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Lemon Grass

Lemon Grass

£8.25

Cymbopogon citratus. Lemon grass is used in many Thai dishes, very easy to grow, keep well watered and try not to disturb the roots. Chop off your own stem from the consrvatory and taste the freshness. NOTE-PLANTS READY IN 4-6 WEEKS TIME .
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Jasminum sambac 'Maid of Orleans'

Jasminum sambac 'Maid of Orleans'

£10.25

The Arabian jasmine, evergreen climber with large white flowers almost continuously. Highly scented, needs 10c to flower well in winter. Brought over from India in 1655. An essential plant to have. Supplied 2ft high approx
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Apple Cox Orange Pippin - self fertile

Apple Cox Orange Pippin - self fertile

One of the finest flavoured apples. Orange flush over greenish yellow skin. Deep cream flesh with a sweet aromatic flavour. Very self-fertile. (Bristol 1975)

Ripens October. Pollination group 3.
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Apricot Isabella

£18.95

A Gloucestershire seedling performing well as a bushy tree in the open. Very hardy, compact in growth. Round, orange-red fruit with a delicious flavour.

Ripens early August.
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Tahiti Lime

Tahiti Lime

£34.50

The bartenders lime, for slicing into drinks and on pancakes, superb flavour and no seeds.The tree will grow to around 6ft (2m) in a pot ,and produce several pounds of fruit. The trees are 3-4ft tall with a clear stem and branch framework forming. Ideal for growing on a wall to preserve space.
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Pear Robin

Pear Robin

The best Norfolk pear, some would say the best of all pears! Small fruits with a sunny red side, sweet and juicy, once grown in every farm orchard in the area.

Ripens August. Pollination group 3.
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Cacti , Succulents Bulbs and Rhizomes

Conservatory and Greenhouse Plants > Cacti , Succulents Bulbs and Rhizomes
Aeonium arboreum 'Swartkop'

Aeonium arboreum 'Swartkop'


Ths Morrocan succulent introduced in1640 makes a tangled mass of stems with dense terminal rosettes of fleshy leaves which are dark purple mainly. A trifle brittle if knocked.

Sent mail order at your risk only. (They nearly always regrow)


Price: £4.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Aloe ciliaris
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Aloe ciliaris


A climbing Aloe with bright orange flowers. Very drought tolerant and attractive spiky foliage.


Price: £7.50 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera


Medicine plant and Burn Plant. A handsome succulent with magical qualities for healing mild burns. Well documented in history. Cut the leaf and a gel is released to rub on the affected part.


Price: £7.00 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Eucomis polesevansii

Eucomis polesevansii


South African bulb rises in spring to produce a huge spike of greeny yellow. Very impressive, and rare.


Price: £14.50 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Bletilla striata
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Bletilla striata


China. This delightful orchid is best grown in a pot, pleated leaves and red-purple flowers. Forms a clump of about 2ft.


Price: £5.75 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Crinum Pink

Crinum Pink


Large clusters of Pale pink scented trumpets on a tall 3ft spike. Produces a large bulb. These plants are divisions of a flowering plant.


Price: £9.69 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Moraea juncea

Moraea juncea


An iris like plant from South Africa. Rhizomes, flowers mid blue, with a pleasant scent in spring. Produces an 18inch clump in 3-4 years. Hardy in a sheltered spot. Needs well drained soil, rest in late Summer.


Price: £9.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Tulbagia violacia 'Silver Lace'

Tulbagia violacia 'Silver Lace'


An ornamental conservatory pot plant with clumps of lily like leaves, striped white and flushed pink. Umbells of lilac pink flowers from Spring to Autumn.


Price: £7.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Richsteinaria leucotricia

Richsteinaria leucotricia


An unusual and rare plant with large furry grey leaves arising froom a large woody corm. Spikes of orange tubular flowers will appear in spring. Keep almost dry in wimter when the plant will lose its leaves only to grow fresh again. Do not water the hollow top of the corm. Great on the windowsill.


Price: £8.75 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Gladiolus cardinalis

Gladiolus cardinalis


A small 'glad', probably hardy in most places, grows under waterfalls in the wild. Flowers are red, splashed with white. Dies down in winter.


Price: £5.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Vartheriwon ossifragrum

Vartheriwon ossifragrum


Long pointed straps like leaves, with Iris like flowers with much more detail to the petals. Name unconfrimed.


Price: £10.52 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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We have a small collection of mostly hybrid Epiphyllums, which, being flowers that bloom at night, are ideal for those whose conservatories are used for alfresco meals during the spring and summer evenings.

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Epiphyllum Anguligar
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Epiphyllum Anguligar


Zigzag leaves are the most interesting part, the flowers white to pink are smaller but well scented.


Price: £7.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Epiphyllum apricot
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Epiphyllum apricot


Not sure of the real name of this, the flowers are a lovely soft apricot colour.


Price: £7.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Epiphyllum Crenatum

Epiphyllum Crenatum


Pale cream flowers, prefers a free draining compost and shady conditions.


Price: £7.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Epiphyllum Gardenii
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Epiphyllum Gardenii


Yellow or pale cream, medium size flowers. Feed well in spring with a potash feed. Use a well drained orchid compost and grow in the shade.


Price: £7.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Epiphyllum Hugletts
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Epiphyllum Hugletts


Irridescent red to deep pink. Well drained compost and a shady spot.


Price: £7.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Epiphyllum Oxypetallum
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Epiphyllum Oxypetallum


Queen of the Night', Moonflower'. Huge flowers as big as a dinner plate nearly, very heady scent. Free draining soil and shady conditions.


Price: £8.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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