Remarkably easy little plants with long lasting flowers and little inclination to be troubled with pests or diseases. They spread, so a wide shallow pot works well and a reasonable amount of light. In mild coastal gardens and central London, these will survive in the ground – they’re considerably more frost hardy than the similar African Aeoniums.
The only thing to occasionally blight these is Vine Weevil larvae that love nibbling the roots. This will only be a problem if they’re in a pot. Vine Weevils are endemic to the British Isles and remember that the troublesome larvae are only a stage. Sooner or later they’ll metamorphose into an adult which will not be interested in the Echeveria. Biological Controls bugs (nematodes) are available for control of the Vine Weevil larvae.
Propagated by us from cuttings.
| Soil Type | |
|---|---|
| Light | |
| Plant Type | Big Leaves / Exotics, Evergreen, Flowers, Ground Cover, Grown by Us, Succulents |
| Continent of Origin | |
| Specialist Plants | |
| Situation | Coastal, Mild City Gardens, Plants for Pots, Sheltered Garden |
| Flower Colour | |
| Hardiness |
‘Bloodgood’ is one of the most reliable and popular of all the hundreds of varieties of Japanese Acers. Purple leaves turning red in autumn. Small tree to 15ft after 25 years Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Gigantic leaves on slender spiky trunks that grow to 15 ft. Enormous white flower clumps are born aloft followed by copious purple berries. Deciduous, hardy and dramatic. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Silvery green sword shaped leaves with a darker mid rib. Gets to about 3-4ft. It grows as an epiphyte in N.Z. Would it do the same in Britain? Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
A statuesque bloom made up of hundreds of tiny white flowers. As the flower matures a pink glow appears. Height 4ft. Flowering June. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
The variegated sugar cane lookalike seen in wet places throughout the Mediterranean. Dies down in winter. Dramatic yet well behaved. Grows to 10ft. Exotic. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Tasmanian Mimosa. A small, dense, evergreen Weeping Willow with little triangular leaves and fragrant yellow flowers in spring. Beautiful little tree. 20ft after 15 years. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Exotic low spreading deciduous tree from Central and East Asia. Masses of red powder puff flowers from July on. Slow to leaf in early summer but well worth waiting for. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Balls of star-shaped violet flowers appear in summer on stems 2ft tall. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
