Better than Bedding

A compact species of Canna with sage green leaves and small vivid red and orange flowers over a long period in summer.  Ideal for growing in pots as part of an jungle/ exotic scheme. Move into a greenhouse for protection over winter. May survive outdoors in very mild gardens with a very thick mulch

A fantastic jungly plant (musifolia = banana leaves!) with large green leaves with red-tinged margins & central rib. Good moist soil in sun, best bedded out for the summer.

A beautiful species of modest size, Fresh green leaves and red and yellow flowers from summer to autumn. Best lifted and kept frost free in winter.

A very tall species with matching large leaves, topped with tubular orange-red flowers. Best in a sheltered sunny spot.

Spider Plant with green leaves with a white-cream central stripe, giving it an overall lighter appearance than 'Variegatum'.

A quick-growing tender climber with large purple cup-shaped flowers with a green calyx (saucer) from mid to late summer. Looks stunning grown up an obelisk or trellis. Usually grown as an annual but is in fact a tender perennial.

A bushy tender shrubby perennial ideal for bedding out with other tropical plants. Covered from summer to autumn with masses of orange tubular flowers.

A low-growing relative of the Papyrus, this makes good groundcover for the edges of a pond in mild gardens.

A vigorous spreading and trailing plant, pupular in hanging baskets where its grey leaves make a good contrast with more colourful plants.

A low spreading shrub with grey leaves and spikes of upward facing, bright red, tubular flowers in summer. Hardy in mild gardens with good drainage.

Tidy rosettes of blue leaves with a pinky violet tinge. Makes effective ground cover either in a summer bedding scheme, or in a conservatory.

A beautiful succulent, slowly forming a rosette up to 10" across The leaves are a pale silvery grey and arranged in neatly symmetrical rosettes. Pink flowers appear on arching stems in spring

A beautiful succulent, slowly forming large rosettes with shiny leaves in shades of pink and purple with a white bloom.

A popular succulent with blue-green rosettes which can reach about a foot across. Can be stood outside or bedded out in summer.

Tender shrubby perennial with shiny green leaves and clusters of large, long-stalked bright yellow daisies summer to autumn.