Tender & Half-Hardy

We have a small but increasing collection of less than hardy plants and will add them here. These plants all require protection from frost unless otherwise stated.

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Dahlia merckii

Dahlia merckii£7.50

A beautiful and fairly hardy species with masses of soft lilac pink flowers with golden centres from midsummer into late autumn on wiry stems to 1.2m. Drained soil in full sun with a deep mulch or protect in winter.


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Fuchsia alpestris

Fuchsia alpestris£6.50

Rarely seen Brazilian species with downy foliage and a cascading habit. Attractive, elegant, red and purple flowers in late summer and autumn. 1.2m.


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Fuchsia glazioviana

Fuchsia glazioviana£8.50

AGM A elegant species with slender bright reddish pink flowers with purple corollas and red filaments. Smallish but broad leaves try to be evergreen. Borderline hardy - drained soil in a sheltered position, light shade. 60cm?


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Fuchsia hatschbachii

Fuchsia hatschbachii£6.50

AGM Unusual lanceolate leaves on a willowy upright plant producing masses of elegant red and purple flowers from midsummer. Distinctive reddish stems. Should be hardy in drained soil, best in some shade.


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Fuchsia x bacillaris

Fuchsia x bacillaris£7.00

One of the Encliandra types with tiny pink flowers and equally tiny deep green folaige on arching stems. Hardy in a sheltered spot in drained soil. 60cm.


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Hedychium coronarium 'Gold Spot'

Hedychium coronarium 'Gold Spot'£12.00   £8.00

Brilliant white flowers with a rich golden yellow mark in the centre on the top of tropical looking stems to 1.8m. Needs a warm sunny, sheltered spot.


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Oxalis debilis 'Aureoreticulata'

Oxalis debilis 'Aureoreticulata'£4.50

Gold veined oxalis. Pretty yellow reticulate veined leaves and sporadic pale pink flowers. Can be grown indoors or out in a sheltered spot. Drained soil, sun. 10cm.


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Pelargonium 'Blandfordianum Album'

Pelargonium 'Blandfordianum Album'£4.50

TENDER Scented. A favourite with finely cut grey foliage and pretty white flowers with pinkish red markings sporadically most of the year. 35cm.


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Pelargonium 'Mystery'

Pelargonium 'Mystery'£4.50

TENDER Unique. AGM Lush bushy plants produce displays of good sized deepest red flowers with black marks to the centre. 45cm. Protect from frost.


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Pelargonium 'Rober's Lemon Rose'

Pelargonium 'Rober's Lemon Rose'£4.50

TENDER SCENTED A vigorous upright grower with greyish leaves with unusual, fairly random lobing. Strong rose scent - no lemon to my nose! Occasional pale pink flowers. 45cm.


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Pelargonium acetosum

Pelargonium acetosum£5.00

TENDER Wonderful grey succulent leaves with scalloped margins and a good display of clear salmon pink, narrow petalled, flowers all summer. Protect from frost. Semi-trailing habit.


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Pelargonium exstipulatum

Pelargonium exstipulatum£4.50

TENDER Silvery grey small leaves on upright stems topped with bluish pink flowers with magenta markings. Quite small growing. Protect from frost. 30cm.


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Pelargonium sidoides x reniforme 'Burgundy'

Pelargonium sidoides x reniforme 'Burgundy'£5.00

TENDER Usually mis-labelled simply as P. sidoides this beautiful hybrid has sprays of burgundy red flowers from greyish foliage on a scrambling plant to 30cm.


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Salvia 'African Sky'

Salvia 'African Sky'£4.50

Stunning sky blue flowers from spring to autumn on this modern S. chamelaeagnea hybrid from New Zealand. Scented foliage is a bright, fresh green. 60cm in a sunny spot with good, drained soil. Probably not fully hardy.


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Tulbaghia 'Purple Eye'

Tulbaghia 'Purple Eye'£4.50

AGM A compact hybrid with grassy foliage and masses of light lilac pink flowers with darker centres all summer. Maybe hardy in well drained soil in full sun or grow in a pot and take in overwinter. 40cm.


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Tulbaghia cominsii x violacea

Tulbaghia cominsii x violacea£4.50

A very good form of this hybrid (divisions) with neat clumps of grassy leaves and masses of light pink flowers to 30cm. Fairly hardy in a sheltered sunny spot with good drainage.


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Tulbaghia leucantha

Tulbaghia leucantha£6.00

AGM A larger species with pale green and white flowers with showy burnt orange coronas in heads to 40cm. Almost hardy in the UK and needs drained soil in full sun.


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