IRIS

Many Iris flowers are ravishing and worth anticipation. Foliage is fresh and vigorous in spring, and is a great backdrop to bulbs. Variegated Iris foliage is a superb ingredient for planting, try with Meconopsis and Shuttlecock fern

Chrysographes elegant earlr irises of a rich papal purple or almost black; with a gold fall.......£3.85

Iris ensata Japanese Irises The loveliest of Irises, ruffles and open faced habit. Needs sun and soil that does not dry out.

All Iris ensata in large pots £4.50 each

e. Hercule

e. Moonlight Waves White with lime-green centre

ensata variegata Large purple flowers, green and white variegated leaves. A plant that has great impact in the garden…£4.50

histriodes George Excellent early purple dwarf Iris. Very reliable...£2.50

foetidissima Native Gladwin Strong evergreen straps of leaf ; yellow veined flowers and burst seed pods of red berries..£4.50

forestii 40cm. slim yellow blooms, the petals beautifully pencilled with purple…£3.50

Katherine Hodgkins ….15cm. My desert Island bulb. She flowers early, lifting the spirits in February and March, and boasts the loveliest of flowers; a washed egg shell blue with shades of grey and spotting of navy. Ravishing…...£3.50

Iris sibirica Good clumps of grassy leaves and lots of handsome irises. Easy and rewarding. 1m Most of the following are in 2L pots this year.

siberica alba ..Clean cool white …£4

sibirica Baby Sister 40cm Violet-blue .£4

sibirica Chartreuse Bounty Chartreuse-yellow falls and white, green-veined standard…£4

s. Ego Lovely mid blue…£4

s. Lady Vanessa Purple- velvet, white marks..£4

s. Papillon Lovely soft pale blue..£4

s. Ruffled Velvet Violet velvet and dark flare..£4

s. Shirley Pope. Red-purple; white whiskers...£4

s. Shakers Prayer AGM Blue-violet, with lace patterned falls...£4

Collection of Three siberica Iris £10 offer

(Please specify in the Additional Information box on the PayPal order form's final checkout page which three Iris siberica you would like - we will do our best to give you what you request, but may have to substitute suitable alternatives)

KNIPHOFIA The Red Hot pokers

They look wonderful in plantings with grasses and late summer flowers such as Rudbeckia.

Great form and colour for a border. It’s good to let them build up to make an impact.

Bee’s Lemon 1m Dense heads lemon yellow £5

Brachystachya 40cm Erect leaves and short spikes of amber yellow...£5

caulescens 80cm Handsome, broad grey/green foliage; coral and soft yellow pokers. Aug/Sept. Excellent for poor dry soils. Large plants....... £8.

Dorset Sentry 1m Fat acid yellow pokers on bronze stems Very easy and attractive…£5

Jenny Bloom 90cm Elegant pokers of rich apricot and cream . easy and very nice…£5

Light of the World 60cm Slender pokers of a luminous orange. Just beautiful .Grassy foliage.....£5 SOLD OUT

Nancy’s Red 60cm Good erect foliage and glowing red pokers; striking…..£6

Northiae 1.3m Builds to a massive , handsome specimen. Grey leaves and coral/cream pokers…£5

Painted Lady 1.1m slender coral and cream pokers. Long flowering and distinctive….£5

Prince Igor 2m fabulous glowing orange torches in Sept/ Oct. Great with large grasses…£7.50 SOLD OUT

Tawny King 1.2m Tawny apricot pokers opening cream Easy and floriferous…£5

Wol’s Red Seedling 60cm prolific, narrow red..£5

uvaria nobilis 2 metres plus. A fantastic tall poker. Bold spikes of orange red in august/ September...£7

LATHYRUS Everlasting Peas

latifolius Red Pearl Magenta red perennial pea. Long lived and adding long summer interest scrambling over walls or among shrubs...£3.50

White Pearl The beautiful white flowered form. Lasts for months and picks very well…..£3.50

LEPTOSPERMUM New Zealand Tea Tree

After our trip to New Zealand how could we not offer some of the very good new hybrid Tea Trees. Small foiliaged shrubs with a mass of the prettiest flowers in late spring.

Pink Cascade Compact....lovely show.....£4.50

Snow Flurry In the bush the flowers on T trees is like summer snow. Wonderful; this variety has bigger and even ore flowers....£4.50

LIGULARIA Excellent plants for moist soils

Desdemona 2m Large heart shaped leaves with amazing purple backs; tall orange daisies ...£5

Gregynog Gold Large mounds of green leaves and tower of brassy yellow flowers….. £5

MECONOPSIS The Himalayan Poppies

We find the best recipe for success with Meconopsis is planting in a rich border away from the brightest sun and feed, feed, feed. Without that regular feeding the plants fade and die out.

betonicifolia 1m Good seed raised specimens from our best blue plants…..£3.50 each

or select this box for a 3 for £10 offer

NEPETA Six Hills Giant CATMINT

or select this box for 10 for £20 to plant that row

NERINE

bowdenii 50cm. We love our Nerines. They are ribbons of wonderful colour throughout Sept/Oct and add real richness to autumn plantings. This is a special, hardy and floriferous strain that we have from an old garden in Strathglass. Excellent.....£4

bowdenii alba Clean, beautiful white....£5

albivetta Almost white, with pink flushes hardy Nerine. ....£5

OMPHALODES

cappadocica Cherry Ingram 20cm Showy brightest blue flowers over good foliage...£4

c. Starry Eyes 15cm White starry eyes on pretty blue flowers…..£4

verna Good spreading habit; pointed grey leaves and very fine clear blue flowers… .£3

verna Alba The same good covering habit and beautiful chalk white flowers…..£3

OURISIA

Plants from New Zealand that revel in a cool root run with dappled shade on their head. Lovely mixed with ferns and Hostas.

coccineus Loch Ewe 15cm Textured, heart shaped leaves and pink flowers.............£4

Snowflake 15cm Leathery dark green leaves that set off the striking, clean white flowers..£3.50

PERSICARIA

Healthy no fuss plants for excellent groundcover.

affinis superba 20cm Close spreading mats of neat leaves, turning russet in winter. Nice spires of pink flowers over summer and autumn…£3

affinis campanulata This is rip-roaring ground cover. Dark veined handsome leaves and sprays of pink flowers/Well placed, it is excellent.. £3

amplexicaulis Firetail 1m.Olive green mound of leaves and attractive, whip-tails of red flowers with a long season ..£4

vaccinifolia An excellent carpeting plant, highlighted throughout autumn with a cover of tiny pink candles. Lovely falling over and adhering to a rock….£2.50

POLYGONATUM multiflorum Solomon’s Seal

90cm Slender arching stems set with dark leaves. Cream teardrops of flower hanging elegantly……. £3.60

PRIMULA AURICULA

Auricula are exquisite and endlessly fascinating.

Grow some and see for yourself.

They are easy to grow. Don’t starve them, put plenty grit in their compost; don’t keep them too hot or too wet. I grow most of them in pots as they are easier to display and admire that way. I keep them dry in winter and not too hot in summer. But, they are all hardy and some have done well in the open ground for many years. We arrange an Auricula Theatre on the nursery throughout April.

To get you going: STARTER COLLECTION

10 Auricula (our choice) £25

Several of the following varieties are in small numbers, but we like to offer them to those that have waited. However, please list acceptable alternatives.

We arrange an Auricula Theatre on the nursery in April, and this year will host on the nursery a free RHS event "Auricula Addiction" on April 23rd.

Border Types

Balbithan Given by the legendary Mrs McMurtrie of Balbithan. Possibly a pubescens hybrid. Neat purple blooms on small leafed plant. Quiet dignity…..£3.50

Bellamy Pride. Large white flowers, flushed pink. A favourite and very pleased to offer it.....£4

Chaffinch Neat,opens red & fading dusky rose.£4

Curry Blend Curry powder yellow.Floriferous. SOLD OUT

Dale’s Red Excellent strong old border variety. Brightest red with farina on centre …£3.50

Dr Lennon’s White Large white flowers flushed pink. Striking and very floriferous…..£4

Leather Jacket Fabulous old border type. Beige-pink, the colour of a favourite old worn leather waistcoat… SOLD OUT

(George Swinford’s Leather coat)

Old Clove Red Early small scented red....£3.50

Old Cottage Blue Lovely soft blue. Scarce…£5 SOLD OUT

Old Tall Purple Dusty Miller Loose flowered purple; farina on leaves and petals. Lovely old plant…£4

Old Yellow Dusty Miller . Fine old border auricula. dusty leaves, yellow scented flowers...£3

Osbourne Green Big leaved border type; cream centre surrounded by purple-green edge....£3

Queen Alexander Large biscuit-yellow heads with a beautiful scent. Old border variety …£3 SOLD OUT

Riatty Red flowers over large leaves. Border...£3

Royal Velvet Vigorous older plant. Frilled crimson/purple cream eye….£3

Skylark Ruby red shades; cream centre.. £3.50

Trudy Dark red with well-mealed leaves..£3

Windways Mystery Pretty airy russet flowers..£4

Winifred Neat, early russet brown with yellow..£3.50

Doubles

Albert Bailey . Double rusty Ginger.Fabulous..£4

Blue Bonnet Fine old variety Medium blue £4

Cinnamon Double cinnamon brown....£4

Delilah Lovely double; deep dark red.......£3.50

Denna Snuffer Cream open-centre double £3.50

Doublure Fully double red/purple…£3

Fiddler’s Green Amazing Double green/red ...£5

Golden Chatreuse A lovely, vigerous, golden-yellow double...£3.50

Hopeley's Coffee Lovely latte double...£4

Matthew Yates Darkest purple black double...£4

Old Gold Double A tight, neat old gold. Raised by ourselves and very good…£4

Piglet Doublet pink. almost wriggly…£4

Rose Conjou Red double; long in flower…£4

Sarah Lodge. A beautifully double purple.£3.50

Zambia Dark red flowers. Double….£3.50