Conservatory and Sunroom

We probably use the term Conservatory Plants a bit too freely – after all, plants were around long before conservatories, and with a bit of ingenuity, it is amazing the number of ‘conservatory’ plants you can grow - without a conservatory! A sun-lounge, porch or gently heated greenhouse will be appreciated by many medium-sized plants and some smaller plants can be accommodated on a windowsill. Plants in this category are generally regarded as best grown permanently indoors, due to their size, habit, flowering or tenderness. Wherever possible plants will appreciate a spell outdoors in summer. 

We only show you the plants we hope to have for sale in 2024, if not available now they will progressively become so through the spring.

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Echeveria secunda v glauca
Echeveria secunda v glauca
£6.50
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A popular succulent with blue-green rosettes which can reach about a foot across. Can be stood outside or bedded out in summer.

Entelea arborescens
£6.50
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Whau

Similar to Sparrmannia africana but with shinier leaves, this makes a worthwhile foliage subject for a large conservatory,

Epiphyllum  'German Empress'
Epiphyllum 'German Empress'
£7.00
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Syn 'Deutsche Kaiserin'. Reported to be a more robust form of Disocactus (Nopalxochia) phyllanthoides. On mature plants masses of pink flowers, up to 10 cm long, appear on long trailing stems in spring and summer.

Image believed to be correct

Epiphyllum  'Red'
Epiphyllum 'Red'
£6.50
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Orchid Cactus

Varietal name unknown. This vigorous plant produces beautiful deep red flowers on spiny trailing stems.

Epiphyllum 'David's Golden Splendour'
£6.50
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Orchid Cactus

Epiphytic (tree-dwelling) cactus with trailing stems and huge lemon yellow flowers in spring or summer.

Epiphyllum 'Red Tip'
£6.50
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Orchid Cactus

Epiphytic (tree-dwelling) cactus with trailing stems with reddish tips. Spectacular pink or red flowers in spring or summer.

Plants are out of stock but cuttings are available.

Epiphyllum cooperi
£6.50
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Possibly E. crenatum v cooperi. An epiphytic cactus, living on trees in tropical rainforests. Large powerfully night-scented flowers appear on mature plants, each lasting only 24 hours.

Epiphyllum crenatum 'Beavertail'
£6.50
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Orchid Cactus

Probably a fancy name for E. crenatum. A variety with very wide fleshy wavy leaves which arch upwards before trailing downwards. Makes an impressive foliage plant.

Epiphyllum mauve
£6.50
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An epiphytic cactus, living on trees in tropical rainforests. Large mauve flowers appear on mature plants, each lasting only 24 hours.

Epiphyllum pink
£6.50
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An epiphytic cactus, living on trees in tropical rainforests. Large mid pink flowers appear on mature plants, each lasting only 24 hours.

Erythrina crista-galli
£6.50
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Cockspur Coral Tree

A small tree in its native South America, here it makes a shrub to around ten feet with prickly stems from which hang racemes of red flowers in summer. Needs a sheltered spot away from hard frosts.

Euphorbia mauritanica
Euphorbia mauritanica
£6.50
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Pencil milk bush

South African succulent forming clumps of upright mostly leafless stems, topped in spring with small yellow flowers. CAUTION, SAP IS TOXIC

Euphorbia tirucalli
Euphorbia tirucalli
£7.50
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Finger tree

Large succulent with fleshy, cylindrical, leafless stems. New growth in spring can be tinged yellow-orange. This is a good specimen plant in a large pot, capable of getting to around 6ft if potted on each year. CAUTION, SAP IS VERY TOXIC AND A SKIN IRRITANT.

Euryops chrysanthemoides
Euryops chrysanthemoides
£6.50
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Tender shrubby perennial with shiny green leaves and clusters of large, long-stalked bright yellow daisies summer to autumn.

Freylinia tropica
Freylinia tropica
£6.50
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Honey Bell Bush

Despite its specific name this shrub is pretty tough, taking temperatures down to just above freezing with no problem, so it would probably survive in mild gardens as a mature plant. Small pale mauve flowers appear mainly in summer.

Gasteria bicolor
Gasteria bicolor
£6.50
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Name uncertain, thsi may be a variety of bicolor. This makes pleasing clumps of fleshy green leaves, spotted and striped with paler green, ideal for a shallow pot or bowl.
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