2012/13 Catalogue - Edulis Nursery

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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