A most unusual evergreen shrub with shiny leaves and really lovely veined pale blue/white flowers. It goes to -5C for short periods and needs well-drained soil in sun or part shade. Plant against a warm sunny wall. Half-hardy. Height around 4'. 2l pot

Is said to die back in winter in some locations but doesn’t do that here. It has lovely peachy pink flowers with prominent stamens and aerial roots with which it will either climb or root and spread itself. It has been seen trained up trellises, looking spectacular and is a very much under rated plant in our opinion. Has come through several winters here with no frost damage. 2l pot

A twining, exotic, evergreen climber for the conservatory or frost free garden. Plant on a sunny wall in well drained soil. Scented pure white flowers over several months. Interesting double-barrelled seed pods. Has been seen in sheltered gardens in the south west, Scilly and the Channel Islands. Will die back in winter. 2l. pot

Evergreen conservatory climber of outstanding beauty. Prefers partial shade, frost tender. Red trumpet shaped flowers in summer. 2l. pot

A twining climber that looks like a shrub before it climbs to about 8' under glass. A tender rarity - very unusual, with tubular red flowers with a yellow band round the lip. 2l pot

This plant could have its own fan club. It's a really pretty twining climber for the conservatory. We've seen it outdoors in the Channel Islands and could be hardy down to -2 or -3 but won't like wet roots in winter so needs to be well drained.
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This is a plant you'd have to love for its Australian name of Wonga wonga vine, even if it wasn't also gorgeous! It's a vigorous evergreen twiner for the conservatory or on a warm wall in the most sheltered and mildest locations. It flowers early so if in fear of spring frosts in April & May, grow it inside. The flowers are cream with a light scent and are borne in large bunches with a pink marking in the throat.
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This rampant climber is a sport found here. The peduncle isn't quite as long as on the species. It's a fabulous colour and every year grows rapidly to cover the entrance to this greenhouse. Needs the protection of a conservatory when it flowers almost the whole year. Min. 6C
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Some say this plant was 'lost' but given it over 20 years ago by the one-time head of the temperate house at Kew, who had worked with John Capon, its breeder, Raymond knew always that it was 'John Innes'. This has been confirmed by the John Innes Centre. It's a beautiful, scented flower which grows to 15' under glass and flowers from June to November. Grow in fertile free draining compost and do not allow the roots to remain wet. 2l pot

This delicate pink Passiflora is also known as the Banana passionfruit. It's shown here with one of the fruits. Good plant for a cool conservatory. All of our Passiflorae can be hard pruned in winter. They soon start into new growth in spring and romp away. Fruits are edible and make a delicious sauce over ice cream.
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A very lovely evergreen Passiflora with a really exotic flower and a sweet scent. It requires a minimum of 10C.
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Photograph by Christopher Kendall.

This plant from Tenerife doesn't like winter cold and wet so needs to be sunny and well-drained. Eventually, it becomes a sub-shrub with sprays of 2cm diameter white flowers with purple centres and with a red/purple tip to the petals. It has grey leaves which are white and woolly underneath and it has a long flowering period. This is the original form. 2l pot

The Bluebird vine. This gorgeously coloured and most unusual climber reaches a height of 20', a strong growing evergreen twining climber. This is a conservatory plant which will take a min. temp. of 4C. Needs full light and good soil. Long flowering. 5l.pot

An endangered rarity from South America and a member of the Bromeliad family. Its natural habitat is moist and subtropical, so it's ideal for a frost-free conservatory, though it can be grown in very sheltered, frost-free gardens but cover if frost is threatened. As far as we know, we're the only Nursery stocking it.

The well known and loved tender climber. Both this blue one and its white cousin are elegant in a conservatory or greenhouse. 2l. pot

Plumbago auriculata Alba, the white cousin of the better known blue climber. Plant them together for a spectacular display. 2l pots

A beautiful shrub for the conservatory or frost-free garden, it flowers generously all summer. We put ours outside for the summer and bring it in before first frosts.
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This climber does well on a shady trellis. It has very pretty little heart shaped leaves and produces masses of purplish pendent flowers with a long, almost black tube protruding from them. H. around 10' Must be protected from frost to over-winter and mature to do its best but can be grown as an annual. 2l pot.

This is a very rare and unusual shrub, originating in Africa. As far as we know we are the only nursery selling this variety. Its lovely pink flowers set off the mid-green leaves perfectly and pots full of these on a sunny terrace would be beautiful and most unusual. It's pollinated by moths. Over-winter in a frost free area and keep only just moist. H. about 3'
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