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Friday, 04. November 2011

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DRYAD NURSERY

130 Prince Rupert Drive, Tockwith, YORK, YO26 7PU, UK

TEL 01423 358791   www.dryad-home.co.uk   Email anneswright42@hotmail.co.uk (remove 42 before sending)

* BULB LIST 2011 NOW CLOSED*

I'm sorry to say only one galanthus available this summer. We had many of our potted stocks damaged in the last severe winter, and I want to be sure they are OK before offering them. As I repot, I will pot singly any spares that I have, and will hopefully be able to send out a supplementary list in the late winter, to also include a good range of hepaticas. If you are interested in receiving a copy, please send a SAE – customers receiving email lists will be sent one automatically unless they tell me they do not want one.

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. Dispatch will begin in July, or as soon as bulbs can be harvested. Celandines and anemones will be damp-packed for posting. Please note that occasionally a rogue seedling finds its way into the anemones and celandines, so if you end up with the wrong flower, please let me know and I will replace it.

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

Other orders containing only dry bulbs - £3-00.

Orders containing damp-packed items – £3.75.

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

PAYMENT

PLEASE DO NOT SEND CASH. Owing to the short supply of many items, please send a limited cheque 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

EU orders accepted, but shipping will be slightly more, payment can be made by Paypal or bank transfer. Please email for details.

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Acis nicaeensis

 

Formerly Leucojum nicaeense, a pretty little April-flowering bulb, which will happily seed into a sand plunge, if you let it. Grows to 8-10cm, with 2 or 3 little white lampshades per stem. Survived -7˚C under glass last winter. Dry summer rest.

 £3.00

5 available

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. I will carefully pack these so as not to disturb the flowering stems, so unpack with care!

£2.50 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 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'

 

The naming of this and the following variety are not 100% certain. These are the names I received them under, but the descriptions are of the plants offered. Similar to 'Vestal', below, but later flowering and having no stamens so a cleaner, neater looking flower - our favourite.

£2.50

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.

£2.50

Anemone ranunculoides 'Laciniata' 

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

 

£3.00

Anemone ranunculoides 'Pleniflora'

 

Semi-double golden yellow flowers, vigorous.

£2.50

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.

£2.50

Colchicum agrippinum 

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

£2.00

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

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 where it is easy given a dry summer rest.

£4.50 or

3 for

£12.00

30 available

Ipheion dialystemon An interesting small (non-weedy!) ipheion, growing to 8cm or so, with 8 golden yellow petals, the outer 4 bisected by a blackish narrow line. £3.50

5 available

Sorry no photo, I'm afraid you'll have to resort to Google…

 

Narcissus albidus ex SF110 December flowering hoop petticoat with good solid white flowers. These are seedlings from this form. £2.00

10 available

Narcissus asturiensis x Candlepower ex 01/19 A Brian Duncan hybrid, grows to about 15cm with nicely poised yellow flowers. £3.50

1 available

Narcissus 'Baggatelle'    
A small trumpet daff bred in 1965, and not often offered. 5cm wide flowers with lemon perianth and slightly darker corona, growing up to about 15cm.
 
£2.00

2 available

Narcissus ‘Candlepower’ A very classy Alec Gray hybrid with dainty trumpet flowers about 3cm across, pale yellow fading to white, on 10cm stems. SOLD OUT

 

Narcissus cantabricus foliosus Very early creamy white hoop petticoat with long narrow flowers. Grows to about 15cm. £1.50
Narcissus ‘Douglasbank’ The original bulbs of this variety came from Douglasbank, the garden of Willie Buchanan in Milngavie, Glasgow. It is similar to N.asturiensis, but larger at about 12-15cm, and a good garden variety.

Photo courtesy of Mark Smyth

 £3.00

6 available

Narcissus ‘Elka’ An Alec Gray trumpet hybrid which I don't find easy to flower, maybe you will have better luck! Grows to about 20cm, opening pale yellow and fading to white.

Photo courtesy of Mark Smyth

 

£1.00

8 available

Narcissus ‘Eyestettensis’ "Queen Anne's Double Daffodil" a very special old variety with creamy petals, each layer stacked up on the one below. I think this one will prefer a cool, lightly shaded site. £4.50

9 available

Narcissus ‘Fairy Chimes’ A very nice April-flowering triandrus hybrid from the USA, with several clear lemon flowers to a stem. To 30cm under glass.  £1.00
Narcissus ‘Gipsy Queen’ Another small Alec Gray hybrid, and a good parent as it is very fertile both ways. Growing to only about 8cm even under glass, it has glaucous foliage and pale lemon flowers with the trumpet tipped in a darker shade.  £2.00

13 available

Narcissus ‘Hors d'Oeuvre' Yet another Alec Gray hybrid registered in 1959, from a cross between N.canaliculatus and N.minor.
Grows to about 15cm with single pale gold flowers.

SOLD OUT

Sorry no photo, see:

http://daffseek.org/query/query-detail.php?value1=Hors%20d%27Oeuvre&lastpage=1&

Narcissus x incurvicervicus A natural hybrid between N fernandesii and N triandrus, growing to about 30cm high with several lemon yellow flowers with swept back petals to each stem. Delicate and lovely, but sterile. Flowers March.

SOLD OUT

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, shorter outside. Did well in a trough here the last 3 winters, even down to -17˚C.

SOLD OUT

Narcissus jonquilla var henriquesii Note we now have a varietal name for the bulbs previously offered as just jonquilla, although some people still are not convinced! Any educated comments as to an alternative ID are welcome. A latish, multi-headed daffodil with powerfully scented golden flowers. To 30cm under glass.  £1.00

30 available

Narcissus 'Joy Bishop' A creamy yellow hoop petticoat with very clean, solid flowers neatly scalloped rather than frilled around the mouth of the corona. Name confirmed by Joy herself. £1.50

Narcissus K/34/94 

Something special – this daffodil was bred by Keira nursery in Australia, and imported at great expense for my breeding programme because it was bred from Keith’s ‘dry programme’. In a nutshell, it is a same-size cyclamineus lookalike that likes normal bulb conditions, ie a dry summer rest.

£15.00

4 available

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. SOLD OUT
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.   

SOLD OUT

Narcissus pallidiflorus x watieri clone 1 A lovely daff bred here. Growing to 15cm high, With a white perianth and pale yellow cup fading to creamy white. SOLD OUT  
Narcissus romieuxii x albidus This batch of seedlings flowered for the first time this year and were a bunch of crackers! Bred from a good petunioid N. romieuxii crossed with N. albidus SF110, the seedlings are well shaped and of good texture. I am offering unselected seedlings, so you have a chance of getting the very best. SOLD OUT

 

 
Narcissus ‘Second Fiddle’
This is another daffodil bred by Keira nursery in Australia, also bred from Keith’s ‘dry programme’ so that it likes normal bulb conditions, ie a dry summer rest. It is a lovely very pale lemon cyclamineus type flower, and Keith rates it as a good parent.

SOLD OUT

 
Narcissus 'Segovia' An Alec Gray hybrid with N watieri as one parent. Growing 20-25cm tall with glistening white 5cm flowers with a small lemon cup. April. £1.00  
Narcissus ‘Sidora’ P.C. Narcissus cyclamineus x asturiensis. Elegant small narcissus of my own raising, longish frilled trumpet and slightly swept-back petals. Starts flowering mid-February and continues for a long period. Recently accepted into the approved list of miniatures for exhibition.

SOLD OUT

 
Narcissus ‘Snook’ A nice nevadensis x cyclamineus hybrid from Glenbrook Farm in Australia, rather like a golden yellow version of 'Snipe' (I know, not much help if you don't have Snipe). It grows to about 20cm, with elegantly swept back perianth and a long slim corona.  SOLD OUT  

Narcissus  'Stocken' 

A bit of a mystery plant whose identity seems to be unknown, but is thought to be a form of N. wilkommii. As we have it, it is similar to N jonquilla but smaller and daintier. Fragrant. Flowers March.

£3.00

for 5

Narcissus  watieri x gaditanus 

A hybrid from John Blanchard, growing to about 20cm with lemon yellow small-cupped flowers. Flowers March-April.

£1.50

Narcissus watieri x marvieri This cross has given me a lot of fun – the seedlings have been varied in shape and colour, but all seem vigorous, and all grow to about 10-12cm with single flowers 1.5-2cm wide. I have selected my favourites, though, so I am offering the rest as plants for you to play with. They should be fine outside in a trough or raised bed and all seem to set plenty of seeds.
Also offered: Packets of seed taken from the mixed batch, 30 seeds per packet.
SOLD OUT

OF BULBS

Seeds £1.00 per pkt

Narcissus ‘Wavertree’ An N.asturiensis selection made by F R Whalley, in essence a larger version of the species, growing to about 15-18cm under glass. £4.00

4 available

Narcissus ‘Xit’ 

Another fine Alec Gray hybrid from N. watieri, similar to Segovia above, but with pristine white flowers. Grows to 30cm under glass.

£1.50

14 available

Oxalis perdicaria (syn lobata) 'Cetrino' 

A beautiful cream-coloured form of this normally yellow species. Leaves in spring, which die away, then leaves with flowers in late summer/autumn. Easy in alpine house.

£3.00

Paris quadrifolia 

A British native of ancient woodlands. Whorl of four leaves topped with a flower comprising four narrow green petals, followed by a single large black berry. Good divisions supplied.

£4.00

Ranunculus ficaria 'Aurantiacus'

 

Green heart-shaped leaves and warm orange flowers.

£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.

£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

Scilla lingulata A beautiful October-flowering scilla from North Africa, with 10cm spikes of pale blue flowers over short strap-shaped leaves. Dies back suddenly in early spring so you think you've killed it each year, but it survived freezing down to -7˚C in my glasshouse last winter, unscathed. Dry dormant rest. £3.00

3 available

 Tecophilea cyanocrocus The stunning "Chilean Crocus" – not a crocus at all, but bears 5cm wide deep gentian-blue flowers over short neat leaves in spring. Lives happily in my just-damp plunge over the summer when dormant. £6.00

4 available

Tecophilea cyanocrocus var leichtlinii The almost equally lovely pale azure, white-centred form of the above, requiring similar conditions. £6.00

5 available

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