Fantastic, striking, torch-like flowers, formed of countless waxy bracts, are borne on separate, leafless stems and on this rare form are brilliant pink edged with a white margin. One of the world's most magnificent plants, this gorgeous Indonesian beauty produces long, elegant arching canes which are produced annually, and bear pointed banana-like leaves. In hotter countries, this fabulous exotic gem can be enormous. In SE Asia, it is sometimes used as a food ingredient for delicacies and also as a medicine. ... Learn More

Native to Australia (where currently the largest known specimen is not far short of 300 ft tall), this attractive gum, with attractive fluffy, lemon-coloured flowers, will make a handsome statement in a large garden. It is very fast-growing but very easy to keep in check by pruning, and the young foliage of this Eucalyptus is beloved of flower arrangers everywhere, so if you want to keep your specimen small feel free to pollard away! ... Learn More

Spikes of white flowers open with a leafy topknot above them. This variety is the earliest flowering "Pineapple Plant", flowering from mid August but providing interest right through to the autumn frosts. These lovely plants are long-lived, easy and accommodating, preferring a position of full sun, although they will tolerate partial shade, and prefer a rich, well composted soil. ... Learn More

These impressive bulbous perennials form a large basal rosette of wide, strap-shaped leaves, with an erect purple-spotted stem bearing a dense raceme of star-shaped pale green flowers, each tepal edged with maroon, and all topped by a crown of leafy bracts, opening in late summer and early autumn. ... Learn More

One of the most extravagant and impressive forms for the garden, this variety makes a clump of long, wavy-margined leaves, with stout stems, bearing large numbers of greenish-white flowers, all topped by a rosette of small bracts. It is easy to keep going if allowed to remain dormant in winter and makes an absolutely fabulous display if grown in a large pot! Few good seeds collected. ... Learn More

The biggest and most impressive of the "Pineapple lilies". Massive stems, which can be as thick as broomsticks, hold aloft glorious pineapple-like heads of green and cream flowers. A stupendous specimen plant, especially in a large pot, but which usually produces almost no seed here! ... Learn More

Euonymus alatus, commonly known as Burning Bush, is a deciduous shrub prized for its stunning autumn display of vibrant red foliage. Its green leaves transform into fiery crimson hues in fall, creating a dramatic focal point in gardens and landscapes. This shrub is also characterized by its corky, winged stems, which add unique textural interest during winter. While its flowers are small and inconspicuous, they give way to red-orange berries that attract birds, adding ecological value to this ornamental plant. Thriving in full sun to partial shade and well-drained soils, Euonymus alatus is ... Learn More

One of the most versatile evergreen shrubs with a spreading habit, it has broad, yellow-margined leaves, with fine autumn and winter colour, which are tinged pink in winter. The fruit is a four-lobed, pale green pod-like berry, which splits open to reveal the attractive, fleshy-coated orange seeds. It makes an excellent specimen shrub, a low informal hedge or an ideal climber on walls. AGM Winner ... Learn More

This dramatic specimen plant features creamy-white and green variegated leaves, the new spring growth being tinged pink. Fragrant cream and pale-pink, fluffy, ageratum-like flowers, open in large sprays in late summer. This plant comes relatively true from seed but very few good seeds are produced. ... Learn More

A vigorous and valuable late flowering plant carrying dense sprays of fragrant, deep pink flowers on strong cane-like stems, from June until September. The thin pointed leaves do bear a distinct resemblance to the commonly smoked substance, whose name we cannot print here as an internet filter will assert, incorrectly, that we are selling this. We have even spelled the botanical name wrongly to avoid this fate.......there should be two 'n's. Oh, and the common name wrongly too! Sorry! ... Learn More

This rare beauty makes beetroot coloured spring foliage, an attractive contrast with the golden yellow "flower heads". A slow-growing gem of the euphorbia family, that spreads only by seed, and it sets very few, makes an elegant spring bonus in any border. Occasionally, even more attractive hybrids may occur from seed! ... Learn More

This rare, completely unique, and unusually-attractive new hybrid, that has never been sold before, and which comes true from seed, appeared in our Devon gardens. Sizeable, compact heads of bright lime green flowers open above compact stems bearing beautiful glaucous blue green leaves, the unflowered stems having a remarkable likeness to large bottle brushes. We grow numerous euphorbias here, but the original hybrid appeared near to plants of Euphorbia characias, and the dwarf Euphorbia pithyusa, and possesses an attractive compact habit somewhere between them. However, any further botanical ... Learn More

Probably the most popular and long-lived of all spurges, this old favourite produces strong stems of evergreen, blue-green leaves which terminate in extended narrow heads of bright yellow flowers. One of the easiest, long-lived and trouble-free plants you can grow. ... Learn More

Grey-green whorls of foliage bear sprays of bright green flowers, each with a darkest maroon almost black eye. Bursting with sweet nectar these striking flowers, which open in spring and stay in place until the first frosts, are a magnet for bees and butterflies. One of the most attractive of all euphorbias, this dwarf form will thrive almost anywhere but excels in dry gardens. Seed very scarce. ... Learn More

This outstanding and most attractive form produces imposing clumps of erect stems clad in narrow grey leaves terminating in large and almost spherical, football-sized heads of yellow-green flowers. These plants were originally seedlings from 'John Tomlinson' an exceptional form, with more rounded flowers. These imposing specimen plants will perform reliably where little else will thrive. ... Learn More