I hold the National Plant Collection of tender Tradescantia cultivars, accredited by Plant Heritage. The collection is held at my home in Machynlleth, Powys in West Wales. I grow some of the plants indoors and in an unheated conservatory year-round, and some of them outdoors during the summer.
Part of holding a National Collection is making it available for the public to view. You can contact me to arrange a visit.
Outside of the Tradescantia National Collection, I also grow a range of other tropical Commelinaceae cultivars – and I’m always looking for more. You can check out the plant list to see everything I currently grow. There are also some plants I’m still trying to find – can you help me get them?
As part of my collection, I propagate extra plants and sell them for delivery or local collection. I also breed new cultivars by raising seed. I aim to make my environmental impact as small as possible. So I grow all the plants right here, and never import from wholesalers. I never use peat, use pesticides only indoors and when unavoidable, and focus on recycled and/or recyclable packaging.
