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ROSCOEA

ROSCOEA

ROSCOEA

The fleshy roots give rise to strange hooded flowers reminiscent of orchids, although they are in fact ginger relatives. They require a cool, humus-rich soil and are lime tolerant. They are best planted deeply and mulched in winter in cold districts. Well established clumps flower best.

Plant List

ROSCOEA ALPINA

This species is a slender plant producing a succession of small clear pink flowers throughout the summer. It will seed around.

The hardy ginger relatives from the Himalayas are trouble free tuberous rooted perennials  flowering throughout the summer with clusters  of strange hooded flowers reminiscent of orchids,.  The leaves are stem clasping and topped by a fat bud from which a mass of flowers open over a period of weeks. They require a cool, humus-rich soil and are lime tolerant. They are best planted deeply and mulched in winter in cold districts. Well established clumps flower best.

 

Height:6"

Flowers: Jun-Sep

Price: 3 = £6.00

ROSCOEA ALPINA

ROSCOEA AURICULATA

Award of Garden MeritAn easy species with a long flowering period. The intense purple flowers are produced all summer.Less stiff than most species  it is also a  good foliage plant with neat mounds of attractive green leaves . 

The hardy ginger relatives from the Himalayas are trouble free tuberous rooted perennials for light shade flowering throughout the summer with clusters  of strange hooded flowers reminiscent of orchids.  The leaves are stem clasping and topped by a fat bud from which a mass of flowers open over a period of weeks. They require a cool, humus-rich soil and are lime tolerant. They are best planted deeply and mulched in winter in cold districts. Well established clumps flower best.

Height: 12"

Flowers: Jul-Aug

Price:  3 = £8.00

ROSCOEA AURICULATA

ROSCOEA BEESIANA

Award of Garden MeritAn easy species with a long flowering period. Succession of large yellow flowers with purple flashes.

The hardy ginger relatives from the Himalayas are trouble free tuberous rooted perennials for light shade flowering throughout the summer with clusters  of strange hooded flowers reminiscent of orchids.  The leaves are stem clasping and topped by a fat bud from which a mass of flowers open over a period of weeks. They require a cool, humus-rich soil and are lime tolerant. They are best planted deeply and mulched in winter in cold districts. Well established clumps flower best.

Height: 12"

Flowers: Jul-Aug

Price:  3 = £8.00

ROSCOEA BEESIANA

ROSCOEA BROADLEIGH MOONLIGHT

 

NEW Our own selection from humeana with very large pale cream flowers. Distinct and free flowering.

 The hardy ginger relatives from the Himalayas are trouble free tuberous rooted perennials  flowering throughout the summer with clusters  of strange hooded flowers reminiscent of orchids.  The broad leaves are stem clasping and topped by a fat bud from which a mass of flowers open over a period of weeks. They require a cool, humus-rich soil and are lime tolerant. They are best planted deeply and mulched in winter in cold districts. Well established clumps flower best.

Height: 8"

Flowers: June - Sept

 3 = £10.00

 

 

ROSCOEA BROADLEIGH MOONLIGHT

ROSCOEA CAUTLEYOIDES 'JEFFREY THOMAS'

 

AAward of Garden Meritn easy cultivar with a long flowering period. Succession of large  yellow flowers on tall, slender stems.

 

The hardy ginger relatives from the Himalayas are trouble free tuberous rooted perennials  flowering throughout the summer with clusters  of strange hooded flowers reminiscent of orchids.  The leaves are stem clasping and topped by a fat bud from which a mass of flowers open over a period of weeks. They require a cool, humus-rich soil and are lime tolerant. They are best planted deeply and mulched in winter in cold districts. Well established clumps flower best.

Height:14"

Flowers: June

Price:  3 = £15.00

 

ROSCOEA CAUTLEYOIDES 'JEFFREY THOMAS'

ROSCOEA HARVINGTON RAW SILK

 

AGM A dramatic new hybrid with with exceptionally large pale yellow flowers that open from red buds. Distinct. They flower all summer.

 The hardy ginger relatives from the Himalayas are trouble free tuberous rooted perennials  flowering throughout the summer with clusters  of strange hooded flowers reminiscent of orchids.  The broad leaves are stem clasping and topped by a fat bud from which a mass of flowers open over a period of weeks. They require a cool, humus-rich soil and are lime tolerant. They are best planted deeply and mulched in winter in cold districts. Well established clumps flower best.

Height:14"

Flowers: June - Sept

 3 = £15.00

 

 

ROSCOEA HARVINGTON RAW SILK

ROSCOEA HUMEANA PURPLE

Award of Garden MeritAn easy species with a long flowering period. Succession of large hooded rich purple flowers . One of the best.

The hardy ginger relatives from the Himalayas are trouble free tuberous rooted perennials  flowering throughout the summer with clusters  of strange hooded flowers reminiscent of orchids.  The broad, almost horizontal leaves are stem clasping and topped by a fat bud from which a mass of flowers open over a period of weeks. They require a cool, humus-rich soil and are lime tolerant. They are best planted deeply and mulched in winter in cold districts. Well established clumps flower best.

Height:12"

Flowers: Jun-Jul

Price:  3 = £10.00

ROSCOEA HUMEANA PURPLE

ROSCOEA MIXED SEEDLINGS

We have a fine collection of unnamed large flowered seedlings. All shades from white with pink lips to intense reds. Most bicoloured . A chance to name your own plant!

 The hardy ginger relatives from the Himalayas are trouble free tuberous rooted perennials  flowering throughout the summer with clusters  of strange hooded flowers reminiscent of orchids.  The broad leaves are stem clasping and topped by a fat bud from which a mass of flowers open over a period of weeks. They require a cool, humus-rich soil and are lime tolerant. They are best planted deeply and mulched in winter in cold districts. Well established clumps flower best.

Height:10"

Flowers: June - Sept

 

price 3 = £15.00

 

ROSCOEA MIXED SEEDLINGS

ROSCOEA RED GURKHA(purpurea f.rubra)

 

Award of Garden MeritR. purpurea forma rubra  is the correct but rather boring name for a plant that is anything but. I first saw it at Edinburgh Botanic Garden where it had made huge clumps in the woodland garden. It is a dramatic new selection with with  large flowers of clear red and apple green leaves. The flowers are produced in profusion on sturdy plants They appear much later than most and it is shorter than many.  

 The hardy ginger relatives from the Himalayas are trouble free tuberous rooted perennials  flowering throughout the summer with clusters  of strange hooded flowers reminiscent of orchids.  The broad leaves are stem clasping and topped by a fat bud from which a mass of flowers open over a period of weeks. They require a cool, humus-rich soil and are lime tolerant. They are best planted deeply and mulched in winter in cold districts. Well established clumps flower best.

 

Height:10"

Flowers: June - Sept

 

 

Price:

 10.00

ROSCOEA RED GURKHA(purpurea f.rubra)

ROSCOEA SCILLIFOLIA

An easy small  species  with unusual small dark purple, almost black, flowers.

 The hardy ginger relatives from the Himalayas are trouble free tuberous rooted perennials  flowering throughout the summer with clusters  of strange hooded flowers reminiscent of orchids.  The leaves are stem clasping and topped by a fat bud from which a mass of flowers open over a period of weeks. They require a cool, humus-rich soil and are lime tolerant. They are best planted deeply and mulched in winter in cold districts. Well established clumps flower best.

Height:6"

Flowers: July

Price: 3= £6.00

ROSCOEA SCILLIFOLIA

ROSCOEA WISLEY AMETHYST

 

A dramatic new hybrid with with exceptionally large white flowers with a dramatic purple mark on the falls. They flower all summer.

 The hardy ginger relatives from the Himalayas are trouble free tuberous rooted perennials  flowering throughout the summer with clusters  of strange hooded flowers reminiscent of orchids.  The broad leaves are stem clasping and topped by a fat bud from which a mass of flowers open over a period of weeks. They require a cool, humus-rich soil and are lime tolerant. They are best planted deeply and mulched in winter in cold districts. Well established clumps flower best.

 

Height:14"

Flowers: June - Sept

 

 

 

Price:

 7.00

ROSCOEA WISLEY AMETHYST
 

Award of Garden Merit =those plants given the Award of Garden Merit by the RHS.

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