Welcome to our Plantbase blog - information on rare and exotic plants, suitable for every garden.
A 3 acre nursery in the heart of the Sussex countryside - over 1,600 varieties from around the world, 220 grown only by us (RHS Plantfinder 2011/12), specialising in South African and Australasian, many with growing techniques that haven't been tried before.
From temperate to tropical, we supply garden enthusiasts around the UK, plus botanical gardens including RHS Wisley and Kew.
This is a tree fern native to Australia. It's also known as the Rough Tree Fern. It grows in moist shady forest, and hopefully soon in the East Sussex countryside!
It has a stem covered with frond scars, and a mass of wiry roots at the base.
It can grow up to 12 m tall, and may reach 4 m in length, better tell the neighbours! It has a
distinctive crown that is dark green above and lighter green below, should look great.
Sorry that I've been neglecting my blog a bit... like most, I've been manic over the summer, with show after show.
I hope you've followed our facebook and tweets - where we've been and what we've won.
The last big one was at RHS Wisley, which was great with fab weather. I think you will agree our stand was looking particularly wonderful.
We also got on the radio, check this out... sorry about the Chest Comment... but you know me!!
The lack of bees really have been a problem this year. Check out my interview for some tips of plants to grow. Please help them as I love my food, and no bees no food.
Right from now on I'm going to stop being clever like Stephen Fry and do more factual tweets and blog posts!
I'm looking forward to 3 new varieties for 2013, cyathea_australis, cheilanthus_lanosa, cyrtomium_falcetum - and will removing 2 varieties heuchera snowstorm (because it is rubbish at growing)
adansonia greggorii (unlike the others, again poor growth).
