Alpine and Rock Garden Collection

A collection of plants from the alpine and rocky regions of the world, which generally occur in hilly and mountainous regions below the lower limit of permanent snow. 

Pulsatilla or pasqueflower

Location: Alpine Nursery, Alpine House and Rock Garden

Accessions: 6312   Taxa: 3439   Wild-sourced: 70%

Geographic strengths: Mediterranean and Central Asia

Taxonomic strengths: Bulbous monocots of the families Liliaceae (particularly Tulipa and Fritillaria), Iridaceae (Iris, Crocus and Gladiolus) and Amaryllidaceae (Narcissus, Allium, Galanthus and Acis); Plant Heritage National Collections for Juno iris (Iris subg. Scorpiris) and Tulipa

Notable specimens: Species and forms of Iris subg. Scorpiris and Tulipa rarely cultivated; large hardy and half-hardy bromeliads, including Fascicularia, Ochagavia and Puya; rare species of Galanthus; the threatened British natives Cypripedium calceolus and Karpatiosorbus bristoliensis; and several Critically Endangered taxa, including Galanthus trojanus, Centaurea akamantis and Iris boissieri.