HomeblogCollected: Our pick of rare plants Think you know your foxgloves? See our pick of rare varieties of well-known plants. Back in 2010, we ran a short series on rare cultivars of well-known plants called ‘Collector’s Item’. It was a big hit, surprising many readers who thought they knew their foxgloves and hellebores. Here are our favourites from that series - along with links to the full features, just so you can be surprised all over again. Digitalis campanulata ‘Alba’, from The Botanic Nursery in Wiltshire - full feature here. Slate grey blotched Helleborus x hybridus from Ashwood Nurseries - full feature here. Snowdrop ‘Wendy’s Gold’ from the Cambo Estate - full feature here. Clematis viticella ‘Hagelby Blue’ from Hawthornes Nursery in Lancashire - full feature here. Passiflora ‘Anastasia’, from Myles Stewart Irvine’s collection - full feature here. Apricot, pink and creamy yellow double Aquilegia vulgaris from Carrie Thomas’s National Collection - full feature here. Magnolia ‘Solar Flair’ from the Caerhays Estate in Cornwall - full feature here. Share this:Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Leave a Reply Cancel reply
