THIS IS THE SUMMER 2009 LIST  NOW ENDED - I AM HOPING TO HAVE A MUCH ENLARGED LIST THIS YEAR, INCLUDING A GOOD RANGE OF UNUSUAL SNOWDROPS, ALBEIT IN SMALL NUMBERS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE THE NEW LIST SENDING AT THE BEGINNING OF JUNE, PLEASE SEND A SAE OR YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

DRYAD NURSERY

130 PRINCE RUPERT DRIVE

Tockwith,

YORK.

YO26 7PU

TEL 01423 358791     www.dryad-home.co.uk

Email anneswright42@hotmail.co.uk

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PLEASE NOTE - most items are in very limited numbers, so please apply early, LAST DATE FOR ORDERS END OF JULY, as I will replant any unsold bulbs then. Orders will be dealt with in the order in which they arrive. Orders for polypodiums can be sent out at any time. Dispatch will begin in July, as soon as bulbs can be harvested. Snowdrops, celandines, trilliums, and anemones will be damp-packed for posting. Polypodiums will be bare rooted and damp packed. All items flowering sized except where stated.

Postage and Packaging - A single bulb - £1-50

Other bulb orders - £2-50

Orders containing damp-packed items - £3.00

If ordering polypodiums, dry bulbs can be added to the parcel for no extra charge. Damp packed items - add £1 to the delivery charge for the polypodiums.

Parcels will be sent by first class post, recorded delivery, so will need to be signed for.

PAYMENT

Owing to the short supply of many items, a limited cheque would be preferred i.e. leave the amount blank, but write 'not to exceed (here put in the maximum amount of order)' at top of cheque, date and sign it.

PLEASE MAKE CHEQUES PAYABLE TO MRS A WRIGHT

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Acis rosea

(Used to be Leucojum roseum)  Autumn-flowering snowflake with tiny pink bells to 6cm high over short prostrate foliage.

£2.00

SOLD OUT

Adoxa moschatellina

Town Hall Clock. A native plant of ancient woodland with anemone-like foliage and small curious green flowers composed of five florets, one each pointing in four directions outwards and one pointing straight up.

£2-50

SOLD OUT

Allium callimischon ssp haemostictum

Autumn flowering onion to 10cm, small white flowers with red spots. Do not remove 'dead' upright stems during dormancy - these will carry the flowers later.

£2-00 for 5

Anemone nemorosa

Wild English type. Well-loved woodland anemone flowering March to April. White, often tinged pink. To 15cm.

£1-50

Anemone nemorosa 'Blue Eyes'

Stunning double white anemone, opening plain white, but developing a deep royal blue centre to the flower. Few only.

£3.50

Anemone nemorosa 'Bracteata Pleniflora'

A strange anemone, with many white 'petals' variously streaked with green, and flashes of kingfisher blue at the upper leaf nodes.

£2-50

Anemone nemorosa deep pink form

A selection of the wild type found many years ago, opening white and quickly fading to a very deep pink.

£2-50

Anemone nemorosa 'Flore Pleno'

Similar to 'Vestal', but later flowering and having no stamens so a cleaner looking flower - our favourite.

£2-50

Anemone nemorosa 'Parlez-vous'

As wild type, but purple/blue flowers, vigorous.

£2.00

Anemone nemorosa 'Vestal'

'Anemone-centred' double white, ie outer 'petals' normal with a white boss in the centre surrounded by stamens giving a button effect.

£2-00

Anemone ranunculoides 'Laciniata'

I'm not sure about this name, although original stock came from a very reputable source. As we have it, it is a compact growing form of A. ranunculoides in which the foliage is very dark at emergence and flowering time, which sets off the golden flowers beautifully.

£2-50

Anemone ranunculoides 'Pleniflora'

Semi-double golden yellow flowers.

£2-00

Anemone trifolia

An unusual species of wood anemone with foliage less dissected than A. nemorosa, and white flowers made even ‘cleaner’ by the pure white boss of stamens. To 20cm/8” high, for shade and leafy soil.

£3.00

Anemone x lipsiensis

A beautiful pale sulphur yellow hybrid between Aa. nemorosa and ranunculoides.

£2-50

Colchicum agrippinum

Neat colchicum with pink, heavily chequered flowers in autumn, and leaves to 20cm in spring.

£2-50

Colchicum autumnale 'Alboplenum'

Autumn-flowering bulb with beautiful double white flowers for a very long period from Sept-Nov. 30cm/12” high leaves appear in spring. Full sun or partial shade in a well-drained soil.

£3-00

few only

Crocus banaticus

Beautiful autumn-flowering crocus. Three long outer petals, three shorter upright inner ones and long lilac stigmata. Easy and reliable even outside here.

£2.00 for 3

Crocus biflorus subsp. biflorus

Lovely spring crocus with buff coloured outer petals strongly feathered in deep maroon, over white inners.

£2.00

SOLD OUT

Crocus minimus

Dainty small spring flowering crocus, inner segments violet, outer ones buff, heavily marked with deepest plum purple, stamens and stigmata orange.

£0.50

Eranthis x tubergenii 'Guinea Gold'

Choice hybrid between E. hyemalis and E. cilicica, later flowering and with larger flowers and bronzy leaves.

£5.00

very few

Galanthus 'Faringdon Double'

This is the earliest of the double snowdrops, flowering here in mid-December last year. It has a sturdy upright habit, and well shaped, large flowers.

£9.00

SOLD OUT

Galanthus 'James Backhouse'

Formerly 'Atkinsii', this is a very early flowering snowdrop with elongated flowers on 20cm stems, occasionally producing an aberrant petal or two.

£2.50

Galanthus 'Lady Elphinstone'

A double nivalis, with yellow markings when the plants are established. Even on old clumps some plants will show green marks, but not the same ones each year - frustrating!

£4.00

Galanthus 'Lavinia'

A medium height double with good regular, large flowers. Flowers second half of February for us.

£5.00

few only

Galanthus 'Magnet'

Classic snowdrop with long arching pedicels which set the flowers swinging in the faintest breeze.

£3.50

Galanthus 'Marjorie Brown'

This elwesii variety has distinctive wide, glaucous leaves, flowering mid-February.

£7.50

SOLD OUT

Galanthus peshmenii

Dainty autumn flowering snowdrop with flowers 12cm high before the leaves in Sep-Oct. Leaves are glaucous. I grow mine in an alpine house.

£5.00

Galanthus reginae-olgae

Well known autumn flowering snowdrop with flowers before the leaves, which have a paler stripe down the centre. Happy in pot, trough or open ground if well-drained.

£4.00

Galanthus 'Robin Hood'

Robust snowdrop with X shaped mark on inner segments.

£8.00

Galanthus 'S. Arnott'

Tall and vigorous with large rounded flowers that are well scented.

£2.50

Galanthus 'Straffan'

A very old cultivar with well-shaped flowers of good substance, regularly producing two scapes once settled. Vigorous and sturdy.

£3.50

Galanthus 'Tiny Tim'

A snowdrop identical to ordinary G. nivalis, except slightly smaller in all its parts.

£2.00

Galanthus 'Viridapice'

Tall, vigorous snowdrop with green-tipped outer segments.

£3.50

Galanthus  'Wendy's Gold'

A vigorous plicatus variety with all yellow markings.

£15.00

Leucojum vernum

One or two large green-tipped bells on 30cm stems in spring.

£1.00

Narcissus 'Anne'

Narcissus romieuxii var mesatlanticus x N. bulbocodium forma filifolius ( try getting that on a label!). A cross made by Robin Metcalf, much admired at Loughborough Show in 2003, and pictured in the Alpine Gardener March 2004. Grassy leaves, butter yellow flowers, flowering between its parents in early March. To 15 cm.

£4.00

Narcissus cantabricus foliosus

Very early creamy white hoop petticoat to 15cm. Flowers slightly later than 'Nylon'.

£1-50

Narcissus cantabricus clean edged form

A very nice form of cantabricus with very crisp clean edge to the corona, not fluted.

£2.50

SOLD OUT

Narcissus 'Eyestettensis'

Queen Anne's Double Daffodil, a historic variety with a lovely creamy yellow flower with the layers of petals laid one upon the next in a very orderly way.

£4.00

few only

Narcissus 'Jim Lad' P.C.

Narcissus rupicola x asturiensis. Our own hybrid.  Flower about 2cm wide, with a corona about 8mm long, golden yellow throughout and growing to about 12cm high. Did well in a trough here last 2 winters. Good stock at present so reduced price this year!

£5.00

or 5 for £20

40 left 24/7/09

Narcissus 'Joy Bishop'

Similar to romieuxii, but very clean, solid flowers neatly scalloped rather than frilled around the mouth of the corona. Name now confirmed.

£1-50

Narcissus 'Nylon group'

Very early flowering white hoop petticoat to 20 cm. Flowers December.

£2.00

Narcissus obesus

Sturdy hoop petticoat daffodil with large golden yellow bells about 5cm long, slightly incurved at the open end. Up to 15cm high, with prostrate, curling leaves.

£2.00

Narcissus obesus x triandrus

My own hybrids, mixed seedlings so it's pot luck, but all charming. Short stems with tubby primrose yellow flowers, slightly pendant.

£7.50

SOLD OUT

Narcissus romieuxii

Early flowering hoop petticoat usually in flower by December, with light yellow flowers on 20cm stems. Increases well for me with a dry summer rest.

£1-50

Narcissus romieuxii var mesatlanticus

Similar to romieuxii, slightly shorter with larger flowers and later flowering. Our form has pale lemon flowers.

£1-50

Narcissus 'Taffeta'

Another of the Blanchard hybrids along with Nylon. As we have it this is slightly earlier and shorter than Nylon and with rather more regular flowers.

£1-50

Narcissus triandrus x pallidiflorus

Another mixed bag of my own seedlings, offered as a curiosity.

£4.00

3 smallish left 24/7/09

Narcissus triandrus x watieri (apologies, first listed as watieri x triandrus)

Yet another mix of seedlings, this time rather nice pendant flowers in pristine white. Pot luck.

£4.50

3 left 24/7/09

Ranunculus ficaria  'Brazen Hussy'

A form of the native celandine with yellow flowers and deep purple black foliage. Best dead-headed to avoid seeding.

£2.50

Ranunculus ficaria 'Aurantiacus'

Green heart-shaped leaves and warm orange flowers. We have not found this one to seed around at all.

£2.50

Ranunculus ficaria 'Collarette'

A form of the native celandine with normal outer petals and a tight boss of petals in the centre. Compact and sterile.

£2.50

Ranunculus ficaria 'Double Cream'

Syn. 'Double Mud'. Cream double flowers with bluish grey backs to the petals.

£2.50

Ranunculus ficaria 'Green Petal'

This celandine has curious green and yellow flowers, and is sterile.

£3.00

Ranunculus ficaria 'Salmon's White'

White flowers.

£2.50

Ranunculus ficaria Sterile double

May be Flore Pleno, but is a beautiful fully double celandine whose golden flowers begin with a green centre. Does not seed.

£2.50

Trillium rivale

Dainty trillium, now placed in Pseudotrillium. Easy in pots and in a humus-rich spot in the garden where it will self-sow and clump up if happy. Variable white or pink flowers usually spotted in the throat with purple. Naturally small tubers but should be flowering size. 15 cm when mature.

£3-00