DRYAD NURSERY - SUMMER LIST 2013 TEL 01423 358791 www.dryad-home.co.uk Email [email protected]

Welcome to my 2013 list. In this year's summer list I am excited to be offering, for the first time, a few of some stunning new varieties of wood anemones collected by Taavi Tuulik in Estonian woods. I've spent several years nurturing the tiny pieces he sent me, and can at last offer just one or two pieces of some of the varieties. These are very special plants not available elsewhere in the UK, and won't be in any quantity for several more years. Now is your chance to buy one of these very rare and beautiful anemones. You can see better photos of the plants 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, most items are in very limited numbers, so please apply early, LAST DATE FOR ORDERS END OF JULY, as I will replant any unsold then. Orders will be dealt with in the order in which they arrive. Dispatch will begin in July, or as soon as bulbs can be harvested. Snowdrops and anemones will be damp-packed for posting. Please note that occasionally a rogue seedling finds its way in, so if you end up with the wrong flower, please let me know and I will replace it. All bulbs should be flowering size, unless otherwise stated. POSTAGE AND PACKING- £4-00 per order. The new Royal Mail charges for parcels are much higher than last year! 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. If ordering from the EU, please ask for delivery prices. Parcels will be sent by first class post, recorded delivery, so will need to be signed for. PAYMENT PLEASE DO NOT SEND CASH. Owing to the short supply of many items, please send a limited cheque i.e. leave the amount blank, but write 'not to exceed (here put in the maximum amount of order)' at top of cheque, date and sign it. PLEASE MAKE CHEQUES PAYABLE TO MRS A WRIGHT EU orders - delivery charged at cost airmail (signed for), payment by Paypal or sterling draft. Please email for details.

New variety from Taavi Anemone Formerly Tuulik in Estonia. Lovely nemorosa Maret nicaeense, a pretty little large semi-double white April-flowering bulb, which flowers. First time offered, nicaeensis will happily seed into a £15.00 and only two to spare. One sand plunge, if you let it. 2 available per customer. £3 Grows to 8-10cm, with 2 or 5 available 3 little white lampshades per stem. Survived -7˚C Anemone All petals replaced by

under glass last winter. Dry nemorosa leaves to give a rosette summer rest. 'Virescens' effect. The first variety into 'flower' and the longest Acis rosea (Used to be Leucojum £2.50 lasting since the 'petals' roseum) Autumn-flowering 10 available never drop. £3 snowflake with tiny pink 5 available bells to 6cm high over short Fabulous new variety from Anemone prostrate foliage. Taavi Tuulik in Estonia. ranunculoides Yellow flowers with variable Golden Dream ruff of dark green petaloid Town Hall Clock. A native stamens in centre. First of ancient woodland £20.00 time offered, and only one with anemone-like foliage 1 available Adoxa to spare. and small curious green moschatellina flowers composed of five Beautiful new variety from florets, one each pointing in Anemone Taavi Tuulik in Estonia. £2.50 5 available four directions outwards ranunculoides Yellow flowers with a boss and one pointing straight Hiiumaa of narrow yellow petaloid up. £20.00 stamens in centre. First 1 available time offered, and only one to spare. Anemone Wild English type. Well- nemorosa loved woodland anemone I'm not sure about this flowering March to April. Anemone name, although original stock came from a very £1-50 White, often tinged pink. To ranunculoides reputable source. It is a 15cm. 'Laciniata' very compact form of A. ranunculoides in which the £2.50 Anemone foliage is quite dark at 15 available emergence and flowering nemorosa Blue Good blue seedling, self- seedling sown here into a gravel time, which sets off the path! Compact grower. golden flowers beautifully. £3 First time offered. 5 available Anemone ranunculoides

'Pleniflora' The naming of this and the Semi-double golden yellow following variety are not flowers, vigorous. 100% certain. These are £2.50 Anemone the names I received them 10 available nemorosa 'Flore under, but the descriptions Pleno' are of the plants offered.

Similar to 'Vestal', below, £2.50 but later flowering and 10 available having no stamens so a cleaner, neater looking flower - our favourite. Another beautiful new Crocus Anemone x variety from Taavi Tuulik in veluchensis x Estonia. A bracteate form Choice rare hybrid crocus lipsiensis cvijicii Rainbow of the hybrid between with pale yellow blooms, bracteate Gold Anemone nemorosa and A. overlain with purple to give Swedish form ranunculoides, with some a curious 'shot' effect. £8 of the petals partly 3 available £15 converted to leaves. First 1 available time offered, and only one Eranthis x Choice hybrid between E. to spare. tubergenii hyemalis and E. cilicica, 'Guinea Gold' later flowering and with larger flowers and bronzy Colchicum Small growing colchicum £5-00 leaves. hungaricum suitable for pot or trough. 10 available Beautiful pink flowers about £4 4cm across and narrow, A very unusual Chinese 5 available short leaves. fritillaria with yellow chubby bells chequered with brown on short stalks. However, it Beautiful autumn-flowering is difficult to flower, so it's a Crocus Fritillaria davidii crocus. Three long outer good job that the leaves banaticus petals, three shorter upright are so fascinating - unlike £5 inner ones and long lilac any other fritillaria - ground £3 stigmata. Easy and reliable 6 available 8 available hugging, leathery and with even outside here. netted veins. Small bulbs offered, and I will put in Crocus some rice-grain bulblets for banaticus First Pure white form of the you to grow on as well. Snow species from Janis Ruksans. £5 'Bertram An early flowering 5 available Anderson’ snowdrop with large, thick textured flowers on upright Stunning spring crocus with £10 stems. Crocus ice blue flowers veined in 8 available baytopiorum turquoise. Our form is reputedly easier to grow Flowering height 12cm. £4 than other forms! Small Scapes arching. Flower 5 available bulbs, hopefully flowering Galanthus ‘Bill length including ovary size. Bishop’ 48mm. Leaves at flowering time 10x110mm, glaucous, Crocus biflorus £10-00 arching. Huge flowers on Lovely spring crocus with biflorus 15 available short arching stems. Outer buff coloured outer petals petals longer than the strongly feathered in deep £2.50 similar Bertram Anderson. maroon, over white inners. 5 available Flowering height 18cm. Scapes upright arching. A sport of the well-known Galanthus Flower length including 'Hubert Edelsten' with 'Blewbury Tart' ovary 15mm. Flowers face Crocus sieberi larger flowers, and a outwards displaying dark George narrower white mark on £9 green undersides of inner

outer petals. Reputably 10 available segments. Leaves at £2.50 hardier and easier to grow flowering time 7x170mm, 8 available than it's parent. Increase bluish, upright. well. Galanthus Beautifully marked crocus 'Cedric's Tall, vigorous snowdrop Crocus sieberi from Ray Cobb, and a Prolific' selected by Beth Chatto. Ronald Ginns good doer. Pale violet Flowers have a two-tone X

flowers with yellow throat, £4-00 on inner segments. £2.50 15 available and purple speckling on 3 available outside of petals. Flowering height 19cm. Galanthus Scapes upright, fat Fabulous crocus with deep 'Compton Court' rounded buds. Flower Crocus Sunspot gold flowers offset by a length including ovary wonderful black stigma. £7-00 40mm. Leaves at flowering Often has more than 6 £6.50 20available time 9x130mm, glaucous, 5 available petals, and usually more upright. Vigorous. than one flower per corm. Galanthus

elwesii Probably the earliest Hiemalis Gp flowering elwesii, with well ‘Barnes’ shaped flowers and a neat

‘moustache’ mark on the £7-00 inner segments. 12 available This snowdrop surprised me with its dintinctiveness Galanthus even at a distance. The Galanthus ‘Lerinda’ flower stem is very upright Tall shapely snowdrop with 'Erway' with the flower hanging rounded flowers. £3-00 close to the stem, with an £10-00 15 available elongated olive green 5 available ovary as long as the inner segments which are almost Galanthus all green. 'Magnet' Classic snowdrop with long Galanthus This is the earliest of the Start a classic arching pedicels which set 'Faringdon double snowdrops, clump at 3 for the flowers swinging in the Double' flowering here in mid- £10 faintest breeze. December last year. It has 10 packs £8-00 a sturdy upright habit, and available 15 available well shaped, large flowers.

Galanthus Classic snowdrop with its 'Merlin' Galanthus signature small spherical ‘Ginns’ Imperati’ A vigorous mid-season ovary and almost all green snowdrop famed for its £6-00 inner segments. £8-00 powerful almond scent. 15 available 5 available

Flowering height 8cm. Galanthus Scapes upright. Flower Galanthus Mixed seedlings from a 'Mighty Atom length including ovary gracilis strain with chunky flowers 40mm. Leaves at flowering

on 6-7cm stems. Much £10 time 7x60mm, glaucous, £6-00 admired. 12 available ' prostrate. Small plant – big 8 available flower.

Flowering height 8cm. Galanthus Very distinctive snowdrop Scapes very upright. ‘Modern Art’ Flower length including with green marks on both Galanthus ovary 22mm, shaded green apex and base of outer 'Greenish' £12-00 on outers. Leaves at segments. 4 available flowering time 6x50mm,

£10 spreading. A dainty small 5 available plant making very small A classy snowdrop usually Galanthus ‘Mrs bulbs. Double nosed bulbs flowering in January, well McNamara’ offered. shaped solid flowers held above the spathe, and the Flowering height 16cm. £7-00 Scapes upright, buds flowers presented well Galanthus 'Hill 20 available pointed. Flower length above glaucous leaves. Poë' including ovary 27mm; 4 or

5 outers, very regular A beautiful snowdrop, £5 inners. Leaves at flowering Galanthus ‘Mrs despite being completely 5 available time 10x60mm, glaucous, Thompson’ crazy and frequently spreading. Neat double. producing an assortment of £10-00 flower types, from two to a Another Greatorex double 3 available scape, or several extra Galanthus hybrid with chunky little segments, sometimes two 'Hippolyta' flowers. The outer flowers fused together. segments are deeply £5-00 dished, and the mark on Dainty autumn flowering 8 available the regular inners a neat Galanthus snowdrop with flowers green 'U'. peshmenii 12cm high before the leaves in Sep-Oct. Leaves Flowering height 18cm. £4-00 or 3 for are glaucous. I grow mine Scapes upright. Flower Galanthus £11-00 in an alpine house where it length including ovary 'Jacquenetta' 20 available is easy given a dry summer 25mm, usually with green rest. lines on outers. Leaves at £5 flowering time 11x115mm, Galanthus Glaucous leaved snowdrop 10 available glaucous, arching. 'Primrose with well-shaped flowers Greatorex double. Warburg' with an oval yellow ovary, and greenish yellow apical Galanthus 'John £18-00 mark with rounded ends on Gray' Fat buds give way to large 8 available inner segments. flowers with a dark green X £9-00 on the inner segments. 5 available

Galanthus Green-leaved snowdrop Unselected seedlings from 'Spindlestone with yellow ovary and Narcissus a form of N. cantabricus Surprise' greenish yellow apical cantabricus ex var. petunioides with mark on inner segments petunioides shallow bowl-shaped £18-00 with pointed ends. 17cm flowers. Assorted flower shapes in bright white with 15 available Vigorous. £2.50 a 'diamond-dust' sparkle. 6 available This form grows to about Galanthus 16-17cm in flower. 'Wendy's Gold' A vigorous plicatus variety Unselected seedlings from with all yellow markings. Narcissus £12-00 a form of N. cantabricus 20 available cantabricus ex var. petunioides with petunioides 8- shallow bowl-shaped 12cm flowers. Assorted flower Narcissus shapes in bright white with albidus ex December flowering hoop £2.50 a 'diamond-dust' sparkle. SF110 petticoat with good solid 8 available This form grows to about white flowers. These are 10cm in flower. £2.50 seedlings from this form. Narcissus 10 available cyclamineus x One of Brian Duncan's A beautiful hybrid between Candlepower hybrids, a small daff with triandrus and cyclamineus, BD3147 sewpt back perianth, with prostrate curling similar to 'Mite', but a little smaller. Narcissus leaves and 1-2 flowers per £4 'Andy stem which are, in 5 available Blanchard' P.C. essence, a pale lemon The original bulbs of this version of N. cyclamineus. variety came from Named after my brother. £15 Douglasbank, the garden Much admired at the Narcissus 8 available of Willie Buchanan in Douglasbank shows. Small bulbs, but Milngavie, Glasgow. It is hopefully flowering-size. similar to N. asturiensis, Max 2 per customer. £3.00 but larger at about 12- 12 available 15cm, and a good garden Narcissus Atlas variety. Photo: Mark Gold Hoop petticoat daffodil with Smyth. widely-flaring golden yellow £4-00 flowers. "Queen Anne's Double Narcissus Daffodil" a very special old 8 available ‘Eystettensis’ variety with creamy petals, each layer stacked up on Narcissus £4-50 the one below. I think this bulbocodium 10 available1 one will prefer a cool, lightly subsp. Short golden hoop petticoat shaded site. bulbocodium with exerted stamens. var. nivalis Flowers at about 7cm. Narcissus Fairy A very nice April-flowering Suitable for a trough. Chimes triandrus hybrid from the £2.50 USA, with several clear 10 available £1.50 lemon flowers to a stem. To Narcissus 10 available 30cm under glass. bulbocodium Pale yellow hoop with subsp praecox upward facing flowers, a var paucinervis Narcissus Pretty little jonquil with 1-3 Bob and Rannveig Wallis RRW84.18 fernandesii small, highly scented collection. Anout 10cm in flowers per stem, and thin, flower. £3 £2.00 arching, rush-like leaves. About 20 cm in flower. 10 available 8 available

N. bulbocodium subsp. Another small Alec Gray bulbocodium var. hybrid, and a good parent tenuifolius x N. Narcissus Gipsy as it is very fertile both Narcissus 'Coo' cyclamineus from Queen ways. Growing to only Glenbrook Bulb Farm in about 8cm even under £10 Tasmania. Charming little £2.00 glass, it has glaucous hybrid growing to only 8cm 2 available 15 available foliage and pale lemon in flower. First time offered flowers with the trumpet by me, by great demand. tipped in a darker shade. One bulb per customer - hopefully flowering size. Narcissus Classic trumpet daffodil hispanica Patrick with slightly paler perianth. Synge Another rare plant from

Kath Dryden. About 18cm £3.50 in flower. 6 available Narcissus Narcissus romieuxii jeanmonodii Small short cream hoop subsp. albidus Very nice small white hoop petticoat, from Brian var. zaianicus with upward facing flowers £3 Duncan M168 of pristine white. Flowers at 3 available about 8cm. £3.00 Narcissus rupicola x 5 available asturiensis. Our own hybrid. Flower about 2cm Narcissus Narcissus 'Jim wide, with a corona about rupicola x Mixed seedlings of this Lad' P.C. 8mm long, golden yellow cyclamineus lovely cross. About 8cm

throughout and growing to high with swept back £4 about 12cm high, shorter £8-00 perianth. Golden yellow. 10 available outside. Did well in a trough 3 available here the last 3 winters, even down to -17˚C. Narcissus triandrus x A creamy yellow hoop Another mixed bag of my pallidiflorus Narcissus 'Joy petticoat with very clean, own seedlings, offered as a Bishop' solid flowers neatly curiosity. scalloped rather than frilled £5 8 available £2-00 around the mouth of the 5 available corona. Name confirmed by An N.asturiensis selection Joy herself. made by F R Whalley, in Narcissus essence a larger version of Wavertree Narcissus A miniature bicoloured the species, growing to

KB/M/1/98 hybrid from Keira nursery in about 15-18cm under £4 Australia. Useful for glass. Bulbs are big 10 available £10-00 breeding miniatures, fertile enough to flower but it's

5 available both ways. 12cm high. unpredictable....

Narcissus Obtained from Kath One to three deep golden Narcissus 'Little wilkomii Dryden, this is a lovely flowers per stem, and rush- Spell' intermediate daffodil with like foliage. About 15-20cm

elegant flowers with lemon £2-00 high. £3-50 perianth and long white 10 available 4 available trumpet. 25cm high.

A natural hybrid between N An elegant early spring Narcissus x fernandesii and N triandrus, Narcissus 'Mite' daffodil with a long narrow incurvicervicus growing to about 30cm high

trumpet and swept back with several lemon yellow £3-00 perianth. Good doer £3-00 flowers with swept back 10 available outside. 10 available petals to each stem. Delicate and lovely. Flowers March.

Narcissus An innovative daffodil – the Another very old , Narcissus x 'Mitimoto' first bicoloured hoop described in 1797, and tenuior petticoat. Another Aussie assumed to be a hybrid

£4-00 import. Golden corona, between N.jonquilla and N. 10 available white perianth. £4 poeticus. Grows to about 4 available 18cm in flower

Narcissus A release of just a very few pallidiflorus x of this lovely daff bred here. watieri Growing to 15cm high, With clone 1 a white perianth and pale

yellow cup fading to £8-00 creamy white. 6 available A nice small Narcissus Pseudonarcissus Section radinganorum daff, considered by some to be a synonym of N. £3.50 hispanicus. About 20cm in 3 available flower, golden yellow trumpets. ORDER FORM FOR BULBS Dryad Nursery, 130, Prince Rupert Drive, Tockwith, YORK YO26 7PU PLEASE USE BLOCK CAPITALS‼!

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