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

FILIPENDULA (Meadow sweet)
kahome 30cm	Ferny purple flushed foliage and airy pink heads. For a moister area.	£5
FRAGERIA
Pink flowered form 20cm	A real eye-catching pink flowered strawberry plant. Always noticed.	£4
FRANCOA ( Bridal Wreath )
Pink Giant 80cm	A base of crimped, felted, gray green leaves and sprays of stems clothed in good pink flowers, often shot with splashes of red. A showier plant than the usual Francoa.	£4.50
FUCHSIA
Lady Boothby	A useful compact, hardy bush Fuchsia. Rich pink sepals and a central tube of realy dark aubergine purple.	£5
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GENTIANA (The Gentians)
lutea 1m (Giant Yellow Gentian)	Handsome plants; whorls of yellow florets on a strong stem.	£4.50
septemfida 10cm	A summer gentian. Neat mat of leaves and bright blue trumpets. Delicious	£4
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 in our garden.
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	£5
Brookside 40cm	An almost continual show of blue flowers over good divided foliage.	£5
Dalmaticum album	A neat mat of small leaves that erupt in July with lots of neat white flowers. There is a nice pink flush on the flower backs and stems.	£4.50
m. Ingwersen’s Variety 30cm	The nicest fresh, green, apple-scented leaves and soft pink flowers. Lovely with London Pride	£4.50
x oxonianum Southcombe Star	Slender magenta petals making a star shaped flower; vigorous.	£4.50
phaeum	Nicely marked leaves and sombre purple flowers. Great for shade.	£4.50
procurrens	A unique scrambler, It begins the year small and neat and then as the season goes on the plant shoots away and scrambles over acres of space . The plant does not root as it goes so is really easy to cut back in spring. Tell me there is no place for a plant like that in all gardens. Flowers great, magenta with a bold black eye.	£4.50
psilostemon Bressingham Flair 1m	Splendid border plants; bright pink blooms with a purple eye giving real summer impact	£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
Rozanne 30cm	An outstanding blue flowered hybrid, the best for years.	£5
Russell Pritchard 30cm	Grey green leaves and lovely contrasting chalky pink flowers.	£4.50
sanguineum 15cm	Neat small clumps and magenta flowers	£4.50
versicolor 30cm	This native species scrambles through a border. Masses of tiny white flowers exquisitely veined purple. Wonderful	£4
GEUM (The Avens) Bright herbaceous perennials early and cheering.
Bell Bank 25cm	A Geoffrey Smith hybrid. Large fat double bright pink flowers fading to stripes	£4.50
Dingle Apricot	Compact. Apricot yellow	£4.50
Mrs W Moore 30cm	Cream, flushed pink semi double. Lovely.	£4.50
Nordek 30cm	Open flower cups of bright brick orange.	£4.50
Pink Frills 30cm	Think 'Can-Can' and you have it; pink ruffled petals.	£4.50
Prince of Orange 80cm	Branching heads of soft orange with a green eye. Unique.	£4.50
rivale Leonard's Form 30cm	A variant of our native water avens. Nodding flower heads of copper rose in summer	£4.50
GREVILLIA
victoriae 1.5M	A splendid Australian shrub. Handsome silver leaves and masses of droops of orange buds that open red. Evergreen and remarkably hardy in our well drained garden. CLICK TO SEE ALL AUSTRALIAN PLANTS	£10	SOLD OUT
GUNNERA An amazing genus of plants, from the biggest herbaceous plants in the garden to small, ground covering plants to some very odd individuals.
magellanica 20cm (Falkland Island pigvine)	Scallop shaped, crinkled leaves and spikes of red berries if both sexes present. Useful ground cover in wet places. Our memories are of lots of wet areas near steams. CLICK TO SEE ALL FALKLAND PLANTS	£5
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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.	£4.50
HEBE
Boughton Dome 70cm	Neat, evergreen domes; slow growing and very useful shape in plantings	£8.50
County Park 30cm	Low spreading shrub studded with purple flowers through summer	£8.50
Mrs Winder 1.2M	Good evergreen shrub, very good on sunny slopes. very nice spikes of flowers in August/September.	£8.50
rakiensis 1m	One of the most popular hebes, clusters of large, white flowers in early and mid-summer and glossy, fresh, green leaves. This tough, rounded, evergreen shrub forms a neat hummock.	£8.50
HEDERA Ivy
erecta	Small shrubby ivy with upright branches. Slow growing and unusual	£6.50
Goldheart	Creeping vigorous ivy , the leaves handsomely marked with a centre gold mark.	£6.50
HELENIUM
I saw them elsewhere and wondered why I was not using many more Heleniums. So I started again, fed them well and they are terrific.
Moerheim Beauty	Great plants for a late show over many weeks. The daisy flowers are a most attractive mix of orange, yellow and brown with a central brown nob	£5
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.*
Ben Fhada	Very attractive variety large yellow blooms with symetrical orange yellow markings at the centre.	£3.50
Ben Heckla	Rich copper with rusty centre	£3.50
Ben Ledi	Rich cherry rose, darker centre	£3.50
Ben More (Mhor)	Rich bright orange	£3.50
Ben Nevis	Rich warm yellow with copper orange centre	£3.50
Cornish Cream	Creamy white	£3.50
Cupreum	Yellow ochre with orange ring around centre	£3.50
Henfield Brilliant	Vibrant brick orange	£3.50
Laurensons Pink	Dark leaves , flowers pink. marked red with a yellow centre.	£3.50
Mrs Lake	Sunshine yellow	£3.50
nummularium tomentosum	Tight flat mats of green and floriferous yellow summer flowers.	£3.50
HELLEBORUS Orientals hybrids Some marvellous new Lenten Roses. Single colours and doubles. Absolutely fabulous
Double Purple	Attractive dusky purple and violet blooms	£7	SOLD OUT
HEPATICA One of the glories of the spring garden. lovely simple blooms often before the leaves. Leaves neat and with a marble-like surface.
acutiloba	Early blooming beautiful white Hepaticas	£6
nobilis blue 10cm	Heart breaking blue Hepaticas. Often passed from mother to daughter and down the ages. Very precious plants.	£6	SOLD OUT
HESPERANTHA (formally Schizostylus)
Zeal Salmon 60cm	Strap leaves and attractive salmon pink flower in Autumn months	£4.50
HESPERIS
matronalis (Sweet Rocket) 80cm	Vigorous bushy plants flowering copiously in April, giving great interest between the spring bulbs and the summer flowers. Luminous violet or white and looks very good against a dark background.	£4.50	SOLD OUT
HOSTAS Hostas are wonderful garden features, their bold leaves giving interest and structure, particularly in shade. They are a real feature of our garden at Abriachan. Discover or rediscover them, and you will find they work well as focal points and give structure top plantings. Wonderful in shade. We grow several in small & large, stylish pots where they also look splendid.
Brim Cup 30cm	Excellent medium sized Hosta; olive green leaves with broad white edges, good growth and very good in the border or pots. Lilac bloom.	£7
Catherine	A very glamorous Hosta. Glaucous blue leaves with a gold centre stripe; lilac flowers in summer. Good slug resistance and shade tolerant.	£7.50
Devon Gold 25cm	Butter yellow heart shaped leaves. A classic.	£7
First Frost 40cm	Another of the wondeful new Hostas. such show offs. This one has good blue leaves and a wide gold edge that fades to cream. Lilac flowers.	£7.50
Francis Williams 50cm	Perhaps the most handsome when well grown. Large corrugated blue leaves with golden edges; forming a mound of quality. White fragrant flowers in late summer.	£7
June	A glorious plant. Grey/green leaves with pale lemon centres and sage green. A good garden plant and highly attractive as a potted specimen	£7.50
Patriot	Excellent hosta for the garden or a pot; shiny olive green leaves, white margins	£7
Pauls Glory 40cm	Beautiful golden leaves with sage green edging. A show stopper	£7.50
Stained Glass 70cm	Leaves of a lovely avocado yellow-green with a green edge. leaves strong and corrugated and the mounds crowned with large violet flowers in Late summer.	£7.50
Stilleto 20cm	Narrow lance shaped, wavy leaves which are dark green with a yellow margin. Good grower and a unique pot	£7
Sum and Substance 1.5m	Large mounds of corrugated yellow-green leaves. The plant can be huge...depends on soil, but very tolerant of different conditions. Slug resistant	£7.50
Tiny Tears 10cm	Tiny, tiny satin green leaves; purple flowers. A valued specimen	£7
Wide Brim 30cm	Good looking plant; dark green leaves with yellow margin.	£7
Wogon 50cm	Startling,large yellow gold leaves in spring, leaves slowly turning green over summer.	£7.50
HYDRANGEA
paniculata Limelight 1.5 M	Great late flowering hydrangea bush. Luminous palest, long lasting flower heads, wonderful against a dark background and in woodland.	£11.50
petiolaris	The climbing hydrangea. Clothe your shady wall with the wonderful bouquet heads, of this great plant.	£10.50
HYPERICUM
Hidcote	I have fallen back in love with this shrub. It's lasting golden yellow saucer flowers retain summer for us all.	£10.50