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The Garden
December 2004

Winter warmers

A cool conservatory or glass house can prove to be a godsend to the enthusiastic gardener in winter says Sue Minter

Images: Tim Sandall

Scale: Rhododendron lindleyi flowers (10) are 6.5-9cm (2.5-3.5in) in diameter

Plate of conservatory plants1 Clianthus puniceus ‘Albus’
2 Canarina canariensis
3 Bergenia emeiensis
4 Clianthus puniceus
5 Geranium maderense
6 Cuphea caeciliae
7 Polygala x dalmaisiana
8 Hardenbergia comptoniana ‘Rosea’
9 Lobelia laxiflora
10 Rhododendron lindleyi
11 Veltheimia capensis
12 Lachenalia aloides ‘Pearsonii’
13 Kennedia coccinea
14 Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca ‘Citrina’

 

Clianthus puniceus 'Albus' Canarina canariensis
Clianthus puniceus ‘Albus’ Canarina canariensis
Bergenia emeiensis Clianthus puniceus
Bergenia emeiensis Clianthus puniceus
Geranium maderense Cuphea caeciliae
Geranium maderense Cuphea caeciliae
Polygala x dalmaisiana Hardenbergia comptoniana 'Rosea'
Polygala x dalmaisiana Hardenbergia comptoniana ‘Rosea’
Lobelia laxiflora Rhododendron lindleyi
Lobelia laxiflora Rhododendron lindleyi
Veltheimia capensis Lachenalia aloides 'Pearsonii'
Veltheimia capensis Lachenalia aloides ‘Pearsonii’
Kennedia coccinea Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca 'Citrina'
Kennedia coccinea Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca ‘Citrina’

 

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