Current plant availability list, including descriptions 2021 Issue no 6: Final autumn stock Pelham Plants Nursery Ltd Listed below are the plants currently available. Please use this list to order from us by email at [email protected] or over the phone on 07377 145970. Please use the most recent version of this list as more varieties are being added all the time. Some cultivars produced in small numbers may also sell out. We are proud of ‘home growing’ all our plants. The list will grow and change substantially as many new varieties become available week by week. It is also advisable to book to visit the nursery in person for the best range and advice. It can be difficult to keep this list up to date at our busiest times or when batches are small. We reserve the right to withdraw plants or changes prices without notice. Full explanation, delivery charges and terms and conditions are listed on our website www.pelhamplants.co.uk Plants currently Approx Price Description available pot size Acis autumnalis. AGM. 0.5L £4.50 A little 'Leucojum' now renamed Acis. Little white bonnets in autumn over grassy foliage and stems. Ideal for a focal pot. 10cm. Aconitum 'Blue Opal'. 2.0L £8.50 Opalescent violet-blue flowers in late summer. Aconitum carmichaelii 2.0L £8.50 syn. Late Vintage. Originally a seed strain, this is a valuable late 'Spätlese'. summer flowering selection with lilac-purple flowers from pale green buds. Aconitum carmichaelii 2.0L £8.50 Late summer flowering in a particularly good cobalt blue. 100cm 'Wilsonii Group'. Aconitum napellus few £7.50 Delicately cut foliage emerges in spring, followed by an early summer 'Bergfürst'. flowering in a rich indigo. A real winner. 80cm Actaea pachypoda 'ex 1.0L £7.00 Seedlings from the variety with white flower spikes over interesting Misty Blue'. blue / green foliage in late summer. Syn.White Baneberry (or 'Doll's Eyes') named for the clusters of white winter fruits on red stalks. Best in a retentive soil in part sun. 70cm Actaea simplex 'Pink 1.0L £8.00 Rich purple bronze foliage with scented pink spires of flowers in late Spike'. summer. 100cm Actaea simplex 1.0L £7.50 I grow it for the lovely dark trim to green foliage and scented flowers. 'Pritchard's Giant'. It never seems a giant to me…150cm Agapanthus 'Windsor few £8.00 Strong upright plants with a pale grey-lilac flower. Very tasteful. Grey'. 100cm. Allium 'Millenium'. 1.0L £7.00 Large heads of violet purple mid-summer. Easy clumping giant chive. Allium senescens subsp. 0.5L £5.50 Kept lean, this chive relative has charming twistygrey foliage and is of glaucum. interest for a long season. Allium thunbergii 1.0L £7.00 A favourite at our autumn shows. Fine foliage followed by late season 'Ozawa'. rich purple pink flowers in September. Excellent for pot work or raised bed. 15cm. Alstroemeria 'Maze'. 1.0L £8.50 Lightly speckled clean white flower on this Peruvian Lily. Requires AGM. bright but cool spot with a good depth of soil. Mulch, especially in first winter. Grow this for its compact habit at 45cm Amicia zygomeris. 2.0L £8.50 Exotic upright foliage plant. Dramatic Mexican bean relative hardy to -5c. Anisodontea capensis. 1.0L £7.50 Upright 'Cape Mallow' with small & dainty raspberry flowers all summer long. Best in a sunny well drained spot. Protect from frost. Prune in spring. 1m Plants currently Approx Price Description available pot size Anthericum ramosum. 1.0L £6.50 syn. Branched St.Bernards Lily. Starry white flowers float on airy stems over clumps of fine grass-like foliage. Aster 'Cotswold Gem'. 1.0L £7.50 An exciting new 'Lutetia' and 'amellus' hybrid from Cotswold Garden Flowers. Bushy and upright with starry violet flowers. A real winner we think. Aster 'Eleven Purple'. 1.5L £8.00 Large lilac purples smother a low domed plant in late summer. Easy in even Dry shade. 50cm Aster 'Johan'. 1.0L £7.50 Large, semi-double deep blue flowers cover a domed plant in autumn. Pleaseing new introduction from de Hessenhof nursery. 50cm Aster 'Prairie Purple'. 1.0L £8.00 A good recent introduction, this rich purple daisy mixes well with the blues and yellows of autumn. Trouble free and self supporting. 120cm Aster amellus 'Violet 2.0L £9.00 An old cultivar selected by Karl Forster and which remains Queen'. unchallenged. Large, rich violet flowers in Sept/Oct. 40cm. Aster cordifolius 2.0L £8.50 Chgarming cordifolius hybrid smothered with small, pale blue flowers. 'Chieftain'. Upright to 150cm Aster cordifolius 'Little 1.0L £7.00 The must-have classic border aster: large, lavender-blue flowers, a Carlow'. colour particularly enhanced by the autumn light. 120cm. Aster ericoides 'Blue 1.0L £7.50 Masses of small blue flowers with pale yellow centres over wiry Star'. AGM. growth in October. Charming. 60cm. Aster ericoides var. 1.0L £7.50 The prostrate form with masses of tiny white daisies in autumn. prostratum ' Snow Stunning when allowed to creep over a wall, edge or gravel path. Flurry'. 10cm. Aster laevis 'Orpheus'. 2.0L £8.50 Large vivid purple-blue flowers stand out from the crowd in September & October. Strong dark stems. Any good rich soil in sun. 120-150cm. Aster lateriflorus 1.5L £8.00 Dazzling white flowered form of the 'Calico Aster' with large arching 'Chloe'. arms covered in white daisies with pink centres. Similar to A.Horizontalis but bigger. 1m Aster lateriflorus 2.0L £8.50 I have grown this for years and I love the sunny september days when 'Horizontalis'. AGM. its covered in 100's of white flowers and as many bees…. Aster novae-angliae 1.0L £7.50 Classic mid blue with large, long petallled slightly doubled daisies 'Barr's Blue'. giving a dense or ruffled effect. Upright plant. 150cm Aster novae-angliae 1.0L £7.00 Bright, rich magenta-pink form, similar to 'Primrose Upward' but with 'Brightness'. darker orange eyes. 120-140cm Aster novae-angliae 1.0L £7.50 Wonderful selection named for Helen at Old Court nurseries and the 'Helen Picton'. AGM. Picton Garden. Rich purple flowers on a compact plant. Gives a semi-double or slightly ruffled appearance. 1m Aster novae-angliae 'Ivy 1.0L £7.50 A lovely new glowing violet-purple. Trouble free and self supporting. Patterson'. Easy to grow & mildew free in any good garden soil in sun or part shade. From Brian and named for Steph's mum from when they were at Avondale nursery. 100cm Aster novae-angliae 1.0L £7.50 Our darkest purple New England Aster always covered with a lots of 'Marina Wolkonsky'. flowers. Good upright habit for the middle or back of the border. 120cm Aster novae-angliae 1.5L £8.50 More compact than most New England Asters, this rich purple pink, 'Primrose Upward'. large but finely petalled form is useful for the mid border. 1.2m Aster novae-angliae 1.0L £7.50 A bold purplish-pink carrying hundreds of flowers on its strong stems. 'Quinton Menzies'. 1.2m AGM. Aster novae-angliae 1.0L £7.00 Large soft rose-pink daisies on stout stems. A good, upright mid- 'Rudelsburg'. border performer. Excellent for pollinators. Easy in most soils in good light. 100cm Aster pilosum var. 1.5L £8.00 Arching and much branching late flowering white aster. Excellent for pringlei 'Monte cut flowers. 80cm Cassino'. Plants currently Approx Price Description available pot size Aster thomsonii. 0.5L £6.00 Good upright lilac-blue flowered daisy for mid-summer onwards. Originally from Western Himalayas & one of the parents of A x f. 'Monch'. H50 cm Aster trifoliatus subsp. 1.0L £7.00 Small purple flowers, pleasingly late, combined with mildew resistance ageratoides 'Ezo make for a tough, easy going Japanese aster. 60cm. murasaki'. Aster trifoliatus subsp. 1.0L £7.00 Our selection with a clean pink flower and good dome habit to 50cm. ageratoides 'Pink Pillow'. Aster turbinellus. 1.5L £8.50 Dark willowy stems, clad with glaucous green leaves, erupt in October into a display of small lavender- blue flowers. 150cm. Aster x frikartii 0.5L £6.00 A dome of vivid blue daisies from July to September. Hybrid widely 'Mönch'. AGM. grown for good reason. Good, well drained, sunny position. 60cm Calamintha subsp. 0.5L £5.50 Icy blue cloud of tiny flowers held aloft of peppermint aromatic foliage nepeta 'Blue Cloud'. all summer. Excellent nectar source. 40cm Calamintha subsp. 0.5L £5.50 Large rich blue flowers, beloved by bees and foliage minty fresh. nepeta 'Marvelette Excellent for well drained sun or pot. 45cm Blue'. Camassia leichtlinii few £8.50 Rarely offered 1m tall hybrid with 'electric' blue flowers. Its vigour & subsp. suksdorfii sterility lends itself to safely planting mid border. Flowering sized 'Electra'. bulbs. Canna 'Annei'. 3.0L £12.00 Classic 19th century French variety grown for its blue / grey tall & narrow spear-like foliage and late soft-peach coloured small flowers. 2m Canna 'Musifolia'. 3.0L £12.00 The banana leafed one! Broad ribbed leaves with purple tones in sun. Will reach 1.8m with a soft orange flower in a good season. So much easier to manage than a banana plant…. Caryopteris X 1.0L £7.50 Easy 'Bluebeard' shrub. Good rich blue, slightly earlier than most. clanodensis 'First Choice'. AGM. Caryopteris X 1.0L £7.50 A pale pink form of the (usually) 'Blue Beard' shrub. Best pruned clanodensis 'Pink hard in Spring. Easy. Perfection'. Chrysanthemum 'Mary 1.0L £7.00 Classy hardy Chrysanth' with delightful apricot yellow daisies to Stoker'.