Half Hardy and Summer Patio

Bring a taste of the exotic to your garden with half-hardy plants. If you can provide some winter protection it is amazing how many more interesting and plants you can grow, to the envy of your friends and family. You can grow these plants in pots and enjoy them in the garden between June and September when there is no risk of frost (UK). All they need is a greenhouse, porch or conservatory over winter kept above freezing.

Many plants will relish a spell outdoors, the local birds can get at any pests, and the sun and wind helps to strengthen the plants. September is a good time to start thinking about bringing plants undercover, as the nights will be rapidly getting longer and colder, and excess moisture can build up. Some plants will be happy tucked up against the house wall, with a bit of fleece to hand for very cold nights. 

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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Canna musifolia 'Grande'
Canna musifolia 'Grande'
£8.50
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Banana-leaved Canna

A fantastic jungly plant (musifolia = banana leaves!) with large green leaves with red-tinged margins & central rib. Good moist soil in sun, best bedded out for the summer.

Canna patens
Canna patens
£6.50
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Indian Shot

A beautiful species of modest size, Fresh green leaves and red and yellow flowers from summer to autumn. Best lifted and kept frost free in winter.

Canna tuerckheimii
£6.50
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Giant Canna

A very tall species with matching large leaves, topped with tubular orange-red flowers. Best in a sheltered sunny spot.

Cestrum cultum 'Cretan Purple'
Cestrum cultum 'Cretan Purple'
£7.00
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Evergreen shrub with nice tubular, evening-scented purple flowers in summer. Grow in a loam based compost with added grit indoors, or in a sheltered, well drained spot outdoors. Protect from very hot sun in summer.

Cestrum elegans
Cestrum elegans
£6.50
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Upright evergreen shrub with clusters of ruby red tubular flowers on arching stems in summer, followed by red-purple berries. Prune back in spring. Full to part shade in a sheltered spot.

Chlidanthus fragrans
Chlidanthus fragrans
£6.50
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A tender bulbous plant with very scented, yellow trumpet flowers from June to July. Hardy in mild gardens, in cold areas grow in pots.

Chlorophytum comosum 'Vittatum'
Chlorophytum comosum 'Vittatum'
£6.00
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Spider Plant

Spider Plant with green leaves with a white-cream central stripe, giving it an overall lighter appearance than 'Variegatum'.

Clivia robusta
Clivia robusta
£7.50
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Swamp Clivia

A vigourous South African species with heads of pendulous tubular flowers

Cotyledon orbiculata 'Staghorn'
Cotyledon orbiculata 'Staghorn'
£7.00
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A striking succulent with characteristic large staghorn-shaped leaves. Ideal for a large shallow bowl or trough where it can spread to make an impressive plant. Outdoors in summer, in for the winter.

Crassula 'Garnet Lotus'
Crassula 'Garnet Lotus'
£6.50
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A distinctive hybrid with thick fleshy dusky purple grey pointed leaves. A neat little plant

Crassula capitella 'Campfire'
£6.50
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A vigourous plant forming mounds of neatly arranged leaves which take on a vivid red colouration in summer. Lovely in a shallow pot or planted under Aeoniums. South Africa.

Crassula ovata 'Undulata'
Crassula ovata 'Undulata'
£7.50
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Money Plant

A compact form of the Money Plant with curly blue-green fleshy leaves. Denser and slower growing.

Crassula perfoliata v. heterotricha
Crassula perfoliata v. heterotricha
£6.50
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Name uncertain but bought as this. A vigourous growing succulent with densely packed leaves on long stems. These tend to flop, making it ideal for a wide shallow bowl, or for bedding out in the summer.

Crassula swaziensis variegata
Crassula swaziensis variegata
£6.50
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Money Maker

A neat little compact spreading succulent with fleshy variegated leaves.

Cuphea caeciliae
Cuphea caeciliae
£6.50
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Cigar Plant

A bushy tender shrubby perennial ideal for bedding out with other tropical plants. Covered from summer to autumn with masses of orange tubular flowers.

Cuphea ignea
£5.00
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Cigar Plant

A colourful small tender shrub with vivid red tubular flowers over a long period in summer. Ideal for bedding out with other exotic plants, or in containers. Over winter frost free.

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