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Rare & Unusual Plants 

 We stock a varied selection of rare and unusual plants in the nursery. Stock changes throughout the year, with more available in spring and summer. The majority of these plants are hardy in the UK climate and make an exciting change from the usual garden favourites

 

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  • Cryptomeria japonica 'Sekkan-Sugi'
    Common name: Japanese Cedar An attractive and unusual small coniferous tree with soft, creamy yellow needles which darken to green over the summer. The foliage takes on bronze and purple tints in winter. Brown cones are produced in autumn on the ends of...
    Price: £22.00
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  • Rhodotypos scandens 7.5L
    A deciduous shrub with arching branches and deeply veined green leaves. White flowers are produced at the stem tips are produced from may to June, followed by glossy black fruit. Average height 4ft, spread 3ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.'
    Price: £28.00
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  • Schefflera taiwaniana 2L
    Common name: Taiwanese schefflera A hardy version of what most people would think of as a houseplant.  It has glossy, dark green leaflets that are arranged like the spokes on a wheel.  It's young foliage has silvery hairs.  It produces sprays of...
    Price: £18.00
  • Prostanthera 'Rosetta' 2L
    Common name: Round Leaved Mint Bush A bushy shrub with rounded grey-green leaves. Pretty bell-shaped, light rose-pink flowers with mauve anthers from May to June.  Averge height 3-4ft. Full sun. Hardy down to minus 6 (protect from winter frosts)
    Price: £18.00
  • Araucaria heterophylla (Norfolk island pine) (p21)
    Common name: Norfolk Island Pine An unusual conifer with light green soft, fan-like needles arranged in whorls. It is slow growing plant that would make an excellent christmas tree. Bring indoors during winter. Aveage growth rate 6" per year. Partial...
    Price: £45.00
  • Araucaria heterophylla (Norfolk island pine)
    Common name: Norfolk Island Pine An unusual conifer with light green soft, fan-like needles arranged in whorls. It is slow growing plant that would make an excellent christmas tree. Bring indoors during winter. Aveage growth rate 6" per year. Partial...
    Price: £15.00
  • Paulownia tomentosa (Foxglove tree) 7L deep
    Common name: Foxglove Tree A broadly columnar tree with hairy bright green leaves that reach up to 25cm in diameter. panicles of pretty pinkish lilac flowers marked yellow inside are borne in spring. Average height 25ft, spread 15ft. Full sun. Hardy.
    Price: £22.00
  • Strobilanthes anisop. 'Brunetthy' 5L
    Common name: Conehead An evergreen shrubby perennial with striking foliage in shades of dark green and deep purple-bronze.  Tubular lilac flowers in late spring/early summer. Average height 4-5ft. Full sun/Partial shade. Hardy to -5C.
    Price: £18.00
  • Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii' 7.5L
    Common name: Abyssinian banana or red banana A great plant for adding a tropical feel to your garden.  It is extremely fast growing plant with giant jungle-like rich red & green leaves. Best grown in a sheltered sunny spot away from strong winds.  In...
    Price: £25.00
  • Mandevilla (rock trumpet) pink
    Common name: Rock trumpet A very attractive free flowering climber with glossy green leaves and funnel shaped flowers from June to August. Average height 9ft. Average spread 4ft. Best grown in a conservatory or outdoors in the summer.
    Price: £8.50
  • Mandevilla (rock trumpet)
    Common name: Rock trumpet A very attractive free flowering climber with glossy green leaves and funnel shaped flowers from June to August.  Average height 9ft. Average spread 4ft.  Best grown in a conservatory or outdoors in the summer.
    Price: £12.00
  • Halesia carolina (Snowbell tree) 30L
    Common name: Silver Bell, Snowdrop Tree. A spreading tree with mid-green leaves turning yellow in autumn. Clusters of pendent bell-shaped white flowers are produced just before the leaves from April to May, followed by four -winged green fruit in June...
    Price: £75.00
  • Pseudopanax 'Moa's Toes' 10L
    A rare evergreen shrub with glossy purple tinged foliage. Named after an extinct bird named Moa -  asthe leaves are the same shape as their feet. Average height: 7ft  - 2m Average spread: 6ft -1.8m Full sun - Partial shade Best moved inside when the...
    Price: £35.00
  • Indigofera howellii 'Reginald Cory'
    Common name: The king of dyes An elegant shrub with small grey green leaves.  It produces tapering racemes of small bright pink flowers from June to autumn.  Average height 6-12ft.  Full sun.  Hardy - grow in a sheltered position
    Price: £18.00
  • Cynoglossum dioscoridis
    Common name: Hound's toungue An unusual perennial that is great for a wildlife garden. It produces small clusters of red flowers that turn blue with age in the summer.  Average height 1.5ft. Full sun. Hardy.
    Price: £8.50
  • Musella lasiocarpa 5L
    Common name: Chinese dwarf banana A fantastic architectural shrub with attractive paddle-shaped, glaucous green leaves. It produces tropical-looking large, yellow flowers.  Full sun.  Sheltered position out of the wind.  Needs winter protection.  Average...
    Price: £25.00
  • Acacia melanoxylon
    Common name: Australian blackwood An acacia species native to south-eastern Australia.  It has dark grey to black bark and has phyllodes as opposed to leaves for foliage. The phyllodes (modified petioles) are grayish green and about 1.5 to 6 inches (4 to...
    Price: £22.00
  • Disporum megalanthum 2L
    An unusual semi-evergreen perennial with drooping creamy-white flowers from April to May followed by red berries. Average height 2ft. Full sun/Partial shade. Hardy. "A striking addition to the spring garden"
    Price: £14.00
  • Nyssa sylvatica (4L)
    Common name: Black Gum, Sour Gum, Tupelo A medium-sized, deciduous tree with a conical shape. The glossy dark green leaves  turn vivid shades of orange, red and yellow in autumn. Colour is best in acid soil. Average height 12ft+. Full sun/partial shade...
    Price: £38.00
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  • Ginkgo biloba 'Blagon' 4L
    Common name: Maidenhair tree A large but narrow tree with upright growing branches, superb yellow autumn colour and is suitable for growing in containers.  Average height 18ft+ Full sun Hardy.  
    Price: £35.00
  • Paulownia tomentosa (Foxglove tree) - 35ltr
    Common name: Foxglove Tree A broadly columnar tree with hairy bright green leaves that reach up to 25cm in diameter. panicles of pretty pinkish lilac flowers marked yellow inside are borne in spring. Average height 25ft, spread 15ft. Full sun. Hardy.
    Price: £38.00
  • Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiata' - 35ltr
    Common name: Fastigiate Tulip tree An upright, narrow form of Tulip Tree. The attractive, saddle-shaped, dark green leaves, turn yellow in autumn. Really unusual looking cup-shaped pale green flowers with orange bands at the bases are produced in...
    Price: £58.00
  • Hydrangea 'Ruby Annabelle' - 15ltr
    A compact, rounded shrub with glossy dark green leaves. Large round clusters of striking reddish-pink flowers are produced from July to September.  Average height 4ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.
    Price: £55.00
  • Amelanchier laevis 'Ballerina' - 35ltr
    Common name: Juneberry A vase-shaped small tree or shrub with narrow deep green leaves, bronze when young and developing amazing red and purple tones in autumn. It produces pendant clusters of white flowers in April to May, followed by blue-black fruit...
    Price: £58.00
  • Sophora microphylla 'Sun King' 4L
    Spreading, evergreen, bushy shrub with pinnate leaves, each made up of pairs of tiny ovate, dark green leaflets, borne on silky shoots. In late winter and early Spring, bears long-lasting pendent racemes of pea-like, dark-yellow flowers. Eventual height...
    Price: £16.50
  • Musa sikkimensis 'Bengal Tiger'
    Common name: Banana A variety of banana with a similar hardiness to Musa Basjoo.  It produces enormous tropical leaves that have red stripes running through them which appear as they mature.  Average height 4-6ft - grows quickly! Full sun or partial...
    Price: £20.00
  • Styrax japonicus - 32L
    Common name: Japanese Snowbell A graceful spreading tree with glossy green leaves, turning yellow or red in autumn. A profusion of scented, retty bell-shaped white flowers are produced along the undersides of the branches from June to July. Average...
    Price: £165.00
  • Loropetalum chin. 'Fire Dance' 3L
    An unusual evergreen shrub with striking deep red leaves. Clusters of Witch hazel-like bright pink flowers with a sweet scent are produced in late winter to early spring. Average height and spread 6ft. Partial shade. Hardy in a sheltered spot
    Price: £14.00
  • Loropetalum chin. 'Fire Dance'
    An unusual evergreen shrub with striking deep red leaves. Clusters of Witch hazel-like bright pink flowers with a sweet scent are produced in late winter to early spring. Average height and spread 6ft. Partial shade. Hardy in a sheltered spot
    Price: £18.00
  • Ginkgo biloba (Maidenhair Tree) - 15L
    Common name: Maidenhair TreeA beautiful tree with fan-shaped green to yellow-green leaves that turn a bright, clear yellow in autumn. The Ginkgo is a 'living fossil' and has been around since Jurassic times. Makes a striking specimen. Average height...
    Price: £98.00
  • Edgeworthia chrysantha grandiflora (26L)
    Common name: Paperbush A stunning deciduous specimen shrub, with deep green leaves. Produces beautifully scented, rounded yellow flowerheads on the tips of the bare branches from Feb-April. Full sun or partial shade. Average height/spread 5ft. Hardy down...
    Price: £115.00
  • Magnolia gran. 'Goliath' bush 100-125cm (18L)
    Common name: Bull Bay A broadly conical evergreen tree with glossy green leaves. Huge, cup-shaped creamy white flowers up to 30cm wide are produced from late summer to early autumn. Average height 25ft, spread 15ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.
    Price: £130.00
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  • Chionanthus virginicus
    Common name: Fringe Tree A spreading shrub with glossy, dark green leaves, grown for its fragrant pendant flowers with attractive long petals which are produced from June to July It produces small blue-black fruits in August Average height 6-8ft. Full...
    Price: £38.00
  • Sciadopitys veticillata (Umbrella pine) 5L
    Common name: Japanese Umbrella Pine An unsual and slow growing, conical pine with red-brown peeling bark. The narrow glossy dark green needles grow in whorls and take on a bronze tint in winter. Produces cones. Average growth per year is 6" Full...
    Price: £38.00
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  • Indigofera pendula - 4L
    Common name: Himalayan Indigo A highly unusual and beautiful shrub that produces pendulous racemes of voilet pink flowers, up to 1ft long, throughout summer. It has an arching habit and small, deicate leaves. Sometimes dies right back in the winter but...
    Price: £22.00
  • Hoheria Sexstylosa 'Stardust' -3L
    Common name: Ribbonwood A pretty evergreen shrub with glossy, toothed green leaves and numerous clusters of fragrant stary white flowers that are produced from mid to late summer.  Average height & spread 16-20ft Full sun /partial shade Hardy      
    Price: £22.00
  • Cercis canadensis 'Eternal Flame' - 15L
    Common name: Redbud A deciduous shrub or small tree with small pink flowers on bare stems in spring but its main feature is the amazing heart shaped leaves in a multitude of reds, oranges of yellows all appearing simultaneously. The new leaves are a...
    Price: £195.00
  • Calycanthus 'Venus' (3L)
    Common name: Carolina Allspice A large branching shrub with dark green aromatic leaves that turn yellow in autumn. Exotic looking fragrant flowers which are white with burgundy centres, which are produced June - July. Average height 6ft  Partial...
    Price: £28.00
  • Cornus capitata (Variegated Selection)
    Dogwood. A semi-evergreen tree or large shrub with marbled foliage and a profusion of pale yellow bracts in July which develop a pink flush as they mature. Large red fruits follow in autumn. Average height/spread 40ft (if left un-pruned). Full...
    Price: £90.00
  • Paeonia cambessedesii
    Common name: Marjorcan Peony Red-pink flowers in spring with green leaves Young plants should flower in a couple of years. Average height: 1.5ft Full sun, partial shade Free-draining soil  
    Price: £10.00
  • Cercis chinensis 'Avondale' (4L)
    Common name: Chinese redbud A larges-spreading shrub or small tree with heart-shaped vibrant leaves that turn bright yellow in autumn.  A profusion of long-lasting vivid fuchsia-pink flowers clothe the bare branches in spring.  Average height: 9ft Full...
    Price: £30.00
  • Sequoiadendron giganteum 'Glaucum' - 3ltr pot
    Common name: Blue sequoia A tree of unique appearance, this unusual form of the Califonian evergeen tree has a narrow conical shape & beautiful blue-green, glaucous foliage.  Height: 25ft in 10 years.  Full sun, partial shade. 
    Price: £22.00
  • Gordlinia grandiflora (Mountain Gordlinia) 3L
    1 plant in a 3 litre pot 'Mountain Gordlinia. A semi evergreen multi-stem shrub. In July to September camellia like flowers are borne with 5 petals and a yellow centre. Needs to be planted in ericaceous soil. Average height 20ft, spread 8ft. Full...
    Price: £36.00
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  • Akebia 'Silver Bells' (3L)
    Unusual variety of Chocolate Vine. A semi-evergreen twining climber. Fragrant clusters of sweetly-scented violet-purple flowers are borne from March to April. These contrast against bright green foliage. Average height 15ft. Average spread 10ft. Full sun...
    Price: £9.50
  • Akebia alba (3L)
    An unusual semi-evergreen climber. Fragrant racemes of white-cream flowers are borne from March to May which stand out aginst attractive dark green leaves. Average height 20ft. Average spread 6ft. Full sun. Hardy.
    Price: £9.50
  • Lonicera 'Serotina' (3L)
    Late Dutch Honeysuckle. A twining climber with mid-green leaves and very fragrant creamy white flowers produced from May to June, streaked dark purple-red. Average height 20ft . Fruits July. Full Sun/Partial Shade. Hardy.
    Price: £9.50
  • Magnolia 'Little Gem' (7.5L)
    An evergreen tree or shrub with large, glossy green leaves that are brown and felted beneath. The creamy white flowers are beautifullly scented and produced throughout summer and autumn. This variety is much more compact than other Grandifloras and has a...
    Price: £38.00
  • Koelruteria 'Coral Sun'
    Golden-rain Tree, Star of India. A spreading tree with leaves emerging a strong red-pink then turning mid-green. Small yellow flowers are followed by bladder-like pink or red flushed fruit. The stems are dark red. Average height and spread 25ft. Full sun...
    Price: £28.00
  • Pterostyrax hispada (Epaulette tree)
    Epaulette Tree. An unusual spreading tree with peeling aromatic grey bark and pale green leaves. Bell-shaped, fragrant white flowers in impressively long, pendent clusters are produced from June to July,  followed by unusual ribbed fruit. Average height...
    Price: £28.00
  • Schisandra (Magnolia vine)
    A deciduous twining climber with slender red stems and lush green leaves. Attractive bright dark crimson flowers with yellow centres are produced on pendulus stalks from late spring to summer, followed by fleshy red fruit if pollinated. Average height...
    Price: £32.00
  • Lonicera 'Gold Flame' (4L)
    Honeysuckle. A twining climber with dark green leaves, blue-green beneath. Bright clusters of tubular, pink, orange and yellow flowers from June to August. Average height 15ft+. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy
    Price: £18.00
  • Decaisnea fargesii (Blue sausage fruit)
    An unusual shrub with impressively large blue-tinged dark green leaves. Panicles of petalless, bell-shaped, trailing green or yellow-green flowers from May to June are followed by long, metallic deep blue seed pods. Average height and spread 12ft. Full...
    Price: £28.00
  • Humulus lupulus (Hop) 1.5ltr
    Common name: Hop  A herbaceous perennial climber with light green, deeply lobed leaves. Green then straw-coloured flower spikes in summer. Flowers July to August. Average height 20ft.  Full sun. Hardy.
    Price: £22.00
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  • Prunus lusitanica 'Brenelia' (4L)
    A dense evergreen shrub with glossy dark green leaves that are red-tinted when young. Fragrant white flowers are borne on racemes in early summer, followed by red fruit ripening to black in July. It is more compact than its larger cousin Average height...
    Price: £24.00
  • Magnolia 'Exmouth' (30L)
    Common name: Bull Bay/ Evergreen magnolia A broadly conical evergreen tree with glossy light green leaves. Beautiful, strongly fragranced, large cup-shaped creamy white flowers, up to 25cm wide are produced from late summer to early autumn. Average...
    Price: £55.00
  • Ginkgo biloba - 3ltr
    Current height: 2.5-3ft Maidenhair Tree. A beautiful tree with fan-shaped green to yellow-green leaves that turn a bright, clear yellow in autumn. The Ginkgo is a 'living fossil' and has been around since Jurassic times. Makes a striking specimen...
    Price: £28.00
  • Ginkgo biloba (Maidenhair Tree) - 125/150cm
    Maidenhair Tree. A beautiful tree with fan-shaped green to yellow-green leaves that turn a bright, clear yellow in autumn. The Ginkgo is a 'living fossil' and has been around since Jurassic times. Makes a striking specimen. Average height 50-80ft (if...
    Price: £50.00
  • Sempervivum 'Purple Queen' (Houseleek )
    Houseleek. A rosette-forming alpine with succulent rosettes of deep purple leaves. One of the best purple leaved varieties. Produces lots of offsets that can be potted on to make new plants. Full sun in well-drained soil (protect from winter wet) Average...
    Price: £6.50
  • Polygonatum humile
    Dwarf Solomon's Seal. A rhizomous perennial with arching stems that are hung with lines of bell-shaped greenish white flowers in May to July, followed by black fruit. This variety spreads to create a low clump. Average height 8", spread 1.5ft. Partial...
    Price: £5.00
  • Angelica pachycarpa
    An unusual dwarf variety of Angelica. A short-lived perennial with deeply divided, glossy green green leaves. Above the leaves, in May to July, rise dense, umbels of vibrant green/yellow flowers that are loved by pollinators. Self seeds. Average height...
    Price: £6.50
  • Aethionema Grandiflorum
    Stone Cress. A low growing, semi-evergreen apline subshrub with blue-green leaves. Profuse racemes of pink to lilac flowers are produced from April to June. Thrives in full sun and well-drained soil. Average height 10", spread 1ft. Full sun. Hardy.
    Price: £6.50
  • Allium sensescens var. glaucum
    An unusual bulbous perennial with grey-green twisted leaves. Bears dense umbels of lilac pink flowers on individual stems from May to August The flowers are loved by bees and other pollinators. A low growing plant perfect for a well-drained sunny sit...
    Price: £5.00
  • Achillea aleppica zederbaueri
    An unusual dwarf yarrow with attractive, very finely cut silvery foliage. The flattened heads of yellow tinted white flowers are produced from June to August. A drought tolerant plant, suitable for a well-drained sunny site. Attracts pollinators. Average...
    Price: £5.00
  • Caprinus bet. Lucas - 12ltr
    Common Hornbeam. This variety hasa pyramid structure. Dark green leaves turn into golden-yellow during the autum months. Average height: 12m -40ft Average spread: 8m - 26ft Hardy
    Price: £38.00
  • Chimonanthus praecox 80-100cm (27ltr)
    Common name: Wintersweet A large shrub with pendant, very fragrant flowers produced in Januray and February on the bare branches, followed by glossy mid-green leaves.  Average height 12ft Full sun  Hardy
    Price: £51.50
  • Liquidambar styraacifula 'Stella' 7ltr
    Sweet Gum. A broadly conical tree with deeply divided, glossy leaves, turning brilliant orange, red and purple in autumn. The leaves stay on the tree well into late autumn and winter, providing a stunning display. Average height: 15m -50ft Average...
    Price: £38.00
  • Sassafras albida - 26ltr
    An attractive and aromatic medium sized tree.greenish yellow flowers are borne in late may. Average Height:15m - 50ft Average Spread: 12m - 40ft Full Sun - partial shade Hardy 
    Price: £95.00
  • Sanguisorba 'Rock n Roll'
    1 plant in 3ltr pot  Common name burnetts. A clump forming perennial. With small pink flowers bloom above blue green foliage. ·      Height: 50cm / 1.5ft ·      Spread: 50cm / 1.5ft ·      Full sun/ partial shade  ·      Season of interest: summer -...
    Price: £9.50
  • Solanum 'Creche du Pape' 4ltr
    Common name: Potato vine  A vigorous climber which bears white flowers flushed purple throughout the summer and into autumn Average height: 10-12ft Full sun  A vigorous climber which bears white flowers through out the summer and into autumn. Average...
    Price: £18.00
  • Phlox pani. 'Tatjana' (p11)
    A perennial which produces  beautifully scented flowers in early summer. Average height: 1m - 3ft Average spread: 50cm - 1.5ft Full sun - Partial shade. Hardy 3 for £15
    Price: £5.50
  • Halesia monticola vestita
    Mountain snowdrop tree beautiful small deciduous tree. in May masses of white snowdrops like flowers dangle down from the underside of the branches the flowers stand out fantastically against the dark green foliage  Average height: 10m / 32ft Average...
    Price: £55.00
  • Holboelia latifolia 7.5L
    Common name: Broad-leaf sausage vine A vigorous climber with twining stems and bright green, ovate leaves. Clusters of small white, often purple-tinged, flowers are produced from May to June. These are often followed by sausage-shaped fruits.  Average...
    Price: £28.00
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  • Yacon 'Van Gough'
    Earth Apple. Originating from South America, Yacons are a perennial tuber with an interesting flavour and texture that is juicy and crunchy, a bit like a savoury apple! Yellow daisy-like flowers appear from late summer. Easy to grow in a sunny, sheltered...
    Price: £12.00
  • Paulowina 'Fast Blue' - 4ltr pot
    1 plant in 4ltr pot. A deciduous tree with large  heart shaped leaves. Erect panicles of fox glove like flowers bloom in spring which are lilac on the outside and cream in the centre.  Has a pyramidal habit.  Average height: 8m /...
    Price: £18.00
  • Phillyrea angustifoloia ' Rosmarinifolia' 3ltr pot
    Common name: Jasmine box An evergreen shrub with narrow, leathery dark green leaves. It produces fragrant, creamy flowers from May to June followed by dark purple/black berries.  Good alternative to olive trees. Average height: 10ft.  Full sun Hardy   A...
    Price: £15.00
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  • Punica granatum 'Plena' (Pomegranate) - 5ltr pot
    1 plant in 5ltr pot Common name  Pomegranate. Best suited to a sunny position  anf planted in a pot or against the wall. Grown for its beautiful and striking double orange -red flowers which are produced in summer followed by pomegranates. The fruits...
    Price: £18.00
  • Ribes speciosum
    The fuchsia-flowered gooseberry is a semi-evergreen shrub which has bristly red stems, red fruit and shining green leaves. Grown for its amazing display of fuchsia like bright red flowers which are produced in spring. Received the RHS award of garden...
    Price: £22.00
  • Schisandra propinqua var sinensis
    This charming twining shrub with glossy leaves, bears clusters of yellow flowers during the late summer followed by red berries. Originating from China it is hardier than its Himalayan counterpart and is very rarely found in the mainstream gardening...
    Price: £20.00