A 60cm evergreen shrub with most pleasing woolly white foliage. The inflorescence forms a chaplet of pale green whorls, excellent for picking. H6. 1.5L pot. Read more
A tender, tallish, graceful species, with tiny, glossy leaves and cascades of small pink blossom for much of the year. Can be grown outside in summer. 75cm. H1b. 10cm pot. Read more
A hardy perennial begonia with flesh pink flowers in autumn above delightful foliage. Likes moisture and shade (e.g. in front of hydrangeas). 50cm. H2. 10cm pot. Read more
White version of the above. A smart looking perennial with handsome leaves. Especially useful for a shady spot. Sept. 40cm. H2. 10cm pot. Read more
The Palm-leaf Begonia. A wonderful foliage plant on a par with Melianthus and Setaria for effect. Large palmate leaves have long thin lanceolate lobes alternately presented on erect, reddish stems. Tender but we bed it out in summer for a touch of the exotic. Good in pots. Can give a dramatic effect eventually reaching 2m. White flowers. H3. 1L pot. Read more
Velvety leaves turn almost black in deep shade. Vigorous and tender. 30cm. H1. 1L pot. Read more
Large furry leaves with reddish reverse; abundant sheaves of pale pink blossom. A shrubby species and one of the best for planting out in summer though also excellent potted on a windowsill. Flowers any time. 70cm. Tender. H1b. 1L pot. Read more
Heart-shaped, finely puckered metallic silver leaves with radiating dark green markings. Velvety texture from a covering of fine hairs. Performed well over a long season in the Exotic Garden at Dixter. Tender. Creamy white flowers. 25cm. H1b. 10cm pot. Read more
A cascading, tuberous perennial begonia, almost hardy. Masses of little flowers over a long summer period, soft orange and good in a display pot with Helichrysum petiolare Limelight. 15cm. H2. 10cm pot. Read more
Large, rounded, rich green leaves, glossy, rippled and muscular make an impressive site when grown well. Takes on shades of metallic grey, green, and burgundy in winter. Rich pink flowers follow in spring early summer. An amazing bergenia and one of the most striking. April-June. Perennial. 40cm. H7. 10cm pot. Read more
A stylish Elephant’s Ear with elegantly narrow glossy evergreen foliage. White flowers blushed in pink appear March-April. 25cm. 1.5L pot. Read more
Glossy green leaves turn beetroot red in the winter. Dramatic magenta flowers follow in the spring. Evergreen and one of the best. Perennial. 30cm. H7. 10cm pot. Read more