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narcissus	nepeta
nassella	nerine
nectaroscordum

NARCISSUS

Some of you sometimes ask us why we grow daffodils in pots when they can be bought cheaper as dry bulbs in the autumn. We only grow the less common varieties and going by their popularity some customers obviously find it very helpful to buy them when they are about to flower, or are in bloom, to dot in amongst other plants. They also make lovely gifts to bring a bit of cheer and last longer than a bunch of cut flowers! The bulbs are poisonous.

'hawera'
Small nodding heads, several on a stem, of soft yellow flowers in April. 25 cm

‘JENNY’
A pretty creamy white, reflexed flower with primrose yellow trumpets which fade with age. 30 cm

‘JETFIRE’
A showy, dwarf daffodil with yellow flowers and small orange cups, in spring. 25 cm

The Mead Nursery - Narcissus 'Lemon Drops'

'lemon drops'
Multi-headed stems of creamy white triandrus daffodil flowers, with primrose-yellowcentres, in March-April. Lovely! 20 cm

'minnow'
Small open, multi-headed flowers of pale yellow with darker centres in March-April. 15 cm

‘PIPIT’
Jonquilla-type, hence the wonderfully scented flowers. Soft yellow perianths that age to almost white, in April. 25 cm

The Mead Nursery - Narcissus 'Polar Ice'

‘POLAR ICE’
White flowers with a small pale green cup, in spring, later flowering than most. 35 cm

NARCISSUS

‘RIJNVELD’S EARLY SENSATION’
A yellow daffodil with a flared trumpet, which is lovely and early, starting in January. A bit of cheer after the slightly flat feeling, post Christmas. 25 cm

‘SUN DISC’
Rounded straw-yellow flowers, with a small darker yellow cup in April. 20 cm

NASSELLA

TRICHOTOMA
Makes a small mound of thin grassy leaves, slightly trailing along the ground, with the flowers in early summer, forming a pinky haze above. Like a fibre-optic lamp! 30 cm

nectaroscordum

SICULUM (syn. ALLIUM SICULUM)
A tall bulbous plant with elegantly drooping heads of green, cream and red flowers, in late May. Spreads well. 1 m

The Mead Nursery - NECTAROSCORDUM TRIPEDALE

TRIPEDALE
Still very rare in cultivation, this Nectaroscordum is very slow to clump up. It has slightly nodding heads of almost white flowers with a pronounced pink stripe down the centre of each petal. It might not flower in its first year. 60 cm

NEPETA

X FAASSENII
‘Common catmint’. Felty grey scented leaves with lavender blue flowers throughout summer. 25 cm

The Mead Nursery - Nepeta Grandiflora Bramdean

GRANDIFLORA ‘BRAMDEAN’
Slightly glaucous foliage, blue-mauve flowers on dark coloured stems in summer. More upright than some.
45 cm

The Mead Nursery - Nepeta racemosa 'Snowflake'

RACEMOSA ‘SNOWFLAKE’
White flowered catmint. 25 cm

The Mead Nursery - Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low'

RACEMOSA 'WALKER'S LOW'
Lavender-blue flowers, throughout summer, on slightly darker stems. Tidier in habit than Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant'. Plants should be ready about the end of April.
60 cm

The Mead Nursery - Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant'

‘SIX HILLS GIANT’
Large form of catmint. Lavender blue flowers throughout summer. 60 cm

NERINE

BOWDENII
We have decided that this bulb needs very little water, so put it right against the wall of the house on the sunniest side, and try to neglect it! If happy, it will become dormant in summer, then send up shell-pink flowers on sturdy stems, in September and October.
30 cm

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