Succulents

A shrubby succulent with rosettes very dark purple, almost black leaves. An excellent plant for a sunny conservatory by patio doors or as a specimen for the summer patio. This plant can get top heavy so grow it in a heavy terracotta pot. Colouration is best in full sun. Water very sparingly especially in winter

Aeonium leucoblepharum (leuconeura)

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.

Aeonium arboreum

Shrubby succulent with glossy green leaves. Needs good light all year & to be kept on the dry side in winter. Grow in loam-based compost and a heavy pot for stability. Min temp 2°C.

Aeonium haworthii 'Variegatum'

Well-branched spreading succulent with attractive rosettes, the new leaves being yellow with a pink margin, turning green with age still retaining the pink margin. Panicles of pale yellow flowers appear in spring. Min. temp. 2°C.

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

Agave americana

A large architectural succulent with blue-green leaves & VERY SHARP SPINES!

A very prickly evergreen plant with fleshy grey green leaves with a creamy margin. A strong architectural plant for desert or exotic schemes. Does well in a large pot where it will get to 1.5m in time. Hardy in mild gardens otherwise move to a greenhouse over winter.

Aloe striatula

Large scrambling succulent with yellow flowers in early summer. The stems are best tied in to a support. Needs sun and good drainage. Minimum minus 10°C, possibly lower.

Aloe tenuior

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.

Aloe variegata

Small succulent, ideal for a sunny windowsill with striped leaves and racemes of tubular pink-red flowers in summer.