Plants Catalogue F to H from Abriachan Nurseries, The Garden on Loch Ness

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FERNS A selection of handsome and pretty ferns to add interest to any garden. Give your ferns a little attention, water and feed, and in 2 or 3 years you will have specimens to relish and show off. Great companion plants.
ASPLENIUM solopendrium Hart's Tongue Fern	Undulating strap leaves; excellent in dry places; wintergreen.	£5
ASPLENIUM trichomanes Maidenhair Spleenwort	The lovely dainty small fern, you find on old walls. Small leaflets, black midrib	£5
BLECHNUM penna marina Falkland Island Little Fern	Tiny leathery pinnate leaves that carpet the ground well; evergreen.	£4
BLECHNUM penna marina cristata	Heavily crested leaves that grow well in dry stone walls and work well in alpine plantings.	£4
BLECHNUM spicant (Hard Fern) 40cm	British native; neat shining pinnate fronds; hardy and evergreen.	£4
DRYOPTERIS erythrosora 50cm	A neat, pretty fern. Bronze young fronds open glossy green	£4
MATTEUCIA struthiopteris Ostrich Fern 1.5m	A wonderful fern; elegant emerging crosiers opening to plume-like open fronds Strong growing and unique. Excellent in plantings with Irises and meconopis	£5
ONOCLEA sensibilis Sensitive Fern 50cm	Arching fronds, never lots, just enough. Mobile stems segmented leaves and wavy edges	£4
OSMUNDA regalis (Royal Fern) 1.2m	Large and handsome, love waterside positions. Wonderful spring croziers and yellow autumn colour.	£5
POLYPODIUM vulgare Native Polypody 30cm	A splendid fern for dry positions. Neat ladder rung leaves; black stems. Wintergreen	£5
POLYSTICHUM setiferum Shield Fern 60cm	Beautiful croziers of growth emerge from last years leaves and open to elegant fronds. For me, the loveliest of ferns	£4
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GALANTHUS (SNOWDROPS)	Snowdrops give wonderful garden value. They last for 2 to 3 months often well into April with us. They are the loveliest of flowers, hope, strength and beauty all in one. The following are a selection a varieties doing well in our woodland garden.
Atkinsii	Single; long petals and early.	£4	SOLD OUT
Desdemona	Lovely large flowered double.	£5	SOLD OUT
Magnet	The largest flowers, striking, clean white and fragrant.	£5	SOLD OUT
Nivalis	Lovely common snowdrop - in pots of ten	£3	SOLD OUT
Plicatus	Long elegant strong snowdrops.	£4	SOLD OUT
Sam Arnott	Lovely strong snowdrops; perfect symmetry; wonderful fragrance.	£4	SOLD OUT
Warham	Strong variety; long broad petals and grey leaves.	£4	SOLD OUT
GENTIANA The Gentians Gentians sing of alpine slopes and cool Himalayan valleys. Perhaps that is why they do well in the Highlands.
Iona	Autumn flowering; pretty blue and white striped.	£3.50
mackinoi Royal Blue 30cm	Late season; erect habit and royal blue flowers.	£3.50
GERANIUMS The hardy Geranium species are an asset to any garden. Some are glamorous; others are workmanlike, doing the job when nothing else will. Some make elegant specimens; others look good in a crowd. All of these are tried and tested.
Ballerina 20cm	Neat puckered leaves and carpeting of pink flowers.	£3.50
Blue Sunrise	Good low covering habit. Leaves chatreuse yellow in spring, turning green in summer. Clusters of deep violet-blue cup-shaped flowers which continue for months, especially in cool-summer regions	£4.50
Brookside 40cm	Clumps of fine leaves and bowls of blue flowers for months. Good performer	£4.50
Elizabeth Ann 50cm	An early flowering geranium. Bright pink flowers, contrast well with dark foliage. Very attractive	£5
himalayense plenum 50 cm	A sheaf of palmate leaves and very pretty violet/pink double	£5
macrorrhizum Bevans 30cm	All the macrorrhizum plants have attractive scalloped, aromatic leaves and excellent ground cover. Sun or shade. Bevans variety has good magenta flowers	£4
m. Ingwersen’s Variety 30cm	The nicest fresh, green, apple-scented leaves and soft pink flowers. Lovely with London Pride	£4
m. Pindus 20cm	Half the size of the other varieties; red bracts magenta flower	£4
Mrs Kendall Clark	Lovely white flowers, beautifully pencilled blue; an old favourite.	£4
orientalitibeticum 20cm	Marbled foliage, no one leaf the same as the next; pink flowers	£4
x oxonianum Claridge Druce	Vigorous and great ground cover; mid pink flowers for many months.	£4
x oxonianum Julie Brennon. 60cm	Rich pink with good dark veining	£4
x oxonianum Rebecca Moss 60cm	Great ground covering geranium. Olive leaves and white flowers, flushing pink in summer	£4
x oxonianum Southcombe Star	Slender magenta petals making a star shaped flower; vigorous.	£4
palmatum	Handsome shining leaves and bold branches of exotic pink flowers; surprisingly hardy having come through our winters.	£4.50
Patricia 80cm	Great new perennial; tall vigorous plant magenta pink, dark eye good long season	£5
phaeum	The classic dusty purple flowers on shade resistant foliage.	£4
phaeum Margaret Wilson 40cm	Superb yellow variegated foliage and light purple flowers. Fantastic in shade	£4
phaeum Samobar 40cm	Striking foliage plant for shade. The leaves are heavily marked with chocolate brown	£4
pratense Summer Skies 50cm	Upright, clump-forming habit; sky blue blooms; Lovely.	£4.50
procurrens	A creeping geranium; flowers July through Autumn; Purple with a striking black eye	£4
psilostemon 70cm	The bright magenta geranium that you see in every stately home herbaceous border. Magenta flowers with a black eye. Fantastic	£5
pyrenaicum spreading 25cm	One of the fastest spreading plants I know, but it never seems to be invasive. Neat scalloped leaves erupting into foam of small purple flowers all summer. Great in new borders	£4
pyrenaicum albiflorum 25cm	Pretty white form	£4
Russell Pritchard 30cm	Grey green leaves and lovely contrasting chalky pink flowers.	£4.50
Sabini Blue 40cm	Good dark blue flowers; usefully early flowering May/June.	£4.50
Salome 30cm	A real looker; violet purple flowers with a black eye. Trails	£5	SOLD OUT
sanguineum 15cm	Neat small clumps and magenta flowers	£4
sanguineum album	The white varient	£4
Sanguineum striatum	Pretty pale pink with violet stripes. Lovely plant	£4
versicolor 30cm	This native species scrambles through a border. Masses of tiny white flowers exquisitely veined purple. Wonderful	£4
GEUM (The Avens) Over the last few years we have aquired some lovely new varieties to complement older classics
Bell’s Bank 25cm	A Geoffrey Smith hybrid. Large fat double bright pink flowers fading to stripes	£4
borisii 25cm	Early fiery orange flowers. Often repeats in autumn. Neat clumps	£4
Dingle Apricot	Compact. Apricot yellow	£4
Eos	Yellow/gold foliage and rich orange flowers. Fantastic.	£5
Mandarin 30cm	Large coppery orange	£4
Marmalade 30cm	New marmalade orange	£4
Mrs W Moore 30cm	Cream, flushed pink semi double. Lovely	£4
Nordek 30cm	Open cups of brick orange	£4
Primrose 30cm	A neat flower, the prettiest primrose yellow	£4
Pink Frills 30cm	Think Can Can and you have it; pink ruffled petals	£4
Prince of Orange 80cm	Branching heads of soft orange with a green eye. Unique.	£4
rivale album	Arching white flower-heads; British Native.	£4
Sigiswang 50cm	Splendid sizzling, hot tangerine flowers. Repeat flowers well	£4
GRASSES and SEDGES Grasses can make inspirational planting. They bring the air of the wild into a garden. Here are a few of my best ideas. * Use in a mixed border, they are a great change of texture and a cooling colour. e.g. Miscanthus, Pennisetum, Millium Grasses look great in “designed plantings “among rocks and large gravel. e.g. Stipa, Miscanthus, Cortaderia, Carex Some grasses look fantastic as potted specimens e.g. Stipa arundinacea, Hakenochloe, Carex *Try some annual grasses with poppies. Fabulous. e.g. Hordeum jubatum
HAKENOCHLOA macra aureola	An elegant bright grass; Light green with cream stripe; lovely in shade or as a potted specimen.	£4.50
MILLIUM effusum aureum (Bowles Golden Grass) 40cm	Broad soft straps of golden leaves opening into golden oat like flowers. All parts are golden . Early in growth and so amazing with Meconopsis	£3.50
MISCANTHUS sinensis Morning Light 1m	A wonderful upright grass; silver striped leaves that capture light. Wonderful in autumn	£5
OPHIPOGON planiscapus nigrescens (Black Grass) 25cm	Technically in the lily family, but the black leaves are grasslike with purple berries, turning black. Wonderful for painting garden pictures	£3.50
STIPA arundinacea 90cm	A very glamorous grass. A fountain of richly streaked leaves; red, yellow, bronze; the colours intensifying in drought and cold. Makes a fantastic large pot	£4
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HACQUETIA
epipactis	Surprising and welcome early colour; a plant that draws the eye; lime green flowers with a yellow centre arrive before the leaves.	£4
HELENIUM
Sahins Early Flowerer 1m	Wonderful richly coloured late daisies for the border. Red, orange and yellow striped petals; brown cone centre.	£4
rubinzwerg 1m	Red daisies brown central cone.	£4
HELIANTHEMUM Rock roses Helianthemums are second to none for fast growth and early flower; hence great for new plantings. Particularly useful for dry sunny sites.
Amy Baring	Rich egg yolk yellow	£2
Annabel	An excellent double pink	£2
Baby Buttercup	Rich yellow	£2
Ben Heckla	Rich copper with rusty centre	£2
Ben Ledi	Rich cherry rose, darker centre	£2	SOLD OUT
Ben Lomond	Rich rose pink	£2	SOLD OUT
Ben Mhor (More)	Rich bright orange	£2	SOLD OUT
Ben Nevis	Rich warm yellow with copper orange centre	£2
Ben Vane	Yellow ochre with orange centre	£2	SOLD OUT
Broughty Sunset	Peachy orange	£2
Cerise Queen	Rich cherry red, double	£2
Cheviot	Combination of warm orange and salmon pink	£2
Chocolate Blotch	Amber orange with chocolate centre	£2
Cornish Cream	Creamy white	£2
Cupreum	Yellow ochre with orange ring around centre	£2
Fairy	Cream with yellow centre	£2
Georgeham	Large crimson pink with pale centre	£2	SOLD OUT
Highdown	Pinky peach	£2	SOLD OUT
Honeymoon	Rich honeyed yellow	£2
Laurensons Pink	Rose Pink	£2
Lucy Elizabeth	Pure white with yellow centre	£2
Mrs Lake	Sunshine yellow	£2
Mrs Hays	Soft apricot pink	£2
nummularium glabrum	Yellow, neat compact habit	£2
nummularium tomentosum	Yellow, neat compact habit	£2
Old Gold	Gold ochre	£2
ovium supreme	White, with egg yolk yellow centre	£2
Pink Glow	Large, pale pink flowers	£2
Praecox	Rich creamy white	£2
Rhodanthe Carneum	Pure clean pink	£2
Salmon Queen	Warm pink with orange centre	£2
Southmead	Bright Carmine crimson	£2
Sterntaler	Bright yellow	£2
Sudberry Gem	Rich rose pink with flame red centre	£2
Tangerine	Large tangerine flowers	£2
Voltaire	Golden yellow	£2	SOLD OUT
Wisley Primrose	Soft primrose yellow	£2
Mixed	Our selection - an exciting selection of 10 mixed cultivars	£18
HELLEBORUS
argutifolius Corsican Hellebore 1.2m	Mounds of evergreen leaves, leathery and toothed edges; and masses of green Hellebore flowers. Reliable and handsome.	£4
ericsmithii 40cm	Large white flowers, flushing pink with age, lasting from mid-winter until May. Dark pewter foliage. Superb	£6.50
Orientals hybrids Some marvellous new Lenten Roses. Single colours and doubles. Absolutely fabulous
Blue metallic Lady	Pewter blue flowers on these special lenten lilies	£6.50
Red Lady	Fine dark red, black stamens	£6.50
Mixed Double Hybrids	Unflowered so could be pale and darker pink or purple doubles	£6.50
HEPATICA
transsylvanica 5cm	A spring gem. Three lobed leaves and the most lovely blue flowers. Very precious	£4.50
HEUCHERA I am sure you have seen some of the gorgeous new Heuchera varieties. This selection is some we have grown on the nursery
Brownies 60cm	Large chocolate brown leaves, plum underside; white flowers.	£4.50
Palace Purple 30cm	Excellent older variety. Dark purple, scalloped leaves that work well in many plantings	£4
HEUCHERELLA
Golden Zebra	A really striking combination of oak shaped golden foliage with rich red central markings	£4
HOSTAS Hostas are wonderful garden features, their bold leaves giving interest and structure, particularly in shade. Do discover or rediscover them. We grow several in large stylish terracotta pots where they look splendid.
Aphrodite 50cm	Soft green leaves and white perfumed flowers.	£5
Big Daddy 90cm x 1m	Deep blue large leaves and white flowers; a fantastic presence.	£5
Blue Angels 1m x 1.2 m	Huge very blue heavily textured leaves. Sculptural.	£6
Bold Ribbons 40cm	White edges; good for groundcover.	£5
Christmas Candy 30cm	Elegant Lance shaped leaves, white centred with irregular green edge. Beautiful plant	£5
Colour Glory	Attractive yellow leaves with blue/green edge; bright for shade.	£5
Coquette	Long spoon shaped leaves, white edge. Establishes well	£5
Devon Gold	Butter yellow heart shaped leaves.	£5
Fringe Benefit	Fringe Benefit has large heart shaped creamy-white margins. A good garden plant and good constitution	£5
Gold Standard	A popular excellent hosta. Chartreuse gold with irregular green margins.	£5
Great Expectations	Golden yellow with large blue green edges. Often a favourite.	£6
Halcyon 30cm	Classic blue Hosta. Thick, lance-shaped blue leaves, beautiful lavender-grey flowers. Best in part shade	£5
Krossa Regal 1m	Strong upright vase shaped habit; blue/grey wavy edged leaves. A good foundation stone for any planting. Also magnificent in a large pot	£5
Patriot 30cm	Excellent hosta for a pot; shiny olive green leaves, white margins	£4.50
Red October 30cm	Upright growth displaying red stems. Lance shaped leaves, with waxy surface	£4.50
Serendipity 30cm	Blue leaved tokudama hybrid; Good fast growth and white flowers	£5
Stilleto 20cm	Narrow lance shaped, wavy leaves which are dark green with a yellow margin. Good grower and a unique pot	£5
Tiny Tears	Miniature Hosta; blue/green leaves and lovely tiny purple flowers.	£6
Wide Brim 30cm	Good looking plant; dark green leaves with yellow margin.	£5
Wolverine 30cm	Very smart narrow leaves, green edged cream. Good lilac flowers	£6.50