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Birmingham Botanic Gardens: fertilisers, fluorescent plants and clematis – BBC

The questions and time codes are below. Plant names are provided where applicable.

Q – How do I grow Japanese banana plants successfully? (3’27”)

James Wong –

Musa basjoo,
Japanese banana

Musa lasiocarpa,
Chinese yellow banana

Musa sikymensis, Sikkim Banana

Q – Was I recently sold rose fertilizer instead of tomato fertilizer? are they the same (6’45”)

Question – How do I maintain my Thunbergia Alata in winter?? (10’15”)

Matt Biggs –

I swept leptophila,
moon flower bush

Ecremocarpus scabies, flower of Chilean glory

Lablab purpureus,
hyacinth beans

Gloriosa superb, glory lily

Film – Matthew Biggs discusses the life and legacy of Ernest Henry Wilson (15’54”)

Q – Which clematis would you recommend for a shady spot? (21’13”)

James Wong –

clematis armandy, Armand clematis

Juliet Sargent –

clematis ‘Nelly Moser’ (EL), Clematis ‘Nelly Moser’

clematis montana, Himalayan clematis

clematis heifer, purple clematis

Matt Biggs –

clematis Korea

clematis ‘Henryi’ (EL), Clematis ‘Henryi’

Q – Can you please recommend a low maintenance evergreen shrub for a container in an open south east facing front garden? (30’57”)

James Wong –

Tasmania spear-shaped, mountain pepper

Matt Biggs –

Carex Comanche “Frosted Curls”, sedge “Frosted Curls”

Juliet Sargent –

Sarcococcus kukeriana Winter Gem (‘Pmoore03’PBR), sweet box [Winter Gem]

Osmanthus heterophyllus, green olive

Escalonia laevis Pink Elle (‘Lades’PBR), Escalonia [Pink Elle]

Q – What plants would you recommend for both fun and education for five or six year olds? (36’12”)

Juliet Sargent –

Decaisnea fargesii, Dead man’s fingers

Impatience capensis, American kite

Matt Biggs –

Saracenia purpura, ordinary jug

Dahlias

Potatoes

Narcissus, daffodils

Mimosa pudica, sensitive plant

James Wong

Nepenthes, tropical pitcher plant

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