Half Hardy and Summer Patio

A tender perennial forming mounds of grey-green leaves topped with bright yellow daisies from spring to autumn. Good in pots or bedded out for the summer in a sunny spot. Take cuttings as insurance against winter losses.

(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.

Syn. Arundo donax 'Variegatus'. Tall-growing reed with striking green & white striped leaves, hardy in most of the UK. Likes moist soil, an ideal pond-side plant. Potentially invasive,requires responsible cultivation

Tender, evergreen sub shrub with bright red and orange flowers, summer to autumn. Attracts bees & butterflies.

Probably a variety of A. curassavica. An upright tender perennial with masses of bright yellow flowers over a long period in summer.

Tender, evergreen sub shrub with bright yellow, red and orange flowers, summer to autumn. A seed raised mix, flower colour variable. Attracts bees & butterflies.

Probably a variety of A. curassavica. An upright tender perennial with masses of red flowers over a long period in summer.

A striking Cane Begonia with glossy green leaves generously sprinkled with white spots. Pendant clusters of pink flowers in summer. Evergreen

A flowering tree in its native South Africa; here it makes an attractive pot plant with a gnarled stem and glossy palmate (hand-shaped) leaves. Possibly orange flowers on large plants.

A cultivar with mid pink night-scented flowers.

Tender evergreen shrub with yellow trumpets with flared red tips mainly spring to autumn. Prune to shape in spring. Seed raised.

The yellow flowered form of this tender evergreen shrub with yellow trumpets mainly spring to autumn. Prune to shape in spring. Seed raised.

Long red flowers mainly spring to autumn. Seed raised.