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DRYAD NURSERY - SUMMER LIST 2018 TEL 01423 358791 www.dryad-home.co.uk Email [email protected]

Welcome to my 2018 list. I am very happy to be able to offer a particularly good number of famous Irish breeder Brian Duncan's very desirable new miniatures again. These are in very limited numbers, so you will have to be very quick! I recommend you email in your order as soon as possible. If you wish to telephone, I will note the time of your request and slot it into the appropriate place among the email requests. You can see better photos of the on my website. I hope you enjoy browsing, and look forward to hearing from you.

PLEASE NOTE – MOST ITEMS ARE IN VERY LIMITED NUMBERS, SO PLEASE APPLY EARLY, LAST DATE FOR ORDERS END OF JULY 2017 ALL ITEMS OFFERED SUBJECT TO SUCCESSFUL HARVEST. UK and EU orders will be sent as soon as I can. Orders to outside the EU will all be sent together end of July/ August, as they will all need to be inspected together by FERA before dispatch. Snowdrops, and davidii will be damp-packed for posting. All plants are flowering size, unless otherwise specified.

POSTAGE AND PACKING- -£5-50 per order. I am asking for less than the actual cost of delivery and packaging. If your order can be sent as Large Letter, I will refund any extra postage. Parcels will be sent by first class post, recorded delivery, so will need to be signed for. Orders can be collected from my home address if you are in the area. EU Postage and Packaging - £10. USA A contribution of £20 to the cost of phytosanitary certification will be added to the actual cost of shipping.

PAYMENT PLEASE DO NOT SEND CASH. PAYMENT BY CHEQUE OR PAYPAL PREFERRED. Bank drafts or transfers are possible but the customer must pay any charges involved. CHEQUE - Owing to the short supply of many items, and possible problems, please send a limited cheque – see demo at end of list PAYPAL – I will send out invoices once the order is ready to pack.

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NARCISSUS (ruler in photos in cm) Fantine BD (cyclamineus selected x Candlepower) 6 W-Y * Multi award-winning BD = bred by Brian Duncan * 1 will be available on ebay £40 cyclamineus . At the AW = bred by Anne Wright 1 available London RHS show it was Best Miniature, Best Any Other Division and Reserve Best in NEW FOR 2018 Show. This beautiful hybrid has many other awards, and is a Narcissus Angelina AW (AW 2759-2) (Candlepower great favourite with Brian (and x cyclamineus) 6 W-W the judges). * Much admired creamy white £20 reflexed on 15cm stems. Narcissus Kalyke AW (Moon group) Selected 3 available from AW 2773 (cantabricus * petunioides x romieuxii albidus Max one per customer. £15 SF110) 10 W-W 5 available Selected white hoop petticoat Max one per customer. with smooth, glistening white Narcissus Cosette BD (cyclamineus selected x flowers of good substance. The Camborne) 6 W-Y rim of the widely flared flowers is * Elegant cyclamineus hybrid. gently rolled back. and £25 Twice part of a winning Alec style exserted. 4 available Gray Trophy group.

Narcissus Kari AW (Moon group) AW 2762 -2 Max one per customer. (cantabricus petunioides x Atlas Narcissus Despera BD (cyclamineus selected x £10 Gold) 10 Y-Y Camborne) 6 Y-Y 4 available Selected hoop with butter- * Perky golden yellow Max one per customer. flowers. The rim of the widely £20 cyclamineus hybrid with well flared flowers rolls back. Stamens and especially the 2 available reflexed which is style very exserted. Max one per customer. shorter than the corona. Was Best Miniature at the RHS early show in 2016. Narcissus Twirl BD (asturiensis x Camborne) 1 W-W £20 Neat little miniature from Brian 6 available with nicely flange corona and Max two per customer. slightly twisted perianth which gives it its name. Narcissus Elara AW (Moon group) (cantabricus petunioides x Atlas Gold) 10 Y-Y £8 Selected with very large, 1 available flat-faced light yellow flowers on Narcissus Valjean BD (cyclamineus selected x short stems. Camborne) 6 Y-Y * Bright yellow cyclamineus £20 hybrid, prettily flanged and frilled 3 available mouth to the corona. Max one per customer. Narcissus Éponine BD (cyclamineus selected x Candlepower) 6 W-Y * Flamboyant cyclamineus hybrid. £25 Part of the winning Alec Gray 1 available Trophy group in 2016.

Narcissus Classic tiny golden trumpet. asturiensis Perianth swept forwards, and waisted corona with expanded £4 mouth. 16 available NARCISSUS - ALPHABETICAL LIST

Narcissus AW 1580-2 AW (Narcissus pallidiflorus x watieri) 2 W-W Narcissus Aureolin BD (jonquilla x scaberulus x £4 A lovely daff bred here. Growing Camborne) 7 Y-Y 3 available to 15cm high, With a white £15 Small multi-headed daff with perianth and pale yellow cup 3 available deepest golden flowers of fading to creamy white. excellent show form. One of Brian’s favourites. Narcissus AW 2374- AW (obesus x trianderus) 12 Y- A Y Chubby sister seedling of Fat £6 Rascal. 1-2 large lemon flowers Narcissus Bundle AW (calcicola x watieri) 7 Y-Y 8 available on very short stems. Charming multi headed flowers £5 with 1-4 flowers per stem. Free 8 available flowering, growing to 18cm high.

Narcissus AW 2660- AW (watieri x asturiensis) 2-14 Delightful little 2 Y-Y with pale lemon flowers. 10cm high. £7 Narcissus Busbie BD 12 Y-Y (cyclamineus x 5 available jonquilla) £8 Cute small flowers with ‘stove- 10 available pipe’ trumpet and swept back perianth. Increases well.

Narcissus AW 2661-1 AW (watieri x cyclamineus ) 6 Y- Y £7 Bright lemon slightly reflexed 3 available flowers on short stems. 12cm BD high Small daffodil. Form £2.50 originating in Minde.

5 available

Narcissus AW 2668- AW (rupicola x cyclamineus) 6 1-15 Y-Y Golden yellow flowers with swept back perianth and funnel- Narcissus Callisto AW (Moon group) (cantabricus £8 shaped corona. Grows to about petunioides x Atlas Gold) 10 Y-Y 1 available 12cm high. £3 AW 2762-3 Selected form with good solid light yellow flowers, 9 available well flared.

Narcissus alpestris Beautiful and graceful species with hanging flowers of milky £15 white. Grows to about 20cm. Narcissus Camborne 1 W-W 2 available This form from Cerler. Scarce Alec Gray hybrid, Max one per customer. £5 opening W-Y and fading to all 21 available creamy white. Excellent parent of many of Brian’s best hybrids. Daffodil Society Approved Miniature Narcissus Andy AW (triandrus x cyclamineus)

Blanchard Dainty and unusual 5Y-Y. * Usually one per stem Narcissus Sheer class. Alec Gray hybrid £20 when it looks just like a creamy Candlepower growing to 15-17cm with lovely 4 available lemon form of N. cyclamineus. creamy white flowers and Daffodil Society Larger may have twin £15 excellent poise. A very good Approved Miniature flowers. Always in short supply 11 available parent of lovely seedlings. Very Max one per customer. and not the easiest one to grow. Daffodil Society rare. Many show prizes. Makes small Approved Miniature bulbs.

Narcissus Pure white hoops, early Narcissus Angel's BD 6 W-W (cyclamineus x cantabricus flowering. Mixed seedlings, all Flight Candlepower) pristine white. * Beautiful and graceful hybrid £1.50 £20 with elegant flowers of milky 16 available 4 available white. Max one per customer. Narcissus Hoop petticoat species with long cantabricus foliosus narrow, pure white flowers. Narcissus assoanus BD Small species with usually £3 for 5 £1 several golden flowers per stem. 10 packs available 3 available Small bulbs, may not be flowering size. Form originating in Pic de Guerre.

Narcissus Cheeky BD (cyclamineus x Camborne) Narcissus Small species to 15cm high with Chappie 6 W-Y cuatrecasasii 1-3 golden flowers per stem. A real cheeky little daff with Similar to N. rupicola, but the £20 lemon yellow corona and short £4.00 anthers are visible in the mouth 3 available white reflexed perianth. 14 available of the tube. Scented. Max two per customer. Excellent show flower, has won many prizes. Included in several Blanchard Trophy groups. Narcissus Dawn Duel BD 12 Y-Y (cyclamineus x Narcissus Cheep BD (cyclamineus x jonquilla) * Candlepower) 6 W-Y fades to £8 Dainty flowers of golden yellow £25 W-W 7 available with a slightly deeper cup. Very 3 available Superb white cyclamineus free flowering. Daffodil Society hybrid. Excellent show flower, Approved Miniature has won many prizes. Best Max one per customer. Miniature at RHS Rosemoor 2014. Narcissus Don Stead Another Ian Young introduction, (asturiensis x Narcissus Chirp BD 1 Y-Y dwarf hoop petticoat with large Candlepower) £5 pale yellow bells on 7cm stalks. £10 Perfect little miniature trumpet, 2 available 4 available golden yellow throughout. Good show form.

Narcissus Fairy Gold 6 Y-Y Narcissus Chitter BD 2 Y-Y (Small Talk x rupicola) Rare old Irish miniature growing An excellent show flower in the £10 to 15 cm with large bright yellow £15 Division 2 class, in which there 1 available flowers with a swept back 15 available are not many really good perianth. varieties for exhibition. All yellow with a short cup and excellent perianth.

Narcissus Fat Rascal AW 12 Y-Y (Selected clone from Narcissus Coo From Glenbrook Bulb Farm in obesus x triandrus) Tasmania. Charming little hybrid £8 £12 growing to only 8cm in flower. 2 available One or two chubby lemon bells 4 available Always in great demand. One on short stems. Daffodil Society bulb per customer - hopefully Approved Miniature flowering size – it makes tiny bulbs.

Narcissus Fragrant species to 25cm tall Narcissus fernandesii BD Pretty little jonquil with 1-3 cordubensis with several golden flowers per small, highly scented flowers per stem. Corona is distinctly £1.50 stem, and thin, arching, rush-like £4 for 3 crenate. 5 available . About 20 cm in flower. 6 packs available

Narcissus ‘Fling’ BD (cyclamineus x My Word) Narcissus Rare sulphur yellow form of this * Super 6 W-Y of excellent form in cordubensis pale very fragrant species. Corona is £25 perfect proportion on short form distinctly crenate. 5 available stems. Max two per customer. £3 5 available

Narcissus Fringella BD Super little hybrids from Narcissus Craigton Early and very vigorous group Brian, bred from N. asturiensis x Clumper selection from N. romieuxii by N. cyclamineus selected for their Ian Young. Wide hoop petticoats £8 flanged and toothed coronas. £2.50 of creamy lemon. Increases very 4 available The similar seedlings are all 11 available quickly. about 10cm high, with a wide spreading 'fringe' at the mouth of the corona. A big bed of these Narcissus Cream AW (AW 2827-2) (rupicola x growing in the open ground in Satin Candlepower) 2 Y-Y Brian's field was a wonderful Pretty little daff with a delicate sight. £8 violet-like scent and satin- Narcissus BD (lagoi x assoanus)12 Y-Y 2 available textured flowers of creamy Galantoquilla Group Exciting little hybrids from Brian, lemon. Grows to 18cm high. which he calls his ‘snowdrop £15 daffodils’ because they are 9 available similar in size, habit and Narcissus Crème AW 3 Y-Y (watieri x rupicola flowering time to snowdrops. Fraiche group Charm) These seedlings The similar seedlings are all about 20cm high, with a are a favourite of mine, the pale £8 lemon colour and compact habit, conspicuous upright green 8 available along with the delightful scent spathe which remains green as being common to the whole the flower matures. batch. Unselected seedlings, all similar and delightful. Narcissus Gale Force AW (rupicola x cyclamineus) Narcissus Ludo BD (asturiensis x 6Y-Y Candlepower)1 W-W £8 One of Anne’s favourites, 12cm £15 A rare example of a 1 W-W 5 available high with deep gold flowers with 6 available miniature, much sought after. a swept back perianth which It has a longer frilled corona makes the flower look like it is in than Little Frills, and grows to the face of a strong wind! only 8cm high.

Narcissus Gipsy Vale BD (Gipsy Queen x obvallaris) Narcissus Minionette AW AW 2674 (marvieri x Beautiful little 1W-W miniature. cyclamineus) 6Y-Y £15 Creamy white trumpets. £15 A long-standing favourite of 11 available Consistent show winner and has 5 available mine with chubby yellow flowers won many top prizes, including with a short corona and perianth the Alec Gray trophy. which is well reflexed. Named after the cute yellow characters from the film ’Despicable Me’ 12 cm high. Narcissus ‘Giselle’ AM AW 10 W-W * A much coveted self-sown £20 hybrid presumeably between Narcissus Mitimoto An innovative daffodil – the first 6 available cantabricus and triandrus. bicoloured hoop petticoat. Max one per customer. Seems to be much easier to £4 for 3 Another Aussie import. Golden grow than other forms of the x 4 available corona, white perianth. susannae (hope those are not famous last words!) Was awarded an Award of Merit at its first showing at an RHS. Narcissus Small hoop petticoat with Narcissus Mitzy 6 W-W hedraeanthus upward facing lemon yellow Very beautiful old Alec Gray luteolentus flowers to about 7cm high. £10 hybrid which is sheer class. 3 available Opening W-Y, it fades to W-W. £3 Daffodil Society ‘Snipe’ is often exhibited in error 6 available Approved Miniature as this species. Compare the photos! Mitzy’s perianth reflexes more and the corona flares.

Narcissus ‘Jim Lad’ AW (rupicola x asturiensis) Grows to 25cm. 2 Y-Y. Flower about 2cm wide, £8 with a corona about 8mm long, 10 available golden yellow throughout and Daffodil Society growing to about 12cm high, Approved Miniature shorter outside. Does well in a SNIPE left

trough here, even down to - 17˚C. I've done my best to key this out henriquesii to the subspecies, but anyway it MITZY Right is a very fragrant golden jonquil £4 for 3 growing to about 25-30cm in 5 packs available flower with several golden flowers to a stem. Vigorous and increases quickly. Narcissus MOON AW AW 2762-1 (cantabricus

group F petunioides x Atlas Gold) 10 Y-Y Narcissus Joy Bishop A creamy yellow hoop petticoat Open – faced pale yellow hoop with very clean, solid flowers £3 for 3 asstd sizes petticoat. Vigorous and £4 for 3 neatly scalloped rather than 7 available increases well. 3 packs available frilled around the mouth of the Daffodil Society corona. Name confirmed by Joy Approved Miniature herself. Narcissus MOON AW AW 2773-2 (cantabricus group M petunioides x romieuxii albidus Narcissus KB/M/1/98 A miniature bicoloured hybrid SF110) 10 W-W from Keira nursery in Australia. £4 for 3 asstd sizes White wide-open hoops. This £3 Useful for breeding miniatures, 20 available and the following Moon varieties 6 available fertile both ways. 12cm high. make a beautiful early pot display. Vigorous and increase well. Narcissus MOON AW AW 2773-3-15 (cantabricus group P petunioides x romieuxii albidus (asturiensis x Camborne) Narcissus Little Frills BD SF110) 10 W-W

1 W-W £4 for 5 asstd sizes Open – faced white hoop £10 White miniature trumpet daff 7 available petticoat. 3 available with a frilled corona. Grows to 14cm high under glass.

Narcissus MOON AW AW 2773-1-15 (cantabricus Narcissus Little Racer BD (cyclamineus x group R petunioides x romieuxii albidus Candlepower) 6 W-Y SF110) 10 W-W £20 Another winner from Brian. £4 for 5 asstd sizes Open – faced white hoop 3 available Miniature 6 W-W opening W-Y 7 available petticoat. and fading to all white. Well reflexed perianth. Awarded a PC

in 2013. Farrer Medal winning form of Narcissus Scrum BD (asturiensis x Camborne) Lee Martin this late-flowering species. Half 1 Y-Y Large golden hoops, above Beautifully formed yellow £4 prostrate foliage. £15 trumpet, excellent for exhibition. 10 available 3 available

Narcissus Panna AW (rupicola Spring Charm x x Cotta group watieri) 2 Y-Y Narcissus Second 6 W-Y Delightful clear pale lemon, Fiddle Pure white cyclamineus hybrid £8 scented, short-cupped hybrid from Keira Bulbs in Australia. 7 available with bluish foliage. Shorter £10 15cm high. growing than Crème Fraiche. 2 available

Narcissus Papa Snoz 6 Y-Y Striking hybrid from Keira bulbs. Large flowers with swept Narcissus Sidora AW (cyclamineus x asturiensis) £5 back perianth and a flanged end 6 Y-Y 2 available to the corona. 16 cm high. £8 One of my first hybrids, awarded 8 available a PC. Neat, small flowers on stems to 15cm.

Narcissus romieuxii A self-sown selected form of this species with flattish, widely Narcissus Sleek BD 6W-Y £2 for 5 asstd sizes flared lemon hoops on short * N. cyclamineus × Sdlg 2844 (N. 5 packs available stems., and a frilly edge. £30 cyclamineus op) 1 available Pure white perianth. Nice lemon flanged trumpet, upright. 15cm Max one per customer. high. Awarded Best Miniature and an FCC at RHS Rosemoor this Narcissus romieuxii Interesting form of this species . Superb pot . FS126/1 often with swept forward perianth. £2 Narcissus Snipe 6Y-Y. Old often shown in 10 available error as Mitzy, but see photo £4 above under Mitzy. 5 available A more delicate flower than Daffodil Society Mitzy, with a straight corona and Approved Miniature perianth that does not fully Narcissus flowering hoop reflex. romieuxii subsp petticoat with good solid white albidus SF110 flowers. An excellent parent producing beautiful seedlings, Narcissus Themisto AW (Atlas Gold x romieuxii £2 such as our white MOONs albidus SF110) 10 W-W 10 available £8 Lovely member of the MOON 5 available group with large creamy white flowers with a rolled rim. 14 cm

high. Narcissus romieuxii Very nice small white hoop with subsp. albidus var. upward facing, flared flowers of zaianicus M168 pristine white. Flowers at about 8cm. Narcissus Treble Selection from N. romieuxii with £3 Chance wide open creamy yellow hoops 8 available . £3 for 5 asstd sizes 8 available

Narcissus Rubilina BD (rupicola x Wee ) 2 Y-Y Vigorous short-cupped hybrid, I’ve been trying to obtain this £8 or £20 for 3 does very well outside. var loiseleurii very choice species for many 18 available , and finally have the real £15 thing sent as from . 1 available Large elongated flowers of supreme elegance.

Narcissus rupicola Sweetly scented small species (the first daffodil I ever grew). Narcissus triandrus Charming species, grown from £3 Single bright yellow flowers with var triandrus , sent to me from Spain as 13 available a short cup. To 10cm high. N. iohannis. To 12 cm with £4 hanging white flowers with a 4 available short corona.

Narcissus rupicola Lovely small species with golden subsp. marvieri yellow flowers and an expanded Narcissus Trumpet 1 Y-Y Probably my most corona, which it usually passes Voluntary commented on variety! Growing £4 on to its hybrids. Slightly larger * to 20cm high with creamy 3 available than N. rupicola £15 flowers. The form is informal 7 available with a very full trumpet and very max 2 per customer ‘’ look, hence the name. Always causes comment at the shows.

Narcissus Wee Dote BD (Wee Bee x Candlepower) Sought after semi-poculiform, 1 W-Y Angelique having inner segments almost as £15 Delightful miniature variety from long as the outers. Makes small 10 available Brian, opening bicoloured and £12 bulbs. fading to 1W-W. To 20cm high. 5 available Consistent show winner, and awarded a PC in 2013.

Galanthus One Hagen Engelmann's green Narcissus Winning BD (rupicola x watieri) 2 Y-Y Basisgrüner snowdrops. Green shaded lines Shot Small pale lemon short-cupped across the outer segments and 2 flower of excellent show form. £30 pale 'eyes' at the base of the £10 Awarded Best Seedling at the 2 available inner segments in addition to the 3 available RHS in 2013, and included in bold green inverted U at the Blanchard Trophy and Alec Gray apex. trophy-winning groups. Galanthus As its name suggests, a very Christmas Wish early flowering snowdrop, rumoured to have G. reginae- Narcissus x A natural hybrid between N. £10 olgae in its parentage. cazorlanus hedraeanthus and N. triandrus 3 available subsp. pallidulus. Growing to £4 about 10cm high, very late 3 available flowering in May.

Galanthus Cicely Distinctive dark spherical . Hall Waisted green mark extending Narcissus x fosteri A natural hybrid between N. almost full length of inners. triandrus and N. bulbocodium. £10 Leaves bluish, upright. Tall £3 Growing to about 15-20cm high, 3 available sturdy plant, very upright. 2 available flowers are variable but will be similar to those pictured.

Galanthus Desirable virescent snowdrop, Cowhouse Green earlier than most. Slow to increase, so always in short Narcissus x A natural hybrid between N £20 supply. incurvicervicus fernandesii and N triandrus, 5 available growing to about 30cm high with £4 several lemon yellow flowers 9 available with swept back to each stem. Delicate and lovely. Flowers . Galanthus Diggory One of the most distinctive snowdrops with flat-bottomed £12 balloon-shaped and crinkled Narcissus x A natural hybrid between N. 6 available flowers. ubriquensis cordubensis and N. triandrus pallidulus. Golden yellow flowers

£4 on 15cm stems. I hope these 8 available are flowering size. Plant deep.

Galanthus E A Gorgeous poculiform G. plicatus Bowles discovered by Michael Myers in the garden at Myddelton House. Narcissus zaianicus An attractive hybrid with pale £40 Six perfect equal segments. lutescens x creamy yellow hoop petticoat 3 available cantabricus flowers with delicate rolled-back rims. Flowers at about 15cm £2 high. 10 available Galanthus Emerald Beautiful and unusual virescent Isle variety of G. ikariae, found in Narcissus Zeekie BD ( rupicola x Wee Bee) Ireland. Always in short supply. £25 £10 2Y-Y Sturdy, flat, smooth flower. 5 available 15 available First prize winner in 2009, and Blanchard Trophy winner 2011

Galanthus Fieldgate One of Colin Mason’s excellent Prelude finds, early flowering with distinctive two-tone cross on £10 inner segments. SNOWDROPS 5 available Galanthus Ailwyn Stunning sought-after double snowdrop with three outer £12 segments and a very full boss of 6 available inner segments, usually very regular. Inners usually have an Galanthus Fieldgate Inner segments have strong two- apical inverted ‘V’ and 2 eye Superb tone green X extending almost to marks near the base. Markings the base. Very late snowdrop can vary slightly from year to £20 that has a great presence thanks year, sometimes lacking the 2 5 available to its huge flowers, vertical ‘eyes’. stance and strong inner mark. Always commented on by visitors to my Daffy Day. Galanthus Tall snowdrop with large flowers Galanthus Strong growing yellow plicatus, Fishing on very long pedicels and good Madeleine more upright than Wendy’s Gold. inverted heart on inner £15 segments. £12 4 available 7 available

Galanthus fosteri Beautiful species with flattened Galanthus Miss New and distinctive double from outer segments and inners with Prissy Stephen Jackson, with cheeky £5 marks at base and apex. Leaves outward facing flowers. Outer 3 available glossy dark green. Very strongly £30 segments usually three, inrolled and sweetly scented. A favourite 6 available at the tip when first opening here. Makes small bulbs. giving a quilled appearance, and usually with apical green marks extending to 25% of the length of the segment. The inners have a Galanthus Very lovely true poculiform dark green inverted V at the apex Francesca de snowdrop, with all segments and a paler mark in the centre, Grammont equal in length and pure white often splitting into ‘eyes’. The with no green markings. inner segments are green on £40 their lower surface which is 6 available displayed well by its outward facing habit.

Galanthus Godfrey Flowering height 18cm. Galanthus Percy Tall robust snowdrop with long Owen Justifiably popular, a very Picton arching supporting the distinctive and beautiful flower, large flowers. Outer segments £15 having 6 regular outer segments. £8 very full and broad. Inners 18 available 10 available shaded green to base with darker green v at apex and ‘eyes’ at base. Often throws two scapes and increases well.

Galanthus Greenish Flowering height 8cm. Scapes Galanthus Tall, vigorous form of this very upright. Flower length peshmenii flowering species. Increases well. £8 including ovary 22mm. Leaves Kastellorizo 3 available spreading. A dainty small plant making very small bulbs. £5 9 available

Galanthus Haconby A striking selection from Cliff Green Curtis, with solid green mark on Galanthus reginae- Much admired at a the autumn inner segments and well-shaped olgae Blanc de shows, a lovely albino form of £15 large flowers. Rare. Chine this easy autumn-flowering 4 available snowdrop. £50 4 available

Galanthus Hans A robust and distinctive gück in die Luft snowdrop with crinkled broad Galanthus reginae- One of Melvyn Jope’s selections outer segments and eye marks olgae Eleni Inner mark has a very narrow £25 on the inners. Increases well, ‘bridge’ which sometimes breaks 11 available and the flower has a deep ‘claw’ £10 to give 2 marks. Autumn- and opens readily to display the 5 available flowering. eyes. Name means ‘Hans look in the

air’. Galanthus Hollis Usually in flower in November, Galanthus Richard Unusual snowdrop, with heavily this specimen has retained its Blakeway-Philips textured flowers and bold X- £7 open flower for almost 6 weeks in shaped mark. 13 available my unheated . Apart £12 from the G. reginae-olgae 4 available varieties, this is the earliest of my snowdrops into flower.

Galanthus Ivy From Michael Broadhust at Ivy Galanthus Richard Very rarely offered, and Cottage Corporal Cottage, noted for the corporal’s Nutt's Green-leaved something of a mystery. stripes on the inner segments. hybrid According to ‘Snowdrops’ by £10 Bishop, Davis and Grimshaw, it 4 available £40 was introduced by Richard Nutt 6 available from Hopa, , and is thought to be a hybrid between G. woronowii and G. rizehensis.

The leaves are deep green and Galanthus Rare hybrid snowdrop, the supervolute, and the flower has a koenenianus x leaves closely ridged on the single green inverted V at the fosteri backs. Dark inverted V at apex of apex of the inner segments. It is inner segments, and pale green approximately 10cm high at £40 smudge at the base. Naturally commencement of flowering . 7 available small bulbs.

Galanthus Remarkable, rarely offered form Galanthus Trumps Vigorous inverse poculiform, with rizehensis Baytop collected by Prof Baytop in 1976. marks at the ends of the outer It is a triploid variety, possibly a £12 segments which are slightly £15 hybrid. Much bigger and sturdier 9 available indented. Increases well and one 10 available than normal G rizehensis, this of the best for the garden. makes very large bulbs. The leaves are broad, short and prostrate at flowering time which make a beautiful foil for the upright flowering stems which Galanthus Trym The original inverse poculiform, rise to about 15cm. Multiple with marks at the ends of the flowers are usually produced per £20 outer segments, which are mature bulb. The flowers have a 2 available slightly relexed. single inverted horseshoe mark over a deep, narrow sinus. The tips of the inners are flicked outwards. The outer segments are rounded and of good substance, and the spathe is Galanthus Neat, short-growing inverse straight. Galanthus Trymlet poculiform snowdrop.

Galanthus Ronald Sought after yellow form of G. £20 Mackenzie gracilis, with double yellow marks 5 available on inner segments. £70 Characteristic twisted leaves. 2 available

Galanthus Wasp Very long narrow flower, very distinctive in a clump. Galanthus Selborne Good deep green double mark £15 Greentips on the inner segments, usually 5 available joined. Usually has green marks £10 on the ends of the outers, but not 8 available consistently. Sometimes has 2 flowers on the same stem, mature flowers have reflexed Galanthus Wendy's Vigorous snowdrop with yellow

outers. Gold ovary and large yellow to lime Galanthus Shaggy Aptly named very short double green mark on inners which can with relatively large flowers with £10 vary according to the light £10 are rebelliously irregular. 8 available intensity where it's growing, more 2 available sun - more yellow.

ANEMONES

Anemone apennina Found in an old garden in Galanthus Sophie Valued not only for its looks, but double blue Ireland, so I’m not sure of the North also as a sad reminder of one of , if named. It changes the little victims of the Dunblane £10 colour slightly as it opens, from £15 shooting after whom it is named. 1 available having a paler centre to all blue 10 available Large flowers displayed well on at maturity. Very slow to short stems over short broad, multiply. spreading leaves. Makes a superb pot plant and a favourite Anemone nemorosa An amazing variety found in

at shows. Explosion Norway after the Chernobyl Galanthus Yellow ovary and mark on inners, disaster. The double flowers are Spindlestone which has the "arms' of the £20 very variable from season to Surprise inverted U distinctly narrowed at 3 available season and flower to flower on the ends. Vigorous. the same plant. Flowers usually £10 Max one per contain a mixture of white, green 8 available customer. and crimson. Anemone nemerosa A sport of 'Virescens' found in Flash my garden. The usually plain Galanthus The Very lovely true poculiform form green petaloids are splashed or Bride of G. elwesii, not often offered. £8 wholly white, usually with deep 4 available blue bases. I would have said £30 this was a cross between 4 available Virescens and Blue Eyes, but the former is completely sterile.

Anemone nemorosa Galanthus The A very large, tall snowdrop, Lapis A compact, blue-flowered variety Pearl beautiful like drop pearls - a which arose here. classy snowdrop which is well £3 £20 named. Very early. 2 available 8 available

Anemone nemorosa Lovely rounded semi-double. Maret

£5 1 available

Anemone nemorosa Odd anemone centred variety Salt'n'Pepper with brownish-olive ring of Anemone petalloids surrounding the white Very pretty anemone centred ranunculoides Linda £8 centre boss. form with wide, overlapping

2 available outer petals and a full centre £15 with green eye. Good increaser. 4 available

Anemone Very full double, small green ranunculoides centre. Aureus Anemone ranunculoides Loja Single flowers with always five

£15 elongated petaloids. 4 available £10 1 available

Anemone Anemone ranunculoides Single flowers which are a ranunculoides Ave Anemone centred form, the Orange distinct light orange, very centre of the flower being more unusual. Slow to increase, very £15 open that some. £20 rare form. 1 available 1 available

Anemone Lovely anemone centred form, ranunculoides Dagö very regular. Anemone Characterised by a deep warm ranunculoides Papa £15 gold colour. An anemone-

1 available centred form, full centre with £15 pointed inners. 2 available

The most amazing of the Estonian - flowers can Anemone vary from season to season, and Anemone ranunculoides within the same plant in one ranunculoides Pisi Neat full double, the petaloids Golden Dream season. The flower usually has decreasing in size towards the * striking green petaloids £12 green centre. £20 emerging from the centre of the 1 available 1 available flower, but some flowers will be

almost normal or with a condensed, dark green centre. Anemone Very full double, the central ranunculoides Rita petaloids being fairly narrow. Good increaser. Anemone Anemone-centred double with £15 ranunculoides spiky inner petals, and a ring of 1 available Hiiumaa stamens between the inners and

outers. One of the first to be £8 discovered. 3 available

Anemone Full double with tiny red tips to ranunculoides Sääre Anemone the petals, and becoming Anemone centred form, the ranunculoides Kadri bracteates with golden flashes in central boss of fairly broad £25 the . petaloids being much shorter 1 available £8 than the outer ring. Very neat. 1 available

Anemone Anemone centred form, the Anemone ranunculoides central boss of fairly narrow ranunculoides Siil Anemone centred form with a Kassari petaloids being much shorter ring of stamens above the than the outer ring. One of the £8 outermost petals. £8 first varieties found. 2 available 3 available

Anemone Similar to Siil, but usually only ranunculoides Sirje one of petaloids in the centre, and more whorls of Anemone £8 stamens. ranunculoides Kreet 4 available A pretty whirligig of spiky

petalloids in the centre. £10 2 available

Anemone ranunculoides Tafka Anemone Superb very full regular double. ranunculoides Leida Anemone-centred form, very £20

regular. 1 available £15 6 available

Crocus Easy spring with white tommasinianus flowers sprinkled with blue. Anemone white, blue flecks ranunculoides Virve An irregular anemone centred type with varying numbers of £3 pack of 3 asstd £8 petaloids in the centre. sizes 2 available 8 packs available

Fritillaria alburyana Fabulously rare frit with deep * pink chequered bells, which Anemone x lipsiensis Hybrid of A. nemorosa and £20 1 available begin to open at ground level, Schwefelfeuer ranunculoides, with pale sulphur stems then elongating to 8-

flowers. Selected form found in 10cm. £4 Antiesental, Austria. 5 available

Fritillaria aurea Eyecatching hoice frit with deep An unusual form found on gold bells, chequered with dark Anemone x lipsiensis Osterlen, in Sweden.A £2.50 brown, which begin to open at Stiby wonderful bracteate form of the 5 available ground level, stems then hybrid between A. nemorosa elongating to 8-10cm. Always £8 and ranunculoides. Some of the admired. 4 available delicate pale yellow petals flare out into -like extensions.

OTHER PLANTS Fritillaria davidii A very unusual Chinese fritillaria * with yellow chubby bells Crocus biflorus Autumn flowering crocus. White £12 per pack chequered with brown on short melantherus flowers with purple feathering on 6 packs available stalks. The leaves are outers and black anthers fascinating, ground hugging, £4 dehiscing with golden . Max two packs per leathery and with netted veins. 10 available customer Offered are bags containing 1( hopefully flowering sized) bulb, 1 smaller bulb and a lot of rice- grain bulblets for you to grow on as well. Growing instructions Crocus This is the name given to this included. cartwrightianus form by Janis Ruksans. Very (PS you don’t get the 20p!) Purple Heart similar to C mathewii, flowers a little earlier. £8 2 available Fritillaria davisii Small fritillaria with glossy dark purple-brown bells. Offered are £3 for 3 asstd sizes bags of 3 bulbs, assorted sizes, Crocus Very fine form of this autumn 5 available at least one hopefully flowering hadriaticus select flowering crocus, thought to be size. form var saundersianus. Very solid creamy white flowers with a £3 yellow throat and purple tube. 8 available greilhuberi Stunning scilla - the flowers are like tiny blue erythroniums. The Crocus heuffelianus Mixed seedlings from the pot £7 exerted stamens bear turquoise ex National Park shown in the photo. Spring 5 available blue pollen. To 15-20cm high. I flowering. grow it along with my other £2 bulbs, given the same 8 available conditions.

Scilla lingulata Autumn flowering Scilla, great for autumn colour in the alpine Crocus laevigatus Autumn flowering species. A £3 house, and late shows. Easy. dark small clump of this flowered 7 available outside non-stop for 2 months £1.50 last autumn. 6 available

Tecophilea The stunning "Chilean Crocus" – cyanocrocus not a crocus at all, but bears 5cm wide deep gentian-blue Crocus mathewii Coveted autumn-flowering £4.50 for 1 FS + pup flowers over short neat leaves in species, white petals with deep 4 available spring. Lives happily in my just- £5 purple throat. damp plunge over the summer 11 available when dormant. Only a few.

Tecophilea The almost equally lovely pale cyanocrocus var azure, white-centred form of the Crocus minimus Very tiny form of this spring Little Girl flowering species. Makes very leichtlinii above, requiring similar tiny corms too! Lilac inner conditions. £8 segments and outers flushed £4.50 for 1 FS + pup 4 available with yellow, and feathered with 4 available deep purple.

Tecophilea Deep purple flowers, reputed to cyanocrocus be less hardy than the others. violacea

£4.00 for 1 FS + pup 8 available

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