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Nosing around nurseries at this time of year, you might be lucky enough to come across - and perhaps be seduced by - the heady scent of a tall, exotic, white-flowered plant, Gladiolus callianthus. If ...

Purple Bell Vine – Rhodochiton atrosanguineus. This vine is native to Mexico and would be an annual vine for us. It produces interesting purple bell shaped blooms all summer long. It is heat loving, ...

They come as Michaelmas daisies and rudbeckias in all shapes and sizes and they are jolly and cheerful but, dare I say it, not elegant. It is therefore a bonus to have something flowering in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gladiolus callianthus syn. Acidanthera murielae (Image: Supplied) It’s time to plant Gladiolus callianthus (syn Acidanthera) in ...

If you like glamour in your garden - well-cut, well-dressed glamour - then summer-flowering bulbs are key. Most of us think bulb-planting goes on primarily in the autumn, but there are several classy ...

Gladiolus callianthus: does the scent excite your nose or leave you cold? Photograph: pizzodisevo/Flickr/Some rights reserved Do any scented plants leave you cold ...