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'Afterglow' Stunning patio or hot garden plant for the summer - up to 1ft across and flushed a bright purple red.
Hardy to -3C with good drainage.A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y
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'Afterglow' Stunning patio or hot garden plant for the summer - up to 1ft across and flushed a bright purple red.
Hardy to -3C with good drainage.
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agavoides Good symmetrical shape, leaves tipped red. Up to 6 ins across.
Hardy to -3C with good drainage.
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'Black Prince' One of the darkest leaved echeverias around. Up to 8 ins
across. Hardy to -3C with good drainage.
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'County Fair' Frilled leaves, flushed pink purple, very unusual
forming a rosette up to 8 ins across. Good patio pot plant during the summer.
Tender.
-derenbergii
A
small clumping echeveria with rosettes 4 to 6cm across, the leaves are tipped
with red and the flowers are a bright yellow orange, held on short 5cm stems.
Almost alpine like in its habit, it likes full sun and being kept on the dry
side throughout the winter.
- 'Doris Taylor'. This
Echeveria has leaves covered with short silvery fur, very unusual and produces
stems of deep red/orange flowers which are much larger than the usual size of
Echeveria flowers. Produces rosettes up to 4 ins across and clumps up well.
Good patio pot plant during the summer. Tender but will take a few degrees of
frost if kept dry.
-elegans. Forms a 4 to 5 inch globe shaped rosette, pale blue
flushing to a deep purple on the outer edges of its leaves, produces lots of
offsets, hence its common name of ‘Hens and Chicks’. Good patio pot plant
during the summer. Hardy to -3C with good drainage.
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glauca Forms a lovely blue bowl shape, up to 8 inches in width, good
patio pot plant during the summer. Hardy to -3C with good drainage.
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nodulosa 'Painted Lady' Apart from the red markings on the leaves
this is an unusual echeveria in that it eventually forms a small shrub, up to
50cms in height and spread. Will take several degrees of frost if kept on the
dry side through winter.
-'Perl
von Nurmberg' Beautifully
subtle shades of purple and blue giving a marbled effect to the leaves make this
a stunning Echeveria. Loves being outside in the summer, forms rosettes 2-3
inches across that look like they are made of polished stone. Tender and must be
kept very dry in winter.
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'Topsy Turvy' Pale blue leaves with an upturned U shape in section. Up to 9 ins
across, tender.
-tundalii
A small
echeveria forming
quite dark blue-green rosettes (5-6cm across) with lots of offsets giving the
plant a 'hummocky' look. Flowers prolifically in spring/summer. Tender and must
be kept very dry in winter.
- purpureum. Flowers from July to September. (Cone Flower) Large purple daisy-like flowers with a dark central cone . Hardy. Prefers full sun, in ordinary soil.
3ft
- pininana. Flowers from May to July. Amazing architectural plant, spends
two to three years reaching flowering size, then in spring puts out a huge spike of thousands of small blue flowers, bees love it. Half
hardy, down to -5C. Prefers full sun, in ordinary moist but well drained soil. Requires a warm, protected position.
12ft
-ventricosum.
Large green leaves with a purple midrib, not hardy but much bigger leaves and faster
growing than Musa Basjoo, a good summer bedding plant, can be over wintered
indoors or somewhere frost free. Minimum temp 5C. 5-6ft (in one season)
-ventricosum
'Maurellii' A big red monster version of the ordinary
ensete! Fantastic deep red colouration, makes a spectacular talking point in the
garden - be the envy of your friends! A good summer bedding plant, can be over wintered
indoors or somewhere frost free. Minimum temp 5C. 5-6ft (in one season)
-amygdaloides rubra. Flowers from May to June. Evergreen; a good foliage plant, having deep reddish-purple narrow leaves and yellow flower bracts. Hardy. Prefers light shade, in ordinary soil.
2-3ft
- griffithii dixter. Dark green narrow leaves, shaded red, and vivid orange-red flowers. Hardy. Prefers light shade, in ordinary moisture retaining soil.
2-3ft