Curios and rarities - click on pic for larger image
These are plants which we grow in our garden. Like many gardeners we like to try something different and get quite excited when we find something new. Not every "new find" grows in our garden successfully as the conditions are quite challenging. However, nothing ventured nothing gained as they say!!!!
These hardy garden orchids whose common name is the marsh or spotted orchid are a bit of a rarity in gardens -protected in the wild these plants are only available from specialist nurseries. Slightly challenging to grow - we will wait and see if they overwinter now they have been planted out.
These are the three Cypripediums we have in our garden - also known as Lady's Slipper Orchid. Extremely hardy and reliable preferring a little shelter to look their best - cold drying winds will cause the flowers to discolour and become damaged
This is a Sarracenia or Pitcher Plant found mainly in the USA. They range from slightly tender to fully hardy. This one is fully hardy. They catch insects and digest them as a food source.
This fascinating plant originates from Chile. It grows to about 60cm x 60cm and is hardy to about 2c so whilst it grows quite happily in some parts of Scotland we will overwinter ours in our greenhouse
This is we grow from seed every year. Related to "Angels Trumpets" it is fairly low growing with upward facing flowers. The seed only comes in mixed colours so we have no idea what we will get until it flowers. All parts are highly poisonous
This is a quite rare plant. It is related to Laburnum. We have found it to be perfectly hardy however the stems are very lax so we grow it up through a metal obelisk and cut it back to ground level every Winter. Late Autumn flowering