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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. Below are all the plants we have had before but may not be in stock at the moment. You can click the link above or below to see what we currently have in stock.

 

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  • Bulbinella frutescens 'Sunset Orange'
    Common name: Stalked bulbine  Succulent-like long linear green leaves with orange flowers in the summer.  Grow in well-drained sandy compost in sun to partial shade. *Not hardy in the UK, over winter in a frost-free environment. 
    Price: £8.50
  • Hedychium (ginger lily)
    Common name: Ginger lily Cream flowers in late summer with large green leaves.  Average height 5-6ft Grow in rich moist soil in sun/part shade * not winter hardy - overwinter in a greenhouse or conservatory 
    Price: £7.50
  • 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
  • Morus kagayme 'Fruitless'
    'A rare variety of Mulberry tree that has a spreading habit but stays quite compact. The luscious glossy green leaves are lobed and create a lovely dense shade beneath, and stay on the tree very late into autumn, sometimes even towards Christmas. Does...
    Price: £72.00
  • Metasequoia glyptostroboides (Dawn Redwood)
    A neat narrow deciduous conical tree with bright green, feathery leaves turning gold in autumn. It hgas attractive deep cinnamon coloured bark. Produces brown round cones. Average height 40ft in 20 years (will grow taller eventually). Full sun. Hardy.  
    Price: £30.00
  • 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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  • Asimina tribola (Pawpaw) 4L
    1 plant in a 4 litr pot Pawpaw, False Banana. A native US species of Pawpaw that is fully hardy and can be grown in the UK as a shrub or small tree. Unusual and striking deep purple-brown flowers appear in spring and if you are lucky may be followed by...
    Price: £36.00
  • Amorpha fruticosa (false indigo bush) 7.5L
    1 plant in a 7.5 litre pot 'False indigo. A large deciduous shrub with attractive leaves made up of many small leaflets. Dense upright spikes of tiny, pea-like, purple flowers with orange anthers are produced from August to October. Likes damp soil...
    Price: £25.00
  • Abutilon x milleri
    A semi-evergreen climbing shrub with arching stems of green leaves. Pendant exotic-looking bell-shaped flowers of red and yellow are produced from June to September. * Height:  2m / 6ft * Spread:  2m / 6ft * Full sun* Season of interest: Summer through...
    Price: £7.50
  • Rhus typhina 'Stag Horn Sumach' Suckering deciduous shrub,  young branches are densely covered is hairs. autumn colour is magnificent.  Decorative crimson fruits. Full sun Average Heigh & Spread 4 x4m 
    Price: £38.00
  • 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
  • Calycanthus 'Hartlage Wine' (10L)
    Common name  Sweetshrub A multi stem shrub with aromatic foliage and deep red - burgundy flowers bloom from mid summer. Average height: 2m - 6.5ft Average spread: 2m - 6.5ft Hardy  Full sun
    Price: £45.00
  • 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
  • Meconopsis sheldonii -1ltr
    Common name: Himalayan Blue Poppy A choice perennial with rosettes of light bluish green hairy leaves. Beautiful saucer-shaped bright blue flowers with yellow stamens in early summer. Average height 3-4ft. Partial shade Hardy - mulch in winter
    Price: £5.50
  • 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) Multistem 50cm
    Common name: 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...
    Price: £85.00
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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 fortunei 'Fast Blue' (175-200cm)
    Common name: Foxglove Tree A fast-growing columnar tree with large, soft bright green leaves, up to 30cm in diameter. Panicles of unusual tubular-shaped flowers that are a light lilac blue are borne in May. Flowers May to June. Average height 20ft,...
    Price: £95.00
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  • 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
  • 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
  • Schizophragma hydrangeoides 'Moonlight'
    Common name: Moonlight hydrangea vine A self-clinging climber with heart-shaped, shimmering leaves. Fragrant, creamy white, lacecap flowerheads with pretty creamy bracts are produced in mid-summer. Average height 8ft+. Partial shade. Moist acid soil...
    Price: £20.00
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  • Schizophragma hydrangeoides 'Snow sensation'
    Common name: Japanese Hydrangea Vine A fast growing, self-clinging climber. Splendid selection of free-flowing brilliant white blooms are borne from June to August. Average height 8ft+, spread 16.5ft (if left un-pruned). Partial shade. Moist, acidic soil...
    Price: £24.00
  • Sequoiadendron giganteum 'Pendulum' - 3ltr pot
    Weeping Giant Redwood. An unusual and handsome tree with a unique appearance, the long branches hang down parallel with the trunk often creating fantastic shapes. Grows to form a conical shape over time with a weeping habit. Average height 12-13ft,...
    Price: £22.00
  • Tetrapanax 'Rex'
    A thicket-forming shrub or small tree with impressively large, lobed leaves that are soft and pale grey beneath and can be up to 2ft across . Produces panicles of small white flowers in autumn. Average height and spread 15ft. Full sun in a sheltered...
    Price: £18.00
  • Thalictrum 'Hewitts Double' - 2L
    Common name: Meadow Rue A very attractive summer flowering perennial that has dainty leaves and bears tall stems with panicles of long-lasting, double mauve-pink cupped flowers from July to September. Suits borders with moderate moisture. ilac-mauve...
    Price: £12.00
  • Hovenia dulcis
    Common name Chinese Raisin tree.  An upright spreading tree with glossy heart shaped green leaves. Sprays of tiny fragrant cream flowers are borne in summer. These then develop into small purple fruits which are sweet and edible. Average height:...
    Price: £18.00
  • Hosta 'Praying Hands' - 3ltr pot
    Common name: Plantain lily A variety with very distinctive, upright, narrow leaves that give it its name 'Praying Hands'. Average height 1-2ft. Average spread 2ft.  Moist soil in partial shade Hardy
    Price: £12.00
  • Ficus 'Osborne Prolific' (Fig)- 4L
    Unusual Fig tree. A small tree with attractive, large, deeply lobed leaves. In late summer, edible figs are produced with a deep purple/brown flush to the skin. The sweet flesh is an amber colour.   This variety had good cold tolerance. Average height...
    Price: £38.00
  • Eriophorum angustifolium - 3ltr potper
    Common name: Common Cotton grass. An evergreen spreading perennial with linear leaves, producing delicate white silky flower heads in summer that look like small feathers. Grows best in moist soil, such as pond margins, in water up to 2ins deep...
    Price: £15.00
  • Coronilla emerus (Hippocrepis emerus) - 3ltr pot
    Common name: Scorpion senna A small evergreen shrub with blue-green leaves and umbels of fragrant, bright yellow flowers in late winter and again in late summer, followed by slender seed pods. Average height and spread 3ft. Full sun in a...
    Price: £15.00
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  • Cornus hongkongensis
    1 plant in 7ltr pot  Common name Hong Kong dogwood. A rare evergreen shrub or small tree with dark green foliage which turns to red orange in the autumn. In late spring - early summer scented flowers surrounded by beautiful white backs open...
    Price: £65.00
  • Buddleja glomerata - 3ltr pot
    1 plant in a 3 litre pot An attractive and unusual evergreen shrub, native to South Africa, with silvery, crinkled leaves and mustard yellow acacia-like flowers borne on upright panicles throughout summer. Average height 5ft. Full sun. Hardy in a...
    Price: £11.00
  • Angelica sylvestris 'Purpurea' - 3ltr pot
    1 plant in a 3 litre pot A native biennial (or short-lived perennial) with richly coloured dark purple, almost black leaves turning green in late summer. In summer, attractive dense umbels of dusky, lavender pink flowers are held aloft on upright purple...
    Price: £8.50
  • Amelanchier 'Smoky' - 7.5ltr pot
    1 plant in a 7.5 litre pot June Berry. An unusual and useful small tree or large shrub producing an abundance of pretty white flowers in May, followed by large juicy, smokey blue-black berries that are good for baking. The rounded leaves turn a stunning...
    Price: £26.00
  • Acer palmatum 'Bi hoo' - 32ltr pot
    1 plant in a 32 litre pot Common name: Japanese Maple A beautiful acer with striking stems and leaves. The foliage emerges in shades of salmon pink before developing lemon-green tones in summer before turning rich ochre and coppery oranges in the autumn...
    Price: £95.00
  • Acer davidii 'Viper' 7L
    Common name: Snake-bark Maple A deciduous, upright variety with stunning 'snakeskin' patterened bark in white and green shades. The green foliage develops lovely autumnal shades of mustard yellow and coppery orange. Average height (after 10 years)...
    Price: £48.00
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  • Magnolia 'Fairy Blush' OFFER
    A new variety of semi-evergreen magnolia with dark, glossy leaves and a bushy habit. Beautiful cup-shaped white blooms, blushed with pink, are borne along the stems in late spring. Flowers are produced even on young plants. Average eventual height 7-8ft,...
    Price: £25.00
  • Disporum contoniense 'Moonlight' - 2L
    Common name: Chinese Fairy Bells A woodland perennial species from China with attractive, oval shaped green and silvery white variegated leaves that develop pinky-purple sahdes in autumn. Small lemon yellow flowers are borne in clusters from late spring...
    Price: £15.00
  • Akebia quinata' Cream Form' - 4ltr
    Common name: White flowered Chocolate Vine A semi-evergreen climber. Attractive dark green leaves above, blue-green beneath, purple tinged in winter. Fragrant racemes of cream flowers with purple stamens are borne from March to April followed by fruit...
    Price: £22.00
  • Actinidia kolomikta - 15ltr
    1 plant in a 15 litre pot A vigorous, twinning, attractive climber with dark green leaves, variegated with pink and white. Small, fragrant, cup-shaped, white flowers are borne from May to June.   ·      Height: 3m /10ft  ·      Spread: 3m /10ft  ·     ...
    Price: £35.00
  • Hoheria Sexstylosa 'Stardust'
    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 24 x 18ft Currently 5.5-6ft tall Full sun /partial shade...
    Price: £85.00
  • Calycanthus 'Venus
    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 shade Hardy
    Price: £90.00
  • Cercis canadensis 'Merlot'
    Cercis canadensis 'Merlot', dark red heart shaped leaves producing bright pink flowers in early spring. 1 plant in 4ltr pot    Average height & spread 4x4m  
    Price: £47.50