Ficus benjamina
This is one of the most elegant indoor plants with its graceful weeping branches bearing glossy dark green leaves. Grow in a loam-based compost in full light, but not direct sun. From spring to summer feed every two weeks with a balanced liquid ... [... more]
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Aeonium 'Zwartkop'
Aeonium 'Zwartkop' is a branching shrub that produces magnificent, almost black-purple, succulent, leaf rosettes at the ends of its branches. Aeoniums are natives of Madeira, the Canary Islands and North Africa, climates that do not experience ... [... more]
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Aeonium arboreum
This pretty, jade green succulent has an upright habit and lightly curved, mainly smooth leaves with small leaf scars. Yellow, star-shaped flowers appear on larger plants, borne in cone-shaped clusters at the end of the stems. The leaf rosettes ... [... more]
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Chlorophytum comosum 'Variegatum'
Spider plants are one of the easiest houseplants to grow. They are grown for their colourful foliage and look good in containers or hanging baskets, either in the house or conservatory. Grow in loam-based potting compost, in bright, but not ... [... more]
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Strelitzia nicolai
This spectacular clump-forming perennial was named in honour of the Russian tsar Nicolas I. Its long stems and large, paddle-shaped leaves are highly ornamental. The blue and white flowers, arising from dark purple bracts, resemble the crest of a ... [... more]
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Phoenix roebelenii
Sometimes called the miniature date palm, Phoenix roebelenii is ideal for growing in a container as it only grows to around 1.8m (6ft) tall. It often forms a cluster of thin trunks with feathery, deep green leaves. Mature palms produce bunches of ... [... more]
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Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'
A superb perennial that produces flowers from July to September. It is a long-lasting perennial that is attractive even when its in bud. Plants produce an upright tuft of dark green foliage that is topped with small bright red buds that gradually ... [... more]
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Phalaenopsis
Phalaenopsis are epiphytic orchids with delightful, pink, white or purple flowers that are produced throughout the year. They have oval, grey-green leaves. An epiphyte is a plant that grows on another plant without taking food from it. So, grow ... [... more]
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Opuntia dillenii
A shrubby, bushy cactus from high up in the rocky ground of the Himalayas, its leaves are actually modified spines, and the stem is a flat, spongy, leaf-like structure. Grow it in very free-draining gritty soil because it's used to dry, ... [... more]
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Strelitzia reginae
This is tender plant from South Africa which can be grown in the greenhouse. It has truly exotic and unforgettable blooms in rich, iridescent orange and midnight blue. These flowers conjure up the image of its common name, bird of paradise. The ... [... more]
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Dicksonia squarrosa
This evergreen, suckering perennial is compact in habit and grows faster than other species of Dicksonia. Feathery, roughly-textured fronds crown an elegant, slender trunk. D. squarrosa is frost tender, and best kept as a conservatory plant in ... [... more]
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Plumbago auriculata
Cape leadwort grows as a scrambling climber in its native habitat of South Africa, growing through and over supports and other plants. From summer until late autumn it is covered in heads of sky-blue flowers. In the cooler climes of the UK, it is ... [... more]
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