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Free bulb for Helmingham – September 2019

Suffolk Plant Heritage Posted on August 29, 2019 by SPH-AdminAugust 29, 2019

We will be giving away a packet of five bulbs to the first 800 visitors to the Autumn Plant fair at Helmingham Hall on Sunday September 15th. Tulipa linifolia (Batalinii Group) ‘Bright Gem’ This is one of a series of reliable hybrid dwarf tulips that increase steadily. The flowers are buttercup yellow with a flash of apricot above neat grey foliage. It is very long lived and perfect for rock gardens and raised beds. Plant the bulbs at least 6″ … Continue reading →

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The Free Plant for Spring 2019

Suffolk Plant Heritage Posted on April 3, 2019 by SPH-AdminApril 3, 2019

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘Rougham Purple’, is the free plant (for the first 800 visitors) at Helmingham Plant Fair May 2019. Recent changes in taxonomy mean that  Symphyotrichum is now accepted to be the correct name for this lovely plant that most people know as Aster. It was bred in Suffolk by Rougham Nursery by the current owner’s father some twenty or more  years ago. It currently has one supplier in the RHS Plantfinder, that being West Acre Gardens in Norfolk. The … Continue reading →

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The Free Plant for September 2018

Suffolk Plant Heritage Posted on September 3, 2018 by SPH-AdminSeptember 3, 2018

It’s not long now before the Plant Heritage Plant Fair at Helmingham Hall on Sunday, 16th September.   The free plant (for the first 800) is Narcissus bulbocodium subspecies conspicuus – a ‘Hoop Petticoat’ species Narcissus. It reliably produces up to 15 bright golden yellow flowers per bulb with fine grass-like foliage. It’s strong growing, increases rapidly and is good for naturalising in short, rough grassland or in an open garden situation. It flowers in mid April and grows to a … Continue reading →

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The Free Plant for May 2018

Suffolk Plant Heritage Posted on April 27, 2018 by SPH-AdminAugust 31, 2018

We’ve been to Goose Green today and photographed this year’s free plant and also the start of the process for 2019.    

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The Free Plant for the Spring Plant Sale

Suffolk Plant Heritage Posted on December 11, 2017 by SPH-AdminFebruary 2, 2018

It’s not too soon to be thinking about the Spring Plant Sale – Sunday 27th May, 10am-4pm, Helmingham Hall, IP14 6EF. The free plant will be Penstemon ‘Drinkstone Red’. It’s described as: A good red, hardy Penstemon, flowers for a  long period over the summer with long tubular flowers and  medium green foliage with an elegant appearance.  It should be kept deadheaded to encourage flowering and cut back in spring to new shoots coming from the base. This cultivar was bred by Fred Barcock … Continue reading →

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