West Dean Gardens - Red ivy - Hemigraphis alternata / Strobilanthes alternata - Skrautblaðka - Cemetery-plant - Metal-leaf - Rotblättrige Efeuranke - Red-flame ivy - Waffle plant - Acanthaceae - Súlublómsætt - Evergreen - Sígrænar plöntur - Creeping - Prostrate - Spreading Pottaplöntur - Stofublóm - Skrautjurtir.
Strobilanthes alternata is an herb that grows near 30 cm (12 in) long. The stems of the plant are prostrate and purplish, especially at the nodes. The leaves are hairy and opposite, and one leaf of a pair is much larger than the other. The leaf blades are a dark green on the top face and are a lighter green or purplish on the lower face. The flowers of the plant grow from where the leaf meets the stem, and are white with purple penciling. See more: [ Ссылка ]
H. alternata is a tender, spreading, slightly hairy, evergreen perennial with prostrate, freely-rooting stems bearing heart-shaped to ovate, puckered, dark green leaves with a silvery-grey metallic sheen, purple beneath. Terminal spikes of small, tubular, white flowers bloom from spring into summer. See more: [ Ссылка ]
Snow White Waffle Plant - Grown primarily for its cascading foliage with a purple color and metallic tint. Grown easily indoors under the right growing conditions and protected from cold, it trails hapily from baskets. Grown outside in warm regions, it makes atttractive ground cover. Tiny, five-lobed, bell-shaped, white flowers in 1” racemes bloom in summer. Flowers are insignificant. See more: [ Ссылка ]
West Dean Gardens has an impressive collection of thirteen working Victorian glasshouses built by Foster and Pearson. There is always colour on display from the large collection of plants including exotic plants, orchids, strawberry plants, figs, nectarines, peaches, gourds, grapes and melons. The splendid glasshouses were all built between 1890 and 1900 and were completely derelict before their restoration in the early 1990s. They are magnificent examples of Victorian craft and ingenuity. They are repainted on a four year cycle; the exteriors over summer, when the weather is kinder, and the interiors over winter, when the glasshouses can be emptied. In addition, they are hand scrubbed from top to bottom, inside and out, each winter, a process that takes two gardeners two months to complete. The glasshouses are heated by a woodchip burning boiler which also heats the College and associated buildings using woodchips produced from West Dean Estate's commercial forestry. See more: [ Ссылка ]
Nestled at the foot of the South Downs, West Dean Gardens in West Sussex is one of the greatest restored gardens open to the public today. Visitors can explore a wide range of historic features on a gentle walk around the grounds. From surreal trees to the restored walled garden, West Dean Gardens proudly presents its rich creative and social heritage. Creatively inspired by its rich heritage and setting. For a day out near Chichester West Dean Gardens is brimming with features to enjoy. An impressive collection of working Victorian Glasshouses, a 300 foot pergola, a spring garden with flint bridges and the occasional surreal fibreglass tree offer year-round interest to garden visitors. See more: [ Ссылка ]
West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0QZ
