Terra Nova Plant List
2007/08
These
are the kind of plants that you can expect to find for sale in the very small
nursery that is located at the bottom of our garden. I will be updating this
over the coming months and will resume a mail order service during the winter.
30/09/07
Price
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Plant Name
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Description
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€6.00 |
Actaea spicata |
White flowers in spring followed by clusters of shiny
black berries in autumn time. Poisonous! 18” Hardy |
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€6.00 |
Anemone rivularis |
Pretty perennial with white petals backed
with blue. Moist well drained soil. |
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€10.00 |
Amorphophallus albus |
A little known aroid, with white spathes that
appear alongside the leaves in mid summer. Might be hardy in a mild winter,
otherwise lift and store in a cool dry place over the winter. . |
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Arisaema information
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These will be supplied as dormant tubers from autumn through
to early spring. They have been propagated by me from either seeds or offsets
and whilst I will try to send you flowering sized tubers, these are an
unpredictable set of plants and I cannot guarantee that it will happen in the
first year that you have them! They make marvellous garden plants as long as
a few planting rules are followed. They must NEVER be waterlogged. This is
their main enemy. A nice humus-rich well drained hole please, these guys will
perform best if you can incorporate any of the following:- Compost, leaf
mould, bark. Dappled shade is preferable, although they will tolerate sun
quite well. |
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€6.00 |
Arisaema amurense |
A small to medium sized species, which forms
nice colonies in the garden. Green and purple striped spathes. Semi-shade,
moist, well-drained soil. |
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€9.00 |
Arisamea ciliatum var liubaense ex GG97091 |
Purple spathes with longitudinal greenish
white stripes. Resembles A.consanguineum. A good choice to start a collection
with! A truly lovely and reliable Arisaema to own. Easy. |
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€9.50 |
Arisaema consanguineum |
A stunning, easily grown Arisaema. Tall stems
are topped by a parasol of leaflets and the flowers can be either purple
and/or green. Very elegant.
Well-drained humusy soil, light shade. Summer flowering. Hardy. |
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€12.00 |
Arisaema consanguineum ‘silver centre’ |
As above, but with the addition of a silver
stripe through the centre of the leaves. These are superb garden plants that
will form a good-sized colony relatively quickly. Flowers mid-late summer. |
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€12.75 |
Arisaema propinquum
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Large rough trifoliate leaves form a canopy
for a sturdy, beaky-looking, purple and green ‘flower’. |
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€8.00 |
Arisaema tortuosum (CC 3211) |
Green spathes with crazy upward pointing
spadix, which can be either green or purple-brown. This is one of the most
robust Arisaemas to start with. Native to Asia (India-China). |
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€8.00 |
Arisaema triphyllum |
This is a very variable species, native
to the USA and Canada., where they
grow freely in damp ground underneath
trees. Flowers in shades of green or purple. |
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€9.00 €12.75 |
Arisaema triphyllum subsp stewardsonii Arisaema utile |
This is a form of a North American species. It
differs from the regular type by having conspicuous longitudinal raised
stripes on the spathe. This is an exception to the ‘no water logging’ rule!
This fellow likes good soggy soil to thrive.
Like a smaller and less sinister version of A.
griffithi, these plants have reddish-brown spathes that have a silky sheen to
them. Large trifoliate leaves. |
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€5.00 |
Arisarum proboscideum |
Mouse plant. Strange lurking brown flowers
with long tails, which appear to dart beneath the neat green mat of foliage.
Dies back to a cluster of dormant tubers in mid summer. 4” HP |
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€6.00 |
Aristolochia fimbriata |
‘White Veined Hardy Dutchman’s Pipe’ A very
unusual ground carpeting plant. Neat round mid-green leaves are marked with
dramatic silver veins. Bizarre-looking 1” long yellow and brown flowers are
produced along the stems during the summer. Height 3”, spread up to 3’.
Different! |
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€8.00 |
Armoracia rusticana ‘Variegata’ |
‘Variegated Horseradish.’ Large broad green leaves heavily splashed
with cream. Some of the leaves are completely cream and yet they never burn
in the sun. One of my most favourite plants!
Hardy perennial. |
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€12.00 |
Arum creticum |
Green arrow shaped leaves in the winter
followed by sweetly scented yellow ‘flowers’ (spathes) in late spring. Entire
plant goes dormant during summer. For well-drained sunny spot. |
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€7.00 |
Arum dioscoridis (S.L. 524) |
Arrow shaped leaves emerge in autumn followed
in slate spring by dramatic dark flowers (spathes) that smell of dung/rotting
flesh! Summer dormant. Hardy |
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€7.00 |
Arum dioscoridis cyprium |
Spathes are lightly specked in black, deepest
maroon around edges. This guy is ‘smelly’ too! |
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€7.00 |
Arum dioscoridis var dioscoridis |
Another variation on above. |
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€4.50 |
Arum italicum subsp italicum
‘Mamoratum’ (Pictum) |
Dark green spear-shaped leaves with white
veins appear in autumn and remain until early summer when they die back. Pale
yellow flowers are hidden among foliage in late spring. You don’t really see
these, but boy can you smell them! Think stale urine. Yuk. Mercifully the
smell only lasts a day or two! In late summer these transform into spikes of
highly ornamental bright red berries. Self-seeds once established. |
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€7.00 €5.00 €5.75 |
Asarum
caudatum
Asarum canadense Asarum hartwegi |
Semi-evergreen ground cover, with heart
shaped leaves, which provide cover for the strange flowers which lurk under
them in early summer. Worth getting down on your knees to investigate! Attractive heart shaped foliage with curious purple-brown
flowers produced underneath in spring. Ground carpeter. Evergreen silvery marbled leaves. Reddish brown flowers
produced in spring. Ground carpeter. |
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€10.00 |
Bergenia ‘Tubby Andrews’ |
A rare variegated Bergenia. Green leaves are
splashed with gold. Bears pink flowers. Something different. |
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€6.00 |
Buddleja x weyeriana ‘Sungold’ |
This is a very attractive hybrid between B.
globosa and B. davidii. Pom poms of apricot coloured flowers. |
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€2.50 |
Cardamine bulbifera |
Pretty cut foliage with pink flowers in
April. Produces little bulbils in the axils of the stems that drop to the
ground and root to form new plants. Dies down for summe |
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€2.50 |
Cardamine pratensis ‘Flore Pleno’ |
Very pretty small perennial, which bears
double pink flowers in April. 8”. Leaves look remarkably like bittercress. I
promise you that I’m not just selling you my weeds! |
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€9.25 |
Canna musifolia ‘Grande’ |
This is a really exotic plant with giant
leaves. Can reach 8ft if you treat it
well! |
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€9.00 |
Cautleya spicata |
Five year old bulbs of the magnificent and highly
desirable giant Himalayan lily. When these are gone, there will be younger
ones available at a reduced price Exotic looking hardy perennial. Big leaves are joined by
stiff spikes of red and orange flowers. 2-3ft |
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€4.00 |
Chaerophyllum hirstum’ Roseum’ |
‘Pink Cow Parsley’ One of the stars of a May
garden. A stunner! 30”. Hardy perennial. |
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€6.25 |
Cirsium rivulare ‘Atropurpureum’ |
A very popular plant with purple thistle-like
flowers held on strong stems above the jagged foliage. Very long flowering
season. 3ft+ |
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€15.00
€9.00 |
Cleamtis recta 'Velvet Night'
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Non-climbing herbaceous perenniawith
unbelievably darkest, deep purple foliage and sprays of small starry white flowers.
Non-climbing herbaceous perennial. Tiny blue
flowers in summer. 2ft Ornamental leathery evergreen leaves, hardy
in a warm spot. Purple flowers, but seems to be a shy flowerer for me.
Climber. |
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€5.00 |
Clematis viticella
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Sturdy young plants of this vigorous climber
that bears deep purple flowers in late summer. Easy and very reliable. |
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7.00 |
Clianthus puniceus
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‘Lobster Claw Plant’ A very pretty wall
shrub, which bears clusters of claw, shaped pink flowers in late spring/early
summer. Evergreen. |
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€5.00 €9.25 |
Darmera peltata Dianthus ‘Chomley Farran’
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This is a moisture loving plant that bears
tall stems topped with umbels of pink flowers before the huge leaves emerge.
A very special plant that originated in
Ireland as a sport from a crimson border carnation. The flowers are gorgeous
combination stripes of mulberry purple and cherry pink. |
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€7.00 |
Dierama ex ‘Blackbird’ |
Young plants of a deep purple flowering
‘angels fishing rod’ 12” hardy. |
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€5.00 €8.50 |
Disporopsis pernyi Dracunculus vulgaris |
Green and white solomon’s seal like flowers
in May-June. Evergreen foliage. 12” A plant every bit as wonderful as its name
suggests. Huge, ‘pongy’ deepest maroon flowers are produced in early summer.
Marvellous mottled stems bear impressive architectural leaves. Goes dormant
in August |
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€7.00 |
Equisetum camtschatcencis |
Desired by all who see it! Looks like a
bundle of green leafless stems bunched together and stood upright. Hollow
stems with black nodes have a luminescent quality. Architectural and
invasive. Adored by flower arrangers. Thrives on moisture. Don’t let it
lose in the open ground… plant into a large pot with the bottom covered
over and then plunge into ground. Looks splendid isolated from other plants.
48-60” HP |
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€5.00 |
Eryngium alpinum |
‘Sea Holly’ A very showy form with big blue
bracts. Easy. For well drained spot in sun. 2ft. |
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€6.00 |
Eryngium proteiflorum |
One of the finest of the sea hollies but a
tricky customer to look after. Large white bracts make this a stunner. For
dry, well drained fertile soil. |
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€10.00 |
Fallopia japonica ‘Milk Boy’ |
Variegated Japanese Knotweed. Calm down… I
know that this is very invasive, but it is so utterly beautiful that it is
worth any trouble to keep it under control. We sink ours into a huge pot and
plunge it into the border. Even then we don’t fully trust it and monitor the
surrounding area with hawk eyes in case of escapees. Large pink green, cream
leaves clothe bamboo like stems. Dies back to ground in winter.5-7ft. Only
responsible owners need apply! HP |
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€6.75 |
Filipendula camtchatica |
Impressively large perennial. Strong
cane-like stems carry large heads of pink or white flowers. |
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€4.00 |
Fragaria vesca ‘Muricata’ |
Plymouth Strawberry. Red fruits covered in
tiny green ‘leaves’. Good ground cover. HP |
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€6.00 |
Geranium canariense |
Pretty pink flowers with white reverse.
Handsome evergreen foliage Self seeds. 2ft HHP |
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€5.00 |
Geranium x oxonianum f thurstonianum |
A very good garden plant. Forms nice big
clumps that have flowers with narrow cerise petals that are white at the
base. 18” |
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€6.00 |
Geranium pratense ‘Striatum’ |
Blue/ white splashed flowers, each petal
different. 24”. HP |
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€4.00 |
Geum rivale |
May-Sept small clusters of orange-pink
flowers fluffy seed heads. Good doer for tricky spots including dry and damp
grounds. Forms big clumps quickly HP |
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€5.00 |
Haemanthus albiflos |