A much admired tufted species from Turkey to the Tien Shan. Strap shaped leaves to 4 in. and from early summer for a long period 6-8 in stems of many pale blue flowers with a large white throat. Lime lover. 

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AGM     A must for any peat bed collection. Quite large mats of mid green foliage are produced over the summer months (keep in check by pulling pieces from the edges). In September through to the first hard frosts many deep blue tubular flowers are produced in succession. Must have full sun to give of its best. Flowers are long lasting in water.

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Almost prostrate mid green leafy stems radiate about 8 inches forming a quite dense mat. Late summer the clusters of deep blue 2 inch long bell shaped flowers are  freely produced. Requires a moisture retentive position. 3 in.  

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An autumn flowerer, this one a hybrid, for the peat bed. Here it is  most admired by our visitors. Makes a dense mat of apple green foliage, which in September/October disappears beneath a mass of the palest blue trumpets. 3 ins. 

VERNA

The well known spring gentian from the European Alps, but also a British native. Glowing blue trumpets almost hide the deep green foliage. Loves lime. 3 in.

AGM  One of the smallest species that we grow. Low mats of much divided evergreen glossy leaves about an inch across. Dusky rich pink flowers with rounded petals and a boss of orange/crimson anthers and stigma.   

DALMATICUM ALBUM

The white form as above, always in demand but hopefully we have enough to go round this year.

This tuberous rooted Chinese endemic has rounded lobed marbled green leaves to about 4 inches high, topped through the middle of summer with large deep pink flowers. Can quickly form a mat.       

This is probably one of the most commonly seen entrants in the 'cushion' classes at AGS Shows. Deep green, congested rosettes produce a very firm cushion. Small white, green veined flowers, 4-5 on very short stems. 2 inches.

HABERLEA RHODOPENSIS  

AGM  Divisions from a plant that gives a brilliant display in early summer, being covered with its mauve flowers on gently arching stems for over six weeks. Needs some shade here and a moisture retentive soil. 5 inches.

HELIANTHEMUM SERPYLLIFOLIUM

Not your usual 'rock rose' but a small scree growing shrublet. Prostrate stems to 12 ins long carry dark green shiny foliage. From May onwards, terminal racemes of pale mauve/pink petalled flowers shading to darker centres, surrounding a mass of bright yellow exerted stamens.

 SEEDLING’

A chance seedling from Helianthemum serpyllifolium that has the most delicate cream flowers, otherwise just the same as its parent plant.

The latest seedling to appear on our screes from H. serpyllifolium , this one being of the same compact growth but with deep rose pink flowers.  

SEEDLING

Another seedling from the H. serpyllifolium that we have grown  for several years. Similar in every way except that the flowers are a clear buttercup yellow. 

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A brilliant silver foliage plant for the enthusiast or exhibitor. Shell pink buds that open into typical cream flowers on short stems. Propagated from our very good form, awarded best grey foliage plant at  Warwick Conference Show. 4 ins

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AGM We have for many years grown this excellently marked leaved form of lividus, they are so good that they usually all sell on the nursery. 10 in.   

NIGER 'LOUIS COBBETT'

A highly desirable selection that is larger and has darker stems and leaves than the type. Flower stems and early buds are beetroot red, the flowers open a delightful shade of pink that deepens with age. Henrik Zetterlund shot almost a full roll of film on our stock plant when he visited in April a few years ago. 15in.

NIGER ‘HYTHE WHITE’

H.‘Louis Cobbett’ is grown from seed, not all come true but they are easily sorted. This is the one that comes with pure large white flowers.

x STERNII 'BOUGHTON BEAUTY' 

A lovely form from the Ashwood stable that has beetroot red stems carrying fairly large shiny pewtery green leaves very heavily marked with cream  veins. Enhanced for a long period through spring into summer with tall spires of 8-10 rounded cup shaped shell pink flowers, each over an inch across. 18 in..  

TORQUATUS

 We now have good stocks of young plants to offer of this unusual species. Seed grown from a Will McLewin wild collection. 9 in.

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WHITE FLOWERED

AGM  The wet summer last year suited our Hepaticas and we hopefully have good stocks of each colour form. We offer the three colour forms, each at the same price

This is the strain that in Japan has produced many fantastic forms with massive variation. The form that we offer is seed grown from a very good deep pink flowered form but their will be variation in the flower colour. Lovely mottled leaves are produced after the flowers in early spring and remain a feature for most of the year. As with other forms needs a semi shaded moisture retentive position.  3 ins. 

Flowering size, seed grown plants from the best mottled leaf form of this woodlander. Often shown in the foliage classes at AGS Shows. Usually has creamy white flowers but can be pale pink or pale blue. 

HYDRANGEA 'PIA' 

A true miniature that could feature on any rock or scree garden. Small leafy shrub, that from a very small size will produce its large rosy pink flower heads 4-5 inches across. Sunny well drained bed.   2 ft. tall eventually.

HYPERICUM AEGYPTICUM

Neat evergreen shrublet, stems crowded with grey green leaves and masses of single yellow flowers that appear from side branches. Good specimen plant for alpine house or sheltered scree, where it has grown here for the past 5 years. 6 in.         

ATHOUM

A brilliant little shrub that enjoys our sunny scree. Twiggy almost prostrate branches with many rounded slightly hairy leaves, and masses of deep creamy mustard coloured upturned flowers with prominent darker stamens. 3 inches. 

First seen on the raised beds around the alpine house at the RBG, Edinburgh. Lovely contrast between creeping red stems, small pale green leaves and many pale mustard yellow flowers. Is now doing well on trough and scree here. 1 inch.

OLYMPICUM

From a central rootstock semi procumbent stems clothed in small mid green leaves radiate to make a mounded plant about 24 inches across. Large deep mustard flowers with prominent exerted stamens are produced throughout the summer months.

INCARVILLEA   ZHONGDIANENSIS CLD 233  

Formerly identified as I. compacta, this has now been classified by Kit Grey-Wilson as a new species. Seed obtained from Gothenburg Botanic Gardens flowered in their third year here on our rock garden. A lovely addition to the range of forms coming from China. Large typical soft red flower, with neat distinct foliage. 6 in. 

IRIS Small dwarf bearded

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oncos & junos will be found in the 'BULB' section.

IRIS species

One of the best garden iris that we grow and much admired by our many visitors. Narrow mid green foliage and almost pure black flowers over a long period. Superb form. 12 inches.

Maybe a little tall for the average rock garden at about 18 inches but in the right position a very useful plant. Narrow foliage and on a stout stem several flowers of a purple blue with yellow and white areas and dark veins.

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a dwarf form from Alaska which has purple flowers with white throat and veining. 6 ins.

SETOSA ssp. 'CANADENSIS'

Rated by Brian Mathew as 'a thoroughly good garden plant', we agree. Flat topped open flower about 2 inches across of a delicate lavender blue. 10 inches.  

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