Lovely native species of Iran carrying early spires of porcelain blue flowers each one like a tiny opalescent pearl, flaring at the mouth, rather than being pinched in, and delicately crimped around its edge. Rare offering.
Bright, sky-blue heads of flowers throughout spring with neat, short strappy leaves. Happy in light shade and a humus rich soil, will naturalise in the garden.
Similar to S. armena but has larger flowers and more of them on each compact raceme and they are of an especially intense and attractive blue. Exclusive offering of this rare Caucasian species.
Spring flowers of the palest milky-blue over lush, bright green strappy foliage. A very rare listing of this very local plant known from only a few isolated stations in the Mani Peninsula in Southern Greece.
As the name implies a squill with one large leaf but with a lovely cluster of 3-15 violet-blue flowers borne in a loose raceme on a 25cm stem. A lovely addition to this tribe and makes a fine showing in the garden.
Sternbergia candida is rare species endemic to western Turkey where it is found on morth facing slopes, Crystalline pure white flowers scented of Freesia appear in Spring together with long grey leaves.
Long tubed golden yellow flowers shaped like miniature Sternbergialutea appear in Autumn. Regarded as a synonym for a smaller form of Sternbergia lutea.on the Plant List
This is the very rare deep gentian-blue form of the Chilean Crocus without the white throat. Thought to be extinct in its native habitat, but recently some small populations have been found. A collector’s item and an exclusive offering.
Soft, pale yellow flowers with pink staining towards the tip on medium stems. Awful name! Most likely placed under the wrong species and Richard Wilford, author of Tulips, species and hybrids considers it closest to the legendary T.
A dwarf plant with lovely white flowers, each with a golden star in the throat, several to a stem. The small black tips to the anthers make a super contrast.
A new and very distinct form with large upright flowers on tall stems. The inner petals are yellow/orange, with slight red feathering, the outer petals dark red with darker central line.
Enormous, showy flowers of clear, bright crimson-scarlet with a brilliant sheen on the inner surface of the petals. Its black basal blotch is margined with yellow. A stunning species from Iran with broad, wavy-edged glaucous leaves.
Very early, huge, pure white flowers which develop just a hint of cream as they age. The whole confection contrasts dramatically with its jet black anthers and lemon throat. Deliciously scented.
Elegant sulphur white flowers inside and out with a yellow edged black centre; an extremely beautiful and highly functional colour which blends with just about anything else in the garden. Has the handsome grey foliage typical of its race.
