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A collection of potted Streptocarpus
A delightful quartet of Streptocarpus plants awaits in our latest offering! Each named variety comes established in a 10cm pot, bursting with buds ready to open into beautiful blooms within...
A collection of potted Streptocarpus
A delightful quartet of Streptocarpus plants awaits in our latest offering! Each named variety comes established in a 10cm pot, bursting with buds ready to open into beautiful blooms within...

Bring Back Colour to Houseplants!
Our Indoor Plant Garden at RHS Malvern Spring 'bowled the visitors over with a colourful indoor garden, filled with shades of pink and purple Streptocarpus alongside textural greenery to create a fun...
Bring Back Colour to Houseplants!
Our Indoor Plant Garden at RHS Malvern Spring 'bowled the visitors over with a colourful indoor garden, filled with shades of pink and purple Streptocarpus alongside textural greenery to create a fun...

Have a go at growing Streptocarpus from seed
I was admiring the seedlings on the greenhouse benches yesterday. The image above showcases a selection of streps cultivated from our Dragon Seed – featuring a delightful variety of colours...
Have a go at growing Streptocarpus from seed
I was admiring the seedlings on the greenhouse benches yesterday. The image above showcases a selection of streps cultivated from our Dragon Seed – featuring a delightful variety of colours...

The nine original John Innes Hybrids from the 1...
Back in the late 1960's and 70s, the John Innes Institute, now best known for developing their compost formulae, had been working on a breeding programme of Streptocarpus hybrids. This...
The nine original John Innes Hybrids from the 1...
Back in the late 1960's and 70s, the John Innes Institute, now best known for developing their compost formulae, had been working on a breeding programme of Streptocarpus hybrids. This...

Tradescantia - 'a very heaven of color'
Tradescantia 'Tradescantia Virginica, known in New England as the common Spiderwort, grows wild on the prairies of the West. To ride mile after mile through sheets of that quivering, evanescent...
Tradescantia - 'a very heaven of color'
Tradescantia 'Tradescantia Virginica, known in New England as the common Spiderwort, grows wild on the prairies of the West. To ride mile after mile through sheets of that quivering, evanescent...

Endangered Primulina petrocosmeoides
How about this charming little Gesneriad—notice how similar the blooms are to a Streptocarpus. This is Primulina petrocosmeoides. This species was only discovered in 2009 growing 'on outcrops of shaded moist...
Endangered Primulina petrocosmeoides
How about this charming little Gesneriad—notice how similar the blooms are to a Streptocarpus. This is Primulina petrocosmeoides. This species was only discovered in 2009 growing 'on outcrops of shaded moist...