| Patio plant family |
Varieties and Colours |
Descriptions |
Alonsoa * (NEW)
|
Lucky Lips |
Bright red flowers - variegated foliage |
| Bidens |
AUREA |
Yellow flowers or borne on long arching branches which 'escape' the basket or pot. One of the only plants which mixes well with Surfinias. Bidtis is a more compact variety. |
| BIDTIS |
| Centredenia |
florabunda |
Bright coppery-red foliage having bright magenta flowers. Soaks up the sun and it's long branches make it a great plant for a mixed basket. |
| Cineraria |
GOLD SHOWERS |
Fine delicate foliage having a mass of tiny yellow flowers. A great mixing plant for that cottage garden look. |
| Coleus Canina |
Nick-named 'Scardy Cat'. |
Green foliage plant having strong growth. It is rumoured that cats do not like it's scent. |
| Convolvulus |
MAUR. BLUE TRUMPETER |
Long trailing stems having Wedgewood Blue flowers. Can trail up to 1mt ! |
| Cuphea |
Tiny Mice |
Very interesting red/yellow/purple flowers, shaped like mice or shrimps - you choose! |
| Shrimpy |
| Diascia Flying Colours |
Apricot |
A tender perennial which does amazingly well in baskets and containers. Masses of small flowers in several colours. Flowers all summer long. |
| Appleblossom |
| Orange |
| Red |
| Antique Rose |
| Felicia |
AMELLOIDES Varigata |
A good foliage plant for pots or borders. Blue flowers. Tender perennial. |
| Hedera |
Ester |
Green & White Varigation |
| Golden Child |
Green & Yellow Varigation |
| Heliotrope |
Arborescens Scentropia |
Irresistable Vanilla Scent. Dark Blue Flowers |
| Houttuynia |
Cordata Chameleon Varigata |
Hardy aromatic multicoloured perennial. Ground cover or basket/container. Can be used as a pond marginal plant. |
| Cherry Sunrise |
Deep Pink Fading to Orange Flowers |
| Lantana Bandana |
Orange Sunrise |
Orange Fading to Yellow Flowers |
| Pink |
Pink Fading to White Flowers |
| Red |
Bright Red Flowers |
| Lysimachia |
LYSII |
Creeping Jenny'. Great mixer for baskets or tubs. Can also be used as a ground cover plant. Hardy perennial. |
| Nummularia Aurea |
| Nummularia |
| Nemesia Angelart |
Almond
|
White with a yellow centre
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| Orange |
Orange Flowers |
| Pear |
Golden Yellow Flowers |
| Raspberry |
Deep Pink Flowers |
| Strawberry |
Rosy-red flowers
|
| Nepeta Varigata |
Vigorous varigated foliage plant |
Pale green and white foliage, can trail up to 1.5mts ! |
| Plectranthus |
argentatus |
A sun-loving Australian plant having silver-white foliage. Purple flower spikes through the summer. Does best when mixed with plants of similar needs. Nice foliage plant. |
| Polygonum |
Pink Bubbles |
Masses of pink ball-shaped flowers. Plum coloured foliage. |
| Sanvitalia speciosa |
Cuzcu Yellow |
Creeping Zinnia - Baskets, pots, ground cover, front of border? Where ever you plant this it will do you proud. Compact growth. |
| Scaevola aemula |
Whirlwind Splash |
Fairy-fan Flower'. An unusual five-lobed flower, native to Australia. Rumour has it, it was named after an Aboriginal warrior who cut of his arm to prove allegiance to his chief. A lovely addition to any mixed basket or tub, as the arching branches support flowers along the stem. We now boast several different shades of bue, pink and also white. |
| Blue |
| Sky-blue |
| Topaz pink |
| White |
| Brilliant |
| Crystal |
| White Fan |
| Pink Topaz |
| Zig Zag |
| Solanum crispum |
Glasnevin Blue |
A vigorous climber with Jasmin-like flowers best against a sunny wall. Hardy in the south. Trialed on my patio! |
| Snow White |
| Solenopsis Isotoma |
Astro Blue |
Numerous star-shaped blue flowers from spring to autumn. Tender perennial. Great in tubs or summer borders. |
| Astro White |
| Strawberries trailing |
Fragaria Franny Karen |
The clean and easy way of growing strawberries. Copious amounts of beautifully sweet fruit. Pink or white flowers to boot! |
| Streptocarpus Saxorum |
Light Blue throated flowers. |
Native to South Africa. Lovely in pots if you are looking for something a bit different as it has an unusually shaped flower. Use them as an indoor potplant through the winter months. |
| Thunbergia Alata |
Yellow/orange with dark eye |
Black eyed Suzy. Great basket or pot mixer. |
| Torenia |
Magenta Moon |
The 'Wishbone Flower'. Fabulous throated Antirrhinum-like flowers in some beautiful shades. A great mixer for tubs and baskets. Grows well in sun or shaded areas. |
| Purple Moon |
| Rose Moon |
| Sky Blue Moon |
| Yellow Moon |
| White Moon |
| Tradescantia |
Spiderwort' |
Indestructible foliage plant - great mixer (or house plant). |
| Vinca Major |
Variegata - Blue flowers |
Hardy herbaceous perennial. Ground cover or basket mixer. |
| Vinca Minor |
'Illumination' |
Hardy herbaceous perennial. New-ish variety having bright golden-yellow varigated foliage. Great in baskets, can trail up to 1mt. Good substitute for Ivy. Ground cover also. |