractive linear blue-green leaves. 

This Eurasian aster produces sprawling sprays to good effect from August till October. Well drained sun. 

ASTER X HERVEYI “TWILIGHT’ · Wood Aster · Asteraceae 

Excellent blue rayed aster for the shade with yellow ray florets. Quick colonizer to give plenty of colour in late summer. 

No mildew or supports. USA. Ht 90cm (36”). 

ASTRANTIA ‘HADSPEN BLOOD’ · Masterwort · Apiaceae 

Dark red button flowers set off with a ruff of black bracts. Flowering from June to August. Full sun or part-shade. 

ASTRANTIA ‘ROMA’ · Masterwort · Apiaceae 

Striking variety with deep pink pincushions held on tall stems. Piet Oudolf’s favorite. 

ASTRANTIA MAJOR ‘SUNNINGDALE VARIEGATED’ AGM · Masterwort · Apiaceae 

Pinky-white button flowers surrounded by showy pinky-white bracts, held on variegated palmate leaves. Excellent spring foliage. Ht 75cm. 

ASTRANTIA MAXIMA AGM · Masterwort · Apiaceae 

Dusky pink flowers within green bracts held on mid-green palmate leaves. Excellent for part-shade. Caucasus. 

ATHAMANTA SICULA · Apiaceae 

A Mediterranean umbel with gorgeous ferny foliage. Creamy white umbels held above the foliage to 65cm. 

Full sun or part-shade. Rarely offered. 

ATHAMANTA TURBITH · Apiaceae 

Very fine, almost filamentous foliage forming a bright green mound, producing loose umbels of creamy white to 50cm. 

Good in gravel. Full sun. S Europe. 

BAPTISIA ‘PURPLE SMOKE’ · Purple Wild Indigo · Fabaceae 

Smoky purple selection of Wild Indigo. Slow growing, erect dark stems. Bred in North Carolina Botanical Garden. Introduced in 1996. 

BAPTISIA AUSTRALIS ‘CASPIAN BLUE’ · Blue Wild Indigo · Fabaceae 

Strikingly bright blue legume forming tight clumps and producing an excellent display in May and June. Full sun. Drought resistant. 

BEGONIA GRANDIS SUBSP. EVANSIANA VAR. ALBA · Hardy Begonia · Begoniaceae 

Hardy begonia with large palmate leaves with dark red undersides. White flowers born as sprays in September till frosts. Full or part-shade. 

BEGONIA GRANDIS SUBSP. EVANSIANA ‘SUBLIME’ · Hardy Begonia · Begoniaceae 

Our selection from a population of B. grandis growing in our greenhouses. Fresh lime green foliage with bright pink flowers in autumn. 

BEGONIA GRANDIS SUBSP. EVANSIANA AGM · Hardy Begonia · Begoniaceae 

Hardy begonia with large palmate leaves with dark red undersides. Bright pink flowers born as sprays in September till frosts. Full or part-shade. 

BERGENIA CILIATA · Elephant’s Ears · Saxifragaceae 

Large hairy deciduous bergenia from Nepal. Pink flowers in early spring. Good autumn tints. Low. 

BERGENIA CORDIFOLIA ‘TUBBY ANDREWS’ · Elephant’s Ears · Saxifragaceae 

Very hardy evergreen clump-forming perennial. Attractive pale yellow mottled variegation. Bright pink flowers produced in spring and autumn. 

BERGENIA EMEIENSIS · Elephant’s Ears · Saxifragaceae 

Dwarf Bergenia from Szechwan, China. Produces white flowers up to 30cm. Compact habit. Introduced by Mikinori Ogisu. 

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BERKHEYA PURPUREA · Purple Berkheya · Asteraceae 

Fast-growing thistle with large pale to deep mauve daisy flowers. The large green leaves arranged in rosette with spiny edges, 

and are covered in long soft white hairs underneath. Full sun. South Africa. 

BIDENS AUREA · Falso Te · Asteraceae 

Tall clump-forming ferny-leaved Chilean native with blotchy lemon-yellow flowers from July to September. Cosmos-like flowers. 

Ht 1m. Full sun. Seen to great effect at Pareham House, Sussex. 

BILLBERGIA NUTANS · Queen’s Tears · Bromeliaceae 

Pendulous blue-green flowers held on long pink stems. This Bromeliad can be planted out in a sheltered position. 

Ripe apples encourage flowering! 

BLETILLA STRIATA · Chinese Ground Orchid · Orchidaceae 

Deciduous terrestrial orchid with large pleated leaves to 30cm and tall stems producing rose-mauve flowers in May/June. 

Protect form late frosts. Easy. 

BLETILLA STRIATA F. GEBINA · Chinese White Ground Orchid · Orchidaceae 

Terrestrial orchid with flattened pseudobulbs and attractive pleated lance-shaped leaves, producing white flowers in June. 

Sheltered sun or part-shade. Zone 6. China, Japan. 

CALANTHE KOZU HYBRID · Hardy Calanthe · Orchidaceae 

Hardy vigorous hybrid of C. discolor and C. izu-insulari. Pleated spring foliage. Caramel flowers. Humus rich soils in shade or 

part-shade. China, Japan 

CAMPANULA ‘SARASTRO’ · Bell-flower · Campanulaceae 

Hybrid between C. punctata and C.trachelium. Large hairy leaves and large dark blue pendant bells. Striking dark blue flower buds. 

CAMPANULA GLOMERATA ‘CAROLINE’ · Mauve Clustered Bell-flower · Campanulaceae 

Slowly spreading perennial, with numerous lance-shaped leaves, producing stems bearing clusters of mauve bell-shaped flowers. 

Sun or part-shade. 

CAMPANULA GLOMERATA ‘JOAN ELLIOTT’ · Clustered Bell-flower · Campanulaceae 

The earliest campanula we grow. Clusters of large blue flowers in May and again in September. Sun or part shade. 

CAMPANULA GLOMERATA ‘SUPERBA’ AGM · Clustered Bell-flower · Campanulaceae 

Vigorous, spreading perennial with lance-shaped leaves and large clusters of violet-blue flowers growing to 50cm. Sun or part-shade. 

CAMPANULA GLOMERATA VAR. ACAULIS HORT. · Dwarf Clustered Bell-flower · Campanulaceae 

A tight basal rosette producing a dense cluster of dark blue bell-shaped flowers to 30cm. Sun or part-shade. 

CAMPANULA TRACHELIUM F. ALBA ‘ALBA FLORE PLENO’ · Double white nettle-leaved Bell-flower · Campanulaceae 

Upright perennial with nettle-like leaves, on stems bearing tubular, short-stalked, double white flowers in July. Europe. 

CARDAMINE BULBIFERA · Bulbous Bittercress · Brassicaceae 

Delicate native woodland perennial cress, with delicate pink flowers to 25cm. Edible leaves. Our collection from Aland, Finland. 

CARDAMINE DIPHYLLA · Twin-leaved Toothwort · Brassicaceae 

Woodland cress with edible leaves and roots as well as attractive white flowers. 30cm. Shade. 

CARDAMINE GLANDULIGERA · Purple Toothwort · Brassicaceae 

Deep purple flowers in small clusters held above glossy green 3-palmate leaves. Loose clump. 20cm. Woodland. 

CARDAMINE KITAIBELII · Kitabeil’s bittercress · Brassicaceae 

Clusters of pink flushed white flowers held above dramatic pointed tooth-edged, leaflets in March/April. Part shade. 

CARDAMINE MACROPHYLLA · Chinese Toothwort · Brassicaceae 

Large Chinese toothwort with lilac-pink flowers. Woodsy conditions. 

CARDAMINE X MAXIMA · Large Toothwort · Brassicaceae 

Large E USA toothwort with dissected leaves and white flowers. Suspected to be a C. concatenata and C. diphylla cross. Woodsy. 

CARDAMINE PENTAPHYLLA AGM · Crinklewood · Brassicaceae 

Central European toothwort with toothed leaves and pink flowers in early spring. Humus rich shade. 

CARDAMINE PRATENSIS ‘FLORE PLENO ALBA’ · Double white Lady’s Smock · Brassicaceae 

Delicate spikes of double white flowers in April, held above finely pinnate leaves. Edible. Sun or part-shade. Food plant for the Orange Tip butterfly. 

CARDAMINE QUINQUEFOLIA · Toothwort · Brassicaceae 

Attractive clump-forming woodland cress with clusters of lilac flowers in March/April. Bee plant. 30cm. Shade. Always a joy to see in early spring. 

CARDAMINE RAPHANIFOLIA PAB 204 · Greater Cuckoo Flower · Brassicaceae 

Excellent robust cuckoo flower growing in sun or shade. Pink flowers. Excellently flavoured leaves available through most winters. 

Collected from Luchon, France. 

CARDAMINE WALDSTEINII · Waldstein’s Toothwort · Brassicaceae 

Low growing woodlander with large flared white flowers with violet anthers in April. Growing to 15cm. Part-shade. Balkans. 

CAUTLEYA CATHCARTII ‘TENZING’S GOLD’ BSWJ 2281 · Cautleya · Zingiberaceae 

Narrow lanceolate leaves appearing the spring with purple undersides, followed by spikes of yellow flowers with reddish bracts. 

Part-shade. Crug Farm collection from North India. 

CAUTLEYA GRACILIS BSWJ 7186 · Cautleya · Zingiberaceae 

A bulbous perennial ginger, with lanceolate leaves and spikes of yellow flowers with red-tinted bracts in July & August. 

Sun or shade. Another Crug Farm collection from the Golden Triangle. 

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CAUTLEYA SPICATA ‘ARUN FLAME’ · Cautleya · Zingiberaceae 

C. spicata with distinct dark red stems reaching 1m, displaying terminal spikes of yellow-orange flowers with dark red bracts. 

Collected by the Wynn John’s and Dan Hinkley in Eastern Nepal. 

CAUTLEYA SPICATA ‘CRUG CANARY’ · Cautleya · Zingiberaceae 

Another Wynn-Jones collection from Darjeeling, India. Similar to ‘Robusta’, mahogany-red stems and orange-red flowers. Hardy with mulch. Ht 1m. 

CAUTLEYA SPICATA ‘ROBUSTA’ · Cautleya · Zingiberaceae 

Excellent robust hardy ginger for part-shade. Broad canna-like leaves with yellow flowers and maroon bracts. 

Happy even over the winters of 2010-11. Ht 45-60cm. 

CAUTLEYA SPICATA VAR. LUTEA · Cautleya · Zingiberaceae 

Rhizomatous perennial, with lance-shaped glaucous leaves, bearing spikes of yellow flowers June to Oct. Sun or part- shade. 

CENOLOPHIUM DENUDATUM · Baltic Parsley · Apiaceae 

Clump-forming perennial umbel with ferny dark green leaves. Producing masses of white umbels in mid to late summer. 

One of our favorites. Used in our Hampton Court Gold Medal winning garden. Sometimes labelled as Seseli libanotis. 

CENTAUREA ‘JOHN COUTTS’ · Knapweed · Asteraceae 

Admirable robust perennial cornflower named by Graham Stewart Thomas after the late curator of Kew. 

Long broad deeply lobed leaves and deep rich rose flowers. Full sun. 

CENTAUREA MACROCEPHALA · Great Golden Knapweed · Asteraceae 

Course leafy Knapweed with large rich yellow flowers and papery brown bracts. Excellent dried flower. Ht 90cm. Caucasus. Introduced in 1805. 

CEPHALARIA GIGANTEA · Giant Yellow Scabious · Dipsacaceae 

A large Siberian scabious-relative forming large clumps of green divided leaves and stout stems of primrose yellow flowers. 

Magnificent given space. Can self-seed. 

CERATOSTIGMA PLUMBAGINOIDES AGM · False Plumbago · Plumbaginaceae 

Rhizomatous, woody-based perennial, with upright slender red-stems, and bright red tinged obovate leaves, brilliant blue flowers 

in August/Sept. Full sun. W China. 

CHAEROPHYLLUM HIRSUTUM ‘ROSEUM’ · Pink Rough Chervil · Apiaceae 

Upright, cow-parsley, with 3-pinnate, apple-scented leaves, bearing umbels of pink flowers in May. Sun or part-shade. 

Our collection from Balkans. 

CHAMERION ANGUSTIFOLIUM ‘ALBUM’ · White Rose-bay Willow Herb · Onagraceae 

White form of the well known Rose-bay Willowherb. Forms graceful drifts of white in June and July. Food plant for the Elephant Hawk-moth. 

CHELONE OBLIQUA · Pink Turtlehead · Plantaginaceae 

Erect perennial, with rounded stems, and lance-shaped dark green leaves, bearing dark pink flowers with yellow beards, to 60cm. C & SE USA. 

CHELONE OBLIQUA ‘IENIEMIENIE’ · Dwarf Pink Turtlehead · Plantaginaceae 

Short version of the above. Excellent ground cover. 

CHELONOPSIS MOSCHATA · Chelonopsis · Lamiaceae 

Erect perennial, with dusky purple-pink tubular flowers, chelone-like,to 40cm, in July-September, shade. Martyn Rix collection. Japan. 

CHLORANTHUS OLDHAMII BSWJ 2019 · Chloranthus · Chloranthaceae 

Rhizomatous erect perennial, with 50cm stems, bearing pairs of serrated ovate leaves, and spikes of scented white flowers. Shade. Taiwan. 

CIRSIUM HETEROPHYLLUM · Melancholy Thistle · Asteraceae 

Erect spineless thistle producing tall flower stems with red-purple flowers in June till September. 

This is an early flowering form from Joe Sharman of Monksilver. Ht 1m. 

CIRSIUM HETEROPHYLLUM PAB 067 · Melancholy Thistle · Asteraceae 

Our collection from Tromso, Norway inside the Arctic Circle. Attracts bumble bees by the thousand! Ht 1.5m. 

CORYDALIS CHEILANTHIFOLIA · Ferny-leaved Fumitory · Fumariaceae 

Evergreen perennial with fern-like, bronze-tinted leaves, producing racemes of straight-spurred yellow flowers in spring, to 30cm. 

Full sun or part shade. China. 

DACTYLORHIZA FUCHSII · Common Spotted Orchid · Orchidaceae 

Terrestrial UK native orchid with spotted lanceolate leaves and stout stems bearing 25-50 flowers. Seed raised. 

DEINANTHE BIFIDA B&SWJ 5655 · Deinanthe · Hydrangeaceae 

Herbaceous hydrangea relative for cool shady position. Large wrinkled leaves with split ends, with clusters of nodding white flowers 

in July and August. Shade. Japan. 

DEINANTHE CAERULEA · Deinanthe · Hydrangeaceae 

Blue form of the above, growing to 40cm. Forms tight clumps and favors woodsy conditions away from drying winds. China. 

DIANELLA ENSIFOLIA · Borneo Flax Lily · Xanthorrhoeaceae 

Tall evergreen flax lily collected from Mt Kinabalu, Sabah, at 3000m with tall weeping stems and masses of bright blue berries. Shade. Ht 1.6m. 

DIANELLA NIGRA · New Zealand Flax Lily · Xanthorrhoeaceae 

Evergreen flax lily from New Zealand with green strap-like leaves, flushed red at the base. Masses of bright blue berries in July till September. 

DIANELLA TASMANICA · Tasmanian Flax Lily · Xanthorrhoeaceae 

Robust flax lily from Tasmania. Bold strap-like leaves and tall stems of bright blue berries in August-September. Hardy in a sheltered position. 

DIANTHUS ARENARIUS · Sand Pink · Caryophyllaceae 

Tufted, slender perennial with grassy leaves and solitary, deep fringed, bearded, scented single white flowers, in July. 25cm. S Europe. 

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DIANTHUS CARTHUSIANORUM · Carthusian Pink · Caryophyllaceae 

Dark green fine evergreen strap-like leaves with tall stems, bearing clusters of deep pink flowers. July-Sept. Ht 90cm. 

Introduced by Carthusian monks. 

DIANTHUS DELTOIDES AGM · Maiden Pink · Caryophyllaceae 

Mat-forming perennial with narrow leaves and solitary white or cerise flowers. Sun. Europe. Asia. 

DIANTHUS GRATIANOPOLITANUS AGM · Cheddar Pink · Caryophyllaceae 

Mat-forming perennial with grey-green leaves and solitary, very fragrant, deep pink flowers. Sun. N Europe. 

DICTAMNUS ALBUS · Burning Bush · Rutaceae 

Clump-forming perennial with loose spikes of white flowers, held on upright stems. Lemon scented leaves make good tea. Sun. 

DIETES BICOLOR · Fortnight Lily · Iridaceae 

Rhizomatous evergreen perennial, with narrow sword-shaded leaves, and stems producing cream flowers with 3-tepals with brown bases. 

Sunny sheltered position. S Africa. Sells on site on flower. We never have enough! 

DIGITALIS ‘SPICE ISLAND’ · Spice Island Foxglove · Plantaginaceae 

Perennial sterile repeat flowering hybrid with copper-yellow flowers with cinnamon interior May-Aug. Bred in the USA. 

Introduced there in 2004. 

DIGITALIS FERRUGINEA ‘GIGANTEA’ AGM · Rusty Foxglove · Plantaginaceae 

Perennial form of this delightful foxglove. Dark glossy green leaves with a tall stem of coppery yellow trumpets with brown veining. 

July-September. 

DIGITALIS LAEVIGATA · Smooth Foxglove · Plantaginaceae 

Perennial semi-evergreen foxglove with orange and pink flowers through the summer. Sun or part-shade. Drought tolerant. 

DIGITALIS PARVIFLORA · Chocolate Foxglove · Plantaginaceae 

Perennial semi-evergreen with dense spikes of chocolate brown tubular flowers, with dark green, shiny, evergreen leaves at the base. Ht 1m. 

DIPLARRENA MORAEA · Butterfly Iris · Iridaceae 

Tough linear evergreen leaves with erect stems bearing white iris-like flowers with yellow centres. Sun or part-shade. Tasmania, Victoria & NSW. 

DISPOROPSIS ASPERA · Disporopsis · Ruscaceae 

Rhizomatous evergreen perennial, with glossy green, arching alternate leaves, producing its scented white, purple-yellow inside, 

axillary flowers in June. Shade. 

DISPOROPSIS LUZONIENSIS BSWJ 3891 · Disporopsis · Ruscaceae 

New collection from Northern Luzon, Philippines by the Wynn-Jones. Hardy evergreen perennial, glossy green leaves and white flowers. 

DISPOROPSIS PERNYI · Disporopsis · Ruscaceae 

Rhizomatous evergreen perennial with lance-shaped leaves and pendent, bell-shaped, white flowers, with green lips. Shade. SE China. 

DISPOROPSIS PERNYI ‘BILL BAKER’S FORM’ · Disporopsis · Ruscaceae 

Rhizomatous evergreen perennial with lance-shaped leaves and pendent, bell-shaped, white flowers, with green lips. Shade. 

Form found by Bill Baker in a Chinese bird market. 

DISPOROPSIS UNDULATA · Disporopsis · Ruscaceae 

Rhizomatous evergreen perennial with alternate undulating leaves and scented pendent, bell-shaped, cream flowers, 

with purple/yellow interior, May-June. Well drained shade. China. 

DISPORUM AFF. AUSTROSINENSE BSWJ 9777 · Chinese Fairy Bells · Colchicaceae 

Similar to D. cantoniense with deciduous narrow ovate leaves with pinkish terminal flowers and blue-black berries. Crug Farm collection. Vietnam. 

DISPORUM CANTONIENSE · Chinese Fairy Bells · Colchicaceae 

Clump-forming rhizomatous perennial, bearing lance-shaped leaves, and umbels of white or purple flowers, in late spring, 

followed by black-red berries. Shade. Himalayas. Deciduous form originally from Julian Sutton. 

DISPORUM CANTONIENSE ‘AUREOVARIEGATA’ · Chinese Fairy Bells · Colchicaceae 

Clump-forming rhizomatous evergreen perennial, bearing lance-shaped leaves with lime-green centre, and umbels of white or purple flowers, 

in late spring, followed by black-red berries. Shade. 

DISPORUM CANTONIENSE ‘NIGHT HERON’ · Chinese Fairy Bells · Colchicaceae 

Dan Hinkley’s selected form of D. cantoniense with deep burgundy foliage in spring followed by terminal clusters of creamy bell-shaped 

flowers. China. 

DISPORUM CANTONIENSE DJHC 98485 · Chinese Fairy Bells · Colchicaceae 

One of the most striking Disporum in bud. Gorgeous dark foliage and creamy bell-shaped flowers. Open habit with arching stems. 

Dan Hinkley collection. 

DISPORUM CANTONIENSE VAR. SIKKIMENSE BSWJ 2358 · Chinese Fairy Bells · Colchicaceae 

A Wynn-Jones collection from West Bengal with stems to 90cm and greenish-white funnel-shaped flowers. Shade. India. 

DISPORUM LONGISTYLUM ‘GREEN GIANT’ · Chinese Fairy Bells · Colchicaceae 

Tall, bamboo-like evergreen form of this species producing numerous umbels. Originally collected by Dan Hinkley. 

DISPORUM LONGISTYLUM LI564 · Chinese Fairy Bells · Colchicaceae 

A Roy Lancaster collection from Szechwan. Tall much branched stems up to 1.8m with pale greenish yellow flowers with distinctive 

protruding stamen. China. Shade. 

DISPORUM NANTOUENSE BSWJ 359 · Chinese Fairy Bells · Colchicaceae 

Wynn-Jones collection from Taiwan. Deciduous perennial with 50cm stems and 2-5 terminal creamy-white flowers tipped in violet-red. Shade. 

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DISPORUM SESSILE · Japanese Fairy Bells · Colchicaceae 

Lovely, spreading Japanese woodland groundcover, with rounded lance-shaped leaves and pendent white bells with green tips. 

Shade. Japan. China. 

DISPORUM SESSILE ‘VARIEGATUM’ · Japanese Fairy Bells · Colchicaceae 

Popular Lily-of-the-Valley-scented variegated disporum with creeping rhizomes and stems to 50cm. Terminal white striped flowers. 

Shade or part-shade. 

DISPORUM SESSILE SSP. FLAVENS · Korean Fairy Bells · Colchicaceae 

Clump-forming rhizomatous perennial, with lance-shaped leaves and pendent yellow flowers in May. Robust. Easy. Korea. 

Originally listed as D. flavens. 

DISPORUM SESSILE VAR. YAKUSHIMENSE · Dwarf Japanese Fairy Bells · Colchicaceae 

Dwarf, spreading Japanese woodland groundcover, with rounded lance-shaped leaves and pendent white bells with green tips. Shade. Japan. 

DISPORUM SMILACINUM ‘AUREOVARIEGATUM’ · Variegated Japanese Fairy Bells · Colchicaceae 

Beautifully yellow variegated form of smilacinum with pendant white flowers in April/May and black fruit. Japanese cultivar. 

DISPORUM TRABECULATUM ‘NAKAFU’ · Japanese Fairy Bells · Colchicaceae 

Japanese cultivar with evergreen yellow variegated leaves, and pendant white flowers, for shaded spot. 

DISPORUM UNIFLORUM BSWJ 651 · Korean Fairy Bells · Colchicaceae 

Clump-forming rhizomatous perennial, with upright stems, and pendant yellow flowers. Shade. Crug Farm collection from S Korea. 

DISPORUM VIRIDESCENS · Chinese Fairy Bells · Colchicaceae 

Clump-forming perennial, 30-50cm, upright stems, with clusters of small greenish-white pendant flowers. Leafy shade. China, Japan. 

DISPORUM (PROSARTES) MACULATUM · Nodding Mandarin · Colchicaceae 

Clump-forming rhizomatous perennial with lance-shaped leaves and delightful pendent spotted white flowers. Woodland. USA. 

DISPORUM (PROSARTES) SMITHII · Fairy Bells · Colchicaceae 

Small creeping North American species with stems to 30cm and creamy white flowers in April/May. Shade or part-shade. 

DODECATHEON DENTATUM AGM · Shooting Stars · Primulaceae 

Clump-forming perennial with rosettes of lance-shaped leaves, bearing umbels of white flowers with prominent purple anthers. 

Moist sun or part-shade. North America. 

DODECATHEON MEADIA ‘QUEEN VICTORIA’ · Shooting Stars · Primulaceae 

Clump-forming perennial with rosettes of lance-shaped leaves, bearing umbels of magenta-pink flowers with prominent purple anthers. 


DODECATHEON MEADIA AGM · Shooting Stars · Primulaceae 

Clump-forming perennial with rosettes of lance-shaped leaves, bearing umbels of pale-pink flowers with prominent purple anthers. 


DODECATHEON MEADIA F. ALBUM AGM · Shooting Stars · Primulaceae 

Clump-forming perennial with rosettes of lance-shaped leaves, bearing umbels of white flowers with prominent purple anthers. 


ECBALLIUM ELATERIUM · Squirting Cucumber · Cucurbitaceae 

Perennial inedible cucumber with hairy ovate leaves with small axial yellow flowers and gerkin-sized exploding fruit. A great favorite with 

children. The fruit is said to be toxic if eaten in quantity, but I’m not sure why anyone would? Mediterranean. 

ECHINACEA PURPUREA ‘PRIMADONNA DEEP ROSE’ · Cone-flower · Asteraceae 

An erect perennial with deep pink flower heads with golden-brown cone from mid-summer. Sun. Root used medicinally to boost the 

immune system. 

ECHINACEA PURPUREA ‘PRIMADONNA WHITE’ · Cone-flower · Asteraceae 

An erect perennial with white flower heads with golden-brown cone from mid-summer. Sun. 

EPIMEDIUM ‘AMANOGAWA’ · Barrenwort · Berberidaceae 

Early-flowering evergreen Japanese hybrid with bicoloured white/bronze flowers, and great foliage. Amanogawa is the name for the Milky Way. 

EPIMEDIUM ‘SPHINX TWINKLER’ · Barrenwort · Berberidaceae 

New hybrid with attractive elongate serrate leaves and spidery yellow flowers. 

EPIMEDIUM ‘SUZUKA’ · Barrenwort · Berberidaceae 

New deciduous Japanese hybrid with pink and white flowers to 25cm. 

EPIMEDIUM ACUMINATUM · Barrenwort · Berberidaceae 

Clump-forming evergreen rhizomatous perennial, with divided leaves, marked with reddish brown, with long spurred purple flowers in 

mid-spring. Part-shade. China. 

EPIMEDIUM ALPINUM · Barrenwort · Berberidaceae 

Clump-forming deciduous, rhizomatous perennial, 5-9 divided leaves, often crimson, with spurless red and yellow flowers in mid-spring. S Europe. 

EPIMEDIUM CHLORANDRUM · Barrenwort · Berberidaceae 

Mottled new leaves with large greenish yellow flowers. Spectacular sprays of yellow spiders! 40cm. China. 

EPIMEDIUM DAVIDII · Barrenwort · Berberidaceae 

Clump-forming evergreen perennial with fine divided leaves, coppery when young, with masses of pale yellow spurred flowers, part-shade. China. 

EPIMEDIUM EPSTEINII · Barrenwort · Berberidaceae 

Recently introduced scarce. Pale pink perianth with a dark purple centre. Robust evergreen leaves. Shade. Hunan, China. 

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EPIMEDIUM FARGESII ‘PINK CONSTELLATION’ OG. 93023 · Barrenwort · Berberidaceae 

Stunning delicate epimedium with dainty recurved lilac-pink flowers held on long weeping panicles. Mikinori Ogisu collection. 

EPIMEDIUM GRANDIFLORUM ‘CRIMSON QUEEN’ · Barrenwort · Berberidaceae 

A large flowered Japanese species. This selection has deep red flowers with coppery young leaves in the spring. 

EPIMEDIUM GRANDIFLORUM ‘LILAFEE’ · Barrenwort · Berberidaceae 

Delicate panicles of lilac-purple flowers in spring, with elegant bronze flushed heart-shaped leaves. 

EPIMEDIUM LATISEPALUM · Barrenwort · Berberidaceae 

Large white flowers held well above evergreen foliage. Probably the largest flowers in the genus. Szechwan, China. 

EPIMEDIUM LEPTORRHIZUM · Barrenwort · Berberidaceae 

Large white flowers flushed lilac with long spurs. Evergreen and young leaves bronze. 

EPIMEDIUM LEPTORRHIZUM ‘MARIKO’ · Barrenwort · Berberidaceae 

Cherry-red flowers instead of white with pink of the species. Bronze young foliage. 

EPIMEDIUM OGISUI · Barrenwort · Berberidaceae 

One of the most gorgeous of the species with pure white flowers and red mottled young foliage. Szechwan, China. 

EPIMEDIUM PUBIGERUM · Barrenwort · Berberidaceae 

Evergreen rhizomatous species with heart shaped leaves and tall (35cm) stems with creamy white flowers and yellow centres. 

Thrives in dry shade. Turkey. 

EPIMEDIUM WUSHANENSE · Barrenwort · Berberidaceae 

Spidery yellow flowers held on panicles to 1m, with attractive evergreen foliage. Reddish bronze flushed foliage in the spring. 

Szechwan & Guizhou provinces, China. 

EPIMEDIUM WUSHANENSE ‘CARAMEL’ OG 92009 · Barrenwort · Berberidaceae 

Caramel coloured flowers with similar foliage to the above. 

EPIMEDIUM X WARLEYENSE · Barrenwort · Berberidaceae 

Old reliable variety with orange flowers and mottled green leaves. Excellent for dry shade. 

EQUISETUM HYEMALE VAR. AFFINE · Dutch Rush · Equisetacea 

Robust form of E. hyemale with stout evergreen stems. Dramatic translucent stems in the spring. Striped stems. 

High is silica and makes good pan scrubbers! Marginal and containers. 

EQUISETUM RAMOSISSIMUM VAR. JAPONICUM · Japanese Horsetail · Equisetacea 

Clump forming aquatic perennial with narrow erect segmented stems. Architectural. Japan. 

EQUISETUM TELMATEIA · Giant Horsetail · Equisetacea 

Tall feathery native perennial with stems up to 2m. Dramatic architectural effect for a container. Northern hemisphere. 

ERYNGIUM DEPPEANUM NJM 05.031 · Sea Holly · Apiaceae 

Evergreen species from Mexico, collected by Nick Macer, with silvery leaf rosettes and 40cm stems bearing dark blue flower heads. Mexico. 

ERYNGIUM GIGANTEUM AGM · Sea Holly · Apiaceae 

Gorgeous biennial with silvery blue foliage and spiky flower spikes. Useful for dramatic effect in the border.Ht 60cm. Self seeds. 

ERYNGIUM PANDANIFOLIUM AGM · Giant Sea Holly · Apiaceae 

Large evergreen perennial with long sword-like leaves held in a tight rosette. Tall stems with loose umbels of purple flowerheads to 2m. 

Truly dramatic. Sunny well drained. Some protection. S America. 

ERYNGIUM X ZABELII ‘DONARD VARIETY’ · Sea Holly · Apiaceae 

Another dramatic sea holly with silvery blue foliage and large white ruffs surrounding tight greeny white flower heads. Sun. Ht 70cm. 

ERYNGIUM YUCCIFOLIUM · Button Snakeroot · Apiaceae 

A deciduous eryngium forming tight clumps of bluish-green, yucca-like leaves and stems up to 1.2m with branching flower spikes of oval 

creamy-white flowers. Drought tolerant. Attracts bees. E USA. 

EUPATORIUM MACULATUM ‘RIESENSCHIRM’ AGM · Joe Pye Weed · Asteraceae 

One of the best forms of Joe Pye Weed. Huge rich dark pink-purple flowers held on stout burgundy stems. Huge displays at Wisley in 

September. Attracts butterflies. Ht 2m. 

FARFUGIUM JAPONICUM ‘AUREOMACULATUM’ AGM · Leopard Plant · Asteraceae 

Striking evergreen perennial with slightly fleshy glossy golden spotted leaves up 40cm. Brightens deep shady spots. Excellent in courtyards. 

FERULAGO SYLVATICA · Wood Fennel · Apiaceae 

Ferny attractive woodland umbel with bright lemon yellow umbels in late spring. Our collection from Bulgaria. Ht 50cm. Sun or Shade. 

FILIPENDULA RUBRA ‘VENUSTA’ AGM · Queen of the Prairies · Rosaceae 

Erect tall clump-forming perennial with palmate leaves and masses of terminal clusters of fragrant pink flowers in July/August. 

Sun or part-shade. Ht 1.8m (6’). 

FURCRAEA PARMENTIERI · Furcraea · Asparagaceae 

Evergreen succulent from Mexico with tall dramatic red-stemmed flower spikes covered in bulbils. Ht 2.5m. 

Sun. Well drained. Sheltered position. 

GENTIANA ASCLEPIADEA AGM · Willow-leaved Gentian · Gentianaceae 

Herbaceous clump-forming perennial from Central Europe with deep blue flowers with a blue throat. Sun or part shade. Acid or alkali. Ht 40cm. 

GENTIANA TIBETICA PAB 2357 · Tibetan Gentian · Gentianaceae 

Hardy deciduous clump-forming perennial with terminal clusters of creamy-lilac flowers. Collected from Chomolhari, Bhutan 2007. 

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GERANIUM ‘ORKNEY PINK’ · Hardy Geranium · Geraniaceae 

Long blooming hardy geranium with bronzy foliage and masses of bright pink flowers. June to September Ht 45cm. 

A worthy Alan Bremner introduction. 

GERANIUM MACULATUM ‘CHATTO’ · Hardy Geranium · Geraniaceae 

Hardy clump-forming geranium with deeply divided green leaves and erect habit. Clear pink flowers in late spring. Ht 50cm. US import. 

GERANIUM MACULATUM ‘ESPRESSO’ · Hardy Geranium · Geraniaceae 

Hardy clump-forming geranium with deeply divided red brown leaves and erect habit. Pale pink flowers in late spring. Ht 50cm. 

GERANIUM NODOSUM · Knotted Crane’s Bill · Geraniaceae 

Excellent Central European shade loving perennial with bluish pink flowers in June till August and shiny palmate deep green leaves. 

Ht 35cm. Shade or part-shade. 

GERANIUM NODOSUM ‘JULIE’S VELVET’ · Knotted Crane’s Bill · Geraniaceae 

A beautiful form of G. nodosum with nice purple flowers with a pale margin. Introduced by Julie Ritchie of Hoo House. 

GERANIUM PHAEUM ‘ALBUM’ · Mourning Widow · Geraniaceae 

Shade-loving clump-forming native hardy geranium. Large white flowered form applied by Ingwersen in 1946 from Switzerland. 

GERANIUM PHAEUM ‘ALL SAINTS’ · Mourning Widow · Geraniaceae 

Pale lavender pink form of the above. 

GERANIUM PHAEUM ‘BLUE SHADOW’ · Mourning Widow · Geraniaceae 

Early flowered blue G. phaeum. Introduced by Jenny & Tim Fuller in 1998. Ht 65cm. 

GERANIUM PHAEUM ‘LILY LOVELL’ · Mourning Widow · Geraniaceae 

Deep mauve flowering form of G. phaeum which has early large flowers. Introduced by Trevor Bath. 

GERANIUM PHAEUM ‘MARGARET WILSON’ · Mourning Widow · Geraniaceae 

Excellent subject for a shady position. Pale speckled deeply cut foliage and purple flowers. Slow but worthwhile. Ht 35cm. 

GERANIUM PHAEUM ‘STILLINGFLEET GHOST’ · Mourning Widow · Geraniaceae 

Unusual variety with partially variegated leaves and pale lilac flowers. Excellent for dry shade. 

GERANIUM PHAEUM VAR. PHAEUM ‘LANGTHORNS BLUE’ · Mourning Widow · Geraniaceae 

Outstanding blue flowered form with a pale centre. Long flowering on a compact mound of maroon blotched leaves. May-June. Ht 60cm. Shade. 

GERANIUM PSILOSTEMON AGM · Armenian Crane’s Bill · Geraniaceae 

Vigorous clumps of deeply cut mid-green leaves producing masses of deep magenta flowers with dark eyes, June to August. 

Excellent mid-border. Cut back for repeat flowering in September. Ht 90cm. Sun or part-shade. Caucasus. 

GERANIUM SANGUINEUM · Bloody Crane’s Bill · Geraniaceae 

Tough native groundcover with deeply dissected leaves and masses of dark pink flowers in May-August. Sun or part-shade. Ht 25cm. 

GERANIUM SANGUINEUM ‘ALBUM’ AGM · White Bloody Crane’s Bill · Geraniaceae 

White form of the above. Taller and looser in habit. Flowers from June to August. Ht 35cm. 

GEUM CHILOENSE · Chilean Avens · Rosaceae 

Wild form collected from Patagonia in 2000. Orange flowers held 40cm and mid-green lobed leaves. Hardy. 

GEUM COCCINEUM ‘EOS’ · Avens · Rosaceae 

Clump forming geum with bright yellow lobed leaves in spring, turning darker with age and dramatic contrasting orange flowers 

in early summer. Marmite geum - love it or hate it ! 

GEUM RIVALE ‘ALBUM’ · Water Avens · Rosaceae 

Compact water avens with masses of nodding white flowers in May-June. Easy ground cover. Sun or part-shade. Ht 30cm. 

GEUM RIVALE ‘LEONARD’S VARIETY’ · Water Avens · Rosaceae 

Free-flowering clump-forming perennial with nodding bells of coppery pink. Sun or part-shade. Ht 30cm. Sp 50cm. 

GILLENIA STIPULATA · American Ipecacuanna · Rosaceae 

Perennial to 1.2m. Masses of small white flowers in July. Used in modern herbalism. Full sun. 

HEDYCHIUM DENSIFLORUM ‘ASSAM ORANGE’ · Ginger Lily · Zingiberaceae 

Hardy ginger lily with lush green leaves and dense orange spikes to 1.2m. Sun or part-shade. Introduced by Frank Kingdon-Ward 

from Assam at 2000m in 1938. 

HEDYCHIUM DENSIFLORUM ‘SORUNG’ · Ginger Lily · Zingiberaceae 

Hardy ginger lily with lush green leaves and wonderful evening scented strong peachy apricot flower spikes. 

Found by Edward Needham at 2400m in Hongu Khola valley, near Sorung, east Nepal. 

HEDYCHIUM DENSIFLORUM ‘STEPHEN’ · Ginger Lily · Zingiberaceae 

Hardy ginger lily with large open peachy scented flower spikes and lush green leaves. Collected by Tony Schilling in 1966 at 2700m 

in the Dudh Kosi Valley, in Khumbu, eastern Nepal. 

HEDYCHIUM GARDNERIANUM AGM · Kahili Ginger Lily · Zingiberaceae 

Hardy ginger lily with wide bright canary yellow flower spikes appearing in September. Hardy, but needs a hot position to flower successfully. 

Strongly scented. Mulch the rhizomes over winter. 

HEDYCHIUM GREENII · Ginger Lily · Zingiberaceae 

Hardy ginger lily with attractive lush dark green leaves with deep maroon undersides. Large individual red flowers, slightly scented in 

September/October on spikes to 90cm. Found in Bhutan by H. F. Green in 1911. 

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HEDYCHIUM SPICATUM · Ginger Lily · Zingiberaceae 

Hardy ginger lily with creamy white flowers and flesh red corolla and filament. Not the most spectacular of the hardy hedychiums 

it is one of the hardiest and flowers reliably outside. Ht 90cm. 

HEDYCHIUM SPICATUM ‘HUANI’ PAB 4578 · Ginger Lily · Zingiberaceae 

Our collection from Shillong Peak, Shillong, India in 2009. Taller and more robust than H. Singalila. 

HEDYCHIUM SPICATUM ‘SINGALILA’ BSWJ 2303 · Ginger Lily · Zingiberaceae 

H. spicatum collected by Bleddyn & Sue Wynn-Jones from Singalila Ridge, Nepal. More densely flowered than the form and leaves 

that have maroon undersides. 

HEDYCHIUM X MOOREI ‘TARA’ AGM · Ginger Lily · Zingiberaceae 

Formerly H. coccineum ‘Tara’, Tara was seed collected from Nagarkot Ridge (2280m), Nepal in 1972 by Tony Schilling. 

Tall stout stems of glaucous blue-green leaves and 20cm spikes of bright orange flowers. Hardy. Ht 1.8m. 

HEDYCHIUM YUNNANENSE · Ginger Lily · Zingiberaceae 

The true short hardy form of H. yunnanense. Early flowering with creamy yellow flowers with a flesh red filament. 

First to flower with us. Highly recommended. 

HELENIUM ‘BAUDIREKTOR LINNE’ AGM · Sneezeweed · Asteraceae 

Tall clump-forming perennial with large reddish brown flowers and brown disc florets from late July. Ht 1.2. 

HELENIUM ‘DAUERBRENNER’ · Sneezeweed · Asteraceae 

Medium-sized sneezeweed with rich red petals and golden edges to the petals. Flowers from late July. Ht 1m. 

HELENIUM ‘GOLDLACKZWERG’ (SYN. MAHOGANY) · Sneezeweed · Asteraceae 

Medium-sized sneezeweed with rich mahogany flowers in September. 1m. 

HELENIUM ‘JULISAMT’ · Sneezeweed · Asteraceae 

Short early flowering sneezeweed with dark red flowers and a dark disc florets. A slight blue hue. Ht 80cm. 

HELENIUM ‘MOERHEIM BEAUTY’ AGM · Sneezeweed · Asteraceae 

One of the most popular varieties, with rich red fading to orangy-brown. Dark brown disc floret. July/August Ht 1.1m. 

HELENIUM ‘PUMILUM MAGNIFICUM’ · Sneezeweed · Asteraceae 

A short golden yellow flowered variety with golden disc florets. Ht 60cm. 

HELENIUM ‘RED ARMY’ · Sneezeweed · Asteraceae 

Long flowering form from De Vroomens, Holland with deep red flowers and black disc florets. Self-supporting. Ht 65-90cm. 

HELENIUM ‘RUBINZWERG’ AGM · Sneezeweed · Asteraceae 

A popular compact cultivar, that forms bushy plants that flower from late July with ruby red flowers. Introduced in 1989 by Zur Linden. Ht 65cm. 

HELENIUM ‘SAHIN’S EARLY FLOWERER’ AGM · Sneezeweed · Asteraceae 

Another popular short variety, growing to 90cm with variable red-orange colour. Long flowering especially if dead headed. From Kees Sahin. 

HELENIUM ‘SEPTEMBERFUCHS’ · Sneezeweed · Asteraceae 

Tall late flowering variety with strong orange colour. Flowering from September into late October. Bred by Karl Foerster. 

HELENIUM ‘VIVACE’ · Sneezeweed · Asteraceae 

Short, compact cultivar to 60cm, flowering from mid-July, with vermillion red with chocolate cones. 

HELIANTHUS ‘CAPENOCH STAR’ AGM · Thin-leaved Sunflower · Asteraceae 

Robust handsome medium-sized perennial sunflower with broad yellow petals and yellow disc florets. Mid-border. 

Excellent as a cut flower. Ht 1.2m. 

HELIANTHUS ‘LEMON QUEEN’ AGM · Thin-leaved Sunflower · Asteraceae 

Popular tall perennial sunflower with branches of lemon yellow daisies in late summer. Excellent for back of border. 

Moisture retentive soil. Ht 1.2m. 

HELIANTHUS SALICIFOLIUS · Willow-leaved Sunflower · Asteraceae 

Perennial foliage plant for the back of the border. Graceful willowy leaves on strong tall wiry stems to 2.5m. Small yellow daisies in October. 

HEMEROCALLIS ‘BONANZA’ · Day Lily · Xanthorrhoeaceae 

Deciduous perennial with narrow strap-shaped leaves and deep yellow petals with a deep marron centre. June/July Ht 60-90cm. 

HEMEROCALLIS ‘GOLDEN CHIMES’ AGM · Day Lily · Xanthorrhoeaceae 

Deciduous perennial with narrow strap-shaped leaves and bright yellow petals with maroon reverse to the petals. June/July. 

Edible flowers. Ht 90cm. 

HEMEROCALLIS ‘HYPERION’ · Day Lily · Xanthorrhoeaceae 

Semi-evergreen perennial with narrow strap-shaped leaves and scented lemon yellow flowers with wavy, reflexed petals. July/August. 

Edible flowers. Bred by Mead in 1925. Ht 75cm. 

HEMEROCALLIS ‘PENNY’S WORTH’ · Day Lily · Xanthorrhoeaceae 

Deciduous perennial with narrow strap-shaped leaves and bright yellow flowers from July to frost. Edible flowers. Ht 30cm. 

HEMEROCALLIS ‘STAGHORN SUMAC’ · Day Lily · Xanthorrhoeaceae 

Deciduous perennial with broad strap-shaped leaves and large fleshy trumpet-shaped flowers with orange-red petals. 

Sun or part-shade. Ht 75cm. 

HEMEROCALLIS ‘STELLA DE ORO’ · Day Lily · Xanthorrhoeaceae 

Semi-evergreen dwarf perennial with narrow strap-shaped leaves and masses of golden-yellow flowers. Ht 30cm. 

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HEMEROCALLIS LILIOASPHODELUS AGM · Day Lily · Xanthorrhoeaceae 

Semi-evergreen perennial with narrow strap-shaped leaves and scented lemon yellow star-shaped flowers in June & July. Edible flowers. 

Ht 75cm. Good in clay. 

HESPERALOE PARVIFLORA · Coral Yucca · Asparagaceae 

A tough showy evergreen succulent from S Texas & N Mexico. Blue-green filamentous narrow leaves with red flower spikes to 1.5m. 

Small bell-shaped reddish-pink flowers. Hardy. Well drained. Ht 1.5m. 

HIBISCUS MUTABILIS · Cotton Rose · Malvaceae 

Herbaceous hibiscus with double pink to white blooms and velvety palmate leaves. Leaves edible. Hot position. Ht 1.2m. 

HOSTA ‘AUGUST MOON’ · Hosta · Asparagaceae 

Large spreading hosta with puckered heart-shaped lime green to yellow leaves with pale lavender flowers. Early into growth. 

Ht 50cm. Sp 76cm. Bred by Langfelder & Summers in 1968. 

HOSTA ‘GREEN ACRES’ · Hosta · Asparagaceae 

Very large spreading hosta with deeply corrugated heart-shaped, satiny, mid-green leaves. Pale lavender flowers on 1.2m scapes. 

Ht 1m. Sp 1.3m. Bred by Geissler in 1970. 

HOSTA ‘HONEYBELLS’ AGM · Hosta · Asparagaceae 

Very large spreading hosta with large, oval, light green, glossy leaves with lightly fragrant white flowers on 1.5m scapes. Ht 60cm. 

Sp 1.2m. Bred by Cummings & AHS in 1986. 

HOSTA ‘ROYAL STANDARD’ AGM · Hosta · Asparagaceae 

Large spreading hosta with large, narrow, heart-shaped, puckered, glossy, light green leaves and evening scented lilac flowers on 60cm scape. 

Ht 45cm. Sp 90cm. Bred by Grulleman/Wayside/AHS in 1986. 

HOSTA ‘SUM AND SUBSTANCE’ AGM · Hosta · Asparagaceae 

Very large spreading hosta with very large leathery, heart-shaped, shiny, greenish-yellow leaves and very pale lavender flowers. 

Fairly slug & snail resistant. Good in sun. Ht 75cm. Sp 1.5m. Bred by Aden in 1980. 

HOSTA ‘WIDE BRIM’ AGM · Hosta · Asparagaceae 

A large spreading hosta with medium, thick, puckered, heart-shaped mid-green leaves with an irregular cream margin. 

Pale lavender flowers on bare 80cm scapes. Bred by Aden in 1979. Ht 60cm. Sp 90cm. 

HOSTA PLANTAGINEA · Hosta, August Lily · Asparagaceae 

Large spreading species hosta with deeply impressed veins, heart-shaped, mid-green glossy leaves and very large, very fragrant, 

pure white flowers. Sun or shade. China. 

HYLOMECON JAPONICA · Japanese Poppywort · Papaveraceae 

Clump-forming perennial woodlander with pale green pinnate foliage and masses of cup shaped bright yellow poppy flowers in April & May. 

Shade. Ht 25cm. 

IMPATIENS OMEIANA · Hardy Impatiens · Balsaminaceae 

A clump-forming rhizomatous perennial for shady conditions, with lance-shaped dark-green leaves with white mid-ribs. 

Producing spurred yellow flowers in late summer. From Mt. Omei, Szechwan, China. Ht 30cm. Sp 30cm. 

IMPATIENS OMEIANA ‘ICE STORM’ · Hardy Impatiens · Balsaminaceae 

New cultivar of I. omeiana with lusher leaves and a silvery frosting to the top surface. Greeny-yellow flowers in September. Shade. 

INULA HOOKERI · Fleabane · Asteraceae 

Fabulous spreading perennial with masses of shaggy yellow fine-rayed daises up to 1m in August/September. Adored by butterflies. 

INULA MAGNIFICA · Fleabane · Asteraceae 

Fabulous large leaved fleabane with tall stems of large yellow daisies in Aug-Sept. Full sun or part-shade. Attracts butterflies. 

Likes moisture. Ht 2m. Europe. Much confused with I. helenium. 

IRIS ‘CHERRY GARDEN’ · Dwarf Bearded Iris · Iridaceae 

A dwarf bearded iris with strap-shaped leaves and deep magenta flowers in April & May. Ht 30cm. 

IRIS ‘HOLDEN CLOUGH’ AGM · Flag iris · Iridaceae 

Vigorous evergreen clump-forming perennial iris with yellow flowers and purple net. A I. pseudacorus hybrid. Flowering from May to July. 

Full sun. Ht 80cm. 

IRIS ALBICANS AGM · White Flag Iris · Iridaceae 

A natural hybrid from the Middle east, growing to 50cm. Grey-green leaves and white fragrant flags. Sterile. 

IRIS CHRYSOGRAPHES ‘INSHRIACH’ · Black Iris · Iridaceae 

A small I. chrysographes with black flowers and grassy foliage. Sun or part-shade. Moist. From Inshriach Nursery in Scotland. 

Selected by Jack Drake. 

IRIS CHRYSOGRAPHES ‘KEW BLACK’ · Black Iris · Iridaceae 

A form with very dark purple flowers to May and June to about 60cm. Good in moist sun or part-shade. Strikingly beautiful. 

IRIS ENSATA ‘RUBY KING’ · Japanese Iris · Iridaceae 

A Japanese Iris with large ruby red flowers in June & July. Good for sun or part-shade. Moist soil. Ht 90cm. 

IRIS FOETIDISSIMA VAR. CITRINA · Yellow Gladwyn Lily · Iridaceae 

The more unusual yellow flowered form of the native perennial Gladwyn Lily. Pale yellow flowers with a brown net im May and 

bright orange berries open in the autumn. Dry shade. 

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Baptisia australis 'Caspian Blue' 

Trifolium repens 'Dragon's Blood' 

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Gentiana asclepidea 'Apuseni Form' Garlic Lover's Garden, Hampton Court 2011 

Elaeagnus umbellata (Autumn Olive) Aralia cordata (Japanese asparagus) 

Rubus spectabilis 'Olympic Double' Amicia zygomeris 

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Cardamine glandulifera 

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Petasites paradoxus 

Late summer flowers in the nursery Smyrnium perfoliatum 

Angelica archangelica 

Pyrus wardii

Allium 'Black Isle Blush' Smallanthus sonchifolia (Yacon) 

Zingiber mioga 'Crug Zing' (Japanese Ginger) Cynara scolymus (Globe Artichoke) 

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Allium cepa Proliferum Group (Tree Onion) Maianthemum tatsiense 

Daphne mezereum Peltaria alliacea (Garlic Cress) 

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Smallanthus sonchifolia in flower Anemone japonica 

Edulis at Hampton Court 2010 Mentha suaveolens 'Variegata' Pineapple Mint 

Leucojum vernum Wasabia japonica (Wasabi) 

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Zanthoxylum simulans (Szechwan Pepper) Telekia speciosa 

Zanthoxylum simulans (Szechwan Pepper) Peucedanum ostruthiium 'Daphnis' 

Paris quadrifolia (Herb Paris) Aster ‘Christopher Hobart’ 

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Zanthoxylum planispinum 

Brimstone Butterfly on Telekia speciosa 

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IRIS SETOSA VAR. ARCTICA · Dwarf Arctic Iris · Iridaceae 

A dwarf perennial iris with deep green erect spear-shaped leaves. Flowers are pale blue with deep blue net and reach 20cm. 

Compact grower with a good display in May. 

IRIS SIBIRICA ‘DREAMING YELLOW’ AGM · Siberian Iris · Iridaceae 

A handsome clump-forming Sibirian Iris with tall grassy leaves and erect flower stems up to 80cm. Flowers have white standards and 

creamy-yellow falls in June. 

IRIS SIBIRICA ‘EWEN’ · Siberian Iris · Iridaceae 

Robust Siberian Iris with large purple falls and a white signal. Easy. Ht 90cm. 

IRIS SIBIRICA ‘FLIGHT OF BUTTERFLIES’ · Siberian Iris · Iridaceae 

Graceful Siberian Iris with grassy leaves and small purple and blue flowers with beautiful patterned falls. June. Ht 60-90cm. 

IRIS SIBIRICA ‘RUBY WINE’ · Siberian Iris · Iridaceae 

Elegant Siberian Iris with ruby red wine flowers growing to 80cm. Full sun. 

IRIS SIBIRICA ‘SUMMER SKY’ · Siberian Iris · Iridaceae 

Delicate Siberian Iris with grassy leaves and pale blue flowers marked with yellow and white. May to July. Ht 70cm. Full sun. Old variety. 

JABOROSA INTEGRIFOLIA · Springblossom · Solanaceae 

A hardy herbaceous perennial with leathery oval leaves and star-shaped white flowers in summer. Sun or part-shade. Brazil. 

JEFFERSONIA DIPHYLLA · Twinleaf · Berberidaceae 

A rare hardy perennial from the US, with attractive white hepatica-like flowers and unusual lobed lung-shaped leaves. Woodsy conditions. 

Flowering in mid-April. Hardy. Ht 20cm. USA. 

JEFFERSONIA DUBIA · Asian Twinleaf · Berberidaceae 

A very attractive Korean woodlander with pale blue flowers followed by lobed leaves in early spring. Shade or part-shade. Ht 25cm. Korea. China. 

KIRENGESHOMA PALMATA AGM · Kirengeshoma · Hydrangeaceae 

Striking woodlander from Japan, with palmate leaves and tall stems with bright yellow flowers in July and August. 

Very useful colour for shade in summer. Prefers moist conditions. Japan. Ht 90cm. 

KIRENGESHOMA PALMATA KOREANA GROUP · Kirengeshoma · Hydrangeaceae 

Similar to the K. palmata but has creamy-yellow flowers in August & September, and large triangular leaves. Hardy. Ht 60cm. Korea. 

KNAUTIA MACEDONICA · Macedonian Scabious · Dipsacaceae 

A loosely upright deciduous perennial with slender branched stems and masses of deep red flowers. Attracts bees. 

Sunny position. Ht 60cm. Balkans. 

KNIPHOFIA ‘BRIMSTONE’ AGM · Yellow Miniature Poker · Xanthorrhoeaceae 

Evergreen perennial with grassy green leaves and stout spikes of yellow flowers in Sept & Oct. Sun. Ht 75cm. 

KNIPHOFIA ‘JENNY BLOOM’ · Red Hot Poker · Xanthorrhoeaceae 

A clump-forming perennial with grass-like leaves and stout spikes of peachy-orange flowers. August to October. Ht 90cm. 

KNIPHOFIA ‘PERCY’S PRIDE’ · Red Hot Poker · Xanthorrhoeaceae 

Evergreen clump-forming perennial with grassy leaves and lemon-yellow flower spikes from August. Ht 85cm. 

KNIPHOFIA ‘TIMOTHY’ · Red Hot Poker · Xanthorrhoeaceae 

A popular cultivar with grassy leaves and upright red pokers opening from orangey-red buds. Full sun. 80cm. 

KNIPHOFIA GRACILIS · Red Hot Poker · Xanthorrhoeaceae 

A small graceful poker with fine grassy leaves and long-flowering orangy-yellow flowers. June-October. Originally from Cally Gardens. 

Ht 60cm South Africa. 

KNIPHOFIA NORTHIAE AGM · Red Hot Poker · Xanthorrhoeaceae 

A rare Kniphofia with a rosette of large leathery leaves and orange-yellow pokers from May onwards. Architectural. Sun. Well-drained. 

Ht 90cm. Sp 90cm. South Africa. 

KNIPHOFIA ROOPERI AGM · Red Hot Poker · Xanthorrhoeaceae 

Robust, very hardy species with large deeply keeled leaves and deep orange fading to yellow ovoid pokers from August. Impressive. 

Full sun. Ht 1.4m. South Africa. 

KNIPHOFIA RUFA · Red Hot Poker · Xanthorrhoeaceae 

Graceful poker with evergreen grassy leaves and unusual caramel pokers in September. Full sun. Ht 90cm. South Africa. 

KNIPHOFIA TRIANGULARIS SUBSP. TRIANGULARIS ‘LIGHT OF THE WORLD’ · Red Hot Poker · Xanthorrhoeaceae 

A delicate fine grassy leaved perennial with pale orange flowers on slender stems from Aug-Oct. Sun. Ht 60cm. 

LAMIUM ORVALA · Balm-leaved Red Deadnettle · Lamiaceae 

Clump-forming (non-running) woodlander with attractive spring foliage with a silver strip and large pink and white flowers in April & May. 

Attracts bees. Shade or part-shade. Ht 45cm. S Europe. 

LAMIUM ORVALA ‘ALBUM’ · Balm-leaved Red Deadnettle · Lamiaceae 

The white flowered form of the above. 

LAMIUM ORVALA ‘SILVA’ · Balm-leaved Red Deadnettle · Lamiaceae 

A Piet Oudolf introduction from the Balkans. Initial silver strip disappears. Good erect form. 

LASER TRILOBUM PAB 3382 · Horse Caraway, Gladich · Apiaceae 

Attractive glaucous pinnate leaved perennial with loose white umbels. Shade or part-shade. Ht 60cm. 

Seed collected from pine forest near Borjomi, Georgia. 

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LATHYRUS VERNUS ‘GRACILIS’ · Spring Vetchling · Fabaceae 

Bushy spring flowering perennial with fine grassy pinnate leaves and deep mauve flowers in April/May. Sun or part-shade. 

LATHYRUS VERNUS ‘ROSENELFE’ · Spring Vetchling · Fabaceae 

Bushy spring flowering perennial with pinnate leaves and pink and white flowers in April/May. Sun or part-shade. 

LEUCANTHEMELLA SEROTINA AGM · Autumn Ox-eye · Asteraceae 

Tall, upright, clump-forming perennial producing masses of large single white daisies with yellow centres. Full sun. Most soils. Ht 2m. Eurasia. 

LEUCANTHEMUM X SUPERBUM ‘BISHOPSTONE’ · Shasta Daisy · Asteraceae 

Large narrow-petalled single white flowered cultivar with deep green foliage. Reliable. Sun. June to August. Ht 90cm. 

LEUCANTHEMUM X SUPERBUM ‘OLD COURT’ · Shasta Daisy · Asteraceae 

Showy narrow-petalled shaggy twisted single white flowered cultivar with deep green foliage. Sun. June to August. Ht 90cm. 

LEVISTICUM OFFICINALE · Lovage · Apiaceae 

Tall clump-forming perennial with large pinnate leaves and tall yellow umbels in Aug to Sept. Smokey celery-flavoured leaves eaten raw 

or cooked. Sun or part-shade. Ht 1.8m. Europe. 

LIATRIS SPICATA ‘ALBA’ · Blazing Star · Asteraceae 

Clump-forming perennial with narrow linear and dense spikes of white flowerheads in late summer to autumn. Sun. Ht 1.2m. 

LIBERTIA IXIOIDES · New Zealand Satin Flower · Iridaceae 

Evergreen clump-forming perennial with stiff compact dark green grassy leaves and masses of white flowers in May & June. 

Ht 90cm. This striking form was originally from Beth Chatto. 

LIBERTIA PEREGRINANS · New Zealand Satin Flower · Iridaceae 

Evergreen creeping Libertia with bronzy leaves and white flowers. Excellent in gravel. Ht 35cm. 

LIBERTIA PROCERA · New Zealand Satin Flower · Iridaceae 

Large robust Libertia with the largest flowers we have seen on a Libertia. Flower stems held well above the foliage. Striking. 

Ht 1.7m Sun or Part-shade. 

LIGULARIA ‘THE ROCKET’ AGM · Leopard Plant · Asteraceae 

Clump-forming perennial with large toothed heart-shaped leaves and spikes of yellow daisies. Shade. July & August. Ht 1.8m. 

LIGULARIA JAPONICA · Leopard Plant · Asteraceae 

Dramatic tall clump-forming perennial with large dissected leaves and tall flower stems with large orange daisies. Shade or moist sun. Ht 1.8m. 

LIGUSTICUM LUCIDUM · Ligusticum · Apiaceae 

Clump-forming perennial with masses of ferny glossy green foliage and delicate umbels of white flowers in June & July. 

Part shade. Ht 90cm. Similar to Selinum wallichianum but earlier flowering. 

LIRIOPE MUSCARI ‘VARIEGATA’ · Variagated Blue Lilyturf · Asparagaceae 

Evergreen perennial with wide variegated strap-like leaves and lilac purple grape hyacinth-like flowers from August. 

Best in shade or part-shade. Ht 20cm. 

LIRIOPE SPICATA ‘GIN-RYU’ SILVER DRAGON · Variagated Lilyturf · Asparagaceae 

Evergreen perennial with fine long grassy silver variegated leaves and white flowers. Shade or part-shade. Ht 35cm. 

LOBELIA TUPA · Tabaco del Diablo · Campanulaceae 

Clump-forming deciduous perennial with lance-shaped grey-green leaves and spikes of pinky-red lipped flowers. 

Excellent in a sunny border. Ht 1.8m. Chile. 

LOMANDRA LONGIFOLIA · Spiny-head Mat-rush · Laxmanniaceae 

Evergreen rhizomatous perennial with strap-like green leaves to 80cm and flower stems with clusters of small golden flowers surrounded 

in fine spines. Scent of pear drops on warm days. Ht 80cm. Australia. Hardy to minus 8 C. 

LYCHNIS CORONARIA ‘BERE’ · Rose Campion · Caryophyllaceae 

Short-lived (self-seeding) perennial with woolly silver leaves and pale pink flowers. Our collection from Bulgaria. 

Distinct from the common cerise forms. Sun. Ht 75cm. Balkans. 

LYCHNIS FLOS-CUCULI ‘WHITE ROBIN’ · White Ragged Robin · Caryophyllaceae 

Clump-forming perennial with sprays of distinctly ragged white flowers in late spring. Naturalistic. Always popular. Sun. Ht 50cm. 

LYSIMACHIA CLETHROIDES AGM · Gooseneck Loosestrife · Myrsinaceae 

Spreading clump-forming perennial with erect stems of narrow grey-green leaves and small white flowers on terminal spikes in summer. 

Edible leaves. Sun or part-shade. Ht 1m. 

MAIANTHEMUM BICOLOR · May Lily · Asparagaceae 

A delightful small species from Korea received under this name. Like a dwarf M. racemosum. Terminal racemes of white flowers. Ht 25cm. 

MAIANTHEMUM BIFOLIUM · May Lily · Asparagaceae 

Small creeping deciduous European species with heart-shaped leaves. Flowering stems with two leaves and terminal raceme 

of star-shaped flowers to 15cm. Shade or part-shade. May. Europe. 

MAIANTHEMUM BIFOLIUM SUBSP. KAMSCHATICUM VAR. PUMILUM · May Lily · Asparagaceae 

Dwarf form of M. b. kamschaticum. 

MAIANTHEMUM BIFOLIUM SUBSP. KAMTSCHATICUM · May Lily · Asparagaceae 

Robust creeping deciduous species with shiny heart-shaped leaves. 

MAIANTHEMUM BIFOLIUM SUBSP. KAMTSCHATICUM VAR. MINIMUM · May Lily · Asparagaceae 

Smaller still! 

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MAIANTHEMUM FLEXUOSUM · May Lily · Asparagaceae 

Delightful rhizomatous species from Guatemala, with stems up to 80cm, and terminal racemes of white flowers with purple flecks, 

proving hardy with us. Ht 80cm. 

MAIANTHEMUM PANICULATUM · May Lily · Asparagaceae 

Another large deciduous Central American species, with leathery leaves and congested white terminal racemes. Ht 1.4m. 

MAIANTHEMUM RACEMOSUM AGM · May Lily · Asparagaceae 

Well known American species with alternate lanceolate leaves and terminal racemes of white flowers followed by red fruit. 

Young shoots are edible. Ht 90cm. USA. 

MAIANTHEMUM STELLATUM · Starry False lily of the valley · Asparagaceae 

Spreading perennial with alternate lanceolate leaves and loose terminal racemes of white flowers, followed by red berries. 

Part-shade. Ht 45cm. USA. 

MAIANTHEMUM TATSIENENSE · May Lily · Asparagaceae 

Rhizomatous perennial with leathery lanceolate leaves and terminal raceme of lime-green starry flowers. Shade or part-shade. 

Ht 60cm. Stunning display. SE Asia. 

MALVA MOSCHATA F. ALBA AGM · White musk mallow · Malvaceae 

White form of our native musk mallow, with ferny leaves and masses of white flowers on stems up to 70cm. Edible leaves - good. 

Sun or part-shade. Europe. 

MANTISIA (GLOBBA) SALTATORIA PAB 4208 · Dancing Ladies · Zingiberaceae 

Hardy rhizomatous ginger that flowers twice. Mauve bracts with a yellow corolla with curved filaments. Initially flowers in 

early spring before the leaves appear and then at the end of the summer followed by bulblets. Collected from Reiek, Aizawl, 

Mizoram, India at 1400m in 2010. Striking display. 

MATTHIOLA FRUTICULOSA ‘ALBA’ · Perennial Stock · Brassicaceae 

Beautifully fragrant perennial stock with grey-green leaves and white flowers in late spring. Sunny well-drained position. 

MELANOSELINUM DECIPIENS · Tree Angelica, Black Parsley · Apiaceae 

Architectural angelica relative with large pinnate leaves and wide heads of pale pink umbels. Striking bamboo-like stem. Monocarpic. 

Sheltered position. Ht 1.5-2m. Madeira. 

MELITTIS MELISSOPHYLLUM · Bastard Balm · Lamiaceae 

Native clump-forming perennial with bi-colour pink and white orchid-like flowers. Honey-scented leaves. Bee plant. Part-shade. 

Ht 40-50cm Europe. 

MELITTIS MELISSOPHYLLUM’ PINK-FLOWERED FORM’ · Pink Bastard Balm · Lamiaceae 

Similar to above but with attractive rose-pink coloured flowers. More tasteful than the bi-coloured form perhaps. 

MOLOPOSPERMUM PELOPONNESIACUM · Striped Hemlock · Apiaceae 

Gorgeous big ferny leaves with a glossy finish, appearing in early spring, followed by creamy white umbels. 

Perfect for sun or part-shade. Ht 1.5m. Central Europe. 

MONARDA ‘BEAUTY OF COBHAM’ AGM · Bergamot · Lamiaceae 

Hardy perennial with arching pale pink blooms splay out from the centre of the flowerhead, above pinky bracts from July, 

with purple flushed leaves. Aromatic foliage. Sun. Ht 90cm. 

MONARDA ‘FISHES’ · Bergamot · Lamiaceae 

Our favorite Monarda with pale pink blooms on green bracts from July. Sun. Ht 90cm. 

MONARDA ‘GARDENVIEW SCARLET’ AGM · Bergamot · Lamiaceae 

A new mildew resistant variety with bright red tufted flowers on green bracts from July. Excellent addition to a mixed border. 

Sun. Ht 90cm. 

MONARDA ‘RASPBERRY WINE’ · Bergamot · Lamiaceae 

A new cultivar with wine-red flowers on purplish bracts from July. Sun. 90cm. 

MONARDA ‘SCORPION’ · Bergamot · Lamiaceae 

Upright cultivar with red-purple flowers and purple bracts from July. Sun. Ht 1m. 

MONARDA ‘VIOLET QUEEN’ AGM · Bergamot · Lamiaceae 

A mildew-resistant variety with deep lavender flowers on purplish bracts from July. Sun. Attracts bees & butterflies. Ht 90cm. 

MUKDENIA ROSSII · Mukdenia · Saxifragaceae 

A rhizomatous Chinese woodlander with sprays of small white flowers on 30cm stems, followed by bronze-tinged palmate leaves. 

Ruby autumn tints. Ht 30cm. Shade or part-shade. China, Korea. 

MUSA BASJOO AGM · Japanese Mountain Banana · Musaceae 

A large hardy banana from Japan. It survived the last two hard winters with only a little protection. Large banana leaves growing till the frosts. 

Unlikely to flower. Architectural. Ht 3m. Originated in Szechwan, China. 

MYRRHIS ODORATA ‘FORNCETT CHEVRON’ · Sweet Cisely · Apiaceae 

Herbaceous perennial with aromatic ferny pinnate leaves early in spring followed by white umbels in April/May. 

Leaves eaten raw or cooked with aniseed flavour. Sun or part-shade. Ht 1m. Northern Britain. 

NEPETA GOVANIANA · Catmint · Lamiaceae 

A delicate hardy deciduous clump-forming perennial with loose racemes of pale yellow flowers in summer and hairy mid-green leaves. 

Ht 75cm. Kashmir. 

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NEPETA GRANDIFLORA ‘DAWN TO DUSK’ · Catmint · Lamiaceae 

A hardy clump-forming perennial with aromatic silvery foliage and clusters of pale pink flowers throughout the summer. Well drained. Full sun. 

OENOTHERA FRUTICOSA ‘FYRVERKERI’ FIREWORKS AGM · Narrow-leaved Sundrops · Onagraceae 

Clump-forming compact perennial with bronze lance-shaped leaves and terminal clusters of yellow opening from reddish 

buds in June & July. Sun. Ht 1m. 

OENOTHERA FRUTICOSA ‘YOUNGII’ · Narrow-leaved Sundrops · Onagraceae 

Clump-forming compact perennial with mid-green lance-shaped leaves and terminal clusters of yellow opening from reddish buds in 

June & July. Attractive mottled foliage in spring. Edible flowers. Sun. Ht 1m. 

OENOTHERA SPECIOSA ‘ROSEA’ · Mexican Evening Primrose · Onagraceae 

Spreading low growing hardy perennial with attractive pink cup-shaped flowers in May & June. Sun. 30cm. 

OENOTHERA SPECIOSA ‘SISKIYOU’ · Mexican Evening Primrose · Onagraceae 

Spreading low growing hardy perennial with attractive fragrant pale pink cup-shaped flowers from May. Sun. 30cm. 

OMPHALODES CAPPADOCICA ‘CHERRY INGRAM’ AGM · Cappadocian Navelwort · Boraginaceae 

Shiny dark green evergreen foliage with numerous star-shaped vibrant blue flowers in April & May. Larger than the species. Shade. Ht 25cm. 

OPHIOPOGON BODINIERI · Lily Turf · Asparagaceae 

Hardy, tufted evergreen perennial, with fine very long linear leaves and mauve flowers. Sun or part-shade. Ht 25cm. 

OPHIOPOGON JABURAN ‘VITTATUS’ · White Lily Turf · Asparagaceae 

Hardy, variegated evergreen mat-forming perennial making an attractive groundcover. White flowers with blue fruits. 

Shade or part-shade. Ht 25cm. 

OPHIOPOGON JAPONICUS · Snake’s Beard · Asparagaceae 

Hardy, fine-leaved evergreen clump-forming perennial with white flowers and blue berries. Excellent groundcover. Edible roots. Ht 30cm. 

OPHIOPOGON PLANISCAPUS ‘NIGRESCENS’ AGM · Black Lily Turf · Asparagaceae 

Evergreen perennial with black strap-like leaves and small purple flowers and black berries. Excellent with dwarf red tulips. Ht 35cm. 

OPOPANAX CHIRONIUM PAB 845 · Sweet Myrrh · Apiaceae 

Tall, herbaceous perennial with large coarse pinnate leaves and tall yellow umbels in June & July. Ht 1.75m. Resin used as incense. 

Collected from above Vigos Gorge, Greece. 

PACHYPHRAGMA MACROPHYLLUM · Pachyphragma · Brassicaceae 

A delightful perennial brassica similar to Hedge Mustard, with oval leaves and masses of white flowers in early spring. 

Shade. Ht 40cm. Sp 90cm. Turkey & Caucasus. 

PAEONIA WITTMANNIANA PAB 3673 · Wittman’s Paeony · Paeoniaceae 

Rare hardy herbaceous perennial with dissected lobed leaves and white cup-shaped flowers. 

Collected from pine/oak forest near Borjomi, Georgia. 

PARADISEA LUSITANICA · Paradisea · Asparagaceae 

Bulbous perennial, with grassy green leaves and upright flower stems bearing a continous display of 

starry white flowers in June & July. Ht 50cm. Sun. 

PELTOBOYKINIA WATANABEI · Peltoboykinia · Saxifragaceae 

Deciduous woodlander with attractive shiny palmate leaves with purple undersides emerging the spring, 

and upright flower stems with small daisy like flowers in early summer. Ht 45cm. 

PERSICARIA ALPINA (SYN. P. POLYMORPHA) · Giant Fleece Flower · Polygonaceae 

Tight clump-forming perennial with marked lanceolate leaves and loose open panicles of white flowers through the summer. 

Dramatic effect. Bee plant. Ht 2.2m. 

PERSICARIA MICROCEPHALA ‘RED DRAGON’ · Red Dragon Knotweed · Polygonaceae 

Clump-forming perennial with deep red foliage with chevron-marked leaves and terminal panicles of white flowers in summer. 

Good autumn colour. Ht 60cm. 

PETASITES JAPONICUS VAR. GIGANTEUS · Giant Japanese Butterbur · Asteraceae 

Spreading perennial with large round leaves on fleshy celery-like stems. Flowering spikes of lime-green flowers in February-March. 

Edible leaf stems. Ht 90cm. Japan. China. 

PETASITES PARADOXUS · Sweet Coltsfoot · Asteraceae 

Silvery-leaved clump-forming perennial with white daisy flowers in early spring. Attracts bees. Shade. Ht 30cm. Balkans. 

PETRORHAGIA ILLYRICA PAB 4871 · Tunic Flower · Caryophyllaceae 

Grassy leaved perennial with sprays of masses of small pink flowers throughout summer. Dramatic. Sun. Ht 25cm. 

Collected from Boge, Albania in 2011. 

PHLOMIS RUSSELIANA AGM · Turkish Sage · Lamiaceae 

Herbaceous perennial with wholly grey-green leaves and spikes of pale yellow flowers in summer. Drought tolerant. Sun. Ht 1m. 

PHLOX PANICULATA ‘BLUE PARADISE’ · Garden Phlox · Polemoniaceae 

Popular blue flowered form of this clump-forming cottage perennial. June & July. Ht 1.2m. 

PHLOX PANICULATA ‘STARFIRE’ AGM · Garden Phlox · Polemoniaceae 

Tall phlox with scented red-flowers and purple-tinged foliage. June & July. Sun. 1.2m. 

PHLOX STOLONIFERA ‘HOME FIRES’ · Creeping Phlox · Polemoniaceae 

Low spreading perennial with masses of pink flowers in April & May. Sun. 25cm. 

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PHLOX STOLONIFERA ‘PURPUREA’ · Creeping Phlox · Polemoniaceae 

Purple form of the above. 

PHYSALIS ALKEKENGI VAR. FRANCHETII ‘VARIEGATA’ · Variegated Chinese Lanterns · Solanaceae 

Spreading deciduous perennial with variegated leaves and bright orange lanterns in autumn. Cut flowers. Sun or part-shade. Ht 60cm. 

PHYSOSTEGIA VIRGINIANA ‘ALBA’ · Obedient Plant · Lamiaceae 

Attractive deciduous clump-forming perennial with spikes of numerous tubular lipped white flowers in June & July. Sun. Ht 80cm. 

PHYSOSTEGIA VIRGINIANA VAR. SPECIOSA ‘BOUQUET ROSE’ · Pink Obedient Plant · Lamiaceae 

Deciduous perennial clumps with lance-shaped leaves and spikes of bright pink tubular flowers through the summer. Sun. Ht 1m. 

PIMPINELLA MAJOR · Greater Burnet-Saxifrage · Apiaceae 

Bold but delicate umbel with white flowers to 1m, for sun or part-shade. June & July. Ht 1m. 

PIMPINELLA MAJOR ‘ROSEA’ · Pink Greater Burnet-Saxifrage · Apiaceae 

Pink version of the above. Earlier flowering. Root used for flavouring drinks. May-June. Ht 1m. 

PLANTAGO MAJOR ‘ROSULARIS’ · Rose Plantain · Plantaginaceae 

Curious form of Great Plantain, with congested green rose-like flower spikes. Edible. Ht 20cm. 

PLEIONE ‘PURPLE SANDPIPER’ · Windowsill Orchid · Orchidaceae 

Dark vibrant purple flowers, dark red spotting on lips and white keels. An Ian Butterfield cross. 

PLEIONE FORMOSANA (ALBA GROUP) ‘CLAIRE’ · Windowsill Orchid · Orchidaceae 

White form of the above. White with yellow markings on the lower lip. Wild form. 

PLEIONE FORMOSANA (ALBA GROUP) ‘SNOW BUNTING’ · Windowsill Orchid · Orchidaceae 

Cross of Claire and Snow White. One of Ian Butterfield’s crosses. 

PLEIONE FORMOSANA AGM · Windowsill Orchid · Orchidaceae 

Easy orchids for a container with gorgeous short pink/white flowers in early spring. Open orchid compost. 

Overwinter in cool greenhouse. 

PLEIONE LIMPRICHTII AGM · Hardy Chinese Orchid · Orchidaceae 

Intense violet flowers with white lip stained ruby-red. Smaller than other Pleione varieties. Central Szechwan, China. 

PLEIONE TOLIMA GX ‘MOORHEN’ · Windowsill Orchid · Orchidaceae 

The crossing of a formosana Alba with the purple pleionoides has made an amazing dark purple hybrid with a wide open lip 

and glorious orange keels. An early Ian Butterfield cross. 

PODOPHYLLUM ‘SPOTTY DOTTY’ · Spotty Dotty · Berberidaceae 

Recent stunning hybrid with P. delavayii and P. difforme. Mottled brown & green leaves followed by crimson red star shaped leaves. 

PODOPHYLLUM PELTATUM · May Apple · Berberidaceae 

Ground cover with palmately lobed leaves to 30cm and china white flowers in May, followed by a red ‘apple’ in July & August. 

Fruit edible. Ht 30cm. USA. 

POLEMONIUM YEZOENSE VAR. HIDAKANUM ‘PURPLE RAIN’ · Purple Jacob’s Ladder · Polemoniaceae 

Unusual form of Jacob’s Ladder that forms a ferny black-purple mound with upright soft blue flowers in late spring. Ht 45cm. 

POLYGONATUM HIRTUM · Solomon’s Seal · Asparagaceae 

Short arching perennial with greenish-white flowers followed by dark blue berries. Ht 20-60cm. 

POLYGONATUM HOOKERI · Dwarf Solomon’s Seal · Asparagaceae 

Unusually dwarf Solomon’s Seal with small bell-shaped lilac pink flowers on short stems. Ht 10cm. Himalayas. 

POLYGONATUM ODORATUM ‘FLORE PLENO’ AGM · Double Solomon’s Seal · Asparagaceae 

Unusual double flowered form of the scented Solomon’s Seal. Slow growing. May-June. Damp position. Ht 30-45cm. 

POLYGONATUM ODORATUM VAR. PLURIFLORUM ‘VARIEGATUM’ AGM · Variegated Solomon’s Seal · Asparagaceae 

Variegated form of Solomon’s Seal with white tips and margins. Ht 60-90cm. Shade. 

POLYGONATUM PUBESCENS · Hairy Solomon’s Seal · Asparagaceae 

Attractive species with slightly hairy leaves and green flowers beneath. Ht 30-90cm. Shade. USA. Edible shoots. 

POLYGONATUM PUNCTATUM · Solomon’s Seal · Asparagaceae 

Evergreen dwarf species with shiny green leaves and pendulous white flowers with purple flecks. Ht 30cm. China. 

POLYGONATUM SP. OG 94047 · Solomon’s Seal · Asparagaceae 

Striking species collected by Mikinori Ogisu in China. Dark stems and green flowers. Ht 50cm. Shade. 

POLYGONATUM TONKINENSE HWJ861 · Solomon’s Seal · Asparagaceae 

Hardy white flowered evergreen form, from Vietnam. A Hinkley/Wynn-Jones collection. Attractive fleshy leaves. 

POLYGONATUM VERTICILLATUM · Whorled Solomon’s Seal · Asparagaceae 

Tall robust Solomon’s Seal with narrow leaves in whorls and masses of small white flowers followed by red berries. Ht 1.8m. Asia. 

POLYGONATUM VERTICILLATUM ‘KRYNICA’ · Whorled Solomon’s Seal · Asparagaceae 

Short form of P. verticillatum found in deciduous woodland near Krynica, Poland. Broader leaves. 

POLYGONATUM VERTICILLATUM ‘RUBRUM’ · Whorled Solomon’s Seal · Asparagaceae 

Shorter form with deep pink-purple flowers in early summer. Narrow lanceolate leaves. Ht 80cm. Asia. 

POLYGONATUM VERTICILLATUM ‘SERBIAN DWARF’ · Dwarf Whorled Solomon’s Seal · Asparagaceae 

Dwarf variety found in Serbia in 1986. Red berries in September. Ht 40cm. Balkans. 

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POLYGONATUM VERTICILLATUM PAB 2455 · Whorled Solomon’s Seal · Asparagaceae 

Tall willowy form from north of Paro, Bhutan. 

POLYGONATUM X HYBRIDUM ‘STRIATUM’ · Variegated Solomon’s Seal · Asparagaceae 

Distinctly striped leaves with tubular white flowers hanging beneath arching stems. Bold plant. Ht 45-60cm. 

PRIMULA VERIS PAB 3777 · Cowslip · Primulaceae 

Our collection of cowslips from Omalo, Georgia in the Caucasus. 

PULMONARIA ‘DIANA CLARE’ · Lungwort · Boraginaceae 

Vigorous semi-evergreen perennial with silvery leaves and violet-blue flowers in spring. Shade or part-shade. P. longifolia hybrid. 

Mildew resistant. Ht 30cm. 

PULMONARIA RUBRA ‘REDSTART’ · Red Lungwort · Boraginaceae 

Deciduous clump-forming lungwort with lime green leaves and coral pink flowers in early spring. Variable spotting. 

PYROLA ROTUNDIFOLIA · Round-leaved Wintergreen · Ericaceae 

Evergreen rhizomatous perennial groundcover for shade or part-shade with rounded leaves and short spikes of drooping white 

bell-shaped flowers. Rare. 

RANUNCULUS ACONITIFOLIUS ‘FLORE PLENO’ · Fair Maids of France · Ranunculaceae 

Herbaceous perennial with divided dark green leaves and masses of white double round flowers in late spring and summer. Ht 90cm. 


RANUNCULUS ACRIS ‘FLORE PLENO’ · Double Meadow Buttercup · Ranunculaceae 

Erect perennial with palmate leaves and panicles of yellow double round flowers in late spring and summer. Ht 90cm. 

RANUNCULUS FICARIA ‘BRAZEN HUSSY’ · Lesser Celandine · Ranunculaceae 

Hardy herbaceous tuberous perennial with shiny dark brown leaves and single yellow flowers in early spring. Discovered by Christopher Lloyd. 

RANUNCULUS FICARIA ‘COLLARETTE’ · Lesser Celandine · Ranunculaceae 

Neat double form of Celandine with a green centre. Shade. 

RANUNCULUS FICARIA ‘DOUBLE BRONZE’ · Lesser Celandine · Ranunculaceae 

Large loose double yellow flowers with bronze backs. Long flowering. Late. 

RANUNCULUS FICARIA ‘DOUBLE MUD’ · Lesser Celandine · Ranunculaceae 

Large creamy-white double flowers with dark backs and silver mottled green leaves. 

RANUNCULUS FICARIA VAR. ALBUS · Lesser Celandine · Ranunculaceae 

White flowered form of the Common Lesser Celandine. For those who don’t like yellow! 

RANUNCULUS FISCARIA ‘FLORE-PLENO’ · Lesser Celandine · Ranunculaceae 

Supplied as ‘E A Bowles’ but pretty certain this is the full double form with yellow backs. 

REINECKEA CARNEA · Reineckia · Asparagaceae 

Evergreen woodlander with strap-like upright leaves and red-budded white flowers at the centre. Red berries. Ht 10-15cm. E Asia. 

RHEUM ACUMINATUM PAB 2487 · Himalayan Rhubarb · Polygonaceae 

Large triangular-rounded leaves with spikes of red flowers. Compact clump. Edible stems like rhubarb. 

Collected from larch forests in Himalayas 2007. Good in sun or part shade. Ht 2m. 

RHEUM AFF. AUSTRALE · Himalayan Rhubarb · Polygonaceae 

A very large form reaching 3m with large leaves. Very dramatic clump. Suitable for dry shade. Could be crossed with R. palmatum. Ht 3-4m. 

RHEUM KIALENSE · Dwarf Rhubarb · Polygonaceae 

Dwarf rhubarb with heart-shaped leaves and puffy red flowers in late spring. Ht 30cm. Sun or part-shade. 

RHEUM TATARICUM · Tartarian Rhubarb · Polygonaceae 

Short form with rounded heart-shaped leaves, forming a compact clump with puffy white flowers on 40cm stems. 

Good eating. Ht 40cm. Sun or part-shade. 

RHODOHYPOXIS ‘CONFUSION’ · Red Star · Rhodohypoxidaceae 

Taller growing form with pale pink starry flowers all summer. Sunny position. 

RHODOHYPOXIS BAURII ‘DOUGLAS’ · Red Star · Rhodohypoxidaceae 

Low growing stoloniferous perennial with grassy leaves and deep red flowers above to 15cm. Long flowering. Ht 15cm. Drakensburg, South Africa. 

RHODOHYPOXIS MILLOIDES · Red Star · Rhodohypoxidaceae 

Tough easy species, taller than most with fine grassy leaves and cerise-pink flowers. Withstands winter damp. 

RODGERSIA ‘DIE STOLZE’ · Featherleaf Rodgersia · Saxifragaceae 

Ernst Pagels selection with cream flowers in late spring. Wonderful bold foliage. Moist sun or shade. Ht 80cm. Some R. henrici in the parentage. 

RODGERSIA ‘LA BLANCHE’ · Featherleaf Rodgersia · Saxifragaceae 

Bold shiny foliage with panicles of small white flowers in summer. Ht 1m. Most sun or shade. 

RODGERSIA PINNATA · Featherleaf Rodgersia · Saxifragaceae 

Bold foliage plant with deeply-divided deep green leaves and spikes of small pinky-white flowers in summer. Ht 1.2m. Moist sun or shade. 

RODGERSIA PINNATA ‘CHOCOLATE WING’ · Featherleaf Rodgersia · Saxifragaceae 

Bold foliage plant with chocolate coloured emergent leaves than turn bronzy-green over summer. Ht 0.6m. Moist sun or shade. 

RODGERSIA PINNATA ‘ELEGANS’ · Featherleaf Rodgersia · Saxifragaceae 

Bold bronzy foliage when young with panicles of pinky white flowers in summer. Good autumn colour. Ht 1m. 

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RODGERSIA PODOPHYLLA AGM · Large fingerleaf Rodgersia · Saxifragaceae 

Handsome bronzy palmate leaves in early spring with good autumn colour. Panicles of white flowers in summer. 

Ht 1.5m. Korea, Japan. 

RODGERSIA PURDOMII ‘IRISH BRONZE’ AGM · Featherleaf Rodgersia · Saxifragaceae 

Glossy bronze pinnate leaves and panicles of small white flowers in July and August. Ht 1m. Moist sun or shade. 

RODGERSIA SAMBUCIFOLIA · Featherleaf Rodgersia · Saxifragaceae 

Panicles of white flowers in June-July. Sambucus-like leaves in early spring. Excellent garden plant. Ht 0.6m. China. 

ROHDEA JAPONICA ‘LANCE LEAF’ · Sacred Lily · Asparagaceae 

Evergreen basal rosette with elongated lance-shaped leaves, with inconspicuous white flowers at ground level. Large red berries. 

Ht 45cm. Shade. Japan. 

ROSCOEA AURICULATA · Roscoea · Zingiberaceae 

Herbaceous perennial with tuberous roots. Deep purple flowers on top of pseudostems. Ht 35cm. Shade. Himalayas. 

ROSCOEA CAUTLEYOIDES ‘VANILLA’ · Roscoea · Zingiberaceae 

Pale yellow form of R. cautleyoides. Hardy. Shade. June-July Ht 30cm. Shade. 

RUDBECKIA FULGIDA VAR. DEAMII AGM · Deam’s Coneflower · Asteraceae 

Late summer daisy with orange-yellow flowers with a black cone. Excellent in drifts with grasses. Full sun. Ht 60cm. 

RUDBECKIA FULGIDA VAR. FULGIDA · Black-eyed Susan · Asteraceae 

Uncommon form of R.fulgida with masses of small yellow-orange blooms. 

RUDBECKIA FULGIDA VAR. SULLIVANTII ‘GOLDSTURM’ AGM · Black-eyed Susan · Asteraceae 

Well known Rudbeckia that flowers over a long period in the autumn. Yellow-orange petals with black cone. Ht 80cm. 

RUDBECKIA LACINIATA · Cutleaf Coneflower · Asteraceae 

Dramatic tall coneflower with yellow petals and green cones. Long flowering. Ht 2.5m. USA. 

RUDBECKIA LACINIATA ‘HERBSTSONNE’ AGM · Cutleaf Coneflower · Asteraceae 

Shorter and earlier into flower than the species. Large yellow flower with green cones. Ht 1.5m. 

RUDBECKIA MAXIMA · Great Coneflower · Asteraceae 

Dramatic coneflower with glaucous foliage and large yellow daisies with dark cones in late summer. Sun. Ht 2m. 

RUDBECKIA SUBTOMENTOSA · Sweet Coneflower · Asteraceae 

Tall self-supporting US native with clear yellow daisies and reddish-brown cones from mid to late summer. 

Aromatic grey-green leaves. Sun. Ht 1.5m. 

RUDBECKIA SUBTOMENTOSA ‘HENRY EILERS’ · Sweet Coneflower · Asteraceae 

Unique finely quilled flowers found by Henry Eiliers in Illinois. Excellent cut flower. Good with Eupatorium and Vernonias. Ht 1.5m. 

RUMEX ALPINUS · Alpine Dock · Polygonaceae 

Large leaved dock with attractive leaves. Non-invasive. Bold foliage plant. Attractive form from the Old Rectory, Quenington. 

SALVIA NEMOROSA ‘CARADONNA’ · Balkan Clary · Lamiaceae 

Hardy perennial clump-forming salvia with deep blue flowers held on dark stems from early summer. Ht 60cm. 

SALVIA ULIGINOSA AGM · Bog Sage · Lamiaceae 

Striking light blue flowers on tall stems in late summer. Aromatic foliage. Bee plant. Sun. Ht 2m. 

SALVIA VERTICILLATA · Lilac Sage · Lamiaceae 

Large hairy basal leaves putting up stems with whorls of lavender flowers. Excellent for butterflies and bees. Sun. Ht 90cm. Europe. 

SANGUISORBA ‘TANNA’ · Greater Burnet · Rosaceae 

Dwarf form of Greater Burnet with a neat dark green mound of leaves with short spikes of marron flowerheads. Ht 25-30cm. 

SANGUISORBA ALBIFLORA · White Burnet · Rosaceae 

Clump forming herbaceous perennial with cut leaves and attractive white bottle-brush flowers in early summer. Sun. Ht 60cm. Japan. 

SANGUISORBA CAUCASICA (SYN . ARMENA) · Caucasian Burnet · Rosaceae 

Wonderful Melianthus-like blue-grey foliage in early spring followed by white bottlebrush flowers. Ht 1.2m. Caucasus. 

SANGUISORBA HAKUSANENSIS · Korean Burnet · Rosaceae 

Compact clump-forming perennial with glaucous pinnate leaves and tall pink bottlebrush flowers in late summer. Sun. Ht 1.2m. Korea. 

SANGUISORBA MENZIESII · Japanese Burnet · Rosaceae 

Clump-forming perennial with glaucous leaves and stems of dense maroon flowerheads in early summer. Ht 1.2m. Japan. 

SANGUISORBA OBTUSA · Japanese Burnet · Rosaceae 

Wonderful glaucous foliage with drooping bright pink bottle-brush flowers in July & August. Ht 60cm. Japan. 

SANGUISORBA OFFICINALIS ‘ARNHEM’ · Greater Burnet · Rosaceae 

Tall form of Greater Burnet with plummy-pink upright flowerheads in June and July. Found in Holland. Ht 1.8m. 

SANGUISORBA OFFICINALIS ‘LEMON SPLASH’ · Variegated Greater Burnet · Rosaceae 

Variegated form of Greater Burnet with lemon-yellow blotches on the leaves and maroon flowers in September. Ht 90cm. 

SANGUISORBA OFFICINALIS ‘PINK TANNA’ · Greater Burnet · Rosaceae 

A Coen Jansen selection, taller than ‘Tanna’ with elongate pink flowerheads. Floriferous. Ht 1m. 

SANGUISORBA OFFICINALIS ‘RED THUNDER’ · Greater Burnet · Rosaceae 

A Piet Oudolf selection, with tall sprays of maroon flowerheads in summer. Deservedly popular. Ht 1.8m. 

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SANGUISORBA OFFICINALIS ‘SHIRO-FUKURIN’ (SYN. DALI MARBLE) · Greater Burnet · Rosaceae 

Variegated form with clean white edge to the leaflets. Late flowering with maroon flowerheads in September. Ht 90cm. 

SANGUISORBA OFFICINALIS ‘TSETSEGUUN’ · Mongolian Burnet · Rosaceae 

Our collection from 2005. Collected on the slopes of Tsetseguun, Ulan Bator, Mongolia at 2200m. Significantly earlier in flower than 

other forms of S. officinalis. Deep maroon flowerheads in May and June. Ht 1.5m. Mongolia. 

SANGUISORBA STIPULATA · Burnet · Rosaceae 

Masses of pink to maroon flowerheads on wiry stems over the summer. Mound of deeply cut leaves. Ht 1.5m. 

SANGUISORBA TENUIFOLIA ‘PURPUREA’ · Burnet · Rosaceae 

Large pinnate leaves with stout stems of dark maroon flowerheads. Robust. Ht 2m. 

SANGUISORBA TENUIFOLIA VAR. PARVIFLORA · Burnet · Rosaceae 

Fine narrow pinnate leaves with tall wiry spikes of white bottlebrush flowerheads in summer. Ht 2.2m. E Russia. 

SAPONARIA OFFICINALIS ‘ROSEA PLENA’ · Soapwort · Caryophyllaceae 

Clump-forming herbaceous perennial with leafy stems of fragrant pink flowers from May-Sept. 

Source of saponin and can be used as soap. Ht 70cm. Europe. 

SARUMA HENRYI · Upright Wild Ginger · Aristolochiaceae 

Little known herbaceous perennial with heart-shaped, downy leaves and lemon-yellow three petalled flowers spring to summer on 

upright stems. Hardy. Shade. Ht 80cm. China. 

SAUROMATUM VENOSUM · Voodoo Lily · Araceae 

Tuberous perennial with attractive fingered leaf with speckled stem, preceded by a yellow spathe, deeply spotted with red-purple 

and purple spadex. Hardy. Well drained shade. Ht 40cm. Himalayas. 

SAXIFRAGA FORTUNEI AGM · Fortune Saxifrage · Saxifragaceae 

Fleshy palmate glossy dark-green leaves with rich red undersides. White flowers in clusters above the foliage in autumn. Shade. 

Ht 40cm. Taiwan. 

SAXIFRAGA HIRSUTA · Kidney Saxifrage · Saxifragaceae 

Tight rosettes of evergreen hairy fleshy leaves and panicles of small white flowers from May to July. Sun. Ht 25cm. Europe. 

SCABIOSA ARGENTEA PAB 892 · Silver Scabious · Dipsacaceae 

Short-lived perennial with silver linear leaves and wiry stems with white flowerheads in June. Our collection from Croatia. Sun. Ht 60cm. Europe. 

SCLERANTHUS UNIFLORUS · Knawel Cushion · Caryophyllaceae 

Cushion plant forming a bright green mound with fine needle-like foliage. Well drained soil. Sun or part-shade. Ht 5cm. Australia. New Zealand. 

SCOPOLIA CARNIOLICA · Henbane Bell · Solanaceae 

Rhizomatous clump-forming perennial with maroon-brown flowers in early spring. Shade. Moist or dry. Emerges in spring with upward 

facing flowers. Hallucinogenic. Ht 60cm. C Europe. 

SCOPOLIA CARNIOLICA ‘ZWANENBURG’ · Henbane Bell · Solanaceae 

Similar to the species but with flared deep purple bells. 

SCOPOLIA CARNIOLICA VAR. BREVIFOLIA · Hladnik’s Henbane Bell · Solanaceae 

The yellow form of S. carnolica originally from Turjak, Slovenia by Franc Hladnik (Director of Ljubljana Botanic gardens). 

SCROPHULARIA LATERIFLORA PAB 3921 · Georgian Figwort · Scrophulariaceae 

Collected from a wall in Omalo, Georgia in 2010. Gorgeous purple spring flush. Rare perennial with a fleshy rootstock and long stems with 

numerous small white flowers. Sun. Ht 50cm. Caucasus. 

SCUTELLARIA SCORDIFOLIA ‘SEOUL SAPPHIRE’ · Skullcap · Lamiaceae 

Tuberous perennial, long-flowering indigo blue flowers from June to September. Well drained soil. Sun. Ht 18cm. 

From Graeme Butler of Rumbling Bridge Nursery. 

SELINUM CARVIFOLIUM PAB 2676 · Cambridge Milk-Parsley · Apiaceae 

Ferny-leaved umbel with delicate dense flat white umbels. Sunny position. Our collection. Ht 60cm. Eurasia. 

SELINUM WALLICHIANUM PAB 3579 · Milk Parsley · Apiaceae 

Excellent umbel for the late summer border, with delicate ferny leaves and flat white umbels. Part-shade Ht 1m. Himalayas. 

SESELI HIPPOMARATHRUM · Alpine Moon Carrot · Apiaceae 

Short ferny leaved alpine umbel with masses of small white umbels from May-July. Sun. Ht 30cm. Central Europe. 

SINOPODOPHYLLUM HEXANDRUM VAR. CHINENSE · Himalayan May Apple · Berberidaceae 

Hardy perennial growing to 30cm. Zone 6. Edible red berries. Decorative foliage. Medicinal use. Woodland. Ht 20cm. China. 

SISYRINCHIUM ‘BISCUTELLA’ (SYN. QUAINT & QUEER) · Blue-eyed Grass · Iridaceae 

Attractive perennial with grassy foliage and creamy brown flowers in early to mid-summer. Sun. Ht 20cm. 

SISYRINCHIUM PALMIFOLIUM · Bird of Paradise Sisyrinchium · Iridaceae 

Unusual sisyrinchium with broad strap-like leaves and broad flat stems with terminal cluster of bright yellow flowers. Loves sun. 

Ht 40cm. South America. 

SMYRNIUM PERFOLIATUM · Perfoliate Alexanders · Apiaceae 

Hardy biennial with the bright lime green colours of euphorbia. Brightens a shady corner in May. Excellent cut flower. Shade. Ht 40cm. Europe. 

SOLDANELLA ALPINA SDR 6332 · Alpine Snowbell · Primulaceae 

Delicate evergreen perennial with glossy orbicular leaves and deep lavender frilly flowers in April and May. Shade. Ht 8cm. European Alps. 

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SOLDANELLA CARPATICA · Carpathian Alpine Snowbell · Primulaceae 

Attractive evergreen alpine from the Western Carpathian Mountains in Slovakia and Poland. Funnel-shaped blue-violet flowers. 

Ht 8cm. Carpathians. 

SOLDANELLA CARPATICA X VILLOSA · Snowbell · Primulaceae 

Delicate evergreen perennial Soldanella hybrid with small glossy orbicular leaves and pale blue frilly funnel flowers. Ht 6cm. 

SOLDANELLA CYANASTER · Snowbell · Primulaceae 

Bulgarian species with dainty blue flowers. Ht 10cm. 

SOLDANELLA DIMONIEI · Macedonian Snowbell · Primulaceae 

Rare species of Soldanella with violet frilly flowers in April & May. Ht 9cm. Southern Balkans. 

SOLDANELLA MINIMA · Dwarf Snowbell · Primulaceae 

One of the smallest Soldanellas with pale lilac flowers. Part-shade. Ht 5cm. E Alps. 

SOLDANELLA MONTANA · Mountain Snowbells · Primulaceae 

One of the larger species of Snowbell with violet-blue flowers and evergreen ovate leaves. Part-shade. Ht 25cm. Central Europe. 

SOLDANELLA VILLOSA · Pyrenean Snowbell · Primulaceae 

Our largest Snowbell with shiny orbicular leaves and scapes of deep blue flowers in April & May. Shade. Ht 30cm. Spain. 

SOLIDAGO ‘LEDSHAM’ · Golden Rod · Asteraceae 

Upright perennial with panicles of small fluffy lemon-yellow flowers in July & August. Bee plant. Sun or part shade. Ht 75m. 

SPEIRANTHA CONVALLARIOIDES · False Lily-of-the-Valley · Asparagaceae 

Evergreen lily-of-the-valley with delightfully scented white flowers in spring. Shade or part-shade. Excellent groundcover. Ht 15cm. China. 

STACHYS MACRANTHA ‘BEN’ · Variegated Big Betony · Lamiaceae 

Variegated form of C. g. ‘Superba’ with stable variegation and long flowering period. Our selection from nursery stock. Ht 40cm. 

STACHYS MACRANTHA ‘ROBUSTA’ AGM · Big Betony · Lamiaceae 

Earlier than C. g.‘Superba’ with larger but shorter bright purple flowerheads. Sun. Ht 40cm. 

STACHYS MACRANTHA ‘SUPERBA’ · Big Betony · Lamiaceae 

Erect, hairy perennial with rosettes of wrinkled leaves and spikes of pinky-purple flowers through the summer. 

Sun or part-shade. Ht 40cm. 

STACHYS MONIERI · Alpine Betony · Lamiaceae 

Erect, clump-forming perennial with basal rosette of ovate leaves and spikes of deep pink flowers in June-July. Sun. 

Ht 60cm. Our collection from Poland. 

STACHYS MONIERI ‘ROSEA’ · Rose Alpine Betony · Lamiaceae 

Pale pink form of the Alpine Betony. 

STACHYS OFFICINALIS ‘ALBA’ · White Betony · Lamiaceae 

Compact perennial with rosette of glossy deep-green leaves and spikes of white flowers in July and August. 

Bee plant. Sun or part-shade. Ht 30cm. 

STOKESIA LAEVIS ‘ALBA’ · White Stoke’s Aster · Asteraceae 

Evergreen leaf rosettes with large white scabious-like flowers from July to September. Long lasting. Sun. Ht 40cm. USA. 

STOKESIA LAEVIS ‘BLUE STAR’ · Blue Stoke’s Aster · Asteraceae 

Evergreen leaf rosettes with large blue scabious-like flowers from July to September. Long lasting. Sun. Ht 40cm. USA. 

SUCCISA PRATENSIS · Devil’s Bit Scabious · Dipsacaceae 

Evergreen herbaceous perennial with tall stems of navy blue buttons in August to October. Excellent bee plant. Hardy. Sun. Ht 50cm. Europe. 

SUCCISELLA INFLEXA · Southern Succisella · Dipsacaceae 

Evergreen perennial similar to Devil’s Bit Scabious with pale blue buttons. Excellent for the wild garden. Bee plant. Sun. Ht 60cm. S Balkans. 

SUCCISELLA INFLEXA ‘FROSTED PEARLS’ · Southern Succisella · Dipsacaceae 

Purported selected form of the above. Uncertain as to the difference at this stage. 

SYMPHYTUM BULBOSUM PAB 4886 · Bulbous Comfrey · Boraginaceae 

Tuberous comfrey with pale yellow flowers in early spring. Part shade. Ht 50cm. Collected from near Berat, Albania. 

SYMPHYTUM CAUCASICUM AGM · Caucasian Comfrey · Boraginaceae 

Rhizomatous perennial with hairy leaves and bright blue flowers. Good for clay soils. Sun or shade. Ht 70cm. Caucasus. 

SYMPHYTUM CORDATUM · Cordate Comfrey · Boraginaceae 

Slowly creeping perennial with heart shaped leaves and pale yellow flowers in early spring. Shade. Ht 35cm. Our collection from Poland. 

SYMPHYTUM GRANDIFLORUM · Dwarf Comfrey · Boraginaceae 

Dense groundcover with coarse hairy leaves and attractive blue and white flowers in spring. Sun or shade. Ht 40cm. Excellent for difficult 

positions. Competes with ground elder. 

SYMPHYTUM TUBEROSUM · Tuberous Comfrey · Boraginaceae 

Tuberous creeping deciduous groundcover with pale yellow flower. Shade. Ht 40cm. Our collection from Bosnia. 

SYMPHYTUM X UPLANDICUM ‘BOCKING 14’ · Russian Comfrey · Boraginaceae 

Variety selected for its high Potassium content by Lawrence D Hills of HDRA. 

SYNEILESIS ACONITIFOLIA BSWJ 879 · Shredded Umbrella Plant · Asteraceae 

Woodland groundcover daisy with finely dissected leaves. Dry shade. Foliage plant. Ht 1.2m. Korea. 

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SYNTHYRIS MISSURICA VAR. STELLATA · Mountain Kittentails · Plantaginaceae 

Evergreen woodland perennial with glossy heart-shaped leaves and dense racemes of violet-blue flowers. 

Shade. Ht 15cm. USA. 

TEUCRIUM SCORODONIA ‘CRISPUM MARGINATUM’ · Curly Wood Sage · Lamiaceae 

Similar to the ‘Crispum’ form but with a pale whitish margin. 

TEUCRIUM SCORODONIA ‘CRISPUM’ · Curly Wood Sage · Lamiaceae 

Semi-evergreen native perennial with unusual attractive curly light green leaves. Excellent foliage plant. Good in dry shade. Ht 35cm. 

THALICTRUM AQUILEGIIFOLIUM · Greater Meadow Rue · Ranunculaceae 

European native with bipinnate leaves and fluffy pink flowers from June. Sun or part-shade. Ht 1.2m. Europe. 

THALICTRUM AQUILEGIIFOLIUM ‘THUNDERCLOUD’ AGM · Meadow Rue · Ranunculaceae 

Bipinnate leaves with numerous erect stems of fluffy rose-purple flowers in early summer. Sun or part-shade. Ht 1m. 

THALICTRUM MINUS · Lesser Meadow Rue · Ranunculaceae 

Deciduous perennial with delicate finely dissected leaves and nodding small lime-green flowers. Sun or part-shade. Ht 40cm. Eurasia. 

TINANTIA PRINGLEI · Spotted Wandering Jew · Commelinaceae 

Hardy Tradescantia-relative with spotted leaves and three-petalled mauve flowers throughout summer. 

Sun or part-shade. Ht 30cm. Mexico. 

TRICYRTIS ‘EMPRESS’ · Japanese Toad Lily · Liliaceae 

Spotted hairy leaved deciduous perennial with heavily purple spotted white flowers in August and September. Moist soil. 

Shade or part-shade. Ht 50cm. 

TRICYRTIS FORMOSANA ‘SPOTTED TOAD’ · Toad Lily · Liliaceae 

Unusually persistant dark spots on the leaves. Lavender pink flowers in late summer. Sturdy plant. Ht 50cm. 

Taiwan. A Crug Farm collection. 

TRICYRTIS LASIOCARPA · Amethyst Toad Lily · Liliaceae 

Late flowering toad lily with light green spotted leaves and terminal spikes of white flowers with blue tips. Sun or part-shade. 

Sept-Oct. Ht 80cm. Taiwan. 

TRICYRTIS LATIFOLIA · Toad Lily · Liliaceae 

Stoloniferous perennial with lightly spotted leaves and terminal clusters of yellow flowers with purple spots. Shade or part-shade. 

Ht 90cm. China. Edible leaves. 

TRICYRTIS MACULATA PAB 3188. · Toad Lily · Liliaceae 

Our collection from Shillong Peak, Meghalaya, India in 2010. Hairy black spotted leaves and dark stems with purple-spotted white flowers 

in late summer. Part-shade. Ht 90cm. Himalayas. 

TRICYRTIS PERFOLIATA · Japanese Toad Lily · Liliaceae 

Zigzag arching stemmed Japanese yellow flowered species with shiny leaves. Moist soil. Shade. Ht 30cm. Japan. 

TRIFOLIUM OCHROLEUCON · Sulphur Clover · Fabaceae 

Clump-forming perennial clover with trifoliate leaves and delicate pale yellow flowers through the summer. Sun. Ht 80cm. Europe. 

TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE ‘SUSAN SMITH’ · Variegated Red Clover · Fabaceae 

Unusual clump-forming red clover with prostrate stems and yellow-net variegated leaves. Sun. Ht 40cm. 

TRIFOLIUM REPENS ‘DRAGON’S BLOOD’ · White Clover ‘Dragon’s Blood’ · Fabaceae 

Unusual clover with distinct red veining on the evergreen leaves. White flowers. Sun. Ht 20cm. Good for edging. 

TRIFOLIUM REPENS ‘WILLIAM’ · Purple White Clover · Fabaceae 

Purple leaved form of white clover with maroon flowers. Excellent groundcover for a sunny border or path edging. 

TRIFOLIUM RUBENS · Ruby Clover · Fabaceae 

A tall herbaceous clump-forming perennial with ruby red flowers in summer. Non-invasive. Bee plant. Ht 60cm. Europe. 

TROLLIUS EUROPAEUS · Globe Flower · Ranunculaceae 

Native Globe-flower with large bright yellow buttercup flowers (3cm) above deeply divided lobed leaves. Sun. Moist. 

June-August. Ht 60cm. Europe. 

TULBAGHIA ‘MOSHOESHOE’ · Society Garlic · Amaryllidaceae 

Our selection from some seedlings we found at the NCCPG stand at Wisley in 2003. Delightful evening scent and continously flowering 

erect flower spikes with gorgeous deep plummy colour. May till October. Ht 30cm. 

TULBAGHIA ‘CARIAD’ · Society Garlic · Amaryllidaceae 

New fine-leaved selection from Liz Powney of Prime Perennials. Day and night scented with pale pink flowers above fine grassy leaves. 

April-Sept. Ht 20cm. 

TULBAGHIA ‘COSMIC’ · Society Garlic · Amaryllidaceae 

New cultivar with yellow corona and pink recurved perianth. Liz Powney selection. Robust. Ht 30cm. 

TULBAGHIA ‘FAIRY STAR’ · Society Garlic · Amaryllidaceae 

One of our favorites. Not scented but continuous flowering from April till October. Pale pink on grassy leaves. Ht 35cm. 

TULBAGHIA ‘JOHN MAY’S SPECIAL’ · Society Garlic · Amaryllidaceae 

Selection by John May of Knoll Gardens with large pink flowers on a 15-flowered umbel. Hardy. Ht 35cm. 

TULBAGHIA ‘PURPLE EYE’ · Society Garlic · Amaryllidaceae 

T. cominsii x T. violacea hybrid by Dick Fulcher. White flowers with a purple eye. Umbels 10-flowered. 

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TULBAGHIA ACUTILOBA · Society Garlic · Amaryllidaceae 

Evening scented species with fleshy orange corona and recurved green tepals. 

TULBAGHIA ALLIACEA · Society Garlic · Amaryllidaceae 

Night-scented mauve flowers above grassy foliage. Spring flowering. Sun. Edible leaves eaten like spinach. Ht 25cm. S Africa. 

TULBAGHIA CAPENSIS (SYN.TULBAGHIA CEPACEA) · Society Garlic · Amaryllidaceae 

Winter-growing species with strap-like green leaves and night scented brownish-purple flowers with a orange corona. Sun. Ht 25cm. 

TULBAGHIA CODDII · Society Garlic · Amaryllidaceae 

Attractive pale pink strongly night scented winter dormant species with fine grassy leaves. Ht 20cm. Northern Transvaal. 

TULBAGHIA LEUCANTHA H&B 11996 · Society Garlic · Amaryllidaceae 

Fine slender foliage with 20cm flower stems. Flowers greeny-purple with orange corona. Night scented. Ht 20cm. 

TULBAGHIA MONTANA · Society Garlic · Amaryllidaceae 

Striking little species with glaucous foliage and flowers with pale-grey perianth and prominent orange corona. Day scented. 

Well-drained sunny position. Ht 20cm. Drakensberg. 

TULBAGHIA NATALENSIS B & V421 CLONE 2 · Society Garlic · Amaryllidaceae 

Small clove-scented species with strap-like leaves and pale pink flowers. April till July. Ht 20cm. Natal. 

TULBAGHIA VERDOORNIAE · Society Garlic · Amaryllidaceae 

Umbels of dusky grey/pink flowers with orange coronas held on flattened stems. 

TULBAGHIA VIOLACEA · Society Garlic · Amaryllidaceae 

Popular fast-growing hardy species with long strap-like garlic-scented leaves and umbels of mauve pink tubular flowers. 

Edible leaves. Sun. Ht 50cm. S Africa. 

TULBAGHIA VIOLACEA ‘PALLIDA’ · Society Garlic · Amaryllidaceae 

Pale pink flowered form of the above. 

TULBAGHIA VIOLACEA ‘PEPPERMINT GARLIC’ · Society Garlic · Amaryllidaceae 

American selection with large pale pink flowers. Long flowering. Excellent. Ht 40cm. 

TULBAGHIA VIOLACEA ‘SILVER LACE’ · Society Garlic · Amaryllidaceae 

Popular variegated form of T. violacea. Silvery stripped leaves and pink flowers. Not as hardy as species. Ht 40cm. 

TULBAGHIA VIOLACEA VAR. MARITIMA · Society Garlic · Amaryllidaceae 

Dark-green glossy strappy leaves and lilac pink flowers . Sheltered sunny position. Ht 25cm. 

UVULARIA GRANDIFLORA AGM · Large flowered Bellwort · Colchicaceae 

Spring flowering stoloniferous perennial with arching stems and drooping deep yellow flowers with glaucous leaves. 

May-June. Ht 40cm. USA. 

UVULARIA GRANDIFLORA VAR. PALLIDA · Pale Large-flowered Bellwort · Colchicaceae 

Pale lemon flowered form of the above. 

UVULARIA PERFOLIATA · Perfoliate Bellwort · Colchicaceae 

Similar to U. grandiflora var. pallida but smaller. 

UVULARIA SESSILIFOLIA · Sessile Bellwort · Colchicaceae 

Fine strappy leaved stoloniferous bellwort with narrow creamy yellow flowers. Shade. Ht 30cm. USA. 

VALERIANA ALLIARIIFOLIA PAB 3001 · Caucasian Valerian · Valerianaceae 

Broad-leaved rosette with stout stems bearing umbels of fluffy pink flowers in summer. Collected from Bakuriana, Georgia in 2010. 

VALERIANA OFFICINALIS · Common Valerian · Valerianaceae 

Our native Valerian with tall umbels of foxy-scented pink flowers. Attractive cottagey effect. Sun or part-shade. Ht 1.5m. Europe. 

VANCOUVERIA HEXANDRA · Inside Out Flowers · Berberidaceae 

Canadian west coast perennial groundcover related to Epimediums. Reflexed white flowers in panicles. Shade. Ht 30cm. NW USA. 

VERATRUM ALBUM AGM PAB 537 · White Hellebore · Melanthiaceae 

Tall herbaceous perennial with large pleated leaves and tall spikes of greeny-white flowers in summer. Sun or part-shade. 

Our collection from Bossost, Spain in the Pyrenees. Poisonous but dramatic. 

VERBENA BONARIENSIS AGM · Purpletop Vervain · Verbenaceae 

Tall slender airy perennial, growing to 1.2m. Terminal clusters of rose-purple flowers in summer. Self-seeds. Bee plant. Brazil. 

VERBENA HASTATA · Blue Vervain · Verbenaceae 

Clump-forming herbaceous perennial with serrate leaves and tall branching stems of blue flowers. Sun. Ht 1.6m. USA. 

VERNONIA ARKANSANA ‘MAMMUTH’ · Mammuth Arkansas Ironweed · Asteraceae 

Large flowered form of the Arkansas Ironweed. With purple-red blooms in late August-October. 

Excellent with Miscanthus. Sun. Ht 1.8m. USA. 

VERNONIA ARKANSANA (SYN. CRINITA) · Arkansas Ironweed · Asteraceae 

Large panicles of small purple-red flowers on tall stems in September-October. Sun. Ht 1.8m. USA. 

VERNONIA FASCICULATA · Smooth Ironweed · Asteraceae 

Tall herbaceous perennial with lanceolate deep green leaves and bright purple flowers in August-October. Ht 1.8m. USA. 

VERNONIA NOVEBORACENSIS · New York Ironweed · Asteraceae 

Tall clump-forming perennial with purple flowers in late summer. Earliest of the Ironweeds in flower. Ht 2m. USA. 

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VERONICA AUSTRIACA SUBSP. TEUCRIUM ‘CRATER LAKE BLUE’ AGM · Saw-leaved Speedwell · Plantaginaceae 

Neat compact front of border veronica with bright blue flowers in early summer. Sun. Ht 40cm. 

VERONICA GENTIANOIDES ‘ALBA’ · Gentian Speedwell · Plantaginaceae 

Slowly spreading rosettes of glossy green leaves and short spikes of white/pale blue flowers. Sun. Ht 40cm. 

VERONICA GENTIANOIDES ‘TISSINGTON WHITE’ · Gentian Speedwell · Plantaginaceae 

Slowly spreading rosettes of glossy green leaves and short spikes of white/pale blue flowers. Sun. Ht 40cm. 

VERONICA PROSTRATA ‘TREHANE’ · Prostrate Speedwell · Plantaginaceae 

Matt-forming perennial with deep blue flowers and contrasting bright golden-yellow leaves. Sun. Ht 10cm. Sp 40cm. 

VERONICASTRUM VIRGINICUM ‘ALBUM’ · Culver’s Root · Plantaginaceae 

Clump-forming perennial with dark green leaves and spikes of white flowers in late summer. Ht 1.2m. 

VERONICASTRUM VIRGINICUM ‘APOLLO’ · Culver’s Root · Plantaginaceae 

A variety with leafy stems and long lilac blue flower spikes and bright green buds. Stately. Ht 1.5m. 

VERONICASTRUM VIRGINICUM ‘LAVENDELTURM’ · Culver’s Root · Plantaginaceae 

Tall branching stems of lavender spikelets. Another stately form. Ht 1.8m. 

VERONICASTRUM VIRGINICUM ‘POINTED FINGER’ · Culver’s Root · Plantaginaceae 

Curious form with horizontal pointing flower spikes in pale lilac blue. Ht 1.2m. 

VERONICASTRUM VIRGINICUM ‘TEMPTATION’ · Culver’s Root · Plantaginaceae 

Loose racemes of rose-purple flowers from July-August with deep green whorled leaves. Well-drained sun. Ht 1.2-1.5m. 

VERONICASTRUM VIRGINICUM F. ROSEUM ‘PINK GLOW’ · Culver’s Root · Plantaginaceae 

Pink flowered form similar in habit to V. v. ‘Album’. Erect neat spikes of foliage and flowers. Bee plant. Ht 1.5-1.8m. 

VINCETOXICUM CRETACEUM PAB 3432 · Cretan Swallow-wort · Apocynaceae 

Small shrubby deciduous perennial with pale green flowers in the axils. Sun. Ht 50cm Crete. Our collection from Mt. Dikti. 

VIOLA ‘BOWLES’S BLACK’ · Black Heartease · Violaceae 

Short-lived perennial with deep blue-black pansy flowers. Long flowering. Self-seeding. Always a pleasure. Sun. Ht 15cm. 

VIOLA ‘MARS’ · Violet ‘Mars’ · Violaceae 

Fragrant white flowers amongst striking dark purple centred leaves with purple veining. Doesn’t seed. Ht 10cm. Derived from 

V. hirtipes f.rhodovenia x V. japonica. 

VIOLA ‘RED GIANT’ · Violet ‘Red Giant’ · Violaceae 

Large rose-red flowers in early spring amongst oval heart-shaped leaves. Robust. Ht 10cm. 

VIOLA ‘REINE DES BLANCHES’ · Sweet Violet ‘Reine de Blanches’ · Violaceae 

Frilly double white flowered sweet violet. Very popular with the Victorians. Sun or part-shade. Ht 15cm. 

VIOLA GRYPOCERAS VAR. EXILIS ‘SYLETTAS’ · Cyclamen-leaved Viola · Violaceae 

Easy viola with striking leaf markings. Similar to a cyclamen. Heart-shaped leaves and light purple flowers in spring. Ht 5cm. Korea. 

VIOLA ODORATA ‘ALBA’ · White-flowered Sweet Violet · Violaceae 

Early flowering sweet violet with fragrant white flowers and heart-shaped leaves. A true sentinel of spring. 

VIOLA ODORATA ‘VIN D’ANDRÈ THORP’ · Red-flowered Sweet Violet · Violaceae 

Vigorous strongly scented erect red-purple flowers in February-May. Selected by Andrew Thorp. Ht 15cm. Floriferous. 

VIOLA SORORIA ‘ALBIFLORA’ AGM · White Violet · Violaceae 

Small mounding violet with showy white flowers in early spring and heart-shaped leaves. Ht.10cm. Always popular. 

VIOLA SORORIA ‘FRECKLES’ · Violet ‘Freckles’ · Violaceae 

Small mounding violet with unusual attractive white flowers with purples freckles, in early spring and heart-shaped leaves. Ht 10cm. 

VIOLA SORORIA ‘PRICEANA’ · Confederate Violet · Violaceae 

Mounding violet with white flowers and violet centres in spring and early summer. Sun or part-shade. Ht 10cm. 

WULFENIA CARINTHIACA · Wulfenia · Plantaginaceae 

Attractive evergreen leaved alpine with serrated edges and spikes of bright blue flowers in April & May. Repeat in September. 

Sun. Ht 15cm. European Alps. 

WULFENIA X SCHWARZII · Wulfenia · Plantaginaceae 

Robust very hardy evergreen alpine with serrated leathery leaves and short spikes of blue flowers. Sun. Ht 30cm. 

YPSILANDRA THIBETICA · Ypsilandra · Melanthiaceae 

Little known evergreen perennial from the Himalayas, with rosettes of strap-like glossy green leaves with panicles of vanilla heavily 

scented white flowers in February-March. Flowers turn pale lilac with age. Shade. Ht 35cm. China, Bhutan, India. 

ZINGIBER MIOGA · Japanese Hardy Ginger or Myoga Ginger · Zingiberaceae 

Herbaceous deciduous perennial with leafy stems reaching 1m with basal lemon yellow flowers in autumn. Young shoots and flower 

buds eaten in Japan & Korea. 

ZINGIBER MIOGA ‘CRUG ZING’ · Japanese Hardy Ginger or Myoga Ginger · Zingiberaceae 

Herbaceous deciduous perennial with leafy stems reaching 1.2m with basal pale pink flowers in autumn. Young shoots and flower buds 

eaten in Japan & Korea. A Wynne-Jones collection from Cheju Island, South Korea. 

ZINGIBER MIOGA ‘DANCING CRANE’ · Variegated Myoga · Zingiberaceae 

Attractive white stripes from base of each leaf. Shorter than species. Lemon yellow flowers. Part-shade. 

Well drained but not too dry. Ht 70cm. 

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BULBS 

BRIMEURA AMETHYSTINA AGM · Amethyst Hyacinth · Asparagaceae 

A bulbous perennial with narrow linear leaves and pale Cambridge blue flowers in May. Full sun or part-shade. 

CORYDALIS SOLIDA SUBSP. SOLIDA ‘BETH EVANS’ · Bulbous Fumitory · Fumariaceae 

Bulbous perennial with ferny blue-grey leaves, bearing pale pink flowers with white spurs. Useful early colour in deciduous shade. 

Selected clone of plants originally bred by Wilhelm Schact in Germany. Offsets. 

CORYDALIS SOLIDA SUBSP. SOLIDA ‘GEORGE BAKER’ AGM · Bulbous Fumitory · Fumariaceae 

Bulbous perennial with ferny blue-grey leaves, bearing vibrant red flowers. Originally found in Romania and selected in Holland. Offsets. 

CROCOSMIA ‘HELLFIRE’ · Montbretia · Iridaceae 

Robust, cormous perennial, with pleated, lance-shaped leaves, bearing spikes of deep flowers in July. Perennial favorite. Sun. 

CROCOSMIA ‘LIMPOPO’ · Montbretia · Iridaceae 

New sterile form with dense clusters of large peachy pink flowers with apricot throat. Late July to Sept. 

CROCOSMIA ‘LUCIFER’ AGM · Montbretia · Iridaceae 

Robust, cormous perennial, with pleated, lance-shaped leaves, bearing spikes of bright-tomato red flowers in June. Perennial favorite. Sun. 

CROCOSMIA MASONIORUM AGM · Montbretia · Iridaceae 

Robust, cormous perennial, with pleated lance-shaped leaves, 60-100cm long, bearing spikes of orange-red flowers in June. S Africa. 

CROCOSMIA X CROCOSMIIFLORA ‘AFRICAN GLOW’ · Montbretia · Iridaceae 

Robust, cormous perennial, with pleated lance-shaped leaves, 60-100cm long, bearing spikes of orangy yellow flowers in June. 

CROCOSMIA X CROCOSMIIFLORA ‘CARMIN BRILLIANT’ AGM · Montbretia · Iridaceae 

Short stemmed form with carmine red flowers. Sun. 

CROCOSMIA X CROCOSMIIFLORA ‘EMILY MCKENZIE’ · Montbretia · Iridaceae 

Excellent later flowering form with large burnt orange flowers with dark blotches. 

CROCOSMIA X CROCOSMIIFLORA ‘NORWICH CANARY’ · Montbretia · Iridaceae 

Shorter stemmed variety with pure yellow flowers. 

CROCOSMIA X CROCOSMIIFLORA ‘STAR OF THE EAST’ AGM · Montbretia · Iridaceae 

One of the larger flowered forms with pure orange flowers with a paler centre. Sun or part shade. 

CROCOSMIA X CROCOSMIIFLORA ‘ZEAL TAN’ · Montbretia · Iridaceae 

Low growing form with orange red flowers and dark green leaves. Vigorous. 

CYCLAMEN HEDERIFOLIUM VAR. HEDERIFOLIUM F. ALBIFLORUM · Ivy-leaved Cyclamen, Sow-bread · Myrsinaceae 

White flowered form of the Ivy-leaved Cyclamen. Excellent for naturalizing in open woodland. Shade. Autumn flowering. 

CYRTANTHUS ELATUS AGM · Scarborough Lily · Amaryllidaceae 

Bulbous perennial with fleshy strap-like leaves, with erect flower stem bearing 1-4 tubular scarlet flowers. Dramatic. Needs some protection. 

ERYTHRONIUM DENS-CANIS ‘LILAC WONDER’ · Dog Tooth Violet · Liliaceae 

Large strongly lilac-pink reflexed flowers in March and attractive mottled foliage. Deciduous shade. 

ERYTHRONIUM DENS-CANIS ‘PINK PERFECTION’ · Dog Tooth Violet · Liliaceae 

Large pale pink reflexed flowers in March and attractive mottled foliage. Newish hybrid. Deciduous shade. 

FREESIA LAXA AGM (SYN. ANOMATHECA LAXA) · False Freesia · Iridaceae 

Delicate South African bulb, flowering through the summer with attractive red flowers. South. Well drained. Ht 25cm. Mulch in winter. 

GLADIOLUS ‘NYMPH’ · Gladiolus · Iridaceae 

Gorgeous pink blooms with bright pink ‘brush strokes’ on the lips. Full sun. Well drained. 

GLADIOLUS CARDINALIS · Gladiolus · Iridaceae 

Striking red blooms with white splashes. June-July. Well drained but additional moisture in the summer. 

GLADIOLUS OPPOSITIFLORUS · Gladiolus · Iridaceae 

Large salmon-pink flowers in summer. Native to the NE Cape and S Natal. Growing in cliffs. Well drained. Sun. Rare. 

GLADIOLUS PAPILIO · Gladiolus · Iridaceae 

Arching lavender flowers with purple interior to 60cm. With narrow linear leaves. Hardy and vigorous. Sun. 

GLADIOLUS PAPILIO ‘RUBY’ · Gladiolus · Iridaceae 

Same as above but more robust to 80cm and bright red flowers. 

GLADIOLUS X COLVILLII ‘THE BRIDE’ AGM · Gladiolus · Iridaceae 

Graceful greeny white flowers held on 45cm stems with grassy leaves. Excellent cut flower. Well drained. Sun. 

LEDEBOURIA COOPERI · Cooper’s False Scilla · Asparagaceae 

Bulbous hardy perennial sending up racemes of purple flowers in early spring, followed by linear striped leaves. Full sun. 

Well drained. Ht 7cm. South Africa. 

LEDEBOURIA SOCIALIS · Silver Squill · Asparagaceae 

Bulbous perennial with reddish bulbs and delightfully green spotted silver leaves and stems bearing small greenish bell-shaped flowers. 

Cold greenhouse. Ht 15cm. South Africa. 

LEUCOJUM VERNUM · Spring Snowflake · Amaryllidaceae 

Attractive snowflake with strap-like green leaves and drooping white flowers with green markings in early spring. January-March. 

Moist or dry shade. Ht 25cm. Europe. 

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PINELLIA CORDATA · Miniature Dragon · Araceae 

Tuberous perennial with attractive shiny heart-shaped leaves and hooded pineapple scented flowers. Shade. Own stock. Ht 15cm. China. 

SCILLA PERUVIANA · Portuguese Squill · Asparagaceae 

Large deep blue scilla from the Mediterranean, not Peru. Leaves appear in early spring with flowers in May-June. Ht 25cm. Mediterranean. 

SPREKELIA FORMOSISSIMA · Aztec Lily · Am 

Shocking red, narrow petalled flowers on fleshy stems, with strap-like leaves. Well drained alkali soil. 

Sun. Hardy if kept dry. Ht 35cm. Mexico. 

TRILLIUM CUNEATUM · Sweet Betsy · Melanthiaceae 

Maroon-flowered banana-scented spring bulb with mottled trifoliate leaf. Shade. Woodsy conditions. Ht 30cm. USA. 

TRILLIUM RECURVATUM · Bloody Butcher · Melanthiaceae 

Brown maroon-flowered trillium with recurved petals and mottled leaves. Easy. Woodsy shade. Ht 30cm. C & E USA. 

TRITONIA DISTICHA SUBSP. RUBROLUCENS · Red Montbretia · Iridaceae 

Elegant pink funnel-flower spikes held above sword-like foliage. Hardy. Sun. August-September. Ht 40-90cm. S Africa (Eastern Cape). 

TRITONIA SECURIGERA · Tritonia · Iridaceae 

Winter-growing tritonia for sheltered sunny position with orange funnel-shaped flowers in spring. Sun. Ht 30cm. S Africa. 

WATSONIA ‘TRESCO DWARF PINK’ · Bugle Lily · Iridaceae 

Evergreen leaved bulb, related to Gladioli, with striking spikes of bright pink tubular flowers. Well-drained Sun. Ht 50cm. South Africa. 

TREES & SHRUBS (INC. EDIBLE) 

ABUTILON VITIFOLIUM ‘ALBUM’ · Abutilon · Malvaceae 

A large, erect, deciduous shrub with maple-like, dark-green leaves. In summer it bears white, saucer-shaped flowers. Long flowering. 

Best against a south or west wall. Edible flowers. 

ACER SEMPERVIRENS L. · Cretan Maple · Aceraceae 

Slow growing large shrub, variable shaped leaves retained till Christmas. Our collection from Crete, where the shrubs make interesting 

topiary due to goat grazing. 

AMELANCHIER CANADENSIS · Snowy Mespilus · Rosaceae 

A large shrub, coppery emergent foliage in spring, followed by masses of white blossom, edible black berries in June and great 

autumn colour. A great all rounder. 

AMELANCHIER X GRANDIFLORA ‘BALLERINA’ AGM · Juneberry · Rosaceae 

Ballerina is a vigorous large shrub with bronze-tinged young leaves which turn orange and red in autumn. Flowers white, relatively large, 

in short, erect racemes. Fruit a small red berry. One of the tastiest and largest fruits among the genus. 

ARISTOTELIA CHILENSIS · Macqui, Chilean Wineberry · Elaeaocarpaceae 

Large evergreen shrub to 3m, with multiple stems, white bell-shaped flowers in May & small edible black berries (6mm). 

BERBERIS EMPETRIFOLIA · Uva de la Cordillera · Berberidaceae 

Rarely offered low-growing berberis with bright orange flowers and black berries held on needle-like foliage. Evergreen. Edible fruit. 

Collected from Patagonia in 2000. 

BERBERIS PANLANENSIS · Barberry · Berberidaceae 

Evergreen species with excellent large linear leaves. Red flowers in April/May with purplish red berries in mid-summer. W China. Edible berries. 

BUDDLEJA AFF. MACROSTACHYA PAB 4198 · Buddleja · Loganiaceae 

Semi-evergreen shrub to 2.5m, with soft white hairy leaves and terminal inflorescences of salmon pink. Our collection from Shillong Peak, 

Meghalaya, India in 2010. 

CALYCANTHUS FLORIDUS · Carolina Allspice · Calycanthaceae 

Aromatic medium-sized shrub with showy red-brown flowers. Sunny well-drained position. Aromatic bark used a cinnamon substitute. USA. 

CARPINUS ORIENTALIS PAB 3865 · Oriental Hornbeam · Betulaceae 

Small Hornbeam with small serrated leaves 3-5cm, rarely reaching over 10 m, suitable for hot dry positions. 

Collected in the Causasus Mountains near Omalo, Georgia. 

CATALPA BIGNONIOIDES AGM · Indian Bean Tree · Bignoniaceae 

Medium sized broad crowned tree to 18 metres, broad heart-shaped leaves, and clusters of 20-40 trumpet shaped white flowers, 

followed by long slender pods. USA. 

CERCIS CANADENSIS VAR. OCCIDENTALIS · Western Redbud · Fabaceae 

Shrub to 4.5 metres, with clustered, deep pink flowers appearing in early spring. Followed by heart shaped leaves and long flat 

purple-tinged seed pods. Hardy. SW USA. Flowers eaten in salads. 

CERCIS SILIQUASTRUM AGM · Judas tree · Fabaceae 

Small tree to 12 metres, with clustered, deep pink flowers appearing in early spring. Followed by heart shaped leaves and 

long flat purple-tinged seed pods. Hardy. E Mediterranean. 

CHAENOMELES SPECIOSA ‘MOERLOOSEI’ AGM · Japanese Quince · Rosaceae 

Medium-sized deciduous shrub with glossy ovate leaves and white, deep pink tinged flowers. Followed by edible apple-shaped 

greenish-yellow fragrant fruit. Excellent for a wall. 

CORNUS KOUSA VAR. CHINENSIS AGM · Chinese Dogwood · Cornaceae 

Deciduous shrub up to 7m, producing dramatic displays of whit to pink blooms. Followed by numerous edible fleshy berries. Hardy. 

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CORNUS MAS · Cornelian Cherry · Cornaceae 

Excellent shrub with masses of bright yellow flowers in late winter, followed by dark ruby red berries. These are eaten across Europe 

and into Asia. Similar to cranberries. These plants are from Georgian seed. 

CRATAEGUS PINNATIFIDA VAR. MAJOR · Chinese Hawthorn · Rosaceae 

Almost thornless hardy ornamental hawthorn with dark green leaves, producing a stunning crop of crabapple-size bright red fruits (25mm). 

Eaten in China cooked or raw. Ht 6m. 

DACRYCARPUS DACRYDIOIDES · Kahikatea · Podocarpaceae 

Slow growing evergreen podocarp from New Zealand, with fine bronzy foliage. Hardy here, even-through the last three winters. 

DAPHNE TANGUTICA RETUSA GROUP AGM · Daphne · Thymelaeaceae 

Compact slow-growing evergreen shrub to 75cm. Deliciously scented clusters of rose-purple flowers in May and June. 

DECAISNEA FARGESII · Blue Sausage Tree · Lardizabalaceae 

Tall deciduous shrub with broadly pinnate leaves and racemes of lime green flowers. Followed by dramatic bright blue bean pods. 

Pod containing a sweet edible flesh. Damaged by late frosts. China. 

ELAEOCARPUS SYLVESTRIS VAR. ELLIPTICUS · Elaeocarpus · Elaeaocarpaceae 

Tree to 10m with oblanceolate evergreen shiny leaves, and racemes of greeny-white flowers. Followed by black olive-like fruit in autumn. 

Our collection from Cheju, S Korea. Scarce. 

EUONYMUS EUROPAEUS ‘RED CASCADE’ AGM · Spindle · Celastraceae 

Selected floriferous form of the native spindle. Branches often pendulous under the weight of the bright rose-pink fruits and 

orange seeds. Sun or part-shade. 

FRAXINUS ORNUS AGM · Manna Ash · Oleaceae 

Medium sized tree to 15m, with pinnate dark green glossy leaves, and dense panicles of white flowers in late spring. 

Source of ‘manna’ - a sweet exudate used a sugar-free sweetener. 

GLEDITSIA CASPICA · Persian Honey Locust · Fabacae 

Medium sized tree to 12m from the Caucasus. Pinnate leaves with racemes of greenish flowers followed by 20cm long dark brown pods. 

Trunk covered in branched spines. 

GLEDITSIA KORAIENSIS · Korean Honey Locust · Fabacae 

Large tree to 20m from Korea. Pinnate leaves with greenish flowers in June. Pods ripen from October to December. 

The flesh inside the pods is edible. Used medicinally. 

GREVILLEA ALPINA ‘OLYMPIC FLAME’ · Grevillea · Proteaceae 

Evergreen compact hardy grevillea to 1.6m. Needle-like leaves and racemes of pink-red and cream flowers. Long flowering. 

Sheltered position away from cold winds. 

HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES AGM · Sea Buckthorn · Elaeagnaceae 

Native deciduous shrub with silver leaves and bright orange berries. Berries eaten raw or cooked. Rich in Vitamin C and A. Dioecious. 

Tolerates marine exposure. Ht 2.5m. 

HOLODISCUS DISCOLOR · Ocean Spray · Rosaceae 

Fast growing deciduous shrub with small lobbed leaves and cascades of scented white flowers. Seeds edible and medicinal. 

Sun or part-shade. Ht 3m. 

HOMALOCLADIUM PLATYCLADUM · Tapeworm Plant, Ribbon Plant · Polygonaceae 

Evergreen shrub from the Solomon Islands with flat leafless stems that resemble tapeworms. Grown for its unique habit. Frost protection. Ht 1m. 

HOVENIA DULCIS · Japanese Raisin tree · Rhamnaceae 

A deciduous glossy-leaved tree growing to 10m. Hardy to Zone 6. Producing sweet fruit with the texture of raisins. Scented white flowers. 

HYDRANGEA ARBORESCENS ‘ANNABELLE’ AGM · Hydrangea · Hydrangeaceae 

A stunning deciduous white hydrangea for sun or part-shade, producing huge white flowerheads from July till October. 

Makes a good low hedge. Ht 2.5m. Sp 2.5m. Acid or alkali soils. 

HYDRANGEA ARBORESCENS SUBSP. DISCOLOR · Silver-leaf Hydrangea · Hydrangeaceae 

A rare deciduous hydrangea with white flat, lace-cap flowerheads and green obtuse leaves. Sun or part-shade. USA. 

HYDRANGEA PANICULATA ‘LIMELIGHT’ (PBR) AGM · Hydrangea · Hydrangeaceae 

A spectacular upright deciduous hydrangea with conical, self-supporting, lime-green flowerheads from August. Bred by Pieter Zwinenburg 

in 1990. Ht 2m. Sp 2m. 

HYPERICUM REVOLUTUM · Curry Bush · Hypericaceae 

A rarely offered large shrub with small evergreen leaves and masses of small deep yellow flowers with red buds. 

Our collection at 3000m from Simien Mountains in Ethiopia. Ht 3m. Ethiopia. 

ILLICIUM FLORIDANUM · Florida Anise · Schisandraceae 

An evergreen shrub to 2m. Hardy to Zone 7. Covered in spring with deep maroon flowers and followed by hard star-shaped seed pods. 

Edibility uncertain. Ht 2.2m. Sp 1.8m. USA. 

ITEA VIRGINICA ‘HENRY’S GARNET’ · Virginia Sweetspire · Iteaceae 

Arching shrub which produces masses of slender racemes of white flowers in July, followed by dramatic red autumn colouration. 

Leaves held well into December. Full sun or part-shade. Ht 1.5-1.8m. 

KALOPANAX SEPTEMLOBUS · Prickly Castor Oil Tree · Araliaceae 

Attractive slow-growing spiny stemmed tree to 25m, with green palmate leaves and small clusters of white flowers. Edible leaves. Korea. Japan. 

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KOLKWITZIA AMABILIS ‘PINK CLOUD’ AGM · Beauty Bush · Caprifoliaceae 

Graceful, very hardy, medium-sized shrub forming a dense bush. Arching branches producing masses of bell-shaped pink flowers 

in May & June. Sun or part-shade. Ht 2.5m. ‘Pink Cloud’ is a pink-flowered seedling from Wisley. 

LONICERA TATARICA ‘HACK’S RED’ · Hack’s Red Tartarian Honeysuckle · Caprifoliaceae 

Erect bushy deciduous shrub with lance-shaped dark green leaves and deep rose pink flowers in spring and red berries. 

Ht 3m. Central Asia. 

MALUS SIEBOLII PAB2247 · Toringo · Rosaceae 

Rare small crab apple, making a low shrub with masses of pinky white blossom followed by numerous small pale red crab apples. 

Good autumn colour. Collected at 1100m form Mt. Hallasan, Korea. 

MYRTUS COMMUNIS ‘VARIEGATA’ · Variegated Myrtle · Myrtaceae 

Variegated evergreen aromatic large shrubs with scented starry white flowers in July/August followed by black berries. 

Can grow to 4m but frequently cut down by cold winters. Ht 1.7m. Mediterranean. 

MYRTUS COMMUNIS AGM · Myrtle · Myrtaceae 

Evergreen aromatic large shrubs with scented starry white flowers in July/August followed by black berries. 

Can grow to 4m but frequently cut down but cold winters. Ht 2m. Mediterranean. 

NEILLIA THIBETICA · Neillia · Rosaceae 

Attractive medium-sized shrub with three-lobed leaves and terminal racemes of pink tubular flowers in May & June. Ht 2m. W China. 

NEILLIA THYRSIFLORA PAB 3267 · Chinese Nine Bark · Rosaceae 

Small spreading shrub with arching stems, three-lobed leaves and small white flowers on branching racemes in summer. 

Collected on Shillong Peak, India in 2010. Edible fruit. Ht 2m. E Himalayas. 

NEOLITSEA SERICEA · Zhou shan xin mu jiang zi · Lauraceae 

Evergreen tree growing to 6m. Shiny evergreen laurel-like leaves with reddy-brown new growth. Flowers in summer and fruits 

ripen in January. Seeds used for oil. Japan, Korea. 

PAEONIA DELAVAYI VAR. DELAVAYI F. LUTEA · Yellow Tree Paeony · Paeoniaceae 

Upright shrub with deeply cut green leaves and single cup-shaped yellow flowers. Vigorous and hardy shrub with a good display in 

April/May. Ht 2m. 

PAULOWNIA TOMENTOSA AGM · Foxglove Tree · Scrophulariaceae 

Deciduous tree with large blue flowers in spring followed by large hairy palmate leaves. Ht 20m. Avoid frost pockets. China. 

PHELLODENDRON AMURENSE VAR. SACHALINENSE · Sachalin Cork Tree · Rutaceae 

Handsome pinnate leaves with cymes of small yellow flowers. Very hardy Japanese form of the Amur Cork Tree without the corky bark. 

Good on chalk. 

PICEA BREWERIANA AGM · Brewer’s Spruce · Pinaceae 

Tall evergreen conifer with blue-green weeping foliage. Forming large curtains. Long fir cones. Ht 30m. 

PLATANUS ORIENTALIS AGM PAB 346 · Oriental Plane · Platanaceae 

A large deciduous tree with a large spreading crowns. Our collection from Crete, with an attractive bark and dissected palmate leaves. Ht 20m. 

PLATYCARYA STROBILACEA · Platycarya · Juglandaceae 

Attractive small tree with pinnate leaves and female flowers of erect green cone-like clusters and male catkins in July and August. 

Ht 15m. Japan, China. 

PODOCARPUS ‘BLAZE’ · Snow Totara · Podocarpaceae 

Compact low-growing conifer with orange new growth. Podocarpus ‘Blaze’ was raised in 1986 by Graham Hutchins of County Park Nursery, 

Hornchurch, Essex, UK. It is a cross between Podocarpus lawrencei from Australia, and Podocarpus nivalis from New Zealand. 

PROSTANTHERA ‘MINT ROYALE’ · Mint Bush · Lamiaceae 

Small compact evergreen aromatic shrub with lilac flowers from June-August. 

PROSTANTHERA LASIANTHOS ‘BADJA PEAK’ · Victoria Christmas Bush · Lamiaceae 

Compact form with dark green leaves and dense sprays of pale lavender flowers in spring and summer. Aromatic leaves. Attracts bees. 

PRUNUS INCISA ‘KOJO-NO-MAI’ · Fuji Cherry · Rosaceae 

Hardy dwarf early-flowering cherry. Delicate pink flowers in early spring. Good autumn colour. Ht 1.8m. 

PRUNUS MARITIMA · Beach plum · Rosaceae 

Deciduous suckering shrub with elliptical leaves and masses of white blossom in spring. Edible small plums in August and good 

autumn colour. Salt resistant. USA. 

PRUNUS SARGENTII AGM · Sargent’s Cherry · Rosaceae 

Deciduous tree with bronzy new growth and single pink flowers in spring. Ovate serrated leaves with excellent autumn colour, 

starting in September. Ht 15m. Japan. 

PRUNUS X SUBHIRTELLA ‘AUTUMNALIS ROSEA’ AGM · Rose Autumn Cherry · Rosaceae 

Gorgeous spreading autumn flowering cherry from October to February. Semi-double pale pink flowers. Bronze autumn colour. Ht 6m. 

PRUNUS X SUBHIRTELLA ‘AUTUMNALIS’ AGM · Autumn Cherry · Rosaceae 

Gorgeous spreading autumn flowering cherry from October to February. Semi-double white flowers. Bronze autumn colour. Ht 6m. 

PYRUS CALLERYANA ‘CHANTICLEER’ AGM · Ornamental Pear · Rosaceae 

Medium-sized deciduous ornamental pear with masses of white blossom in spring before the leaves appear. Good autumn colour. 

Bred by Edward Scalon in the US. Ht 10-15m. 

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QUERCUS ITHABURENSIS SUBSP. MACROLEPIS · Valonia Oak · Fagaceae 

Semi-deciduous hardy oak with dissected leaves and very large acorns. Acorns used in the tanning industry. Our collection from Crete. 

Low tannin acorns. Ht 15m. Mediterranean. 

QUERCUS LEUCOTRICHOPHORA · Himalayan Banj Oak · Fagaceae 

Evergreen oak with shiny dark green ovate leaves with a serrate margin. White hairy undersides. Our collection from Shillong, India. 

QUERCUS SUBER · Cork Oak · Fagaceae 

Portuguese evergreen cork oak. Small shiny dark green leaves and corky bark. Endangered by use of plastic corks. 

Our collection from the Algarve. Cork harvested every 9-12 years. 

RHODOTYPOS SCANDENS · Jet Bead · Rosaceae 

Small shrub with pleated leaves and a continuos supply of philadelphus-like white flowers through he summer. Ht 2-3m. 


RIBES X GORDONIANUM · Flowering Current · Grossulariaceae 

R. odoratum x sanguineum cross. Very hardy. Drooping racemes of bronze-red flowers with yellow interior. 

Garden origin 1837 by Donald Beaton. Scented. Full sun or part-shade. 

ROSA ‘CLIMBING ICEBERG’ AGM · Rose · Rosaceae 

Numerous sprays of slightly fragrant pure white flowers through the summer. Reliable climber. Repeat. Ht 3m. 

ROSA ‘HENRI MARTIN’ · Moss Rose · Rosaceae 

Shrub rose with semi-double hot pink flowers with mossy stems. North wall. Ht 1.5m. 

ROSA ‘PROFESSEUR EMILE PERROT’ (SYN.’KAZANLIK’) · Rose · Rosaceae 

A vigorous Damask with excellent fragrance. Semi-double pink flowers. Ht 2m. Full sun. 

ROSA ROXBURGHII · Chestnut Rose · Rosaceae 

A shrub rose with pinnate leaves and pink flowers in summer. Spiny red hips. Scented. Ht 2.5m. 

RUBUS IDAEUS ‘AUREUS’ · Golden Raspberry · Rosaceae 

Ornamental, decorative low-yielding raspberry with golden foliage. 

RUBUS ODORATUS · Purple-flowered Raspberry · Rosaceae 

Perennial stems to 2.2m with deciduous foliage with large deep pink flowers in late spring to summer. Large flat edible berries. 

Part-shade. Ht 2.2m. USA Canada. 

RUBUS PARVIFLORUS ‘BILL BAKER’ · Thimbleberry · Rosaceae 

Spineless clump-forming shrub to 1.5m with large palmate leaves and large white flowers. Producing bright red flat raspberry-like 

fruit in late summer. N W USA. 

RUBUS PARVIFLORUS ‘SUNSHINE SPREADER’ · Golden Thimbleberry · Rosaceae 

Golden leaved selection of R.parviflorus. Lower than the species. Not fruited with us. 

RUBUS PARVUS · Creeping Lawyer · Rosaceae 

Attractive evergreen groundcover with small red berries in late summer, after small white flowers. Shade. Ht 20cm. New Zealand. 

RUBUS SPECTABILIS ‘OLYMPIC DOUBLE’ · Salmonberry · Rosaceae 

Double form of the ornamental salmonberry, with bright purple flowers. Found by Dr R C Creelman in 1961 in Bremerton, Washington. 

SALIX FARGESII · Fargesi Willow · Salicaceae 

Polished mahogany bark with red buds in winter. Shiny dark green leaves. Slow-growing. Sun or part-shade. Ht 2m. 

SALIX HASTATA ‘WEHRHAHNII’ AGM · Halberd Willow · Salicaceae 

Slow growing upright deciduous shrub with dark purple stems and a spectacular display of silvery catkins in spring. Ht 1.2m. 

SAMBUCUS NIGRA ‘MADONNA’ · Variegated Elderberry · Adoxaceae 

Compact deciduous shrub with yellow edged green leaves and masses of heads of white flowers in early summer. 

Edible berries in late summer. Sun or part-shade. Ht 2.5m 

SARCOCOCCA CONFUSA AGM · Christmas Box · Buxaceae 

Compact shiny-leaved evergreen mound-forming shrub with wonderfully scented white flowers in January to March. Shade. Ht 1.5m. China. 

SARCOCOCCA RUSCIFOLIA · Christmas Box · Buxaceae 

Slow-growing shiny dark green-leaved shrub with scented white flowers in January-March. Shade. Ht 1.2m. C & W China. 

SCHEFFLERA MACROPHYLLA PAB 2788 · Umbrella Tree · Araliaceae 

Gigantic dramatic hardy schefflera reaching 7m+. Huge pinnate leaves. New growth covered in rusty orange indumentum (hairs). 

Fan Xi Pan, Vietnam at 2100m in 2009. 

SORBUS DOMESTICA F. POMIFERA · Apple-shaped True Service Tree · Rosaceae 

Deciduous tree. Corymbs of white flowers in spring followed by 2-3cm apple-shaped red-tinged edible fruit. Long-lived. Ht 15m. Europe. 

STAPHYLEA BUMALDA · Japanese Bladdernut · Staphyleaceae 

Rare deciduous shrub with trifoliate leaves, and small panicles of pinky white flowers followed by decorative bladders. Edible leaves. 

Sun or part-shade. Ht 1.8m. Japan Korea. Our collection from Korea. 

TETRADIUM DANIELLII · Korean Euodia · Rutaceae 

Attractive tree with glossy pinnate leaves and masses of cymes of white flowers in July and August. Red fruit. Excellent bee tree. Ht 20m. 

TETRADIUM RUTICARPUM · Chinese Euodia · Rutaceae 

Aromatic large shrub from China, with pinnate leaves and creamy yellow flowers and red seed pods. Full sun or part-shade. Ht 9m. China. 

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TOONA SINENSIS · Chinese Mahogany · Meliaceae 

A hardy deciduous mahogany from China with large pinnate leaves and panicles of fragrant white flowers in July. Leaves used as 

vegetable in China and Vietnam. Garlic-flavour. Ht 20m China. Suitable for coppicing. 

TRIADICA SEBIFERA · Chinese Tallow · Euphorbiaceae 

Deciduous tree with ovate smooth-edged heart-shaped leaves with excellent autumn colour. Terminal panicle of white flowers in summer. 

Waxy capsules used for candle and wax production. China & Japan. 

VIBURNUM BETULIFOLIUM PAB 3877 · Birch-leaved Viburnum · Adoxaceae 

Corymbs of white flowers followed by masses of red berrie. Deciduous. Good autumn colour. Sun or part-shade Ht 2.5m. 

Collected from Hallasan, Cheju, S Korea. 

VIBURNUM ODORATISSIMUM VAR. AWABUKI · Sweet Viburnum · Adoxaceae 

Gorgeous evergreen shrub with shiny deep green leaves and large panicles of white flowers followed by red berries in autumn. 

Full sun or part-shade. Ht 2.5m slow. China, Korea. 

VIBURNUM PLICATUM F. TOMENTOSUM ‘MARIESII’ AGM · Japanese Snowball Bush · Adoxaceae 

Delicate white lacecap-like flower heads held in graceful tiers in May-June. Excellent for woodland edges or part-shade. Ht 2.5m. 

One of the best viburnums for late spring display. 

VIBURNUM PLICATUM F. TOMENTOSUM ‘SHASTA’ · Doublefile Viburnum · Adoxaceae 

Broad spreading mult-stemmed shrub with tiers of lacecap-like white flowers in May-June. Excellent form. Introduced by US National 

Arboretum in 1979. Ht 1.8m. 

VIBURNUM X BURKWOODII ‘PARK FARM HYBRID’ AGM · Arrowwood · Adoxaceae 

Semi-evergreen shrub with glossy green leaves and rounded heads of pink buds opening white fragrant flowers. Open habit. 

March-May. Sun or part-shade. Ht 1.8m. 

VIBURNUM X JUDDII AGM · Judd Viburnum · Adoxaceae 

Compact, deciduous shrub with ovate leaves and spherical clusters of scented white, pink in bud, flowers. Sun or part-shade. 

Ht 1.2m. Raised by William Judd in 1920. 

XANTHORHIZA SIMPLICISSIMA · Yellowroot · Ranunculaceae 

Small slowly suckering shrub with panicles of purple star-like flowers in early spring followed by bright green ferny leaves. 

Bright yellow roots used medicinally. Shade. Ht 50cm. USA. 

CLIMBERS 

AKEBIA LONGERACEMOSA B&SWJ 3606 · Akebia · Lardizabalaceae 

Delicate vanilla-scented deep red flowers drooping from evergreen 5-lobed foliage. Edible fruit. Sun/part-shade. 

APIOS AMERICANA · American Peanut · Fabaceae 

Attractive pinnate-leaved leguminous climber with scented burgundy flowers in autumn, producing strings of edible tubers. 

The American pioneers used these as famine food. 

ARISTOLOCHIA CALIFORNICA · Sierra Pipe Vine · Aristolochiaceae 

Deciduous vine, producing masses of purple-striped flowers prior to emergence of the green heart-shaped leaves. California. Hardy. Full sun. 

BOMAREA EDULIS BSWJ 9017 · Pink Bomarea · Alstroemeriaceae 

Herbaceous climber with speckled bright pink and green flowers. Producing tasty edible tubers often seen in S American markets. Ht 1m. 

Wynn-Jone’s collection from Guatemala. Hardy in a well drained shade-part-shade position. Protect from winter wet. 

CLEMATIS CHINENSIS PAB 3751 · Chinese Traveller’s Joy · Ranunculaceae 

Late flowering clematis (flammula) from Hallasan, Cheju, S Korea. Masses of small white flowers held within fine ferny foliage. 

LONICERA ALSEUOSMOIDES · Honeysuckle · Caprifoliaceae 

Vigorous evergreen climber with deep green leaves and fragrant pale purple and yellow flowers in July. Part-shade. Climbs to 4m. 

LONICERA ETRUSCA ‘SUPERBA’ AGM · Etruscan Honeysuckle · Caprifoliaceae 

Vigorous deciduous hardy climber with grey-green foliage and clusters of fragrant cream to yellow flowers from July-Sept. 

Mediterranean. Introduced 1750. 

SCHISANDRA GRANDIFLORA EX BHUTAN · Large Flowered Schisandra · Schisandraceae 

Our collection from 3500m in Bhutan in 2007. Deciduous climber to 6m with large pale pink flowers from April-June. Followed by long drupes 

of excellent edible waxy red berries. With stood minus 18 in the nursery. Easy in dappled shade. Ht 6m. Himalayas. 

TRACHELOSPERMUM ASIATICUM AGM · Asiatic Jasmine · Apocynaceae 

Evergreen climber with highly scented white flowers in summer. Leaves turn reddish in winter. Creamy white flowers. Sun. Ht 2.5m. Japan. Korea. 

GRASSES 

ARUNDO DONAX ‘MACROPHYLLA’ · Giant Reed Grass · Poaceae 

A statuesque grass for the back of the border. Lush green leathery grey-green leaves. Rarely flowers in the UK. Perfectly hard with us. 

Cut down in spring. 

ARUNDO DONAX VAR. VERSICOLOR · Variegated Giant Reed Grass · Poaceae 

The Variegated form of the above. Useful for its tropical effect. Used by Christopher Lloyd. Needs mulching over winter. 

BOUTELOUA GRACILIS · Mosquito Grass, Blue Grama · Poaceae 

Short fine leaved grass with unusual flattened and bent inflorescences. Novelty for front of border. Full sun. USA. 

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BRIZA MEDIA ‘GOLDEN BEE’ · Quaking Grass · Poaceae 

A recent introduction of the native Quaking Grass. A more compact habit topped with golden quakes in June & July. Ht 45cm. 

BRIZA MEDIA ‘LIMOUZI’ · Quaking Grass · Poaceae 

A gorgeous form of the native Quaking grass with strong stems, blue-green leaves and masses of silvery delicate flowerheads. 

Semi-evergreen. 60cm. 

CALAMAGROSTIS BRACHYTRICHA AGM · Korean Feather Reed Grass · Poaceae 

Bold clump forming grass with tall (1.2m) silvery grey plumes with a pinky tinge, held erect through the summer. Good in bold drifts. 


CALAMAGROSTIS EPIGEJOS ‘HORTORTUM’ · Feather Reed Grass · Poaceae 

Robust tight clump-forming Reed Grass. This form doesn’t run. Taller than ‘Karl Foerster’ and worth of a place in the border for its 

graceful movement. Europe. 

CALAMAGROSTIS X ACUTIFLORA ‘KARL FOERSTER’ · Feather Reed Grass · Poaceae 

Popular tall green clump-forming grass for a strong vertical element in the garden. Turning a gorgeous straw colour late in the season. Ht 1.6m. 

CALAMAGROSTIS X ACUTIFLORA ‘OVERDAM’ · Feather Reed Grass · Poaceae 

Variegated Feather Reed Grass with spectacular fresh foliage in the spring and tall pinkish feathery plumes in summer. Straw coloured stems 

through the winter. Ht 1.4m. Sun. 

CAREX COMANS ‘FROSTED CURLS’ · Red Sedge · Cyperaceae 

Attractive weeping evergreen sedge with silvery foliage. Full sun. Ht 30cm. Excellent in a container. 

CAREX ELATA ‘AUREA’ AGM · Bowle’s Golden Sedge · Cyperaceae 

Cheerful semi-evergreen clump-forming perennial sedge. Narrow arching golden leaves appear in the spring with brown flowers. 

Excellent for pond margins. Discovered by E. A. Bowles in East Anglia. 

CAREX GRAYI · Mace Sedge, Gray’s Sedge · Cyperaceae 

Deciduous sedge with spectacular green mace-like(medieval weapon) flowers in early summer turning brown with time. 

Enjoys moisture in the summer. Ht 40-120cm. 

CAREX MUSKINGUMENSIS ‘LITTLE MIDGE’ · Dwarf Palm Sedge · Cyperaceae 

Dwarf palm sedge with feathery green leaves held out horizontally from the stem. Sun or part shade. Moisture retentive soil. Ht 30cm. 

CAREX MUSKINGUMENSIS ‘OEHME’ · Variegated Palm Sedge · Cyperaceae 

A palm sedge sport found in Wolfgang Oehme’s garden by Tony Avent. Tasteful variegation appears as clear yellow edges in spring. 

Sun or part-shade. Ht 30cm. USA. 

CAREX MUSKINGUMENSIS ‘SILBERSTREIF’ · Variegated Palm Sedge · Cyperaceae 

A compact form of Palm Sedge with attractive white striped foliage. Giving a silvery appearance. Prefers dappled shade. Ht 40cm. 

CAREX PLANTAGINEA · Seersucker Sedge · Cyperaceae 

Evergreen clump-forming sedge with lime- green foliage. Brown-black flowers appear in early spring on 20cm stems. 

Ht 30-40cm. Dappled shade. USA 

CAREX SIDEROSTICHA ‘GOLDEN FALLS’ (SYN. ‘BANANA BOAT’) · Broad-leaved Sedge · Cyperaceae 

A bright yellow variegated form of C. siderosticha. Dramatic golden cascades in spring, for a shady position. Ht 25cm. 

CAREX SIDEROSTICHA ‘VARIEGATA’ · Broad-leaved Sedge · Cyperaceae 

A hardy bold white variegated deciduous broad leaf sedge. Robust clump-former for a shade or part-shady position. Ht 30cm. 

CHIONOCHLOA RUBRA PAB 67 · Red Tussock Grass · Poaceae 

Evergreeen graceful tussock grass with tall arching bronze-red narrow leaves. Excellent in the winter sun. Our collection from the 

Greenstone Valley, S Island, New Zealand. 

DESCHAMPSIA CESPITOSA ‘GOLDTAU’ · Tufted Hair Grass · Poaceae 

One of the best forms of tufted hair grass with dark green foliage and cloudy masses of flowers in July till September. Ht 80cm. 

DESCHAMPSIA CESPITOSA ‘SCHOTTLAND’ · Tufted Hair Grass · Poaceae 

Excellent taller selection from Scotland, with robust dark green clumps and sturdy tall sprays of golden flowers. Ht 1.2m. 

HAKONACHLOA MACRA · Hakone Grass · Poaceae 

More erect habit than the variegated forms. Bright green leaves. Graceful. Part-shade. 

HAKONECHLOA MACRA ‘ALBOVARIEGATA’ · Hakone Grass · Poaceae 

Rare variegated form with green and white striped leaves. Graceful weeping habit. Excellent in containers. Part-shade. 

HAKONECHLOA MACRA ‘ALL GOLD’ · Hakone Grass · Poaceae 

Newish form of Hakone grass with bright yellow golden leaves. Deciduous. Best in shade or part-shade. Ht 30-45cm. 

HAKONECHLOA MACRA ‘AUREOLA’ AGM · Hakone Grass · Poaceae 

Stunning form of Hakone grass with golden variegated deciduous leaves. Graceful habit and movement. Ht 30-45cm. Containers. Part-shade. 

HELICTOTRICHON SEMPERVIRENS AGM · Blue Oat Grass · Poaceae 

Semi-evergreen clumps of fine silver-blue foliage and producing tall golden flowers in early summer. Sun. Ht 70-90cm. 

LUZULA PILOSA ‘IGEL’ · Wood Rush · Juncaceae 

Evergreen low mounds of glossy, dark green leaves. Good mounding ground cover for sun or part-shade. Ht 25cm. 

LUZULA PURPUREOSPLENDENS · Wood Rush · Juncaceae 

Charming evergreen wood rush from the Azores. Dark green 60cm long leaves with showy clusters of brownish-purple flowers. 

Moist sun or part-shade. Ht 35cm. 

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MISCANTHUS NEPALENSIS · Himalayan Fairy Grass · Poaceae 

Our favorite clump-forming Miscanthus with tall golden plumes through the winter. Hardy with us. Graceful. Ht 2m. Himalayas, SE Asia. 

MISCANTHUS SACCHARIFLORUS · Silver Banner Grass · Poaceae 

Tall, upright grass with grey-green strap-like leaves with a silver strip. Excellent bamboo-like clump-former. Rarely flowers. 

Non-running. 3m. N China & Korea. 

MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘CHINA’ · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae 

One of the most elegant and popular cultivars of M. sinensis. Medium sized with red-brown plumes and excellent autumn colour. Ht 1.2m. 

MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘DAVID’ · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae 

Broad-leaved upright cultivar with light pink plumes. Newer variety. 

MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘DIXIELAND’ · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae 

Broad-leaved variegated variety. Shorter than M. s. Variegatus. Good in containers. Ht 90cm. 

MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘FERNER OSTEN’ AGM · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae 

Narrow-leaved medium sized Miscanthus with arching leaves and good autumn colour. Feathery plumes open red and fade to silver. Ht 1.5m. 

MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘FLAMINGO’ AGM · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae 

Narrow-leaved cultivar with graceful arching leaves and feathery pink-tinged flowers in late summer. Ht 1.5m. Has some ‘Gracillimus’ genes. 

Introduced by Ernst Pagels. 

MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘GIRAFFE’ · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae 

Tall, variegated cultivar, similar to M.‘Zebrinus’ but much taller. Ht 2.2m. 

MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘GOLIATH’ · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae 

Tall, broad-leaved cultivar with silvery plumes in autumn. Ht 2.5m. Introduced by Ernest Pagels. 

MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘GROSSE FONTANE’ AGM · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae 

Tall, elegant cultivar with silvery plumes held well above the leaves. Good autumn colour. Ht 2.3m. 

MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘KASKADE’ AGM · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae 

Another tall open elegant form, with delightful pinky-silver flowers with a distinct ‘crimping’ as they open. Ht 2.1m Introduced by Ernst Pagels. 

MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘KLEINE FONTANE’ AGM · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae 

One of the earliest into flower in July. Small delicate clumps with silvery plumes. Ht 70cm. Another of Ernst Pagel’s. 

MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘LITTLE KITTEN’ · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae 

Delicate dwarf narrow-leaved cultivar with silvery plumes. Excellent for a container. Ht 50cm. 

MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘MORNING LIGHT’ AGM · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae 

Graceful variegated cultivar with narrow arching silvery leaves with pink plumes late in the season. Excellent in a container. Cultivated in Japan 

since the 19th century. Introduced to the West by Sylvester March and John Creech of the US National Arboretum, Washington DC in 1976. 

MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘STRICTUS’ AGM · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae 

Robust, erect, broad-leaved ‘Zebrinus’ with variegated leaves and pinky-red flowers late in the season. Ht 2m. 

MISCANTHUS SINENSIS VAR. CONDENSATUS ‘CABARET’ · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae 

Wide strap-like leaves with creamy-white centres and green margins. Sturdy upright habit. Red flowers held within the foliage. Sun. Ht 2.2m. 

MISCANTHUS SINENSIS VAR. CONDENSATUS ‘COSMOPOLITAN’ AGM · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae 

Wide strap-like leaves with green centres and broad white margins. Red flowers held within the foliage. Late. Ht 2.2m. 

Introduced to the US from Japan by John Creech & Sylvester March of the US National Arboretum. 

MOLINIA CAERULEA SUBSP. ARUNDINACEA ‘KARL FOERSTER’ · Purple Moor Grass · Poaceae 

Outstanding Molinia cultivar with tall golden brown flower spikes turning yellow in autumn. Sunny position. Ht 2.1m. 

MOLINIA CAERULEA SUBSP. ARUNDINACEA ‘WINDSPIEL’ · Purple Moor Grass · Poaceae 

Tall clump-forming perennial grass with airy honey coloured flowerheads in autumn. Sunny position. Ht 2.1m. 

PANICUM VIRGATUM ‘PRAIRIE SKY’ · Switchgrass · Poaceae 

Blue-green foliage through the summer with loose open flowerheads in autumn. Good autumn colour. Ht 70cm. 

PENNISETUM MACROURUM · African Feather Grass · Poaceae 

Tall clump-forming perennial with long graceful squirrel-tail flowerheads. Back of border. S Africa. Ht 1.8m. 

PENNISETUM THUNBERGII ‘RED BUTTONS’ · Fountain Grass · Poaceae 

Evergreen, clump-forming grass with reddish rabbit-tail flower heads. Ht 45cm. Hardy. 

PENNISETUM VILLOSUM AGM · Feathertop Grass · Poaceae 

Low-growing pennisetum with masses of squirrel-tail flowers in autumn. Excellent for path edging. Ht 30cm. 

SESLERIA AUTUMNALIS · Autumn Moor Grass · Poaceae 

Lime-green mounds of evergreen foliage, with silvery plumes in late summer. Sun or part-shade. Ht 35cm. 

SESLERIA CAERULEA · Blue Moor Grass · Poaceae 

Blue-green mounds of evergreen foliage, with delightful blue flowers in early spring. Sun. Ht 25cm. Europe. 

STIPA GIGANTEA AGM · Giant Golden Oat Grass · Poaceae 

Large clumps of narrow evergreen leaves with tall spikes of golden flowerheads through the summer. 

Long lasting. Hardy. Sun. Ht 2m. S Europe. 

STIPA TENUISSIMA ‘WIND WHISPERS’ · Mexican Feather Grass · Poaceae 

Clumps of fine hairy-like leaves. Taller than the well known species and more elegant. Graceful. Hardy. Ht 90cm. Mexico. 

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FERNS 

ATHYRIUM FILIX-FEMINA SUBSP. ANGUSTUM F. RUBELLUM ‘LADY IN RED’ · Red-stemmed Lady Fern · Athyriaceae 

Dark red stems producing bright mid-green lacy fronds. Upright habit. Deciduous. Shade or part-shade. 

ATHYRIUM NIPONICUM VAR. PICTUM AGM · Japanese Painted Fern · Athyriaceae 

Deciduous fern native to China, Japan and Korea. Metallic grey fronds suffused with reddish hues. Shade or part-shade. 

ATHYRIUM OTOPHORUM VAR. OKANUM · Eared Lady fern · Athyriaceae 

Deep red veins and stipe set off with lime-green foliage. Full shade.Deciduous. Excellent in a container. Ht & Sp 45cm. Japan. 

BLECHNUM CHILENSE AGM · Chilean Hard Fern · Blechnaceae 

Dramatic robust evergreen fern from Chile. Dramatic evergreen groundcover for shade or part-shade. 

Seen to great effect at Logan Gardens, Stranraer. Ht 1m. 

BLECHNUM PENNA-MARINA AGM · Alpine Water Fern · Blechnaceae 

Low creeping evergreen fern with simple pinnate fronds, showing delightful bronze colouration in young fronds. 

Excellent beneath Acer palmatum. New Zealand. 

GYMNOCARPIUM DRYOPTERIS AGM PAB 1757 · Oak Fern · Dryopteridaceae 

Delicate deciduous fern with gorgeous fresh green foliage in the spring. Polish clone collected in beechwood near Krosno, Poland. 

Excellent in dry shade. Ht 20cm. 

MATTEUCCIA STRUTHIOPTERIS AGM · Shuttlecock Fern, Ostrich Fern · Onocleaceae 

Deciduous European rhizomatous ornamental fern forming shuttlecock-like plumes up to 1m. Old specimen can form trunks. 

Edible leaves-young fronds. Eurasia. 

ONOCLEA SENSIBILIS AGM · Sensitive Fern · Onocleaceae 

Deciduous coarse textured medium sized fern, with pinnate sterile fronds and smaller bead-like fertile fronds. 

Moist shade or part-shade. Ht 80cm. USA. Edible young fronds. 

OSMUNDA CINNAMOMEA AGM · Cinnamon Fern · Osmundaceae 

Deciduous fern with fertile and sterile fronds. Erect cinnamon-coloured fertile fronds. Young fronds eaten by native Americans. 

Sun or part-shade. Ht 60cm. USA. 

OSMUNDA REGALIS AGM · Royal Fern · Osmundaceae 

Deciduous graceful native clump-forming fern with large sterile fronds and shorter fertile fronds. Moist sun or shade. Ht 1.6m. 

POLYSTICHUM MUNITUM AGM · Western Sword Fern · Dryopteridaceae 

Dark green fronds to 50-180cm, in tight clumps. Common fern of the western USA. Rhizomes eaten roasted. Ht 150cm. W USA. 

POLYSTICHUM POLYBLEPHARUM AGM · Japanese Tassel Fern · Dryopteridaceae 

Hardy evergreen shuttlecock fern with dark green fronds with golden hairs. Partial-full shade. Ht 70cm Korea, Japan. 

POLYSTICHUM SETIFERUM (DIVISILOBUM GROUP) ‘HERRENHAUSEN’ · Soft Shield Fern · Dryopteridaceae 

Evergreen fern with graceful shuttlecocks and finely-cut elegant fronds. Tough. Part shade. Named in 1970, with finely serrated leaves. Ht 60cm. 

WOODWARDIA FIMBRIATA · Giant Chain Fern · Blechnaceae 

North American Chain fern with large upright fronds without arching. Shade. Ht 1m. USA. 

WOODWARDIA ORIENTALIS · Oriental Chain Fern · Blechnaceae 

Striking Chain fern from China with numerous young ferns on the fronds. Evergreen for sheltered position. Ht 50cm. China. 

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2012 PLANT FAIRS 

24-25 MARCH · RHS Garden Wisley Spring Plant Fair · www.rhs.org.uk/Gardens/Wisley/What-s-on 

1 APRIL · Evenley Wood Garden, Rare Plant Fair · 11.00am–4.00pm, www.rareplantfair.co.uk 

8-9 APRIL · Dorothy Clive Garden 

10.00am–5.00pm, Willoughbridge, Staffs TF9 4EU, www.planthuntersfairs.co.uk 

14 APRIL · Herts Plant Heritage Plant Fair · 11.00am–4.00pm, www.lutonhoo-walledgarden.co.uk 

15 APRIL · Quenington Rare Plant Fair · 11.00am–5.00pm, www.rareplantfair.co.uk 

22 APRIL · Spetchley Park Gardens Plant Fair · 11.00am–5.00pm, www.plantfair.co.uk 

26 APRIL · Rookwood Gardens Specialist Plant Spring Fair 

10.00am–3.00pm, Stockcross Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 8JX, www.rookwoodfarmhouse.co.uk 

27 APRIL · The Coach House Gardens April Plant Fair 

11:00am–2:00pm, The Coach House, Ampney Crucis, Gloucs GL7 5RY, www.thecoachhousegarden.co.uk 

28 APRIL · 13th Annual Wolvercote Plant Fair · 11.00am–1.30pm, www.wolvercote.oxon.sch.uk 

3 MAY · Red Cross Spring Gardening Event · 10.30am, Donington Grove Hotel, Newbury, RG14 2LA 

5 MAY · London Plant Heritage Spring Plant Fair · 10.00am, Highgate School, N6 4AY 

6 MAY · Surrey Plant Heritage Plant Fair · 11.00am, Denbies Vineyard, Dorking, RH5 6AA 

7 MAY · Hants May Plant Fair · 10.00am, Longstock, Stockbridge, Hants SO20 6EH 

10 MAY · WOW Garden & Gift Fair · 9.30am, Home Farm Barn, Farleigh Wallop, Basingstoke RG24 1HT 

12 MAY · Savill Garden Specialist Plant Fair 

10.00am, Savill Garden, Wick Road, Englefield Green, Berkshire, TW20 0XD 

13 MAY · Sharcott Manor Rare Plant Fair · 11.00am, Pewsey, Wiltshire, www.rareplantfair.co.uk 

22–26 MAY · Chelsea Flower Show · www.rhs.org.uk/Shows-Events/RHS-Chelsea-Flower-Show/2012 

1 JUNE · The Coach House Gardens Summer Plant Sale 


9-10 JUNE · Gilbert White Unusual Plant Fair 

10.30am–5.00pm, Selborne, Hampshire GU34 3JH, www.gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk/events 

15-17 JUNE · The Garden Show at Stansted Park · 10.00am, www.thegardenshowonline.com 

22-24 JUNE · Cottesbrooke Hall Plantfinders Fair 

10.00am–5.30pm, Northampton NN6 8PF, www.cottesbrookehall.co.uk 

3-8 JULY · Hampton Court Flower Show · Garden for The Garlic Farm 

15 JULY · Chenies Manor Plant Fair · 10.00am, www.cheniesmanorhouse.co.uk 

24-27 AUGUST · Chilterns Craft Show · 9.30am, www.ichf.co.uk/outdoorcraftsalive 

1 SEPTEMBER · London Plant Heritage Autumn Plant Fair 

10.00am–4.30pm, Highgate N6 4BB, www.nccpg.com/In-your-area/Local-Groups/London/Group-Events.aspx 

2 SEPTEMBER · Sussex Prairies Unusual Plant and Art Fair 

11.00am, Morlands Farm, Wheatsheaf Road, Henfield, West Sussex, BN5 9AT, www.sussexprairies.co.uk 

6-9 SEPTEMBER · RHS Garden Wisley Flower Show · www.rhs.org.uk/Gardens/Wisley/What-s-on 

14 SEPTEMBER · The Coach House Gardens Autumn Plant Sale 


16 SEPTEMBER · Denbies Surrey Plant Heritage Autumn Plant Sale · John Brain, 01483 861253 

20 OCTOBER · The Great Seed Swap at Wakehurst Place · www.kew.org/visit-wakehurst/whats-on 

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PHOTOS 

FRONT COVER (top to bottom) 

1 Peltaria alliacea (Garlic Cress) 

2 Paris quadrifolia (Herb Paris) 

3 Cynara scolymus ‘Bere’ 

4 Trifolium repens ‘Dragon’s Blood’ 

5 Baptisia ‘Caspian Blue’ 

BACK COVER (top to bottom) 

6 Smyrnium perfoliatum 

7 Cynara scolymus ‘Bere’ 

8 Wasabia japonica (Wasabi) 

9 Aster ‘Christopher Hobart’ 

10 Zingiber mioga ‘Crug Zing’ 

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INSIDE FRONT COVER 

11 Snowman Trek, Bhutan 


13 Imphal Market, Manipur, India 

14 Ugni molinae (Chilean Guava) 

15 Osumi Gorge, Albania 

16 Boge, Albania 

17 Szechwan Pepper, Guizhou, China 

18 Acer davidii, Fan-Jin-Shan, China 

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INSIDE BACK COVER 

19 Apuseni Mountains, Romania 

20 Prunus & Cornus blossom, Kukes, Albania 


22 Naga Chillies, Ukhrul, India 

23 Chilli Vendor, Guizhou, China 

24 Aubergines, Ukhrul, India 

25 Water melons in a Lada, Georgia 

26 Solanum incanum, Simien Mountains, Ethiopia 

All images by Paul Barney 

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EDULIS NURSERY 

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1 Flowers Piece 

Ashampstead 

Reading 

RG8 8SG 

01635 578113 

07802 812781 

NURSERY 

The Walled Garden 

Bere Court Farm 

Tidmarsh Lane 

Pangbourne RG8 8HT 

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2012/13 Catalogue - Edulis Nursery

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