NECTAROSCORDUMtripedaleStrong stems 50-90cm tall with packed umbels of up to 30 pendulous,bell-shaped 2cm wide flowers of bright rose-pink, with cream edges to the petals, in April. Much earlierthan the related {but inferior} siculum. Makes few offsets and take 6+ years to flower from seed so it isscarce and expensive, but it is the best of the genus. Well drained sunny soil in the garden......... £7.50NOMOCHARIS* finlayorum This evolved in cultivation from the intermingling of aperta, mairei andfarreri, in the garden of the Knox-Finlays. After generations they have reached stability combining thepink petals and intense spotting with hybrid vigour. The best, most vigorous Nomocharis. ......... £15.50NOTHOLIRIONthomsonianumAn unusual species from Kashmir. This is TOTALLY unlike the Chinesespecies. It is winter-growing and summer dormant, on a Mediterranean cycle, flowering in spring. Treatas a Crocus or Fritillaria to achieve success. Sumptuous 90cm tall spikes of fabulous, pale satin-pinktrumpets 7-8cm long. Sunny, south-facing site with good drainage, planted at least 10cm deep. Leavein situ for best results. A fabulous new addition to our range. Flowering sized. ............................ £7.50OREORCHISpatensStiff, upright, pleated foliage from late summer to spring. Subterraneanflower buds are made in Autumn but the 20-30cm tall spikes of 2cm flowers appear in summer. Theyhave yellow-brown to yellow petals surrounding a white lip, spotted with deep blood-red and purple. Aplant of cool mountain woodlands at high elevations where its creeping, pseudobulb-bearing,branching rhizome creeps shallowly. Humid shade. Plant shallowly in a leafy or humus-rich soil. £17.50OXALISflava WhiteA variable yellow species found across S. Africa, this is its rare and lovelyalbino form. Rounded, overlapping petals of pure white with a tiny, yellow centre. Vegetativepropagations, of a plant with good “palmy” foliage originally found near Nieuwoudtville................ £4.50* gracilis (karooica of horticulture) O. gracilis is a species of sandy areas and isfound from Namaqualand to Clanwilliam. Decorative, finely divided leaves sit below flowers that rangefrom almost white (with a yellow tube) through to apricot which are held on red stems tube. ........ £4.00OSTROWSKIAOstrowskia, known as the Giant Bellflower, is a fabulous plant, known only from a small area of central Asia at up to2,000m. Slender stems with whorls of glaucous leaves and massive flowers of light powder blue or bone-white withpale blue veins. After flowering or when temperatures get too high, the plant enters dormancy until cool autumnweather returns.. It is best kept dry from the first leaf yellowing to the first shoot emergingmagnificaGrowths to 1.8m hold up to 25 huge, flared bells of light blue to white. Byhuge I mean 15-18cm across. Full morning light in gritty, well-drained soil. Shade from strongsunshine. Makes a big, swollen root, in time but resents disturbance. Best in a S-facing, raised bed,good drainage, deep rich soil. If you must grow it in a pot this will need a big one. It will not thrive in asmall pot, even when young, 12 litres is a minimum. Loam based compost , peat-based composts areunsuitable. Do not repot, top dress only.. ................................................................................ £25.50PAEONIAberesowskiiA rare, herbaceous species from Tibet and the far west of China. Tallerthan the related veitchii with flowers of bright carmine red, the colour of raspberry water-ice. In thecentre sits a yellow boss, made of pendant yellow anthers hanging on long filaments which swing inthe wind. Broad, blue-hinted leaves. A choice, slow-growing plant, taking time to make size. ..... £33.50broteroiStems 45cm tall with leaves, divided into 10-20narrowly elliptical,segments. Above are held bowl-shaped flowers of bright pale pink, toning to deep pink-rose at theedges and contrasted with a central golden boss. Individual blooms can be 8-15cm across. Gardensoil, leaf enriched for best results, light shade and a site sheltered from strong winds. ............... £47.50 33
caucasicaThe Caucasian member of the mascula complex, with sage-coloured,green foliage, that lacks hairs. The flowers are sumptuous open, rosy-red to red-pink goblets. Thesewere raised from material originally found in the Daba Forest in Georgia. Mature plants justapproaching their first flowering ............................................................................................. £18.50* coriacea Smooth broad leathery leaflets looking like green pewter are held on redstems below superb bowls of rose-pink purple flowers early in the year. On the slow side to makelarge plants, but not difficult and so distinct that it more than merits attention.. .......................... £47.50emodiRaised, by division, from plants traceable to Sir Frederick Stern atHighdown. Superb white chalices with a central boss of yellow. One of the most stunning, growablewhite Peonies. Large plants, though flowering after transplanting is never assured.................... £38.50kavachensisPV.DDD.184 Lovely glaucous blue-green foliage and reddish stems carrylarge flowers of eye-hurting magenta-pink in late April. So strongly coloured that you either love it orhate it, but cannot ignore it! Easy in well drained, moist soils, lime or mildly acid, in full sun. Maturedivisions of the collection originally made in the Caucasus by the late Vladimir Vasak. .............. £19.50mascula mascula This is the true plant and not some mis-named hybrid! 12cm purpleflowers, with purple filaments, in April. The sharply pointed glaucous leaves are glabrous on theunderside, as they should be. Raised from Tbilissi B.G. seed. Strong, mature flowered plants. £29.50mascula russii30-35cm stems with attractive greyish, biternate leaves and bright purplevioletflowers, softer in colour than many species, each bloom 10cm across and with white or rose-pinkfilaments and yellow anthers. Early-blooming. Light shade. Strong flowering sized .................... £35.00mlokosewitschii Lovely large, pale lemon-yellow bowls with a large central boss in deepgold. There is just no other species like it. Easy but very slow - these mature plants have taken yearsof patient cultivation and they will thus never be cheap. Few. ................................................... £49.50officinalis True species A very desirable plant with divided blue-green leaves and large, bowlshapedflowers of stunning bright pink. Ours are true, and “officinalis” of the garden-centre trade,which is an old, disease-ridden hybrid. These are from Croatian seed. ..................................... £29.50officinalis banatica CH.889 A very desirable plant with divided blue-green leaves and large,bowl-shaped flowers of stunning bright pink. A highly esteemed early-flowering plant for a well-drainedfertile soil in half shade. Grown from seed of our 1982 find, flowering sized .............................. £25.00peregrinaRuby red bowls with pink or red filaments are held over deeply cleft,glossy-green leaves. One of the most sumptuous and desirable of the central European species.Readily grown in the "usual" situation of light, leafy soil in half shade. ....................................... £42.50ruprechtianaOriginally from Tbilissi Botanic Gardens, this has attractive purple-brownfoliage, which appears in mid-March along with the bright pink-purple flowers. After flowering thestems elongate to 35cm as the foliage fades to green. A little-known Caucasian endemic. FS. .. £38.50steveniana(wittmanniana nudicarpa) The naming of these narrow endemicCaucasian Paeonia is poorly understood. The stock offered are from seed collected in Bakuriania, S.Georgia. Some have reddish stems, some green, all have large, palest pink to almost white flowerswith a central golden boss. All are superb! Nice flowering-sized plants. .................................... £55.00veitchii woodwardii This form looks very different to the type. It has strongly nutmeg-scentedflowers, more inclined to pink than purple, which are usually larger but on plants which are smaller.The bristly hairs on the nerves and mid-rib are longer and the leaf petioles and their divisions are alsobristly. These are excellent mature, nursery raised plants (not Chinese imports) ...................... £24.50PANCRATIUMmaritimumThe lovely “sea daffodil” of Mediterranean sea-shores where its deeplyseated bulbs make clusters of attractive blue-grey, daffodil-like leaves then large, heavy-textured whiteflowers with a tremendous perfume. The scent drifting on a gentle breeze, is one of life’s joys. .... £5.00parviflorumSmall black-skinned bulbs make growths only 20-25cm tall with glaucousnarrow, short foliage. Highly fragrant white flowers the petals of which have a lovely thick, waxentexture, subtly yet noticeably infused with green. ..................................................................... £21.50sickenbergeriIncredibly spiralled foliage that sits in curly cones on the soil surface. Itmakes up to 6, 10cm long flowers from each bulb. These are superbly perfumed, in the evening. Thewhite petals have an attractive, emerald green band along their length. .................................... £22.5034
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