Welding Supplies from IOC Homepage
| "Sarcococca hookeriana Winter Gem 15cm" |
| "Treat your winter garden to a fabulous new addition to our range of Christmas Box, and be one of the first to be able to delight in it's glorious perfume.
We all know winter can be a dull and dreary time in the garden, but fortunately it needn't be! The commonly named 'Christmas Box' or 'Sweet Box' is one of those plants that just lifts your spirits when you pass it by.
The glossy evergreen leaves of 'Winter Gem' produce glorious little flowers, resembling little fireworks, which emit the most sensational and sweet vanilla fragrance you can imagine, especially on sunny days. The white flowers emerge from pinky-red buds and are followed by glossy, round red berries that ripen to black adding interest to your garden for even longer.
Easy to grow, in pots or borders, or sun or shade, plant it where you can enjoy those amazing winter scent every day - tough and tolerant of most conditions, 'Winter Gem' is especially valuable for shadier areas.
Supplied as an established plant in a 15cm pot, ready for immediate planting out."
Price: 9.99 |
| "Sinocalycanthus Venus 13cm" |
| "Sinocalycanthus 'Venus', also known as the Carolina Allspice, is a bushy shrub that will become the focus of your garden with its large showy flowers and coloured autumn display.
One of the more exclusive shrubs that you can acquire for your garden, Sinocalycanthus is the end result of an intense breeding program and is rarely offered for sale in garden centres, so this is your chance to get your hands on something really rather special.
The main show is from late spring into summer when 'Venus' erupts with a fabulous show of large, magnolia-like, creamy-white flowers with yellow and purple central splashes. The eyecatching blooms are beautifully scented and the first flush will last for several weeks in late spring, before blooming on and off right through until the autumn. There's then the added bonus in autumn when the large, glossy green leaves turn yellow and transform into honey-brown before falling.
A strong, reliable grower and fully hardy, Venus is a low maintenance option for those of us with little time to worry about complicated care routines - just prune out any dead or damaged branches and that's it!
Supplied as an established plant in a 13cm pot, ready to be planted out."
Price: 9.99 |
| "Premium Rhododendron 'Nancy Evans' 2L" |
| "An award-winning Rhododendron which is deserving of a place in any garden. 'Nancy Evans' (AGM) is a compact, evergreen Rhododendron with globes of golden-yellow flowers blushed orange which are definitely a sight to behold in late spring.
We're delighted to bring you this absolute garden winner, and with the RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that it will perform. One of the better yellow varieties with colour all year round, even the leaves pack a punch with the young, bronze foliage becoming glossy green as it matures.
A superb specimen for a large container or as a specimen plant in woodland borders or shady areas, when the luminous yellow flowers light up dappled shade and the glorious foliage provides the perfect contrasting backdrop for other bright flowers.
Supplied as an established plant in a 2L pot, ready to plant out or pot on."
Price: 12.99 |
| "Callicarpa bodinieri Magical Snowstar 3L" |
| "Just imagine, glistening, snow-white berries in your garden at Christmas - looking like tiny, sparkling decorations.
Callicarpa, also known as the Beauty Berry, is a fabulously decorative shrub, characterized by bunches of berries which brighten the autumn garden with a sparkling hue.
Something a little different to the usually seen purple plant - 'Magical Snowstar' is covered in snow-white berries from October to November which contrast beautifully with the autumn colour changes of its leaves.
Callicarpa also works well as a decorative addition to Christmas displays, and adds a touch of winter magic to flower arrangements in your home.
Growing to around 2.5m (8ft) Callicarpa bodinieri 'Magical Snowstar' is a tightly branching shrub which colours up in the autumn, when the leaves turn yellow before they fall, revealing the perfect snowball berries. If you're keen to cut the stems for indoor displays, then it's best to wait until December for the best colour.
If you're keen to incorporate white accents into your garden, then callicarpa is an ideal choice. With a high tolerance for most soil types, it's very easy to grow - Magical Snowstar needs very little in the way of maintenance, just plant it in partial shade and prune out any dead or damaged branches in the spring.
The bright berries provide your home with a colourful accent - although wait until the berries are fully grown and have their full colour. Once in a vase, it is important that they are in a cool and not too sunny place to retain the best colour. They're long lasting too, keeping for more than a month once cut as long as you don't drown the stems - they're fine in just 4in of water with a drop of bleach in the vase.
You will receive an established plant in a 3L pot, ready for planting out."
Price: 14.99 |
| "Camellia vernalis 'Yuletide' 13cm pot" |
| "Bring a little Christmas cheer to your garden over winter with this glorious flowering Camellia - we can't sing its praises enough as it's bursting with buds and just waiting to erupt into glorious colour!
Unlike many of the usual winter-flowering plants, Camellia 'Yuletide' will flower through Christmas and into early spring, with an abundance of brilliantly coloured, red blooms, each with a glowing cluster of golden yellow stamens at the centre - really eye-catching and very distinctive.
Typically festive in sumptuous red and green, the luxurious flowers shine against the glossy leaves, making this compact shrub ideal as a Yule centrepiece in the garden - it can even be brought inside over Christmas in a pot as an unusual decoration, just remember to return it outside once the festivities are over. Plus at less than half the price of other suppliers, it really is worth grabbing one now!
More than able to bring winter interest to any garden border, you can even grow 'Yuletide' in a container, so even without a garden you can enjoy the magnificent display of flowers.
Fully hardy and easy to grow, there's no need to worry about complicated pruning, just snip off any branches that are dead, diseased or dying - so not only is this camellia easy on the eye, it's easy to grow too!
Grow Yuletide in a sheltered, partially shaded position out of drying winds in a moist but well-drained, fertile soil which needs to be acid in nature - if planting in a pot, use ericaceous compost.
Supplied as an established plant approx 40cm tall in a 1L pot."
Price: 12.99 |
| "Grevillea juniperina 3L 90 cm standard" |
| "We're really excited to bring you this new introduction for the 2019 gardening season - be one of the first to own this stunning Australian native in standard form.
Grevillea juniperina is an unusual and rarely seen shrub and is hardy down to -10C so will thrive in your garden especially if you give it a nice sunny position and protection from the wind.
The needle-like, mid green foliage is evergreen so the plant, which looks not unlike the familiar Rosemary, will provide year-round interest. In late spring grevillea will thrill you with its display of blood-red, claw-shaped flowers which gives rise to the plant's common name of 'Spider Flower'.
a superb display which lasts up to 3 months, this is a lovely plant for a large pot or south facing border, adding a real exotic touch to UK gardens, reminiscent of exotic summer holidays.
Grevillea loves a sunny spot and well-drained soil yet is easy to care for and hardy throughout the UK - plant it the border or a patio pot and admire this lovely plant for years to come.
Supplied as a 90cm standard plant (including 3L pot) ready to plant out, a light clip in the spring is all the pruning that you need to keep your plant in shape."
Price: 14.99 |
| "Escallonia 'Pink Elle' 3L" |
| "A cracking new selection of the ever-reliable and easy to grow Escallonia, this lovely compact shrub combines glossy evergreen foliage with 4 months of summer and autumn colour from its notably larger blooms than most other Escallonia!
Producing clusters of candy pink flowers in early summer, often reblooming well in autumn, 'Pink Elle' is ideal for forming a decorative low hedge or filling in gaps and in beds and borders with its barrage of flowers contrasting against year-round evergreen foliage.
It will remain compact, growing to around 1.2m tall and wide, producing a nice even bush, perfect for larger pots that can be placed around the patio. A brilliant flowering shrub, its flowers are very attractive to pollinators which will not only bring your garden to life with the buzz of bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects but will help with the performance of other plants in the garden.
Easy to care for, tough and very rewarding, 'Pink Elle' is an RHS 'Perfect for Pollinators' plants and a great new introduction to the Escallonia family!"
Price: 12.99 |
| "Lavandula 'Platininum Blonde' 12cm" |
| "Imagine a dazzling, hardy, variegated lavender, perfect to bring your borders and containers to life with very little fuss and maintenance. Well let us introduce you to our newest beauty, the luscious lavender 'Platinum Blonde'.
With her classic blue, fragrant flowers set above brightly variegated leaves, Platinum Blonde is an unusual, must-have colour combination for your garden this year. The blue-grey leaves are edged in creamy yellow and this contrasts magnificently with the flowers, making them 'pop' to provide colour, scent and form to your garden - she really does have everything!
The perfect lavender to cope with most things that the British weather will throw at it - Platinum Blonde tolerates cold and wet as long as she's planted in free-draining soil and it simply revels in heat and drought - something that we may need to get used to in the future!
Use Lavender Blonde to make an eye-catching specimen plant on a balcony or terrace or add her to mixed containers or into borders for amazing summer-long displays.
And you don't just have to take our word for it - Platinum Blonde has won a multitude of notable awards - even before being nominated for the RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year:
The innovation prize for the best new perennial introduction at IPM Germany - the world's biggest, premier plant and horticultural show.
Bronze medal in the Innovation Competition at Plantarium - one of Holland's largest exhibitions for perennials.
IBERflora Spain - awarded the best plant innovation of the show!
Supplied as an established plant in a 12cm pot, ready to plant out, Lavender 'Platinum Blonde' flowers in summer and stays compact with an eventual height of 40-50cm and width of 50cm."
Price: 8.99 |
| "Daphne Summer Ice 9cm" |
| "A new introduction for 2019, Daphne x transatlantica 'Summer Ice' is set to become a favourite with gardeners. Not yet widely available, we've managed to secure some stock of this exquisite variegated gem for the new gardening season.
'Summer Ice' is notable for its blue-green leaves edged with clear ivory giving it a frosted look - something rather special in Daphnes. These form a delicate crown, topped with soft pink-flushed, fragrant blooms - the plant's pièce de résistance!
Be prepared to be intoxicated by the provocative perfume which will pervade your garden as soon as the flowers open in spring - and plants may repeat bloom right up to the autumn!
Daphnes grow into a mound of neat leaves, and 'Summer Ice' is no exception - keeping its leaves in mild winters, it's classed as semi-evergreen, providing a good backdrop of colour in your garden.
Really easy to grow in rich, moist soil in sun or light shade, plants look fabulous too in pots and containers, and have the advantage that you can move them around your garden so that you can appreciate their fragrance wherever you are - we think that a pair either side of your front door make a unique and eye-catching (and nose-catching!) feature.
Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for planting out and reaching an ultimate height and spread of 1m x 1m (3ft x 3ft)."
Price: 4.99 |
| "Deutzia Yuki Cherry Blossom 9cm" |
| "A breakthrough in plant breeding, 'Yuki Cherry Blossom' (R) is a spectacular shrub, much prized both for its abundance of flowers and its extended seasonal interest.
A glorious fountain of pink and white flowers smothers this compact Deutzia throughout the spring, illuminating your garden with a mountain of cherry-blossom blooms. Very easy to grow, and ideal in a pot, 'Yuki Cherry Blossom'(R) will flower its heart out for you in sun or partial shade.
You get even more value for money when Y.Cherry Blossom continues with its display of colour into the autumn, turning a vibrant shade of copper-burgundy before dropping its cloak of leaves to reveal a sculptural framework of arching stems - a real plant of all year-round interest.
Growing to just 60cm x 50cm, we supply an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to be planted straight out."
Price: 3.99 |
| "Deutzia Yuki Snowflake 9cm" |
| "A breakthrough in plant breeding, Deutzia × rosea Yuki Snowflake is a spectacular shrub, rightly prized both for its abundance of flowers and its extended seasonal interest. Tried and tested for garden performance, you can be sure that it will grow as expected.
A spectacular show of white flowers smothers this compact Deutzia throughout the spring, almost obscuring its leaves with a voluminous display of white. Very easy to grow, and ideal in a container on your balcony or terrace, 'Yuki Snowflake'(R) will flower its heart out for you in sun or partial shade.
You get even more value for money when Yuki Cherry Blossom continues with its display of colour into the autumn, turning a vibrant shade of copper-burgundy before dropping its cloak of leaves to reveal a sculptural framework of arching stems - a real plant of all year-round interest.
Growing to just 60cm x 50cm, we supply an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to be planted straight out."
Price: 9.99 |
| "Hypericum x moserianum Little Misstery 9cm" |
| "Hypericum moserianum 'Little Misstery' is a much sought-after, new form of Hypericum (St John's Wort) and much prized with flower arrangers for its pinkish-red fruits. Another plant that's really quite difficult to find, we're delighted to be one of the first to be able to bring it to you.
Perfect for a sunny or part-shaded position, 'Little Misstery' bursts into life in early spring with a flourish of lush green leaves edged in butter yellow, held on raspberry-red stems - truly a sight to behold in the spring garden!
A flower arranger's dream (and a gardener's for that matter), the striking variegation remains distinct throughout the growing season, and the leaves are followed from July to October by masses of bright yellow, cup-shaped flowers beautifully enhanced by a contrasting fringe of red anthers.
Bees and many other beneficial pollinating insects find Hypericum Little Misstery irresistible and the resulting fruits provide even more interest in the garden and make a great addition to flower arrangements.
Supplied as an established young plant in a 9cm pot, ready to be planted out or potted up. With an ultimate height and spread of 0.3m (1ft), it'll light up your garden for months!"
Price: 8.99 |
| "Weigela All Summer Peach 9cm" |
| "A new introduction, Weigela 'All Summer Peach' is an eye-catching and heavily flowering new form of weigela, and the latest introduction in the remarkable 'All Summer' series - a range of hardy weigelas bred with flowers and months of colour in mind.
Naturally compact and perfect to bring your patio, balcony or terrace to life, All Summer Peach is the ideal shrub for pots and containers and will flower its head off from spring through the summer and into autumn, giving you months of flowers in your garden. It's a dream in the flower border too where it'll amaze you with its pink-tipped peach blooms, each bursting from deep carmine buds above contrasting young leaves which are lightly toned with red.
Overall a stunning addition to your garden and set to be much in demand in 2019, so make sure that you don't miss out!
Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, All Summer Peach will eventually reach 100cm x 100cm."
Price: 7.99 |
| "Camellia 'Crimson King' 13cm pot" |
| "Bring some timely cheer to your garden this spring with this glorious flowering Camellia - we can't sing its praises enough as it's bursting with buds and just waiting to erupt into glorious colour!
Unlike many of the usual winter-flowering plants, Camellia 'Crimson King' will often flower from late winter and into early spring, with an abundance of brilliantly coloured, lightly fragrant red blooms, each with a glowing cluster of golden yellow stamens at the centre - really eye-catching and very distinctive.
The sumptuous red flowers shine against the glossy, evergreen leaves, making this compact shrub ideal for year-round interest. More than able to bring winter interest to any garden border, you can even grow 'Crimson King' in a container, so even without a garden you can enjoy the magnificent display of flowers.
Fully hardy and easy to grow, there's no need to worry about complicated pruning, just snip off any branches that are dead, diseased or dying - so not only is this camellia easy on the eye, it's easy to grow too!
Grow this Camellia in a sheltered, partially shaded position out of drying winds in a moist but well-drained, fertile soil which needs to be acid in nature - if planting in a pot, use ericaceous compost.
Supplied as an established plant in a 1L pot."
Price: 9.99 |
| "Jacobinia suberecta 9cm" |
| "Also known as the velvet honeysuckle, Jacobinia suberecta is an unusual and highly desirable perennial that is rarely offered for sale - so this is your opportunity to grow something different that none of your friends are likely to have - or even know about!
One of those plants that is a great all-round garden performer, Jacobinia will provide vibrant colour and form all year round and is perfect whether displayed in a pot or planted in the garden border.
Giving you a long flowering display from late spring to autumn, the fiery orange, tubular blooms are often visited by hummingbirds in its native South America - and although we can't guarantee that in the UK, we're sure that this delightful bush will attract other wildlife into your garden.
In addition to its flowers, the soft velvet leaves are a real feature, emerging downy silver and ageing to a glossy green which gives a striking contrast to the attractive flowers.
Perfect for growing between other perennials and shrubs as it reaches just 1.5m wide and 1m high, Jacobinia is semi-evergreen (plants may lose their leaves in winter) giving year-round colour and structure.
Easy to grow and winter hardy down to -7°C, this is a plant that is not fussy with regard to soil and will tolerate most types, including dry and coastal soils."
Price: 9.99 |
| "Viburnum opulus 'Roseum' (Snowball Tree) 9cm" |
| "A popular, easy to grow flowering shrub that is perfect for UK gardens.
Viburnum opulus 'Roseum' AKA the Snowball Tree, is a bushy, deciduous shrub with striking blooms and lobed, maple-like leaves that turn fiery shades of red and purple in the autumn.
Most noted for its voluminous clusters of flowers, this viburnum bursts into bloom from early May, becoming a mass of green-tinted white snowball flowers which become flushed with pink as they age.
Unlike the more common Guelder Rose, fruits are not produced as the flowers of the Snowball Tree are sterile, however the show of spring and autumn colour more than makes up for this - plus the flowers are just perfect for cutting and bringing into your home.
Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, robust and vigorous, and guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come.
Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for immediate planting. Will reach approx. 4m x 4m and is perfect for a flowering hedge or as a specimen plant in borders."
Price: 2.99 |
| "Viburnum bodn. 'Charles Lamont' 3L" |
| "A real gem for winter gardens, producing long lasting floral displays from late October through winter into spring. Clusters of really fragrant, pale to deep pink, long-lasting flowers just seem to keep going and going in winter!
A compact shrub at 2.5m tall or so after 10 years, it is easy to manage, and very hardy once established. Some flowers may get frost damage in extreme cold, but new ones appear quickly, and the plant is unharmed.
Preferring a sunny spot, it can be grown in large pots. Because of its stunning fragrance and winter displays, plant it close to where you can smell it and see it regularly!"
Price: 12.99 |
| "Weigela florida 'Monet' 3L" |
| "As pretty as one of Monet's masterpieces, this delightfully small and compact flowering shrub really has the most beautiful 3-colour foliage. Perfect for mixed borders and containers.
Reaching around 1m in height and width, Weigela 'Monet' is a lovely spring-flowering shrub, with big, lipstick-pink tubular flowers in spring.
However, the real highlight is its foliage which forms a neat mound of pink-blushed leaves. Each green leaf is edged with a variable cream variegation, with varying tints of rose-pink flushing throughout.
Variegation will change depending on light exposure - whiter variegation develops in shade and deepest pink in full sun - nevertheless a picture wherever it is grown!
Due to its compact nature, it's perfect in pots as a feature plant or in the front of smaller gardens. Easy to grow too, so makes the perfect plant for new gardeners or those who prefer to spend less time maintaining and more time enjoying.
Supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot, ready for planting out. and reaching 60-100cm high and wide. Flowers mainly in May but can flush again in summer.
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Price: 7.99 |
| "Abeliophyllum distichum 2L 40/50 cm" |
| "A relative of the well-known yellow Forsythia, this unusual deciduous shrub produces a stunning winter flower display just as the days start to lengthen to spring.
An easy to grow, compact shrub, the branches are covered with dainty, star-shaped, gorgeously fragrant white flowers - occasionally tinged with pink, each one with a yellow centre - which appear on bare stems before the leaves re-emerge.
The show doesn't end there either as the green leaves turn purple before they fall in the autumn, so you get year-round interest!
Reaching a compact 1.5m height and spread over 10 years, this white forsythia is perfect for smaller gardens, and can be grown in large pots for the patio too - so everyone can grow it, with or without a garden.
Preferring a sunny, sheltered location, the white forsythia is hardy to -6°C or more and needs very little pruning or maintenance. We supply an established plant in a 2L pot, ready for immediate planting."
Price: 7.99 |
| "Ceratostigma willmotianum 2L 40cm" |
| "This spreading, deciduous shrub brings welcome colour to the garden in late summer and early autumn when many other flowers have gone over.
Masses of disc-shaped, vivid blue flowers appear from August to October, complimenting the green stems and leaves with their purple margins. These leaves turn russet-red and orange and look spectacular with each fiery shoot ending in a bunch of these cobalt-blue blooms.
The Chinese plumbago is a sub-shrub and is partway between a shrub and a perennial where in some years it dies right down to the ground while in others, the top growth stays all winter, making a framework for the following year.
Originally a Chinese native, the flowers have the same round form as plumbago - hence Chinese plumbago - and it's best planted towards the front of a sheltered, sunny border in soil that does not get too dry.
Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come.
Supplied as an established plant in a 2L pot, Chinese Plumbago will reach approximately 1m (3ft 3in) tall x 1.5m (5ft) wide."
Price: 6.99 |
| "Daphne 'Pink Fragrance' 2L pot" |
| "What could be better than the sweet heady fragrance of Daphne in the garden! Pink Fragrances perfumed blooms are produced in abundance from April until October every year. The sister variety to Eternal Fragrance it's a compact and slow growing variety so it is perfect for smaller gardens. This semi-evergreen Daphne produces flowers on new growth, meaning the lovely pink blooms just keep on coming right through the summer!
Grow it in a pot and place on the patio or near a garden path so you enjoy the delightful scent!
Height and spread 90 cm (3ft). Supplied approx. 20 cm tall in a 9cm pot."
Price: 14.99 |
| "Sarcococca humilis 'Winter Gem' 9cm" |
| "Treat your winter garden to a fabulous new addition to our range of Christmas Box, and be one of the first to be able to delight in it's glorious perfume.
We all know winter can be a dull and dreary time in the garden, but fortunately it needn't be! The commonly named 'Christmas Box' or 'Sweet Box' is one of those plants that just lifts your spirits when you pass it by.
The glossy evergreen leaves of 'Winter Gem' produce glorious little flowers, resembling little fireworks, which emit the most sensational and sweet vanilla fragrance you can imagine, especially on sunny days. The white flowers emerge from pinky-red buds and are followed by glossy, round red berries that ripen to black adding interest to your garden for even longer.
Easy to grow, in pots or borders, or sun or shade, plant it where you can enjoy those amazing winter scent every day - tough and tolerant of most conditions, 'Winter Gem' is especially valuable for shadier areas.
Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for immediate planting out."
Price: 4.99 |
| "Hedging Lavender Hidcote 10 x 9cm pots" |
| "The Classic hardy English Lavendar for hedging, these fabulous multi-trimmed plants are the ideal start point combining value with performance. Big enough to plant out all year, and will flower in first season too, yet great value.
Plant about 25cm (10in) apart for a dense continuous Lavendar hedge which will fill out in 2 seasons, for that iconic look along pathways, driveways or lawn edges. Also great with several in large pots too.
The flowers are great for cutting and drying too in Summer, and are a mecca for bees."
Price: 24.99 |
| "Plumbago auriculata Blue plant in 1.5L pot 70cm" |
| "A superb summer patio plant, adding a tropical flavour to your garden or patio - their clear sky-blue flower clusters smother this informal, scrambling shrub, which works well in large pots with cane supports.
Grow outside all summer, it will need winter protection, as can be damaged below 2C, but will regrow away from the base the following year when it warms up again. In warmer parts of the country, especially in sheltered towns, plumbago will grow as an herbaceous perennial, dying down to ground level before reshooting in late spring.
The clusters of phlox-like flowers are subtly scented and will attract butterflies and hoverflies into your garden, making them a great plant for wildlife.
Also known by its common name of Cape Leadwort, Plumbago is named from the Latin word plumbum, meaning lead, as it was believed to be a cure for lead poisoning.
A great colour addition for summer long colour, and unusual too as it is seldom offered for sale.
Supplied as an established plant in a 1.5L pot, ready to pot on."
Price: 4.99 |
| "Acca selloweana (Pineapple Guava) 3L" |
| "A fascinating and stunning looking plant, this Pineapple- Guava is a native of South America yet is perfectly happly here in the UK. Like a bird of paradise, its flamboyant sorbet pink and ice-white blooms will create an exotic display from late spring to early summer bearing sweet nectar that is loved by butterflies and bees. In autumn this stunning plant then yields delicious, tropical tasting green egg shaped fruits with succulent flesh - similar to a kiwi but smoother in appearance. Enjoy fresh or bake into pies and crumbles for a special treat.
Bushes are evergreen giving year round interest, hardy down to at least -5C and when mature reach about 6 x 6ft. They're very easy to grow and are particularly suited to raising in a large pot or planter."
Price: 19.99 |
| "Caesalpinia 3.5L - Yellow Bird of Paradise" |
| "If you want to grow something different, then this is the plant for you!
The Yellow Bird of Paradise (Caesalpinia gillesii), is a bushy shrub with a profusion of snapdragon-like flowers dripping with orange-red tassels.
Caesalpinia goes by several other names, including the Desert Bird of Paradise and Crimson Threadflower - which give a hint to its drought tolerance and beautiful flowers.
The yellow flowers reach around 2.5cm (1in) and are extended further, sometimes by as much as 7.5cm (3in), by the showy stamens which are produced on erect stems 15-30 (6-12in) long. The blooms are a favourite with humming birds in its native South America.
Rarely sold or grown in the UK, Martin discovered it on a Spanish Nursery on a trip there recently, and bought all we were allowed to.
With fine feathery foliage, like an Acacia, this bird of paradise (which incidentally is not related to the Strelitzia), is borderline hardy in the UK, so we advise protecting from frost in winter. Grow it in large pots in a sunny position, and enjoy its amazing flower displays in late summer.
Caesaplinia easy to care for and generally problem free - plants under glass may need a restrictive prune after the first flush of flowers."
Price: 19.99 |
| "Jasminium multipartitum 3.5L - Starry Wild Jasmine" |
| "A lovely and very unusual fragrant evergreen Jasmine, this native of South Africa produces huge white very fragrant starry white flowers in Summer, with that classic Jasmine scent.
Unlike most of it's cousins it is not a climber, and forms a neat shrubby clump, ideal for pots and patios. Its shiny, tough evergreen foliage is attractive anyway, even when not flowering.
It is borderline hardy to -1 or -2C, especially when in well-drained spots, but best to provide some winter protection in colder areas."
Price: 14.99 |
| "Hibiscus Tricolour standard 80-1M tall 3L - 3 colours on one tree" |
| "No, your eyes are not deceiving you - this amazing hardy Hibiscus standard tree actually does have 3 colours on the same tree, and will stay that way too.
Hibiscus are often propagated by grafting, and the clever nurserymen have here grafted 3 individual different colours - blue, pink and white - to the top of the standard stem. Usually they would graft 3 of the same colour, but in an experimental moment, created this delightful result.
And vitally, all 3 varieties have been selected carefully so they grow at similar rates, and no one colour will dominate the tree. This is a more reliable method than the sometimes offered 3 colours plaited together. All they need is an annual trim to shape, and they will stay in this lovely mix for years.
Hibiscus syriacus is totally hardy in the UK, but thrives best in hot, sunny spots, and responds well to heavy feeding, especially trace elements. Flowering in August and September, prepare to amaze your friends and neighbours with this horticultural wonder!"
Price: 29.99 |
| "Standard Hibiscus 'Marina Blue' tree 90cm tall 3l pot" |
| "Create a fabulous exotic look to your garden or patio, with our glorious hardy Hibiscus 'Marina Blue' standard lollipop from tree - years of fabulous late Summer floral displays from this ever so easy to grow tree.
Despite looking very exotic, with the huge blue flowers, they are very tough and hardy indeed. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. Grow it in a warm, sunny spot for the longest lasting and biggest displays - they can be hungry feeders, so give them plenty of feed as they come back into leaf and set buds."
Price: 16.99 |
| "Hibiscus French Cabaret 'Pastel' 3L" |
| "Martin stumbled across this gem on a plant buying trip deep in central France, and was bowled over by the amazing multi-coloured shades of each and every flower.
The layers and layers of petals create the look of a sumptuous summery pudding, white with hints of cream, strawberry and raspberry, all swirled around and mixed so every flower is different.
Grow in a warm sunny spot, feed well as with all Hibiscus and you will get years and years of enjoyment."
Price: 4.99 |
