Sales Catalogue 2016 for Pot Grown Snowdrops

COLESBOURNE GARDENS

Colesbourne Park, Nr Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire, GL53 9NP

Telephone 01242 870264 Fax 01242 870541
Gardens Office 01242 870567

E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.colesbournegardens.org.uk

Sales Catalogue 2016 for Pot Grown Snowdrops

COLESBOURNE GARDENS ORDER FORM

Colesbourne Park, Nr Cheltenham, To place your order please complete the order form below and
Gloucestershire, GL53 9NP return by email or by post.

Telephone 01242 870264 Fax 01242 870541 Alternatively you may list the snowdrop varieties and
Gardens Office 01242 870567 quantities you would like to order and send by email to:
[email protected].
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.colesbournegardens.org.uk

All the snowdrops offered for sale in our list are pot grown and carefully labelled. They have all been carefully checked to the best of our
ability as true to name and are healthy at flowering time. We regret that we do NOT have plants for mail order at present. All sales must
be collected and paid for during one of our Open Days, Study Days if attending or one of the weekday tour dates if attending.

Please complete in BLOCK CAPITALS and return to the above address.

NAME: ADDRESS:
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Snowdrop Name Qty. Cost £ Snowdrop Name Qty. Cost £

TOTAL ORDER COST £
Please do not send payment. Snowdrops must be paid for on the day of collection by cash, payment card or cheque.

NAME DESCRIPTION PRICE

G. elwesii (AGM) Extremely variable plant, with large flowers and bold markings on inner segment. Feb-March. 25cm. Glaucous foliage (4 bulbs per £3.00
G. elwesii 'Beany' pot) £50.00
The very best green tipped G. elwesii. Very rare. A robust and substantial plant. Mid season. 20-25cm
G. elwesii 'Daphne's Scissors' Faint green lines at tip of outer segments. Distinct but variable scissor shape mark on inner segments. Discovered at Chedworth, £12.00
G. elwesii 'David Shackleton' Glos. 15 cm. Mid season. £15.00
G. elwesii 'Deer Slot' Upright Irish clone with olive green ovary. 17cm. Mid to late season £50.00
G. elwesii 'Epiphany' £15.00
G. elwesii 'Godfrey Owen' Magnificent snowdrop, deep green inner markings that suggest a deer hoof print or slot. Feb-March. 25cm £25.00
G. elwesii 'J. Haydn'
Long ovary like 'Long Drop', tiny sinus, very small apical mark. Graceful. Early to mid season £5.00
G. elwesii 'Jessica' A radiant elwesii clone with six outer and six inner segments. Symmetrical and exquisite. Mid Season
G. elwesii 'Long Drop' £15.00
G. elwesii 'Mandarin' Heart shaped marking on inner segment, heavily textured flowers above very short leaves. Early January. 10cm £20.00
G. elwesii 'Natalie Garton' A fine green tipped elwesii with heavy converging green lines and bold inner segment. Flower stands well above foliage. Mid to £12.00
G. elwesii 'Rosemary Burnham' late season. 25 cm £12.00
G. elwesii 'Sickle' Largest flowered single marked elwesii cultivar. Quite striking and very sturdy. Mid season. 21cm £30.00
G. elwesii var. monostictus £15.00
'Comet' (AGM) Robust plant with distinctive olive green rounded ovary. Delightful in a drift, a striking elwesii cultivar. Mid season
G. elwesii var. monostictus £12.00
'Marjorie Brown' Semi double, slightly seer suckered textured outer petals, pale markings on inner petals below small sinus. Gorgeous in January
G. elwesii var. monostictus 'Mrs Virescent elwesii from British Colombia. Short, mid season. £10.00
McNamara' Stunning tall cultivar, large flowers, unique inner marking like two skittles side by side. Feb - March. 20cm
G. elwesii 'Yvonne Hay' £10.00
Generally regarded as being in the 'top ten'. Great plant, vigorous and reliable. Mid to Late season. 27cm £20.00
G. lagodechianus
G. nivalis 'Flore Pleno' (AGM) Late clone with excellent glaucous leaves. March. 17cm £12.00
G. nivalis ' Gloucester Old Spot' Named for Dylan Thomas' mother-in-law. Early-flowering with real elegance. The best early flowering elwesii. December-January. £5.00
G. nivalis (AGM) 20cm
A very vigorous and big clone. A good match for 'Colossus'. Early to mid season. 37cm £10.00
A lovely rare species of Russian Snowdrop from the Caucasus region, with applanate dark green shiny leaves. Feb- March. Short £3.50
plant
The familiar double snowdrop, still an excellent garden plant for naturalizing. 12-15cm. Feb-April (4/5 bulbs per pot)
Charming plant with 2 spots on inner segments. Large sinus and long narrow ovary. Found in Hatherly Manor, Glos 1990. 13cm

The beautiful common snowdrop, established in pots for naturalizing. Vigorous and delightful. 4/5 bulbs per pot.

G. nivalis 'Bagpuize Virginia' Very full regular double flowers. Leafy plant. Named from Bagpuize House, Oxfordshire. Mid season. 17cm £20.00
G. nivalis 'Elfin' £10.00
Tiny but vigorous, green-tipped outer segments. Prolific. Early-mid season. 7.5cm
G. nivalis 'Fiona's Gold' Fairly tall and upright with a broad inverted horseshoe shape pale lemon-yellow marking on inner petal. Ovary a slightly diffused £25.00
G. nivalis 'Irish Green' yellow - fading to olive green at base. Inward curving outer petals with rounded blunt tip. Broad foliage. Early to mid season 22 £30.00
G. nivalis 'Lady Elphinstone' cm.
G. nivalis 'Norfolk Blonde' £7.00
A charming and curious Spiky double. One for the collector. Mid to late season. 11cm £30.00
G. nivalis 'Octopussy' Double yellow, always extremely popular. May temporarily revert to green. Mid-late season. 16cm
G. nivalis 'Pusey Green Tips' Discovered 1992 in Rosie Steeles garden. Long narrow yellow ovary, acid yellow inner markings. 10cm £15.00
G. nivalis 'Tiny Tim' Brilliant little plant that is perhaps the tallest of its division with long foliose spathe that often splits. Leafy. 21cm Mid to late £4.00
G. nivalis 'Viridapice' season £5.00
G. nivalis 'walrus' The double snowdrop with green tips on the outer segments, always popular. Jan-April. 12cm £4.00
G. peshmenii Petite selection of G. nivalis flowering later than most.
G. plicatus 'Colossus' Vigorous, tall G. nivalis with strong green tips on outer segments, spathe often expanded. Jan-April. 16cm £15.00
G. plicatus 'Diggory' Long tusk like outer segments, an eccentric of the snowdrop world. Mid season. Short 8cm. £6.00
G. plicatus 'Gerard Parker' Dainty autumn-flowering snowdrop from Turkey, for sheltered place. October-November. 9-13cm
G. plicatus 'John Long' Huge, early snowdrop, rapidly forming big clumps, found at Colesbourne Park in 1982. Often out at Christmas. Dec-March. 30cm £10.00
G. plicatus 'Three Ships' Highly-sought after for its large beautifully-shaped flowers with strongly puckered outer segments. Mid season. 17cm £25.00
G. plicatus 'Three Ships' extra Overshadowed by 'Diggory', a beautiful big Snowdrop in it's own right £20.00
large bulbs Producing two scapes. A good large plicatus. Florific with great flower to foliage ratio. Jan-April. 22cm £15.00
Usually in flower by Christmas or even earlier in a mild Autumn. Nice rounded flowers with puckered outer segments. £15.00
G. plicatus 'Tomoko'
G. plicatus 'Trym' Usually in flower by Christmas or even earlier in a mild Autumn. Nice rounded flowers with puckered outer segments. £20.00
G. plicatus 'Wendy's Gold' Outer petal margins slightly curved outwards with a nice dark green inverted V shape mark which extends to a third of the petal.
Small sinus, inner markings dark, up right scape, one flower per scape, fairly vigorous. Mid to later season £60.00
G. reginae-olgae Pagoda shaped flowers with inverted heart shape marks on outer segments. Mid to late season. Vigorous. 22cm £25.00
One of the finest yellow snowdrops, with strong yellow inner segment mark. Sturdy with lovely foliage. Mid season. 15cm £15.00
G. reginae-olgae 'Sofia'
Greek autumn-flowering snowdrop very similar to G. nivalis. Foliage has median stripe. September-March. 12cm £6.00
G. woronowii (AGM) A delightful autumn girl with sturdy pedicel and thick textured snow white flowers. Quite magnificent. October to November.
20cm £35.00
£3.50
A sturdy snowdrop with large shiny leaves and a beautiful small flower. Jan-March. 18cm (4 bulbs per pot)

HYBRIDS Diffused marking inner segment, pretty little snowdrop. £15.00
G. 'Alison Hilary' Prosperous-looking large snowdrop, named for former Gloucestershire gardener. Part of the 'Mighty Atom' complex. Early to mid
season. 14cm £10.00
G. 'Bertram Anderson' (AGM) £5.00
G. 'Brenda Troyle' Outer segments large, rounded and blunt. A large vigorous plant very similar to 'S. Arnott' but a week or two earlier.
G. 'Brenda Troyle' (extra extra £8.00
large bulbs) Outer segments large, rounded and blunt. A large vigorous plant very similar to 'S. Arnott' but a week or two earlier. £30.00
G. 'Covertside' £10.00
G. 'Ding Dong' A fine and sturdy Snowdrop. Pale olive green marking with sage green leaves. Petals clawed. Mid season. 23 cm
G. 'Dionysus' Outer segment has a long slender claw. Apex tapers to a point. A long period of flower from mid season onwards. 22cm £6.00
G. 'Esther Merton' A really vigorous Greatorex double with a loose rosette of inner segments. Mid season. 21cm £40.00
G. 'Falkland House' A really beautiful outward facing double. Stunning. Vigorous. Jan-April. 20cm £25.00
G. 'Faringdon Double' Short stature but mighty. Large flowers. Mid season. 13 cm £15.00
A really beautiful early flowering double with supervolute leaves. Useful in the garden before Christmas and in January.
G. 'Galatea' A large elegant snowdrop, flower hangs on long pedicel, early in the season. A rewarding garden plant. Jan-March. 29cm (2-3 £7.00
G. 'George Elwes' bulbs per pot) £15.00
G. 'George Elwes' (3 bulbs per Discovered at Colesbourne Park 1979, one of the finest hybrids with deep green inside markings, Mid season. 15-20cm
pot) £40.00
G. 'Green-Leaved Hybrid ex Discovered at Colesbourne Park 1979, one of the finest hybrids with deep green inside markings, Mid season. 15-20cm
R.D.Nutt' £30.00
Very vigorous and robust hybrid. Narrow flat green leaves. February to March. 14cm
G. 'Hill Poe' Ballerina petticoats shelter under 5 broad outer segments. One of the best doubles. A real favourite from Ireland. Late season. 12- £8.00
16cm
G. 'Hippolyta' The best Greatorex double, fully double, well marked inside with perfect flower to foliage ratio. Forms a lovely clump. Jan-April. £7.00
16cm
G. 'James Backhouse' Robust plant excellent for naturalising, long flowers sometimes do fun freaky things. Long season of flower. Great naturalised with £3.00
G. 'Kildare' G.nivalis. 20cm £17.00
Subtle character, large Snowdrop beautifully marked with long thin green lines on outer segments. Mid to late season
G. 'Lord Lieutenant' Magnificent and distinctive snowdrop from Colesbourne Park 1994. "Stands straight upwards with its chin out". Mid season £25.00
G. 'Modern Art' flowering. 23cm £15.00
A fine snowdrop tinged with green at apex and base of outer petals. Mid to late season. 20cm
G. 'Nothing Special' £10.00
G. 'Ophelia' A class snowdrop. A vigorous hybrid with nice textured strong outer petals. Pale olive green ovary and markings on inner petals. £5.00
G. 'Ophelia' (3 bulbs per pot) Nice glaucous foliage. Early to mid season. £9.00

A vigorous and lovely Greatorex double with abundant and occasionally irregular flowers. Tall. Mid season flowering. 26cm

A vigorous and lovely Greatorex double with abundant and occasionally irregular flowers. Tall. Mid season flowering. 26cm

G. 'Primrose Warburg' Vigorous and distinctive with yellow tinged leaves, yellow ovary and yellow horseshoe shaped inner marking. Mid season. 13cm £15.00
Big hybrid double with well-marked flowers, vigorous and easy to grow. Named for former head gardener of Anglesey Abbey. 20-
G. 'Richard Ayres' 30cm £10.00
£9.00
G. 'Rodmarton' Very vigorous double hybrid from Rodmarton Manor in the 70's, quickly makes a big clump. Early to mid season. 25cm
G. 'Rosie' A classical, beautiful double hybrid. Short with neat flower arrangement. Named after Hilary Purkess's granddaughter. Mid season £25.00
G. 'S. Arnott' (AGM) Our flagship snowdrop, classic proportions, wonderful scent - a must have. Mid season. 30-35cm £3.50
G. 'South Hayes' One of our most distinctive snowdrops, a classic pagoda with a green marking almost like an exclamation mark! Mid season. 13cm
G. 'Straffan' (AGM) One of the oldest and best late cultivars. Reliably producing two flowers per bulb, very vigorous with lovely proportions. 12cm £30.00
G. 'Titania' Lovely Greatorex Double, regular flowers, bulks-up well. One of the Shakespearean heroine group. Mid season. 20-22cm £5.00
G. 'Trotters Merlin' Grown as 'Merlin' by Richard Trotter - similar to Merlin but with longer flowers. Mid to late season. 17cm £6.00
G. 'Wasp' A sought after hybrid with narrow 'wings' and striped 'body', looks like a swarm when massed in a clump. Vigorous. Mid season
G. 'Welsh Way' A charming little supervolute double found in Hilary Purkess's garden, Gloucestershire 1995. Mid season. 20cm £15.00
G. 'Winifrede Mathias' Graceful and vigorous. Named for proprietor of the Giant Snowdrop company. Mid to late season £15.00
£10.00
WINTER AND SPRING Pink flowers like boiled sweets. Long lived with attractive foliage. The perfect companion for planting with snowdrops. Winter to
FLOWERS Spring. 8cm £5.00
Winter Aconite a naturalized flower in Britain. Large yellow cup shaped flowers. Lovely with snowdrops. 5-8cm (4/5 tubers per
Cyclamen coum pot) £5.00
Our own naturalized stock of Spring Snowflake, solitary flowers with green or yellow tips. Feb-April. 20-35cm
Eranthis hyemalis £5.00
Leucojum vernum £6.00

Crocus tommasinianus 'Roseus' Clear pale pink beautiful flowers. Feb - April. 10cm (5 bulbs per pot) £3.00
Crocus chrysanthus 'Cream
Beauty' Pale cream petals. Orange stigmas. Elegant and stunning. Feb-April. 8-12cm (5 bulbs per pot) £3.00
Crocus sieberi 'Firefly' Beautiful vibrant blue flowers with golden blotch and orange stamens. Feb-April. 5-12cm (5 bulbs per pot) £3.00
Crocus sieberi 'Tricolor' Early flowering for a sunny site. Bright banded purple, yellow and lilac petals. 7-10cm (5 bulbs per pot) £3.00
Crocus tommasinianus 'Ruby
Giant' Deep pInkish purple flowers with yellow anthers. Lovely when naturalised Feb-April. 6-12cm (5 bulbs per pot) £3.00
Crocus 'Yalta' Gorgeous even in bud. Silvery blue outer petals, darker purple inner. Feb-April. 5-10cm (5 bulbs per pot) £3.00
Iris histrioides 'George' Plum purple flowers. Fragrant. Plant deeply in full sun. Feb-April. 12-15cm (4 bulbs per pot) £3.00
Iris histrioides 'Lady Beatrix
Stanley' Velvety rich blue with pale flecking on lips. Scented of Violet. Feb-March. 15cm (4 bulbs per pot) £3.00
Iris 'Katherine Hodgkin' Utterly distinct Hybrid. Yellow with sea green markings. The most persistent form. Feb-March. 15cm (4 bulbs per pot) £3.00
Iris reticulata 'Harmony' Intense gentian blue flowers with small yelow and white crest on the falls. Feb-March. 15cm (4 bulbs per pot) £3.00