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Canna
- Indian Shot Plant |
| Cannas
originate from the rain forests of South America. The
intensely coloured flowers and large leaves are excellent
garden plants that bring a tropical ambience to borders and
patios. In cold areas rhizomes need to be lifted and stored in
a dry frost free area. Picture Left: Canna 'Striata' |
| Position:
Full Sun / Conservatory |
Winter
Protection: Yes |
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Brugmansia
- Angel's Trumpets |
| With
massive exotic flowers Brugmansias can transform a
patio or conservatory into a tropical paradise. Angel Trumpets are large
shrubs with lush foliage and masses of delightfully
fragrant trumpet flowers 8-10 inches long. |
| Position:
Full Sun / Conservatory |
Winter
Protection: Yes |
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Cordyline Australis - Cabbage Tree / Torbay Palm |
| The
Cordyline has been used in the UK for many
years and large specimen plants can often be
seen in peoples gardens and parks. This
palm-like tree has arching, lance shaped, light green
leaves, retained throughout the year. An ideal specimen
plant for a sunny, protected border or patio, in
frost-prone areas protect young plants from frost by tying up the
leaves around the crown. |
| Position:
Full sun to part shade |
Winter
Protection: In cold areas |
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Bamboo
- Various |
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Bamboos
are actually grasses with woody stems offering attractive, lush foliage that
can be used to add a tropical effect to any garden.
Coming in all
shapes and sizes, most are fully hardy and evergreen
and can be grown all around the UK. |
| Position:
Full sun to part shade |
Winter
Protection: Most are hardy |
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Arum Lily - Zantedeschia 'aethiopica' |
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iconic arum lily is an exotic looking perennial with
strikingly large heart shaped foliage that produces one of the
most breathtaking flowers that can be grown outside in the UK.
This moisture loving beauty is ideal for damp soil or a pond
margin where it will quickly clump up to produce masses of
wonderful blooms. In colder areas cover with a mulch of straw
through the winter. |
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Dicksonia
Antarctica - Tasmanian Tree Fern |
| With a thick mass of roots forming a trunk, up to 3m (10ft) long,
mid- to dark green fronds. These impressive tree ferns are one of
the oldest plants in the world and their fascinating appearance will
soon catch the heart of any gardener. They add drama and style to a
semi-shady spot, and will happily grow in any soil as long as the
trunk is kept moist.
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| Position:
Shade to part shade |
Winter
Protection: Yes |
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Japanese
Hardy Banana - 'Musa basjoo' |
| A
must have for the exotic garden, Musa
basjoo is reputedly the
hardiest of all banana plants and is a favourite in temperate
exotic
gardens. |
| The stem and leaves are tender
and the rhizome (root)
is frost hardy; although it is recommended that the roots are covered with a
layer of mulch or compost over winter. |
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Agave
Americana - Century Plant |
| This
architectural plant makes a fabulous focal-point in a cool temperate
greenhouse or conservatory or even as a summer patio pot plant. It
has rosettes of thick,
spiny-margined, spine-tipped, grey-green, succulent leaves. Towards the end of the plant's life a towering
yellowish-green flower-spike of up to 8 metres appears, after which
the plant dies, leaving small side-shoots to grow on. Picture Left:
'Agave Americana 'variegata' |
| Position:
Full sun |
Winter
Protection: Yes |
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Trachycarpus
Fortunei - Chusan Palm / Windmill Palm |
| This very
hardy palm tree is an ideal addition to your exotic border,
patio or as a focal point in the garden, it produces striking
fan shaped leaves up to a metre long and the single stemmed
trunk is covered in course fibres that can be removed without
affecting the hardiness. |
| Position:
Full sun to part shade |
Winter
Protection: Not needed |
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Gunnera
Manicata - Chile Rhubarb |
| Gigantic,
deeply-lobed, deep green leaves up to 2 metres across on
prickly stalks. This majestic, architectural plant is perfect
for the edge of a large pond or stream. One of the most
spectacular plants that can be grown in Britain, it requires
deep, permanently moist, humus-rich soil, lots of space and
protection from cold, drying winds. |
| Position:
Full sun to part shade |
Winter
Protection: Cover with mulch |
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Passiflora
- Passion Flowers |
| The
exotic blooms of Passiflora caerulea are followed by inedible
egg-shaped, orange passion fruits that make a spectacular
feature in late summer. Vigorous and easy to grow, these
tropical climbers are always rewarding for their flower power. |
| Position:
Full sun to part shade |
Winter
Protection: Frost Hardy |
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Phormium Tenax
- New Zealand Flax |
| Phormiums
can grow very large with upright sword shaped leaves and
strange exotic flowers that attract moths. They come in a
large range of colours including green, variegated, purple and
black. Phormiums are frost hardy and can tolerate a wide range
of soils and are great for a coastal sites as they can
tolerate salt. |
| Position:
Full sun to part shade |
Winter
Protection: Frost Hardy |
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Yucca
- Various |
| Yuccas
are exceptional exotic plants for your garden, hardy and architectural
they produce wonderful flower spikes up to 2m tall. Most
varieties are hardy and look great in the exotic border or in
pots on the pation. Plant in full sun with free draining soil. |
| Position:
Full sun |
Winter
Protection: Frost Hardy |
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Fatsia Japonica - Japanese Aralia |
| Despite
a tender appearance, this tropical-looking, evergreen
shrub is as tough as old boots once established.
Gorgeously glossy, deep green palmate leaves. In autumn,
creamy white flowers are produced in large panicles,
which are often followed by round, black fruit. It makes
a superb feature in an exotic-style garden, where the
large leaves team well with bamboos and grasses. |
| Position:
Shade to Part shade |
Winter
Protection: Not needed |
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Hosta
- Plantain Lily |
| Hostas
come in a variety of sizes from small to very large. The
handsome hosta is an ideal groundcover plant
for moist, well-drained areas of the garden
close to an entrance or path. Coping well in
sun or shade, the foliage requires
protection from cold, drying winds. |
| Position:
Moist sun to full shade |
Winter
Protection: Not needed |
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Hedychium
Gardnerianum - Ginger Lily |
| Tuberous
rooted plants of great majesty for a warm and sunny
sheltered spot. The strong stems that grow from the
rhizomes carry fine, broad foliage and terminate in
long, clear yellow, sweetly scented flower spikes that
are projected by red stamens. |
| Position:
Sunny/Shelted
Corner |
Winter
Protection: Cover
with mulch |
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Melianthus
Major - Honey Bush |
| Spectacular,
grey-green to steely blue-grey leaves up to 50cm (20in)
long and spikes of brownish-crimson to deep brick-red
flowers. This architectural shrub is an ideal specimen
plant for a sunny, exotic-style garden in warmer areas
of the country. |
| Position:
Full Sun - Light
Shade |
Winter
Protection: Cover
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Kniphofia
- Red Hot Pokers |
| Exotic
foliage with tall, dazzling flowers on erect stems up to a
metre in height. Young plants can be frost tender but more
hardy as they mature if given a well drained soil in full sun. |
| Position:
Full Sun - Light
Shade |
Winter
Protection: Cover
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Cycad
- Cycas Revoluta |
| Cycas
revoluta, one of the most primitive living plants, are very
unusual and popular ornamentals. A rugged trunk, topped with
whorled feathery leaves has lead to the common name ''Sago
Palm'', however it is actually related to conifer and Gingko
trees - all cone bearing plants which trace their origins back
to the ancient flora of the early Mesozoic era. |
| Position:
Full Sun |
Winter
Protection: Yes |
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