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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.

MAGNOLIA 'Joli Pompom'

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

Medium

Gift-wrapping available

£70.00 each

Large

£80.00 each

Estimated availability autumn 2024 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

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Specimen

£95.00 each

MAGNOLIA 'Lanarth Surprise'

pinkish-purple

Medium

Gift-wrapping available

£70.00 each

Large

£80.00 each

Estimated availability autumn 2024 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

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MAGNOLIA 'Mr Julian'

pale pink

Medium

£70.00 each

Estimated availability autumn 2024 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

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Large

£80.00 each

Specimen

£95.00 each

MAGNOLIA 'Olivia'

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

Medium

Gift-wrapping available

£70.00 each

Large

£80.00 each

Estimated availability autumn 2024 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

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MAGNOLIA 'Peter Dummer'

pale pink

Medium

Gift-wrapping available

£70.00 each

MAGNOLIA salicifolia 'Rosea'

Willow-leaved magnolia

delicate pink tinge to flowers especially in bud

Medium

Gift-wrapping available

£70.00 each

MAGNOLIA 'Spring Rite'

very fragrant, large pure white flowers with a hint of pink at the base. Fast growing

Medium

Gift-wrapping available

£70.00 each

Large

£80.00 each

MAGNOLIA stellata keiskei

Star magnolia

dense shrubby form with small purplish flowers

Medium

Gift-wrapping available

£70.00 each

MAGNOLIA tamaulipana

white flowers, resembling grandiflora

Medium

Gift-wrapping available

£70.00 each

MAGNOLIA 'Tropicana'

unusual green-yellow and pink

Medium

Gift-wrapping available

£70.00 each

Large

£80.00 each

Specimen

£95.00 each

MAGNOLIA zenii 'Pink Parchment'

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

Medium

£70.00 each

Estimated availability autumn 2024 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

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MALLOTUS japonicus

small flowers in white downy panicles. Dioecious

£25.00 each

Unavailable

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MAYTENUS boaria

Maiten

fine-toothed shiny leaves similar to Phillyrea latifolia. Tiny green flowers on this unusual and rare plant

£20.00 each

Currently out of stock, please check again soon

MELICYTUS crassifolius

thick green leaves and small flowers, later white fruits. Native to New Zealand. Thrives in sandy or rocky soils. Dislikes heavy wet soil

£20.00 each

MICHELIA martinii

leathery leaves and fragrant brownish-yellow flowers

Gift-wrapping available

£60.00 each

MICROTROPIS petelotii

evergreen leathery leaves

£20.00 each

Available again from August 2024

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MYRCIA laruotteana var. paraguayensis

a quick growing myrtle-like plant with similar foliage and flowers

Gift-wrapping available

£16.00 each

NOTHOFAGUS menziesii

Silver beech

distinctive small dark green leaves and a silvery white trunk.

£25.00 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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ORIXA japonica

Japanese orixa

aromatic leaves and small green flowers. Dioecious

£25.00 each

OXYDENDRUM arboreum

Sorrel tree, Sourwood

Racemes of white flowers and superb crimson and yellow autumn colouring

Small

£25.00 each

Estimated availability autumn 2024 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

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Large

£80.00 each

PACHYSTEGIA insignis

Marlborough rock daisy

White daisy flowers. Silver felted shoots and silver-backed green leaves

£25.00 each

Estimated availability autumn 2024 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

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PERSEA japonica

exfoliating bark and greenish-white flowers on red stalks once this evergreen has matured

£20.00 each

Unavailable

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PERSEA thunbergii

Japanese bay, Machilus

(syn. Machilus thunbergii). The most striking feature of this dense large leafed evergreen tree is its striking bright red new growth which is splendid in June

£22.00 each

Unavailable

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PHOTINIA beauverdiana var notabilis

a graceful cascading mound of a tree with large corymbs of white flowers. Wonderful autumn colour falls to leave clusters of orange-red fruits. An exceptional species but one which is still rare and not widely grown

Small

Gift-wrapping available

£19.50 each

PHOTINIA villosa var coreana

white flowers followed by red fruits. Good autumn colour

Gift-wrapping available

£25.00 each

PHYLICA arborea

Island Cape myrtle

small needle-like leaves and white flowers

£25.00 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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PILGERODENDRON uviferum

a rare slow growing and erect Chilean tree which is perfectly hardy in the UK. Enjoys growing on a damp or boggy soil

small

£30.00

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

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PITTOSPORUM adaphniphylloides

Parchment bark

(formerly daphnephylloides) - huge dark green leaves of up to 10 ins. Scented cream flowers and small red fruit. Hardy if sheltered

£25.00 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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PITTOSPORUM bicolor

Parchment bark

downy young stems. Small, maroon-crimson flowers

Gift-wrapping available

£16.50 each

PLAGIANTHUS regius

Ribbonwood

(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

Gift-wrapping available

£22.50 each

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