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AUTUMN 2015

Broadleigh Gardens Bishops Hull Taunton TA4 1AE www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk ▲ Tulipa Peppermint Stick Iris reticulata Gordon ▼ Anemone blanda blue ▲ ▼ Tulip Fusilier with Muscari White Magic

▼ Narcissus Spring Dawn with reticulata Iris ▼ Corydalis solida with anemones Top quality bulbs from the specialists Broadleigh Gardens Barr House, Bishops Hull, Taunton, Somerset TA4 1AE Telephone: Taunton 01823 286231 Fax: 01823 323646 www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk

‘Something old, something new’ There are 2 main themes to our additions this year : are listing 2 of the very best: the aptly named Eyecatcher plants that we have enjoyed here for 40 years and some & Sunshine (page 17). We introduced Breezand that are totally new. Tristar, an award winning daffodil, on the website last Allium rosenbachianum (page 7) was originally given year to great acclaim. It produces masses of 3-5 headed to us by its collector. It may not have the largest heads but stems per bulb. Perfect for filling a pot, perhaps with tulip it one of the earliest and has seeded beautifully through Red Hunter peeping out below (page 23). our cream camassias. The We have also included one of original wild freesia (page 5) my favourite & most useful tulips bulbs came via Tresco and fill our Jan Reus. Its colour is difficult glasshouse with perfume every to describe, a kind of blood red spring as well as generously filling that is equally at home with their pots. purple shades or bright oranges. Among the daffodil additions I use it above T .Roccoco is one of the oldest cultivars on coming through purple leaved record- N.medioluteus more heuchera. It is also a good foil commonly known as Primrose for yellow or white Lily flowered Peerless or N.biflorus. It was tulips – see pictures on pages first recorded back in the 16C 33. and was once so common it was As I write this our terrace is believed to be a species. You can a blaze of colour from massed read the whole fascinating story pots of bulbs. As always we have on our website. Another is the been experimenting with mixes charming Alec Gray hybrid Bobbysoxer. and have 2 exciting new pot collections to offer (page 20). In contrast to the traditional we also have some totally We are also trying double layer plantings of tulips in the new varieties. The Allium Trial, still ongoing at Wisley, garden some of which are illustrated in this catalogue –eg has introduced us to some superb new cultivars including Purple Dream above Blue Diamond (outside back cover) the dwarf Powder Puff, ideal for the front of a border whilst there are others on our website. through low plants and the glorious long lasting Miami (page 6). Some of the fabulous new reticulata iris hybrids of Canadian Alan McMurtrie are at long last available. We

= those plants given the Award of Garden Merit by the RHS. RHS Perfect for Pollinators

Please see Terms of Business on Page 41 for details of postal charges. All bulbs in this catalogue are commercially propagated. These bulbs are for garden decoration only and should not be eaten. Front cover picture: Narcissus ‘Jack Snipe’ & cherries at Broadleigh

Our Spring List of plants in growth, especially Snowdrops, Cyclamen, Hellebores etc., is available from January. The garden is open to view every weekday (charity donation) but please note that we are a working mail order nursery and not a garden centre. If you wish to collect an order please give us advance notice (see Terms of Business).

★ New or re-introduction. 1 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk N Suitable for naturalising. FOR DESPATCH LATE AUGUST BULBS FOR DESPATCH LATE AUGUST INCLUDING BULBS TO FLOWER THIS AUTUMN Because of their habit of growth – usually coming into leaf or flower before late October – these bulbs MUST be despatched early. In order that they reach you in time for planting, please use the order form No. 1. Plant the bulbs immediately they are received. Bulbs from this section cannot be sent with items from pages 7-35.

BULBS FOR INDOORS AUTUMN PREPARED FLOWERING BULBS HYACINTHS COLCHICUM To flower in time for Christmas, these (Meadow Saffron) bulbs must be planted by the end of See our website for many more September. However, flowering dates varieties cannot be guaranteed as they depend upon cultural conditions. They must be The 6” tall showy naked flowers which appear given an adequate period of cold for root in late September and October are long lived formation. and easy to grow in any rich, well-drained soil. Their luxuriant foliage appears in the spring. Excellent among shrubs. ANN MARY. Delicate soft pink with well formed AUTUMNALE. trusses held well above the leaves. Narcissus paperwhite ‘Ziva’ A rare British native with small purple 10” Dec-Jan 3 = £3.30; 10 = £10.00 flowers. 6” Sept NARCISSUS 3 = £8.00 DELFT BLUE. PAPERWHITE ‘ZIVA’ Uniform deep blue flowers open almost Masses of pure white, heavily scented AUTUMNALE ALBUM. at the same time. 10” Dec-Jan flowers. Plant bulbs on surface of soil and White form of autumnale with masses of 3 = £3.30; 10 = £10.00 keep pot on a cool windowsill. Flowering small white flowers.6” Sept date depends upon planting time. Just 3 = £8.00 L’INNOCENCE. keep bulbs in the light until you are ready A fine pure white hybrid of compact to plant - Nov for Xmas. stature. 10” Dec-Jan 12” Nov-Jan 3 = £3.30; 10 = £10.00 5 = £5.00; 15 = £13.75

Hyacinth l’Innocence Colchicum bornmuelleri Colchicum Autumnale Album ★ New or re-introduction. 2 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk N Suitable for naturalising. FOR DESPATCH LATE AUGUST

Colchicum autumnale Colchicum Rosy Dawn Colchicum byzantinum & butterfly

N BORNMUELLERI. N ‘THE GIANT’. Very large clear violet flowers with white Very large beautiful deep lilac-mauve AUTUMN FLOWERING: centres. Increases rapidly. 8” Early Sept flowers with white base. Increases well. Collection No. 1 8” Sept-Oct 3 = £8.00 3 = £7.00 BYZANTINUM. NANCY LINDSAY Masses of rosy-lilac flowers produced (pannonicum). Bright violet-mauve over a period. Stands up well to flowers with a central white line on dark autumn. 6” Sept stems. Delightful and easy. One of the 3 = £8.00 earliest to flower. Grows and flowers incredibly well here. 6” Sept ROSY DAWN. 3 = £8.00 A magnificent sturdy hybrid with large, ‘WATERLILY’. SPECIOSUM ALBUM. Large double variety which really does rich purple-pink chequered flowers. A magnificent pure white form. look like its name. Quite distinct and 8” Sept-Oct Now very rare. 7” Oct rosy-lilac in colour. 6” Sept-Oct 3 = £8.00 £4.00 each; 3 = £11.00 £4.00 each; 3 = £11.00

Colchicum speciosum album Colchicum Waterlily Colchicum Nancy Lindsay ★ New or re-introduction. 3 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk N Suitable for naturalising. FOR DESPATCH LATE AUGUST

Crocus laevigatus Fontenayi Crocus speciosus Cyclamen hederifolium CROCUS SATIVUS (Saffron Crocus). Huge CYCLAMEN (Autumn Flowering) rosy-lilac flowers with darker veins. Owing to popular demand we are offering Saffron dye is obtained from the large these two Cyclamen as freshly lifted dormant orange-red stigmas. Plant deeply in rich These autumn-flowering Crocus are easily tubers during August. Our main range of soil in full sun. Needs a dry summer. grown in any garden soil, including chalk, Cyclamen will continue to be listed in‑our 4” Oct 10 = £4.80; 30 = £13.15 provided it is dry in summer. spring (January) catalogue. LAEVIGATUS FONTENAYI. N SPECIOSUS. COUM. The tiniest corm with the longest name ! A very popular autumn-flowering crocus This excellent hardy winter-flowering Incredibly long lived – 40 years here on which increases rapidly and is ideal for cyclamen will slowly spread to give a our rock garden Good in troughs. Soft naturalising. Gives a really good show of light carpet of colour under trees or shrubs. lilac with purple feathering. Very hardy. blue flowers with dark veins. 4” Dec-Mar 3” December 5” Sept-Oct 15 = £3.50; Mixed Colours £4.00 each; 3 = £11.00 3 = £4.00; 10 = £12.50 50 = £10.00; 100 = £18.00 White £4.80 each Silver Leaf £5.20 each SPECIOSUS ALBUS. PULCHELLUS. Deep Pink £5.00 each A fine white form and just as easy to Large pale lilac flowers with a few violet grow. 5” Oct HEDERIFOLIUM (neapolitanum). lines and cream anthers. 5” Sept-Oct The mainstay for autumn flowering and 10 = £5.00; 25 = £11.60 10 = £5.00; 25 = £11.60 a most rewarding plant. Finely marked ‘ZEPHYR’. My favourite. Large, variegated leaves with a mass of pink very pale lilac flowers. Striking and long flowers. Should be planted 1’ apart in lasting. Easy in the garden. Sterile and a dry situation with dappled or even full longlived - 30 years here. 5” Sept-Oct shade. 4” Aug-Oct 5 = £4.00; 15 = £11.05 £3.50 each; 3 = £9.70

Crocus pulchellus Crocus sativus Cyclamen coum

Crocus speciosus Albus Crocus Zephyr ★ New or re-introduction. 4 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk N Suitable for naturalising. FOR DESPATCH LATE AUGUST

Scilla hughii SCILLA These spring flowering Scilla are virtually evergreen and best moved early. LILIO HYACINTHUS. Sternbergia lutea Beautiful, china blue candles with broad STERNBERGIA leaves. The bulbs look just like a lily. It replaces bluebells in the woods of Lilium candidum Grow like Nerines by a sunny wall. N Spain where it grows with fritillaries

CANDIDA. and wild daffodils. Clump forming. LILIUM CANDIDUM See page 18 - can be sent with Autumn The fabled winter flowering white (Image on outside back cover) orders. sternbergia, a gem for the Alpine house. 6” April 3 = £6.00 Pure white flowers come with the CANDIDUM (Madonna Lily). leaves. Jan-Feb 6” £6.00 each PERUVIANA. One of the best late-flowering species Probably the best known of all lilies with its glistening white trumpets. The bulbs LUTEA. with candle-shaped heads of rich, dark should be planted just below the surface Easiest of the genus to grow, with large, blue flowers. in a well-drained limey soil in full sun. bright yellow crocus-like flowers. 9” May £3.00 each; 3 = £8.35 4’-5 June-July £6.00 each 5” Sept-Oct 3 = £3.50; 10 = £10.80 ★ PERUVIANA ALBA. LUTEA ANGUSTIFOLIA. Pure white form oidf the above and just A very free-flowering form of the above as easy. 9” May £3.00 each; 3 = £8.35 with narrower leaves and similar bright yellow flowers.5” Oct 3 = £5.00 ★ PERUVIANA HUGHII. Our Farrer Medal winning plant with ★ SICULA. huge flowers of the deepest blue. The small golden flowers appear before Largest flowers when grown under the leaves. Just as easy in a dry sunny cold glass but fully hardy. spot. 4” Sept 3 = £5.00 12” April/May £4.00; 3 = £11.00

GALANTHUS (Snowdrops)

Research has shown that snowdrops moved when dormant are as easy to ★ FREESIA REFFRACTA establish as ‘in the green’ provided The parent of the showy hybrids which we they do not dry out. We are offering have grown for 40 years. Fabulous scented a few special varieties now when we (if you are lucky enough to have the gene are replanting our stock. See online or that allows you to smell them) flowers of ask for a list. the deepest cream. Cold glass 12” March 3 = £5.00

★ New or re-introduction. 5 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk N Suitable for naturalising. BULBS TO FLOWER NEXT SPRING AND SUMMER FOR DESPATCH IN MID-SEPTEMBER/MID-NOVEMBER Please use the order form No. 2 These bulbs cannot be sent with items from the summer despatch section on pages 2-5.

Allium cristophii with bee! Allium caeruleum Allium hollandicum (aflatunense)

ALLIUM CAERULEUM. (azureum). HOLLANDICUM (aflatunense). These popular summer-flowering bulbs are Small dense balls of deep sky-blue A really beautiful species with a dense mostly taller than our usual subjects. They on wiry stems. Wonderful with pink cluster of purple-lilac florets. are easy to grow in a light well-drained soil 30” May-June 10 = £5.00; 30 = £13.75 in full sun and are the perfect compliment Oenothera Siskiou at Wisley. for herbaceous plants and grasses. There 18” June-July KARATAVIENSE ‘IVORY QUEEN’. is a 3 year Trial of over 100 drumstick 10 = £3.00; 30 = £8.35 The white flowers are a good foil for alliums cultivars at RHS garden Wisley. the broad grey leaves. Compact bulb for There is a public open day on June 4 with CRISTOPHII. Huge heads of front of border. Recommended. lectures etc when they should be at their 8” May-June 5 = £4.50; 15 = £12.50 best. Do come along. lovely star-like lilac flowers, each with a metallic sheen. Dries well. Excellent ★ ‘MIAMI’ ‘AMBASSADOR’. towards the front of a sunny border. Another of the A.cristophii hybrids. A new improved version of 24” June 5 = £4.00; 15 = £11.05 The deep purple flowers start flat and A. giganteum, with slightly larger flower gradually expand to take a more star like heads of intense purple. ‘GLOBE MASTER’. form. Long lasting in flower and with 4’ June-July £4.80 each; 3 = £13.40 Spectacular heads filled with rich purple good seed heads. 30” June-July 5 = £4.00; 15 = £11.05 flowers above neat, glossy green foliage. One of the very best. ‘MOUNT EVEREST’. 36” May-June £4.80 each; 3 = £13.40 Large heads of white flowers on stiff stems. Good middle of the border plant. ★ ‘GRACEFUL’ Long lasting. This delightful small flowered allium was 30” June £2.80 each; 3 = £7.85 a star in the RHS trial. Masses of pure MOLY ‘JEANNINE’. Exceptionally white flowers that lasted for ages. Front large heads of golden-yellow, often two to of border. a bulb. A great improvement on A. moly Allium Ambassador 9” July 10 = £5.00; 30 = £13.75 as it does not seed around. 12” May-June 10 = £2.00; 50 = £9.25

Allium Ivory Queen Allium Graceful Allium Miami ★ New or re-introduction. 6 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk N Suitable for naturalising. Allium moly 'Jeannine' Allium Nigram Pink NIGRUM Flattish heads of white flowers with a deep green central ovary to each. An easy bulb for a sunny border or part shade. Height: 30” Flowers: May-June 5 = £4.00; 15 = £11.05

★ NIGRUM PINK As yet this fabulous form has no name. Flat heads of clear pink flowers with a green eye. Excellent in the trial. 30” June £4.00 each; 3 = £11.00 Allium Purple Sensation ★ ‘POWDER PUFF’ At last a short flowered allium with a Allium Powder Puff standard drumstick head. Soft purple flowers. Perfect for the front of a border coming through low plants. 16” May-June 3 = £6.00; 10 = £18.00

‘Purple Rain’ An excellent new A. christophii hybrid producing dark starry heads of rich purple. It flowers after Purple Sensation so good to continue interest. 36” June Allium rosenbachianum 10 = £6.00; 25 = £12.50 ★ ROSENBACHIANUM One of the easiest drumstick alliums. ‘PURPLE SENSATION’ It is fabulous naturalised with cream Similar to hollandcium but with intense camassias where they both seed. Deep purple-violet flowers. Spectacular in purple heads with prominent stamens long grasses. Not seed raised so true on characteristically ribbed stems. 30” May 10 = £5.00; 30 = £13.75 to colour. 30” June 10 = £6.00; 25 = £12.50 Allium Globe Master

Allium Mount Everest Allium Purple Rain Allium nigrum ★ New or re-introduction. 7 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk N Suitable for naturalising. ALLIUM (Continued)

Allium sphaerocephalum & bee Anemone flaccida SCHUBERTII. A very beautiful species with rose-red flowers on long pedicels of varying length, like a fireworks sparkler. Needs a sheltered position. 24” June 3 = £6.00 Anemone White Splendour SICULUM (Nectaroscordum). Loosely hanging umbels of up to thirty BLANDA WHITE SPLENDOUR. green bell-shaped florets flushed with Very large showy white flowers which purple. (Picture outside back cover). last extremely well. 36” May-June 10 = £6.00; 25 = £12.50 4” Feb-March 10 = £4.00; 30 = £11.05 Anemone ranunculoides SPHAEROCEPHALUM. FLACCIDA. Small flame-shaped heads of intense NEMOROSA ‘Allenii’. An unusual Japanese woodland anemone Large sky blue flowers. Excellent for reddish-mauve. Very effective when with ‘fat rhizomes’. The leaves form a massing under shrubs. massed in tight clumps in a sunny border. tight mat and are beautifully marked with Especially good with grasses. bronze when they first appear. Large 4” March-April 3 = £6.00 2’ June-July 20 = £4.00; 50 = £9.25 white flowers. Shade or they will flop – hence their name! ★ NEMOROSA 8” April-May 3 = £6.00 BLUE BACKED DOUBLE. A delightful Kath Dryden plant. The N NEMOROSA loosely double white flowers have a blue (Wood Anemone). back and centre. Distinct. Dainty white flowers on slender stems. 5” April £4.00 each; 3 = £11.00 Excellent for naturalising under trees and shrubs. 4” April RANUNCULOIDES. 5 = £3.00; 20 = £11.05 Masses of intense yellow flowers above neat mounds of bronzed foliage. One of Allium shubertii the best forms to lighten a shady corner. 4” March-April ANEMONE 3 = £5.00 Anemones make excellent garden plants. Blanda does very well in sun or light shade. Nemorosa or true woodland Anemones prefer a cool situation in light shade with plenty of humus and will take a couple of seasons to settle.

N BLANDA BLUE. Shades of pale to dark violet-blue. Very easy to naturalise. 4” Feb-March 20 = £5.00; 50 = £11.50; 100 = £22.00 Anemone nemorosa Anemone Allenii ★ New or re-introduction. 8 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk N Suitable for naturalising. ANEMONE (continued).

DE CAEN Bordeaux. Amazing velvet petals; the colour of an excellent claret. Excellent for cutting. 10” Spring 10 = £4.00; 30 = £11.05 DE CAEN BICOLOR. Not only is this an excellent cut flower it is subtle enough for the front of a sunny Anemone de caen Bordeaux border. 10” Spring 10 = £3.50; 30 = £9.70

BLUEBELL (see Scilla nutans). CAMASSIA (Quamash) Although hardly ‘small’ bulbs, these are useful for filling the gap in the border as the tulips fade. They are happy in any good garden soil. All can be grown Chionodoxa Pink Giant in grass. Anemone De Caen Bicolour CHIONODOXA CUSICKII. (Glory of the snow) Large racemes of silvery-blue flowers. All grow well in a sunny position with good Ideal for adding colour to a sunny drainage. Excellent around base of small border. trees where they will spread to form a 36” May 5 = £5.00; 15 = £13.75 carpet. Fabulous under a white magnolia. LEICHTLINII ALBA. Very large racemes of creamy white FORBESII. flowers. An excellent plant. Very pretty bold spikes of vivid blue 30” May 5 = £5.00; 15 = £13.75 flowers with white centres. 5” March 20 = £4.00; 50 = £9.25

LEICHTLINII CAERULEA. FORBESII ‘PINK GIANT’. Striking strong blue spikes. A good foil Large flowers of delicate pink with white for the creamy varieties. Camassia leichtlinii caerulea centres. Perfect under pink cherries. 24”-30” May 5 = £5.00; 15 = £13.75 7” March 10 = £3.00; 30 = £8.35 N QUAMASH (esculenta). Deep LEICHTLINII SEMI-PLENA. blue spikes on short stems with bright LUCILIAE. Very long stems, densely covered with a golden stamens. The best for naturalising succession of creamy-yellow star-shaped Very large clear blue flowers with pale especially with late flowering daffodils. centres. flowers that are semi-double. 12” May 20 = £5.00; 50 = £12.00 30” June 3 = £6.50 5” March 20 = £4.00; 50 = £9.25

Camassia semi-plena Camassia Alba & A. rosenbachianum Chionodoxa luciliae ★ New or re-introduction. 9 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk N Suitable for naturalising. Crocus Blue Pearl CROCUS

Corydalis Beth Evans (Spring Flowering) They should all be planted 3” deep in full sun for the best effect. If mice CORYDALIS are a problem, place 1⁄4” wire netting half an inch below the surface Tiny snapdragon flowers on short stems with fern-like foliage. of the soil. Crocus make excellent indoor pot plants, but only if they are Excellent for naturalising in cool conditions under shrubs. See Spring grown outside and brought in when the flower bud shows colour. list for C. flexuosa. CHRYSANTHUS CROCUS N These charming small-flowering varieties are very distinct in that SOLIDA. Very free flowering with masses of purplish-pink they all have at least two colours and spread freely. flowers in a dense spike. (Picture inside front cover). 6” March-April 5 = £3.00; 15 = £8.35 BLUE PEARL. ‘BETH EVANS’. Very free flowering with masses of true pink Everybody’s favourite. Soft delicate blue with bronze base and flowers. Sells on sight.5” March-April 3 = £4.00 silvery-blue outside. 3” Feb-March 20 = £3.50; 50 = £8.15

‘GEORGE BAKER’. Divisions of this stunning brick red CREAM BEAUTY. corydalis. Easy in well drained soils — sun or part shade. A very fine variety giving a splendid display of soft cream-yellow 5” March-April 3 = £4.00 flowers.3” Feb-March 20 = £3.50; 50 = £8.15

LADYKILLER. One of the most distinctive and stunning crocus. The flowers are a pure glistening white with a deep purple mark on the outer 3 petals. 3” Feb-March 5 = £2.50; 20 = £9.25

Corydalis George Baker Crocus Ladykiller ★ New or re-introduction. 10 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk N Suitable for naturalising. Crocus Cream Beauty Crocus Pickwick ROMANCE. A free flowering variety with pale creamy-yellow DUTCH CROCUS flowers.3” Feb-March 20 = £3.50; 50 = £8.15 (Crocus vernus) N These very well known and popular crocus are much larger and SNOW BUNTING. Pure white with golden throat and later than the Chrysanthus varieties. purple base. Very free-flowering and gives a dazzling display. 3” Feb-March 20 = £3.50; 50 = £8.15 JEANNE D’ARC. Virgin white. The best white we have seen. Very free-flowering. 5” March 10 = £3.00; 25 = £7.00 MIXED. A well-balanced mixture of the Chrysanthus varieties, hand selected by us. LARGE YELLOW (x luteus). Masses of golden-yellow 3” Feb-March 50 = £7.00; 100 = £12.60 flowers that are usually slightly earlier than the others. Very tough and mouse resistant! 5” March 10 = £3.00; 25 = £7.00

PICKWICK. Large flowers the palest lilac covered in darker stripes. A good foil for the others. 5” March 10 = £3.00; 25 = £7.00

★ QUEEN OF BLUES Large soft blue flowers. A good foil for the rest. 5” March 10 = £3.00; 25 = £7.00

REMEMBERANCE (purpureus grandiflorus). One of the very best varieties with large cup-shaped purple-blue flowers. 5” March 10 = £3.00; 25 = £7.00 Crocus Snow Bunting MIXED. A carefully hand-selected mixture of the Dutch varieties. Excellent for naturalising. 5” March 50 = £10.00; 100 = £18.00

Dutch Crocus Crocus Large Yellow ★ New or re-introduction. 11 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk N Suitable for naturalising. Crocus Bowles White

Crocus Ruby Giant

N TOMMASINIANUS. Everybodies favourite and one of the earliest Soft lavender flowers with a silvery sheen. Ideal for naturalising. 4” Feb Eranthis hyemalis 20 = £4.00; 50 = £9.25; 100 = £18.00 ERANTHIS Crocus sieberi tricolour N TOMMASINIANUS ‘RUBY (Winter Aconite) MISCELLANEOUS GIANT’. Flowering just after These late winter-flowering plants are CROCUS T.‑Whitewell Purple, the flowers are always extremely popular. They are slightly larger and a deeper purple. Ideal traditionally sold in the autumn as dry bulbs SIEBERI ‘BOWLES WHITE’. for naturalising. Non seeding. but, since these can be difficult to start into An outstanding early crocus causing much 4” Feb-March growth, we also offer them as growing plants comment here in a raised bed with its 20 = £3.50; 50 = £8.15; succession of large, globular pure white 100 = £15.00 in the spring – see Spring List. flowers over a long period. 3” Jan-Feb 5 = £4.50; 15 = £12.50 N TOMMASINIANUS ‘WHITEWELL PURPLE’. HYEMALIS. SIEBERI TRICOLOR. Similar to C. tommasinianus but with The buttercup-yellow flowers Flowers are strong lilac with a large flowers in shades of reddish purple. are set in rosettes of deep green leaves, yellow throat, surrounded by a broad Increases freely. 4” Feb and increases freely in a dry shady white band. Easy in full sun. 3” Feb 20 = £3.50; 50 = £8.15; position if left undisturbed. 3” Feb 20 = £3.50; 50 = £8.15 100 = £15.00 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15

Crocus tommasinianus Crocus tommasinianus Whitewell Purple ★ New or re-introduction. 12 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk N Suitable for naturalising. Erythronium dens canis Tulip Little Beauty & Erythronium tuolumnense

ERYTHRONIUM REVOLUTUM. ‘WHITE BEAUTY’. (Dog’s Tooth Violet) One of the most beautiful of the US Large white blossoms with pale yellow erythroniums with marbled leaves and centres. Easy to grow and increases well. A very lovely and graceful plant which grows Still the best! 10” April well in a humus-rich soil in semi-shade. Be soft pink flowers. Will seed around if 3 = £7.00; 10 = £21.00 patient, they take time to settle! The bulbs happy. Acid soil preferred. should not dry out before planting. We lift the 10” April £6.50 each bulbs daily for despatch.

TUOLUMNENSE. DENS CANIS. The well known dog’s tooth violet. Spikes of bright yellow flowers above Relatively large flowers above handsome plain apple green leaves. Perfect to silvered leaves. Shades of pink. 4” March lighten a dark corner. 12” April 3 = £5.00; 10 = £15.30 £4.00 each; 3 = £11.00

★ ‘HARVINGTON SNOWGOOSE’ TUOLUMNENSE ‘PAGODA.’ E. oregonum x E californicum. An A most beautiful and vigorous hybrid outstanding erythronium with large elegant cream flowers on tall stems. with large sulphur-yellow flowers. Beautifully marked leaves. 10” April 3 = 4.00; 10 = £12.30 12” April £8.00 each Erythronium Harvington Snowgoose

Erythronium Pagoda Erythronium revolutom & White Beauty ★ New or re-introduction. 13 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk N Suitable for naturalising. Fritillaria acmopetala Fritillaria imperialis Rubra Fritillaria pontica FRITILLARIA IMPERIALIS RUBRA A fascinating group with bell-like flowers (Crown Imperial). A robust and which like good drainage. However, the strong-growing variety with very large meleagris forms prefer a damp position orange-red flowers. or semi-shade. Although not dwarf bulbs 24” April £4.00 each; 3 = £11.00 we include two forms of F. imperialis which N MELEAGRIS MIXED (Snake’s like sunny places in a rich soil and are best Head Fritillary). An exceptionally good planted 6” deep on their sides. mixture of many shades of this well- ACMOPETALA. Large pale green known plant. Excellent for naturalising. flowers with maroon-purple tips. 9” April 15 = £4.50; Grows well in a rich soil in a well-drained 50 = £13.75; 100 = £27.00 position in sun or part shade. N MELEAGRIS ALBA. For those 16” April-May 5 = £5.00; 15 = £11.05 who prefer not to have the purple shade this is a fine white selection. IMPERIALIS LUTEA MAXIMA 9” April 5 = £4.00; 15 = £11.05 (Crown Imperial). A fine stately plant with nodding yellow bells. Needs a rich, well PALLIDIFLORA. drained soil and ample moisture when in A magnificent species with several large growth. (Picture outside back cover) hanging flowers of straw to pale yellow, 24” April £4.00 each; 3 = £11.00 spotted with red inside. Totally hardy and easy in light shade. Fritillaria Ivory Bells & imperialis Lutea 15” May £4.00 each; 3 = £11.00 PERSICA ‘IVORY BELLS’. A fantastic selection with large spikes of up to thirty creamy green bells. Proved very popular at Chelsea. 36” April £9.00 each; 3 = £25.00 PONTICA. An easy species for sun or semi-shade. Up to three mid-green flowers with purplish-brown tips. 10” April 5 = £4.50; 15 = £12.50 THUNBERGII (verticillata). An unusual but easily grown Fritillary from Russia. The whorls of leaves give rise to two foot spikes of cream flowers flecked with green. Very desirable and free flowering when happy. Fantastic here in light shade. Cool soil. Fritillaria meleagris 24” April £4.00 each; 3 = £11.00 Fritillaria Pallidiflora ★ New or re-introduction. 14 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk N Suitable for naturalising. BEDDING HYACINTHS These sweetly scented bulbous plants are a delight in the spring garden. Ideal for tubs, urns etc. (see page 2 for indoor Hyacinths).

BLUE JACKET. True deep blue flowers, very full and not too tall. CARNEGIE. A fine pure white hybrid of compact stature. Wind resistant. Gladiolus byzantinus Gladiolus The Bride CITY OF HARLEM. A lovely shade of soft yellow. GLADIOLUS Flowers later than the other varieties. Picture page 20. These are not to be confused with the large-flowered Gladiolus. They flower much earlier, are smaller, more elegant and do not require staking. They are hardy in the south of WOODSTOCK. England and like to be planted in full sun in a good garden soil. There are two planting Extraordinary flowers of dramatic times — autumn and spring. The varieties listed below should be planted as soon as they purple. A perfect foil for cream or are received in Oct./Nov. We also list the nanus gladiolus in our Spring List. yellow flowers.Picture page 21. 14” May/April ● BYZANTINUS. NANUS PRINCE CLAUS. An excellent hybrid. Pure white petals Prices: All the above: The true form of this beautiful gladiolus. 3 = £2.50; 10 = £7.70 Large purple-red flowers. Spreads with red blotches on the lower three. (one variety only). around here. Stock limited. 24” July 10 = £4.80; 25 = £11.20 24” June 5 = £7.00 ★ COMMUNIS. ● COLVILLEI ALBUS THE BRIDE. This is the original species with slender Lovely white flowers with a green spikes of delicate purple-pink flowers marking. Very popular for flower which is often mis -supplied for the much arranging. 18” June-July larger variety byzantinus. It increases 10 = £4.80; 25 = £11.20 rapidly and is much more suitable for naturalising as at Wisley where they follow on from camassias. 2’ June 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15

City of Harlem with Tulips Purissima & Sunny Prince

COLLECTION No. 6

Gladiolus Prince Claus Gladiolus communis & Camassia at Wisley

HYACINTHOIDES – Bluebells see Scilla p.29 ★ New or re-introduction. 15 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk ● Late October despatch (see Terms of Business). Ipheion Charlotte Bishop

Ipheion Alberto Castillo Ipheion Mixed IPHEION Small star-shaped flowers on stems above MIXED. A wonderful mix of all our sea-green grass-like leaves. Easy bulbs for varieties and un named ones as well. full sun, flowering all spring. 8” March-April 10 = £3.50; 25 = £8.15 ‘ROLF FIEDLER’. ‘Aberto Castillo’. Amazing electric blue round flowers and Ipheion Jesse Introduced by us. Large white flowers of short leaves. Possibly a different species much substance. 8” March-April but excellent. 10 = £4.50; 25 = £10.50 5” March-April ‘CHARLOTTE BISHOP’. 10 = £4.50; 25 = £10.50 True clear pink flowers and just as easy ‘WISLEY BLUE’. to grow. 7” March-April A really valuable improvement on 10 = £4.50; 25 = £10.50 uniflorum. The clear blue flowers are ‘Jesse’. A very dramatic form with produced in great profusion. Wonderful intense blue flowers.5” March-April massed with grape hyacinths. 10 = £4.50; 25 = £10.50 5” March-April 10 = £3.00; 25 = £7.00 Ipheion Wisley Blue

SILVERY BEAUTY. A truly descriptive name for a lovely variety. 16” May 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15 WHITE VAn vliet. Beautiful pure white flowers . 16” May 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15

MIxed. Fabulous mix of all shades - yellow through to violet + bronze. Iris tuberosa 16” May 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15 DUTCH IRIS Iris bucharica The well known florist iris. Excellent for IRIS MISCELLANEOUS cutting or massing in a sunny border.

BUCHARICA (Juno). Like a mini leek but topped with creamy yellow flowers. Easy in sunny well drained soil. 12” April 3 = £4.00; 7 = £8.60 N TUBEROSA (Hermodactylus tuberosa) (Snake’s Head or Black Widow Iris). It has sweetly scented green blooms with almost black falls. Increases well in a well-drained position. 12” April 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15 Iris Silvery Beauty Iris White Van Vliet ★ New or re-introduction. 16 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk N Suitable for naturalising. Iris Lady Beatrix Stanley Iris reticulata Harmony Iris Sheila Ann Germaney PAULINE. Lovely flowers of dusky ★ EYECATCHER IRIS RETICULATA violet-pink with a large white spot on the We are pleased to be able to offer one falls. A show favourite. Frequently planted as annuals, these of the new Canadian race of reticulata 6” February 15 = £3.90 bulbous Irises will grow on if planted deeply hybrids. Large white flowers with blue in a cool, shady situation. All the types marks on the falls and blue stripes on the SHEILA ANN GERMANEY. listed below like chalky soils. Keep dry standards. Stunning! A fine new hybrid – from the same in summer. 6” February 3 = £4.00; 10 = £12.50 parentage as Katharine Hodgkin and HISTRIOIDES GEORGE. just as vigorous but with large sky Quite the best new hybrid. Large flaring HARMONY. blue flowers. flowers of royal purple. Outstanding. An exceptionally uniform sky-blue with 6” February 5 = £4.00; 15 = £11.05 6” February 10 = £3.00; 30 = £8.35 a yellow central ridge. Very useful for ★ SUNSHINE. A glorious new yellow HISTRIOIDES LADY BEATRIX pots as the leaves remain short when hybrid. STANLEY. A good vigorous form with the flowers appear. 6” Feb-March 3 = £4.00; 10 = £12.50 rich clear blue flowers. A good substitute 6” February 15 = £3.90 for ‘Major’. 6” February 5 = £4.00; 15 = £11.05 J. S. DIJT. An exquisite sweetly scented plant with reddish-purple flowers with ALIDA. A superb new hybrid with very orange-yellow markings on the falls. large, clear sky blue flowers. 6” Feb-March 15 = £3.90 6” February 15 = £3.90 GORDON. KATHARINE HODGKIN. Pale blue standards with deep velvet Fabulous creamy flowers overlaid with falls and a striking orange ridge. a blend of light yellow and greeny-blue. (Picture inside front cover) Has to be seen to be believed. 6” February 15 = £3.90 4” January 10 = £5.00; 25 = £11.60 Iris Sunshine

Iris Alida Iris Eyecatcher Iris Katharine Hodgkin ★ New or re-introduction. 17 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk N Suitable for naturalising. LILIUM See Spring List for main selection. CANDIDUM (Madonna Lily). Probably the best known of all lilies with its glistening white trumpets. The bulbs should be planted just below the surface in a well-drained limey soil in full sun. Can be sent with Summer orders. Picture Page5. 4’-5 June-July £6.00 each Lilium martagon Album

N ● MARTAGON ● MARTAGON ALBUM. Similar (Turk’s Cap Lily). to the above but bearing creamy-white A magnificent and easy lily for any soil in unspotted flowers.3’-4’ June full sun or light shade. The stems with £7.00 each their whorls of leaves are topped by S ● REGALE. up to thirty purple Turk’s Cap flowers, One of the easiest and best known lilies. which are heavily spotted. Suitable for Glistening white flowers with purple backs. naturalising in grass. Heavily scented and lime tolerant. Good in 3’-4’ June pots or borders. 4’ June-July £6.00 each 3 = £6.00; 10 = £18.00 Lilium Regale

MUSCARI ‘BLUE SPIKE’. An exceptionally free-flowering sport of (Grape Hyacinth) the above with many large spikes of fully Free-flowering and attractive spring bulbs double flowers. Good in tubs or as an which grow and increase rapidly. They may edging. be planted in full sun although they do well 6” March-April in partial shade. Ideal for the rockery and 15 = £4.00; 50 = £12.00 for brightening a dark corner. Perfect for pots, either on their own or with tulips etc. ‘BLING BLING’. I did not believe this until I saw it. The N ARMENIACUM. Beautiful large deep blue flowers are truly shiny! flowers of deep cobalt-blue with a white Superb massed in a pot or planted rim. A perfect edging for hedge or rose below white daffodils or tulips. bed or containers. 7” March-April 8” April 10 = £3.50; 30 = £9.70 20 = £3.00; 50 = £7.00; 100 = £12.50

Leucojum ‘Gravetye Giant’ LEUCOJUM Other varieties will be found in our Spring List. AESTIVUM ‘GRAVETYE GIANT’ (Summer Snowflake). A magnificent bulb with heads of five or more nodding bell-shaped white flowers with green tips. Excellent beside water or among shrubs. 24” April-May 5 = £4.50; 15 = £12.50 Muscari Blue Spike Muscari Bling Bling ★ New or re-introduction. 18 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk ● Late October despatch (see Terms of Business). Muscari latifolium Muscari comosum

LATIFOLIUM. ‘WHITE MAGIC’. Muscari ‘Golden Fragrance’ Very striking. The top of the flower is Very ‘fat’ spikes that open creamy green then mature to white. The best for pots. AZUREUM pale blue while the bottom is very dark. 5” March-April (Hyacinthus azureus). One single leaf. 10” April 10 = £5.00; 25 = £11.60 A beautiful compact azure-blue variety. 15 = £4.00; 30 = £7.00 Recommended for front of a sunny border or rock garden. S ‘OCEAN MAGIC’. 5” March-April Amazing large flowers that darken with 10 = £3.20; 30 = £8.90 age from palest blue through turquoise blue to deep blue. Excellent in pots and COMOSUM (Tassel Hyacinth). for bringing indoors. 6” March-April Very easily grown in any well-drained 10 = £4.00; 25 = £19.15 position. Heads of purple flowers topped by a blue ‘tassel’ of sterile flowers. 8” ‘PINK SUNRISE’. April-May At last a pink grape hyacinth. Masses of 5 = £3.00; 15 = £8.35 neat delicate pink flowers. Excellent in pots. S ‘Golden Fragrance’ 6” April 3 = £4.50; 10 = £13.75 (macrocarpum). Bright golden-yellow flowers which are ‘VALERIE FINNIS’. heavily scented. Needs a sunny, A delightful, compact grape hyacinth well-drained position to do well. with pure, powder blue flowers. Slow 7” March-April to increase. We have grown it for many 3 = £4.00; 10 = £12.50 years on our sunny rock garden. 4” March-April Muscari White Magic 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15

Muscari azureum Muscari Valerie Finnis Muscari Pink Sunrise ★ New or re-introduction. 19 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk S Scented N Suitable for naturalising.

Patio Pots 2015 Collections As gardens become smaller so we need to maximize the use of our limited space and containers are the perfect solution. The quantities given here are for a 12-14” pot and are designed for interest throughout 1 the spring with complementary colours and shapes.

Pot Collection 1: £9.90

Our favorite this year; long lasting. 8 Anemone White Splendour 15 Muscari latifolium 10 Tulip Ice Stick

Pot Collection 2: £11.60

2 This year’s Blue Pot is a new variation on the popular blue/white theme with a touch of late drama. Exceptionally long flowering. 15 Muscari armeniacum Blue Spike 7 Narcissus Sailboat 10 Tulip Little Princess

Pot Collection 3: £9.05

The new Hot Pot to add a touch of drama. 10 Tulip Princess Irene 10 Tulip Rococo 10 Anemone blanda blue

3 Pot Collection 4: £10.50

Bold and dramatic early flowering varieties. Suitable for shallow pan. 20 Anemone blanda blue 10 Narcissus Tete a Tete 6 Tulipa Stresa

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Patio Pots 2015 Collections As gardens become smaller so we need to maximize the use of our limited space and containers are the perfect solution. The quantities given here are for a 12-14” pot and are designed for interest throughout the spring with complementary colours and shapes. 5

Pot Collection 5: £8.75

The original Blue Pot – a sure-fire winner. 15 Muscari armeniacum 10 Narcissus Hawera 7 Red Riding Hood

Pot Collection 6: £10.50

Our most popular pot: a quiet symphony 6 of pale blue and cream. 10 Anemone blanda White Splendour 10 Muscari Ocean Magic 5 Narcissus Toto

Pot Collection 7: £10.40

A succesion of Tulips for a long display. 10 Muscari Bling Bling 10 Tulip Tres Chic 10 Tulip Albert Heijn

7 Pot Collection 8: £15.90

The Spring Pot: A riot of spring colour for a large pot or small bed. 10 Hyacinth Carnegie 20 Muscari armeniacum 10 Narcissus Quail 10 Tulip Pinocchio

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21 8 Narcissus Actaea Narcissus Bittern Narcissus Bell Song

NARCISSUS (DAFFODILS) BANTAM. (2) We are holders of the NCCPG National Collection of Alec Gray daffodils and specialise in A delightful dwarf daffodil with small neat the shorter varieties, both old and new. This is just a selection of our most popular varieties. flowers of bright yellow with a red cup. Please see our website for our full list and cultural tips. Daffodils are classified according to 10” March-April their shape. The division is given in brackets after the name. 10 = £7.00

Division Division Division S BELL SONG. (7) 1 Trumpet hybrids 5 Triandrus hybrids 9 Poeticus hybrids 2 Large cupped hybrids 6 Cyclamineus hybrids 10 Bulbocodium hybrids Delicate pure white petals and a pink 3 Small cupped hybrids 7 Jonquilla hybrids 11 Split corona hybrids cup. Twin headed. Wonderful in pots 4 Double hybrids 8 Tazetta hybrids 12 Miscellaneous Narcissus with Tulip Little Beauty. 13 Species and wild hybrids 12” April 10 = £5.50; 25 = £12.00

N S ACTAEA. (9) N APRICOT. (1) Just like our wild ★ This old favourite is included by popular lent lily but the yellow trumpet gradually BITTERN (12) request. We have hundreds naturalised turns pale apricot with age. Just as easy Another excellent multiheaded daffodil in our wild garden. Pure white petals and and naturalises well. 12 “ March perfect for pots. 2-3 heads of red- red rimmed cup – like a sophisticated, 10 = £3.50; 25 = £8.15 cupped yellow flowers on short stems. earlier Pheasant Eye type. 16” April Very floriferous. 10 = £5.00; 50 = £23.00; S Avalanche. (8) 12” March - April 5 = £4.00; 15 = £11.05 100 = £40.00 A magnificent old hybrid producing up ★ BOBBYSOXER (7) AGNES HARVEY. (5) Another old to 10 glistening white flowers with neat ( pre 1902! ) but still beautiful dwarf lemon cups on sturdy stems. Flowers A delightful Alec Gray miniature. Yellow triandrus cultivar. 1-2 nodding white best in a warm situation. with an orange cup. Twin-headed. flowers. Like a small version of Thalia. 14” Feb - April 10” April 9” April 3 = £6.00 3 = £6.00 5 = £5.00; 15 = £13.75

Narcissus Bantam Narcissus bulbocodium Narcissus Bobbysoxer ★ New or re-introduction. 22 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk S Scented N Suitable for naturalising. Narcissus Breezand Tristar Narcissus Brook Ager Narcissus Elka ELKA. (1) ★ BREEZAND TRISTAR (11) A tiny gem from Alec Gray with a lemon Introduced last year this has proved a trumpet and milk white petals. It does winner for pots. Like Toto but with a flat well here on the edge of a shrub bed. cream cup and just as floriferous. 4” March 12” April 10 = £6.00; 25 = £12.50 10 = £5.00; 25 = £11.60 ★ BROOK AGER (2) Fabulous round white flowers with a N FEBRUARY GOLD. (6) deep pink cup. A real show winner. The well-known and loved early Named in memory of an Irish child. cyclamineus hybrid with golden-yellow 14” April 10 = £6.00 petals and a slightly darker cup. Very long lasting and good for N BULBOCODIUM naturalising. 12” Feb-March CONSPICUUS. (13) 10 = £4.50; Narcissus cyclamineus A robust variety with deep yellow 50 = £20.25; 100 = £38.00 flowers. Increases well in damp soil. 5” Late March 10 = £4.00; 30 = £11.05 S GERANIUM. (8) A most striking poetaz with four to six Collection No 8 S CORDUBENSIS. (13) flowers on an upright stem. Pure white A spectacular jonquil species from petals with bright scarlet-orange cup. COLLECTION S Spain. Masses of deep gold scented Good in pots. Strongly scented OF SCENTED flowers – up to 10 per stem, with flat 16” Late March NARCISUS cups. Flowers best in a dry sunny position. 10 = £5.00; 25 = £11.60 14” March 3 = £4.00; 10 = £12.50 COTINGA. (6) A very showy hybrid with large flowers on short stems. Pure white, well reflexed petals and a pink trumpet. 12” March 10 = £5.50; 25 = £12.00

CORNISH CHUCKLES. (12) Masses of tubby flowers, 2-3 per stem. Cream petals and yellow cup. Excellent in pots. 12” March 5 = £5.00; 15 = £13.75

CYCLAMINEUS. (13) A very beautiful species of deep yellow with a long trumpet and completely swept back petals. Excellent for naturalising in a damp acid soil. Stock grown from seed. 5” Early March £5.00 each

Narcissus Geranium Narcissus February Gold ★ New or re-introduction. 23 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk S Scented N Suitable for naturalising. NARCISSUS continued

Narcissus Hawera Narcissus Jenny Narcissus jonquilla Twinkling Yellow

HAWERA. (5) N JENNY. Div. 6. Up to 7 nodding pale lemon flowers. The trumpet opens lemon coloured but Fantastic in pots as each bulb produces quickly fades to a lovely creamy-white. One of the best. Good in grass or more than one stem. border. 15” March 7” April 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15 5 = £4.50; 15 = £12.50

★ S INTERMEDIUS (13) S jonquilla TWINKLING A wild jonquil hybrid producing masses YELLOW. (13) of deep gold highly scented flowers. A much improved selection of this well Needs a warm dry summer to flower known species. Up to 6 strongly scented well but easy under cold glass. golden flowers per stem. Full sun. Narcissus Itzim 14” April 12” April 10 = £4.50; 25 = £10.50 5 = £5.00; 15 = £13.75 S KOKOPELLI. (7) Up to four perfect round yellow flowers ITZIM. (6) Well reflexed, yellow with slightly deeper cups. A sure-fire petals and a slender, bright orange winner and highly desirable. Excellent in trumpet. Much admired. pots or will naturalise. 12” March 12” April 5 = £3.50; 15 = £9.70 10 = £5.50; 25 = £12.00 LENT LILY (see lobularis). N JACK SNIPE. (6) A dwarf hybrid whose long creamy petals and dark N LITTLE GEM. (1) primrose cup make a striking contrast. A free-flowering, exquisite pale gold Excellent for naturalising. trumpet narcissus – a perfect miniature. 8” Late March Early. 6” Early March Narcissus intermedius 10 = £5.00; 25 = £11.60 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15

Narcissus Jack Snipe Narcissus Kokopelli Narcissus Little Gem ★ New or re-introduction. 24 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk S Scented N Suitable for naturalising. Narcissus lobularis Narcissus Midget Narcissus Minnow

N LOBULARIS. (13) (Lent Lily). MINNOW. (8) A selected form of pseudonarcissus and An exquisite little tazetta hybrid with one of the best for naturalising. The several creamy flowers on each stem flowers have yellow trumpets with paler with contrasting yellow cups. Does very petals. Seed raised, so slow. May take up well and increases rapidly. A good garden to two seasons to settle. plant. 6” March-April 5” Early March 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15 10 = £5.20; 50 = £23.00; 100 = £42.00 Mite. (6) A perfect tiny golden cyclamineus hybrid. ★ S MEDIOLUTEUS (N.biflorus) Vigorous and free flowering. Tolerates lime. (Primrose Peerless) (13) 9” March £3.00 each; 3 = £8.35 One of the very oldest daffodils still in N OBVALLARIS cultivation.1 or 2 flowers per stem, Narcissus Parcpat white with a small lemon-yellow cup. (Tenby Daffodil). (13) It was mentioned by Gerard in 1600 Neat bright yellow flowers on a very and was once very common. stiff stem. Long lasting and excellent for 16” May naturalising. 11” Feb-March 3 = £4.50; 10 = £13.75 10 = £5.20; 50 = £23.00; 100 = £42.00 N PARCPAT. MIDGET. (1) For admirers of old fashioned daffodils. Tiny golden trumpets above neat grey This is one of the most vigorous we leaves. Excellent and easy for the garden. know with straw yellow petals and a Early. 4” Feb-March neat orange-red cup. 10 = £6.00; 25 = £12.50 14” March 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15

Narcissus medioluteus

POT LUCK DAFFS

Narcissus Mite Narcissus obvallaris ★ New or re-introduction. 25 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk S Scented N Suitable for naturalising. NARCISSUS continued

Narcissus Peeping Tom Poeticus recurvus Narcissus Rosemoor Gold

N PEEPING TOM. (6) A most N RIJNVELDT’S EARLY SAILBOAT. (5) distinctive cyclamineus hybrid with its SENSATION. (2) Our earliest hybrid. A magnificent dwarf twin flowered very long narrow trumpet flared at the Egg-yellow throughout with a rather hybrid . Pure white petals and lemon end and reflexed petals. A true golden- flared cup. Often in flower on Christmas cup. Fades to cream. Good in pots. yellow. Excellent for naturalising. Day. Very hardy. 10” Jan-Feb 12” April 5 = £3.50; 15 = £9.70 16” Feb-March 10 = £7.00; 20 = £12.90 5 = £5.00; 15 = £13.75 SEGOVIA. (3) A very beautiful miniature jonquil. S PIPIT. (7) S ROSEMOOR GOLD. (7) Strong Superbly contrasting glistening white An outstanding American miniature. Two growing, increasing rapidly, with a rich to three heads of clear lemon, the cups golden colour and a powerful scent. petals and small flat lemon cup. fading to almost white. Outstanding. Excellent all rounder. 14” March-April 6” April 10 = £6.00; 25 = £12.50 10” April 5 = £5.00; 15 = £13.75 S SILVER CHIMES. (8) 10 = £4.50; 25 = £10.50 S RUPICOLA. (13) An extremely lovely hybrid with up to S N POETICUS RECURVUS. A tiny jonquil species. Solitary soft yellow ten perfect flowers on each stem. Pure (13) The old-fashioned late Pheasant flowers with flat cups. Sweetly scented. white with a clotted cream cup. Eye loved by everyone. Snow-white Perfect for troughs. 3” March/April 12” April 5 = £4.00; 15 = £11.05 petals swept back from a tiny yellow cup 5 = £4.00; 15 = £11.05 edged with red. Excellent for naturalising. SMALL TALK. (5) 17” May 10 = £5.00; SABROSA. (7) Tiny perfectly formed miniature golden 50 = £23.00; 100 = £40.00 A tiny jonquil with masses of lemon trumpet. One of the first to flower. flowers. Always a show-winner and sell Increases rapidly. PSEUDONARCISSUS (Lent Lily) on sight. Alpine House or trough. 5” Feb/March (see lobularis) 5” April 5 = £4.00; 15 = £11.05 5 = £4.00; 15 = £11.05

Narcissus Pipit Narcissus Rupicola Narcissus Sabrosa ★ New or re-introduction. 26 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk S Scented N Suitable for naturalising. Narcissus Sailboat Narcissus Small Talk Narcissus Snipe

SNIPE. (6) TENBY DAFFODIL. A tiny miniature daffodil with creamy (see obvallaris). petals and a long lemon cup. Does best N TETE-A-TETE. (12) Probably in cool shade. 6” March the best of all dwarf hybrids. Very early £3.00 each; 3 = £8.35 and tremendously long lasting. Golden SPOIROT. (10) petals very slightly reflexed from the A vigorous and free flowering pure white neat cups. Cannot be too strongly bulbocodium with a hint of green. Unlike recommended and a very prolific most white bulbocodiums it flowers in flowerer. Will also grow well in grass. the spring rather than before Christmas. Excellent in pots. 6” Feb-March 9” March 5 = £4.00; 15 = £11.05 10 = £3.50; 30 = £9.70;100 = £30.00 SPRING DAWN. (2) One of the earliest, flowering in early Narcissus Tete-A-Tete. January but often out in late December. Starry white perianth and lemon cup. (Picture inside front cover)14” Jan 10 = £6.00; 25 = £12.50

N SUN DISC. (7) A fine Alec Gray hybrid with perfect rounded straw-yellow flowers and a tiny golden cup. 6” April 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15 Narcissus Sundisc

Narcissus R. Early Sensation

Narcissus Segovia Narcissus Spoirot Narcissus Silver Chimes ★ New or re-introduction. 27 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk S Scented N Suitable for naturalising. NARCISSUS continued

Narcissus Topolino Narcissus Toto Narcissus Van Sion

N THALIA. (5) N VAN SION. (4) XIT. (7) A lovely old triandrus hybrid with one to (Telamonius plenus). A beautiful N.watieri seedling with three delicate nodding white flowers on The original double yellow daffodil dating slightly nodding pure white flowers. each stem. Excellent for naturalising. from pre 1620. Useful for naturalizing Needs a well drained soil in light shade or Alpine House. 12” Late March because of its iron constitution. 6” April £5.00 each 10 = £4.50; 25 = £10.50 15” Early March 5 = £5.00; 15 = £13.75 N TOPOLINO. (1) A sturdy, dwarf bicolour daffodil similar ★ WATIERI (13) to Lent Lily and equally good for A tiny pure white species from Morocco. naturalising. 6” Early March Cold glass 10 = £3.50; 50 = £16.00; 100 = £30.00 3” April 3 = £12.00

S WILKOMII (13) TOTO. (12) If any daffodil revelled in last year’s hot A delightful new dwarf hybrid with up to summer this tiny jonquil species did. It three small star shaped white flowers. has flowered fit to bust this spring. 2-3 Narcissus Xit Vigorous. Excellent in pots or grass. tiny deep gold flowers and thread like 10” March/April leaves. Best in Alpine house or frame. 5 = £4.50; 15 = £12.50 5” March 10 = £5.00

N TRESAMBLE. (5) S N W. P. MILNER. (1) A very vigorous triandrus which gives A delightful nodding trumpet variety with a mass of pure white flowers with a creamy-white drooping flowers. Free- creamy cup. Highly recommended. flowering and very good for naturalizing. 16” Late March 10” Late March 10 = £5.50; 25 = £12.00 10 = £5.00; 30 = £13.75

Narcissus W.P. Milner

Narcissus Tresamble Narcissus watieri Narcissus Wilkomi ★ New or re-introduction. 28 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk S Scented N Suitable for naturalising. Scilla bifolia Triteleia ixioides ‘Starlight’ SCILLA Ornithogalum nutans Scillas are easy to grow and increase freely. They should be planted 3” apart and 3” ORNITHOGALUM deep. These are perfectly hardy and grow in almost all conditions and are excellent for N BIFOLIA. Indispensable as an naturalising. early spring bulb for naturalising under shrubs. Covered with many starry blue N NUTANS. Silvery-white with a flowers.4” Feb-March very broad green stripe on the outside of 10 = £3.20; 30 = £8.90 the petals giving an impression of glistening jade-green. 12” April-May MISCHTSCHENKOANA 10 = £2.50; 30 = £7.00 ‘TUBERGENIANA’. Undeniably the best early miniature bulb, each one giving three or more spikes of delicate silvery-blue flowers with dark Triteleia ‘Queen Fabiola’ stripes down the centre of the petals. Long lasting and long lived. 4” Feb TRITELEIA 10 = £5.00; 30 = £13.75 Easy bulbs for a sunny, well drained soil. I grow mine with dwarf lavender. All make N NUTANS (Hyacinthoides non- excellent and long lasting cut flowers. scriptus). The common English bluebell Mass them together. is a must for open woodland and wild planting. Purple-blue bells on graceful IXIOIDES ‘STARLIGHT’. arching stems above glossy strap-like Large heads of straw-yellow flowers. leaves. Commercially grown stock. Long lasting in flower.14” June-July May take a couple of seasons to settle 10 = £4.50; 25 = £10.50 down. 15” May 10 = £5.00; 50 = £23.00; 100 = £40.00 LAXA ‘QUEEN FABIOLA’. Open heads of bright-blue flowers. SIBIRICA. Short stems of 5+ brilliant Plant in tight clumps for best effect. blue, nodding flowers.Excellent round foot Like a mini agapanthus. 18” June-July of trees etc. Very early and remarkably long 15 = £3.00; 50 = £9.20 Scilla mischt ‘Tubergeniana’ lasting. 8” March-April 10 = £3.00; 30 = £8.35 LAXA ‘RUDY’. A dramatic new hybrid. The striking white flowers each have a blue stripe down the centre of the petals. 18” June-July 10 = £4.50; 25 = £10.50

Scilla nutans Scilla sibirica Triteleia laxa ‘Rudy’ ★ New or re-introduction. 29 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk S Scented N Suitable for naturalising. TULIPS - see website for more offers KAUFMANNIANA AND GREIGII HYBRIDS These tulips have large flowers on short stems, often with striped leaves. Ideal for pots.

ANCILLA. The flowers are pure white inside with red and yellow centres and shaded with rose on the outside. They seem to sit on the foliage when they open wide like Tulipa Ancilla water lilies. 6” March 10 = £4.20; 25 = £9.45 Tulipa Pinocchio ★ COORS. A superb new greigii hybrid. Well marked leaves and dramatic white flowers with conspicuous red stripes. Excellent in pots. Early flowering. 12” March-April 10 = £4.80; 25 = £11.20

CONCERTO. Large pure white flowers above grey foliage with striking black base. Recommended for pots. 9” April Tulipa Coors 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15 Tulipa Red Riding Hood PINOCCHIO. Slender soft red flowers with a distinct white margin to the petals. 8” April 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15 RED RIDING HOOD. A most striking variety which always attracts attention. Bright scarlet with black base and beautiful foliage mottled with purple. 8” April 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15 SHAKESPEARE. Tulipa Concerto A very free-flowering variety with most Tulipa Stressa unusual colouring, being a mixture of salmon, apricot and orange. 5” March 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15

STRESA. The flowers are a colourful mix of indian yellow and blood-red with nicely mottled leaves. (Picture page 20). 7” Feb-March 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15

★ UNITED STATES. Dramatic large bright yellow flowers with deep red stripes. Well marked leaves. Good for pots. Outstanding in the RHS trial at Wisley. Tulipa United States 9” April 10 = £5.00; 25 = £11.60 Tulipa Shakespeare ★ New or re-introduction. 30 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk N Suitable for naturalising. Tulipa bat. Apricot Jewel Tulipa humilus Lilliput Tulipa clusiana stellata SPECIES TULIPS CLUSIANA (The Lady Tulip). ICE STICK. Slender white flowers with deep A very dramatic new hybrid. Although Many of these delightful dwarf tulips are maroon outer petals and central maroon it is registered as a kaufmaniana hybrid it very perennial in well drained soil in a eye. True species and very scarce. is much taller and very elegant. Fabulous sunny position. Plant 6” deep. 10” April 3 = £6.00 in pots. Creamy white with a bronzed exterior. Early. BAKERI ‘LILAC WONDER’. ★ CLUSIANA ‘TINKA’. 15” March-April Clear lilac flowers.For a dry sunny spot. Soft yellow flowers with red outer 10 = £5.00; 25 = £11.60 Excellent. 12” March-April petals. Excellent and long lived. 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15 12” April 10 = £4.80; 25 = £11.20 linifolia ‘RED HUNTER’. Vivid scarlet flowers on green stems BATALINII ‘APRICOT JEWEL’. clusiana STELLATA. with upright narrow grey-green leaves. One of a series of reliable dwarf tulips Quite magnificent. 1-3 slender flowers Vigorous. 8” Late April that increase steadily. Fine apricot flowers 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15 above neat grey foliage. 6” May with a delicate pink outside on strong 5 = £4.00; 15 = £11.05 stems. The inner petals start cream but fade to pure white with dramatic black BATALINII ‘BRIGHT GEM’. anthers. Excellent in pots. A lovely hybrid with clear yellow flowers 12” April and grey leaves. Increases well. (Picture 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15 Page 36) 5” April-May 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15 HUMILIS ‘LILLIPUT’. clus. PEPPERMINT STICK. A superb new hybrid with up to three Similar in size to Lady Jane and just as intense pinkish-red, rounded flowers. easy. Pure white petals with a deep Good doer. pinkish red outside. (Picture inside cover) 5” March 14” April 10 = £4.80; 25 = £11.20 10 = £4.60; 25 = £11.00

Tulipa Ice Stick

Tulipa Tinka Tulip bakeri Lilac Wonder Tulipa Red Hunter ★ New or re-introduction. 31 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk N Suitable for naturalising. Tulipa Sprengeri

TARDA. Tulipa Tarda Tulipa Little Beauty Masses of creamy-white flowers with a yellow eye. Pot or front of border or rock LITTLE BEAUTY. SAXATILIS. garden. 6” April A very vigorous new hybrid with 3-4 Increases very well with us here in a raised 10 = £3.00; 25 = £7.00 intense pink flowers with a blue centre. bed and in grass under a cherry. Large pale Stunning. 4” April pink flowers with yellow centres, two to TURKESTANICA. 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15 three to a stem, are a striking sight. 12” March-April (bifloriformis) The spikes carry five to 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15 nine flowers of white with orange-yellow LITTLE PRINCESS. centres. Reliable. (Picture Page 36) Another new dwarf rockery variety with N SYLVESTRIS. 9” Feb-March 3-4 terracotta orange petals and yellow A rare native of Britain, this lovely 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15 and black eye. Dramatic. 4” April tulip has nodding buds which open to SPRENGERI. 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15 clear yellow. Best planted where left This small scarlet tulip is the very last to PRAESTANS FUSILIER. undisturbed. Will naturalise in grass and flower and has to be grown from seed. One of the best dwarf varieties with light woodland. Spreading by stolons. It will self seed on a dry, sunny rock 16” April 10 = £5.00; 25 = £11.60 three to five orange-scarlet heads. garden or in thin grass but it is almost Long lived bulbs needing no attention. impossible to harvest the bulbs! We only have a few available each year. (Picture inside front cover) 8” April 10 = £5.00; 25 = £11.60 12” May £4.50 each

Tulipa Little Princess Tulipa saxatilis Tulipa Sylestris ★ New or re-introduction. 32 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk N Suitable for naturalising. Tulipa Ballerina

Tulipa Alladin’s Record Tulipa Ballade

LILY FLOWERED MARIETTA. Clear salmon pink. A good doer and a TULIPS Chelsea favourite. 24” April-May 10 = £4.50; 25 = £10.50 Graceful long stemmed tulips with pointed petals, ideal for containers or for general PURPLE DREAM. garden use. A new hybrid with bell shaped flowers of Tulipa Tres Chic & Jan Reus rich purple. (Picture outside back cover) ALLADIN’S RECORD. 24” April 10 = £4.50; 25 = £10.50 For something really different- dramatic WHITE TRIUMPHATOR. red flowers edged with yellow. RED SHINE. Very long lasting. Clear red flowers of an elegant shape. Still the most popular variety with 24” April-May Very persistent here in our herbaceous slender pure white flowers that seem to 10 = £4.50; 25 = £10.50 border. glow. 24” April-May 24” April-May 10 = £5.00; 25 = £11.60; 50 = £22.00 BALLADE. 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15 Large flowers of soft purplish-pink with ★ a neat white edge to the petals. Perfect TRES CHIC. with purples. 24” April-May Large white flowers on short stems. Ideal 10 = £4.50; 25 = £10.50 for front of border or pots. 14” April-May BALLERINA. 10 = £4.40; 25 = £9.90 Striking tangerine orange. One of the very best to lighten a dark corner. 24” April-May WEST POINT. 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15 Good strong yellow. The flowers open wide and seem to float above the CHINA PINK. ground. 24” April-May An old favourite of true mid-pink. Good 10 = £5.00; 25 = £11.60 with Greenland. 24” April-May Tulipa West Point & Jan Reus 10 = £5.00; 25 = £11.60

Tulipa China Pink Tulipa White Triumphator Tulipa Marietta ★ New or re-introduction. 33 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk N Suitable for naturalising. Tulipa Albert Heijn Tulipa Black Parrot Tulipa Gavota

BORDER TULIPS ★ BLUE DIAMOND (Double) GAVOTA. (Triumph) These have good sized flowers on short, stiff Fabulous blue purple flowers on short The deep blood-red petals are stems. They are perfect for pots or front of stems. outlined with cream. They resemble the border. 14” April-May 10 = £5.00; 25 = £11.60 a lilly flowered tulip when open. Very dramatic. COULEUR CARDINALE. 16” April-May ALBERT HEIJN (Fosteriana). (Single Early) 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15 This fabulous tulip which has thrived on Neat dusky red flowers above rather our dry rock garden for years is known bronzed foliage. Excellent for the front of PRINCESS IRENE. as the supermarket tulip as we could not a border or pot. 12” April (Single Early) remember its name. He is the owner 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15 Rich orange flowers suffused with of the largest Dutch supermarket chain. mahogany red. Short stiff stems so ★ The salmon pink flowers have a blue JAN REUS. (Triumph) good for pots. bloom to the outer petals. Early and very One of my favourites, blood red 14” April-May flowers with a yellow base. long lasting in flower. 14” March 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15 (Picture page 33) 10 = £4.50; 25 = £10.50 18” April-May 10 = £4.50; 25 = £10.50 PURISSIMA. (Fosteriana) ANGELIQUE. (Double) The best white tulip with large long- A much loved double tulip with delicate lasting pure white flowers which are cream when first open. Early and long pink flowers. Wonderful coming through lived. 20” March-April a carpet Anemone White Splendour or 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15 good as a cut flower. 16” April 10 = £4.50; 25 = £10.50

BLACK PARROT. (Parrot) Large black-purple flowers with amazingly ragged edges. Very dramatic in pots. 14” April-May 5 = £4.00; 15 = £11.05 Tulipa Angelique

Tulipa Couleur Cardinale Tulipa Blue Diamond & Little Beauty Tulipa Purissima ★ New or re-introduction. 34 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk N Suitable for naturalising. Tulipa Sunny Prince

Tulipa Queen of Night Tulipa Princess Irene QUEEN OF NIGHT. (single late) An old favourite. Well rounded flowers SUNNY PRINCE. (Single Early) of the deepest velvet maroon, the Clear lemon yellow flowers. Perfect in nearest thing to black. A stunning foil pots with with blue muscari or edging for T. West Point or China Pink. a border. 12” April 24” April-May 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15 ROCOCO. (Parrot) WEISSE BERLINER. An amazing flower. It is a mixture of deep (Multi-headed) red and orange with heavily crimped and ruffled edges. Short so good in pots or A superb multi-headed tulip with up to front of border. (Picture Page 20) 6 large white flowers on compact stems. 14” April-May 16” May 10 = £4.00; 25 = £9.15 10 = £6.00; 25 = £12.50 Tulipa Weisse Berliner

Tulipa Greenland Tulipa Spring Green Tulip Yellow Spring green VIRIDIFLORA TULIPS GREENLAND. A firm Chelsea SPRING GREEN. YELLOW SPRING GREEN. favourite. The flowers are a glorious mix Palest creamy white flowers with a broad Stunning citrus yellow flowers with a of soft pink and green. green stripe on each petal. strong green mark. Excellent and striking. 16” May 16” May 16” May 10 = £4.50; 25 = £10.50 10 = £5.00; 25 = £11.60 10 = £5.50; 25 = £12.00 See online for many more varieties

★ New or re-introduction. 35 Order online at www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk N Suitable for naturalising. SPECIES TULIP COLLECTION – Collection No. 15

Tulipa turkestanica Tulipa bat. Bright Gem Tulipa linifolia Red Hunter These species tulips have proved themselves as reliably perennial in our garden. 10 T. bat. Bright Gem 10 T. Little Princess 10 T. Red Hunter 10 T. saxatilis 10 T. turkestanica 1 Collection = £17.90 Saving £2.50

ALLIUMS YOUR SPRING FOR THE FEBRUARY FLOWERING HERBACEOUS GARDEN: CROCUS: BORDER Collection No. 4 Collection No. 5 Collection No. 3

Perfect early summer This is one of the most popular Some of our best and most flowering bulbs for a collections in the catalogue, colourful varieties for pots, chosen especially to provide borders or grass. sunny border. colour and interest at the 5 Allium cristophii dullest time of the year. 10 Blue Pearl 10 Allium hollandicum 10 Anemone blanda Blue 10 Cream Beauty 3 Allium Mount Everest 20 Crocus Cream Beauty 10 Romance 5 Allium Purple Rain 10 Iris reticulata Harmony 10 Snowbunting 10 Narcissus February Gold 10 Large Yellow 5 Allium Purple Sensation 5 Scilla m. Tubergeniana 10 sieberi tricolor 10 Tulipa turkestanica 10 Ruby Giant 1 Collection = £19.85 1 Collection = £17.60 1 Collection = £11.60 Saving £3.00 Saving £2.00 Saving £2.00

SMALL NARCISSUS FOR POTS, ROCK GARDENS etc. Collection No. 9 Some of our best dwarf varieties. Why not add some Anemone blanda or grape hyacinths to the pots. Do not force. 5 Geranium 5 Hawera 5 Minnow 5 Sundisc 5 Tete-a-tete 5 Toto 1 Collection = £13.25 Saving £1.50

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