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Rare Plants List

At Burncoose we known for having an interesting rarity list. These rare plants are either in very short supply or still too small to be despatched at least until early summer. If you order one of these plants you may have to go on our waiting list.

AESCULUS wilsonii >

Buckeye, Horse Chestnut

A very rare tree with tall white flowers with a yellow centre which turns red. The original record tree at Caerhays is on its last legs after 100 years

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AMICIA zygomeris >

An unusual tall growing perennial with alternate heart-shaped leaflets veined purple. Racemes of pea-like yellow flowers with purple keels

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BUDDLEJA yunnanensis >

Buddleia, Butterfly bush

Large tapering leaves and voilet flowers on this rare Chinese species first discovered in 1915

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CARRIEREA calycina >

Goat horn tree

An extremely rare tree forming a broad head with cup-shaped flowers of creamy-white in terminal candelabra-like racemes

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CATALPA szechuanica >

Small growing tree with fresh green leaves. White flowers with a purple eye

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CORYNOCARPUS laevigatus >

A bushy spreading New Zealand tree with glossy dark green leaves and, in maturity tiny panicles of greenish-yellow flowers

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DIOSPYROS rhombifolia >

Princess persimmon

A very rare species used in China to produce laquer for waterproofing. Orange berries

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EHRETIA anacua >

Knockaway, Sandpaper tree

A Mexican and US species with reddish-brown to grey bark which peels. The leaves have a remarkably rough texture. Abundant white flowers which make the tree seem as if it is covered in snow

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EHRETIA dicksonii >

Rare small tree with large rough hairy leaves and broad corymbs of fragrant white flowers in June

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HYDRANGEA arborescens 'Incrediball' >

Similar to 'Annabelle' but with even larger flowers

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HYDRANGEA arborescens 'Invincibelle Spirit' >

Similar to 'Annabelle' but with smaller pink (not white) flowers

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JAMESIA americana >

Fivepetal cliffbush, Waxflower

a variety with erect greyish-green leaves and fragrant white flowers in clusters

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JUGLANS ailanthifolia >

Heartnut, Japanese walnut, Jupiter's nuts

Handsome leaves which can be up to 3 feet long.

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JUGLANS cineria >

Butter-nut, Jupiter's nuts, White walnut

Fast growing walnut with sticky new shoots and large hairy leaves.

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LAURELIOPSIS philippiana >

Tepa

A rare evergreen tree suitable for milder climates

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LEPTOSPERMUM cunninghamii >

Australian tea tree

(formerly myrtifolia) - upright growing with pubescent young stems and white flowers

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LINDERA megaphylla >

Feverbush

A very rare and handsome evergreen tree with long shining green leaves, glacous beneath. Yellowish-green flower clusters

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LONICERA involucrata var. ledebourii >

Honeysuckle

A Californian plant with peculiar orange-yellow tinged red flowers. A most unusual shrubby lonicera

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MAGNOLIA acuminata 'Honey Liz' >

Cucumber tree

A hybrid between M. ‘Miss Honeybee’ and M. ‘Elizabeth’. Large upright almost painted yellow flowers

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MAGNOLIA 'Banana Split' >

Yellow to cream flowers with a purple stripe and a green base. Upright and vigorous habit.

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MAGNOLIA x brooklynensis 'Hattie Carthan' >

Bright yellow flowers with magenta mid veins and a tinge of green

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MAGNOLIA campbellii 'Treve Holman' >

Deep rose-pink with purple shading

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MAGNOLIA 'Candy Cane' >

Erect tepals (petals) in three whorls. The outer whorl is rose fading to white and with a rose stripe. The middle whorl is darker and the inner whorl is a deeper rose purple

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MAGNOLIA 'Carlos' >

Good yellow flowers but sometimes appearing with the leaves. A cross between M. acuminata var subcordata x M. denudata

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MAGNOLIA 'Cecil Nice' >

An absolute picture when in full flower with row upon row of upright white flowers

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MAGNOLIA 'Cleopatra' >

Similar in colour to M. ‘Lanarth’ this new New Zealand hybrid is a rich reddish purple with a metallic sheen

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MAGNOLIA dawsoniana 'Chyverton Red’ >

Reddish to crimson flowers on this dawsoniana hybrid bred at Chyverton in Cornwall

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MAGNOLIA 'F. J. Williams' >

A sensational new hybrid raised at Caerhays. Early flowering with a striking deep reddish purple flower

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MAGNOLIA 'Gold Cup' >

Cup shaped flowers of deep yellow colour. A hybrid between M. ‘Lennei’ and M. ‘Elizabeth’

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MAGNOLIA 'Jersey Belle' >

A hybrid between M. sinensis and M. wilsonii with large white flowers 15-20cm across and violet-purple stamens. Flowers are fragrant and nodding

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