A gorgeous dark leaf canna that reaches heights up to 150cm and flowers throughout summer. Canna ‘Red Velvet' is a vigorous Canna cultivar that produces strong growing clumps. Grows best in full sun planted in rich but well drained soil. Try planting at the back of your borders to get some really exotic height. Combine with green leaved plants to provide a dramatic contrast in your borders or container displays.
Supplied fully rooted in 17cm pot.
Gorgeous large dark heart-shaped leaves held on tall stems make this Colocasia a real stunner. The Young leaves of Colocasia 'Black Coral' emerge lush green and darken to black as they mature. Colocasia 'Black Coral' will quickly form a thick clump of plants that will grow masses of foliage that colours best when grown in full sun. The large leaves of Colocasias give these plants their common name of the ‘Elephant Ear’ plant. Try combining Colocasia plants with Bananas for the ultimate jungle foliage combo, you can even grow Colocasia as marginal pond plants.
Current size: Supplied in as a jumbo plug plant.
Tropical looking orange-red tubular blooms hang in clusters against a backdrop of dark foliage. Fuchsia triphylla ‘Thalia’ combines superbly with many popular plants for tropical style gardens. This beautiful Fuchsia produces foliage that is tinged with a richmetallic purple. Try planting Fuchsia triphylla ‘Thalia’ with complementary dark purple foliage plants such as Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii' for a perfect foliage combination with the added bonus of beautiful flowers!
Rich ruby foliage with hot pink leaf veins make this colourful plant a fantastic addition to any garden. Iresine herbstii 'Brilliantissima' grows equally well in a container or in a mixed border. This easy to grow colourful plant that makes a great foil for flowering plants. Iresine herbstii 'Brilliantissima' will tolerate shade well, making it a great plant to fill the gaps beneath your larger shrubs in the warm summer months.
Current size: Sold as a jumbo plug plant.
Eye-catching triangular leaves emerge maroon-purple in spring, turning green and developing distinctive purple markings. In late summer each stem is topped with a profusion of white pom-pom flowers. Persicaria ‘Purple Fantasy' is a vigorous plant that quickly establishes itself in any garden. Try planting this beautiful foliage plant around the base of your shrubs as a really interesting foil plant.
Current size: Supplied as a jumbo plug plant.
Incredibly versatile foliage plant that is extremely hardy. Persicaria 'Red Dragon' thrives when grown in both sun and shade making it the perfect colourful gap filler. Each leaf of Persicaria 'Red Dragon' is a rich maroon colour with a silvery chevron marking on the upper surface. In summer this fleshy stems are topped with clusters of tiny white flowers. You'll love the summer-long colour this easy to grow plant will provide.
Current size: Supplied as a jumbo plug plant.
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A Salvia that will provide blooms for your summer garden and will continue to flower all the way through to the first hard frosts. Salvia 'Amistad' produces dark purple flowers that continually emerge from numerous stems and will happily combine well with ferns in a semi-shaded location. This Salvia grows well in both sun and part shade so feel free to experiment with where you choose to plant it in your garden. Pollinating insects will be drawn into your garden as a result of it's attractive purple blooms.
Current size: Supplied as a plug plant.
