While some sources say this plant is 'safe' outside in very mild locations, our advice is to grow it in a conservatory where it will grow and flower very much better and where its scented yellow flowers can be enjoyed far more. Grow in acid, most humus-rich soil and give it a cool root run. This evergreen twining plant has glossy leaves and can get to 20' if planted against a warm wall. As this is related to the plant that produces Curare, be aware that all its parts are TOXIC. 2 litre pot.

If this gorgeous little climber was hardy we’d sell it by the ton. Its small and exquisite purple flowers enchant everyone who sees it flowering in one of our greenhouses. It can be grown outdoors in gardens in very mild areas that get little to no lasting frost.
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This Australian scrambling climber will tolerate mild frosts in a very sheltered, sunny garden. It's covered with masses of white blooms in winter and is a beautiful companion to its purple cousin. It's probably even more unusual, though. 2l pot

A large flowered Hedychium, hardy enough to flower in Norfolk and definitely reliable from the Midlands southwards. Vigorous and one of the finest. Tough as old boots, says the friend who gave it to us! Hedychiums like to be given rich soil or compost and to be watered copiously in the growing season but to drain freely. 4 litre pot bursting with roots!
(despatched only in spring before it grows too large!)
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A hybrid of H. coronarium and H. elllipticum. Only just hardy, it has very fragrant flowers. Does well in the south west of England. Evergreen in frost free gardens but because it flowers later than others, may be better under glass away from the SW. Hedychiums like to be given rich soil or compost and to be watered copiously in the growing season but to drain freely. (despatched only in spring before it grows too large!)
Available all year round to personal shoppers but please check with us first.
4 litre pot bursting with roots!

Pure white, wonderfully graceful and fragrant flowers. This needs to be grown under glass in UK so as to be sure it will flower and to get the full benefit of its lovely scent. Grows to between 3' and 5' and needs copious watering and good drainage in the growing season. 4 litre pot bursting with roots!
(despatched in spring only) Personal shoppers can find it any time but please check we have it in stock.

A friend who is an expert on many exotic plants tells us that this is the hardiest and most reliable Hedychium for light shade or full sun in England, Wales or lowland Scotland. Haven't tried that ourselves but it's said to be flourishing in Edinburgh Botanical Garden. Flowers late June - September followed by lovely seed capsules. In our opinion, this is a better and more vigorous form than Assam Orange. Hedychiums like to be given rich soil or compost and to be watered copiously in the growing season but to drain freely.
(despatched only in spring before it grows too large!)
Available all year round to personal shoppers but please check with us first.
4 litre pot bursting with roots!

Previously known as H. Great Dixter, or Tara, this has been correctly re-named. Grows to about 4' with wonderfully scented, pale yellow flowers. Hardy in sheltered gardens but don't allow it to become water-logged over winter. Many Hedychiums tend to flower very late, if at all, in English gardens. 4 litre pot bursting with roots!
(despatch in spring only) Personal shoppers may find it all year round but check with us first, please.

Also known as the Kahili Ginger, this can grow to about 5' tall, and has yellow, heavily scented flowers. Seems to do well if grown in a large pot and allowed to become a bit crowded. Tender. Hedychiums like to be given rich soil or compost and to be watered copiously in the growing season but to drain freely.
(despatched only in spring before it grows too large!)
Available all year round to personal shoppers but please check with us first.
4 litre pot bursting with roots!

Fairly hardy so worth trying outdoors in sheltered, warm gardens but it will flower later than if it's under glass. Makes clumps with new spikes emerging through the summer. The dark green leaves are maroon underneath. Striking, fragrant, orange/red flowers on a plant that grows to about 6'. It produces little plantlets which can be removed and planted on.
(despatched only in spring before it grows too large!)
Available all year round to personal shoppers but please check with us first.
4 litre pot bursting with roots!

Tall slender canes, and narrow glaucous leaves. Goes to about 6 ft and has shell pink flowers from August onwards in a cool greenhouse. It requires full sun to light shade and a sheltered spot in the garden. We suggest that if you give it a winter mulch Samsheri will be hardy to around -4 ºC. Kept in a conservatory or greenhouse this plant will be evergreen. Keep well watered, and feed regularly when container grown, cutting away previous years flowering stems. 2l pot
(despatched in spring only) Personal shoppers can find it any time but please check we have it in stock.
NB This plant seems to have several spelling variations but after much consultation with an expert we are satisfied the Plant Finder spelling of Shamshiri was given to the RHS in error and also that this is not H. Kinkaku with which it is sometimes confused but of which it is a hybrid.
4 litre pot bursting with roots!

One of the hardiest going to around -4C but not in water logged soil in UK. Wet kills plants more often than cold does, if the cold is not prolonged. If you have a wet garden, take it in for the winter. This is a fairly compact plant reaching over 2’ with broad foliage to about 3”cm wide, and with delicate white flowers in summer with long orange-red stamen. Flowers earlier than many. 4 litre pot bursting with roots!
(despatched in spring only) Personal shoppers can find it any time but please check we have it in stock.

A very rare plant in this country. It is said to be the hardiest of the Heliconias but nonetheless is to be treated as a conservatory plant in UK. It could, of course, be put outside in a pot in summer where its resplendent and showy flowers of red and yellow would make a tremendous focal point. Here, in a greenhouse, it flowers at 8' tall and is still in flower in October. These plants will be 'decanted' from a 10l pot and the roots wrapped in plastic for shipping.
Out of stock until 2010 due to demand.

aka the Congo Cockatoo or Parrot Plant, this is an easy to grow plant which will go down to 10C/50F outdoors. Pinch out the shoots to encourage bushiness and keep in bright sunshine. Minimum watering in winter but keep in a good light. 2l pot

Large white orchid-like flowers on this cousin of the Bizzy Lizzie. The scent is superb and in our garden it over-winters in a sheltered spot but is cut back by cold every year. Grows 4 to 5 ft., more in the greenhouse, where the remarkable perfume is best experienced.
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4' tall,conservatory plant, blue flowers in clusters 2"-3" long. Use neutral compost to which you could add a little JI No 3 (not essential) Weak liquid feed once a week during summer but do not allow compost to become or remain saturated.
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For sheer boldness of colour and flowering, this has few equals. Even the leaves are gorgeously shaped. This is the perennial form which is a conservatory plant. It's a real beauty and is a greedy feeder if kept in a pot. Toxic if eaten.
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Featured by Roy Lancaster in his article about us in The Garden, this unusual tender shrubby plant has serrated, dark green leaves and warm apricot coloured flowers in terminal clusters held above the foliage in late summer. Evergreen conservatory plant though it could go out in a pot in summer and be brought into a frost free greenhouse in winter. 2l pot

Tender conservatory plant, 4' tall, flowers twice a year in summer and autumn and has an interesting dark leaf which beautifully sets off the pink flowers. 2l. pot

Bushy shrub to 2' tall with mid-green leaves, orange & red tubular flowers, hence its pet name of 'Firecracker'. We find that it flowers freely with us and is a spectacular plant. Keep on the dry side of moist and allow to drain freely. 2l pot

Bushy shrub to 2' tall with silver grey woolly leaves, orange tubular flowers. If someone has a collection of plants this is one of those that makes a good 'lower storey' in the bed or pot grouping. Typical grey leaved woolly plant so it doesn't need a lot of water. Keep on the dry side of moist and allow to drain freely. 2l pot

This tree has several common names but we like 'cow-itch tree' best! It's a native of Australia and isn't very frost hardy but will go down to about -5C. The leaves are shiny and leather, olive green with an attractive grey-greeen underneath. It has single pink, hibiscus-like waxy flowers in late spring and early summer between 1.5 to 3 inches in diameter. It needs full sun with well-drained soil and once it's properly established it can tolerate some drought. Open fruits shed hairs which irritate the skin. H about 15'. Very rare in UK.

Tender except in the warmest frost free gardens. An eye catching plant with whorls of orange flowers all the way up the stem. 3l pots

A very unusual, hard to find Leonotis. Grows very quickly to 8' tall and likes full sun. Orange flowers occur in globes (1" to 1.5") slightly prickly to touch with thin leaves immediately underneath. Flowers are orange and tubular with four stamens with white filaments.  Stem is very rigid and square, leaves rounded and toothed. 3l pots

Similar flowers to L. leonurus but much longer and earlier flowering season. This has a broader, more deeply cut leaf. 3l pots

A sage like plant with spicy scented foliage and open pitcher like flowers. It has narrow, deep green leaves and extremely attractive blue and white flowers in summer. It's borderline hardy, growing to about 4' and needs sun and good drainage. Ours has been confirmed as Lepechinia chamaedryoides by the RHS and not one of the others of this family sometimes mistakenly labelled.
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Grows to 2' tall, hardy here. Tubular orange flowers throughout the summer. Spreads and flowers well.
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Nobody else is listed in the Plant Finder as having this charming little shrub. It has red funnel shaped flowers and soft green leaves. It grows to 2' tall and is said to be hardy but hates winter wet so treat it as tender and keep its feet dry. It's a woody member of the Phlox family. Bushy, sturdy growth. It's another good plant for the lower storey in conservatory planting. 2l pot

This is the Giant Burmese honeysuckle, an unusual species that is tender except in the mildest spots and never fails to cause amazement! Enormous creamy flowers deepen to yellow as they age. Fragrant. The flowers are in proportion to their large, handsome dark green leaves and the plant grows to 18' to 20' tall. It's caused a lot of interest in the garden because it has bloomed spectacularly well in a pot. Under glass in a conservatory it would have done even better. We put ours outside each summer, then cut it back and bring it in for the winter. 2l pot in early summer.