Mail Order Plant Catalogue Q to Z from Abriachan Nursery, The Garden on Loch Ness

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RUNUNCULUS
aconitifolius flora plena (Bachelors Buttons)	Deeply divided dark green leaves and wide branching heads of double white buttercups. A lovely thing. Ours came from a gardening friend in Shetland, where they thrive.	£6.50		SOLD OUT
acris flora plena	Double buttercups. What could be better!	£3
ficaria double green	Double green flowers on early marked leaves	£2.50
ficaria flora plena (Double Celandine)	Early leaves and shiny double buttercup flowers	£2.50
RODGERSIA
p. Chocolate Wings 1m	Superb architectural foliage; leaves emerge chocolate brown, maturing bronze green in summer. Attractive pink flowers	£6		SOLD OUT
pinnata superba 1m	Division of a fine plant we grow. Textured, handsome leaves of beautiful purple/bronze; flowers bright pink	£6
pinnata white form	White flowered form	£6
podophylla 1.5m	Broad, bronze-tinted leaves with the appearance of huge horse chestnut leaves. Creamy white plumes of flower, and excellent autumn colour. A great focal point, one of those plants that pull a border together	£6
ROSMARINUS
Miss Jessop's Upright	The hardiest Rosemary we grow. Many others died in 10/11, minus 15 was too much; this is the one that lived.	£3.50
RUDBECKIA Indispensable late-flowering daisies that catch the sunlight and lift a planting of grasses into something extraordinary.
fulgida speciosa 60cm	Orange-yellow daisies with a black eye, on neat mounds	£4
Goldsturm 75cm	An outstanding performer. Rich yellow daisies with a dark eye. Wonderful with grasses & kniphofia	£4
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SALIX
boydii 1m	Dwarf Scottish native; rough textured grey leaves; yellow catkins.	£4
helvetica 80cm	Swiss Willow heavily felted shoots and leaves; white catkins.	£4
lanata	Fat woolly leaves and yellow catkins.	£4
nakamurana yezoalpina	Thickly felted silver green leaves in spring.	£4
SAPONARIA
officinalis flora plena	Late flowering herbaceous perennial; pretty double white flowers.	£3
SAXIFRAGA
fortunei Black Ruby 20cm (Japanese Saxifrage)	Almost black leaves with startling red/pink flowers in autumn	£4
Mount Nachi	Green/purple scalloped leaves; white flowers.	£4
fortunei rubrifolia 30cm	Exquisite plants. Fine bronzed leaves, brilliant carmine on the reverse; and attractive white sprays of flower in autumn	£4
ENCRUSTED SAXIFRAGES These neat alpine saxifrages have year round appeal, the leaves encrusted with silver. Superb.
Francis Cade 10cm	Neat silver rosettes all year round; white flower sprays. A lovely specimen in a pot.	£2.50
kolentiana atropurpurea 20cm	Excellent encrusted rosettes and unusual red sprays of flowers	£2.50
Longifolia Monarch 20cm	Wonderful rosette and very floriferous; airy sprays of white blooms	£2.50
oppositifolia Latina alba	Mountain Saxifrage; UK native; white flowered.	£3
oppositifolia Latina splendens	The native Scottish purple mountain saxifrage.	£3
Southside Seedling 25cm	Lovely sprays of red spotted white flowers on silver leaves	£3
umbrosa	London Pride; used to be everywhere, but now out of fashion. A shame, as it is a good plant. Use it imaginatively and revive your love.	£3
Elliot’s variety	Remember London Pride? This is a much neater, rather sweet version. Fills corners beautifully	£3
SCHIZOSTYLIS Kaffir Lilies Autumn flowering bulbs that do well in a rich, sunny spot. Increasingly popular.
coccinea major (Kaffir Lily)	Autumn flowering neat red crocus like flowers. Loves a sunny spot.	£4
Jennifer	Sword like leaves and pretty pink flowers.	£4
Mrs Hegarty	Late flowering (October/November) rose pink.	£4
Professor Barnard	Dusky red blooms	£4
Sunrise	Satin pink blooms; lovely in autumn sunshine.	£4
Zeal Salmon	Salmon pink blooms	£4
SEDUM
Munstead Red	Upright herbaceous sedum dark red blooms; bees love them.	£4
All of these smaller Sedums are being used for sedum roofs; what fun.
oreganum	Fleshy leaves, green, but when dry and starved they are spectacular red.	£2.50
sediform	Large fleshy leaves and yellow flowers in summer.	£2.50
spathulifolium Cape Blanco	Fleshy grey rosettes and yellow flowers; excellent in dry beds.	£2.50
spathulifolium Purpureum	Dusty purple rosettes and yellow flowers; a great contrast with Capo Blanco.	£2.50
Westphaner Gold	Flat green leaves, spreading habit; yellow flowers.	£2.50
SEMPERVIVUM (The Houseleeks) I greatly admire the architecture of these obliging succulent plants. We grow most of them in terra-cotta pots and then group them together to make a display. I only grow and propagate exciting or interesting varieties; so read on.
Aldo Moro	Brown/Red with wide pointed leaves	£2
Alluring	Flat rosettes of green/pink and brown	£2
Black Mini	Purple/black tipped leaves	£2
Blood Tip	Grey tipped red. Good in winter	£2
Blue Boy	Grey/green rosettes, more blue in winter	£2
Bronco	Beautiful red leaves, colour all year	£2
Brunette	Attractive brown of course	£2
Cantabricum Leitariegos	Pale green, flushed red	£2
Cantabricum Riano	Large pale green, dark tips	£2
Cantabricum San Glorio	Dark grey green, tipped purple	£2
Carmen	Large yellow/green leaves, red-brown tipped. Good cream flowers	£2
Dark Cloud	Dark leaved symmetrical rosette	£2
degenianum	Large rosettes purple grey; blue flushed in summer.	£2		SOLD OUT
Dyke	Large rosettes of intense red	£2
Elvis	Attractive dark red. Offsets well	£2
Hall’s Hybrid	Dark shiny purple/green rosettes	£2
Irazu	Silver edged violet leaves, changing later to a faded grey/pink	£2
Kramers Spinrad	One of the best, densely cobwebbed; outer leaves red, green margins	£2
Korsposegietge	Bright red rosettes. Good AYR.	£2
Lavender and Old Lace	Very beautiful lavender leaves edged with silver hairs. A lovely specimen	£2		SOLD OUT
Lilac Time	Large rosettes of a beautiful pale lilac colour	£2		SOLD OUT
Lynn’s Choice	Large, unusual brown/green	£2		SOLD OUT
Mercury	Neat red rosettes all year round.	£2
Moerkerk's Merit	Lovely grey green very hairy rosettes.	£2
Mrs. Guiseppii	Neat mid-green rosettes with bright red tips. Red flowers	£2
Octopodes var apetalum	Small green hairy rosettes offset on long stolons. Eye-catching	£2
ossetiense	Pale green, dark tips. Offsets on long stolons	£2
Othello	Large olive green, red edge.	£2
Purdy’s 50-6	Sharp; green flushed brown	£2
Rosie	The rosettes shade from green to pink to red	£2
Sheila	Named for our good friend and great gardener Sheila Burnett. An outstanding Semp. Large rosettes that redden in summer and are a glowing sultry ruby red through winter, responds well to feeding.	£2
Silver Jubilee	Silvery hairs on grey/green rosettes.	£2
Skrocki’s Beauty	Grey with pink flushed, hairy	£2
Spring Mist	Pink/purple medium sized rosettes.	£2
stolonifera	Neat rosettes, and trails with new rosettes forming. Unique.	£2		SOLD OUT
Strider	Excellent red rosettes; medium	£2
Triste	Ruby red rosettes, green in summer	£2
Vanbaelen	Pinks shading green; large rosettes	£2
Zenith	Small yellow green leaves. Rapid production of a ring of rosettes	£2
SYMPHYTUM
Bocking 14 (COMFREY)	We are one of the few suppliers now. Large vigorous comfrey, selected at Boking by the late Lawrence Hills. Wonderful mulch between potatoes…great for making your own liquid manure. We send out good big roots for planting.	£5
SISYRINCHIUM
arenarium	Grass like plants from North America; Creamy yellow flowers summer.	£3
Hemswell Sky	Lovely sky blue flowers.	£3
idahoense	'Blue eyed Grass' - sky blue flowers. Lovely by rocks and steps.	£3
idahoense album	White variant.	£3
nudicaule montanum	Buff yellow with red /yellow centre.	£3
SMILACINA
racmosa	False Soloman's Seal; opposite leaves and panicles of white flowers.	£4
SOLIDAGO
Golden Baby	Tiny wee golden rods; lovely in a small planting	£3
STACHYS
byzantinum	Lamb's Lugs; wonderful woolly leaves and dusky purple flowers.	£3
macrantha robusta 50cm	Large scalloped leaves; bright lilac rather orchid like flowers.	£4
monieri Hummelo	Semi Evergreen; neat green mound and spikes of pink flowers.	£4
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TELEKIA
speciosa 1m	Closely related to Arnica; mounds of rough leaves and yellow daisies.	£4
THALICTRUM
aquilegifolium 1m	Tall airy, violet heads of flower in summer	£3.50
aquilegifolium album 1m	Lovely tall plant for a woodland or shady area. Tall branching stems of tiny white flowers. Elegant	£4
delavayi Hewitt’s Double 1.5m	Fabulous pink double. In flower for months on end	£4.50
flavum glaucum 20cm	Small elegant leaves and short yellow airy blooms.	£4
THERMOPSIS
montana	Strong ragged leaves and Lupin like yellow flowers; good in wilder parts of the garden.	£4
THYMUS
Archers' Gold	Golden yellow clump and purple thyme flowers.	£2.50
cocineus Red Elf	Creeping habit; tiny leaves and red thyme flowers.	£2.50
Doone Valley	Small clump of variegated leaves; lemon scented.	£2.50
Silver Posy	Small clump of silver variegated leaves: purple flowers.	£2.50
TIARELLA
Cordifolia	Marbled leaves that give good steady ground coverage and a lovely foam of white flowers in spring. Essential for any garden	£3
TRIFOLIUM
repens purpurescens quadrifolium	Four leaved clover; darkly marked purple leaves and clover flowers.	£3
TRILLIUM The wonderful American Wake Robins. Elegant plants, all parts in three - leaves, sepals, petals. Does best in deciduous woodland.
flexipes	A robust trillium; showy white flowers.	£5
grandiflorum 30cm	Clean white flowers look wonderful in woodland beds, the easiest to establish. Humus rich soil	£5
vaseyi	The tallest trillium at 50cm; three petalled deep burgundy blooms.	£5
TROPAEOLUM
speciosum (Flame of Scotland)	Good pots full of growing roots of the wonderful climbing plant that stops most visitors to Scotland in their steps. Wonderful twining through evergreens or over a classic Yew hedge. It can be difficult to get going, which is why we lift it early in the year, in substantive pieces, and sell them when they start to grow away. Might be the chance of a lifetime	£6.50
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UVULARIA
grandiflora	Running habit and stems with yellow inverted flowers.	£4
VERBENA
bonariensis 80cm	Airy branches of small purple flowers throughout autumn. Great.	£4
VERATRUM
nigrum	Pleated olive green leaves and amazing flowerheads of black flowers.	£5
VERONICA
gentianoides pallida 20cm	Rosettes of glossy leaves and beautiful pale blue spikes	£3.50
grandis 60cm	Mat of leaves and tall spires of deep royal blue	£3.50
peduncularis Georgia Blue	Mats of purple tinged leaves and beautiful blue flowers	£3.50
VINCA Periwinkles Perfect plants for woodland floors amongst shrubs or over walls. Wherever you need an attractive, hardy evergreen carpeter.
minor	Lovely early periwinkle blue flowers	£3
minor alba (Miss Jekyll's White)	White flowers, glossy foliage	£3
minor atropurpurea	Unusual dusky purple flowers on the same neat trails of leaves	£3
aurea variegata	Golden edged leaves; blue flowers.	£3
minor Double Blue	A lovely double flowered variety; attractive blue rosettes	£3
minor Illuminations	Bright yellow striped leaves; blue flowers.	£3
VIOLA
labradorica	Neat clumps of purple leaves and then purple violets; hardy.	£3

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