Rare Plants List - Page 4 - Burncoose Nurseries - plants by mail order direct to you

PEUMUS boldus

Boldo, Chilean boldo tree

(fragrans) - despite what the reference books say our plants flower in early spring. Leathery leaves on this Chilean plant can be used to make tea

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£18.50 each

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

£17.50 each

Available late spring to early summer 2024
Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.

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PHOTINIA villosa var coreana

white flowers followed by red fruits. Good autumn colour

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£25.00 each

PHYLICA arborea

Island Cape myrtle

small needle-like leaves and white flowers

£25.00 each

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PHYLLOCLADUS trichomanoides

Celery pine, Tanekaha

a small slowish growing tree from New Zealand with flattened green leaf-like stems call cladodes arranged pinnately in attractive fronds. The emerging cladodes are an attractive reddish-brown. Perfectly hardy and unusual

£25.00 each

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PHYLLOCLADUS trichomanoides var alpinus

Alpine celery pine, Mountain toatoa

a dwarf and stunted small shrub with an erect habit and numerous diamond shaped cladodes. The clusters of upright male stroboli (or flower cones) are extremely attractive

£20.00 each

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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

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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

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PITTOSPORUM bicolor

Parchment bark

downy young stems. Small, maroon-crimson flowers

£16.50 each

Available 2024

PITTOSPORUM illicioides

Parchment bark

fragrant cream-yellow flowers

£20.00 each

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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

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£20.00 each

PLATYCARYA strobilacea

a beautiful but rare tree with very different male and female flowers followed by decorative cone-like fruits

£35.00 each

Available 2024

PLATYCRATER arguta

Tea of heaven

narrow, slightly toothed leaves. Small white flowers in late summer

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£18.50 each

PODOCARPUS henkellii

Henkel's yellowwood

South African species which has proved just as hardy as P. salignus in the last 3 winters. Extremely long and slightly curved dark green leaves. A compact growing small tree

£30.00 each

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POLIOTHYRSIS sinensis

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

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£55.00 each

POLYLEPIS australis

small, blue-grey, pinnate leaves and peeling, rich cinnamon-coloured bark

£30.00 each

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Large

£50.00 each

Available 2024

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POPULUS lasiocarpa

Chinese necklace poplar

a magnificent tree with huge red veined leaves often a foot long and nearly as wide. Seeds when mature are like cotton

£30.00 each

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PROTEA Banksia serrata

Old man banksia, Red honeysuckle, Saw banksia, Saw-toothed banksia

serrated leaves and yellow-green flowers

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£20.00 each

PROTEA Hakea laurina

Emu bush, Kodjet, Pin-cushion hakea

flowers resemble a pin-cushion in shape when open, with a red-pink globular centre and white pins radiating out

£25.00 each

Available Early Spring 2024
Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.

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PROTEA Telopea 'Braidwood Brilliant'

Waratah

brilliant red flowers

Gift-wrapping available

£47.50 each

PROTEA Telopea 'Shady Lady White'

Waratah

white flowers

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£47.50 each

PROTEA Telopea speciosissima

New South Wales waratah

a large vigorous evergreen shrub from Australia which grows up to 3 metres. Deep green serrated leaves complement spectacular large red domed flowers. Has survived -6oC in Cornwall but needs protection from strong winds and severe frosts

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£47.50 each