Puya berteroniana |
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£ 1.40
Its fibrous thin leaves are spiny edged, stiff, recurved, and shiny grey-green. Growing slowly to 3' and it produces a 3' inflorescence of almost electric-blue and flowers with up to 20 spikes which reach 3'.
5 seeds |
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Tacca chantrieri - bat plant |
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£ 1.40
Known for it's long "whiskers" that emanate from the flower scape. The scape is nearly black in color, with some purple as are the long , broad leaf blades which give the plant the name of "Black Bat Flower". This Malaysian perennial is always in demand. Produces 2' leaves, 10" wide with angular pleats in the leaves.
4 Seeds |
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Solanum mammosum |
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£ 1.40
Shrubby tropical to 3' grown as an ornamental for its orange colored fruits which may be said to resemble intimate parts of the female anatomy or otherwise little feet with toes. The fruits are poisonous if eaten.
4 seeds |
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Strelitzia reginae |
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£ 1.40
This is the best known of the Birds of Paradise - with leathery leaves to 3', trunkless and clumping; the flowers are in bracts shaped like a bird's beak with various colors of green, purple, red, orange, yellow, and blue. Hardy
4 seeds |
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Tacca nivea - white bat / dove plant |
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£ 1.40Brilliant white flowers to 12" width stand upright with the petals spread to the extent that they appear as a white dove - or as a bat-like form. The throat shows the coloration of faint purple- brown, and from this region protrude 10-20 prominent dark purple bracts. Flowing from this area are up to 30 thin white tentacles "whiskers". An irrisistable plant for many. |
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Strelitzia nicolai - white bird of paradise |
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£ 1.40
This is the "Giant" Bird of Paradise with huge leathery boat shaped leaves upright to 18'. The white bird has large flowering bracts that are reddish with white and blue petals. It is an impressive tropical specimen whether it is grown indoors or in an exterior landscape. The flowers can get as large as 10-12 inches. The leaves of the plant are banana like though it may also be said the plant looks a little like a palm too. Hardy
4 Seeds |
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Solanum muricatum |
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£ 1.40
This recently introduced fruit from the Andes looks like a very large cream colored goose egg with beautiful purple staining in the smooth skin. It has a mild, sweet taste and is becoming popular as a vegetable in salads or cooked in stews. Also is very ornamental as a foliage plant - 3' height, shrubby, small oval leaves and easily grown.
4 seeds |
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Trichocereus pachanoi |
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£ 1.40
Always in demand. Sacred cactus of the Inca kings. Large columnar cactus with many ribs & short stiff spines. Produces large fragrant white flowers - 9" wide.
10 seeds |
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