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Aechmea recurvata is a variable tough cold hardy species from the bromeliad family. It is a plant from Chile and Uruguay where I originally acquired seeds to grow our own stock plants. It can grow to a height of 60 cm but usually smaller and makes an excellent and unusual house plant. The purple flowered inflorescence protrude above the foliage and are quite spectacular, up to 20 cm tall and bearing different tints of red. The foliage consists of 30 cm long rigid and curving leaves that turn a spectacular red in the centre while it is in flower - absolutely stunning as you can see in the picture taken from our own flowering plants.

The ends of the leaves and the sides are a bit spiky the only slight negative about this plant, and they do need full but not burning sunshine when coming into flower to get the best colouration and water sparingly.

We can also offer small 2cm to 3cm bulbils of this plant saving about a years worth of growing from seed.

Amorphophallus bulbifer is one of the prettiest of the Voodoo Lilies and the inflorescence doesn’t smell that bad compared to others of the genus. This Voodoo Lily likes shade plus a sheltered location and can be grown in pots outside for the summer. They are quite easy to grow and become dormant in the winter when it should be kept on the dry side. Once the tuber is mature enough, you will see a flower in the spring, otherwise just a leaf. Feed during the growing season

Canarina canariensis is a rare member of the Campanula family from the Canary Islands. This tuberous plant makes glossy, orangey-red striped blossoms throughout winter given a frost free location. Best at temperatures below 25°C in the summer when it becomes dormant to help protect against drought conditions with underground tubers like a dahlia.

In late summer, long, scrambling shoots appear, with arrow-shaped, jagged-edged leaves. The 5' to 9' long shoots meander up through other plants or along the ground.  The striking, 2" bell-shaped flowers appear in late fall or winter. The foliage then dies down to the tubers in the spring, until growth resumes in the autumn. Useful for winter flowering in a cool semi shaded conservatory when it can be pot grown and trained up a trellis.  

A hardy, arching evergreen perennial with large fleshy ovate leaves often used in rockeries or containers. In spring an intense flush of yellow weeping flowers are produced creating a real splash of welcome colour. Best in well drained compost and partial sun.

Selected for its colourful foliage, 'Solar Yellow' is a cultivar of Chiastophyllum oppositifolium, a hardy succulent perennial from the Caucasus. It spreads slowly to form a mound of fleshy oval blue-green leaves 15cm to 20cm tall. Hardy to -20C

The unusual orange flowers, looking like a mandarin's hat, are the main interest of this scrambling greenhouse shrub. They appear in dense terminal clusters through autumn and winter. The mid-green leaves are oval and slightly serrated. Growth habit is similar to plumbago capensis with long scandent training shoots. Rampant growth can be contained by pruning after flowering and old canes can be removed. This plant requires full sun but will bloom in filtered light.

Divine is a new series that features plants with a greater branching habit that produces lots of flowers all season long. This branching habit also creates nicely shaped, mounded hanging baskets. Foliage ranges from green to bronze-green, providing an excellent contrast with the blooms.

Please Note that the New Guinea Impatiens are not susceptible to the downy mildew disease currently attacking ordinary varieties!

A small shrub from South East Asia and Australasia with hairy leaves and 2" to 3" purple/pink flowers reminiscent of Tibouchina. Quite a tough plant once raised to a sensible size from the tiny seed as long as the temperature does not fall below 10C. A good warm conservatory plant.

The seeds are tasteless and can be eaten, but stains the tongue black, hence the name melastoma which in Greek means "black mouth". The young leaves are eaten raw or cooked and taste sour for traditional medicinal uses including treatment for diarrhoea, dysentery, ulcers and to treat piles. (Please do not try eating any part of this plant)

This member of the Solanum family, has green berries in summer which mature at different rates, so you get green, ivory and tomato looking red fruits at the same time. Used widely as a house plant and virtually indestructible the fruits are toxic although not life threatening. Keep away from any frosts and this little pot grown plant will reward you with its colourful fruits for many years.

Germination -- Easy ■ Moderate ■ and Challenging ■

Backlog for Fresh Seed ♦ Flavour ♪

Hardiness - To -5°C җ To -10°C җҗ Fully Hardy җҗҗ

Needs Shady Position ☻ Sunny Position ☻ Water Loving ♥