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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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  • Aethionema Grandiflorum

    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
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  • Allium sensescens var. glaucum

    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
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  • Achillea aleppica zederbaueri

    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
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  • Caprinus bet. Lucas - 12ltr

    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
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  • Chimonanthus praecox 80-100cm (27ltr)

    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
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  • Liquidambar styraacifula 'Stella' 7ltr

    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
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  • Sanguisorba 'Rock n Roll'

    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
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  • Solanum 'Creche du Pape' 4ltr

    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. Hardy.
    Price: £25.00
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  • Phlox pani. 'Tatjana' (p11)

    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
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  • Halesia monticola vestita

    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
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  • Holboelia latifolia 7.5L

    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'

    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
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  • Paulowina 'Fast Blue' - 4ltr pot

    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
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  • Phillyrea angustifoloia ' Rosmarinifolia' 3ltr pot

    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

    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
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  • Ribes speciosum

    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
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  • Schisandra propinqua var sinensis

    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
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  • Schizophragma hydrangeoides 'Moonlight'

    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'

    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
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  • Sequoiadendron giganteum 'Pendulum' - 3ltr pot

    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
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  • Tetrapanax 'Rex'

    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
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  • Thalictrum 'Hewitts Double' - 2L

    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
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  • Hovenia dulcis

    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
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  • Hosta 'Praying Hands' - 3ltr pot

    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
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  • Ficus 'Osborne Prolific' (Fig)- 4L

    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
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  • Eriophorum angustifolium - 3ltr potper

    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
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  • Coronilla emerus (Hippocrepis emerus) - 3ltr pot

    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 sheltered...
    Price: £15.00
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  • Buddleja glomerata - 3ltr pot

    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
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  • Angelica sylvestris 'Purpurea' - 3ltr pot

    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
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  • Amelanchier 'Smoky' - 7.5ltr pot

    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
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  • Acer davidii 'Viper' 7L

    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

    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
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  • Disporum contoniense 'Moonlight' - 2L

    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
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  • Akebia quinata' Cream Form' - 4ltr

    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
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  • Actinidia kolomikta - 15ltr

    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
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  • Cercis canadensis 'Merlot'

    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
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    Disporopsis pernyi 3ltr

    Disporopsis pernyi 3ltr
    An unusual evergreen perennial similar to Solomon's Seal. The arching stems have deep green glossy leaves. From May, pendant, bell-shaped cream flowers, tinted green, are borne on the undersides of the stems.  Average height/spread 45cm.  Partial shade...
    Price: £7.50
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  • Meconopsis cambrica (Welsh Poppy)

    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

    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
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  • Cercidiphyllum jap. ‘Rotfuchs’ (Red Fox)

    Cercidiphyllum jap. ‘Rotfuchs’ (Red Fox)
    Katsura Tree. An unusual and striking variety of small tree with deep purple heart shaped leaves. The foliage turn an orange red in autumn. it also gives out a delicious caramel smell during the autumn months. The shape is fairly narrow and...
    Price: £45.00
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  • Aesculus parvovirus ‘Koenhei’

    Aesculus parvovirus ‘Koenhei’
    Aesculus parvovirus ‘Koenhei’    An extremely unusual dwarf variety of horse chestnut tree. The leaves are deeply divided and produces candle like flowers during the spring. Loved be bees   Average height 3m    Current approx height 75cm 
    Price: £46.00
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  • Zanthoxylam simulans

    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
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  • Pileostegia viburnoides (Climbing Hydrangea) 4L

    Pileostegia viburnoides (Climbing Hydrangea) 4L
    Common name: Climbing Hydrangea A self-clinging, evergreen climber with glossy dark green leaves. It produces panicles of tiny, creamy white starry flowers with conspicuous stamens from August to November. Average height 12ft+. Full sun/partial shade...
    Price: £28.00
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  • Mathiasella bupleuroides ‘Green Dream’

    Mathiasella bupleuroides ‘Green Dream’
    A lovely and unusual perennial that produces clusters of light green, very long lasting bracts that contain clusters of tiny white flowers. The flowerheads are produced in spring and gradually dry and turn pink. They persist on the plant until autumn,...
    Price: £15.00
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  • Enkianthus campanulatus 'Red Bells'

    Enkianthus campanulatus 'Red Bells'
    Enkianthus campanulatus 'Red Bells' An attractive tree like shrub with matt green toothed leaves which turn bright red during Autumn. Clusters of delicate flowers are borne from March to May   Average height 12ft   Full sun / partial...
    Price: £31.50
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  • Chionanthus retusus (Chinese fringe tree)

    Chionanthus retusus (Chinese fringe tree)
    Chionanthus retusus - common name Chinese fringe tree. An unusual and highly attractive small tree which produces an abundance of small white scented flowers in spring. Flowers are followed by damson like fruits which are loved by birds.   Currently 5ft...
    Price: £48.00
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  • Cissus striata (Miniature Grape Ivy)

    Cissus striata (Miniature Grape Ivy)
    Common name: Miniature grape ivy, Ivy of Uruguay An excellent foliage plant with palmate leaves on trailing red stems. Reasonably fast-growing (up to 30cm per year). Prefers a bright spot with indirect light.
    Price: £4.00
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  • Catalpa purpurea 27L bag

    Catalpa purpurea 27L bag
    Common name: Indian Bean Tree Spreading tree with large broad leaves blackish purple when young, maturing green. The summer flowers are white, marked yellow and purple on upright panicles followed by slender seed pods. Average height and spread 30ft...
    Price: £45.00
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  • Disporum longistylum - 2L

    Disporum longistylum - 2L
    A tall evergreen perennial from China, related to Solomon's Seal. It has an upright habit and green glossy leaves with a purplish tint.  The light green pendulous, tubular flowers are borne on strong stems in spring.  Average height: 5ft+ Average spread:...
    Price: £15.00
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  • Daphniphyllum himalayense macropodum 3L

    Daphniphyllum himalayense macropodum 3L
    Common name: Large-stalked Daphniphyllum  A magnificant evergreen shrub with leathery leaves similar to a rhododendron & stems that are an attractive red.  Male plants produce scented flowers beneath new growth which when in bud look like mulberries...
    Price: £18.00
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  • Piptanthus nepalensis, Evergreen Laburnum

    Piptanthus nepalensis, Evergreen Laburnum
    Evergreen Laburnum. An open semi-evergreen shrub with blue-grey leaves and pea-like bright yellow flowers from May to June. Can be grown as a freestamding shrub or a trained against a wall. Average height: 7ft, spread 6ft. Flowers: May to June. Full...
    Price: £10.00
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