TULIPA* aitchisonii clusianoides A lovely white flowered form from the mountains outside Kabul,Afghanistan. White petals, tinged crimson on the outside, around a large purple-blue centre. ..sold outbakeri Lilac Wonder Intense lilac-purple flowers with a deep yellow star in the throat all on verycompact plants. This is an old horticultural selection of the species from Crete but it is vigorous andfloriferous and has stood the test of time very well. .................................................................... £1.50bataliniiThe true plant has become scarce in recent years. The name can still befound in lists, but plants usually turn out to be hybrid! Ours are true with long-lasting, pale yellowflowers, in April, on 10-15cm stems. Shorter and more beautifully coloured than the hybrids. ....... £3.60bifloriformis Starlight A dwarf plant with white flowers, several to a stem. A golden star in thethroat and black anthers contrast superbly. The. flower colour is bright and clear, with no muddyshades and the short stems give a stout, dwarf habit more in keeping with the flower size.. ......... £2.50* clusiana Cynthia Golden yellow flowers flushed with apricot at the tips of the inners andbright cinnabar on the exterior of the outer segments, on 12-18cm tall, stout stems over grey-greenfoliage in April. Long lasting. Sunny, well drained garden spot, perennates well when happy....... £0.50* clusiana Tubergens Gem Bright sunny yellow with a rich red exterior on 20+cm stems in April. Thered deepens to a line in the centre of the petals. The base of the inners is also flushed red and thebeautifully almond-shaped shaped buds, develop an attractive "flare" at the mouth with maturity. £0.50clusiana cashmeriana We are often asked for clusiana but commercial stocks always seem to beyellow-flowered hybrids. We now have a small true stock, from a 1969 Kohli collection from Kashmir.White or palest pink flowers and broad carmine-red bands on the exterior, all on 20cm stems..sold out* dasystemonoides Small bulbs make a very short (5-8cm) flower stem. This bears one tothree starry flowers, pale yellow on opening, but becoming brighter on their second day, when theyemit a perfume, suggestive of saffron. The anthers are yellow with a tiny black tip....................... £4.00didieriRaised by Van Tubergen from 3 bulbs sent by Baron Perrier de la Bathieearly in the 20th C. Endemic to Savoy, near Aime and Les Clappeys. a few plants cling on. Richcurrant-red, with the petal points deflexed and the exterior tinged crimson. May. ......................sold outdubia Tschimgan Traceable to the Tschimgan populations in Uzbekistan. A variable sp, thiscultivated stock is a lovely bright orange, with the petals edged in yellow, on short plants. A rare plantthat we have very infrequently and even less often in this lovely colour form. Very few. ....... .sold outferghanicaGlaucous blue leaves each with a phenomenally wavy edge and an opencup-shaped flower with a pronounced “waist”, all in pure gold broadly banded with orange-bronze onthe outside of the outer petals. The bulb tunic is densely pubescent with a leathery exterior......... £4.00hoogianaOne of the rarest of our tulips, this is the largest and most flamboyant ofthe wild species, with massive flowers. Huge orange-scarlet flowers, with a black base surrounded bya broad yellow margin. Well drained spot with a dry summer rest. ............................................. £5.75ingensA rare endemic of the Pamirs. Huge vivid, currant-red flowers expandingto a disc 20cm across in sunshine, when it reveals its jet-black central blotch. Grey-green foliagebelow the quite short stems. Eye-catching in the extreme, subtle is not in its vocabulary. Garden. £6.50lanataSpread over Asia by the Persians since ancient times, these came fromKohli of Srinagar, Kashmir in 1969. Dazzling orange-scarlet with a small jet-black centre, faintlybordered yellow, each bloom 12cm long. Sunny garden position in well-drained, fertile soil.......... £8.50linifoliaA slender, dwarf plant, 10-12cm tall, with brilliant vermilion-red flowers.This is dazzling in full sun, when the flowers open widely to their full 6cm diameter and show theirlarge jet-black centre. The glaucous leaves lie prostrate on the soil surface. AGM (RHS)............. £0.30montana(wilsoniana) PS 898 An attractive dwarf with prostrate waxy, bluish leavesand vivid currant-red flowers in May. The flowers are large for the size of the plant. Easy in the gardenin a sunny spot. Found by <strong>Paul</strong> Sintenis almost 100years ago, in Turkmenistan near Suluklu ...... £0.45* montana chrysantha (montana yellow) Although the type is classically thought of as red, a newyellow form has appeared in cultivation within recent years. Penetratingly yellow this is a lovelycompanion to the above in the early spring garden. Very few only. ............................................. £3.75* neustruvae Just 5-10 cm tall, deep golden yellow stars on very short stems with theleaves, early in the year. the buds and thus the reverse of the petals is tinged bronze-green making adelicious contrast to to pale interior. Garden. Easy and hardy. ................................................... £0.40 39
orthopodaTwo blue-green, hairy leaves, from a small bulb. The whole plant, inflower, is barely 4cm tall (in good light). The flower is pink, fading to white at the edge with a centralgreen strip. Inside is white with a yellow blotch or orange blotch on the inners. .......................sold outostrowskianaBrilliant, glowing scarlet- to orange-red sometimes with a jet-black centre.At flowering the plant is only 5cm high, but the flower has a diameter of 5-8cm! Decorative leaves, witha glaucous surface and an undulate edge................................................................................. £2.70sarracenicaFirst found in 1960 by P. Delaigue near St. Andrea, a locality now underconcrete. Large blood red flowers in a most unusual shade that it needs to be seen to realise howdifferent it is. Rounded petal tips. Garden conditions. Annual lifting is not essential. .................... £5.00sosnowskyiFlowers of brilliant vermilion-red with slightly deflexed perianth segmentsand a jet-black centre. Exterior with a yellow blotch at the base of each segment. When the flowerbuds appear in spring, they lie flat, close to the ground for frost protection. They turn upright when infull flower. Leaves undulate. Height 30-40cm. Flowering April. ................................................... £6.50* sprengeri The latest of all to flower, usually in May, sometimes June. Medium sizedflowers of vivid post-box red with a hint of gold on the outside. Narrow leaves. This likes and needs tobe out in the garden. The bulbs go deep which renders it poor for commercial cultivation, hence itsscarcity and price, coupled with its lack of offsets. Simply, the best tulip for the garden there is. ... £9.50sylvestris australis JMH.8110 From a stock from the late Michael Hoog, this has naturallysmall, stoloniferous bulbs and super little flowers of bright deep yellow, tinged with red on the outside.Happy in a leafy, well-drained soil that dries out in summer, and can be left outside all year. ....... £3.50tschimghanica Yellow A gorgeous snowmelt species, this has large yellow flowers on shortstems. The flowers are vivid golden yellow with a striking bright red band at the base of each petal.Those who know Trillium undulatum will know the overall effect! Does not need annual lifting.. .... £4.50tschimghanica Red In many species of red Tulip it is possible to find yellow flowered plants,the reverse is also true and here we have a new and rare, red form of this fantastic plant, with all theelegance and tolerance of the typical species, but bright red flowers. New and few ..................... £7.50TROPAEOLUMciliatumA very vigorous climber with masses of old-gold flowers veined with bloodred. This can rapidly make 10-15m in rich soil and then covers itself in flowers. Be warned, it can travelextensively. Will grow in the shade of mature trees.................................................................... £5.00tricolorVivid green scrambling ferny foliage and from March on, masses of 1.5cmflowers of flame-orange, with a red spur, almost-black mouth and a small inner ring of yellow andgreen teeth. Sounds hideous put like this but it is gorgeous. ...................................................... £9.50EXTRA to our printed listCrocus gilanicus This is a rare species from the Caspian Forests of Guilan province innorthern Iran (and adjacent Azerbaijan) whence it was introduced by the discoverer, Professor PerWendelbo of Gothenburg in 1973. Most, if not all, of the plants in cultivation are traceable to thisintroduction. Crocus gilanicus has starry, medium-sized, ghostly white flowers. These have thesubtlest hint of violet at the petal tips which are stained a little deeper. The petals are lightly veined inhair-streaks of violet. With age the flowers often take on a faint violet hint. The centre of the flower is alight sulphur-yellow boss of anthers and styles. Flowering can be expected early in Autumn. The timingmeans that this is best ordered early. The corms have a thin tunic, an indication that the species is oneof damper habitats, but if looking for cultivation clues in this do bear in mind that this equates to adamper habitat in a low-rainfall area. We suggest a well-drained, loam-based soil with a cool, dampsummer rest. It thrives under glass, though it is fully cold hardy here. first offered 2012. Floweringsized, seed-raised corms. .................................................................................................... £8.5040
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