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Tropical Climbers

For Summer Effect (Delivery May to Oct)

Nothing is quite like a stunning tropical climber or tropical vine especially if you are lucky enough to have a heated conservatory or greenhouse where the range of tropical climbers you can try growing is simply stunning. We offer here a small selection of both unusual and more well known varieties as well grown 1 litre plants.

Allamanda cathartica

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Golden Trumpet Vine 1 litre plants
A classic climber from tropical regions not at all cold hardy and you will need a very warm heated environment to keep this wonderful climber. We also have a purple flowered form and an apricot/purple flower but they are reluctant to propagate easily.

Beaumontia grandifora

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Herald's Trumpet 1 litre plants
This is a fast growing long leaved heavy woody vine to 20 ft. with huge 6" fragrant white trumpet flowers. The leaves are lush and tropical looking. An established vine may take a light frost but not much more. You will need plenty of space and a large conservatory for this lovely scrambling climber that needs a hot position and full sun.

Clerodendrum thomsoniae

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Bleeding Heart Vine Established 1 litre plants 2ft tall
An unusual conservatory shrubby climber that you do not see very often. If pruned correctly it will erupt into sprays of pure white flowers, with scarlet crimson centres that last for weeks and weeks.

Hoya carnosa

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Hoya carnosa 1 litre plants
Hoya carnosa is one of 100 species of Hoya that are native to Eastern Asia and Australia. This one was named after Thomas Hoym, gardener to the Duke of Northumberland at the end of the 18th century. This attractive waxy leaved vine bears clusters of star shaped, pink-white blossoms in summer. The delicate flowers appear to be made of porcelain and are truly unique and it makes a good house plant. It really needs at least 4 hours of direct sunlight a day, but also can be grown in bright indirect or curtain-filtered sunlight. Night temperatures of 60 to 65 degrees and day temperatures of 70 degrees or higher are optimal. Water freely during flowering but allow the soil to become almost dry between waterings when the plants are resting. Fertilize every 2 months in spring and summer. Do not remove the leafless spurs or stubs, on which new flowers appear every year.

Ipomea indica

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Perennial Morning Glory 1 litre pots
A strong growing vine more robust than the normal morning glory with large blue flowers that fade to pink as they age and large three lobed leaves. Propagated by cuttings and over wintered in a heated greenhouse keeping the plant on the dry side. Beware this plant is rampant!

Petrea volubilis

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Sandpaper Vine - 1 litre plants  
An unusual attractive vine from Mexico. It is sometimes called Sandpaper Vine because of the Sandpaper textured leaves or the Purple Wreath, or Blue Bird Vine. It is hardy down to 5°C but not much colder. It will take heavy drought and blooms in the late summer with long lasting foot long tresses of purple flowers.  Good conservatory semi climber or lax shrub.

Solandra maxima

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Chalice Vine 1 litre plants 2ft tall  
A fast growing very large tropical climber, only suitable for large conservatories, that bears massive yellow flowers the size of dinner plates. An excellent specimen can be seen at Wisley in their tropical House. The large yellow cup shaped flower gives the plant its common name.

Streptosolon jasminoides

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Bastard Jasmine 1 litre plants 2ft tall
A pretty shrubby climber with bright orange flowers grown in terminal clusters. Excellent for a conservatory where it flowers all winter and sporadically all year. Best grown as a standard and kept pruned to shape. A plant I have been growing for 30 years!

Thunbergia grandiflora

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Clock Vine 1 litre plants
A blue flowering conservatory vine of good habit, tight dark green foliage which compliments the large waxy flowers with a yellow throat. The one in the picture under trials for outdoor summer bedding was a year old growing up a frame by our front door and 7ft tall. It flowered non stop from May to October.

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To Grow -- Easy Moderate and Challenging

May be ok for a dry Conservatory

Hardiness - To -5°C җ To -10°C җ җ Fully Hardy җ җ җ

Needs Shady Position Sunny Position Water Loving