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Caerhays Bred Plants

A selection of some of the best plants bred and raised at Caerhays Castle Gardens or by Burncoose Gardens over the last 100 years.  These special plants are now widely grown in UK gardens and their ongoing popularity is assured.  The x williamsii camellias come into flower in mid-wiinter, they are extremely tough and amazingly floriferous over an 8-10 week period.

The magnolias range in colour from pink, to purple and reddish purple and are quite exceptional plants.

The rhododendrons are all suitable for smaller gardens and remain as popular today as when they were first bred 60-70 years ago.

You can find out more on the Caerhays website about the breeding and hybridisation in the gardens on camellias, magnolias and rhododendrons.
AZALEA - EVERGREEN 'Caerhays Lavender'
Yellow new growth contrasts with mauve flowers. AM 2008
 
2 Litre
£15.50
AZALEA - EVERGREEN 'Greenway'
(AM form) very large salmon-pink
 
2 to 3 Litre
£15.50
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CAMELLIA 'Burncoose'
x williamsii. Single pale pink with very compact growth
 
1 year
£10.50
2 year
£21.00
CAMELLIA 'Caerhays'
x williamsii. Double purplish pink
 
1 year
£10.50
3 year
£24.00
CAMELLIA 'Cornish Snow'
Hybrid - early and very free flowering single white flower. Slow growing. Caerhays hybrid. Plants supplied 25-30cm
 
1 year
£10.50
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2 year
£21.00
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CAMELLIA 'J.C. Williams'
x williamsii. Soft pink single
 
1 year
£10.50
CAMELLIA 'John Pickthorn'
x williamsii. Darkish single pink with funnel-shaped flowers
 
2 year
£21.00
CAMELLIA 'Mary Jobson'
X williamsii. Scented single rose-pink flowers
 
2 year
£21.00
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Profusion of flowers on Rhododendron 'Blue Tit' during May
CAMELLIA 'Monica Dance'
x williamsii. Mottled pink semi-double
 
2 year
£21.00
3 year
£24.00
4 year
£35.00
CAMELLIA 'Muskoka'
x williamsii. Large single pink flower which opens fairly flat
 
1 year
£10.50
2 year
£21.00
3 year
£24.00
4 year
£35.00
CAMELLIA 'Rosemary Williams'
x williamsii. Deep pink single
 
1 year
£10.50
2 year
£21.00
3 year
£24.00
Dont know
£35.00
CAMELLIA 'St. Ewe'
x williamsii. Single deep pink
 
1 year
£10.50
CAMELLIA 'St Michael'
x williamsii. Free flowering single pink, usually out by February
 
2 year
£21.00
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3 year
£24.00
ESCALLONIA 'Iveyi'
The most handsome member of this family, originally raised at Caerhays Castle, with very glossy foliage and waxy white flowers
 
1.5 to 2 Litre
£13.50
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MAGNOLIA 'Caerhays Belle'
A hybrid raised at Caerhays Castle with huge saucer-shaped salmon-pink flowers
 
Medium
£70.00
MAGNOLIA 'Caerhays Surprise'
A hybrid between M. mollicomata and M. liliiflora 'Nigra' which flowers at a young age and is suitable for smaller gardens. The flowers open a dark purplish-red and fade to mauvish-purple
 
Medium
£70.00
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The simply named Camellia 'Caerhays'.
MAGNOLIA campbellii 'Kew's Surprise'
Large and distinct translucent pink flowers which are paler inside. The original plant grows at Caerhays Castle and was awarded an FCC in 1967
 
Medium
£70.00
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MAGNOLIA 'F. J. Williams'
A sensational hybrid raised at Caerhays. Early flowering with a striking deep reddish purple flower
 
Seedling
£25.00
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MAGNOLIA 'J.C. Williams'
A Caerhays hybrid between sprengeri 'Diva' and sargentiana robusta with a most striking and unusual deep red colour which appears on opening almost black from a distance. Flowers at a very young age and is an absolute must for any enthusiast
 
Medium
£70.00
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Large
£80.00
MAGNOLIA 'Philip Tregunna'
A hybrid raised at Caerhays by the head gardener whose name it takes. Enormous pink tulip-shaped flowers early in the season
 
Medium
£70.00
MAGNOLIA sprengeri 'Diva' 'Burncoose'
A deep glowing rose-purple form raised at Burncoose by the late head gardener, Mr Arnold Dance
 
Seedling
£25.00
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Medium
£70.00
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RHODODENDRON 'Bert's Own'
Highly scented creamy-white flowers
 
1.5 to 2 Litre
£30.00
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RHODODENDRON 'Michael's Pride'
Strong yellow in bud fading to cream when fully open
 
2 to 3 Litre
£30.00
RHODODENDRON 'Saffron Queen'
Canary-yellow, bushy habit
 
2 to 3 Litre
£30.00
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Large
£45.00
The stunning Magnolia 'Caerhays Belle', absolutely amazing against a clear blue sky.
RHODODENDRON 'Blue Tit'
Dwarf rhododendron. Clear blue
 
2 to 3 Litre
£24.00
RHODODENDRON 'Bo peep'
Very early primrose yellow
 
2 to 3 Litre
£24.00
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RHODODENDRON 'Bo peep' (pink form)
Very early cerise pink
 
2 to 3 Litre
£24.00
RHODODENDRON 'Crossbill'
Caerhays hybrid with pale yellow flowers tinged red
 
2 to 3 Litre
£24.00
RHODODENDRON 'Emma Williams'
Very floriferous greenish-white in bud opening an attractive pinkish-mauve
 
2 to 3 Litre
£24.00
RHODODENDRON 'Golden Oriole' var talavera
Very early flowering Caerhays hybrid with clear pale yellow flowers
 
2 to 3 Litre
£24.00
RHODODENDRON 'J.C. Williams'
Good purplish-blue form of R. impeditum. Extremely floriferous and grows to 6 feet
 
2 to 3 Litre
£24.00
RHODODENDRON 'May Day'
Scarlet
 
2 to 3 Litre
£24.00
Camellia 'Rosemary Williams'. Introduced in 1961 and named after a close family cousin.
RHODODENDRON 'Tinner's Blush'
Williamsianum x decorum hybrid with trusses of light pink flowers
 
2 to 3 Litre
£24.00
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RHODODENDRON 'Veryan Bay'
Raised at Caerhays, this medium growing hybrid has a profusion of shell pink flowers & is ideal for the smaller garden
 
2 to 3 Litre
£24.00
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RHODODENDRON 'Yellow Hammer'
A Caerhays hybrid with tubular bell-shaped yellow flowers. Normally flowers a second time in the autumn
 
2 to 3 Litre
£24.00
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