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AUTUMN FLOWERING COLLECTIONS

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Collection 1. Autumn flowering bulbs
39 bulbs. August despatch  

3 Colchicum bornmuelleri
8", violet with white centre, Sept
3 Colchicum Lilac Wonder
8", rosy-lilac ,Sept.
10 Crocus speciosus
5", blue with darker veins, Sept-Nov.
10 Crocus s. aitchisonii
5", large blue flowers, Sept-Nov
10 Crocus zonatus
4" pale lilac,Oct.
3 Sternbergia lutea
5" yellow. Sept/Oct

Collection 2. Autumn Flowering Crocus
45 bulbs. August despatch

10 C.ochroleucus
3", white, Nov.
5 C. pulchellus
5", pale lilac, Sept
10 C. speciosus
5".Blue with darker veins
10 C spec. Conqueror
5", Blue, Sept-Nov.
10 C. zonatus
4", pale lilac, Oct.

 COLLECTIONS TO FLOWER NEXT SPRING
These will be sent Sept-Nov.

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Collection 3. Alliums
Summer-flowering bulbs for full sun.

3 A. aflatunense
30", purple
10 A. cowanii
18", white
5 A. karataviense
8" ornamental leaves, pink.
3 A. christophii
24", lilac
10 A. moly
10", bright yellow
20 A. oreophilum
6", rose

 

Collection 4. February Garden

Early flowering bulbs for this dull month

 

10 Anemone blanda Blue
4", blue
10 Crocus chrysanthus Blue Bird
3", white and blue
10 Iris reticulata Joyce
6", bright blue
5 Narcissus February Gold
12" Yellow
5 Scilla mischtschenkoana
3", pale blue
10 Tulipa turkestanica
10", white


Collection 5. Spring Flowering Crocus

 
chrysanthus Blue Pearl
3", pale blue
chrysanthus Cream Beauty
3". cream
chrysanthus E.P.Bowles
3", yellowe with brown backs
chrysanthus Snowbunting
3", white with brown outside
Large Yellow
5", golden yellow, vigorous
seiberi Bowle's White
3", January flowering
seiberi Firefly
3", soft violet
tommasinianus Ruby Giant
3", rich purple

 

Collection 6. Patio Collection

Some of the best varieties for display in pots. Flowers from February to April.

 
10 Crocus E. P. Bowles 10 Anemone White Splendour 10 Iris Harmony
10 Muscari Blue Spike 5 Narcissus Jack Snipe 10 Tulip Red Riding Hood
10 Tulip Purissima

 

 

 

Collection 8. Enthusiast's collection of miniature daffodils
A selection of our most popular varieties
5 Itzim
12", yellow-orange
5 Jumblie
8", 2-3 golden flowers
5Little Gem 
6". yellow
5 Minnow
6", 3-4 cream flowers
5 odorus rugulosus
10", scented, yellow
5 Pride of Cornwall
15", 2-4heads, scented
5 Sundisc
6" yellow
5 Topolino
6", white&yellow

 

 

Collection 9. Daffodils for pots, patois & rock gardens
A selection of some of the best short growing daffodils. Do not force if growing in pots.

 
5 Hawera
7", April
5 Jumblie 
8", March
 5 Minnow
6", March/April
5 Sundial
6", April
 5 Tete a Tete
6", Feb/March

 

 

 

Collection 10. Bulbs for naturalising
25 Crocus tommasinianus
4", pale lilac
25 Crocus t. Whitewell Purple
4", shades of mauve
10 Narcissus Jack Snipe
8", lemon/white
20 Narcissus lobularis
6", pale yellow
10 Narcissus Parcpat
15", yellow/orange

 

Collection 12. Kaufmaniana Tulips

Some of the best tulips for pots or front of the border. 8", early flowering.
5 Ancilla 5 Heart's Delight 5 Jeantine
Apricot/yellow
5 Shakespeare 5 Show Winner 5 Stresa

 

Collection 13 Scented daffodils

A selection of the best varieties for cutting or garden display

20 bulbs in 4 named varieties. Our choice

Collection 14. The White Garden
10 Anemone blanda White 10 Crocus Snowbunting 10 Crocus Jeanne d'Arc
10 Muscari botrioides Album 5 Narcissus Tresamble 5 Tulipa Purissima and 5 Hyacinth Carnegie

Collection 15. Species tulips

Some of the most perennial of the tiny tulip species

5 batalinii Yellow Jewel
6". April
5 humilis
4", pink, Feb.
5 maximowiczii
4", April
5 saxatilis
12", Mar-April
10 turkestanica
9", Feb- Mar
10 urumiensis
6", Mar-April

 

 

 

All pictures on this site copyright ©2002 Christine Skelmersdale are available for licensing.
All rights reserved.