RHS Journals
The Garden
May 2008
Plant Forum
New plant introductions and all the latest plant news
A hardy fuchsia found on the campus of the Duchy College in Cornwall has been officially named Fuchsia magellanica ‘Angel’s Teardrop’. This prolific-flowering selection was singled out because of its deep cerise blooms and tight, bushy habit. Stock is now being grown at Duchy Nursery and plants are available in packs of three for £9.99 plus post and packaging. To order, tel: 01736 336975. Proceeds from the sales will go towards the charity Diabetes UK.
Found growing in a batch of wild seed collected from the Drakensberg mountains in South Africa comes Dierama ‘Cosmos’ with dark burgundy, almost black flowers. Similar in form to D. reynoldsii , the attractive trumpet-like pendulous flowers are further enhanced by white papery bracts. Seed is available at £2.75 a packet from Plant World Seeds, St Marychurch Road, Newton Abbott, Devon TQ12 4SE. Visit the Plant World Seeds website
At the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this month, two new plants discovered on the nursery of Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants in Hampshire will have their public debut. Campanula ‘Jenny’ has large cup-shaped white flowers with a distinct blue central eye, while Gaura lindheimeri ‘Rosyjane’ (pictured) has two-tone pink and white flowers. Available by mail order from Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants, both are priced at £3.50 for a 9cm pot. Tel: 01256 896533.
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