The Mediterranean glasshouse maintains a collection of about a dozen citrus plants in attractive terracotta pots some 3ft (1m) in diameter.
..and glasshouses
Varieties noted in the Birmingham collection:-
The garden is located near Oadby, a few miles South of Leicester city centre.
See
http://www.le.ac.uk/biology/botanicgarden/index.html
This beautiful garden is made up from the grounds of several imposing houses now owned by the university. These buildings were originally constructed by wealthy Leicester industrialists.
The garden is already mentioned on this web-site for a good outside specimen of Poncirus trifoliata. Click here for details.
The warm-temperate greenhouse is home to a small collection of potted citrus, plus a large, mature specimen of Ponderosa Lemon planted in the central bed.
Citrus aurantifolia                
Citrus aurantium
Myrtifolia
Citrus aurantium
Bouquet de Fleurs
Citrus limon                         
Citrus limon
Variegata
Citrus limon
Ponderosa             
Citrus medica                    
Citrus paradisi                     
Citrus reticulata                   
Citrus sinensis                      
Citrus unshiu                       
Lime
Bitter Orange
Bitter Orange
Lemon
Variegated Lemon
Lemon x Citron
Citron
Grapefruit
Mandarin
Sweet Orange
Satsuma
Poncirus trifoliata flowering outside.


original page 3rd May 2004, recovered 28th December 2009