Blue Leaves, Special Salvias and Beginner Jungle Plants with Mike Clifford (Mike's Rare Plants)
He's back! Grower of extraordinary plants and seller of rare seeds - Mike Clifford is a plantaholic through and through. In this return appearance to the Talking Dirty Podcast, he shows Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis his favourite fern, an amazing Sauromatum which has hybridised in his garden and some incredibly rare plants. Plus a few selections for anyone keen to introduce jungle plants to their own plot for the first time.
PLANT LIST
Echeveria 'Compton Carousel'
Aeonium 'Mardi Gras'
Musanga cecropioides
Lobelia bambuseti
Gunnera insignis
Deppea splendens
Begonia luxurians
Montanoa bipinnatifida
Trochetiopsis ebenus/Saint Helena ebony
Vireya Rhododendron
Selaginella siamensis
Begonia pavonina
Elaphoglossum metallicum
Neolepisorus ovatus variegatus
Sphaeropteris cooperi/Cyathea cooperi
Angiopteris evecta
Babaco
Vasconcellea pubescens/Mountain Papaya
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Columbus'
Salvia oxyphora
Salvia sagittata
Griffinia liboniana
Worsleya procera
Paulownia tomentosa
Fatsia polycarpa/Megafatsia macrophylla
Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex'
Manihot grahamii
Cussonia paniculata
Solanum quitoense
Ricinus communis 'New Zealand Purple'
Ricinus communis var. zanzibarensis
Impatiens pianmaensis
Phytolacca icosandra Purpurascens
Sauromatum venosum 'Indian Giant'
Paulownia tomentosa
Fatsia polycarpa/Megafatsia macrophylla
Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex'
Talking Dirty
Get Gardening's podcast for plant lovers is jam-packed with choice plants.
Hosts Thordis and Alan Gray (of East Ruston Old Vicarage gardens) catch up with their horticultural (or should that be naughty-cultural!) friends to talk about their favourite plants of the moment. It's a bit like a stroll around a fantastic nursery or inspiring garden, but with someone telling you what all the plants are!
There are lots of growing and propagation tips included, and everyone shares their latest FLOMO (FLoral/plant-based fOMO). Check out the show notes or our website (getgardeningnow.co.uk) for a full plant list to accompany each episode.
- No. of episodes: 191
- Latest episode: 2025-07-23
- Education Leisure Home & Garden How To
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