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Rare Plants List

At Burncoose we are 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.

ACER x conspicuum 'Mozart'

Snake-bark maple

an outstanding new selection with silver striped deep-purple bark

£40.00 each

Estimated availability autumn 2022
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

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ACER x conspicuum 'Phoenix'

Snake-bark maple

white striping on the bark and bright red new shoots which hold their colour into winter

Small

£45.00

Estimated availability autumn 2022
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

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£70.00 each

Estimated availability autumn 2022
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

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ACER macrophyllum

Big leaf maple, Oregon maple

large dark green deeply lobed leaves which turn a bright orange in autumn. Fragrant yellow flowers in clusters followed by bristly fruit

Gift-wrapping available

£50.00 each

ACER tegmentosum 'White Tigress'

Manchurian striped maple

one of the most striking snake bark maples with bark on the trunk and branches streaked with blue-green and white

Medium

£60.00

Estimated availability autumn 2022
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

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ACER triflorum

Rough-barked maple, Three-flower maple

grey-brown bark and unevenly toothed palmate leaves

Small

Gift-wrapping available

£35.00 each

Large

£55.00 each

AESCULUS chinensis

Buckeye, Chinese horse chestnut

small white flowers in long racemes on this slow growing and rare species

Gift-wrapping available

£30.00 each

AESCULUS flava

Sweet buckeye

yellow flowers and good autumn tints

£25.00 each

AESCULUS glabra

Buckeye, Ohio Buckeye

yellow-green flowers

Gift-wrapping available

£25.00 each

AESCULUS x neglecta 'Erythroblastos'

Buckeye, Sunrise horse chestnut

red leaf stalks and leaves that unfold a spectacular cream and bright pink. They then become yellow and turn green by midsummer

Gift-wrapping available

£35.00 each

AESCULUS turbinata

Buckeye, Japanese horse chestnut

a large quick growing tree with yellowish-white flowers with a red spot

Gift-wrapping available

£25.00 each

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

Gift-wrapping available

£35.00 each

ARALIA cachemirica

Himalayan spikenard

(syn. A. macrophylla). Large green pinnate leaves turning red and purple in autumn

Gift-wrapping available

£25.00 each

ARALIA cordata

Japanese spikenard

white flowers in large umbels. Pinnate green leaves

Gift-wrapping available

£25.00 each

ARALIA racemosa

Angelica tree

soft-stemmed herbaceous perennial. Dark red stems and large green leaves. Racemes of white flowers

£25.00 each

Estimated availability autumn 2022
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

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ARBUTUS andrachne

Grecian strawberry tree

smooth bark, peeling in summer to reveal a green layer which later becomes orange-brown

£25.00 each

Estimated availability autumn 2022
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

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ARBUTUS x andrachnoides

Hybrid strawberry tree

lime tolerant and hardy this small tree has beautiful cinnamon-red branches. It flowers in late autumn and winter

Gift-wrapping available

£30.00 each

ARISTOLOCHIA sempervirens

Birthwort

(syn. Aristolochia altissima) - Evergreen climber with glossy heart-shaped leaves. Pitcher-shaped dullish-red flowers with a bright yellow throat

£20.00 each

Availability yet to be determined
We don't yet know when or if this plant is coming back into stock

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BAMBOO Chusquea culeou

hardy species forming dense clumps. Olive green canes grow 3-4 metres with the leafy branches in a bottlebrush effect

Large

£60.00 each

BAMBOO Indocalamus tessellatus

Large-leaved bamboo

grows to 1 to 1.5 metres in height. Spreading

Gift-wrapping available

£25.00 each

BERBERIDOPSIS beckleri

Coral plant

small pinkish-red flowers. Evergreen climber

£20.00 each

Availability yet to be determined
We don't yet know when or if this plant is coming back into stock

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BERBERIS temolaica

Barberry

white-glaucous arching stems, later purple. Grey-green leaves

£40.00 each

Estimated availability autumn 2022
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

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BERBERIS valdiviana

Barberry

a wonderful species with long drooping racemes of saffron-yellow flowers and large leathery spineless leaves

£35.00 each

BUDDLEJA stenostachya

Buddleia, Butterfly bush

woolly leaves and lilac mauve flowers

£17.50 each

Estimated availability autumn 2022
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

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BUDDLEJA yunnanensis

Buddleia, Butterfly bush

large tapering leaves and violet flowers on this rare Chinese species first discovered in 1915

£17.50 each

Estimated availability autumn 2022
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

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CALOTHAMNUS quadrifidus

Common net bush, One-sided bottlebrush

Grey-green needle-like leaves and bottlebrush flowers arranged on one side of the stem. Flowers are usually red, though some forms are yellow or white

£20.00 each

CALYCANTHUS floridus 'Athens'

Carolina allspice, Carolina sweetshrub

a form with double pale yellow flowers. Very fragrant

Gift-wrapping available

£35.00 each

CAMPYLOTROPIS macrocarpa

Red-stemmed racemes of purple/white flowers in late summer. Attractive trifoliate leaves

Gift-wrapping available

£20.00 each

CARPINUS fangiana

Fang's hornbeam

perhaps the most striking and unusual of all hornbeams which is a serious 'must have' for any collector. Bronze young leaves and long clusters of fruits with toothed bracts

Grafted

Gift-wrapping available

£30.00 each