Mediterranean Orangery

A garden designer/consultant friend has asked me for advice about which plants I would recommend for an orangery one of his clients is having built. I know nothing about the building itself, or where it is in the UK, but as the query was entitled 'Mediterranean Plants', I assume that's the owner's chief area of plant interest.

The list of potentiaIs I've sent him consists of: correas, grevilleas, callistemons, abutilons, Tibouchina semidecandra, maddenii rhodos, nerines, Ipomoea indica, brugmansias and jasmines.

In my reply I rather foolishly indicated that I would list further possibilities if required - which is what he has now, rather understandably, done. Any suggestions? Help!

Einion Hughes,
scratching his head in Sunny Rhyl,
Wales,
UK
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  • Subject: Re: More Tea?
  • From: D* P*
  • Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2001 18:47:22 +0000
Einion wrote:

>Or to be more accurate: 'more tea-trees?'.....

>.......and an un-named cultivar 
>that was presented to me back in May. This had deep-pink buds which opened 
>into pale pink double flowers. Very pretty, and if anyone has any ideas as to 
>what it might be....

Einion, I wonder whether the pink Lepto might be the variety
'Sunraysiana'.   I've grown this for a few years and it is now about 8
feet high.  Every April/May it is smothered in wonderful double pink
flowers which are much darker in bud.  As the flower open, they look
almost like tiny carnations.  I posted a pic of it on the UK Oasis
site many moons ago - it is still there.  Have a look and see if it
corresponds with your plant.  If it does, you can expect great things!

Dave Poole
TORQUAY  UK
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