Catalogue - Paul Christian Rare Plants

conicaAn endemic of a small area in S. Greece, this bears strongly cone-shapedflowers of pure, bright citron-yellow on short stems, above glaucous green-grey foliage, in March.Hardy and easy but seldom seen. One of my favourite species. .............................................. £11.50eduardiiA rare Crown Imperial seldom offered. Tall stems, up to 1m (usually less),with abundant flared flowers in orange-yellow, lined with deep orange-red. The “foxy” smell associatedwith imperialis is fainter in eduardii, many cannot detect it. Well drained sunny spot. Tajikistan. . £10.50* eduardii Gala Gown A large, flaring, bicoloured clone. The inner segments are paler andyellow-orange, the three outers are reddish-orange. Raised from a single bulb from Tajikistan.. . £16.50elwesiiStems up to 20cm tall with several narrow greyish leaves carry up to threenarrow bells of purplish-blue dusted with a grapey 'bloom' and striped longitudinally with yellow-greenbands. Will take a garden spot in full sun or light shade if you can give good drainage................. £4.50hermonis amana Large, 4cm emerald bells tessellated with maroon, the inner segmentsdeeper purple with a green stripe. 25cm tall. Well drained soil, plant 8-10cm deep. ..................... £1.50hermonis amana Gokzum Gold This lacks dark pigments in its flower thus there is virtually no nettingon the petals. The ground colour a superb and attractive deep golden yellow.............................. £6.50hermonis hermonis Characterised by dwarf growth, some 5-8cm, but with large, well-markedflowers up to 2cm long, green strongly marked purple-brown. Upper zoes on Mt Hermon... ......... £4.75kotschyanaThis has its origins in Gonbad, Iran and has broad very glossy leaves andlovely, broad bells of pale yellow-green, which are chequered all over in deep brown, early in spring.These are amongst the largest Fritillaria flowers, yet they are borne on remarkably short plants. .. £4.00kurdicaYellow-green flowers tipped with brighter yellow and lightly checked allover with diffuse garnet. Often carries several flowers per stem. ............................................... £3.80latakiensisSlender grey leaves on a stem with 1-3 long, tubular, deep purple, almostblack, flowers lined with a touch of emerald, which lifts the sombre appearance, but I find this ratherattractive. Sunny spot, well-drained soil, 10-12cm deep and left undisturbed. S. Turkey, N. Syria . £3.00meleagris mixed Broad-shouldered, chequered flowers of pink, purple or white, on 25cmstems. An excellent garden plant. Moist soil, but tolerant! The largest available, top-sized bulbs. . £0.20messanensis gracilis A slender species with stems to 45cm and 1-3 flared bells of jade green withpurple chequering. An attractive plant, easily grown outside, in a sunny well-drained spot. .......... £5.00* michailowskyi A splendid form often with more than one flower on each plant. These arebright, polished garnet red with a broad yellow band at the mouth. An eminently growable and veryattractive plant once a rarity but now seen much more often, which it greatly deserves. ............... £1.00minutaLP.7421 “the brick-red frit”, a 1960’s introduction from Lake Van, Turkeywith decorative, glossy, bright green foliage and soft, hanging, orange-red flowers faintly lined withyellow, the whole only 15-20cm tall. Plant 10cm deep in humus rich soil, needs no summer rest. . £4.00* montana Green flowers heavily tessellated in deep brown to such an extent that theylook to be a solid lustrous brown. Distinguished from the related nigra by its scent, size and linearshining leaves, this is an excellent garden plant, tolerant of summer water and easily grown........ £5.50persica Senköy F. persica has tall spikes of purple-black flowers but can be shy to flower inn. Europe, Senköy is not. Rich deep plum colouring and freely produced flowers. Not fully FS. .... £6.00* pinardii MPR.7921 Very dwarf plants with deep, purple-brown to bronze flowersedged in gold each with a gold interior. Well-drained sunny spot. ............................................... £6.50raddeanaA Crown Imperial only 30-45cm tall. Early in the year this bears a crowdedwhorl of bright straw yellow flowers. One of the hardiest and most frost resistant......................... £6.50reuteriA superb and little known Iranian species with wide, garnet coloured flowerswith a sharply contrasted yellow mouth, very different in the shape to michailowskyi with rounded,pinch nosed flowers and wide, curled basal leaves. Genuine stock............................................. £3.50sewerzowii Black Bear The colouring in this is very intense and dark red-brown, making it one ofthe darkest of the forms that we offer, those who have seen it agree! ....................................... £10.00sewerzowii Brown Early flowering, 30cm stems clothed in broad, glaucous, spiralled leaveswith widely spreading bells of red-brown, along the upper stem. A superbly different species fromCentral Asia. Grows here uncovered in a raised bed. Large bulbs but not many this season. ....... £8.00sewerzowii Brown Eyes This has superb two toned, brown-eyed yellow-green flowers with the petaltips flared sideways at the mouth. Very attractive. ..................................................................... £8.50 21