The Floral Marquee Tour Gets Going

I am my mothers son and my mother loves her foliage! This part of our Hampton Floral Marquee tour is rich with foliage.

Streptocarpus Nerys & Coleus Brilliant...
Sat 17th Jul 2004
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Another inspired planting combination with Streptocarpus 'Nerys' and Coleus 'Brilliant' variegating next to each other.

Streptocarpus Nia Flower...
Sat 17th Jul 2004
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More five petalled Steptocarpus flowers from Dibleys Nurseries - this variety is 'Nia' and features the same intense petal colours as its purple neighbour 'Party Doll'. Is it any wonder Dibleys have won RHS gold medals for the past <b>fourteen</b> years running?

Streptocarpus Flowers...
Sat 17th Jul 2004
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A wider view of some 5 varieties of Streptocarpus : Falling Stars, Susan, Charlotte, Kim and Something Special.

Streptocarpus Nerys...
Sat 17th Jul 2004
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Some close up detail of a Streptocarpus 'Nerys' Flower showing off its yellow and purple petals.

Variegated Coleus...
Sat 17th Jul 2004
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An unknown variegated Coleus from Digby Nurseries featuring stark contrasts in colour. I've nominated this plant in Mooseys Internet Garden.

Streptocarpus Party Doll...
Sat 17th Jul 2004
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These beautiful purple and crimson flowers belong to the Streptocarpus 'Party Doll'. The rims of the petals are outlined in dark purples and crimsons.

Streptocarpus Something Special...
Sat 17th Jul 2004
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Streptocarpus 'Something Special' lives up to the name and gets super macro treatment from the garden paparazzi. This is the last of the streptocarpus series (at Mooseys request); time to get on with the tour.

Coleus Kiwi Fern...
Sat 17th Jul 2004
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Its hard to appreciate the incredible colours of this Coleus 'Kiwi Fern' by the naked eye - the colours are too strong and too close together to make out. When the curling leaves are magnified a few times the greens, golds, burgundy, carmine and wine colours are revealed.