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WAKE ROBIN NURSERY
SPRING CATALOGUE
Welcome to my 2016 Catalogue
If you have finished with this catalogue please pass this onto a gardening friend. If you do not wish to
receive this in the future please contact me.
Wake Robin Nursery is situated in Balclutha, a small town about 80 kms south of Dunedin. The
nursery has mainly hardy perennials and potted bulbs. You are welcome to visit by arrangement.
Please let me know if you do not wish to receive this catalogue in the future or pass this on to a
gardening friend.
Mail Order Terms
There is no minimum order although freight costs make small orders very expensive. Order forms are
enclosed for your use. Post office box numbers are not satisfactory. Please include alternatives to
avoid disappointment as some plants may sell out quickly.
Postage and Packing
Orders will be sent by Courier. All Rural delivery addresses are $5.50 extra
Up to banana box size.
South Island
Dunedin
Christchurch (and Darfield) south
North of Christchurch
North Island
$ 7.00
$ 8.50
$13.00
$14.00 (under 5 kgs)
$23.50 (up to 15 kgs)
Many smaller towns are now considered to be Rural delivery. This charge is $5.50. Please contact me
if you are unsure about this. You have the option of collecting your parcel from an alternative address
or your nearest courier depot. Please check the plants before signing for them. If your parcel does not
arrive in first class condition, please telephone me. Also notify your depot so they can see the damage
and then we can claim a refund from them. Please do not repot the plants or destroy them or plant
them in your garden.
Payment may be made by a crossed ‘limit’ cheque made out to S Bound Please leave the money
spaces blank, and write along the bottom of the cheque eg (Limited to forty dollars $40.00). This
allows me to write out the cheque for a lesser correct amount. All prices are GST inclusive.
Thank you for your order
Sue Bound
Wake Robin Nursery
30 Harwich St
Balclutha 9230
Ph 03 4184004
Fax 03 4184005
E mail: [email protected]
www.wakerobin.co.nz
First a howling blizzard woke up,
Then the rain came down to soak us,
And now before the eye can folus –
Crocus – L Rogers
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Bulbs
Bellevalia Pycnantha
sold out
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$10.00
Rare, large bulb -very hard to source, stunning. Up to 30 cms. Very dark flowers of deepest blueblack or violet-black mid to late spring, that are conical shaped. Tidy attractive leaves. Sun to part
shade, well drained soil.
Chionodoxa Pink Giant
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2 for $8.00
Glory of the Snow. White-eyed pale pink flowers with 6 to 10 buds per stem. Easily naturalized in
clumps and drifts, it suits most informal garden styles. Part shade best, large flowers. To 12.5 cm in
height
Erythronium White Beauty
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$8.00
25 cms. In spring, white flowers with purple anthers.Marbled purplish brown leaves. Ideal for
woodland garden, naturalising in grass, borders and containers.Light dappled shade, good drainage.
Eucomis Tugela Gem
50 cms. Creamy pink flowers, light bronze foliage.
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$7.50
Eucomis Tugela Reuben
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$7.50
60 cms. Dark purple buds open to starry white/purple flowers. Dark purple seed pods. Bright green
strappy leaves.
Eucomis Tugela Ruby
Red/green foliage. Pink and white flowers.
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$7.50
Fritillaria Camschatcensis
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$8.00
Whorls of shiny, green leaves. Up to 4 semi-pendant flowers that are nearly black in bud but open to
deep purply/violet. Similar interior colour but lacquered. Part shade, moist soil, last to flower.
Galtonia viridiflora
Few
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$8.00
One potted, large bulb. Superb, fragrant with strap shaped leaves from which arise strong upright
stems holding racemes of pale green, nodding, bell shaped flowers with waxy petals – apple green.
Leucojum autumnale
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$9.00
Summer dormant with dainty, bell-shaped, white flowers flushed red at the base on 15 cm stems late
summer/autumn. Grassy foliage. Sun/part shade.
Lilium Martagon Album
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$12.00
Species Lily Bulb to 1.3 metre. Waxy, pure white flowers . Once established, 20 to 30 fragrant
unspotted 25mm blooms late spring/early summer.. Cover with 50-75mm of soil. Does not always
bloom the first year after planting, usually requires at least 12 months of "settling-in". Cool shade for
roots and flowering stems in sun/dappled shade. Good drainage - some grit and a generous quantity
of leafmould or other organic material should be mixed through the soil until it is crumbly and open in
texture. In areas where subsoil is heavy and dense, place bulbs on top of a layer of grit/sand.
Lilium Pyrenaicum
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$12.00
To 1.3 metres. Clump forming, true species lily with green stems, sometimes spotted purple, and
scattered, linear to lance-shaped, bright green leaves, often with silver margins. Racemes of up to 12
unpleasant smelling, pendent and reflexed, golden/yellow or greenish yellow flowers, black flecked
and spotted dark maroon in the throats, spotted with red pollen. Flowers are Turks-cap shaped.
Sun/partial shade, ample moisture while flowering
‘A little madness in the Spring is wholesome even for the King.’ – E Dickinson
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Scilla hohenackerii
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3for $8
Spikes of quite large, pendulous, reflexed blooms of light indigo. Well drained soil with some humus
matter. Light shade.
Scilla monophylla
Few
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$6.00
To 30 cms. Species for rock garden/lawns/pots. Ribbon-like leaves, often shiny. Bell-shaped bright
blue flowers 1-2 cms long, gathered in numbers up to 20 in sparse racemes. Moist, well drained soil.
Planted 5-8 cms deep, in sun/partial shade, in late summer/autumn. Leave undisturbed for a few years.
Scilla ramburei
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3 for $8.00
Dwarf, showy species with about 25 attractive 1cm flowers, each with a single bract, crowded into a
spike above the narrow, inconspicuous leaves. Well-drained soil, sun.
Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’
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2 for $7
To 15 cms. Each bulb produces 1-3 drooping, bell-like, deep blue, showy flowers in early spring. Sun
to part shade, well drained soil. Lovely around shrubs and trees or with other early spring bulbs
Scilla verna
Few
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$9.00
To 15 cms. Star-like blue flowers in spring.The flowers grow in a dense cluster of two to twelve at the
top of the upright stem. Naturally found in short dry grassy areas, usually near the sea. Ideal in a pot
or front of a raised alpine bed.
Zephyranthes verecunda
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$8.50
To 20 cms. Flowers white, tinged with pink that open up after rain in spring/summer. Often more than
one flower per bulb. Suits sandy, drier soil, sun. Pot of mixed sized bulbs.
Zephyranthes verecunda Rosea
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3 for $7.50
(Rain Lily). Beautiful pink crocus like flowers appear after the first rain in late summer on stems to
20cms. Suited to the rock garden in an open sunny situation or pot culture.
Seeds
Aconitum napellus (Monkshood)
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30 for $3.50
Tall upright, tuberous perennial to 1.5 m in height. Hooded deep blue flowers on very erect spikes
late summer/early autumn. Impressive plant for back of border – staked. Part shade, moist soil .
Actaea spicata Rubra
Few
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30 for $4.00
80 cms. Bright green, ferny-like foliage. Small white fluffy flowers in spring. In summer there
follows bright red, shiny, berries (not to be eaten), held on slender green stems. A lovely showy
addition to the woodland or shaded garden in a cool and moist site.
Amenopsis macrophylla
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20 for $4.00
To 55 cms. Best grown for 2 seasons before potting these seedling up individually. Attractive,
divided, ferny foliage. Nodding, opalescent white flowers in slender elegant spikes, hovering over the
leaves. On closer examination the flower can be seen to be infused with amethyst-violet on the mouth.
Humus-rich, semi-shaded, moist conditions.
Aquilegia Bertollonii
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30 for $4.00
To 30 cms. Fragrant nodding elegant blue flowers in spring. Lovely for borders or rock gardens. Sun
but prefers part shade in very hot areas, good drainage
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Aquilegia Bertollonii alba
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30 for $4.00
To 30 cms. Fragrant nodding elegant blue flowers in spring. Lovely for borders or rock gardens. Sun
but prefers part shade in very hot areas, good drainage
Aquilegia buergiana ‘Calimero’
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20 cms. Dwarf with dainty purplish/wine blooms with contrasting soft-lemon corolla. Lovely.
Aquilegaia flabellata alba
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30 for $4.00
To 20 cms. Dwarf, pretty white flowers, loved by bees, butterflies and moths. Part shade, rockery.
Aquilegia purple shades
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30 for $3.00
A taller unnamed variety with deep purple or lavender flowers in spring. Sun/part shade
Aquilegia Red Hobbit
Lovely red and white flowers that face upwards. Sun.
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30 for $4.00
Clianthus puniceus (Kakabeak)
30 for $4.00
Native shrub with striking clusters of red flowers. To 2 metres. Flower spring to early summer.
Dictamnus albus var. Purpureus-(Burning Bush)
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30 for $3.50
80 cms. Purple-mauve flowers with darker veins early summer, highly fragrant lemon scented leaves.
Dictamnus albus albiflorus
RARE
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30 for $3.50
90 cms. Highly fragrant, white, 5-petalled flowers in early summer. They and the unripe fruit,
produce an aromatic, volatile oil which may be ignited in hot weather. Full sun.
Galtonia candicans (Cape Hyacinth)
To 1 metre. Spectacular late summer/autumn. Effective in groups. Sun.
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50 for $3.50
Gentiana trifolora
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30 for $4.00
(2016 seed). To 50 cms. Summer/early autumn flowering. Several erect thick stems radiate from the
crown of this magnificent plant. At the end of each stem, a truss of large puckered blue trumpets is
produced. stems bear clusters of blue flowers. Sun, keep moist.
Geranium “Johnston’s Blue”
45 cms. Blue flowers in spring.
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30 for $4.00
Gerbera
50 for $3.50
Bright yellow flowers over long period of time from spring onwards. Frost tender, indoor plant.
Iris Setosa Blue
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30 for $3.00
To 40 cms. Purple blue flowers. Rhizomatous, beardless iris with linear, mid green leaves. Stem bear
many flowers in spring. Sun or part shade, well drained soil.
Lathrys latifolius ‘White Pearl’
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30 for $4.00
Sun or partial shade. To one metre +. Fertile humus rich, well drained soil. Smothered in showy
clusters of pure white, sweet pea-like flowers among grey-green leaves. A vigorous climber, it looks
lovely scrambling over a sunny wall or through a hedge or evergreen shrub, although initially it needs
to be tied into supports. No fragrance. Cut back the plant to ground level in early spring.
Liatris spicata ‘Kobald’
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50 for $3.50
Long lasting deep purply pink flowerheads 50-80 cms in height. The flowerheads are borne in dense
spikes late summer – early autumn. Good for cutting. Very well drained soil, full sun.
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Lychnis x arkwrightii “Vesuvius”
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30 for $4.00
To 40 cms. Bronzy-maroon foliage and bears very conspicuous and very large, molten lava-coloured,
orange-scarlet flowers in summer. Sun/part shade.
Meconopsis betonicifolia alba
White form – stunning, seldom seen.
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30 for $4.00
Meconopsis betonicifolia ‘Hensol Violet’
To 1.3 metres. A lovely rare, deep mauve form.
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30 for $4.00
Meconopsis x lingholm
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30 for $4.00
Best in moderately rich, woodland soil; moist yet with perfect drainage. With nicely hairy leaves,
especially attractive in early spring, it bears in early summer large and substantial, deep sky-blue
flowers. 1 metre+
Papaver alpinum
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30 seeds for $4
Mixed colours only. To 20 cms in height. Rare, beautiful alpine poppy. Blooms first season. Orange,
yellow, white or salmon. Long flowering. Suits cold winter areas. Self sows or collect seed. May be
short lived.
Papaver pilosum ssp. Spicatum
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30 for $4.00
(2016). To 60 cms. Soft orange flowers. Large flowering, up to 12 flowers per stem, the uppermost
flower opens first. Grey hairy foliage.
Stachys nivea
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30 seeds for $4
20 cms. Deep purply pink flowers. Whirled, stiff, spikes of unusual pink flowers in summer. Sun.
Phyteuma scheuchzeri.
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30 for $3.50
Lovely unusual spikey ball-shaped clusters of deep blue flowers. Sow in autumn, don’t cover seed,
light needed. Sun, suits rockery
Potentilla ‘Ron McBeath’
30 for $4.00
Strawberry-like leaves. Cup-shaped, cherry pink flowers, with a contrasting crimson eye. Sun.
Romulea Mxd
Pink or white –Bulbous.
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30 for $4.00
Salvia Castanea
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30 for $4.00
To 60 cms. The few 1-1.5 in flowers grow in whorls on an inflorescence about 1 ft long. The name
castanea, which means 'chestnut coloured', refers to the purplish-maroon flowers. Sun/part shade.
Sanguisorba tenuifolia ‘Rubra’
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30 for $3.50
80 cms. Drooping arching stems of slender bottlebrush like flowers in early summer that are a lovely
rosy red colour. Sun. Clump forming habit.
Scilla Peruviana
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30 for $4.00
Clump-forming, semi-evergreen, bulbous perennial with a cluster of lance-shaped, mid-green basal
leaves and racemes of nodding, deep purple-blue flowers late spring/early summer. Semi evergreen,
depending on location. Sun, good drainage. Easy. 2015/16 seed.
Semi Aquilegia escalcarta
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30 for $4.00
Delightful for edging or bright woodland. It forms a mound or tuft of finely divided, ferny-looking
leaves, bearing upright stems with graceful nodding flowers in shades of deep violet to wine purple
during late spring and early summer. Will tolerate full sun in cool summer regions.
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Silene Boodee
Low growing annual. Long stems of pink flowers. Sun.
50 for $3.00
Trollius ‘Golden Queen’
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30 for $4.00
(2015/16). To 80 cms. Semi-double golden yellow flowers with a contrasting centre of deep orange
summer/autumn.. Sunny or part-shaded border, moist woodland. Long flowering, hardy.
Verbascum chiaxii album
20 to 24 Celsius. Do not cover seed.
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30 for $4.00
Dry Products
Greeting Cards made by ‘Posies and Petals’
3 for $13.00
One is a mauve blue ‘Thank You’ card that is blank inside it. One is a pink ‘Happy Birthday’ card with
lovely roses on the front. It reads ‘With best wishes’ inside it. One is a green ‘Happy Birthday’ card
with yellow roses on the front. It reads ‘Wishing you a wonderful day’ inside it.
Planter Bags – Size 6.5
50 for $15.00
50 NEW Pb 6.5 Planter Bags. Made in NZ of black plastic – high quality UV materials. 130mm x
130mm x 280mm. Holds 3.6 litres of potting mix.Great for potting up plants for shifting house.
Plastic Labels-white
Ideal for identifying plants or bulbs in your garden. New. 125mm long
50 for $8.00
Perennials
Aconitum napellus
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$9.00 or 3 for $25
(Monkshood). 1.5 metres. Hooded deep blue flowers on very erect spikes late summer/early autumn.
Tall, impressive plant for back of border – staked. Easy to grow, part shade, moist soil fine. 1.5 litre.
Actaea spicata Rubra
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$8.00 or 3 for $22
80 cms. Bright green, ferny-like leaves. Small white fluffy flowers in spring. In summer there follows
bright red, shiny, berries (not to be eaten), held on slender green stems. A lovely showy addition to the
woodland or shaded garden in a cool and moist site. 1.5 litre.
Alonsoa warscewiczii
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$7.50 or 5 for $35
To 60 cms. Masses of brilliant scarlet flowers on strong, wiry stems in contrast with rich green leaves.
Lovely in clumps at front of sunny border, interesting cut flower. Not recommended for areas where
hard frosts. Collect seed – easy to grow this.
Amenopsis macrophylla
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$9.00
Japanese Treasure. Delicate ferny leaves, airy sprays of beautiful nodding flowers with double circle
of petals, the outer one an almost pure ivory white, whilst the centre is purplish-blue. Shade
Anemone x lipiensis
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$9.00
To 25 cms. Large primrose yellow flowers. Perfect as a planting under larger plants. Moist, part shade.
Anemone nemerosa
12 cms. Semi-double white flowers. Light shade.
Sold out
Anemone nemerosa ‘Wilks Giant’
20 cms. Large white crisp flowers in spring. Some shade.
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$8.00
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$8.00
Anemone rivularis
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$8.00
60 cms. Beautiful flowers late spring onwards, asset to any perennial border. Umbels of white flowers
(4-7 cms across), that are flushed with mauve/blue on the reverse. Sun/part shade. Well drained soil.
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Aquilegia Bertollonii
To 30 cms. Fragrant nodding elegant blue flowers in spring. Sun/part shade.
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$8.00
Aquilegia Bertollonii White
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$8.00 or 5 for $35
Most are white but a few blue flowers do appear at times. 20-30 cms. Dwarf white variety flowering
in spring with lovely fragrant elegant flowers. Sun to part shade, good drainage.
Aquilegia buergiana ‘Calimero’
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$8.00
20 cms. Dwarf with dainty purplish/wine blooms with contrasting soft-lemon corolla. Lovely.
Aquilegia Purple
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A taller unnamed variety with purple or lavender flowers in spring. Sun/part shade
$7.00
Arisarum proboscideum
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$8.00
(Mouse plant). 20 cms. Very popular with children! Cute little low growing plant with deep green,
glossy, arrowhead leaves and long-tailed, brown and white flowers that suggest mice doing
handstands in the greenery. Forms a low patch under trees in spring, goes dormant in hot weather.
Aruncus sylvesteryi
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$9.00
(Goats Beard) To 1.5 metres. Large and showy perennial.The handsome compound leaves are deep
green and have serrated edges. Many dramatic plumes composed of tiny, creamy/white flowers in
early autumn. Light shade and moist soil-needs moisture over summer. Grows well by water.
Astilbe Chinensis
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$8.00
25 cms. Dwarf variety, deep purplish pink flowers late in season. Moist soil, shade. 1 litre.
Astilbe Crispa
Sold out
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$12.00
Popular sell-out variety, rarely available. To 25 cms. Very crinkled dark green leaves with pink
flowers in summer. Shade, moist soil.
Astrantias – To 60 cms in height. Unusual flowers that are a group of tightly packed florets that are
backed by petal-like bracts. This makes the flowers look much like a star or a firework.
Sun/part shade. Clump forming, hardy perennial.
Astrantia Mixed
Could include pink/red/white.
Astrantias
pink/green/white, or white
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$7.50
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$8.00
Baptisia australis
Few
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$9.00
(False Indigo). To 1.3 metres. Lupin like purply-blue flowers in spring. Seeds pods have ornamental
interest. Stems with seed pods can be used in dried flower arrangements. Sun/part shade. Tolerates
drought and poor soil. Upright, slow growing, clump forming.
Brunneras are lovely foliage plants for shade, moist soil - 4 varieties for $33.50
Brunnera macrophylla ‘Looking Glass’
Few
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$9.00
To 45 cms. Lovely silvery, heart shaped leaves. In spring, the tiny, forget me not flowers attract birds
and are light blue with yellow centres.
Brunnera ‘Emerald Mist’
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Heart shaped leaves with a light silver dusting. Baby blue forget-me-not flowers.
$9.00
Brunnera ‘Jack Frost’
Silvery foliage. Small, blue forget-me-not flowers in spring.
$9.00
Few
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Brunnera macrophylla
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$8.50
To 40 cms. Small, forget-me-not-like flowers of light blue with yellow centres in airy, branched
racemes well above the heart-shaped, dark green basal foliage. Ground cover for borders, woodland
garden or naturalising along streams/ponds. 1 litre.
Caltha palustris var. alba
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$8.00
30 cms. Small compact, white flowered form of the Marsh Marigold. Suitable for moist soil, bog or
shallow water. Kidney shaped dark green leaves, waxy buttercup-like yellow single flowers spring.
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Campanula glomerata var. alba
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$7.50
To 30 cms. Clusters of upright, white bells in summer. Sun/part shade. 1 litre.
Campanula rotundifolia (Scottish Harebell)
To 30 cms. Light blue flowers in summer. Sun/light shade.
Few
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$8.00
Campanula ‘Van Houtei’ (Mystic Bells)
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$8.00
60 cms. Pretty, popular clump forming ground cover for sunny area. A constant abundance of
gorgeous large mid blue flowers over many weeks from late spring to autumn. A light trim encourages
new flushes of flowers. 1.5 litre.
Carnation Otaki Pink
Few
$8.00
60 cms. Lovely double light pink flowers with an appealing clove like fragrance spring to autumn.
Very long flowering and one of the old favourites that is always popular. Sun.
Clematis integrifolia ‘Mongolian Bells’
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$9.00
To 60 cms. Mixed colours only. Hardy climber. with blue, pink, white or lavender flowers from
midspring until late summer. The flowers are followed by attractive seed heads. Compact, bushy
growth habit. Sun/part shade, good drainage.
Codonopsis clematidea
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$8.00 or 5 for $38
60 cms. Soft blue bells with exquisite inside markings on arching stems in early summer. A stunning
eye-catching plant –fragrant. Sun. Can be trained as a climber.
Codonopsis pilosula
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$8.00 or 5 for $38
Rare climber with twining stems, to 1.7 metres. Suits light (sandy) and medium soils with good
drainage. Grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade, moist soil. Solitary flowers occur at the
branch tips. The bell-shaped flower is about 2 cms long and wide and is yellow-green with purple
spots inside. Hardy, fragrant.
Convallaria – potted in autumn.
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Convallaria majalis
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$8.00
(Lily of the Valley). 3-4 shoots per pot. 20 cms. Highly fragrant hanging white bells late spring.
Lance shaped leaves. Part shade, moist.
Convallaria majalis rosea
(Lily of the Valley). 1-2 shoots per pot. Light pink flowers spring.
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$8.00
Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’
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$8.50
50 cms. Deep green foliage, soft yellow daisy-like flowers summer/autumn. . Sun. Makes an ideal
middle of border plant, cottage garden, rock garden, pots.
Coreopsis verticillata
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$8.00
40 cms. Bushy rhizomatous perennial with numerous branched stems. Bears yellow daisy like
flowerheads in loose corymbs in early summer. Sun or part shade, well drained soil.
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Dictamnus albus var. Purpureus-(Burning Bush)
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$8.00
90 cms. Purple-mauve flowers with darker veins early summer, highly fragrant lemon scented leaves.
A beautiful plant when in flower and a favourite of mine. May take 2/3 years to flower. 1 litre.
Dictamnus albus albiflorus
RARE
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$8.00
90 cms. Highly fragrant, white, 5-petalled flowers in early summer. They and the unripe fruit,
produce an aromatic, volatile oil which may be ignited in hot weather. Sun. Not seen in garden
centres. Specimen plant. NB – some of these are turning out to be pink . 1.5 litre pots.
Disporopsis omeiensis
$8.00
Resembles an evergreen Solomon’s Seal with snakeskin patterns on the stem, pale greenish-yellow
flowers. COLLECT LATE MID NOV ONWARDS
Disporum sessile variegatum
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$8.00
25 cms. Hanging creamy white bells, green and white striped variegated leaves. Shade. Ground cover
for woodland.
Dodecatheons Mixed
May be pink or white.
Few
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$8.50
Echinacea Double Decker
Few
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$9.00
To 75 cms. Unique form. Second-year plants produce a large magenta-pink daisy with a second
smaller flowers on top of each dark brown central cone. Long flowering from mid-summer. Attracts
butterflies. Seed heads useful for drying. Excellent cut flower. Sun/part shade.
Echinacea purpurea Prairie Splendour
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$9.00
55 cms. Midsized with bright rose-magenta petals surrounding a large orange button-shaped cone.
Sun/part shade, great for cut flowers, attract butterflies. Summer/autumn flowering.
Epimedium lemon
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Pretty creamy lemon flowers. Foliage colour changes as season progresses. Dry shade.
$8.00
Epimedium grandiflorum Pink
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$8.00
To 45 cms. Pink columbine-like flowers and golden brown foliage in spring. Ground cover.
Epimedium x warleyense
Few
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$8.00
(Bishop’s hat). 30 cms. Showy coppery orange-red and yellow flowers. Part to full shade. Suits dry
soil, shallow rocky soil, drought, dense shade. Ground cover.
Eranthis hyemalis
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$8.00
Flowers July to early August at about the same time as snowdrops. Ideal for lightly wooded or
shrubby area – not under evergreens. Humous rich soil that is moist from winter to early spring. Take
care when planting as its hard to tell top from bottom.
Filipendula Double Cream
Few
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$9.00
(Meadowsweet). 1.5 metres. Numerous double cream flowers in mid-summer. Best with constant
moisture in part shade or full sun. Stunning.
Filipendula palmata ‘Rubra’
Few
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$8.00
To 1.8 metre. Suits sun/part shade. Feathery clusters of pink flowers in summer and palmate leaves.
Ground cover. 1.5 litre.
Filipendula vulgaris
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$8.00 or 5 for $35
(Dropwort). 60 cms. Showy, tiny, fragrant creamy white flowers spring/summer. Foliage has carrotlike/fern-like appearance. Light shade/sun. Average/dry but well drained soil. Clump forming.
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Gentiana acaulis
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$8.00
Alpine, spring flowering. Forms a low, slow-spreading carpet of pointed green leaves, bearing large
upward facing, deep blue, funnel-shaped flowers.Evenly moist soil, suits rockery. Sun/part shade.
Gentiana sino-ornata ‘Blue Diamond’
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$8.00
(Autumn Gentian). 10 cms.Big upfacing trumpet-shaped blooms. Intense blue colour with dark
stripes. Trailing green grassy foliage. Rock garden, alpine trough, gravel scree or pots. Sun, evenly
moist soil. Some afternoon shade in warm summer regions.
Gentiana triflora ‘White Magic’
20 cms. Summer flowering. Sun, keep moist. 1 litre.
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$8.00
Geranium ‘Johnstons Blue’
70 cms. Masses of blue flowers late spring/summer. Cranesbill.
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$8.00
Geranium ‘Katherine Adele’
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$8.00
Suitable for part shade, woodland conditions. Fertile well-drained soil. To 30 cms in flower. Compact
with beautiful brown markings on leaves and pretty pink flowers. Cranesbill.
Geranium pratense ‘Mrs Kendall Clark’
90 cms. Lovely flowers – pale lavender with white veins. Sun.
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$8.00
Geranium pratense ‘Splish Splash’
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$7.50 or 5 for $35
Seed collected from my garden plant –blue or bluish white flowers, may be variable. Sun. Cranesbill.
Geranium Sanguineum
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$8.00
(Cranesbill).. To 25 cms. Hummock forming with cup-shaped pink/purple flowers in summer.
Sun/part shade, good drainage. Suits rock garden/border. 1 litre.
Geranium sessiflorum f nigricans
Few
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$8.00
Native plant - Cranesbill variety. Tiny mound of rounded coffee-brown leaves, bearing small white
flowers for most of the season long. Some leaves become orange in the autumn.Sun, normal to
sandy soil suitable. 10-15 cms in height. Slow growth rate. Suits alpine, rock garden, containers.
Geranium subcaulescens
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$8.00
15 cms. Silvery green, rounded leaves and masses of brilliant magenta flowers with blackish red
centres for weeks. Alpine, Rockeries, scree or in troughs and sinks. Sun. Neat clump. Cranesbill.
Geranium wlassovianum (Cranesbill)
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$8.00 or 3 for $38
To 60 cms. Dusky violet flowers with deeper veining and a white eye from summer /early autumn.
Outstanding red tones in autumn. Trails. Average/sandy soil and sun/part shade.
Geranium yoshinoi confetti
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$9.00
Stunning!. A low spreading, mat of lobed bright-green leaves marbled and splashed with ivory white.
Small light pink blooms appear in spring/summer. Great ground cover. Cranesbill.
Geum –yellow
Unnamed but low growing with bright yellow flowers. Sun.
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$7.50
Geum ‘Lemon Drops’
Few
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$8.00
15 cms. Bell like, soft yellow flowers dangle from short, upright stems above a mound of rich green,
round leaves. Pretty addition to the front of a sunny border.
Geum rivale ‘Roseum’
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$8.00
20 cms. Dwarf with cute, pink flowers in spring and again spasmodically summer / autumn. Sun.
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Gillenia trifoliata
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$8.50
Rare. 1 metre. Upright clump forming and somewhat bushy. Masses of slender 5-petalled star-like
white flowers held in loose corymbs on wiry, branching, distinctively red stems in late spring to early
summer. Moist, humus rich soil - quite drought tolerant once established. Lovely as a background
plant for part shade. Foliage is an attractive red colour in autumn.
Gypsophila repens
$8.00
To 20 cms. Mat forming semi evergreen plant suitable for a rockery/edging. Over long periods, from
spring to summer, bears loose panicles of star shaped white or pink flowers. Sun, well drained soil.
Helenium ‘Wolstrand’
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$8.00
1 metre, Daisy like flowers that are gold bronze with black eye. Sun/semi-shade.
Helleborus ‘Betty Ranicar’
$16.00
45 cms. Beautifully formed, pure white double flowers - large and slightly ruffled. The flowers last
longer than single types. Strong evergreen foliage. A more superior variety. Part shade. 1 litre.
Helleborus ‘Cinnamon Snow’
$12.00
NEW. Foliage is a wide, dark green clump of leaves and in spring the bright cinnamon red stalks
appear with multiple white flowers. They are outward or upright facing and quickly turn to different
shades of pink. Part/full shade. 1.5 litre.
Helleborus x orientalis Hybrids
45 cms. Mixed -colours unknown. Mainly 1.5 litre pots. Dappled shade
$8.00 or 3 for $22
Helleborus x orientalis
Deep pink with many dark specs inside
$10.00
Helleborus x orientalis White
$10.00
Helleborus x orientalis White with specs
$10.00
Helleborus x hybrid Anemone Centred
Most are white.
$15.00
Hemerocallis (Day Lily)
Few
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$8.0080
cms. Elegant, trumpet like, fragrant, yellow flowers in summer. Short-lived flowers but plants produce
many flowers over many weeks. Sun. Clump forming and easy to grow.
Hepatica transsilvanica
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$9.00
20 cms. Toothed, 5 lobed, light green leaves. Bright pale blue starry flowers in spring. Woodland.
Hostas have lovely foliage for summer and suit woodland or perennial border
Hosta ‘Brimcup’
Few
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$9.00
30 cms. Small spread to about 38 cms. Leaves are small, upright, stiff, cupped and round to heart
shaped. They are mid green with a very wide, irregular creamy yellow to white margin. Light shade.
Hosta ‘Flemish Sky’
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$9.00
To 30 cms. Broad pointed blue leaves that are slightly cupped and wavy. Pale lavender flowers late
summer. Good substance. 1.5 litre.
Hosta ‘Fortunei aureomarginata’
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$9.00
70 cms. Heart-shaped dark green leaves with a gold margin. Lavender flowers. Sun/part shade.
1.5 litre.
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Hosta ‘Golden Tiarra’
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$9.00
To 20 cms. Hostas are a most popular ground cover for a shaded area. Planted in drifts they are very
spectacular. Mid-green heart shaped leaves edged gold. Lavender flowers in summer. Hosta like a
moist rich soil. Prefer partial shade and being protected from the heat of the day. 1 litre.
Hosta ‘Halcyon’
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$9.00
30 x 50 cms. One of the best small leaved blue Hostas available. Attractive heart shaped leaves,
coated with a fine wax film are appealing from spring to autumn. Heads of lilac blue flowers in
summer. Part shade, moist soil. Effective in groups. 1 litre.
Hosta ‘Jade Cascade’
Few
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To 60cms. Huge, deeply veined green leaves that arch outward on long stalks. Shade.
$9.00
Hosta ‘Kiwiskyscraper’
Few
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$9.00
From Barry Sligh of NZ comes this outstanding hybrid of H. ‘Sagae’. Features rich blue-green, thick
foliage in a distinctly upright large mound. Lavender flowers in mid summer. Giant – to one metre.
Great as a background or specimen plant in the garden. Hostas like a moist rich soil. Prefers partial
shade and protection from the heat of the day. 1 litre.
Hosta ‘Loyalist’
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$9.00
Pure white centres and very dark green margins. The leaves are heavy with substance. Lavender
flowers are produced on white flower stems.1 litre.
Hosta ‘Pizzazz’
Few
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$9.00
50 cms. Forms a wide, dense mound of blue-green, cupped leaves with wide, yellow streaky margins
in spring which change to creamy-white as the season progresses. Leaves are corrugated and thick
providing good slug resistance. White flowers mid summer. 1.5 litre.
Hosta ‘Saint Elmo’s Fire’
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$9.00
40 cms. Pure white margins that surround yellow centres in Spring. The centres change to light green
as the season progresses. Light lavender flowers mid-summer. 1 litre.
Hosta ‘Sagae’
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$15.00
90 cms. Rare. Outstanding with frosty blue green leaves with creamy white margins. 1.5 litre.
Hosta ‘Sieboldiana Glauca’
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$9.00
90 cms. Lovely blue-green heavily ribbed leaves. Droopy mauve bell-shaped flowrs late summer.
Shade, moist humus rich soil. 1 litre.
Hosta ‘Sum and Substance’
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$9.00
1 metre. Large, rounded leaves with heavy puckering. This Hosta is slug resistant and a vigorous
grower. Best planted where it receives some sun to enhance its golden colour. 1 litre.
Hosta ‘Thunderbolt’
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$9.00
NEW.45 cms. Blue-green, slug resistant leaves. Each leaf is slashed with a central flash, a yellow
thunderbolt that fadest to white in summer. Stunning, impressive specimen for shady border or large
container. Whitish flowers mid summer.
Hosta ‘Twilight’
Few
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$9.00
60 cms. Leaves are dark green surrounded by wide yellow margins. Part to full shade. 1 litre.
Hosta Special
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5 for $43
Choose from Brimcup, Flemish Sky, Fortunei aureomarginata, Halcyon, Jade Cascade, Loyalist,
Pizzazz, Saint Elmo’s Fire, Shade Fanfare, Sieboldiana Glauca, Sum n Substance, Thunderbolt,
Twilight.
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Iris Bearded
Dwarf. Deep creamy lemon standards with brownish lemon falls.
Few
$7.00
Iris Bearded
25 cms. Pale lavender/white standards with lavender/purple falls.
$7.00
Iris ‘Too Happy’
$7.00
Dwarf bearded variety to about 30 cms. Lovely purple and cream flowers –lots of specs, markings.
Iris cristata ‘Alba’
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$8.00
(Crested Iris). 20 cms. Pure white flowers with yellow crests, flat, wide, sword-like foliage. Moist
soil, part to full shade.
Iris Fatima go aru’ -Japanese
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$8.00 or 3 for $22
To 75 cms. Semi-double white flower in summer. Sun, moist soil, bog plant. 1 litre.
Iris Higo ‘Worlds Delight’
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$8.00
Japanese iris. Really huge flattened flowers that are a lovely pale pink in colour. Grow in moist to
wet, deep humus rich acid soil. Thrives on the margins of streams and ponds. Grows to about one
metre in height.1 litre.
Iris Pumila Wild Form
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$8.00
Young plants. 20 cms. Mostly blue, rarely yellow. Rock garden. Well drained clay or loamy soil,
average moisture.
Iris setosa. Lavender blue to deep purply blue shades To 40 cms. Rhizomatous,
beardless iris with linear, mid green leaves. Stem bear many flowers in spring.
Sun or part shade, well drained soil. Large pots.
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$8 or 3 for $21
Iris Siberica Lavender pink
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$8.00 or 5 for $35
To 808 cms. Large showy flowers spring/early summer. Narrow foliage. Sun/partial shade. Clump
forming.
Jasione laevis
$8.00
Forma a low tuft or mound of grey-green leaves, bearing balls of violet-blue flowers for many that
look similar to a Scabious flower. Sun/part shade and good drainage.
Lathrys may need trimmed for courier purposes.
Lathrys latifolius ‘Pink Pearl’
Seldom available. Pale pink flowers in summer. Sun. Climber. 1 litre
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$8.50
Lathrys latifolius ‘Red Pearl’
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$8.00
Perennial Sweet Pea. Heavy trusses of bright pink/red, fleshy, substantial flowers on long strong
stems which grow for a long time in summer. Climber. 1 litre
Lavendula angustifolia ‘ Pacific Blue’
3 for $10.00
Growing on Line in small pots. English Lavender. To 80 cms. Essential oil is favoured by
aromatherapists and herbalists. Used in cosmetic industry. Very fragrant. Sun, good drainage, tolerates
dry situation.
Ligularia ‘Britt-Marie Crawford’
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$9.00
To 90 cms.Bold specimen for a moist location. Forms a clump of large, rounded, maroon-black
leaves. Taller stems appear midsummer, bearing clusters of bright orange golden daisy flowers. Suits
back of border, by water or for centre of container. Great for cutting. Shade. 1 litre.
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Linum monogynum
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To 40 cms. Suits coastal areas. Lots of pure white flowers (sometimes tinged pale blue)
spring/summer.
$8.50
Linum narbonense
Lovely saucer-shaped, blue veined flowers spring-summer. Stunning variety.
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$9.00
Linum perenne
Mostly lavender blue but the odd one is blue. Sun, clump forming.
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$8.50
Few
Lychnis x arkwrightii ‘Vesivius’
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$8.00
To 40 cms. Bronzy-maroon foliage and bears very conspicuous and very large, molten lava-coloured,
orange-scarlet flowers in summer. Sun/part shade.
Maimanthemum bifolium
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$8.00
20 cms. Dwarf white flowers, heart shaped leaves. Woodland. Slender creeping rhizome. Part shade.
Maimantheumum racemosum
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$9.00
90 cms. Veined mid green leaves and plumes of feathery creamy white flowers from spring to mid
summer, followed by red berries. Part shade, woodland. 1 litre.
Meconopsis - Damp shady borders and woodland areas. Dig deeply and add plenty of humus rich and
lime free compost or well rotted farm manure into top layers of soil. Avoid competition from tree
roots. Water consistently in spring during active growth periods. Some wind shelter is best. Cool
sheltered postion with acidic, moist yet free draining soild that won’t dry out especially during
summer.
Meconopsis baileyi alba
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$8.00 or 5 for $38
90 cms. Pure white silky petals and golden stamens. Occasionally produces a plant with blue petals.
Meconopsis betonicifolia
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$8.00 or 5 for $38
(Himalayan Blue Poppy). 1 metre. Flowers range from pale sky blue to intense pure blue and
lavender or violet shades.
Meconopsis lingholm
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$8.00
1 metre. With nicely hairy leaves, especially attractive in early spring, it bears in early summer large
and substantial, deep sky-blue flowers.
Meconopsis superba
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$8.00 or 5 for $38
The hairy leaves are silver grey and the flowers are pure white with a deep purple stigma. Late spring
frosts may affect flower development.
Omphalodes verna ‘Alba’
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$8.00
20 cms. Small pure white, open flowers in early spring over bright green foliage. Ground cover for
part/full shade.
Papaver alpinum Mixed
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$7.00
20 cms. Rare, beautiful alpine poppy, blooms first season – orange, yellow, white or salmon. Long
flowering. Suits cold winter areas. Let this self sow or collect seed – may be short lived.
Papaver orientalis ‘Princess Victoria Louise’
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$8.00
Popular. 70 cms. Really large, salmon pink flowers late spring/early sumer-very stunning. Clump
forming, hardy perennial. Flowers twice in a season. Sun. Easy to grow.
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Paradisea liliastrum (St. Bruno’s lily)
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$8.00
To 35 cms. Graceful alpine meadow plant with grasslike leaves. Pure white, trumpet-shaped flowers
up to 6 cms long, with prominent yellow anthers in late spring. Sun, rich peaty soil.
Penstemon Mixed
Variety of colours. Large round pots. Sun. Summer flowering.
Few
$9.00
Penstemon ‘Rubicundus’
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$8.50
To 70 cms. Dark-leaved variety, bearing trumpet-shaped and very large, red flowers with a prominent
white throat. Attracts bumblebees. Sun/part shade, well drained soil.
Penstemon ‘Stapleford Gem’
Few
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$9.00
Seldom available and a stunning, popular variety. To 60 cms. Flowers from mid-summer with
beautiful lilac-purple flowers which have pale lilac-pink upper lips and white lower lips and throats
marked with purple lines. Sun/part shade.
Persicaria microcephala ‘Red Dragon’
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$8.00
To 90 cms. Beautiful foliage. Pointy heart-shaped leaves are medium green with a silvery V-shaped
marking and a bronze centre. Sprays of tiny white flowers late summer. Part shade best.
Tall perennial phloxes are best in sun/part shade. Popular comeback for mid-summer flowering.
Large fragrant heads. Clump forming ground cover.
Phlox Paniculata
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$8.00
Possibly called ‘Volcano Pink’ with a white eye. 70 cms. Tall phlox with very pretty flowers in mid
summer. They are single open flowers with large starry-shaped white centres (eyes) and pink outer
petals. It seems that they like moist yet free draining soil in sun or light semi shade.
Phlox Paniculata ‘Le Madhi’
90 cms. Large heads of purply flowers in summer. 1.5 litre.
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$8.50
Phlox Paniculata ‘Starfire’
1 metre. Large rounded heads of reddish flowers in summer. 1.5 litre.
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$8.50
Phyteuma scheuchzeri.
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Lovely unusual spikey ball-shaped clusters of deep blue flowers. Suits rockery
$8.00 or 5 for $38
Pinellia tripartita
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$9.00
To 30 cms. Moist well-drained soil part/full shade. Yellowish-green flower. Resembles a dwarf
Arisaema with large, extending green spathes and an elongated spadix that emerges from the spathe
and extends 20 cms up into the air. Woodland garden, rock garden.
Podophyllum emodi (May Apple)
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$8.00
30 cms. Trillium like mottled leaves that are deeply lobed. White/pink flowers followed by a large red
tomato-like fruit. Moist peaty soil and shelter. Part shade.
Polygonatum falcatum marginata
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$8.00
(Variegated Solomons Seal). To 60 cms. Graceful, arching maroon stems lined with white-edged
foliage. Stems useful in flower arrangements. Cream flowers are small dangling bells mostly hhidden
under the long arches of large leaves. Shade, moist humousy soil.
Potentilla agrophylla ‘Scarlit Starlit’
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$8.00
To 30 cms in flower. Large bright scarlet red saucers from mid-summer. 3 segmented, grey green,
margins precisely toothed, glossy, silky hairy foliage, white tomentose beneath. Ornamental foliage
plant for rock garden. Moist soil, sun.
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Potentilla nepalensis 'Ron McBeath'
$8.00
To 30 cms. Low mound of strawberry-like leaves, bearing branches of cup-shaped flowers in summer.
Cherry pink flowers, with a contrasting crimson eye. Sun.
Potentilla Double Red
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$8.50
50 cms. Lovely double red flowers spring to summer, long flowering. Light shade intensifies flower
colour. Sun/part shade, good drainage. Prune early spring to promote new growth.
Potentilla ‘Flamboyant’
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$8.00
50cm A stunning Potentilla recently bred in France. Semi-double flowers of dark red with an even
deeper red heart. Sun.
Primula sieboldii
20 cms. Summer dormant. Lovely pale lavender flowers in spring.
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$9.00
Primula sieboldii ‘Snowflake’
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$9.00
20 cms. Summer dormant. Soft crumply oval leaves, scalloped and stalked that bear white flowers in
spring. Part shade.
Primula sikkimensis
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$8.00 or 5 for $38
Very popular 2015. Beautiful! Large, fragrant, flared, pale yellow bell-shaped flowers above dense
rosettes of crinkled and toothed leaves. Rare species, almost as large as the “Giant Himalayan
Cowslip”. To 60 cms, Lovely for under rhododendrons.
Pulmonaria angustifolia
$8.00
Low growing ground cover with pretty blue flowers from July onwards. Part/full shade. 1 litre.
Pulmonaria saccharata ‘Leopard’
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$8.50
30 cms. Clump forming with bold, white spotted dark green leaves and pretty reddish pink flowers
late winter/spring. Shade.
Pulsatailla vulgaris ‘Papageno’
$8.00 or 5 for $38
Lovely semi-double or fringed flowers in spring. Mixed colours – includes creamy white, bright pink,
dark red, lavender to violet flowers.
Pulsatillas – spring time favourite. Silky hairy flowers. Attractive seed heads with feathery tufts or
plumes. Rockery or border edging. Light autumn flowering. Sun.
Pulsatilla vulgaris ‘Pearl Bells’
Lovely soft pearly pink flowers.
$8.00 or 5 for $38
Pulsatilla vulgaris ‘Rose Bells’
NEW. Deep pink flowers.
$8.50 or 5 for $40
Pulsatilla vulgaris ‘Red Bells’
Bright red. Popular.
$8.00 or 5 for $38
Pulsatilla vulgaris ‘White Bells’
Creamy white flowers.
$8.00 or 5 for $38
Pyrethrum coccineum ‘Robinson’s Red’
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$8.00
(Painted Daisy). To 90 cms. Deep crimson, single daisy flowers late spring/summer. Finely-cut,
somewhat ferny foliage in a mound. Sun/semi-shade. Cut flowers last well. Cottage garden, mixed
border.
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Rodgersias may need collected late November onwards.
Rodgersia pinnata ‘Hanna’
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$10.00
To 1.5m. Handsome, attractively bronze tinted leaves and small star-shaped bright pink flowers in
large conical panicles in summer. Suits near ponds in sun/semi shade. Moisture loving and clump
forming.
Rodgersia pinnata ‘Suberba’
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$10.00
1 metre. Rare specimen plant. The bold, divided leaves often take on a bronze caste when they first
emerge in spring. Large airy plumes of creamy to deep-pink flowers in summer, and these are useful
for cutting or drying. Moist, dappled shade setting, but will grow in full sun at the waterside. 1 litre
Rodgersia podophylla
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$10.00
60 cms. Great architectural plant for moist, humus rich soil and some shade. Striking bronze coloured
leaves in spring, going dark green through summer, then turning red in autumn. Masses of tiny
creamy white flowers, sometimes flushed pink or red. 1 litre.
Salvias are showy, fragrant plants for containers and borders
Salvia Bulleyana
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$9.00
75 cms. Rare and seldom seen in New Zealand. Bears terminal racemes of purple lipped,
lemon/yellow flowers throughout summer. The leaves are large, deep-green, ovate or trinagular-ovate,
deeply wrinkled and slightly hairy. Sun. 1.5 litre pot.
Salvia confertifola
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$8.00
The inflorescence – there can be 12 on a plant, is a narrow spire, about 60 cms tall. Brickish red
flowers and the calyces of each flower and stems are dark crimson. Bold dark green, corrugated
foliage. Frost tender. Save seed or do cuttings. Winter dormant. May need trimmed for courier
purposes later in the season. 1.5 litre pot.
Salvia Jamensis ‘Red Velvet’
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$9.00
NEW. To 1 metre. Wonderful display of bright, velvety deep pink/red flowers from spring to autumn.
The loose spikes of flared, tubular, two-lipped flowers are very fragrant and attract bees. Sun, good
drainage.
Salvia ‘La Siesta’
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$8.50
80 cms. A pretty Salvia with showy pink, highly fragrant flowers and lovely lush green foliage.
Great for a well-drained sunny garden position. Very long flowering.
Salvia mexicana ‘Limelight’
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$8.00
1 metre +. Tall with many branching stems. Grey-green leaves. Displays an electric color combination
when its vibrant purple-blue flowers open from bright chartreuse calyces. late summer/autumn. Sun
and good drainage. Impressive. Hardy to -6 degrees Celsius.
Salvia microphylla ‘Cerro Potosi’
Few
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$9.00
NEW.To 90 cms. Large vibrant magenta flowers over many months. Suitable for full sun, dry ground,
coastal. Highly fragrant, attracts bees, butterflies, moths.
Salvia schlarea turkestanica var. ‘Vatican White’
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$7.50 or 5 for $35
To 1 metre. Widely branched flowering panicles hold flowering buds shaped like hops that develop
into brilliant white bracts. Short-lived but self-sowing. Usually biennial-can take cuttings. Attractive
aromatic leaves spring-autumn.
Salvia superba ‘Merleau Rose’
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To 40 cms. Stunning variety. Lovely pink flowers summer. Sun, good drainage.
$8.00
‘Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.’ – D Larson
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Sanguinaria Canadensis ‘Plena’
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$15.00
(Bloodroot). Popular, beautiful, rare. 15-30 cms. The single bloodroot leaf and flower each rise on a
separate stem, and at first the leaf completely enwraps the flower bud. The clear, white, many-petalled
blossom may open before the leaf has completely unwrapped. The leaves are large, round and deeply
cleft. On a smooth stalk a solitary double-white flower grows beside a lobed basal leaf that often curls
around the stalk. The flower opens in full sun and closes at night.
Scabiosa caucasica ‘Fama’ Blue
To 80 cms. Popular with large deep violet blue flowers. Sun.
$8.50
Scabiosa caucasica ‘Fama White’
Few
$8.50
To 80 cms. Forms a compact mould. Long stems bear large white blooms summer to autumn, that are
ideal for picking. Sun or part shade in containers or garden.
Scabiosa perfecta alba
70 cms. Popular variety. White flowers. Sun.
$8.00
Scopolia Carniolica
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$8.00 or 5 for $38
60 cms. Rare – a creeping perennial plant, with light green leaves and unusual, pale yellow and
brownish red flowers. Suits partial shade, moist soil. Good for woodland areas, perennial borders.
Semiaquilegia Ecalcarata
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$8.00 or 3 for $22
50 cms. (False Granny’s bonnet). Lovely small pink flowers late spring. Damp shady woodland under
trees. Morning sun or shade. 1 litre.
Silene alpestris ‘Flore Pleno’
$8.00
To 20 cms. Bright white buttons of double flowers held on thin wiry stems above narrow green
foliage. Sun. Rockery.
Sisyrinchium Devon Skies
$7.50 or 5 for $35
25 cms. Neat clumps and lots of small sky blue flowers spring to summer. Looks good amongst dwarf
bearded irises, rockery, or used as edging. Sun.
Soldanella – Alpine. In spring, bears nodding, funnel shaped flowers with fringed petals. Some
midday shade best or partial shade in warmer areas. Sharply drained soil. Suits shady crevices.
Soldanella alpinus
20 cms. Deep purply pink flowers with fringed petals.
$8.00
Soldanella carpatica
10 cms. Beautiful fringed purple bells.
$8.50
Soldanella pindicola
20 cms. Lilac-blue flowers, broadly and variably fringed.
$8.50
Soldanella pusilla
$8.50
Leaves have prominent veins on the underside. Flowers are reddish-violet, striped blue inside, tubular
and fringed to one quarter.
Soldanella villosa
15 cms. Lavender blue flowers late spring. Moist soil, part shade. Alpine
‘Spring is a true reconsturctionist.’ – H Timrod
$8.50
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Stachys byzantine ‘Limelight’
$9.00
(Golden Lambs Ear). Thick, soft, velvety, pale golden-lime green leaves lighten any shade place.
Lovely with primroses, nice edging, ground cover to lighten up shady places. Sun/shade, great for dry
sites. Tiny purplish pink flowers in summer. Stunning.
Stachys nivea
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$8.50
20 cms. Deep purply pink flowers. Whirled, stiff, spikes of unusual pink flowers in summer. Oblong
leaves. Good ground cover for the edge of a sunny border. 1.5 litre.
Stokesia ‘Peachie’s Pick’
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$8.00
To 45 cms. Compact and late flowering with fluffy, cornflower-like blue flowers. Sun. Suits moist,
sandy but well-drained soil, good drought tolerance. Not too wet in winter. Remove spent flowering
stems to encourage additional blooms. Rock garden, front of border, cottage garden. Large pots.
Thalictrum delavayi ‘Hewitt’s Double’
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$9.00
1 – 2 metres. One of the showiest of the meadow rues. From mid-summer to autumn, tight pompomlike clusters of lilac-mauve sepals on purple tinted stems and delicately textured foliage. Back of
border plant – best staked. Suits near streams, borders, wild/woodland gardens. Part shade, moist soil.
Thalictrum Rochebrunianum
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$9.00
(Giant Meadow Rue). To 1.8 metre. Deep wine purple stems are topped with broad umbels of bright
lavender clusters accented by yellow stamens. Dainty, maidenhair fern-like foliage. Moist, well
drained soil. Sun/part shade. May need staked.
Thalictrum ‘Splendide’
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$9.00
NEW. Superb with clouds of purple flowers late summer. To 1.5 metres. Dappled shade.
Tricyrtis formosana variegata
D
$10.00
(Toad Lily). Unique and easy, hardy perennial for shady areas. Leafy, arching stems produce a fall
display of bizarre star-shaped flowers in autumn, excellent for cutting. Soft lavender-pink flowers,
heavily spotted in rose-purple.
Tricyrtis macrantha
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$9.00 or 5 for $43
(Toad Lily). Intriguing, rare and stunning for woodland/perennial garden. Weeping/arching shiny
bright green foliage and large 25 mm yellow, bell shaped flowers late summer/autumn The flowers
often have minute polka dots or raspberry spreckles. Well drained, rich soil. Even, regular moisture.
Part/full shade. To 45 cms.
Tricyrtis macropoda
D
$9.00
(Toad Lily). To 60 cms. Mid- green leaves. Small, lily-like, yellow flowers with heavy purple spotting
late summer. Shade.
Trillium augustipetalum x
Few
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$25.00
50 cms. Originally imported as sessile rubrum but totally unlike the true sessile variety. Possibly a
Augustipetalum x but unsure. Comes very true from seed with dark mottling and deep maroon red
flowers that are narrow and take on a slight twist as they age.
Trillium erectum album
Few
D
$25.00
To 34 cms. Waxy, creamy white nod from short stalks above the single, tall stemmed trifoliate leaves.
Late spring flowering.
Trolliius acaulis
25 cms. Deep yellow flowers opening almost flat, 5 cms across. Alpine.
D
$8.50
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Trollius europaeus ‘Alabaster’
D
$8.50
60 cms. Dark green, deeply-cut leaves, and bears flowers which resemble egg-yolks. Sun or light
shade. Late spring to summer flowering.
Trollius ‘Golden Queen’
D
80 cms. Semi-double golden yellow flowers with a contrasting centre of deep orange
summer/autumn.. Sunny or part-shaded border, moist woodland. 1 litre.
$8.50
Trollius europaeus ‘Lemon Supreme’
D
$9.00
(Globe Flower). To 30 cms. Showy greenish yellow flowers from mid-spring. Woodland garden,
tolerates morning sun very nicely. Seldom available.
Trollius minimus
Tiny with yellow flowers in spring. Part shade, moist. Typical woodland plant.
D
$8.50
Trollius x cultorum ‘New Moon’
D
$8.50
60 cms. .Large pale creamy-yellow flowers early summer.. Suits sun/part shaded woodland border or
damp areas, by ponds etc.
Uvularia Grandiflora
D
$8.50
40 cms. Long stems bear dangling, yellow bell-shaped flowers with long twisted pointed petals.
Woodland, pond margins. Moist, part shade.
Verbascum chiaxii ‘Album’
D
$8.00
Unusual, showy plant for sunny border. Tall upright spikes with delicate white blooms. Best staked.
Good drainage. Long flowering, good for cutting. Suitable for sandy/average soil. 1 litre pots.
Verbascum ‘Clementine’
Few
D
$8.00
To 1.2 metres. Unusual, showy plant for sunny border. Tall upright spikes with delicate blooms of soft
apricot orange with a magenta eye summer/autumn. Best staked. Good drainage.1 litre pots.
Veronica Blue Carpet
D
$8.00
20 cms. Forms a low bushy mound or tuft of dark green leaves, bearing short spikes of bright violetblue flowers in early summer for several weeks. Versatile as edging plant, in the rock garden or in tubs
and containers. Shear lightly after blooming to encourage fresh foliage and possibly repeat flowering.
Veronica ‘Lila Karina’
Beautiful pale blue spikes in summer. Sun.
D
$8.00
Veronica – Pink
Dwarf variety to about 25 cms. Bright pink flower. Unnamed. Sun.
D
$8.00
Veronica spicata Purple
D
$7.50
To 70 cms. Upright, clump forming compact perennial. Flowers late spring to early summer. Sun, well
drained soil. Drought resistant once established. Attracts butterflies and bees. Deep purple. Large pots.
Veronica Waterperry Blue
D
$8.00
12 cms. Long-flowering ground cover, alpine. Deep green leaves tinged with burgundy and copper.
Dainty lavender-blue, dark-veined flowers with white eyes. Sun/part shade and good drainage.
Attracts butterflies. Trim back by ½ after flowering.
Veronica teucrium ‘Trehane’
D
$8.00
Golden-yellow leaves and spires of pale blue flowers in summer. Low growing ground cover, sun.
‘If winter comes, can spring be far behind?’ – P B Shelley
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Viola cornuta
$7.50
20 cms. Purple flowers from spring onwards. Sun, light shade.Large soft silvery mauve flowers with
the palest cream edge.
Viola Koreana
D
$8.00
15 cms. Green and silver foliage on rounded leaves that resemble cyclamen. Excellent border plant for
shade. Pink to light purple flowers late spring.
Viola ‘Irish Molly’
$8.00
15 cms. Delicately scented large blooms with deep, dark chocolate rayed top featuring a yellow lip
flecked with petals that are shaded from bright yellow, olive, marron to deep violet. Deadhead after
first bloom to keep it flowering. Part shade and well drained soil. 1 litre.
Viola “Maggie Mott”
$8.00
20 cms. Large, showy, solft silvery mauve flowers with the palest cream edge and a yellow eye, from
late spring onwards. Suits sun or partial shade. Trim back lightly after flowering to promote new
growth and flowers.
Viola parma Double Blue
D
$8.00
A vigorous growing Violet with lovely double blue flowers with a touch of white. Blooms in all the
cooler months. Light or partial shade, average conditions. Easy to grow.
Viola pedatifida
D
$8.00
(Prairie Violet) 20 cms. Deep violet blue flowers spring/summer. Flowers have 5 petals with the
middle one prominently spurred. Leaves are divided into bird-foot-like segments with very narrow
leaflets. Sun/part shade.
Viola ‘Rebecca’
$8.00
Belongs to the group called ‘Violettas’. Clump forming with lovely white flowers flushed lemon
yellow in the centre and flecked with deep violet around the edges. Compact habit, vanilla fragrance.
‘Where man sees but withered leaves,
God sees sweet flowers growing.’
-A Laighton
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