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Agapanthus ‘Dark Blue’

Variety ‘Black Buddhist’ 

Height to 30" (75 cm)
Flowers July / September
Bulb Size 3/5 nose 
Half hardy
Plant in large pots using loam based compost feed regularly. 
Do not re-pot until they are pot bound. Plant out in sheltered areas
Keep moist but not waterlogged.
In winter mulch the crowns. or put under cover for the winter

Agapanthus ‘Mid-Blue’

Variety ‘Headbourne Hybrids’ 

Height to 30" (75 cm)
Flowers July / September
Bulb Size 3/5 nose 
Half hardy
Plant in large pots using loam based compost feed regularly. 
Do not re-pot until they are pot bound. Plant out in sheltered areas
Keep moist but not waterlogged.
In winter mulch the crowns. or put under cover for the winter

Agapanthus ‘White’

Variety ‘Polar Ice’ 

Height to 30" (75 cm)
Flowers July / September
Bulb Size 3/5 nose 
Half hardy
Plant in large pots using loam based compost feed regularly. 
Do not re-pot until they are pot bound. Plant out in sheltered areas
Keep moist but not waterlogged.
In winter mulch the crowns. or put under cover for the winter

Allium cernuum

RHS AGM
Up to 30 clear rose-pink bells in a crowded umbel of varying length little stalks

Bulb Size
: Flowering
Height: to 18" (45 cm)
Flowering: late July
Position: For light soils in sun. Plant shallowly at a 3-4" spacing

Allium ‘Milenium’

Syn ‘Millenium’
USA Perennial Plant of the Year 2018. Masses of rose-purple blooms over season long attractive neat shiny green foliage, ‘A butterfly magnet’ with a strong drought resistant constitution. Bulks up well. For the front of a border or pot.

Bulb Size:
 Flowering
Height:to 16" (40 cm)
Flowers: July/August
Position: Plant 2” deep in sunny spot

Allium plummerae

North American species, with upward facing spikes of large waxy flowers of icy pink or white, with triangular petals.Good for damper conditions

Bulb Size:
 Flowering size
Height:to 12" (30 cm)
Flowers: July
Position: Plant 2” deep in a sunny spot

Anemone blanda ‘Blue Shades’

Producing lots of very attractive, mid to dark blue flowers throughout early Spring.

Height to 6" (15 cm)
Flowers in April/May from spring planting
Bulb Size 5/+Plant in

Anemone blanda 'Blue Splendour'

Autumn Flowering Bulbs
New selection producing lots of very attractive, violet-blue daisy flowers with light centres throughout early spring.

Bulb Size
5/+.
Height to 4" (10 cm).
Flowers
in March/April from an autumn planting.
Position:
Sunny and moist, free draining humus rich soil. Soak tubers overnight before planting

Anemone blanda Mix RHS AGM

A mix of deep blue, pink and white flowers with irregularly lobed leaves. Spreading perennial with knobbly tubers which will quickly form large clumps.

Height to 6" (15 cm)
Flowers in April/May from spring planting
Bulb Size 5/+Plant in

Anemone blanda ‘White Splendour’

Large pure white flowered formwith irregularly lobed leaves. Spreading perennial with knobbly tubers which will quickly form large clumps.

Height to 6" (15 cm)
Flowers in April/May from spring planting
Bulb Size 5/7

Anemone nemorosa

Native White Wood Anemone
For naturalising

Height to 4" (10 cm)
Flowers April
Hardy
Plant under deciduous trees

Anemone ranunculoides

Native Yellow Wood Anemone
For naturalising

Height to 4" (10 cm)
Flowers April
Hardy
Plant under deciduous trees

Anemonella thalictroides ‘Rosea’

Rue Anemone
A north American woodland perennial With pink, fragile, cup-shaped flowers flowers on slender stems resemble a small anemone and its leaves like a Thalictrum  Goes dormant in summer. For a shady rock garden, in woodland or as underplanting in a shady shrub border

Height to 4" (10 cm)
Flowers April-June
Hardy
Plant under deciduous trees

Convallaria majalis - Lily of the Valley

Planting size for naturalising
Delightful white waxy bells, with sweet fragrance

Height to 9” (23cm)
Flowers May-June
Plant 3cm / 1” deep in a moist semi-shaded position

Convallaria majalis ‘Prolificans’

‘Multi-flowered Lily of the Valley 
Deep green leaves and flower spikes in which each individual bloom is replaced by a small cluster of several bells. Strongly scented and long lasting in flower. Will bulk up readily

Bulb Size:
Flowering
Flowers May
Height to 12” (30cm)

Convallaria majalis ‘Rosea’

Pink Lilly of the Valley
Delightful flushed pale pink waxy bells, with sweet fragrance

Bulb Size: Flowering
Height to 9” (23cm)
Flowers May-June
Plant 3cm / 1” deep in a moist semi-shaded position

Crocosmia ‘Columbus’

Aka ‘Queen Mary’
Attractive gold and purple buds before apricot-yellow flowers with small dark marks to the lower half of the throat

Bulb size: 
7/+
Flowers July/August
Height 
to 36” (90cm). 

Crocosmia ‘Emberglow’

Large burnt scarlet-red flowers. Good for cut flowers

Flowers
 July/August
Height 
to 28” (70cm).
Bulb size: 
6/8

Crocosmia ‘Emily McKenzie’

Large flowers of vibrant orange with red mahogany blotch

Height to 30" (75 cm)
Flowers July to October
Bulb Size 6/+
Clump forming hardy perennial

Crocosmia ‘George Davison’

Small deep golden yellow flowers
Clump forming

Height to 24" (60 cm)
Flowers July to October
Bulb Size 8/+
Hardy perennial

Crocosmia ‘James Coey’

Green purple stems with sprays of fiery orange-red flowers

Flowers
 July/August
Height 
to 32” (80cm). 
Bulb size: 
7/+

Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’ RHS AGM

Bright flame red flowers on strong stems

Height to 40" (100 cm)
Flowers June to October
Bulb Size 8/10
Clump forming hardy perennial

Crocosmia ‘Prince of Orange’

Erect stems bear up to 20 large flowers of rich reddish-orange with a distinct golden centre and small burgundy flecks. The attractive flowers are also followed by particularly attractive seedheads. r.

Height to 36" (90 cm)
Flowers July to October
Bulb Size 8/+
Clump forming hardy perennial. Prefers full sun or part shade, and thrive in moisture retentive soil. Plant the corms at least 4 inches (10cm) deep and split the clump every 3-4 years to ensure a good supply of flowers.

Crocosmia ‘Susannah’

New variety with tall erect stems and many branches of warm yellow flowers

Flowers
 July/August
Height 
to 36” (90cm). 
Bulb size: 
8/+

Crocosmia ‘Sunglow’

Syn Yellow Emberglow
Soft-yellow flowers held in dense one sided clusters. 

Bulb Size: 5/7
Height to 39" (100 cm)
Flowers July to October Clump forming hardy perennial. Prefers full sun or part shade, and thrive in moisture retentive soil. Plant the corms at least 4 inches (10cm) deep and split the clump every 3-4 years to ensure a good supply of flowers.

Cyclamen coum ‘Album’

Autumn Flowering Bulbs
White Spring Cyclamen
White flowered form with attractively marked and patterned leaves,
Will naturalise in grass and under trees.
Very hardy.

Bulb Size:  Flowering
Flowers: December to March.
Height to: 3" (7 cm).

Cyclamen coum RHS AGM

Spring Cyclamen
Beautiful pink flowers and attractively marked and patterned leaves,
Will naturalise in grass and under trees.
Very hardy.

Flowers December to March.
Height to 3" (7 cm).
Bulb Size 13/15

Cyclamen hederifolium RHS AGM

For naturalising  
Ivy leaved cyclamen
Flowering pink but can occasionally be white. Large leaves are ivy-shaped with a range of markings. 
Very hardy

Flowers September – November
Height to 4" (10 cm),
Bulb Size 13/15

Cyclamen hederifolium Album

Autumn Flowering Bulbs
The white flowered form of this hardy cyclamen. Large leaves are ivy-shaped with a range of markings. Very hardy

Bulb size: 8/10
Flowering: Aug- Nov 
Height: 10cm
Position: Very drought and shade tolerant once established. Plant in dry light dappled shade, for naturalising under trees.

Cyclamen persicum

‘Florist’s cyclamen’
Variable with white to deep carmine flowers with a darker pink, magenta or purple area all around the mouth The patterned foliage and highly scented flowers make it a good pot plant. Tender for a frost free greenhouse

Flowers
 October to May 
Height to 5" (13 cm). 
Bulb Size 12/14 
Plant with the top of the tuber above the compost to avoid rotting of the leaves and flowers

Hepatica nobilis

Native Liverwort
The easiest of all Hepatica to establish in your garden. Early gentian blue flowers , occasionally pink or clear white blue flowers before the new leaves that can be speckled or marbled

Bulb Size
 Flowering 
Flowers February to March. 
Height to 4" (10 cm). Hepatica enjoy cool conditions and dappled shade and naturalise well

Hesperantha coccinea syn Schizostylus coccinea

Red River Lily

Height to 24” (60cm)
Flowers September
Bulb Size:  Flowering
Plant out after frosts in moist draining soil at 2” depth

Hesperantha coccinea ‘Rosea’ syn Schizostylus

The pink form of the Kaffir Lily

Height to 18” (45cm)
Flowers September-November
Bulb Size:  Flowering
Plant out after frosts in moist draining soil at 2” depth

Incarvillea delavayi ‘Snowtop’

Hardy Gloxinia
White trumpets

Height to 18” (45cm)
Flowers May-June
Bulb size: Extra 50pb
Plant with top at soil level

Incarvillea delavayi

Hardy Gloxinia
Purple trumpets

Height to 18” (45cm)
Flowers May-June
Bulb size: Extra 50pb
Plant with top at soil level

Liatris spicata ‘Floristan Alba’

White Blazing Star
This cultivar of an american prairie plant offers spikes of white, fuzzy-looking flowers above low clumps of strappy, grass-like foliage. Attractive to butterflies and bees. Makes a good cut flower

Height to 48” (120cm)
Flowers July to September
Bulb size 12/14 cm
Plant 2” deep in moist but well drained meadow or border in sun

Liatris spicata

Dense Blazing Star / Prairie Gayfeather
This cultivar of an american prairie plant offers spikes of rose-purple, fuzzy-looking flowers above strappy, grass-like foliage. Attractive to butterflies and bees. Makes a good cut flower

Height to 48” (120cm)
Flowers July to September
Bulb size 12/14 cm
Plant 2” deep in moist but well drained meadow or border in sun

Mirabilis jalapa

Mexican Four O'Clock flower,  Marvel of Peru
Trumpet-shaped, 5 petal flowers come in pink, red, yellow, white and some bi-colors. Short lived the flowers are however produced in abundance. Flowers have a slight vanilla scent and open in the late afternoon through the evening. Will set seed and seedlings can thrive if winters are not too cold.

Height to 48” (120cm)
Flowers June till frosts
Bulb size Top size tubers 200pb
Plant 2” deep in moist but well drained soil in sun

Nerine bowdenii

Autumn flowering hardy bulb bright pink Flowers

Height to 16” (40cm)
Flowers October November
Bulb Size 14/+ cm
Plant in sunny and sheltered spots with neck of bulb just level with soil surface They flower best when congested and undisturbed.

Nerine bowdenii ‘Breeders Mix’

Autumn flowering hardy bulb a mixture of colours and patterns from white to dark pink A selection from one of the leading producer’s breeding programme

Height to 16” (40cm)
Flowers October November
Bulb Size 12/14 cm
Plant in sunny and sheltered spots with neck of bulb just level with soil surface They flower best when congested and undisturbed.

Nerine bowdenii ‘Bianca Perla’

Pure snow white crinkly flowers in abundance

Height to 16” (40cm)
Flowers October November
Bulb size 12/+ cm
Plant in sunny and sheltered spots with neck of bulb just level with soil surface They flower best when congested and undisturbed.sheltered spots with neck of bulb just level with soil surface They flower best when congested and undisturbed.

Nerine bowdenii ‘Isabel’

Dark magenta-pink, ruffled and recurved flowers

Height to 18” (45cm)
Flowers October November
Bulb size 12/+ cm
Plant in sunny and sheltered spots with neck of bulb just level with soil surface They flower best when congested and undisturbed

Nerine bowdenii ‘Lady Cerise’

Autumn flowering hardy bulb NEW selection with deep reddish pink flowers

Height to 16” (40cm)
Flowers October November
Bulb Size 12/14 cm
Plant in sunny and sheltered spots with neck of bulb just level with soil surface They flower best when congested and undisturbed.

Nerine bowdenii ‘Pink Triumph’

Deep pink flowers, bigger, taller and later flowering than the species

Height to 20” (50cm)
Flowers October November
Bulb Size 12/14 cm
Plant in sunny and sheltered spots with neck of bulb just level with soil surface They flower best when congested and undisturbed.

Nerine bowdenii ‘Vesta’

Salmon-pink flowers

Height to 20” (50cm)
Flowers October November
Bulb size 12/+ cm
Plant in sunny and sheltered spots with neck of bulb just level with soil surface They flower best when congested and undisturbed.sheltered spots with neck of bulb just level with soil surface They flower best when congested and undisturbed.