Half-Hardy and Exotic
Reverted from 'Creamy Nutmeg@ Foliage is grey green and spicily scented when crushed.
A new hybrid bred in Canada with exquisite pink rosebud-like flowers.
A species with a spreading, trailing habit and striking pink-purple flowers from early summer-autumn possibly into winter.
A beautiful cultivar boasting spicily scented leaves plus masses of pinky mauve flowers all summer.
Strong-growing plant with striking silvery soft grey leaves and spikes of mauve flowers in summer.
A tender perennial which makes mounds of variegated aromatically scented foliage. Ideal in pots or containers where it can spread and trail, or as ground cover under e.g. Bananas.
A sport from P. coleoides 'Variegata' with green and yellow leaves. Ideal in pots or containers where it can spread and trail, or as ground cover under e.g. Bananas.
A vigourous tender shrub with pungently scented purple-veined leaves and long spikes of pink flowers in autumn.
A tender shrubby perennial from South Africa where it grows on rocky outcrops. Spikes of small pale flowers in autumn. The fleshy lobed leaves have a pungent aroma, and will tolerate full sun.
Tender perennial with aromatic leaves and large spikes of tubular blue flowers for most of the year. Great for a pot on the summer patio Loved by bees.
A half-hardy fern from Australia, with elegant semi-evergreen finger-like fronds. It makes an excellent subject for a pot on a shady patio, or a cool greenhouse.
An attractive small tree or shrub, ideal for a warm, ideally frost free, courtyard garden, or tub in a conservatory. Double orange flowers
Related to the Acanthus, rather then the Petunia, the ‘Mexican Petunia’ is a vigorous spreading (suckering) perennial with large pink flowers over a long period.
A tuberous plant from South America producing sweetly scented flowers in summer. Best grown in a container, leaving the tubers to become congested seems to improve flowering, as does a cool, frost-free winter rest. Can be grown o
An unusual addition to the edible garden. A frost-tender perennial, in warm seasons fruits turn yellow and can be peeled and eaten raw, tasting like a canteloupe melon.