16 Witton Lane, Little Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5DL Autumn ‘10

JANUARY 2017 Welcome to our list of recently harvested seed. Clematis special Quantities of seed will be sufficient to sow in a 7cm pot i.e. a minimum of 6 seeds of the scarcer plants but usually more.

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Thanks to Bob and Ann Armstrong and Mike Brown of Clematis Corner.

Clematis

Thanks to Mike Brown of Clematis Corner we are able to offer an exciting range of Clematis seed, both of species and interesting cultivars that are known to produce good offspring.

Clematis campaniflora ex‘Lisboa’ – a deciduous climber with wonderful blue/purple blooms in profusion in summer and autumn. Good looking seeds. 3-5 m. 2.50

fusca – from a red/brown version with larger than normal flowers. Herbaceous climber to 3m. Strikingly different. 3.00

heraclifolia mixture – from over a dozen forms of this lovely herbaceous perennial. White to blue to dark purple tubular and often scented flowers. Late summer and autumn. 1 - 1.5m. 2.50

heraclifolia – dwarf blues and pinks. Small tubular flowers on low growing plants. 25-50cms. very attractive and unusual. 3.00

integrifolia mixture – from at least 20 types including whites, pinks, blues, purples, bicolor and scented forms. Summer and autumn. Attractive seed heads. 0.5 - 1.5m. 2.50

intricata – a deciduous climber with similar bells to C. tanguitica but in attractive red and orange shades. Autumn. Lovely silky seed heads. 1 - 3m. 3.00

ladhakiana – a deciduous climber with glaucous green very narrow leaflets. Yellow to orange bells flecked with dark red. Good seed heads. 2 - 3m. 3.00

rehderiana – cowslip shaped and cowslip scented creamy- yellow flowers in profusion. Vigorous and unbelievably floriferous. 3-4m. 2.50

viticella mixture – from 20 plus cultivars of all colours shapes and sizes. Summer and autumn. 2 - 3m. 2.50

spp. From the USA – an exciting mix of species that hybridize readily including C. crispa, glaucophylla, reticulata, versicolor texensis and viorna. All produce gorgeous flowers from pure white through all shades of pink, red, blue and purple. Most will have urn shaped flowers and good seed heads. 2 - 3m. 3.00

ex ‘Buckland Beauty’ – a texensis hybrid with pink, shiny urn shaped flowers in profusion. An herbaceous climber to 2 - 3m. 2.50

ex ‘Burford Bell’ - a plant with fleshy rolled back sepals and urn shaped flowers of purple/blue. A real eye catcher. An herbaceous climber to 3m. 3.00

ex – ‘Myofuku’ – named after a Japanese temple which means sublime bliss. A texensis hybrid with deep pink and cream urn shaped flowers. A stunning plant with good seed heads. 2.50

ex ‘Shillingford Lanterns’ – a very fine tangutica hybrid with many large yellow bells followed by fluffy seed heads that remain until March. 2 - 3m. 2.50

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Abutilon vitifolium a large very floriferous shrub with big lilac to white flowers. 2.00 Aconitum episcopale – a deep blue climbing Aconitum, up to 2.5metres A very choice and well behaved plant 3.00 helmslyanum ex ‘Red Wine’- a climbing monkshood to 2m. Produces some very good coloured seedlings. 3.00 Akebia quinata – the spring flowering chocolate vine – good fruits. 2.00 Anemone rivularis – a fine white flower with blue backs. For shade. 2.00 Anthriscus sylvestris ‘Ravenswing’ – bronze leaves and pink flowers. A very usful garden plant. 2.00 Antirrhinum siculum – a very perennial prettily marked snapdragon. 2.50 Aquilegia caerulea var citrina – a wonderful yellow form of the Rocky Mtns. ‘Granny’s bonnet’. 2.50 Astrantia minor – the prettiest little masterwort. Up to 30 cms. 2.50 Codonopsis (also see Pseudocodon – now split off from Codonopsis) benthamii – a large leaved twiner with narrow flared green bells, cream and red inside. 3.00 bomiensis (syn. C. rotundifolia var. angustifolia) – yellow flowers netted heavily with purple veins. 2.50 cardiophylla – herbaceous with purple striped blue bells 2.50 kawakamii – distinct climber with long yellow /green bells. 2m. 2.50 clematidea – a non-climber. Pale blue bells with darker blue veins. Orange, purple and black inside. 2.50 lanceolata – an easily grown reliable climber with creamy white bells with purple inside. 2.50 ovata – probably the best of the herbaceous sorts. Wonderful blue bell shaped flowers. 40 cms. 3.00 pilosula – a beautiful cream colored climber 2.50 rotundifolia grandiflora – climber, green bells with purple tips 2.50 Delphinium laxiflora – a fine, tall mid-blue perennial. 2m. 2.00 requinii – monocarpic. Fabulous blue with cream, green, brown 2.00 Dierama CDR 192 – a small plant, mid pink. 25 cms. 2.50 erectum – upright plant with fluorescent pink fls. 2.50 ex ‘Blackberry Bells’ – the darkest purple. 2.50 ex ‘Snowbells’- purest white, very floriferous 2.50 pauciflorum – one of the more dwarf ones. Mid pink flowers on a neat plant. 30cms. 2.50 pendulum – pale pink flared bells. To 1.5m. 2.00 igneum - very pretty old-rose pink 2.00 reynoldsii – magenta purple. To 2m. 2.50 robustum - the tallest and most elegant 2.50 Digitalis ferruginea – elegant rust,gold and cream. Perennial. 2.00 grandiflora – lovely large soft yellow bells, 70cm 2.00 mertonensis – the colour of crushed strawberries. 2.00 parviflora – very perennial, dark flowers and fine foliage 2.00 Dregia sinensis an evergreen twining shrub with hoya like fragrant flowers that are creamy white speckled purple. A very lovely plant. 3.00 Eccremocarpus scaber var. coccinea – a lovely sprawler to go up things Bright red tubular flowers all summer long. 2.00 Epilobium dodonei – a non-invasive willow herb with large bright pink flowers. 30 cms. 2.50 Gladiolus palustris – delicate soft lilac-pink fls – lots of them. 2.00 Lathyrus vernus – the indispensable spring pea. Purple and blue 2.00 vernus alboroseus – pink and white form of above 2.00 Libertia caerulescens – the beautiful blue flowered libertia 2.00 Lunaria annua ‘Chedglow’ – a very good deep coloured form 2.00 Meconopsis nepalensis – the yellow form of this delightful Himalayan poppy. 2.00 prattii – the bluest of the blue poppies. 2.50 Orobanche hederae – ivy broomrape, reddish and cream unusual fls. 2.50 Paeonia officinalis var. villosa - an easy red /pink single, early. 6 seeds 2.00 mlokoswitschii – single soft yellow, good greyish lvs. 6 seeds 2.50 Papaver somnifera alba – the lovely white opium poppy. 2.00 Pseudocodon (was part of Codonopsis) grey-wilsonii – open flowers 5 cms across. A climber with blue flowers with a purple ring. 2.50 convolvulaceae forrestii – open blue flowers with a blue centre. A climber to 2 metres. 2.50 vinciflorus ssp. vinciflorus – climber up to 1 metre. Smaller fls than the 2 above but the best blue. A lovely plant. 2.50 Syneilisis intermedium – well divided and beautifully marked umbrella leaves make this a spectacular foliage plant. Aster family. 45cms. 3.00 Thalictrum dasicarpum – a robust white flowered meadow rue. 2.50 pubescens – sparkling creamy white flowers and dark stems. To 90cms. 2.50 rochebruninum – a mass of purple/pink flowers held above dark green foliage. 2.50 uchiyamae – Chinese meadow rue. 1m. Masses of tiny shimmering pink and yellow fls. 2.50 Trillium kurabayashii – mottled leaves and upright red/ purple flowers. Easy and relatively quick. 2.50 Triosteum pinnatifidum – a Chinese woodland perennial with white flowers and fruits. In the honeysuckle family and known as the horse gentian. 2.50 Veratrum album ex ‘Launa,s Green’- brightest green flowers on tall elegant plants. 3.00

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