Tulipa clusiana ‘Cynthia’ is the free plant (for 800 visitors, released in batches to correspond with booked entry times) at Helmingham Plant Fair September 2020. Tulipa clusiana, commonly known as lady tulip, is a species tulip that grows to 9-12” tall. ‘Cynthia’ is pale yellow with outer tepals of rose-red edged with pale yellow on the exterior. Flower interior is a solid pale yellow. It blooms April-May and is good for naturalising.
Continue reading →We are pleased to announce that the 2020 Autumn Plant Fair will go ahead! All official guidelines will be followed, the stalls set further apart and queuing avoided. Plant Heritage Autumn Plant Fair and Artisan Market Sunday 20th September: 10 am – 4 pm, Helmingham Hall, IP14 6EF. Entrance: Adults £8.00 – Children: Free (includes admission into the Grade 1 Listed Gardens). For tickets, go to: https://www.helmingham.com/events/autumn-plant-fair-with-artisan-market/ Entry times have been staggered for ease of social distancing. There is no … Continue reading →
We thought it would be good to see how the free plants that have been given away at the Plant Heritage plant fairs at Helmingham Hall look today. If we can find some more pictures, we’ll make a special page for them on the web site. If you’ve got a good photo of one of the free plants, however old, please send it to IT.Admin@SuffolkPlantHertitage.com . Here’s one to start us off:
Continue reading →A feature by our award-winning National Collection holder, Sarah Cooke… Wild tulips, by which I mean species tulips growing in the wild, have a wonderful mechanism to ensure that the bulbs grow at an ideal depth for the conditions in which they are found. This seems like magic, when you realise that they usually begin as seeds germinating on the surface of the soil. We have a good number of Tulipa sprengeri growing in the garden; mature, flowering sized bulbs are … Continue reading →
A note from our Propagation Officer, Anne Tweddle… Paeonia mascula subsp. russoi It’s the first of my species Paeonia to flower, and is a lovely thing. A clump forming herbaceous perennial, about 60cm tall. It has shiny foliage green flushed with a little purple with bright pink-purple flowers and a central boss of pale yellow stamens. Seed has been successfully germinated, and we have some small plants to sell.
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