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Bougainvillea Glabra Alexandra

Bougainvillea Glabra Alexandra

£14.50

The classic pale purple as seen in the Med' scrambles over walls and into the roof.
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Jasminum sambac 'Maid of Orleans'

Jasminum sambac 'Maid of Orleans'

£14.25

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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Clytostoma callistegoides

Clytostoma callistegoides

£14.25

A pale green leaved climber with pink trumpet flowers. Nearly hardy we have grown this outside and in a pot for a while.
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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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Passiflora caerulea x racemosa

Passiflora caerulea x racemosa

£10.25

Ideal for a cold conservatory or warm spot. Deep rose pink flowers in abundance from early summer onwards.
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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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Abutilon Golden Fleece

Abutilon Golden Fleece


Large golden yellow flowers all summer.


Price: £8.50 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Abutilon Orange Bell

Abutilon Orange Bell


Large open bells, bright orange with slight veining, a good shrub for a pot, or sheltered part of the garden, ours survive at -5c so far


Price: £7.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Abutilon White King

Abutilon White King


Pure White bells in abundance, feed regularly with high potash feed. Pinch back to make the plant bush.


Price: £7.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Acalypha hispida hispaniolae

Acalypha hispida hispaniolae


Chenile plant or' Red Hot Cats Tail'. This is a very dwarf plant for hanging baskets or windowsills. It covers itself in deep crimson tassles for much of the year.


Price: £7.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Alocasia amazonica

Alocasia amazonica


'Elephants Ears'. As the name suggests it has huge leaves 2ft across and bigger when in the ground. The flower spathe is white and has an interesting scent. Supplied as 3-4ft plants in 9ltr pots


Price: £32.50 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Alyogyne heugelli 'Santa Cruz'

Alyogyne heugelli 'Santa Cruz'


Satin Hibiscus. Australian everflowering extrovert, soft blue shaded rose pink flowers 3 inches across. Small deep green, lobed leaves. It is nearly hardy, here I have one in a tub that has been frozen -6 c. several times. Keep on the dry side in winter.


Price: £14.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Begonia masonorum 'Iron Cross'

Begonia masonorum 'Iron Cross'


Discovered by Norfolk plantsman Maurice Mason, in S.W. Asia. Dramatic foliage for the conservatory. Prefers shade.


Price: £9.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Cestrum’s are very rewarding plants to grow in a conservatory, they require regular feeding , a bit of pinching back the shoot tips and not much else.

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Cestrum aurantiacum

Cestrum aurantiacum


Light green foliage and bright orange flowers, nearly hardy. Makes a good filler .


Price: £7.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Cestrum Illnacullen

Cestrum Illnacullen


From Mexico. Bright rosy pink flowers on reddish stems, flowers winter and summer.


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Cestrum newellii

Cestrum newellii


Valueable evergreen for the conservatory, with rosy carmine, arching pannicles of flowers during spring and summer, can grow to 10ft but smaller if pruned. Discovered in Norfolk in 1880.


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Cestrum nocturnum

Cestrum nocturnum


Night blooming jessamine - Lady of The Night' - This West Indian plant has greenish white flowers, fairly insignificant, until the evening when they will scent the whole house. Flowers in summer and autumn, have it in a pot outside for the summer and it will repeat flower later. An absolute must have plant.


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Cestrum parquii

Cestrum parquii


Greenish white flowers in abundance, night scented with a spicy fragrance. Compact grower.


Price: £8.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Chorizema illicifolia

Chorizema illicifolia


A fascinating scrambler from Australia, with an airy habit and clouds of orange and purple flowers in late winter. Small holly like leaves. Needs a well drained, lime free compost, fairly slow growing. Supplied as 12-18" plants.


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Clianthus p. albus
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Clianthus p. albus


Parrots Bill plant, may be grown outside on a wall in the south, but makes a very fine specimen in a pot or border in the greenhouse, white flowers.


Price: £10.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Cyperus papyrus

Cyperus papyrus


A majestic river grass from the Nile , tall stems with rounded heads and triangular stems used for paper making , as in the dead sea scrolls.Fast growing and needs lots of water.


Price: £9.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Dietes bicolour
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Dietes bicolour


Rain Lily. Clump forming with iris like foliage, yellow-brown Moon faced flowers appear on a spike, which should be left on after flowering in summer. Very tough plant and provides a regular display when mature.


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Dietes grandiflora
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Dietes grandiflora


Rain Lily. From South Africa, has Iris like flowers and foliage, white yellow and purple flowers. Leave the flower spike on .


Price: £10.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Dipladenia rosea

Dipladenia rosea


Slow growing climber with rose pink trumpets 3"wide. Flowers summer - winter. Needs 10.c min


Price: £10.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Eupatorium sordidum

Eupatorium sordidum


Mexico. Large deep green leaves with red veins undersides and stems. Generally a small bushy plant around 3-4ft. In late winter it has great big corymbs of fluffy mid-violet flowers.


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Erythrina bidwilii

Erythrina bidwilii


Spiky upright stems with bright red beaky flowers , the colour is brighter than the picture which is 'crista galli'
Dies back in winter , nearly hardy .


Price: £14.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Gerrardanthus macrorhizus

Gerrardanthus macrorhizus


A most unusual plant, produces an 'on ground' caudex (root), from which the vine grows - looks more like a lump of stone! Supplied as a 2-3ft plant with a 'root 'dia of around 6".


Price: £23.50 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Hardenbergia violacea

Hardenbergia violacea


Evergreen climber with masses of racemes of deep violet with a primrose eye in Late winter. Can survive quite low temperatures but not freezing.


Price: £19.45 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Hypoestes aristata

Hypoestes aristata


South Africa. A small shrubby perenial growing to arouna 2ft, with long spikes of rosy purple flowers in late winter. Prune back after flowering.


Price: £7.00 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Impatiens niamniamensis

Impatiens niamniamensis


Congo Cockatoo'. An extraordinary beakes flower of gree -yellow and crimson. Stocky plants with dark green foliage, fleshy, fragile stems.


Price: £6.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Jacobinia pauciflora

Jacobinia pauciflora


Excellent winter flowering subject, small and bushy to around 18" with masses of yellow tipped red flowers. Prune back after flowering and rest in the garden in summer.


Price: £6.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Jacobinina carnea

Jacobinina carnea


Kings Crown. Purple to red leaves with tall spikes terminated with a crown of pink. Fragile stems .


Price: £9.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Jacobinia carnea alba

Jacobinia carnea alba


A white form of carena , more compact and floriferous with obviously white flowers.


Price: £9.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Kleinia grantii

Kleinia grantii


An exotic from East Africa with fleshy, grey green leaves and tall elegant stems carrying orange-red double flowers, they will flower almost continuosly if dead headed.


Price: £11.75 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Lippia citriodora 'Lemon Verbena'

Lippia citriodora 'Lemon Verbena'


All conservatories and gardens should have one of these. Hardy here in Norfolk, on a wall, in horrible clay! The leaves have a delicious scent when brushed past or crushed, even when dry. Airy white flowers. Can be used for infusing tea.


Price: £6.43 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Mackaya bella

Mackaya bella


A small evergreen shrub with dark green leaves and pale lilac-pink flowers with darker veins.Native to Natal and Zululand. Well drained compost in sun or partial shade, hardy to -5c


Price: £8.50 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Phymosa umbellata

Phymosa umbellata


A medium sized shrub with upright, purple-red, cup shaped flowers almost all year. Very tolerant plant, greyish green velvety leaves.


Price: £9.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Pavonia gledhilli

Pavonia gledhilli


A tall and elegant plant, growing to 6ft or more . Prune to a multistem plant or leave to go upwards . Red flowers nearly all year round.


Price: £14.45 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Reinwardtia indica

Reinwardtia indica


A really useful winter flowering subject, bright yellow 2" wide trumpets. Produces a bush 3ft by 3ft. Prune after flowering.


Price: £10.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Sparmania africana

Sparmania africana


From South Africa in 1790, huge hairy leaves on shrubby plants that can grow to 20 ft if let. Produces large clusters of white flowers with yellow filaments and purple tips.The staemens are sensitive and curl when touched.


Price: £10.25 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Strelitzia reginae

Strelitzia reginae


Bird of Paradise. 2 yr olds reay to grow and flower in a few years.


Price: £12.04 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Streptosolen jamesonii

Streptosolen jamesonii


The Marmalade Bush. A small evergreen from Columbia, covered much of the year in orange flowers. Most attractive. Keep in shape by pruning in late winter and pinching back in summer.


Price: £12.04 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Tibouchina semidecandra

Tibouchina semidecandra


Glory bush. Large royal purple flowers with luminous velvety sheen. Leaves grey and felty. Prune in spring and whenever needed after flowering, or it will become straggly. Do not allow to dry out in summer, prefers 5-10.c, and not too much lime in the water.


Price: £14.50 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Tibouchina organensis

Tibouchina organensis


A more compact form with larger flowers of bright purple. Grey felted leaves, prefers more acid conditions and plenty of water.


Price: £16.45 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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