So excited that our Streptocarpus, Harlequin Blue, has just been named as RHS Plant of the Decade. Monty Don announced it on the RHS Virtual Flower Show coverage tonight on BBC 2.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0b4jm1n/rhs-chelsea-flower-show-2018-episode-6
(scroll in 22.30 minutes)
Photo: Lynne with Carol Klein in front of our display at #rhschelsea
Our display is finished and ready for judging!
We're celebrating the bicentenary of streptocarpus cultivation - 1818-2018
Streptocarpus rexii was found in Knysna, S. Africa in 1818 by James Bowie, a plant collector for Kew Gardens. That was the start of streptocarpus cultivation....
1818-2018
Streptocarpus rexii was found in Knysna, S. Africa in 1818 by James Bowie, a plant collector for Kew Gardens. That was the start of the cultivation of streptocarpus plants. To celebrate this important bicentenary, we have dedicated part of our Chelsea display this year to the many beautiful and delicate streptocarpus species.
Photos of the display so far...
We are very pleased to have won our 28th Chelsea Gold Medal!
Setting up our display of Streptocarpus and Begonias at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show - the display is finished! More photos soon!