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Title: Engelmann's flower varieties - any still available?
Post by: gray1720 on April 05, 2019, 23:07:37

As a native of the Saffron Walden area, I was delighted to discover a Chater's double hollyhock at our local shop, which is now at the bottom of my garden, and it got me thinking. The other big nursery in the area was Engelmann's (see here: https://saffronwaldenhistoricalsociety.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/engelmanns.pdf ), specialising in carnations, and I was wondering whether any of their varieties are still available, because I rather fancy growing some.

Thus far all I have found is Engelmann's Giant pansies and, bizarrely, they only seem to be available in South Africa!

Can anyone help?

Thanks!

Adrian

Title: Re: Engelmann's flower varieties - any still available?
Post by: penedesenca on April 06, 2019, 08:23:49

Hope you have more luck than I did with Daniels of Norwich

There is an engelmann spruce https://www.treeseedonline.com/store/p84/Engelmann_Spruce_%28picea_engelmannii%29.html

Title: Re: Engelmann's flower varieties - any still available?
Post by: ancellsfarmer on April 06, 2019, 08:28:38

You may be interested in this
https://saffronwaldenhistoricalsociety.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/engelmanns.pdf
My paternal great grandfather farmed in that area in 1870s

Title: Re: Engelmann's flower varieties - any still available?
Post by: pumkinlover on April 07, 2019, 08:15:44

What an interesting piece, thank you for posting.