Late summer reading.

There is are a lot of new items on the list (posted yesterday www.jackdawsfield.co.uk), among the widest range of our catalogued items that we have had available for a long time. Although we would be very pleased to despatch more now, we know that most of you have closed the door on your potting shed for the season, so we expect the majority of orders to be for next year. Why not take advantage of the length of this list and try some new things, bearing in mind that some of them will sell quickly and will not appear again for another year.

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August Special offers - Tree's

140 Acacia longifolia £0.70 47 Trachycarpos fortunei £1.10

August Special offers - Shrubs - Part 2

190 Jasminum fruticans £0.75 110 Lavatera Blushing Bride £0.65 53 Lavatera Bredon Springs £0.65 33 Lavatera Kew Rose £0.65 190 Lavatera Rosea £0.75 180 Ligustrum sinense Variegatum £0.60 70 Lonicera albertii £0.60 270 Lonicera involucrata £0.60 50 Lonicera maa. v. podocarpa £0.65 190 Malvastrum lateritium £0.70 150 Olearia phl. Combers Pink £0.70 50 Olearia macrodonta £0.75 150 Olearia nummularifolia £0.75 80 Ozothamnus Threave Seedling £0.75 260 Photinia Red Robin £0.95 50 Piptanthus nepalensis £0.80 70 Pittosporum Margaret Turnbull £0.85 230 Prostanthera ovalifolia Variegata £0.80 60 Pyracantha Molten Lava £0.65 350 Ribes x gordonianum £0.75 90 Rosmarinus off Roseus £0.65 30 Salix babylonica Annularis £0.70 90 Santolina incana £0.65 60 Santolina virens £0.65 70 Santolina virens Primrose Gem £0.65 48 Solanum rantonnetii £0.65 145 Sorbaria aitchisonii £0.85 130 Sorbaria sorbifolia £0.85 30 Viburnum plicatum Shasta £0.80 180 Vinca difformis Sardoa £0.70 80 Vinca minor Aurea £0.70 50 Vinca minor Azurea Flore Pleno £0.65 200 Vinca minor Bowle's Variety £0.75 140 Weigela Praecox Variegata £0.75 54 Yucca aloifolia £0.80

August Special offers - Grasses + Friends and Relations

100 Acorus gramineus Ogon £0.85 340 Carex oshimensis Evergold £0.95 110 Deschampsia c. Bronzeschelier £0.65 160 Milium effusum Aureum £0.65 100 Miscanthus sin. Yaku-jima £1.15 90 Molinia Edith Dudzus £0.75 1930 Ophiopogon pl. Nigrescens £1.25 40 Pennisetum orientale £0.65 500 Phormium tenax £0.75 1870 Phormium tenax - plugs (77's) £0.30

August Special offers - Grasses

100 Acorus gramineus Ogon £0.85 340 Carex oshimensis Evergold £0.95 110 Deschampsia c. Bronzeschelier £0.65 160 Milium effusum Aureum £0.65 100 Miscanthus sin. Yaku-jima £1.15 90 Molinia Edith Dudzus £0.75 1930 Ophiopogon pl. Nigrescens £1.25 40 Pennisetum orientale £0.65 500 Phormium tenax £0.75 1870 Phormium tenax - plugs (77's) £0.30

August Special offers - Herbaceous Perennials

300 Achillea mixed, named. Per 100 £65.00 90 Amsonia tabernaemontana £0.65 60 Aruncus dioicus Kneiffii £0.95 130 Euphorbia robbiae £0.80 500 Helleborus Party Dress Mixed Named £125.00 500 Bearded Iris - mixed named per 100 £95.00 40 Paradisea lusitanica £0.70 200 Penstemon Abbotsmerry £0.65 200 Penstemon Beckford £0.65 150 Penstemon Russian River £0.65

August Special offers - Climbers

30 Ampelopsis brevipedunculata £0.75 110 Berberidopsis corallina £0.80 70 Celastrus orbic.- hermaphrodite £0.75 340 Jasminum officinale Arg. Variegatum £0.85 200 Jasminum officinale Aureum £0.75 60 Lonicera alseuosmoides £0.75 80 Lonicera caprifolium £0.75 180 Lonicera giraldii £0.75 50 Lonicera henryi £0.70 50 Lonicera KR291 £0.75 100 Lonicera trag. 'Maurice Foster' £0.80 40 Lonicera x italica £0.70 140 Pandorea pandorana Golden Showers £0.95 180 Parthenocissus quinquefolia £0.70 120 Rhus ambigua £0.80 100 Vitis amurensis £0.75 60 Vitis vinifera Spetchley Red £0.75

August Special offers - Shrubs - Part 1

220 Aristotelia chilensis Variegata £0.85 70 Artemisia Powis Castle £0.70 20 Artemisia Faith Raven £0.70 40 Brachyglottis Sunshine £0.70 350 Buddleja alternifolia Argentea £0.80 90 Buddleja auriculata £0.65 125 Buddleja fallowiana Alba £0.65 140 Buddleja farreri £0.65 40 Buddleja loricata £0.65 80 Calceolaria integrifolia £0.75 90 Cantua buxifolia - white form £0.55 230 Caryopteris cl Arthur Simmonds £0.70 30 Caryopteris cl First Choice £0.70 150 Caryopteris Sunshine Blue -rylty pd £0.80 250 Ceanothus Tilden Park £0.65 38 Ceratostigma abyssinicum £0.85 63 Ceratostigma griffithii £0.80 130 Chaenomeles Knap Hill Scarlet £0.70 60 Chaenomeles Pink Lady £0.70 160 Cistus Crispus £0.65 80 Cistus dansereaui 'Jenkyn Place' £0.65 150 Cistus hybridus £0.65 60 Cistus Ruby Cluster £0.65 50 Cistus salviifolius Gold Star £0.65 50 Coprosma Evening Glow £0.75 210 Coprosma Roy's Red £0.65 420 Cornus canadensis £0.85 110 Corokia buddlejoides £0.85 30 Coronilla emerus £0.75 20 Cytisus x kewensis £0.85 35 Cytisus x kewensis Niki £0.85 70 Drimys lanceolata £0.90 85 Escallonia Donard White £0.65 60 Escallonia illinita £0.75 220 Escallonia iveyii £0.75 30 Escallonia Peach Blossom £0.65 220 Euonymus fort. Silver Queen £0.80 50 Euryops pectinatus £0.65 110 Fatshedera lizei £0.85 120 Fatshedera lizei Annamieke £0.85 400 Mixed named Fuchias per 100 £70.00 450 Griselinia litt Variegata £0.85 390 Griselinia littoralis £0.80 65 Halimium umbellatum £0.65 70 Helichrysum italicum Dartington £0.65

July Special offers - Grasses (+ Friends & Relations)

100 Acorus gramineus Ogon £0.85 340 Carex oshimensis Evergold £0.95 110 Deschampsia c. Bronzeschelier £0.65 80 Eragrostis spectabilis £0.65 160 Milium effusum Aureum £0.65 100 Miscanthus sin. Yaku-jima £1.15 90 Molinia Edith Dudzus £0.75 1930 Ophiopogon pl. Nigrescens £1.25 40 Pennisetum orientale £0.65 500 Phormium tenax £0.75 1870 Phormium tenax - plugs (77's) £0.30

July Special offers - Herbaceous Perennials

300 Achillea mixed, named. Per 100 £65.00 90 Amsonia tabernaemontana £0.65 60 Aruncus dioicus Kneiffii £0.95 80 Euphorbia martinii £0.85 130 Euphorbia robbiae £0.80 500 Helleborus Party Dress Mixed Named £125.00 500 Bearded Iris - mixed named per 100 £95.00 40 Paradisea lusitanica £0.70 200 Penstemon Abbotsmerry £0.65 200 Penstemon Beckford £0.65 150 Penstemon Russian River £0.65

July Special offers - Climbers

30 Ampelopsis brevipedunculata £0.75 110 Berberidopsis corallina £0.80 70 Celastrus orbic.- hermaphrodite £0.75 340 Jasminum officinale Arg. Variegatum £0.85 200 Jasminum officinale Aureum £0.75 70 Lonicera alseuosmoides £0.75 80 Lonicera caprifolium £0.75 200 Lonicera giraldii £0.75 50 Lonicera henryi £0.70 50 Lonicera KR291 £0.75 126 Lonicera trag. 'Maurice Foster' £0.80 80 Lonicera x italica £0.70 140 Pandorea pandorana Golden Showers £0.95 180 Parthenocissus quinquefolia £0.70 120 Rhus ambigua £0.80 100 Vitis amurensis £0.75 60 Vitis vinifera Spetchley Red £0.75

July Special offers - Shrubs - Part 2

210 Hypericum x cyath Gold Cup £0.70 30 Ilex crenata Golden Gem £0.65 190 Jasminum fruticans £0.75 50 Lavandula vera £0.75 100 Lavatera Blushing Bride £0.65 53 Lavatera Bredon Springs £0.65 53 Lavatera Kew Rose £0.65 190 Lavatera Rosea £0.75 180 Ligustrum sinense Variegatum £0.75 70 Lonicera albertii £0.60 270 Lonicera involucrata £0.60 60 Lonicera maa. v. podocarpa £0.65 190 Malvastrum lateritium £0.70 150 Olearia phl. Combers Pink £0.70 90 Olearia macrodonta £0.75 150 Olearia nummularifolia £0.75 80 Ozothamnus Threave Seedling £0.75 280 Photinia Red Robin £0.95 95 Piptanthus nepalensis £0.80 70 Pittosporum Margaret Turnbull £0.85 230 Prostanthera ovalifolia Variegata £0.80 60 Pyracantha Molten Lava £0.70 350 Ribes x gordonianum £0.75 90 Rosmarinus off Roseus £0.65 20 Salix babylonica Annularis £0.70 10 Salix erythroflexuosa £0.70 90 Santolina incana £0.65 50 Santolina virens £0.65 50 Santolina virens Primrose Gem £0.65 48 Solanum rantonnetii £0.65 180 Sorbaria aitchisonii £0.85 130 Sorbaria sorbifolia £0.85 41 Viburnum plicatum Shasta £0.80 200 Vinca difformis Sardoa £0.70 80 Vinca minor Aurea £0.70 70 Vinca minor Azurea Flore Pleno £0.65 200 Vinca minor Bowle's Variety £0.75 140 Weigela Praecox Variegata £0.75 54 Yucca aloifolia £0.80 140 Acacia longifolia £0.70 47 Trachycarpos fortunei £1.10

July Special offers - Shrubs - Part 1

220 Aristotelia chilensis Variegata £0.85 60 Artemisia Powis Castle £0.70 60 Artemisia Faith Raven £0.70 40 Brachyglottis Sunshine £0.70 370 Buddleja alternifolia Argentea £0.80 120 Buddleja auriculata £0.70 145 Buddleja fallowiana Alba £0.70 160 Buddleja farreri £0.65 50 Buddleja loricata £0.65 100 Calceolaria integrifolia £0.75 90 Cantua buxifolia - white form £0.70 230 Caryopteris cl Arthur Simmonds £0.70 30 Caryopteris cl First Choice £0.70 150 Caryopteris Sunshine Blue -rylty pd £0.80 30 Ceanothus Blue Mound £0.80 250 Ceanothus Tilden Park £0.75 50 Ceratostigma abyssinicum £0.85 63 Ceratostigma griffithii £0.80 130 Chaenomeles Knap Hill Scarlet £0.80 60 Chaenomeles Pink Lady £0.80 160 Cistus Crispus £0.70 80 Cistus dansereaui 'Jenkyn Place' £0.70 130 Cistus hybridus £0.70 60 Cistus Ruby Cluster £0.65 50 Cistus salviifolius Gold Star £0.65 80 Coprosma Evening Glow £0.75 210 Coprosma Roy's Red £0.65 420 Cornus canadensis £0.85 110 Corokia buddlejoides £0.85 30 Coronilla emerus £0.75 20 Cytisus x kewensis £0.85 40 Cytisus x kewensis Niki £0.85 70 Drimys lanceolata £0.90 70 Escallonia Donard White £0.65 60 Escallonia illinita £0.75 220 Escallonia iveyii £0.75 30 Escallonia Peach Blossom £0.65 220 Euonymus fort. Silver Queen £0.80 50 Euryops pectinatus £0.65 130 Fatshedera lizei £0.85 120 Fatshedera lizei Annamieke £0.85 500 Mixed named Fuchias per 100 £70.00 450 Griselinia litt Variegata £0.85 390 Griselinia littoralis £0.80 65 Halimium umbellatum £0.65 70 Helichrysum italicum Dartington £0.65

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Ends of lines and seconds

Following the retirement of one our largest customers one of our smallest has also gone, and the reason I tell you this is that they were our largest buyer of ends of lines and seconds, taking mixed job lots (all named) which they grew on for their market stall. Is this of interest to you?

Vinca difformis

We also push the boat out with Vinca difformis varieties, which are often wrongly listed as Z9, but we have never lost any here. On very cold mornings (-8 or so) the foliage goes flaccid but recovers as soon as the temperature rises. Most of the forms (except Sardoa) grow to about 40 cm in the open, but much more against a wall or with something to scramble up. There only seems to be one white form, which we grow as ‘Snowmound’ (syn ‘Alba’, ‘Greystone Form’), the type is ice-blue and ‘Jenny Pym’ is almost a pure pink (slightly bluish in some light and when you try to photograph it with film). ‘Sardoa’ is the deepest blue, particularly as the flowers open and is more vigorous with a sparser habit. All flower almost all the year round, peaking in the autumn. If they a have a fault it is that they can be invasive – at least on heavy soil. Very underused and underrated.

Trachelospermum

Carrying on from yesterday we also grow a lot of Trachelospermum species and varieties and these too cause confusion. There are two species; T. asiaticum has smaller leaves, creamy flowers and is hardier (Z7) than T. jasminoides (Z8) Which has white flowers and is more fragrant. Easy to follow so far, but both species have a form called ‘Majus’ with larger leaves than the type, so that T. asiaticum ‘Majus’, which is our most popular form, has leaves not much smaller than the type T. jasminoides. T.j. Wilsonii has distinct veins on small narrow leaves and the whole plant turns red in winter. T.j ‘Variegata’ is strongly white variegated to the extent that you hardly see the flowers, but you can still smell them. Trachelospermum are the same family as Vincas (Apocynaceae) which you appreciate when they set the same odd, long cylindrical fruit (and they have the same sticky white sap). T. asiaticum ‘Majus’ was once considered a species in its own right but was lumped into T. asiaticum because it has the same coloured flowers. I am not convinced.

Phlomis

Why do we grow so many Phlomis species? Because we can and each have their claim to fame. Not all that we grow are currently available, but this is the run down. Phlomis fruticosa is the well known Jerusalem Sage, which is woody with hairy grey/green leaves and bright yellow flowers. P. chrysophylla is similar but has golden down on the young leaves which are longer and greyer. P. purpurea is very similar in leaf to P.fruticosa but has pink flowers (not purple), as does P.italica which has distinctly longer, narrower and greyer leaves than all the rest. P. russelliana is more of a perennial forming a mat of large grey leaves form which arise stems of yellow flowers of a softer shade than P. fruticosa. P. tuberosa is herbaceous, overwintering as tubers from which arise tall stems (150 cm) of deep pink flowers. P. longifolia is shrubby again, being distinct in having large dark green leaves; its bright yellow flowers are very showy. All are hardy, but can be damaged by winter wet and cold, but they do recover.

Bekheya purpurea

Bekheya purpurea is a hardy, perennial, rosette-forming thistle with the most delicate daisy-like flowers up to 8cm across, in deep pinky/lilac on stems to 80cm. Best in well-drained soil. Very prickly but very lovely.

Clematis

Clematis armandii and C. a. ‘Snowdrift’ will be available again next April for those who book them now. This is an item that we trade, and because they grow into each other and get damaged we like to have them on the nursery for as short a time as possible, which is why they are only available to order. Note that ‘Apple Blossom is not being offered any more. Prices for 2010 will be the same as this year i.e. £2.40 for 20-59, £2.35 for 60-199, £2.29 for 200-499. Please let us know your requirements as soon as possible.

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Vinca minor ‘Hawaii

Vinca minor ‘Hawaii’ is a blue flowering variety with very dark green foliage that is close to the ground, in the manner of V.m.‘Gertrude Jekyll’. It could be a winner.

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