BlueBell Arboretum & Nursery

Mail order trees, shrubs, conifers and woody climbers

Ageratina ligustrina (Eupatorium micranthum)
Spindle Tree

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 alternifolia
Weeping Butterfly Bush or Fountain Buddleja

An unusual shrub native to parts of China, Buddleja alternifolia has elegant, arching branches covered with masses of fragrant, lilac flowers in early to mid summer
£12.50

Buddleja davidii 'Nanho Blue'
Butterfly Bush

A compact butterfly bush, Buddleja davidii 'Nanho Blue' has arching branches with spikes of fragrant and attractive, pale lilac-blue flowers in summer and lance-shaped, pale grey-green leaves
£8.50

Buddleja salviifolia
South African Sage Wood

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

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 'Sixteen Candles'
Compact 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

Clethra barbinervis
Japanese Pepper Bush

An unusual species native to the wooded hills and mountains of China and Japan, Clethra barbinervis develops a richly coloured stem which slowly peels to reveal lavender, grey and cream bark
£12.50

Deutzia setchuenensis var. corymbiflora
Chinese Snow Flower

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

Heptacodium miconioides
Seven Son Flower of Zheijiang

A handsome and unusual deciduous plant native to parts of China with clusters of white flowers in autumn
£12.50

Koelreuteria paniculata
Golden Rain Tree / Pride of India Tree

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
£8.95

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
Tibetan Neillia

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

Rhamnus frangula
Alder Buckthorn

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
Henry's Lime

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'
Japanese Lime

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
Kyushu Lime

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
Mongolian Lime

We're sorry, this plant is currently out of stock! New specimens will be available in late autumn 2011
£32.00

Viburnum x carlcephalum
Fragrant Viburnum

A lovely shrub, Viburnum x carlcephalum is grown for its intensely fragrant, flower heads which are 8 - 12 cm in diameter in late spring or early summer
£22.50