Rare Plants List

QUERCUS mongolica

Mongolian oak

leaves borne in dense clusters at the ends of the branches

£35.00 each

Available 2024

QUERCUS pontica

Armenian oak, Pontine oak

shrubby or round-headed tree. Stout, reddish shoots

Gift-wrapping available

£35.00 each

QUERCUS rubra 'Aurea'

Red oak

clear golden new leaves which remain yellowish all summer

£35.00 each

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QUERCUS rhysophylla 'Maya'

Loquat-leaf oak

a hardy Mexican oak with attractive downy reddish new growth maturing to a bullate glossy green

£35.00 each

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QUERCUS velutina

Black oak, Quercitron oak

irregularly lobed leaves and good autumn colour

£25.00 each

Available 2024

QUERCUS x warei 'Chimney Fire'

Oak

vivid red autumn colour

Gift-wrapping available

£30.00 each

REHDERODENDRON macrocarpum

small tree with cup-shaped pendent white flowers, slightly scented, followed by bright red ribbed fruits

Gift-wrapping available

£30.00 each

RHODODENDRON 'Bert's Own'

highly scented creamy-white flowers

Gift-wrapping available

£30.00 each

RHODODENDRON burmanicum

Semi-dwarf rhododendron. Greenish-yellow flowers

Gift-wrapping available

MULTIBUY Any 3+ £21.50 each

£24.00 each

RHODODENDRON calostrotum 'Gigha'

dwarf evergreen with dense, brown scales beneath leaves. Rose-purple flowers

MULTIBUY Any 3+ £21.50 each

£24.00 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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RHODODENDRON falconeri

large leaves and huge creamy-yellow trusses of bell-shaped flowers with purple blotches

£35.00 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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RHODODENDRON lindleyi

a straggly upright habit but one of the most beautiful and scented rhododendrons when in flower. Pure white in trusses of 3 or 5 flowers

£30.00 each

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also Large

Gift-wrapping available

£45.00 each

RHODODENDRON maddenii

white flowers and leathery leaves

£25.00 each

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RHODODENDRON serpyllifolium

the smallest leafed rhododendron which is really a mini azalea.Tiny rose-pink flowers

Gift-wrapping available

MULTIBUY Any 3+ £21.50 each

£24.00 each

RHODODENDRON 'Angelo'

huge trusses of trumpet-shaped pale pink flowers, highly scented

Gift-wrapping available

MULTIBUY Any 3+ £21.50 each

£24.00 each

also Large

£45.00 each

Available 2024

RHODODENDRON 'Apricot Nectar'

apricot flowers with ruffled edges.

MULTIBUY Any 3+ £21.50 each

£24.00 each

Available 2024

RHODODENDRON 'Crest' (Hawk Group)

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

Large only

£45.00 each

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RHODODENDRON 'Crossbill'

Caerhays hybrid with pale yellow flowers tinged red

Gift-wrapping available

MULTIBUY Any 3+ £21.50 each

£24.00 each

RHODODENDRON 'Hachmann's Finesse'

pure yellow

Gift-wrapping available

MULTIBUY Any 3+ £21.50 each

£24.00 each

RHODODENDRON 'Ostara'

deep rose-pink flowers before the leaves emerge

Large only

Gift-wrapping available

£45.00 each

RHODODENDRON 'Polar Bear'

the last rhododendron to flower in mid-late summer with enormous scent and pure white flowers

Gift-wrapping available

£35.00 each

also Large

Gift-wrapping available

£50.00 each

RUBUS calophyllus

Bramble

beautiful foliage with large ovate leaves which are silvery and silky-haired beneath. Needs a sheltered position

£15.00 each

Available 2024

SAXEGOTHAEA conspicua

Prince Albert's yew

a conifer from Chile and Argentina named in honour of Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria from the Prussian province from which he came. It has a yew-like appearance with drooping branches and is an attractive ornamental tree

Gift-wrapping available

£20.00 each

SCHEFFLERA gracilis

smaller aralia with dark green leaflets on purple stems. White flowers in round clusters

£30.00 each

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SCHEFFLERA macrophylla

£40.00 each

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SCHEFFLERA rhododendrifolia

a hardy schefflera. Deeply lobed dark green leaves. Prefers shade

£30.00 each

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SCHEFFLERA taiwaniana

(Heptapleurum taiwanianum) - An architectural evergreen shrub or small tree which is totally hardy. The new growth shoots are silvery-green like fountains

Gift-wrapping available

£30.00 each

SCHIMA argentea

the hardiest species with large white flowers with yellow stamens

£25.00 each

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x SORBARONIA fallax 'Likjornaja'

(syn. x S 'Ivan's Beauty', x S. 'Liquorice') - pinkish-white flowers in spring and clusters of reddish-purple fruits in autumn. Excellent autumn colour

Large

£75.00 each

SORBUS caloneura

Rowan

a rare species with bronze tinted young leaves and round brown fruits

Whip

Gift-wrapping available

£27.50 each

QUERCUS mongolica

QUERCUS pontica

QUERCUS rubra 'Aurea'

QUERCUS rhysophylla 'Maya'

QUERCUS velutina

QUERCUS x warei 'Chimney Fire'

REHDERODENDRON macrocarpum

RHODODENDRON SCENTED

RHODODENDRON 'Bert's Own'

RHODODENDRON SPECIES

RHODODENDRON burmanicum

RHODODENDRON calostrotum 'Gigha'

RHODODENDRON falconeri

RHODODENDRON lindleyi

RHODODENDRON maddenii

RHODODENDRON serpyllifolium

RHODODENDRON HYBRIDS

RHODODENDRON 'Angelo'

RHODODENDRON 'Apricot Nectar'

RHODODENDRON 'Crest' (Hawk Group)

RHODODENDRON 'Crossbill'

RHODODENDRON 'Hachmann's Finesse'

RHODODENDRON 'Ostara'

RHODODENDRON 'Polar Bear'

RUBUS calophyllus

SAXEGOTHAEA conspicua

SCHEFFLERA gracilis

SCHEFFLERA macrophylla

SCHEFFLERA rhododendrifolia

SCHEFFLERA taiwaniana

SCHIMA argentea

x SORBARONIA fallax 'Likjornaja'

SORBUS caloneura