a l t e r n a t i v e s Plant
List 2002
# denotes name of plant which, to the best of our knowledge, is new to cultivation in the period 2001/2002 or which has not been offered before commercially under any other valid name.
*
means that seed may be available.
+
denotes species beneficial to butterflies and/or moths.
Please note double-flowered forms are of little or no benefit as they
lack nectar.
A
large number of the plants listed are of native provenance and many are local.
T. scorodonia. Wood Sage.
For well-drained soil,
even dry shade. Spikes of small
cream flowers in late summer, loved by bees.
T. scorodonia 'Binsted Gold' - The
leaves are conspicuously golden in spring and summer, greening later. A very
good plant from Mike Tristram. Seeds
true. £2.50
T. scorodonia
'Crispum Marginatum’ - The leaves have an elaborately ruffled
margin dabbed with white and are most effective in spring when they have a sort
of lime-mousse freshness. £2.50
T. pratense.
Red Clover. +
The leaves may be
affected by fungal spotting over winter.
T. pratense 'Nina' - A form with
clear, soft yellow leaves, the leaflets typically marked with pale crescents.
Heads of pinkish-purple flowers. Low-growing with a delicate, pretty habit, but
not the strongest. Best in part shade. £2.50
T. pratense ‘Susan Smith’ - The
green leaves are enhanced with bright gold veining, particularly when growing
fast. Reddish-purple flowers. £2.50
T. repens. White Clover.
+ Unless otherwise stated,
the flower heads are white or blush.
T. repens ‘Douglas Dawson’ - the
foliage colour is similar to that of ‘Wheatfen’ but richer, and the ‘V’
band on the leaflet is more pronounced and sometimes pink, the inner zone being
either green or shaded pink. The
flowers are a rich dark pink. Denser
habit than ‘Wheatfen’. A fine
form. £2.50
T. repens ‘Good Luck’ - A
vigorous form discovered by John Carter’s daughter’s pony.
The green leaflets come in a mixture of three, four or five per leaf. Nice large flower heads.
I lost it once (how awful!). £2.50
T. repens
'Green Ice' - The area between the 'V' mark and the leaf margin is
pale mint green, with the centre dark green, tinged brown at certain times.
A super form. £2.50
T. repens ‘Harlequin’ - This
clover has a similar variegation to ‘Green Ice’ but with a trickle of dark
red along the midribs, particularly in spring, but sometimes persisting much
longer. Can be very striking, but not particularly robust. £2.50
T. repens 'Hiccups' - The leaves
are mostly plain green, but with a profoundly unpredictable variegation which
comes and goes, sometimes with whole leaves/leaflets in creamy white, but
otherwise just the odd dab of
creamy white on occasional leaflets. Vigorous and fun, especially in a large
pot. £2.50
T. repens, pale pink - The
individual flowers are pale pink, shaded darker pink at the base, giving
the flower head a pretty two-tone effect. Leaves normal. £2.50
T. repens ‘Purp’ – At certain times of year the leaves develop dark chocolate flecking,
sometimes so intense as to almost obscure the green. Discovered by my son
Laurence, while tying his shoelaces. £2.50
T. repens ‘Purple Velvet’ - The leaves are in shades of rich burgundy with a feathered green edge.
Vigorous. White flowers. £2.50
T. repens
'Purpurascens Quadrifolium' - A four- and five-leafleted clover with
a mouthful of a name and dark chocolate-coloured leaves finely edged with green.
£2.50
T. repens
'Wheatfen' - The leaves (with three leaflets) are a very deep purple
all over and the flowers are dark pink. Beautiful, if rather straggly. £2.50
T. repens ‘William’ - The
leaves are in ever-changing combinations of pink, russet, plum purple, mahogany,
smoky grey and green to name but a few. The flower heads are rich deep magenta.
Vigorous. Sheer magic
from William Lyall of Manor Nursery. £2.50