Tag Archives: greenhouse
Dracophyllum
Dracophyllum are greenhouse evergreen shrubs of an ornamental character. The pots should be filled with an equal mixture of sand and peat. They are propagated by planting the young shoots … Read more
Butterfly Pea
Butterfly Pea, Clitoria terneata, is a greenhouse climbing or trailing herbaceous perennial, with vivid deep blue flowers.
It thrives in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand. Cuttings will … Read more
Freesia
Freesia are remarkably pretty and graceful Cape flowers, possessing a most agreeable perfume. The plants grow about 9 in. high and produce six or eight tubular flowers on a stem. … Read more
Scarborough Lily
The Scarborough Lily or Fire Lily, Cyrtanthus eleatus has many previous synonyms, including Valotta speciosa. It is a very beautiful free bloomer.
They are relatively easy to grow from bulbs, … Read more
Sprekelia Formosissima
Sprekelia formosissima, the scarlet Jacobean lily, or Aztec lily, is a gem for the greenhouse, and very suitable for forcing, as it can bloom two or three times in a … Read more
Azima Tetracantha
Azima tetracantha, or needle bush, formerly Monetia Barlerioides, is an ornamental shrub, suitable for the greenhouse or stove.
It requires to be grown in loam and peat, and may … Read more
Sparmannia Africana
Sparmannia africana (African hemp, African linden) is an ornamental plant which is native to Africa. An exceedingly handsome and attractive greenhouse evergreen shrub, thriving best in loam … Read more
Gesneria
Gesneria make handsome greenhouse perennials. They thrive in any light, rich soil. Cuttings will strike readily either in sand or soil if placed under glass in heat. They … Read more
Morrenia Odorata.
A good twining plant for the greenhouse, producing fragrant cream-coloured flowers in July. It will grow in any good loamy soil, and may be increased by cuttings. Height, 3 ft. … Read more
Correa Cardinalis.
An evergreen greenhouse shrub. Place in equal parts of sand and loam, and propagate by cuttings, which should have plenty of room, as they are liable to damp off. … Read more