OTHER PLANTS

Annuals, biennials, bulbs, climbers, ferns and trees. Native trees are also available at the nursery.

Plants available by mail order.	7cm pot
Price Code	O7 = £2.00

Alonsoa warscewiczii - Mask flower
A bushy annual with brilliant red flowers. Best in sun and sheltered situation. Height to 50cm. Price code O7

Anemone blanda
Dainty spring flowering corms with blue or white open daisy flowers. Enjoys partial shade in woodland conditions. Spreading. Height to 15cm.

Asplenium scolopendrium - Hart's tongue fern
Evergreen fern with leathery leaves. Enjoys semi-shade and moist but well-drained soil. Height to 20cm

Clematis heracleifolia
A herbaceous bushy clematis which will ramble within the border. Small blue flowers.

Clematis tangutica 'Sun Star'
Easy, vigorous climber with yellow bell-like flowers followed by fluffy seedheads which persist throughout the winter. Prune in spring as necessary.

Clematis viticella
Delicate climbing clematis with fragrant small purple-blue flowers during summer.

Cerinthe major 'Purpurescens' - Honeywort
An annual, with unusual glaucous foliage and small blue, bell-like, flowers. Self seeds freely. Height 60cm. (Seeds can be collected and sown the following year, in April, where they are to flower. Seeds are ripe when black.)

Commelina coelestis 'Sleeping Beauty' - Day flower
Half-hardy annual/perennial with vivid blue flowers, each lasting a day, borne in profusion all summer. Can survive mild winters or lift and store crown. Price code O7

Cornus alba 'Elegantissima'
Variegated dogwood with brilliant red stems and white-edged green leaves. Prune hard to maintain good stem colour.

Cornus nuttallii
Making an attractive small tree this cornus will flower when mature and has brilliant red autumn colouring.

Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire'
Orange yellow bark on this fine stemmed cornus which can sucker.

Cornus stolonifera 'Flaviramea'
Bright green stems on this vigorous dogwood. Good for hedging and shelter.

Erigeron mucronatus - Flea bane
Charming daisy with white flowers, ageing pink, on long stems. Likes sun and poor soil in sheltered site. May well self seed. Can succumb to cold winters if in wet soil. Height and spread 20cm. Price code O7

Elaeagnus angustifolia
An attractive small tree with downy young branches and silver leaves. Small fragrant flowers in summer. Best in a sunny sheltered position and free draining soil.

Eucalyptus dalrympleana - Broad leaved kindling bark
Very aromatic and attractive hardy eucalyptus with young shoots coloured red. Will grow rapidly in sheltered sites. Can coppice to keep growth in check. Will do best on light well-drained soils.

Eucalyptus gunnii - Cider gum
Evergreen silver-blue juvenile leaves on neat tree with peeling cream, pink and brown bark. Best coppiced to produce masses of silvery foliage on slender stems. Enjoys sun and well drained soil. Protect from severe weather when young.

Iris bucharica
Unusual pale yellow bulbous iris, flowering in late spring. Clumps up and likes sunny and well-drained soils.

Lagurus ovatus - Hare's Tail Grass
Annual ornamental grass with soft fluffy flowerheads, suitable for drying. Price Code O7

Lunaria annua var. variegata - Honesty
Variegated form of white flowered honesty. Self seeds true if the purple form is not too close. Annual/ biennial habit. Price code O7

Matteuccia struthiopteris - Shuttlecock or ostrich fern
Deciduous fern, very hardy, with handsome upright fronds and strong rhizomes producing new plants thus building up a colony. Needs damp soil and shade. Height to 1m.

Onopordum acanthium - The Scotch Thistle or Cotton Thistle
An architectural treasure - but big! Tall, branching, spiny biennial with silver-grey woolly leaves and deep purple-pink thistle flowers, loved by butterflies. May seed. Likes rich well drained soil, preferably in full sun. Height 2 m plus. Spread 1 m. Price Code O7

Polystichium setiferum divisilobum - Soft shield fern .
Attractive evergreen fern with soft fronds, forms a low growing clump. Enjoys semi shade and well drained fertile soil. Height to 35cm, spread 50cm plus

Primula auricula - various
Hardy perennial, with glossy, sometimes mealy, leaves and sprays of variously coloured primrose-like flowers in spring. Can be grown in the border but best grown in pots and admired at closer quarters. Mealy leaved varieties best grown under cover as rain spoils leaves.

Silybum marianum - Blessed Mary's Thistle
Annual or biennial, with architectural leaves. Very spiny, whitemarbled green leaves form an impressive rosette. Can self seed. Position with care. Sun and well-drained soil preferred. Height 1.2m, spread 60cm plus. Price code O7

Species Tulips
A number of species tulips are offered at the nursery in pots during spring. These dainty small tulips can establish quickly to form large clumps. They enjoy a sunny site, well drained and sheltered from strong winds.

Viola nigra 'Bowles black violet'
A cheerful annual violet which self seeds readily. Small black flowers in abundance. Price Code OA

Last updated: 19 February, 2012