BlueBell Arboretum & Nursery

Mail order trees, shrubs, conifers and woody climbers

Ageratina ligustrina
Eupatorium micranthum

An unusual, evergreen shrub native to parts of North America, Ageratina ligustrina has dark green leaves and long lasting, large, flattened, white flower heads in late summer
£9.95

Buddleja davidii 'Black Knight'
Butterfly Bush

A popular garden plant, Buddleja davidii 'Black Knight' has lovely long trusses of fragrant, dark purple flowers in late summer
£8.95

Buddleja salviifolia
Evergreen Butterfly Bush

An unusual evergreen butterfly bush native to South Africa, Buddleja salviifolia has masses of fragrant, white or pale-lilac flowers in summer
£12.50

Cephalanthus occidentalis
Button Bush

Available Summer / Autumn 2012 - Beautiful deciduous shrub with tasteful flowers which can be found growing in the wild on lowland sites and next to streams in parts of Eastern North America
£9.50

Clethra alnifolia 'Anne Bidwell'
Sweet Pepper Bush

A superb cultivar introduced from North America, Clethra alnifolia 'Anne Bidwell' is clothed in racemes of beautiful, fragrant white flowers in mid to late summer which are very popular with butterflies and bees
£12.50

Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'
Sweet Pepper Bush

Unusual but ornamental Clethra which has upright, 6 - 10 cm long racemes of fragrant pink flowers in mid summer
£12.50

Clethra alnifolia 'Sixteen Candles'
Sweet Pepper Bush

SPECIAL OFFER - A compact new selection, Clethra alnifolia 'Sixteen Candles' is covered with masses of long-lasting white flower spikes (up to 15 cm long each) in late summer
£9.95

Deutzia setchuenensis var. corymbiflora
Chinese Snow Flower

Available Summer / Autumn 2012 - Charming and slow growing species, Deutzia setchuenensis var corymbiflora has clusters of long lasting, star-like white flowers in summer
£9.50

Heptacodium miconioides

A handsome and unusual deciduous plant native to parts of China with clusters of white flowers in autumn
£14.50

Koelreuteria paniculata

Grown from seed, Koelreuteria paniculata is a small and ornamental tree with large clusters of yellow flowers in summer followed by bladder-like seed pods
£15.00

Kolkwitzia amabilis 'Pink Cloud'
Beauty Bush

Native to Hupeh in China, Kolkwitzia amabilis 'Pink Cloud' is well known for its slightly pendulous branches, festooned with masses of pretty pink, bell-shaped flowers in early summer
£9.50

Lonicera involucrata

Available Summer 2012 - An uncommon, shrubby honeysuckle native to the United States, Lonicera involucrata has masses of yellow flowers in summer followed by bright red bracts and shiny purple-black fruit
£12.50

Lonicera maackii
Amur Honeysuckle

An unusual shrub native to parts of China and Korea, Lonicera maackii has lovely, fragrant white flowers fading to creamy-yellow as they age, followed by masses of dark red berries in autumn
£12.50

Neillia thibetica

A beautiful, yet overlooked shrub which is native to rocky areas of Western China, Neillia thibetica has pale green leaves and slender racemes of pink, tubular flowers in early summer
£12.50

Rhamnus frangula

Available Summer 2012 - One of the few plants in our garden on which we are delighted to find caterpillars since it is the most important host plant to the Brimstone butterfly
£12.95

Rhamnus frangula 'Asplenifolia'
Fine-leaved Alder Buckthorn

A fantastic foliage plant, Rhamnus frangula 'Asplenifolia' has very fine leaves, similar in appearance to the leaves of certain species of Salix (Willow)
£12.50

Tilia henryana

A rare tree, Tilia henryana has huge, ovate (shaped like an egg) leaves which are edged with bristle-like teeth and an eye-catching silvery-pink colour, as they unfold in spring
£35.00

Tilia japonica 'Ernest Wilson'

Tilia japonica 'Ernest Wilson' is perhaps the most freely flowering lime with even young plants bearing clusters of pendant, ivory-white, scented flowers in abundance in mid-summer
£35.00

Tilia kiusiana

Native to the southernmost of the main islands of Japan, Tilia kiusiana does not really look like a normal lime tree and instead when mature looks more like an upright, gnarled birch with small, interesting green leaves
£32.00

Tilia mongolica

Originating in Mongolia, Tilia mongolica is very hardy with serrated, dark green leaves which turn lovely shades of golden-yellow before falling in autumn
£32.00