PLANTS
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| ANACAMPTIS. | ||||
| Anacamptis laxiflora (formally Orchis laxiflora). This orchid is indigenous to the cliffs around the island of Jersey in the Channel Islands. It is easy to grow, and has naturalized in the grounds of Wakehurst Place, after being grown from seed at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and planted out. It is similar to Anacamptis morio, but more slender and lax flowered. Flowering Size. | £25.00 | |||
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Anacamptis morio. Green Winged Orchid (formally Orchis morio). This is a not uncommon British orchid, but is in a state of decline owing to the loss of habitat. It is wintergreen, and grows to 20cm to 50cm tall. It puts its rosette of leaves above ground in late autumn, suddenly in April up shoots the flower spike. Its habitat is old, unimproved meadowland or chalk downland. | £12.00 | ||
| Anacamptis picta. A variation of A. morio, but the flowers are more slender on the stem and the colour is much darker (picture on back page). | £25.00 | |||
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Anacamptis pyramidalis. Pyramidal Orchid. This orchid would prefer a calcareous soil condition. Height 20cm to 80cm, pinkish/red, pyramid shaped flower spike, these carry a pleasant scent in the early morning and evening. A good subject for a sunny border. These plants have been grown from seed in flask, and then grown on for two or three growing seasons. They are flowering sized tubers. | £29.00 | ||
| CYPRIPEDIUMS. | ||||
| All prices listed are for single growth/shoot plants. Until plants are taken out of their pots, their size is unknown. Each extra growth showing will be charged at £10.00 per shoot in addition to quoted price. Please advise if you do not wish to receive larger plants if available. We will advise availability of single growth/shoot plants. | ||||
| Cypripedium bardolphianum. A true dwarf plant growing to only 7cm tall. Dark brown/maroon petals with golden yellow lip which is striped. Flowering size. | £35.00 | |||
| Cypripedium calceolus. The Lady’s Slipper. Now almost extinct in the UK, thanks to careful breeding programmes, this species is now available for you to enjoy. Stunning bright yellow pouch, brown dorsal, twisting petals. 15cm - 60cm tall, single, occasionally double inflorescence. Flowering size. | £35.00 | |||
| Cypripedium calcicolum. (formally Cyp. smithii) 15-45cm tall, very large solid dark purple flower. | £45.00 | |||
| Cypripedium californicum. Distinctive and attractive clump forming plant, 50-120cm tall. Flowers are green/yellow sepal and petals with white pouch. Many flowers on stem. Young established plants. Flowering size. | £35.00 | |||
| Cypripedium debile. Dwarf species, very delicate small flower, pale green with a white lip, maroon markings at base of segments and inside lip. Flowering Size. | £35.00 | |||
| Cypripedium fargesii. Closely related to Cyp. margaritaceum, heavily spotted large flat leaves. Flower of dark red or dull yellow marked with maroon spots and bars. Flowering Size. | £45.00 | |||
| Cypripedium farreri. Very low growing, 20-25cm tall. Fragrant flower, green/yellow petals and sepal with red stripes, light yellow pouch. Flowering Size. | £50.00 | |||
| Cypripedium fasciolatum. Tall, stout stem of showy lime green sepal and petals with creamy green pouch. Flowering size. | £50.00 | |||
| Cypripedium flavum. Attractive butter yellow flower with variable markings from red spots to maroon blushes. 17-60cm tall. Flowering size. | £35.00 | |||
| Cypripedium guttatum. Delicate 10-38cm tall, showy small flower of white with heavy deep pink/purple spotting. Flowering Size. | £35.00 | |||
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Cypripedium henryi. 30-55cm tall, 2-3 green/yellow flowers with long petals, slightly waxy. Flowering size. | £35.00 | ||
| Cypripedium japonicum. 25-45cm tall, closely related to Cyp. formosanum. Very showy, pale green sepal and petals, pink pouch. Flowering Size. | £30.00 | |||
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Cypripedium kentuckiense. Showy species, maroon sepal and petals, cream inflated lip. 40cm - 71cm tall (picture on back page). Flowering Size. | £40.00 | ||
| Cypripedium lentiginosum. Large spotted leaves. Short stem, cream flower with heavy maroon spots on lip and petals. Dorsal pointed, very fine spots. Floweing Size. | £45.00 | |||
| Cypripedium luteum. Very similar to Cyp. flavum. Flowering Size. | £35.00 | |||
| Cypripedium lichiangense. Closely related to Cyp. margaritaceum, this stunning species is low growing with flat spotted glossy leaves. Large flower of deep red/maroon sepals, petals and lip dull yellow spotted with maroon, deep red/purple staminode. | £45.00 | |||
| Cypripedium macranthos. 15-40cm tall, showy flowers vary from purple to pink, dark veining on sepals and petals. Flowering size. | £35.00 | |||
| Cypripedium macranthos var. album. Colourless flowers of this showy species, large sepal, petals and pouch of clean cream/white. Flowering Size. | £45.00 | |||
| Cypripedium palangshanense. Closely related to Cyp. debile, this dwarf species bears a red flushed or deep purple flower with pale lip. Flowering Size. | £35.00 | |||
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Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens. Large yellow flowers with striped dorsal and twists in petals. 10cm - 80cm tall. Flowering size. | £37.50 | ||
| Cypripedium plectrochilium. Short, yet stunning! Easily recognised by its brown/pink sepals and petals and off white pouch with “point” on end. Flowering Size. | £35.00 | |||
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Cypripedium reginae. Attractive white flowers with pink lip. Referred to as the Queen Lady’s Slipper in flower, 35cm - 85cm tall. Flowering size. | £27.50 | ||
| Cypripedium reginae. Form with potential for very red pouch. As above. Two years in soil. | £10.00 | |||
| Cypripedium tibeticum. 13-35cm tall, flowers nodding, large, purple, purplish red, or dark chestnut, usually with pale greenish yellow spots and stripes. Larger than Cyp. macranthos. Flowering size. | £35.00 | |||
| Cypripedium ventricosum. A natural hybrid between Cyp. calceolus and Cyp. macranthos. Flowers vary in colour from deep rose/purple to pink with white/cream pouch. Flowering Size. | £35.00 | |||
| Cypripedium yunnanense. 20-37cm tall, showy flower similar to Cyp. macranthos, but smaller. Ranging from purple to pink, defined stripes in flower. Off white staminode with stripe, defining clear white line around edge of pouch. Flowering Size. | £35.00 | |||
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Cypripedium Aki (pubescens x macranthos). Tall, attractive flower of deep pink and white. Twisting sepal and petals. Flowering size. | £30.00 | ||
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Cypripdeium Aki ‘Light’ (pubescens x macranthos). Similar as above except a much lighter pink. Flowering Size. | £30.00 | ||
| Cypripedium Emil (parviflorum x calceolus). Striking flower, deep yellow pouch and brown/maroon dorsal and sepals. Flowering size. | £30.00 | |||
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Cypripedium Gisela ‘Pastel’ (parviflorum x macranthum). Large flower of cream pouch with light cream/pink twisting sepal and petals. Flowering Size | £30.00 | ||
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Cypripedium Hank Small (parviflorum x henryi). Stunning flowers, strong yellow pouch with deep red/brown twisting sepal and petals. Limited. Flowering Size. | £30.00 | ||
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Cypripedium Ingrid (parviflorum x cordigerum). Large flower of yellow pouch with red/brown twisting sepal and petals. Flowering size. | £30.00 | ||
| Cypripedium Ulla Silkens (flavum x reginae). Easy growing favourite. Clear white flowers with spotted pink pouch. Variable. Flowering size. | £30.00 | |||
| Cypripedium Ulla Silkens (flavum var. album x reginae). As above but using un-spotted variation of flavum. Two years in soil. | £10.00 | |||
| DACTYLORHIZA SPECIES. | ||||
| This is quite a large group of tuberous orchids. The tubers are carrot like either single or multi branched; they put out their growing shoot from the top of the tuber, and then start to extend their roots from the base of the new growing shoot. This takes place during either late February or March, and we dispatch the plants at that time, as they are in the ideal condition to plant up. All plants are of flowering size. | ||||
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Dactylorhiza fuchsii (Common Spotted Orchid). The commonest of our native British species, it grows to about 35cm tall, and the leaves have spots of varying size on their upper surface. The flowers are held in a dense spike of pinkish colour. The lip is strongly three lobed, with the mid lobe slightly longer. | £12.00 | ||
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Dactylorhiza maculata (Heath spotted Orchid). This orchid replaces the Common Spotted Orchid in more acid soils. It is easily identified by its spotted leaves and pink flowers and lightly spotted lip, which is three lobed with rounded side lobes and a smaller mid-lobe, which is normally shorter. It grows to 40cm tall and will grow in most situations. | £12.00 | ||
| Dactylorhiza majalis (Broad Leafed Marsh Orchid). This plant usually has spotted leaves, and dark purple flowers spotted with darker purple on the lip. The centre of the three lobed lip extends beyond the spreading side lobe. | £12.00 | |||
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Dactylorhiza majalis ssp. praetermissa (Southern Marsh Orchid). Probably the most garden worthy species. It grows 30cm to 50cm tall, with unspotted leaves and pale purple flowers with fine darker spots on the lip. These flowers are distinguished by their obscurely three-lobed lip. | £12.00 | ||
| Dactylorhiza purpurella (Northern Marsh Orchid). This species is a distinct acid lover, it grows in North Wales and Northern England and Scotland. It replaces the Southern Marsh Orchid in these areas. A really rich dark purple flower colour, it grows to 20cm to 50cm tall. | £12.00 | |||
| EPIPACTIS SPECIES. | ||||
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Epipactis gigantea (Chatterbox Orchid). This is the American cousin of our British species, the next on this list. They both have similar habits, but E. gigantea is taller and more colourful. It grows to 100cm, and has a large flower, yellowish or greenish flushed with purple on the sepals and veined with brownish- purple on the broad petals and lip side lobes. The mid- lobe is white with a fleshy chestnut brown and yellow ribbed callus at the base. Very pretty, the lip is very mobile and thus the name Chatterbox Orchid. It would like a position where it is moist all the year round. The growth is stoloniferous and the plant soon forms an attractive clump, with good sized flower spikes. | £10.00 | ||
| Epipactis palustris (Marsh Heleborine). A very pretty British species easy to grow as the last. It grows 25cm to 70 cm tall, the flowers are nodding and have yellow sepals veined purplish-red, whitish petals with a red flushed base and a white lip with red veined side lobes and a yellow tipped callus. It grows on damp grassland, sand dunes and marshes. No wonder that in cultivation it is very tolerant and will be happy in most soil conditions, as long as the plant is kept moist during the growing season, all flowering size plants. | £10.00 | |||
| Epipactis veratrifolia. A rhizomatous plant with several aerial shoots, 20cm to 120 cm tall, inflorescence lax, flowers lax up to 40 in number, greenish to purplish brown, velvety outside, with dark red lobes. Roots extend over quite a distance. | £15.00 | |||
| EPIPACTIS HYBRIDS. | ||||
| Epipactis Sabine (gigantea x palustris). A hybrid showing all the best of both parents, with all the hybrid vigour, one would expect. Flowering Size. | £10.00 | |||
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Himantoglossum hircinum (Lizard Orchid). Recently redefined, this species is unmistakeable. Wintergreen leaves wither as the flower spike comes up. Long, twisting ribbon lobes unwind from the flower as it opens. Flowering size. | £45.00 | ||
| OPHRYS SPECIES. | ||||
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Ophrys apifera (Bee Orchid). Growing to about 50cm in height, this unmistakeable native is the one to have! Bright pink sepals with a furry brown labellum and distinctive marks. Flowering size. | £27.50 | ||
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Ophrys fuciflora (Late Spider Orchid). Outer segments of the flower are light pink, the labellum is furry with yellow and brown markings. Flowering Size. | £27.50 | ||
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Ophrys insectifera (Fly Orchid). Growing to about 60cm in height, outer petals of the flower are green with a long slender waxy brown labellum with imitation antennae! Floweirng Size. | £27.50 | ||
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Ophrys sphegodes (Early Spider Orchid). A small plant which grows up to about 20cm in height. Outer petals of the flower are yellow/green and orange, brown furry labellum with obvious “H”. Flowering Size. | £27.50 | ||
| ORCHIS SPECIES. | ||||
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Orchis anthropophora (Man Orchid). Formally Aceras anthropophorum. Growing up to 40cm in height, green perianths marked with red all form a hood, red labellum forming "body" shape | £20.00 | ||
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Orchis purpurea (Lady Orchid). Growing up to 100cm in height, the flowers comprise of dark brown hooded perianth, white tinged with pink labellum with spots. Flowering Size. | £35.00 | ||
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Orchis italica (Italian Orchid). The perianth segments are of light purple striped forming hood, white/pink labellum with extending “tails” forming dense head. Flowering Size. | £25.00 | ||
| Orchis militaris (Military Orchid). Growing up to 60cm in height, flowers comprise of a pale rose pointed hood, pink lip and lobes forming "body shape" with spots in centre - the tunic of the soldier Flowering Size. | £35.00 | |||
| PECTEILIS SPECIES. | ||||
| Pecteilis radiata (Habenaria radiata) (Egret flower). Japanese terrestrial, grows to approx. 30cm in height. Likes moist conditions. Pure white flowers. Flowering size. | £7.00 | |||
| PLATANTHERA SPECIES. | ||||
| Platanthera bifolia (Lesser Butterfly Orchid). One of the two British of butterfly orchids. Whitish flowers growing 40cm to 80cm tall. A chalk down land species, scented at night to attract its moth pollinator. Likes similar conditions to the Bee Orchid. Seedlings, one year in soil. | £7.00 | |||
| SERAPIAS SPECIES. | ||||
| Serapias lingua (White form)(Tongue Orchid). Native to southern europe, can grow to 30-40cms in height with 3-5 flowers. Three years in soil. | £9.00 | |||
| Serapias lingua (Yellow form)(Tongue Orchid). Native to southern europe, can grow to 30-40cms in height with 3-5 flowers. Three years in soil. | £9.00 | |||
| Serapias olbia Cooler growing european species, grows to 20+cm with 3-5 flowers. Flowering Size. | £9.00 | |||
| SPIRANTHES SPECIES. | ||||
| Spiranthes cernua var. odorata 'Chadd’s Ford’ (Lady’s Tresses). This species is native to North America, but grows very easily in UK gardens. Will love any moist area in the garden. Tall spikes of scented white flowers spiral down the spike. Flowering size. | £12.00 |