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Large lush green leaves streaked with gold looking amazing, even before this Canna blooms. In mid-to-late summer sturdy stems arise that are topped with bright orange blooms that combine perfectly with the tropical foliage. Canna 'Tropicanna Gold' loves a sunny site, ideally with damp soil. Canna 'Tropicanna Gold' makes an ideal tropical plant for patio pots, in your garden borders or even as a marginal aquatic plant for your pond.
Current size: Supplied in 9cmL pots.
A vigorous Canna with beautiful densely packed orange and green striped foliage. In mid-to-late summer sturdy stems arise that are topped with bright colourful blooms that combine perfectly with the lush foliage. Canna 'Tropicanna' loves a sunny site, ideally with damp soil. Canna 'Tropicanna' makes an ideal and eye-catching tropical plant for patio pots, in your garden borders or even as a marginal aquatic plant for your pond.
Current size: Supplied in 9cm pots.
A lush and unusual Canna, with leaves that can be green, dark chocolate or a combination of both! Canna ‘Cleopatra' is a vigorous plant that produces stunning bi-coloured flowers that emerge yellow with red spots. Canna ‘Cleopatra' is a really eye catching plant and is a must have for those of us who love something unusual or exotic. Grows best in rich but well drained soil. Try planting at the back of your borders to get some really exotic height. Combine with dark leaved plants to highlight the chocolate coloured streaks on the foliage of Canna ‘Cleopatra'.
Supplied fully rooted in 17cm pot.
£25.00Original price was: £25.00.£18.00Current price is: £18.00.
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.
The Golden Indian Bean Tree, is a stunning specimen tree prized for its vibrant foliage and impressive blooms. Its beauty lies primarily in its large, heart-shaped leaves, which emerge bright golden-yellow in spring, gradually softening to a more chartreuse shade in summer. This vibrant foliage creates a dazzling display, adding a splash of sunshine to any garden. The tree's broad, spreading canopy provides welcome shade in the summer months. In addition to its foliage, Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea' produces beautiful, trumpet-shaped flowers in early summer. These creamy white blooms, often marked with purple and yellow within, are borne in large panicles, adding another layer of visual interest and attracting pollinators like bees. The flowers are followed by long, slender seed pods, resembling bean pods, which persist into winter, adding further ornamental value.
Please note: These plants have been grafted.
Current size: Supplied at 60 - 80cm tall including a 22cm diameter pot.
A new and truly unique ornamental beauty, characterised by its deeply lobed, "fishbone" like leaves.The vibrant color contrast, typically a deep magenta with bright lime-green edges, creates a striking visual impact. In UK tropical planting schemes, it excels at adding textural and colorful diversity. Its compact, mounding habit makes it ideal for filling gaps in borders or for container arrangements. While not frost-hardy, it thrives in warm, sheltered spots, or can be treated as an annual. Its ability to tolerate partial shade makes it very versatile, allowing it to be placed in many locations within a garden.
Current size: Supplied in a 9cm diameter pot. Height 20-30cm including pot.
Incredibly robust fern with finely divided fronds that are uniquely crested and twisted at the tips. Dryopteris 'Cristata The King' creates a regal, textured appearance. Its vibrant green foliage brings a lush, elegant feel to shaded areas. This fern exhibits excellent cold hardiness, tolerating temperatures well below freezing, making it suitable for a wide range of climates.For ideal growth, plant it in a location with moist, well-drained soil and dappled to full shade, mimicking its natural woodland habitat. It excels in shady borders, fern gardens, and as a striking feature in woodland or rainforest inspired settings.Supplied in a 9cm pot.
An extremely popular banana plant for tropical style gardeners. Enormous deep-red leaves are produced throughout the warmer summer and autumn months. Very fast growing and ideal for containers on your patio or deck. We enjoy plunging Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii' into garden borders for the summer months where it quickly reaches impressive heights and attracts comments from all who see it.
Current size: 30cm tall including pot.
A handsome rounded exotic evergreen shrub that originates in Madeira and the Canary Islands. One of my personal favourite evergreen shrubs, this Euphorbia looks lush and green the entire year. In early summer the shrub becomes covered in masses of tiny sweetly scented flowers that are long lived and provide interest long into summer. Pollinating insects also adore the masses of tiny nectar-rich blooms. Euphorbia mellifera is a must have structural plant for any exotic garden.
Current size: Supplied in a 9cm pot.
Also known as Fatsia 'Murakumo-Nishiki', this beautiful golden variegated form of this exotic hardy shrub is truly stunning. Each leaf produces golden to lime-green markings with contrasting dark green patches. A must have hardy evergreen shrub for year round structure and tropical style leaves. Fatsia japonica 'Camouflage' is a beautiful and easy to grow shrub. The evergreen leaves are glossy green and palmately divided. Typical Ivy-like flowers are produced in late winter which are loved by pollinators. Best grown in partial shade.
Current Size: Sold in a 1L pot. 30 - 45cm tall including pot.
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.
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Current size: Supplied in a 17cm diameter pot. 45-60cm tall including pot.
This architectural marvel boasts stunning, blue-grey, serrated foliage, instantly adding exotic drama. Perfect for UK gardeners craving a lush, tropical feel. While hardy in much of the UK, it thrives in sunny, sheltered spots or large containers where it can grow to great heights in only one season. Its unique, honey-scented, maroon flowers are a summer spectacle. Fast-growing and impactful, Melianthus major creates a bold statement, bringing a touch of the Mediterranean to your doorstep. Add this showstopper to your collection and escape to your own tropical oasis.
An absolutely incredible Banana with red striped foliage on mature plants. Musa sikkimensis ‘Bengal Tiger’ is thought to have similar hardiness to Musa Basjoo, surviving -5ºC with a light wrap of fleece in the Grow Paradise garden. Musa sikkimensis ‘Bengal Tiger’ grows rapidly and can reach a height of 2.5m tall and 1m wide within 2 seasons. A fantastic specimen plant.
Please note: The red leaf markings are variable and will appear as the plants get larger and are exposed to more light. Current Size: Supplied in a 9cm pot.
Elegant palmate leaves that bring a touch of exotic sophistication to UK gardens aspiring to a tropical feel.Its glossy, deep green leaflets, radiating from a central point, create a lush, architectural presence.Schefflera taiwania offers valuable height and evergreen structure, reaching a manageable size in UK conditions.
In a UK tropical garden, Schefflera taiwaniana acts as a striking focal point or backdrop. Its dense foliage provides a contrast to brighter flowering plants, enhancing their vibrancy. It thrives in sheltered, partially shaded spots, mimicking the dappled light of a rainforest understory. While not fully hardy, it can tolerate brief periods of cooler temperatures as low as -5ºC (especially when mature), making it suitable for milder UK regions or container growing. Its evergreen nature ensures a constant presence of verdant beauty. With careful placement and a little winter care, Schefflera taiwaniana adds a touch of tropical elegance and a unique textural element to UK gardens aiming for that coveted exotic look.
