To offer our customers the very best quality snowdrop plants, we grow our sales stock in pots. This means that the roots are not damaged when lifting, and that you receive a flourishing plant that has received no setbacks. It can also be enjoyed as a potted plant, and does not need immediate care on your return home. Prompt planting in the garden will offer the best chance of long-term success, however.
Our priority is to ensure that the garden display remains as fine as ever,
selling plants only when stocks are sufficient. Many varieties are slow to
multiply and demand is often heavy, so some are offered in very small numbers
only. We operate a strictly first-come, first-served policy after our list is
issued and posted on our website on 1 December each year.
We regret that we no longer offer mail order purchase of snowdrops. Sales will be at the open days only, but plants may be reserved for collection. Please specify which weekend you would like to collect your order. Please send your orders for the attention of Dr. John Grimshaw, Colesbourne Gardens, Estate Office, Colesbourne, Nr. Cheltenham, GL53 9NP, or by e-mail to: info@colesbournegardens.org.uk
Snowdrops offered by Colesbourne Gardens 2011-2012
Pot grown bulbs for collection in February 2012
CREDIT CARD FACILITIES NOW AVAILABLE AT THE SALES TABLE
| SPECIES | ||
| G. elwesii 'Green Brush' | an outstanding green-tipped G. elwesii, with a large, solid mark, and all-green inners, 1 per customer | £25.00 |
| G. elwesii 'Mandarin' | vigorous and attractive clone, found by Phil Cornish | £12.50 |
| G. elwesii 'Snowwhite' | a Dutch selection, said to be free-flowering and later than most G. elwesii | £4.00 |
| G. elwesii 'Yvonne Hay' | a very vigorous big clone - a good match for 'Colossus' - flowering in January | £20.00 |
| G. elwesii var. monostictus | always an excellent garden plant, good leaves and single-marked flowers | £5.00 |
| G. elwesii var. monostictus 'Comet' | generally regarded as being in the 'top ten', great plant, vigorous and reliable | £8.00 |
| G. elwesii var. monostictus 'J. Haydn' | the best of the 'composers', neat, early and a good doer | £5.00 |
| G. elwesii var. monostictus 'Mrs McNamara' | exceptional early-flowering selection with real elegance | £8.00 |
| G. nivalis 'Blewbury Tart' | the upright-facing green double from Blewbury in Oxon. | £8.00 |
| G. nivalis 'Charlotte' | a Dutch selection wiyth one extra segment,said to be late-flowering | £3.00 |
| G. nivalis 'Lady Elphinstone' | double yellow, always extremely popular. May temporarily revert to green. | £7.50 |
| G. nivalis 'Pusey Green Tips' | the double snowdrop with green tips on the outer segments, always popular | £4.00 |
| G. nivalis 'Tiny Tim' | petite selection of G. nivalis, flowering later than most | £4.00 |
| G. nivalis 'Viridapice' | vigorous, tall G. nivalis with strong green tips on outer segments, spathe often expanded | £3.50 |
| G. peshmenii | dainty autumn-flowering snowdrop from Turkey, for sheltered place or under glass, few | £8.00 |
| G. plicatus | from the freely-self-sowing colonies here, not selected so variable in size, markings etc | £3.50 |
| G. plicatus 'Colossus' | huge, early snowdrop, rapidly forming big clumps, found at Colesbourne | £10.00 |
| G. plicatus 'Diggory' | highly-sought after for its large beautifully-shaped flowers | £30.00 |
| G. plicatus 'Washfield Warham' | one of the classic clones of G.plicatus, with broad leaves and large flowers | £10.00 |
| G. woronowii x rizehensis ? Green-leaved hybrid ex R.D. Nutt | This is the attractive plant described on p245 of 'Snowdrops', neat and elegant in all parts, few, max 1 | SOLD OUT |
| HYBRIDS | ||
| G. 'Bertram Anderson' | prosperous-looking large snowdrop, named for former Gloucestershire gardener | £8.50 |
| G. 'Brenda Troyle' | from the stock grown here for many years under this name, a good doer | £4.00 |
| G. 'Dionysus' | a really vigorous Greatorex double with a lose rosette of inner segments | £5.00 |
| G. 'Galatea' | a large elegant snowdrop, flower hangs on long pedicel, early in the season | £5.00 |
| G. 'George Elwes' | discovered at Colesbourne, one of the finest, deep green inside, vigorous | £18.00 |
| G. 'Hill Poe' | Neat petticoats shelter under 4-5 broad outer segments, one of the best doubles | £7.50 |
| G. 'Hippolyta' | one of the Greatorex doubles, fully double, well marked inside, vigorous grower | £6.00 |
| G. 'James Backhouse' | robust plant excellent for naturalising, long flowers sometimes do fun freaky things | £3.00 |
| G. 'John Gray' | big, beautifully marked flowers early in the season | £7.00 |
| G. 'Lady Beatrix Stanley' | vigorous double, soon forming a good clump and lasting in flower for a long time | £5.00 |
| G. 'Lapwing' | found by Phil Cornish, sturdy snowdrop with a nice X-marking, max 1 per customer | £25.00 |
| G. 'Lord Lieutenant' | a magnificent and distinctive snowdrop from Colesbourne | £22.50 |
| G. 'Magnet' | classic cultivar with long pedicels | £4.00 |
| G. 'Ophelia' | a vigorous Greatorex double with abundant but somewhat irregular flowers | £5.00 |
| G. 'Richard Ayres' | big hybrid double with well-marked flowers, vigorous and easy to grow | £15.00 |
| G. 'Rodmarton' | very vigorous double hybrid from Rodmarton Manor, quickly makes a big clump | £8.00 |
| G. 'S. Arnott' | our flagship snowdrop, classic proportions, wonderful scent - a must have | £3.50 |
| G. 'Straffan' | Irish clone reliably producing two flowers per bulb after mid-season, very vigorous | £5.00 |
| G. 'Titania' | lovely Greatorex Double, regular flowers, bulks-up well | £7.00 |
| G. 'Tubby Merlin' | neat snowdrop with prostrate leaves, rounded flowers green inside, few this year | £8.50 |
| G. 'Winifrede Mathias' | named for the proprietor of the Giant Snowdrop Company, flowers later in the season than most | £6.00 |
| Leucojum vernum | our own stock of Spring Snowflake, solitary flowers with green or yellow tips | £4.50 |
| For visitors to the garden we offer a selection of potted Crocus, Eranthis and Iris, as well as Galanthus elwesii, G. nivalis, G. nivalis 'Flore Pleno' and G. woronowii. | ||
| We can also supply larger quantities of Galanthus elwesii, G. nivalis and G. woronowii for naturalizing. Please contact us for details. | ||