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Conservatory & Stove Plants With the recent growth of heated conservatories in the UK, many of you are now able to grow exotic stove plants that in the past were the exclusive domain of green fingered tropical enthusiasts. I have chosen a selection of easy and difficult plants many that I have personally grown over the years, but deliberately excluded items I found impossible, despite the many seed catalogue assurances to the contrary. I hope this brings another dimension to your exotic collection that can be appreciated during the winter months in your conservatory, greenhouse or even in a sunny window. |
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Abelmoschus 10 seeds £2.37 JS804 |
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A spectacular annual shrub like plant best treated as an annual in the UK. Huge 6” hibiscus like yellow blooms with a maroon central blotch. They do need heat to get going but a 6ft Abelmoschus plant with side shoots covered in these gorgeous blooms is achievable in a single season from seed. Very fast growing in heat, the large, attractive leaves can be used in salads, stir-fries, soups or other dishes. A single leaf can cover a slice of bread in a sandwich and is used like lettuce. The leaves are tender when raw but turn slimy if overcooked. They are very high in nutrition. |
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Abelmoschus moschatus 10 seeds £2.37 JS981 |
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The Musk Mallow can be easily grown in a rich well-drained soil in a sunny position. They will tolerate temperatures down to about -5°c and can be grown outdoors in the milder areas of the country. The plant grows as a shrub in frost-free climates reaching 5 to 6ft. Pretty pink or red flowers 3” to 4” across. |
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Abelmoschus
Moschatus Pacific mixed |
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A cultivated dwarf form of Abelmoschus used for unusual bedding in a warm, sunny position. They form neat exotic spreading bushes 12” to 18” of deep green foliage covered with numerous white-centred, orange-scarlet or light pink, Hibiscus-like blooms, each 3 to 4 inches across. |
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Abutilon
hybrids - F1 Bella series |
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Hybrid Abutilons make lovely conservatory plants. For 2006 we offer a mixed colour range of a new very floriferous dwarf F1 hybrid suitable for summer bedding and over wintering under glass as a pot plant. Huge 10cm open flowers in Apricot, Coral, Pink, Red, Salmon and White. New seed variety with terrific customer feedback that begins flowering when only 6" tall, but expensive to source. |
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Adenium
obesum mixed |
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Adenium are succulents that come from dry arid conditions on the Arabian Peninsula and North Africa. They develop large fat trunks even after 2 or 3 months from seed called a caudex, for water storage. They start to flower when quite small only 25cm tall and make excellent house or conservatory plants well adapted to dry atmosphere conditions. |
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Amorphophallus bulbifera |
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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. |
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Asparagus
Ornamental Ferns |
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Asparagus Plumosas - An attractive fern like climber used
by florists in bouquets with carnations etc. Non climbing in it's
juvenile stage it makes a small bushy house plant but eventually turn
into a ferny climber, albeit with thorny stems. |
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Bauhinia
galpinii |
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A scandent shrub from South Africa,
easy to cultivate and requires little attention once established. The
leaves are two-lobed, resembling a butterfly in shape, and 2-3 cm long.
It bears a profusion of red flowers about 2-5 cm in diameter. Suitable
for cool house but well worth trying outside in milder areas as if it is
cut down by frost it can sprout again from the base. It produces its
brick red flowers for a long period during the summer months from
September to March but will also flower sporadically throughout the rest
of the year. Certain butterfly larvae feed on the leaves which might be
useful for breeding tropical butterflies. Seeds germinate easily. |
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Bauhinia
variegata |
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The Purple Orchid Tree is an exotic tropical tree that blooms over a long period of time. The flower is purple and orchid-like in appearance, though not related to actual orchids. The foliage is light green and deeply notched at the tip. Bauhinia can reach up to 20 feet tall but smaller if pot grown. Easy to raise from seed. |
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Bixa
orellana |
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Bixa orellana is a useful and very ornamental single or multi stemmed small tree to 6m, that can be kept smaller in a pot for conservatory or greenhouse use. The terminal racemes of flowers in red, pink or white appear on the branch tips followed by bright red fruits of soft spiny capsules containing many seeds. Our seed taken from ornamental plants exhibits bright scarlet seed pods on two year old or more plants. A novelty plant as well as an excellent flowering ornamental that can be even used as a replacement for lipstick!! Native to tropical America, Annatto, obtained from the oily arils of the seeds is the world's second most important (after caramel) natural colorant, yielding yellow to red colours. Not only was the dye used anciently to colour food, but also to dye cloth and paint the skin (which is still done today). The pulp surrounding the seeds is widely used in herbal medicine to treat a number of problems. The seeds are processed to obtain the orange-yellow pigments, bixin and norbixin (caratenoids), as dye for the food, cosmetic and soap industries. Traditionally, the crushed seeds are soaked in water that is allowed to evaporate. A brightly coloured paste is then made. In the 17th century the colour was used to darken chocolate. Worldwide trade in this plant has introduced it as a colouring to rice, meat, stews and stir-fries in many parts of the world, including Asia, and Africa, and is still widely used in South America and the Caribbean. |
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Bolusanthus
speciosus |
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The tree wisteria is certainly one of the most spectacular of South Africa’s indigenous trees when in flower, mimicking the splendour of the jacaranda. This decorative, small to medium-sized tree is deciduous, dropping its leaves only for a short period in early spring. Normally multi-stemmed, so ideal for pot growing, the drooping, blue-mauve, fragrant, pea-like flowers hang from the branches in bunches, often covering the whole tree. Flowering time is from spring to early summer. |
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Brunfelsia
floribunda |
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One of my favourite shrubs to grow in the conservatory, greenhouse or a favoured position indoors. The plant gets its name from the flowers that fade to almost white over three days. Dislikes full sun and is relatively pest free. Almost Bonsai in its habit as it ages with woody stems |
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Cacti Mixed |
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Useful mix of cactus for anyone with a panache for spikes
embedded in your fingers while potting up! Seriously though the flowers
can be wonderful on a well grown cactus, they are easy to look after,
and especially tolerant of dry conditions. |
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Cacti
Opuntia Mixed |
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Useful mix of Opuntia cactus many of which produce edible fruit. |
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Caesalpinia
pulcherrima |
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We offer the normal orange-red form and a mixed colour packet of these spectacular, tropical looking exotic flowers. A well-adapted desert shrub it can reach 6ft. high & wide in warm frost-free areas. Flowers constantly from spring to autumn. Fast growing, heat and alkaline tolerant. Lightly sand the seeds and soak in water for 6-8 hours, then germinate at 20-26°C. Mixed packet contains shades of Pink, Yellow, Red and Orange. |
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Calathea
lutea |
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The genus Calathea, native to tropical America, consists of about 100 species largely valued for their decorative foliage. Calathea lutea is one of the taller species and can grow eventually to a height of 2.5 m producing cigar-shaped brown bracts. The paddle-shaped leaves have attractive, reflective silver undersides. |
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Calliandra
haematocephala |
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Spectacular, orange-red, exotic flowers lend a tropical effect to this well-adapted A rambling shrub or small tree with branched pinnate, silky leaves and powder-puff-like balls of conspicuous dark crimson stamens. Fantastic looking shrub that can be grown and flowered in a pot with greenhouse protection. |
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Cananga
Odorata |
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Native to Southern India, Java, Malaysia, the Philippines and other Pacific islands, the Cananga odorata is the true Chanel No.5 Perfume Tree. Its common name is Ylang-Ylang, pronounced (ee-lang ee-lang) and is among the most celebrated flowering trees in the world, made famous by Coco Chanel. The tree flowers at a young age so worth a try as a pot plant in a conservatory. The flowers smell just like Chanel No. 5. The hard seed can be erratic in germination. |
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Cassia
didymobotrya |
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A shrub to 3 metres high but smaller if pot grown. The bright yellow flowers are grouped in upright inflorescences, up to 30 centimetres long, arranged at the end of a long bent stalk. This plant is native of tropical Africa, widely used as an ornamental species in tropical and sub-tropical gardens for the chromatic effect of its flowers. |
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Cassia
fistula |
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Cassia trees are well known all over the tropics for their showy clusters of laburnum like flowers. This one is probably the best known with large pinnate leaves and scented flowers. A lovely small tree if you have a large conservatory to try growing it in. |
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Cestrum
nocturnum |
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This plant has one of the strongest fragrances around in
the evening, when the scent becomes almost intoxicating. A common
misconception is that it is only fragrant at night, however you can
still smell a light scent all day long which increases in intensity into
the evening. They bloom on and off during the warmer months of the year
and grow quickly so regular pruning will be needed to keep it contained.
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Cyperus
alternifoliius |
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A useful grass like plant for indoor use given plenty of light. Like it's sister the Papyrus it needs plenty of water to do well. Grows to about 2ft and easy from seed. A tough plant that only needs an occasional light trim of dead leaf stalks. |
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Dendroseris
litoralis Cabbage
Tree
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This unusual plant comes from a small,
isolated group of islands 400 miles off the coast of Chile with
temperatures typically 10C to 25C. At one point there were only 3 plants
left in the late 1980s, and today it is still critically endangered. It
is usually only found in botanical gardens, making it one of the rarest
plants in cultivation. If you can provide the right conditions, it will
be an exciting plant to grow. |
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Duranta
repens 10 seeds £2.45 JS2770 |
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A large subtropical shrub to 10ft, native from Florida to Brazil and the Caribbean islands. However it flowers when quite small and is useful in containers if kept pruned to size. The pale blue small flowers are produced in clusters at the end of arching stems and their mild, sweet fragrance is attractive to butterflies. Plants flower more profusely under full-sun conditions but easy to grow. |
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Symbol Code Germination --- Easy n, Moderate n and Challenging n Backlog for Fresh Seed --- u New Seeds not in Catalogue ---« Hardiness --- ] (To -5°C) ]] (To -10°C) ]]] (To -15°C) Growing Symbols --- £ Sunny position £ Shady position S Lots of Water |
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