Plants by mail order since 1984, over 4100 plants online today

Nursery & Gardens open: Mon - Sat 9.00 - 16.30 & Sun 10:00 - 16:00

Pop up café: Cafe Now Closed for Winter

My Burncoose

Basket

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.

SORBUS caloneura

Rowan

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

Whip

£27.50 each

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

Notify me when this plant is available to order

STAPHYLEA trifolia var pauciflora

American bladdernut

Gift-wrapping available

£30.00 each

STYRAX confusus

Snowbell tree

very rare small tree with long pointed leaves. Clusters of small white perfumed bells with more open petals than S. japonicus

Gift-wrapping available

£45.00 each

STYRAX formosanus var. formosanus

Formosan snowbell, Snowbell tree

the most beautiful of all the Styrax with large white pendulous star-shaped flowers and distinctive smooth bark

Gift-wrapping available

£30.00 each

STYRAX japonicus 'Sohuksan'

Japanese snowbell

a vigorous form with large leaves and the largest flowers of any Styrax we have seen growing at Burncoose

Gift-wrapping available

£30.00 each

STYRAX officinalis

Mediterranean storax, Storax

short drooping clusters of large fragrant flowers. Needs a warm sheltered site

£45.00 each

STYRAX wuyuanensis

Snowbell tree

a rare species with clusters of long white flowers

£40.00 each

TETRACENTRON sinense

Spur leaf

a graceful tree with drooping branches. Leaves are ovate or heart-shaped and turn a brilliant yellow in autumn

£35.00 each

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

Notify me when this plant is available to order

TRISTANIOPSIS laurina

Kanooka, Water gum

(syn Tristania laurina). Evergreen tree with glossy leaves and yellow flowers

£20.00 each

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

Notify me when this plant is available to order

VIBURNUM cylindricum

Tubeflower viburnum

(syn. V. coriaeceum) - Evergreen with small white flowers

£20.00 each

VIBURNUM hoanglienense

cylindrical greenish-white flowers followed by bright red fruits in winter

Gift-wrapping available

£16.00 each

VIBURNUM taitoense

tubular white, scented flowers in winter. A rare species not widely known

£20.00 each

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

Notify me when this plant is available to order

XANTHOCYPARIS vietnamensis

Vietnamese golden cypress

reddish-brown trunk with exfoliating bark. Spreading branches

£25.00 each

Unavailable

Notify me when this plant is available to order

ZANTHOXYLUM piperitum

Japan pepper, Sichuan pepper

spiny pepper with small, yellow-green flowers and tiny, red, berry-like fruits

£25.00 each

ZANTHOXYLUM piperitum purple-leaved

Japan pepper, Sichuan pepper

rare form of Japan pepper. Aromatic shiny purple foliage. Leaves small and pinnate. Spiny stems

£30.00 each

Engage With Us

Information, Help & Advice

About Us & Our Services

Terms & Conditions

Visit Burncoose House - Holiday Accommodation