JunglePlants

Other Exotics

(Delivery Apr to Oct)

Hardy and Semi Hardy Exotics mail order from JungleGardens, is a selection of many other jungle and exotic looking plants that you can easily grow and some hardy throughout most parts of the UK.

Abutilon pictum thompsonii

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Abutilon Pictum Thompsonii - 1 litre plants ■☻җ

One of my favourite Abutilons with golden yellow variegated leaves and Orange lantern like flowers. I have used this plant for tropical bedding over many years as part of yellow themed displays. Over winters easily indoors and when it gets too leggy just cut it back allowing it to regrow.

Abutilon vitifolium

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Hardy Abutilon 1 litre plants ■☻җ җ

Like Suntense, Vitifolium is hardy in most parts of the country given a sheltered position. It makes a large shrub to small tree status if not lightly pruned after flowering. The large exotic white flowers with a golden centre are up to 3" across and carried in bunches all over the tree in late spring. A spectacular shrub and easy to grow.

Abutilon X suntense

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Hardy Abutilon 1 litre plants ■☻җ җ

A hardy garden hybrid Abutilon capable of tolerating at least -12°C that makes a fantastic display in spring with large 3" lilac blue flowers. Grows tall if not gently pruned each year but in any case it is not a long lived shrub - perhaps 10 years or so but well worth the effort.

Arundo donax

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Arundo Donax 3 litre plants ■☻җ җ

A tropical member of the grass family a bit hardier than the variegated form making tall 12ft stems in a season. Cold hardy maybe to -10°C. A real eye catcher if grown well. We offer a very robust form with larger stems.

Arundo donax variegata

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Arundo Donax 3 litre plants ■☻җ җ

A stunning tropical member of the grass family with thick stems and lovely variegation. Not quite so cold hardy or as tall (6ft) as the plain green form maybe to -8°C if the roots are covered over in winter. Two large stock plants left outside survived quite happily -10°c during the winter of 08/09.

Bartlettina sordida

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Blue Spur Flower 3 litre large plants ■☻җ

An easy to grow, rare, semi hardy shrub for collectors of subtropicals. This Eupatorium, a relative from Mexico, forms a multi-branching shrub 8’ tall or more & blooms Autumn through to Spring where it can be kept frost free. The flower clusters are held well above the exotic foliage and look like giant Ageratum blooms. The large leaves are also beautiful, a velvety green with violet veining. The very upright stalks and stems are deep maroon/purple. Bartlettina grows quickly and thrives in bright shade & moist, rich soil. Frost tender though to about -5°C and ideal for a sheltered microclimate or as a spectacular conservatory plant. (My stock plants after a year, are 6ft tall with at least 12 large azure blue flower heads about 12" across - quite stunning for a February display)

Dahlia imperialis

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Giant Dahlia 3 litre ■☻җ

If you are into pretty Dahlia flowers then this is not for you! But - if you are into giant tree size foliage then this one takes the cake. It is semi hardy and from our own experience will stand a normal winter left outside, regrowing from the root stock again in late spring the following year. In the UK probably 10ft is the best you may see in a season but in it’s natural habitat 10 metres is quite normal for 9 months growth! It does flower with pretty single pink flowers but by November the frost will probably have got there first. Has to be seen to be believed with huge 4" diameter stems and massive leaves.

Echium pininana

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The Tree Echium 3 litre plants ■☻җ

A spectacular Echium from the Canary Islands, capable of producing a 12ft flower spike of deep blue flowers from a basal rosette of narrow hairy leaves. From my own experience it will only take -5˚C before being killed by frost but if you are in a warm area, you have to try this plant given room, and a sunny well drained position. It is really a biennial though flowering the second year after which it will need replacing. Make sure you have plenty of room for this giant!

Echium Pink Fountain

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Hybrid Tree Echium 3 litre plants ■☻ җ

This spectacular Echium is a cross between Echium pininana and wildpretii, it produces enormous 10ft, tapering towers of dainty pink flowers over large rosettes of coarse, strap-like leaves, creating a real spectacle. This plant will need some winter protection in colder areas and is only fully hardy in warm areas not taking frosts below -5C.

Echium wildpretii

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Tower of Jewels 1 litre plants ■☻ җ

A truly spectacular Echium from the Canary Islands very popular with our customers, capable of producing a 6ft flower spike of pink flowers from a basal rosette of narrow hairy leaves. From my own experience it will only take -5˚C before being killed by frost but if you are in a warm area, you have to try this plant given room, and a sunny well drained position. It is really a biennial though flowering the second year after which it will need replacing.

Iochroma australe

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Mini Angel's Trumpet 1 litre plants ■☻җ җ

Iochroma australis is a lovely half-hardy shrub or small tree, related to Brugmansia. It has lilac blue pendant flowers produced in abundance throughout the summer months and makes a lovely conservatory shrub. Needs pruning each spring to make a compact form and reasonably hardy with one specimen growing outside at Wisley and another in Cambridge. A trial plant in our garden came through the cold winter of 2005/6 without protection but cut to the ground. New growth in 2006 reached 4ft but flowering was late into autumn.

Paulownia tomentosa

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Foxglove Tree 3 litre plants ■☻җ җ

We have some 1 year old plants again if you want a head start in growing these lovely trees. Please allow 2 to 3 years planted growth if you want to coppice these trees giving them time to get established.

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To Grow -- Easy ■ Moderate ■ and Challenging ■

May be ok for a dry Conservatory ♣

Hardiness - To -5°C җ To -10°C җ җ Fully Hardy җ җ җ

Needs Shady Position ☻ Sunny Position ☻ Water Loving ♥