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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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  • Hydrangea arb. 'Annabelle' 7.5L
    A rounded shrub with mid-green leaves. It produces very large round clusters of creamy flowers from July to August Average height and spread 6ft  Full sun / partial shade Hardy   "It produces stunning round flowerheads that can be up to 1ft wide"
    Price: £30.00
  • Columnar, evergreen tree with simple, narrowly oblong, glossy, dark green leaves. Bears saucer-shaped pale pink flowers with crimson centres in early and mid-summer.  Average height 12-25ft Average spread 6-12ft.  Full sun/part shade. Hardy
    Price: £18.00
  • 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
  • Cercis 'Alleycat'
    Common name: Forest pansy Done-shaped, deciduous small tree with striking marbled green and white heart-shaped leaves.  Masses of small pale pink flowers on bare stems in the spring. Average height 6-12ft. Full sun or partial shade Hardy
    Price: £15.00
  • 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
  • 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...
    Price: £22.00
  • Peltoboykinia watanabei
    An unusual, herbaceous perennial from Japan grown for both its flowers & foliage.  It has reddish young growth in spring that continues into glossy palmate leave up to 1ft wide! It produces numerous bell-shaped creamy-yellow flower on tall flower...
    Price: £12.00
  • Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold'
    Common name: Japanese forest grass A low spreading deciduous grass with cascading hummocks of golden foliage.  Light green spikelets appear in late summer, Average height & spread 1ft.  "At its best in lightly shaded areas. Great for containers or...
    Price: £12.00
  • Abeliophyllum distichum
    Common name: White forsythia A deciduous shrub with dark green leaves turning purple in Autumn. Racemes of small fragrant white pink tinged flowers are produced from February to April. Average height 4-5ft. Full Sun. Hardy.
    Price: £32.00
  • Hosta 'Guacamole' 3L
    Common name: Plantain lily An attractive hosta that has apple green foliage with a dark green margin. The variegation gets stromger as the leaves get older. It produces scented flowers in the summer.  Average height 2.5ft Moist, well-drained...
    Price: £12.00
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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
  • Hydrangea arb. 'Annabelle' 10L
    A rounded shrub with bright green leaves and very large round clusters of creamy flowers that are produced from July - August. Average height and spread 6ft  Full sun / partial shade Hardy
    Price: £40.00
  • 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
  • Brugmansia (Angel's Trumpet)
    Common name: Angel's Trumpets An unusual and striking plant with beautiful large scented trumpet shaped yellow blooms from June to August. Fast-growing and reaching a large height it is best grown in a pot as ite needs protecting from winter frosts...
    Price: £20.00
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  • 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
  • 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
  • Deutzia x 'Yuki Cherry Blossom' -5L
    Common name: Yuki cherry blossom  A compact, deciduous shrub with foliage that turns an attractive shade of purple and bronze in the autumn. It produces panicles of small white flowers that have a soft pink tint on the inside.  Average height: 2ft Full...
    Price: £28.00
  • 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
  • Eurybia schreberi (2L)
    Common name: Schreber's aster A graceful perennial that can be grown in most situations, including dry shade. It will gradually spread to create useful ground cover and the white daisy-like flowers that appear in late summer are particularly effective in...
    Price: £9.50
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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
  • Photography prints by local photographer
    Photography prints by local photographer Stephanie at Perspective Images   She has captured images from the local area including Blenheim Palace, Old Woodstock, Cotswold Wildlife Park as well as further afield from a recent trip to Kent.   Size: Photo...
    Price: £12.00
  • 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
  • Lonicera 'Red World' (3L)
    A semi evergreen climber which  has red buds opening up to cream petals. Highly scented flowers. Average height: 6m Average spread: 1.5m   
    Price: £12.00
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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: £12.00
  • 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: £12.00
  • 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
  • Salvia 'Black & Bloom' 5L
    Common name: Anise-scented Sage A subshrubby perennial with aromatic leaved and striking dark, near-black stems. Spikes of lovely blue flowers appear from late summer to late autumn. Easy to grow and loved by butterflies. Average height 3-4ft, spread...
    Price: £15.00
  • 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
    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: £35.00
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Rosa banksiae 'Lutea' 5L
    Common name: Yellow Banksian Rose A delicately scented, thornless, climbing rose with pale green leaves. clusters of pretty double, yellow flowers are produced in abundance in late spring. Average height 20ft+. Full sun/partial shade (away form cold...
    Price: £30.00
  • 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
  • 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: £25.00
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  • 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
  • Thalictrum 'Hewitts Double'
    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: £7.50 - £12.00
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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Rhus typhina 'Stag Horn Sumach' (60-80cm) 7.5ltr
    Common name: Cutleaf Staghorn.  A dwarf spreading tree with spectacular finely divided bright yellow foliage that turns bright orange in autumn. An excellent foliage plant that makes an eye-catching specimen. Average height 6ft, spread 9ft. Full...
    Price: £35.00
  • Verbena 'Twister Blue' - 9cm pot
    1 x plant in 9cm pot   Bulk offer Buy any 18 bedding plants in 9cm pots for £35 - mix and match varieties (discount will be taken off automatically at checkout)     In the unlikely case that we don't have the exact variety that you...
    Price: £2.00
  • Meconopsis cambrica (Welsh Poppy)
    Welsh Poppy, A British Native perennial with pale green leaves. Pretty cup shaped lemon-yellow to orange flowers. Flowers April - October    Partial Shade  Hardy  Max height 45cm  Max spread 25cm   Water thoroughly...
    Price: £7.50
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    Albizia jubil. Summer Chocolate - 3L
    Common name: Silk tree A striking small tree with finely cut, fern-like deep purple to bronze foliage. Feathery purple and white flowers are produced in summer. The leaves form a domed canopy when mature. Can be planted outside (hardy to -5 C) or in a...
    Was: £30.00
    Now: £20.00
  • Zanthoxylam simulans
    Zanthoxylam simulans - Szeuchan Pepper Average height 2ft Full sun/partial shade  Current height 4-5ft and a little bit misshaped       
    Price: £15.00