A very hardy Cornish Aeonium that can survive -4ºC outside! Aeonium 'Cornish Pixie' produces multiple branches topped with smaller rosettes forming a dense mound of succulent leaves. This freely branching cultivar was created in 2017 and makes a fantastic unusual ground cover plant for well drained beds or container displays. Aeoniums grow very well in containers, making them ideal showpiece plants for pots on your patio or deck.
Current size: Grown in a 9cm pot.
A very freely branching Aeonium that will quickly established multiple succulent leaved rosettes. This beautiful succulent produces fleshy green leaves that are bordered with red edges. Try adding Aeoniums to the sunny spots in your garden for a stunning low maintenance display. Aeoniums grow very well in containers, making them ideal showpiece plants for pots on your patio or deck.
Current size: Grown in a 9cm pot.
Bright orange-pink blooms help atop a gorgeous stem of lush green leaves, the 'Cannova' series of Cannas are a great addition to any style of garden. Canna 'Cannova Mango' will grow to a height of up to 120cm in one season. These amazing plants make the perfect plant for patio containers or dotted throughout your garden borders. Blooms emerge at the very top of each leafy stem from July to September. These Canna plants are half-hardy throughout the UK, simply provide good drainage and a winter mulch to protect the underground rhizomes.
Current size: Supplied in 12cm pots.
Bright red blooms help atop a gorgeous stem of lush green leaves, the 'Cannova' series of Cannas are a great addition to any style of garden. Canna 'Cannova Red' will grow to a height of up to 120cm in one season. These amazing plants make the perfect plant for patio containers or dotted throughout your garden borders. Blooms emerge at the very top of each leafy stem from July to September. These Canna plants are half-hardy throughout the UK, simply provide good drainage and a winter mulch to protect the underground rhizomes.
Current size: Supplied in 12cm pots.
Bright rose-pink blooms help atop a gorgeous stem of lush green leaves, the 'Cannova' series of Cannas are a great addition to any style of garden. Canna 'Cannova Rose' will grow to a height of up to 120cm in one season. These amazing plants make the perfect plant for patio containers or dotted throughout your garden borders. Blooms emerge at the very top of each leafy stem from July to September. These Canna plants are half-hardy throughout the UK, simply provide good drainage and a winter mulch to protect the underground rhizomes.
Current size: Supplied in 12cm pots.
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.
Attractive large green foliage with intricate blue-grey veining spreading out from the centre of the leaf, creating a very distinct plant perfect for warm and shady areas. Colocasia 'Blue Hawaii' will produce large heart shaped leaves that make a stylish addition to any style of garden.Try planting Colocasia 'Blue Hawaii' in containers around your patio or seating area for a great tropical vibe. Colocasia also make fantastic marginal aquatic plants for the warm summer months.
Current size: Sold as a jumbo plug plant.
A huge leaved form of Colocasia that can produce leaves almost a metre long and 45cm wide. The enormous leaves are a lush emerald green and make the perfect high impact addition to a tropical style garden. Colocasia 'Jacks Giant' is not hardy and is best planted out when risk of frost has passed and protected in winter. This giant Colocasia can grow to reach heights of over 1.5m and will truly make you feel emerged in a jungle.
Current size: Supplied in as a jumbo plug plant.
An eye-catching Colocasia with golden leaves that contrast beautifully against darker foliage and flowers. Lime green, almost golden foliage grows rapidly in spring through summer. Colocasia 'Maui Gold' produces large heart shaped leaves that make a stylish addition to any style of garden.Try planting in containers around your patio or seating area for a great tropical vibe. Colocasia can be used in your pond as marginal aquatic plants through the warm summer months.
Current size: Supplied in as a jumbo plug plant.
A hardy Colocasia! 'Pink China' is a very popular and tough Colocasia that has proven very hardy all over the UK. Colocasia 'Pink China' will quickly form a thick clump of plants that will grow large heart-shaped lush leaves on pink leaf stems. The large leaves of Colocasias give these plants their common name of ‘Elephant Ears’. This impressive plant will grow up to 1.3m tall with enormous leaves that can over 60cm long.
Try combining Colocasias with Bananas for the ultimate jungle foliage combo.
Current size: Sold as plug plants
A truly terrific tropical foliage plant with dark green leaves featuring bright creamy white markings flowing out from the central veins. Colocasia 'White Lava' is a heat lover that is ideally suited to a protected sunny patio, or well-lit window or conservatory. Colocasia produce large heart shaped leaves that make a stylish addition to any style of garden. Try planting Colocasia 'White Lava' in containers around your patio or seating area for a great tropical vibe. Colocasia will make fantastic marginal aquatic plants in the warm summer months.
Current size: Supplied in as a jumbo plug plant.
Perfectly suited to a tropical scheme, with rich bright-red, semi-double flowers on deep bronze foliage. Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff' is a well-known variety that is free from virus, making it one of the best Dahlia's available. The striking deep bronze foliage complements dark leaved Cannas and Bananas beautifully, while providing a powerful contrast against green plants. Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff' has proven hardy when provided a site with good drainage.
Current Size: Plug plant
Dramatic deeply divided palmate leaves and a bushy exotic evergreen habit. Fatsia polycarpa ‘Green Fingers’ is a relatively new introduction to gardeners here in the U.K. Fatsia polycarpa originates from the shady hillsides of Taiwan where it was once a rare plant to find. Fatsia polycarpa ‘Green Fingers’ is a tough exotic shrub and should be hardy in most UK gardens, but it will benefit from a bit of shelter from the most severe cold. Well worth growing for it’s amazing deeply lobed foliage, giving this Fatsia a much more tropical look than the regular Fatsia japonica.
Fatsia polycarpa ‘Green Fingers’ is best grown in partial shade where it can reach heights of up to 2m. In late autumn and winter it produces Ivy-like flowers that provide valuable nectar for pollinating insects.
Current size: 60cm tall, including pot.
A compact, clump-forming grass-like perennial with glossy evergreen leaves. Liriope mascari 'Purple Explosion' is an incredibly useful plant in UK gardens, providing a lush evergreen edge to your borders or pathways throughout the year. We use Liriope mascari 'Purple Explosion' as an evergreen foil for deciduous shrubs in the Grow Paradise garden. From late summer into autumn these resilient evergreen plants produce spikes of small deep purple flowers followed by very ornamental spherical black fruit that is loved by birds.
Current Size: 2ocm, including pot.
A stunning spineless Mahonia with graceful evergreen leaves that look perfect in a jungle garden. Mahonia eurybracteata 'Sweet Winter' is fully hardy and used by many tropical gardeners to create a year-round tropical effect in their gardens. The evergreen leaves are a glossy dark green and are very resilient to being grown in shade. This Mahonia produces bright yellow flowers in late winter followed by berries that'll bring birds into your patch of paradise. Use this beautiful shrub to create evergreen structure and foliage interest in your garden.
Current size: 30-40cm, including pot.
The choice for commercial Banana fruit growers! The yellow 'Chiquita' banana fruits that are widely available in UK supermarkets are produced by this plant. Musa acuminata 'Grand Nain' is a very fast growing species that can produce huge fruit crops in a single season when grown in optimal conditions. This tropical species will need to be grown as a houseplant through winter to protects it from cold weather.
Current Size: Supplied as a plug plant.