A gorgeous, upright, edible, (yes edible when ripe), crab apple with masses of cup-shaped, pink-flushed, white flowers in late spring. These are followed in autumn by profuse bunches of small, bright golden-yellow crab apples which remain for many weeks. The dark green leaves turn a dazzling butter-yellow before falling in late autumn. This compact, pollution-tolerant crab apple is a beautiful ornamental tree. Of all the yellow fruited crab apples this beauty is the most well known and prolific. Additionally, this is one of the two best available choices for pollinating apple trees and indeed ... Learn More

A rare medium-sized tree with prolific white blossom in spring followed by yellow haws. Practically thornless. Thrives in any soil other than waterlogged, in a sunny position. Dotted hawthorn is often used in landscaping for its ornamental features, including its fragrant flowers and decorative berries. It can be employed in hedges, as a specimen plant, or in naturalized areas. The berries of Crataegus punctata are a valuable food source for birds, contributing to its ecological significance. ... Learn More

A close but much rarer relative of the "Chilean Lantern Tree" from the cold region of Patagonia in South America. Pretty sprays of fragrant, frilly white bell-shaped flowers appear in late summer followed by red, locket-like seed-pods, which persist into late autumn. ... Learn More

Originally from Greece, this crocus has perfectly formed, white goblet-shaped flowers with bright yellow anthers and an orange style. The flowers are lightly perfumed and appear in September through to October, with it being a mid-season form. ... Learn More

This intriguing, rare and beautiful curiosity from the hills of Japan has creeping, straggling stems, which are covered with small pointed leaves and frilly greenish-white flowers, which in turn produce blackcurrant-like berries. Surprisingly, this mound-forming plant is a most unlikely member of the dianthus family. In woodland or a shady place it will gently romp along and mystify all who see it! ... Learn More

This is a complete mix of all colours of this lovely flower which is spring flowering, unlike the more commonly encountered Cyclamen hederifolium. It is completely hardy and relatively easy, flowering from January onwards when the mixture of pinks and also white flowers are a useful compliment to snowdrops, winter aconites and other early spring flowering bulbs, even thriving under trees and in short grass where it usually self-seeds! In the wild it is found in the mountains and coastal areas that border the southern and eastern Black Sea coasts from Bulgaria in the west through Georgia and t ... Learn More

In late autumn and winter, above rosettes of grey-green leaves with deep purple reverse, bloom heads of extremely fragrant white or pale pink flowers with a magenta blotch near the nose and petals twisted into small propellers. These gems are native to woodland at 300–1,200 m elevation in the mountains of Cyprus. ... Learn More

Plants produce handsome silver-marked foliage with red, pink or ivory white flowers in August and September. They are completely hardy and relatively easy, naturalising by self-seeding. Cyclamen hederifolium has a wide distribution stretching from south eastern France, through Italy, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, (including Crete and many of the Aegean Islands). It is very tolerant of dry shade being summer deciduous, coming back to life with the late summer rains. ... Learn More

This is the lovely pure white form of this hardy species. It blooms and sprouts leaves in autumn, grows through the winter, and flowers from August to October with brilliant white blooms, ranging from 3 to 5 inches tall. Leaf color varies from all-green to all-silver, but the most common is a Christmas tree or hastate pattern in silver or pewter and various shades of green. It is native to woodland, shrubland, and also rocky areas in the Mediterranean region from southern France to western Turkey as well as on the Mediterranean islands, and naturalized farther north into Europe and in the P ... Learn More

This delightful dwarf, which is similar to Cyclamen cilicium but smaller, has beautiful flowers, which are white with grey veins or pale pink, and appear from August until November, emerging either before or along with the leaves which are almost round, and either plain green or attractively marbled in the centre. Although this diminutive gem is quite hardy, due to its small stature, it is usually grown in pots or in an alpine garden. In the wild it is found in oak woodland in scattered spots at 100–1000 metres in western Turkey. ... Learn More

Early in the year white or pale pink flowers open which gradually deepen in colour to a clear brilliant white. Possibly hardy in the warmer parts of the UK, it is best grown in an alpine house. It has in recent years proved to be quite hardy, tolerating temperatures as low as -12ºC in a sheltered, well-drained spot, but it will not tolerate both low temperatures and wet conditions. ... Learn More

These wild plants have large heart-shaped leaves, sometimes up to 3 or 4 inches across, usually green with lighter marbling on the upper surface. Very fragrant flowers bloom from winter to spring (var. persicum) or in autumn (var. autumnale) and usually white to pale pink flowers with a band of deep pink to magenta at the base, plants going dormant in summer. It is principally a tender plant which will not tolerate frost, but grown under glass it survives temperatures as low as -2ºC provided the leaves are dry. In pots, the tubers will grow in size quickly and it is common for them to reach a ... Learn More

Native to the Turkish mountains, this small plant is similar to Cyclamen coum, but has longer petals. The spring-blooming flowers have five reflexed, up-swept petals, and are fragrant and magenta-purple or pink, and have a darker blotch and a white zone at the end of the nose and is hardy to -15 C. In the UK it is usually grown in pots but will grow in sheltered spots outside. It has been given the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. ... Learn More

A very rare and beautiful cyclamen with low, gorgeously marbled and patterned marbled heart-shaped foliage. Pink-nosed white flowers add even more to this sought-after and much valued plant, the first ever registered hybrid made in 1955!. ... Learn More

The "Umbrella Plant" makes an attractive feature in a bright window or sun lounge where it produces strong stems topped with striking umbrella-like spokes. On mature plants, sprays of white flowers appear. It may also be used as an impressive marginal plant in a pond or bog garden. If planted deeply it will survive the average winter although is best given winter protection. It is a native of the swamps of Madagascar and a relative of the famous Papyrus of the Nile river and is also sometimes called Umbrella Papyrus, Umbrella Sedge or Umbrella Palm. ... Learn More