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Tag Archives: Solenostemon
Some of the ‘Gems of the Scheme’… plans for PH marquee at HCPFS 2013
Images taken during a recent visit to Leeds City Council Parks and Gardens – holders of 11 National Collections. We were all stunned by the Solenostemon (Coleus) Collection in their greenhouses – in particular the Solenostemon ‘Kiwi Fern’ caught our eye. … Continue reading
“Plants grown with love”
Jen Gooderham and her daughter Angela Houghton made a beeline for the Plant Heritage Marquee at RHS Tatton Park on the first day of the flower show. On sale are plants grown by the Cheshire PH group which are good … Continue reading
Posted in Events, National Collections
Tagged Acanthus, Agapanthus, Cheshire, Don Witton, Euphorbia, Hillview Hardy Plants, Hosta, Liverpool City Council, Mickfield Hostas, National Collection, National Plant Collection, Paul Gardner, Rhodohypoxis, Sarracenia, Solenostemon, Steve Hickman, Tatton Park, Ward Alpines
A Cornucopia of Collections
National Plant Collections of Aster novi-belgii, Chrysanthemum, Delphinium, Phlox, Primula auricula and Solenostemon are to be found at Temple Newsam Estate on the outskirts of Leeds, managed by Leeds City Council. Five more collections (Deutzia, Hemerocallis, Hosta, Philadelphus and Syringa) are held … Continue reading
Posted in National Collections
Tagged Delphinium, Leeds, National Collection, National Plant Collection, Solenostemon, Temple Newsam

