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Autumn Plant Fair Sold Out

Suffolk Plant Heritage Posted on September 11, 2020 by SPH-AdminSeptember 11, 2020

Tickets for the Plant Fair are now sold out and will not be available on the day.  

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The Free Plant for Autumn 2020

Suffolk Plant Heritage Posted on September 7, 2020 by SPH-AdminSeptember 9, 2020

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.

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Autumn Plant Fair 2020

Suffolk Plant Heritage Posted on August 25, 2020 by SPH-AdminAugust 25, 2020

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 →

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Species Tulips

Suffolk Plant Heritage Posted on April 20, 2020 by SPH-AdminApril 20, 2020

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 →

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Paeonia mascula subsp. russoi

Suffolk Plant Heritage Posted on April 3, 2020 by SPH-AdminApril 3, 2020

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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