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hi wondered what are the best plants to introduce to our garden that have that tropical exotic feel , that are to survive in our climate with out to much fuss. we already have a few palms , ferns but a splash of colour would be nice. its a new bit of the garden that i'm trying to create .
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Try http://www.hardytropicals.co.uk/forum/
Crocosmia Lucifer is bright red and hardy. Red Hot pokers, Kniphofia, have a sort of hot look. Cannas look bright and have a very tropical look, but you have to store them over winter, rather like dahlias.
Julia, have a look here http://www.exoticgarden.com/
Will Giles has created an amazing exotic garden here in Norfolk
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
thanks dovefromabove what fantastic garden
and thanks blairs verdun and busy-lizzie sorry
agree with Jools. What a stunning garden. Thanks Dove. I'd love to create something similar , but we have so much wind ,it's beyond contemplation unfortunately.
The large leafed hostas look tropical , but are as tough as old boots. Ricinus ( castor oil plant) come easily from seed and I've overwintered some in the garage this winter. Many of the larger dahlias have a tropical feel too. I grow Dahlia Imperialis, which hasn't flowered with me , but gets over 2m high every year and has bamboo like foliage.
hostafan
didn't know you could grow castor oil plant easily from seed can you get them from regular garden centre or a sepcialist.
Fatsias look great in that sort of situation as they have tropical looking foliage but are pretty tough and easy to grow, and give a good backdrop to other colours. If your soil's suitable, rhododendrons have good sized flowers and the bright red or pink ones could work well.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...