Conservatory and Sunroom

A free flowering plant with large flowers in a mixture of couours. Lucky dip!

An unusual Maidenhair Fern, with long trailing leaves which root and produce more plants where they touch the ground. Ideal for a hanging basket in a shady spot indoors.

A very pretty fern, the new fronds emerge a bronze red. For a shady spot in humus-rich soil in warm garden.

A very dainty fern for a cool shady spot indoors, and a humid atmosphere.

A popular succulent on account of the attractive markings on its fleshy leaves. A neat little plant for a sunny window sill.

A variable East African species, our form appears to be low growing, the leaves having a central purple stripe. We may know more as we grow it.

A very colourful form of a species from La Gomera, Canary Islands, branching freely to make a large impressive plant.

A low growing branching succulent with soft pale green leaves edged with white, lovely in a shallow bowl.

A compact plant branching to form clusters of rosettes which change from green to purple in summer.

Seedlings from large flowered (blue or white) hybrids, likely to be not totally hardy.

Attractive succulent forming geometric mounds of tight rosettes of short softly spined leaves. Spikes of orange flowers in summer. Reasonably winter hardy if kept dry.

(Aloe pole-evansii, Aloe beniensis.) An Aloe from Uganda with beautiful red flowers in winter. It is a smaller Aloe and forms nice clumps. The leaves are long, narrow, bright green and edged with small teeth. Plant in full sun to semi-shade.

A spreading, branching Aloe with showy spikes of yellow flowers in mid-summer. Nice in a large pot on a sunny patio. Worth trying outdoors in very mild gardens in very free draining soil and covered with fleece in winter.

This popular succulent is very useful to have around the home. The fleshy interior of the leaves can soothe and help heal minor skin ailments and burns. Works superbly to alleviate pain from stinging nettles. Spikes of yellow flowers appear in summer

A twining climber growing from underground tubers, producing masses of fresh green foliage and clusters of small white scented flowers in summer.

A vigorous frost tender tendril climber from Mexico with racemes of coral pink flowers from midsummer.

(Previously Aloe aristata.)

A fairly hardy quick growing succulent with neat rosettes of green leaves with soft white spines. Spikes of pink flowers in spring.

Tall-growing reed with strikingly green and yellow leaves. Needs moist soil. Can be bedded out in summer, but needs frost protection in winter.