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    CALCEOLARIA                                                                  Scrophulariaceae

Calandrinia ranunculina        7cm...£2.50

Small succulent species with thin grey linear leaves and bright yellow flowers.

 

cn_calanthediscolorxxx.jpg Calanthe discolor         1ltr...£14.50

 

 

cn_tricarinata Calanthe tricarinata         1ltr...£16.50

 

 

 

Calceolaria arachnoidea          sold out 

A plant that gets some 'bad press' in some quarters: I just think its quite subtle ( if not quite making it the whole way to 'sublime' ). The grey-silver, hairy foliage and dusky plum-purple flowers on 8-10cm stems make for an unusual combination. The only requirement really, is protection from winter wet.

Calceolaria darwinii          sold out 

Smooth ovate green leaves form congested mounds and just above which, in April/May, sit the amazing pouched flowers in gentle yellow with spickles of red. Aphids find the foliage to their liking.

Callistemon linearis          1ltr...£3.00 

Makes an airy, open shrub with narrow, rigid leaves and cylindrical spikes of scarlet flowers. Hardy but needs a sunny spot to flower well.

Calocedrus decurrens          sold out 

A slow, upright growing form with scale-like flattened sprays of foliage arranged in dense fans. Appreciates a sheltered position in a rich moist soil where it will reach tree or four feet in ten years.

cn_superbus Calochortus superbus        9cm...£3.00

 

 

Calochortus venustus        9cm...£2.75

 

 

Calyptridium umbellatum          7cm...£2.50 

Compact rosettes of small, slightly puckered, spatulate leaves and short one-inch radiating stems carrying pink flowers peeking from darker 'bracts'. A lovely, longer-lived alpine form central Sierra Nevada.

cn_macrostegia Calystegia macrostegia s.sp cyclostegia          2ltr...£3.50 

A small, twining climber - up to two or three feet - from California. Has remained evergreen in the cold greenhouse, though apparently dies back to a crown just below soil level in harsh winters. Flowers are quite large and white with a pale rose tint and central stripe.

 

Camellia japonica 'Illumination'        1ltr...£4.75

 

 

Cardamine pachystigma          9cm...£3.00 

For a semi-shaded position, this charming dwarf species forms small knobbly rhizomes, which gently increase when happy, and from which arise the pale, shallow-lobed leaves and racemes of good-sized, white flowers.

cn_cardamine Cardamine raphaniifolia        1ltr...£2.75

 

 

Cardiocrinum yunnanense        2ltr...£6.50

 

cn_conans Carex 'Conans Bronze'         1ltr...£2.00

 Lovely small-growing clumps of very orange-bronze grass. Very pretty.

 

 

tn_frosted Carex 'Frosted Curls'          1ltr...£2.25 

Quite vigorous in comparison to others of its clan, making a flat spreading small shrub with few small leaves, widely spread, and numerous delicate off-white flowers with magenta markings. Hardy.

 

 Carex conica 'Kiku-satura'          9cm...£2.50 

Slightly glossy, narrow, pointed grey-green leaves with a striking white variegation. Small, dense grassy hummock-forming and spires of wispy 'flowers'.

Carex pilulifera 'Tinney's Princess'          9cm...£2.50 

A small, dwarf selection made by Gerry Mundy; forms a congested clump of narrow yellow-green leaves, all with a distinct creamy-white central band.

cn_carex Carex 'Snowline'          9cm...£2.50

Compact, dark narrow green leaves margined white. Purple-brown stems and fluffy flower spikes in early Summer

 

tn_carlina Carlina acaulis 'Bronze Form'          9cm...£3.00

In this form the dramatic spiny foliage has the added drama of being distinctly bronze coloured. Stunning. 

 

Carmichaelia odorata          9cm...£3.00 

tn_beatrice Cassiope 'Beatrice Lilley'        9cm...£3.00

 

 

 

cn_cassiope Cassiope 'Medusa'        9cm...£3.00

 

 

 

Cassiope selaginioides        9cm...£3.50

 

Cassiope selaginoides hybrid        9cm...£3.50

 

 

 

Cassiope 'Stormbird'       9cm...£4.50

( C.selginioides x C.lycopodioides )

 

Cassiope tetragona        9cm...£3.00

 

 

cn_trewithen Ceanothus arboreus 'Trewithen Blue'         1ltr...£4.00 

If I could only grow one ceanothus then i suspect this would have to be it: evergreen, it erupts in March with dense round corymbs of lustrous powder-puff blue with delicate exerted white stamens. At last, Spring is here...

 

Ceanothus 'Puget's Blue'           sold out 

Another treasure; compact, medium-sized shrub with small dark green leaves which can be completely hidden in May by the numerous small heads of deep purple-blue flowers.

Ceanothus prostrata          1ltr...£3.50 

An excellent, completely prostrate member of the genus. Small, bright green crenulate leaves and clusters of pale blue flowers make an ideal choice to creep over and along the edge of a sunny raised bed.

Ceanothus pumilus         7cm...£2.50

 

 

 

Ceanothus 'Snow Flurries'          sold out 

A sheltered spot is required for this white flowering version of the 'Californian Lilac'. Deep green, slightly glossy foliage and round heads comprised of numerous small white flowers.

Celmisia allanii          9cm...£3.00 

Grey-green, finely hairy, felted leaves in loosely mounded mats and large white-rayed flowers with central yellow 'eye'. An attractive and easily grown species enjoying a moisture-retentive soil.

cn_angustifolia Celmisia angustiflolia         sold out