Half Hardy and Summer Patio

A tender evergreen perennial with clusters of star-shaped flowers, in shades of pink purple red or white from spring-autumn.

A striking indoor fern with large, coarsely cut glaucous bluish grey fronds.

Strong-growing plant with striking silvery soft grey leaves and spikes of mauve flowers in summer.

A spreading tender perennial with green leaves with deep red coloration on the underside. Makes a nice windowsill plant.

A compact plant known for its distinctive succulent swollen stems. The leaves are aromatic and the small flowers are white with purple markings, appearing in summer.

A densely growing little plant with small succulent leaves with a pungent scent.

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 scrambling, bushy climber for a conservatory or frost free garden with beautiful blue flowers in summer - a slightly deeper shade than the species.

A scrambling, bushy climber for a conservatory or frost free garden with beautiful clusters of white flowers in summer. A nice contrast with the blue flowered species

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.

Resembling a Buddleja in habit and flowers, producing in the autumn and early winter long drooping racemes of mauve flowers. A medium sized shrub for a sunny border.

Hardy Annual for a sunny border with large bright yellow flowers in summer and autumn.

Spectacular tender shrub with large pink trumpets from autumn-winter. Feed monthly in growing season.

Tender evergreen shrub with grey woolly leaves and unusual reddish brown flowers with purple tinted calyces from summer-late autumn. For a sunny spot.

Similar to S. ficoides but with finer foliage, a pretty plant which would look attractive in a shallow pot, placed outdoors on a sunny patio or terrace. Bring in for the winter, when it will enjoy a sunny windowsill.

A half-hardy vigourous South African climbing succulent with fleshy leaves and clusters of small bright yellow flowers in summer & autumn, which should be scented.