BURIED TREASURE Summer 2014 Rannveig Wallis, Llwyn Ifan, Porthyrhyd, Carmarthen, UK
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BURIED TREASURE Summer 2014 Rannveig Wallis, Llwyn Ifan, Porthyrhyd, Carmarthen, UK. SA32 8BP As you will have noticed, this list is later than usual. This is deliberate for two reasons: it has enabled me to inspect size of most bulbs to validate pricing and; to include seed. For this reason there will be no winter seed list. This means that seed is fresher and you can sow it earlier. As usual some stock is only available in small numbers and is supplied on a first come, first served, basis. Terms of Business: Please pay by “Not to Exceed” cheque made out to "R Wallis" or include a list of substitutes. Failing this I will credit your account for the following season for any out of stock items. Overseas customers can pay by Paypal, in which case please include your email with the order and I will send you an invoice when I dispatch your order; by Sterling International Money Order or: in cash (Sterling, Euro or US dollar are accepted, in this case I advise using registered mail). Please note that I can only accept orders placed before the end of August. Parcels will be dispatched in the last week in August or beginning of September. If you are going to be away please let me know so that I can coordinate dispatch. I will not cash your cheque until your order is dispatched. Acis autumnale var pulchellus (formerly Leucojum) A Moroccan version of this excellent early autumn flowerer. It is quite distinct in the fact that the pedicel and bract are green rather than maroon as in the type variety. Good in a raised bed in full sun. 3 for £2.50 Acis ionica I have very few bulbs of this large, early autumn-flowering snowflake from Cephalonia in the Ionian islands. £3.00 Acis niceaense From the Alpes Maritime. White bells on 10cm stems are produced in May. ,2.50 Albuca humilis 15cm spikes of marzipan-scented white flowers with a central green stripe in summer. £2.00 Albuca sp yellow This “appeared” in our collection – a nice surprise. Yellow & dusky-green flowers on 40cm stems £2.00 Allium acuminatum ex NNS00-12. Dog Mtn, Columbia Gorge. Umbels of 10–40 brilliant rose-violet flowers on 10 cm stems on this tiny west coast onion from a moist maritime climate. The tepals are distinctively sharply pointed and out-curved. 3 for £4.00 Allium bollandieri From the Siskiyou mountains. Striking heads of violet purple stars on 15 cm stems. £2.50 Allium elburzense One of the super little Iranian drumsticks (Acanthoprason section) with heads of white, purple marked flowers which sit between the beautiful glaucous leaves. Very choice. These do not multiply vegetatively and raising them from seed is a long process. £5.00 Allium geyeri Heads of pale pink flowers. From damp meadows in the Cascades. Easy outside. 3 for ,2.00 Allium karataviense Seed raised stock of which I have two forms, both of which are easy in the garden: Form 1 – pale pink flowers with prominent rose red ovaries nestled between the superb glaucous, olive-green leaves. £2.00 Form 2 - white flowers and lime green ovaries. £3.00 Arisarum vulgare Green striped spathes produced in autumn. 3 for £3.50 Arum creticum 2006 seedlings from the yellow flowered FCC stock. £3.00 Bellevalia hackellii Portugal. A curious symphony of gold, brown and blue. Small bulbs so: 3 for £4.50 Bellevalia hermonis RRW9916 We have been advised that this is the name for this bulb with two toned spike of buff flowers going into purple at the top. From the Chouf mountains, southern Lebanon and no name as yet. Shown and admired in the South Wales show in 2004. Only small bulbs this year hence…. 3 for £4.00 Bellevalia pycnantha We raised these from JJA Seeds. It colours large areas moistened by snow melt in Turkey and Iran with its inky blue spikes. It is a widespread plant and should do well on the rock garden. £2.00 Biarum marmarisense Fantastic10cm long creamy spathes are produced in autumn. £3.00 Biarum tenuifolium Brown spathes and spadix in June after the leaves are dormant. £2.00 Bongardia chrysogonum One of the tuberous Berberidaceae. I have a small number of large tubers available. £5.00 Brimeura amethystina var alba Easy and very beautiful in the garden and flowers in late May – June. 3 for £2.00 Brimeura fastigiata “white flowered form” A sweet little Corsican bulb for a pot and the late shows. Wide open flowers on short stems in June. £2.00 Brodiaea elegans Umbels of large dark blue-violet, funnel-shaped flowers on short stems. £2.00 £2.00 Chionodoxa cretica Rarely offered snow melt plant with racemes of pale blue flowers which open flat in mid March. ,2.50 Chionodoxa forbesii The true plant which grows near Fethiye in SW Turkey. White centred dark blue flowers. £2.00 Chionodoxa luciliae The nomenclature of the Turkish species is a bit of a minefield but this is the one with huge deep blue, white throated flowers. We believe this to be the true plant which came from Liz Strangman and it agrees with what we found on Boz Dag, the type locality, earlier this year. £2.00 Chionodoxa luciliae var alba The wonderful white form of the above which grows so well in Jenny Archibald’s garden. £2.00 Chionodoxa nana A small Cretan species believed to be a high altitude form of C cretica with lots of pale blue flowers. £2.50 Colchicum baytopiorum from S Turkey. A neat dwarf Colchicum, large, open pink non-tesselated, flowers appear with the neat bright-green leaves in the autumn. A great one for the autumn shows. This had done very well this year so… Special offer 3 for £7.00 £3.00. Colchicum boissieri Twiglet-like corms produce very neat, sherry glass-sized, pink flowers. Great for autumn shows. £2.50 ,3.00 Colchicum davisii N of Haruniye. Very distinct Turkish species recently described in the New Plantsman. The pink tessellated flowers appear in early autumn from the sausage-shaped horizontal corms. Perfectly hardy outside but flowers best in the bulb frame. Special Offer 3 for: ,2.50 Corydalis section Corydalis This section includes all the Corydalis solida types with small tubers which multiply vegetatively. Most grow best in cool woodland conditions with a not-too-dry summer. Corydalis angustifolia Mostly white, occasionally pale pink flowers over neat narrow foliage. A plant of the moist Caucasus and Elburz which should do well outside. £3.00 £3.00 Corydalis angustifolia ‘Gemini’ We collect some seed from a twin-spurred form of this and it breeds true with little Dicentra-shaped flowers in a sort of off-white. Unique! £5.00 Corydalis caucasica subsp caucasica The joy of the Caucasus with its rose purple flowers. It grows in shade, flowering as the snow melts. £3.00 Corydalis glaucescens Seedlings of plants we obtained many years ago as C kashgarica. Soft pink flowers. £3.00 Corydalis henrikii Very long mauve flowers on erect spikes from a very restricted area of Turkey near Gaziantep. £4.00 Corydalis maculata This is a Korean species with fine purple flowers over deep green foliage which is easy to grow in a pot with the Middle Eastern species in this group. £6.00 Corydalis malkensis One of the best outdoor species which seeds around freely yet it is only above the ground briefly, showing off its large-lipped creamy white flowers, so it is never a nuisance. £2.50 Corydalis tauricola Elegant sprays of long pink flowers on 15 cm stems. £3.00 Corydalis triternata This differs from C tauricola in its nectaries which being hidden inside the flower make the difference rather immaterial. Nevertheless this Syrian species also has the elegant spray of pale pink flowers. £3.00 Corydalis section Leontocoides The glory of the snow melt and excellent plants for a pot in the alpine house. It is not easy to obtain stock of this group since the tubers rarely divide and are self sterile so you need at least two clones to get seed. I offer 3 -4 year old seedlings which are not huge but neither is the price. Corydalis chionophylla A very rarely offered inhabitant of the Kopet Dag in NE Iran with large pink and white spurred flowers. £6.00 Corydalis macrocentra A striking plant with deep yellow flowers over a long period which contrast with the very neat deeply cut grey foliage. £6.00 Corydalis nariniana Beautiful dwarf species from SE Turkey with large purple and white flowers. £6.00 Corydalis verticillaris One of the gems of a very beautiful section with spikes of anything from creamy white to pale pink, long spurred flowers which in some can reflex in a loop right over the back of the flower like a posing ballerina. £8.00 Crocus goulimyi These have grown extremely well this year and should produce their lovely long tubed mauve chalices for the autumn shows. £2.00 Crocus kotschyanus var leucopharynx Lacks the yellow spots of the type so has an attractive white throat. An easier C karduchorum look alike. £2.00 Crocus niveus Large pure white flowers with a long tube and a yellow throat are produced in late autumn. £2.50 Cylamen repandum/rhodium Mixed seedlings. These originated from those known as C rhodium subsp peloponnesiacum and most have some silver spots on the leaves and pale flowers with a darker nose. They do well under the hedges (and under the greenhouse staging) in our garden here in west Wales.