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8 9 CENTAUREA bella. A neat border front plant with silvery evergreen cut foliage and a generous summer display of lilac-pink flowers. 30cm. *C. ‘Blewit’. A C. montana hybrid originating in Turkey with splendid large lilac-blue ‘Cornflowers’. Sprints about in a forgivable sort of way. 30cm. C. cheiranthifolia. Large flowers the colour of real Creme Anglaise. Like the above – runs about. 30cm. C. simplicicaulis. As C. bella but a notch smaller in all its parts. A very pretty front liner. 20cm. CEPHALARIA dipsacoides. In effect, a daintier form of C. gigantea, with smaller pale yellow flowers emerging from exquisitely fashioned buds. In winter, the spacious tracery of wiry stems and spent seed heads presents a beautiful, though stark silhouette. 2m. CHAEROPHYLLUM hisutum roseum. A highly effective lilac-pink Cow Parsley relative and as one famous garden writer puts it ‘– few plants can hold a candle to it in May’. 70cm. *CHAMERION (EPILOBIUM) angustifolium ‘Stahl Rose’. So how brave are you? Feeling wild? The prettiest form of Rose-Bay Willow herb we think, pale pink with crimson calyxes. Delicious – but how it runs CHRYSANTHEMUM. Useful plants for the cutting garden or border alike. C. ‘Chelsea Physic Garden’. Coppery-russet orange flowers creating the effect of a multi quilled Sea Urchin. C. ‘Cottage Apricot’. Single flowers, a beautiful shade for autumn of apricot-orange fading to an apricot-pink. 70cm. C. ‘Kleine Eisbar’. Double, the layered ray petals on opening are stained yellow. These unfold to show off pure white flowers with a yellow button eye. 60cm C .‘Weisse Winteraster’. Similar to the above but at 45cm a little shorter. CLEMATIS ex ‘Cote d’Azur’. A boldly spreading, leafy herbaceous plant often colouring well in Autumn. The tubular violet-blue flowers are not large but generously born. Good seed heads are an added bonus. 1m. *CONVOLVULUS cneorum. First rate silky, silver leaved hummock forming shrub for a well drained hot spot. Pleated, large white flowers throughout summer and autumn. 60cm x 120cm. *C. mauritanicus. (syn. Sabatius) A spreading plant providing an ebb and flow of satin like pearly blue salvers through summer/autumn. A desert island plant for us and capable of a long life in a sheltered spot. 15cm. *C. m. ‘Dark Form’. Much darker but with smaller flowers than the above. CORYDALIS solida var. solida ‘George Baker’. A legendary plant originally from the woodland floor of Transsylvania. This form (which grows as a tuber) has glowing deep coral pink flowers and likes a quiet half shaded spot in the garden. 15cm. CROCOSMIA. We can think of no better way to enliven the late summer border than to use these dazzling performers. They love moisture (not boggy) and lots of sunshine to perform well, and need dividing every now and then to keep them in good fettle. *C. ‘Castle Ward Late’. The orangey-red segments are narrower than most, giving the plant a spidery look. 80cm £4.60 £4.85 £4.85 £4.60 £4.75 £4.75 £5.25 From £4.80 £5.25 From £4.90 £4.35 £4.35 £4.00 From £4.85 CROCOSMIA ‘Gerbe D’or’. Bronze foliage acts as a great backdrop to pale orange flowers. A reliable, hearty grower. 70cm. C. ‘Late Lucifer’. Similar to the above, but 2 weeks later. Marvellous here in partial shade with Purple Hazel. A Great Dixter selection but slow we find. C. ‘Lucifer’. Aptly named devilish red flowers partner superb ribbed foliage. Common but oozes class. 1.5m. *C. masoniorum ‘Dixter Flame’. C. Lloyd’s answer to the Lucifer look alikes, pure red, broad leaves and an accommodating 70cm in height. C. m. ‘Rowallane Yellow’. No bending required as the solid yellow flowers are upward facing Handsome broad foliage too. 90cm. *C. ‘Queen Alexandra’. Elegant, nodding Erythronium like orange blooms enhanced by a dash of crimson in the throat. 80cm. *C. ‘Severn Sunrise’. Almost everyone comments favourably on the weird peachy-rose colour of this award winning plant. A challenge to place this colour well but terrific with purples. 60cm. CYCLAMEN coum. The form we offer has good silvery leaves and purple magenta flowers in winter. Available in autumn 2013. *DAHLIA coccinea. Seed raised plants from an isolated plant of the true species. Fresh green foliage compliments the slightly nodding, Clementine sized pale orange flowers. 1.2m +. *D. x coccinea. Flowering sized seedlings from our super tangerine orange parent plant. The progeny vary a little including soft reds but we’ve yet to see a dull one among them. Dahlia x Cosmos. We harvested what looks like fertile seed from our newly acquired plant. This possesses chocolaty purple red flowers. Heavens knows what the seedlings will be like (if they germinate). DATISCA cannabina. A tough perennial whose woody stems annually attain 2m +, decked with attractive, slender cannabis like leaves (if you happen to know about these things). Tiny green flowers hang in tassels in late summer contributing splendidly to the green theme. *DIANTHUS carthusianorum. The form we offer is not as tall as some forms we have seen, but owns the same grassy foliage and dazzling bursts of brilliant magenta pink flowers through summer. *D. deltoides ‘Leuchtfunk’. Saturated crimson flowers, like splashes of blood over a mat of deep green foliage. DIASCIA ‘Emma’. Narrow leaved suckering clumps and a profusion of dusky deep pink flowers – exactly what we expect of these marvellous, hardy plants. 30cm. D. fetcaniensis. Showy big spurred flowers, mid pink. The foliage is noticeably hairier than others. 30cm. D. personata. A remarkable newcomer holding itself, literally, head and shoulders above its kin with its lofty, upright habit. Typical horned mid-pink flowers for months and months. South Africa. 60cm. DICTAMNUS albus. The resinous, aromatic Dittany of Crete in its orchid like, glistening white form. Slow we find but worth the wait and once settled a long lived plant. 90cm eventually. From £4.85 £3.25 £5.00 From £5.00 From £4.75 £5.50 £4.60 £4.60 £4.65 £4.65 £4.65 £5.00
10 11 DICTAMNUS albus purpureus. The equally beautiful mauve-purple form. Raised from our very fine form. D. caucasicus. Back in our list having proved itself such a good plant over the years. The Caucasian form of Burning Bush at 1.25m is a stately perennial, handsome in both flower (purple-pink) and seed. A slow plant only suited to patient gardeners. DIGITALIS ciliata. The plant we grow under this name has narrow leaves and pale yellow flowers. 60cm. D. ferruginea. Baggy pale caramel flowers with a pouting lip. Dark sentinel spikes in winter. 1m+. D. f. ‘Gelber Herold’. A bigger form of the above with brown-purple veining to the lip and inside of flower. D. parviflora. A notably different Foxglove whose basal leaves give rise to spikes of small, narrow tawny-brown flowers. 60cm. DISPOROPSIS aspera. A memorable trip to The Emperor’s Tea Mountain outside Ya an, China in 1995 (where this plant was collected) was made even more memorable by the plangent tones of karaoke wafting across the misty mountainside from the hotel restaurant. Evergreen with sweet scented creamy flowers, brown on the inside. 20cm. DISPORUM flavens. From Korea, the bamboo-like stems of this relative of Solomon’s Seal reach 60cm and carry pale yellow flowers in the axils of the newly developed leaves in April-May. D. sessile variegatum. The bold green and white variegated leaves and pale celadon flowers of this N. American woodlander will gladly illuminate any half shaded spot. 30cm. *ECHINACEA. The cone flowers of North America are not only valued for the healing properties of the oil they contain but for their tremendous garden value too. The broad ray petals of mauve-crimson are mostly declined, thereby accentuating the glowing central cone of bronze-orange. They require good hearty soil and are not always easy. E. purpurea. Strong flowering sized seedlings from our best largest flowered forms. 75cm. *ECHINOPS bannaticus ‘Blue Globe’. A coarse plant in leaf maybe but worth growing for the blue insect attracting globes alone. At 1.2m, the tallest globe thistle in our range. E. ‘Blue Pearl’. An uncommon form with paler flowers than the latter, a good mid-blue in fact. 90cm. *E. ritro ‘Veitch’s Blue’. Coarsely cut, spiny leaves give rise to pale stems supporting spherical heads of rich blue flowers and with the asset of being strictly clump forming . 90cm. £5.00 £5.00 £4.60 £4.60 £4.60 £4.60 £7.50 £5.35 £4.85 £4.75 £4.80 £4.80 £4.80 EPIMEDIUM ‘Bieke’. Masses of Spidery lemon yellow flowers. 30cm E. ‘Buckland Spider’. A good selection from Keith Wiley of E. grandiflorum persuasion with large claw like lilac-pink flowers. 25cm E. ‘Egret’. One of the best of the new hybrids from the continent with fat white sepals and an underskirt of clean yellow petals. E. ‘Golden Eagle’. The airy spikes of narrow pale yellow flowers conjures a picture of a rally of spiders, albeit a four legged variety! 30cm E. grandiflorum ‘Freya’. A beautiful E. g. nanum hybrid, now quite rare with purple flowers and paler spurs. 20cm E. g. ‘La Rocaille’. Ivory white suffused with palest celadon green, long spurred flowers. 35cm. E. g. ‘Lilafee’. Dark tinted new leaves act as a harmonious foil to the dainty violetpurple flowers. 25cm. E. g. ‘Nanum’. This gem, the smallest of the Epimediums we grow is much loved here for its chunky white flowers and striking copper-purple rimmed new foliage. 10cm. E. g. ‘Rose Queen’. Inappropriately named, the large spurred flowers of this strong growing form are actually a fine crimson-purple. 25cm. E. g. ‘White Queen’. A large flowered pure white form, yet to bettered. This, the true plant, is said to be becoming rare. 30cm. E. ‘King Prawn’. A cross between E. wushanense and E. latisepalum from the fanatical Epimedium stable of ‘Desirable Plants’ in Devon. The colour of the flowers resembles part cooked prawns, hard though that might be to imagine. E. latisepalum. Scintillating huge white flowers over large evergreen leaves. Not the easiest. 25cm E. ‘Marchant’s Hybrids’. These are set to flower this spring and are the result of various hand pollinated crosses. They will be sold in flower as I haven’t seen them for myself yet! E. membranaceum. A beautiful Chinese species with burnished spiny margined foliage and insect like, long spurred pale yellow flowers for months. Evergreen. 30cm. E. x oemeiense ‘Myriad Years’. A naturally occurring hybrid in the wild (E. acuminatum x E.fangii) with handsome foliage and extraordinary, huge pale greypink and purple spurred flowers. Requires a sheltered spot. 45cm E. ogisui. Introduced in the 1990’s from the flora rich province of Sichuan, China, this beautiful large white flowered species remains uncommon and is further enhanced by the bronze tinted new foliage. 25cm. E. ‘Totnes Turbo’. A bicoloured hybrid in pale and deeper yellow also from the Epimedium stable of ‘Desirable Plants’ in Devon. E. versicolor sulphureum. Handsome evergreen foliage, copper and crimson tinted in winter. This should be removed in February to freely enjoy the clean yellow flowers in spring. 40cms. E. versicolor x versicolor. Subtly contrasted flesh pink and amber-yellow flowers, a perfect match for the young copper coloured foliage. 30cm From £4.85 EPIMEDIUM. Did you know these plants are members of the Berberis family? Look closely at their flowers and foliage you’ll see the connection. Not too difficult to please, they require humus rich soil and a dose of shade. Their new foliage is often beautifully tinted and their Columbine like flowers beguile all those who encounter them. Some of the following are offered in small numbers this year. E. ‘Amber Queen’. A cracking E. flavum hybrid, the main body of the large flower being amber coloured with hints of pink, pale yellow and with white thrown in. 40cm. From £4.85 ERIGERON ‘Dignity’. Large, aster like flowers with elegant narrow ray petals. Good for the border front. Pale violet. 30cm . E. ‘Quakeress’. The narrow lilac-pink ray petals make for a dainty flower. An old hybrid yet to be superseded. 60cm. E. ‘Schneewittchen’. In effect a white version of the above and a plant we particularly enjoy here for its simple style and long flowering season. 50cm. £4.60 £4.60 £4.60
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