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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.

BRACHYCHITON populneus

BRACHYCHITON populneus

Small to medium sized Australian tree grown for shade. Bell-shaped flowers, variable in colour from light pink to red. Edible seeds, best roasted. Frost tender

£30.00 each

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BUDDLEJA yunnanensis

BUDDLEJA yunnanensis

Buddleia, Butterfly bush

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

£15.00 each

FLOWERING DOGWOODS

CORNUS kousa var chinensis 'Xanthocarpa'

CORNUS kousa var chinensis 'Xanthocarpa'

Chinese dogwood

Pale green foliage and yellow fruits

Large £55.00 each

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DIPTERONIA sinensis

DIPTERONIA sinensis

Tiny flowers and pinnate acer-like leaves. It is however the clusters of pale green becoming red winged seeds in autumn which make this plant stand out

£50.00 each

FORSYTHIA mandshurica

FORSYTHIA mandshurica

Very early flowering and hardy plant. Large yellow flowers on bare stems. Good autumn colour with leaves turning yellow-orange to red. Grows to 1 metre high but spreads laterally by suckering

£17.50 each

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FRANKLINIA alatamaha

FRANKLINIA alatamaha

Remarkable small tree or tall shrub with cup-shaped white flowers which only open in a hot late summer. Crimson autumn colour. In very short supply.

£40.00 each ⓘ

JAMESIA americana

JAMESIA americana

Fivepetal cliffbush, Waxflower

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

£35.00 each

LAGAROSTROBOS franklinii

LAGAROSTROBOS franklinii

a rare Tasmanian conifer with graceful drooping and spreading branches which makes an ideal specimen plant for a sheltered area. Leaves are bright green

£22.50 each

LAURELIOPSIS philippiana

LAURELIOPSIS philippiana

Handsome evergreen tree from Chile with a semi-weeping habit. Highly aromatic leathery leaves. Small green flowers in late spring. Perfectly hardy if grown in a sheltered wooded glade

£55.00 each

LIQUIDAMBAR acalycina 'Spinners'

LIQUIDAMBAR acalycina 'Spinners'

New leaves emerge a dark blackish-purple then turning red and gradually fading to green. Rich burgundy colours in autumn

£17.50 each

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MAGNOLIA acuminata 'Blue Opal'

MAGNOLIA acuminata 'Blue Opal'

Spectacular blue buds turn dark yellow as they open. This is a unique colour in the magnolia world

Medium £55.00 each

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Large £65.00 each

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Specimen £80.00 each

MAGNOLIA acuminata 'Honey Liz'

MAGNOLIA acuminata 'Honey Liz'

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

Medium £55.00 each

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MAGNOLIA amoena

MAGNOLIA amoena

Tianmu magnolia

Tiny delicate white to light pink flowers

Medium £60.00 each

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MAGNOLIA 'Cecil Nice'

MAGNOLIA 'Cecil Nice'

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

Medium £55.00 each

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MAGNOLIA decidua

MAGNOLIA decidua

Formerly Manglietia decidua. Attractive new growth and scented white flowers

Large £65.00 each

MAGNOLIA 'Goldfinch'

MAGNOLIA 'Goldfinch'

Very light yellow flowers. Blooms at an early age and earlier in the season than many other yellow forms

Medium £60.00 each

MAGNOLIA 'Joli Pompom'

MAGNOLIA 'Joli Pompom'

A hybrid between M. 'David Clulow' and M. sprengeri elongata. Interesting white flowers with rose stamens

Medium £55.00 each

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Large £65.00 each

Specimen £80.00 each

MAGNOLIA 'Olivia'

MAGNOLIA 'Olivia'

Bright yellow flowers. Another of Phillipe de Spoelberch's excellent hybrids

Large £65.00 each

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MAGNOLIA sieboldii 'Pride of Norway'

MAGNOLIA sieboldii 'Pride of Norway'

Semi-pendulous flowers with vivid purple centres. Perhaps not quite colossal but certainly very large and plentiful flowers

Large £65.00 each

MAGNOLIA zenii 'Pink Parchment'

MAGNOLIA zenii 'Pink Parchment'

A pinkish form of this small growing magnolia which is closely related to M. denudata

£60.00 each

Large £70.00 each

NYSSA aquatica

Cotton gum, Water tupelo

A rare tree with obovate-oblong leaves which have downy undersides. An American species

£16.00 each

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Large £50.00 each

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OXYDENDRUM arboreum

OXYDENDRUM arboreum

Sorrel tree, Sourwood

racemes of white flowers and superb crimson and yellow autumn colouring

£20.00 each

Large £65.00 each

PISTACIA vera

Small tree from Central Asia. Produces edible nuts

£17.50 each

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PLAGIANTHUS regius

PLAGIANTHUS regius

(betulinus) - a rare but graceful slender tree in maturity with light green leaves and panicles of white flowers during May. Tender except in the southwest

£16.50 each

POLIOTHYRSIS sinensis

POLIOTHYRSIS sinensis

Red stalked ovate and slender pointed leaves. Fragrant creamy-yellow flowers in conical panicles

Large £40.00 each

Specimen £60.00 each

QUERCUS liaotungensis

QUERCUS liaotungensis

A dense full crowned species from China and Mongolia with leaves which hang on for most of the winter. The acorns are used in the treatment of arthritis

£30.00 each

QUERCUS semecarpifolia

QUERCUS semecarpifolia

One of the most attractive and unusual of oak species with broad leathery leaves, spiny at the margins

£30.00 each

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QUERCUS virginiana

QUERCUS virginiana

Southern live oak

Tall growing species with longitudinally furrowed bark. It keeps its leaves throughout the winter dropping them only when the new growth emerges

£15.00 each

RHODODENDRON HYBRIDS

RHODODENDRON 'Crest' (Hawk Group)

AWARD

RHODODENDRON 'Crest' (Hawk Group)

Bell-shaped primrose-yellow flowers from orange buds. Reddish-purple new growth

MULTIBUY Any 3+ £20.00 each £22.50 each

RHODODENDRON 'Ostara'

RHODODENDRON 'Ostara'

Deciduous with deep rose-pink flowers

£25.00 each

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