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Achillea Faust

Achillea Faust

Desirable, new Achillea, with dark-maroon flowers. Looks stunning grown near Eragrostis Totnes Burgundy. £2.70
Achillea grandifolia

Achillea grandifolia

A stately plant with wonderful broad gray-green ferny foliage, and large heads of creamy/white flowers. June/Aug. Any soil. Sun/shade. [5'] 152cm. NCCPG Pink sheet plant. £3.50
Achillea nobilis subsp Neilriechii

Achillea nobilis subsp Neilriechii

Spreading clumps of low growing soft-gray foliage studded with clear cream flowers. May/August. [1'] 30cm. Invasive, but is tolerant of dry-shade when established. £3.50
Achillea Rose Madder

Achillea Rose Madder

Short growing plant with soft-red flowers June/July, and later once again sporadically until November. [15"] 38cm. £3.50
Aconitum x cammarum Stainless Steel

Aconitum x cammarum Stainless Steel

Loose branches of steely-blue flowers, for a long period, June/September. Cool, retentive soil. Shade/part-shade. [4'+] 122cm. Few only Caution! Toxic if eaten. £3.80
Actaea simplex Atropurpurea Group

Actaea simplex Atropurpurea Group

Syn. Cimifuga simplex Atropurpurea Group. Dark foliage, and spires of maroon stems, studded along their length with white highly scented flowers. Late summer/autumn. Retentive soil. Light-shade. Wonderful seed heads. [5x2'] 152x61cm. £5.50

Adenophora aurita

Branching spires of blue bell-shaped flowers. Good basal leaves. Summer. Good, well-drained soil. Sun. [2'] 61cm. £2.90

Adenophora khasiana

An elegant Campaunula relative with very nice rounded, mid-blue bells from pale buds. Clump forming. June onwards. Good, but well-drained soil. Sun/part-shade. [2-3'] 61-91cm. £3.50
Adenophora takedae variety howozana

Adenophora takedae variety howozana

Name unconfirmed. A showy plant, with pendant, long pale-blue flowers for a long period, Mid-summer/autumn. Any good soil, border or open woodland. [2'+] 61cm. £3.50
Aeonium arboreum Zwartkop

Aeonium arboreum Zwartkop

Architectural succulent with impressive flat rosettes of glossy dark brown. Tender. Over-winter indoors. Well-drained compost. Full sun. [15"] 38cm. Available late spring 2005 £4.00

Agapanthus ex. K Wiley

Mid-blue umbels, flowering July onwards. Fertile, well-drained soil, with moisture in summer. Open position. Sun. Mulch in winter. [15"] 38cm. This and all of the following make excellent pot plants, providing they are given protection in winter. £5.00
Agapanthus Kingston Blue

Agapanthus Kingston Blue

Clump forming cultivar, with narrow short foliage, and mid-dark blue bell flowers, July onwards. Flowering height [15"] 38cm. £3.50
Agapanthus Midnight Star

Agapanthus Midnight Star

Nice cultivar heralding from Raveningham Hall, with very dark violet-blue flowers on strong upright stems. Mid-season. Well-drained position. Open sunny site. Deciduous. [30"] 76cm. £4.00

Agapanthus praecox Flore Pleno

Broad evergreen foliage, and superb double, mid-blue flowers on strong stems. Late season. Flowering height [20"] 51cm. Protect in winter. £6.00
Agapanthus Streamline

Agapanthus Streamline

From New Zealand, a weeping cultivar, with gray-blue flowers, with darker stripes. July/Oct. Lovely in a pot. Well-drained position. Sun. [18"] 46cm. £5.00

Agapanthus White Umbrella

Robust plant with huge round heads of white flowers. Mid-season. Well-drained position. Sun. [30"] 76cm. Few only! £4.50

Albuca aurea

From seed. South African bulbous plant with yellow flowers with green markings. Good for pot culture, over-wintered frost free. Likes moisture when in full growth, but keep fairly dry as temperatures drop. Full sun. [1'] 30cm.  £4.50
Albuca humilis

Albuca humilis

South Africa. Bulbous, with strap shaped basal foliage, and racemes, composed of white goblet-like flowers, the tepals of which are striped green down the center, while the inner tepals are tipped with bright-yellow. June/July. [5"] 12cm. Tender. Few. £3.50
Albuca shawii

Albuca shawii

Bulbous perennial forming clumps of linear foliage and 23" stems bearing pendant racemes of bell-shaped yellow flowers each tepal flushed with a green central stripe. Flowers all Summer. Fertile well-drained soil. Sun. Few only. Zone 7. £3.50

Allium carinatum subsp. f. album

A quiet little plant, with umbels of white pendant flowers, like sparklers in July/Aug. Any position in sun or light-shade. [1'] 30cm. 9cm pot. £2.90
Allium cyathoforum farrerii

Allium cyathoforum farrerii

Pendent bell-shaped flowers of deep violet-purple for a long period. May/July. Any soil, with a little moisture. Sun/light shade. [1'] 30cm. £3.00
Allium hyalinum pink form

Allium hyalinum pink form

Delicate pale-pink starry flowers, which seem to almost appear glassy in nature. Humus rich not dry soil. Sun. May/June. [20"] 51cm. Nice!  £3.00

Allium nutans

Lilac-pink flowers June/July. Well drained position. Sun. [15"] 38cm. £3.50

Allium senescens ssp. senescens

Numerous heads of mauvish-pink flowers, above narrow, flat, glossy green foliage. Rhizomatous. July/Sept. Any soil. Sun. [8-12"] 20-30cm. £3.50
Allium sikkimense

Allium sikkimense

Syn. A. kansuense. Delightful plant, with nodding umbels of bright-blue, [and not a trace of pink,] bell-shaped flowers. Appreciates a moist position. [10"] 25cm. Few only! £3.50

Alstromeria psittacina variegated

Bright and crisp, white-variegated, dark-green leaves, with red and green flowers Aug/Nov. A nice combination. Good acid to mildly alkaline soil. Shade. [30"] 76cm. Few only. £4.00

Anemone riparia

Hardy North American perennial, with milky-green flowers held on branching stems, well above the vine-like basal leaves from May-July. [18-24"] 46-61cm. 9cm pots.  £3.00

Anemone trifolia

Three-leaved windflower. Pretty woodlander forming gently spreading clumps of dark somewhat leathery foliage with white upturned flowers. April-May. £3.00

Anemone trifolia pink

Name as received, though Jack Elliot's book has this as A. var. albida. Whichever is the correct name, it definitely has pale-pink flowers. Spring. Woodland type conditions. Shade/part-shade. Few only. £3.00

Anemonella thalictroides

Rue anemone. From eastern USA, a delicate little plant with 3/4" cup-shaped white flowers, sometimes tinged pink, followed by glaucus fern-like foliage. Will eventually form small colonies. Nice in deciduous woodland, or shady shrub border. Spring. Fertile £3.00
Anemonella thalictroides forma rosea

Anemonella thalictroides forma rosea

Choice pale-pink flowered form of the above. Very rarely encountered. Fertile retentive/well-drained soil. Part/shade. [6-8"] 15-20cm. Few only! 9cm pots. £5.00

Angelica acutiloba

Monocarpic. Distinctive Angelica, with glossy deeply divided lacy foliage, and dense sprays of tiny white flowers. [3-4'] 91-122cm.   £3.00
Angelica sylvestris purpurea

Angelica sylvestris purpurea

Desirable & stunning for its deep purple-black foliage alone. But in its 2nd or 3rd year sturdy 8' stems bolt skyward, topped with 8" umbels of lacy flowers. How did you manage without it? Save seed. June/Sept. Rich, retentive position. Sun.  £2.50

Angelica taiwaniana

Large globular heads of scented green and white flowers. 1-2m. No further information at present. £3.50

Anthriscus sylvestris Ravenswing

Umbels of white cow-parsley type flowers, over purplish finely divided ferny foliage. May/June. Good soil. Sun/part-shade. [2-3'] 61-91cm. £3.50
Arisaema flavum

Arisaema flavum

We're rather doubtful that this is correctly named, suspecting that it may possibly be  Arisaema flavum subsp. thibeticum.  It bears the usual trifoliate foliage, but with relatively large chunky/urn shaped, hooded acid-yellow spathes held well above the foliage at [18"] 46cm. followed by bright orange fruits. Handle these with care. They are toxic and can cause skin irritation. £4.50

Arisarum proboscideum

Glossy carpets of arrow shaped leaves, and hooded spathes, lower half white/chocolate upper half, elongating to resemble a mouse tail. Mid-spring. Humus-rich soil. Shade/part-shade. [3"] 8cm. £3.70
Artemisia lactiflora Guizhou Group

Artemisia lactiflora Guizhou Group

Good winter-green basal foliage, green suffused maroon, and shiny ribbed maroon stems, supporting panicles of cream flowers. Summer. Withstands more moisture than most, and happy in our heavy clay. Any soil. Sun/light-shade. [5'] 152cm. £3.50
Arum concinnatum

Arum concinnatum

Robust species, with broad, cream spathes, flushed with lime, and edged with a narrow band of purple. Inside, the spathe is flushed pale-purple. Handsome leaves, lightly blotched with silver, appear in Autumn. Spring. Sheltered position. Part/shade. [2'] £4.50

Arum dioscoridis var. luschanii JCA 195200

From Turkey, this selection bears green spathes, the interior of which is blotched with purple, merging in the throat of the spathe, and gradually diminishing completely towards the tip. Red berries Autumn. Spring. Sheltered position. Sun/part-shade. [18"] 46cm. £4.50
Arum italicum subsp. italicum Marmoratum

Arum italicum subsp. italicum Marmoratum

[Syn. A. italicum 'Pictum'] Handsome arrow-shaped, glossy, dark-green marbled foliage, appears in autumn. Green spathes in May, followed by vivid orange berries in Aug. Any soil. Sun/shade. [1'] 30cm. AGM £3.50
Arum Maculatum

Arum maculatum

Lords & Ladies. Handsome glossy arrow-shaped foliage, in this form spotted and blotched with black. The greenish-white spathe with purple spadix appears in April, followed by bright orange/red berries. Caution toxic. 1ltr potfulls. £4.00

Asarum splendens

Dark black/green foliage, flushed purple, patterned with shades of silver and pale green. Open bell-shaped light brown flowers. £4.00

Asphodelus fistulosus

Forms fine clumps of glaucus foliage, topped with wands, studded with star shaped white flowers each petal divided with a fine brown line. Flowers all summer. Warm position. Well-drained, dry sandy soil/scree. Sun. [2'] 61cm. 9cm pots £2.50

Astelia chathamica Silver Spear

Evergreen silvery sword-like, but arching leaves, to [5'] 152cm long, with long-stalked panicles of pale yellowish-green flowers. Mid-late Spring. Sun. Best suited to pot culture, protected from frost, unless you live in the warmer climes of New Zealand. £5.50
Aster novae-angliae Septemberrubin

Aster novae-angliae Septemberrubin

Known also as September Ruby. A tall vigorous variety with bright purplish-red flowers. Autumn. Any good soil. Sun/part-shade. [3-4'] 91-122cm. Buzzies like it. Available summer onwards. £4.00
Aster umbellatus

Aster umbellatus

Imposing plant, forming [4'] 122cm tall clumps, massed with tiny-white flowers in large umbels, for a long period. Foliage turns clear yellow in autumn. Mildew free. Good cut flower. Aug/Sept. Any good soil. Sun/part-shade. NCCPG Pink Sheet plant. Bare root. £3.00

Athyrium felix-femina Frizeliae

Tatting Fern. Delightful little fern, with pinnae reduced to circular lobes each side of the midrib, thus, resembling tatting. Shade. Not too dry. Deciduous. [6-9"] 15-23cm. AGM £4.00

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