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Miscellaneous Exotics

Agapanthus umbellatus  
2 ltr £7.50
Agave americana  


15 ltr £40.00

Smaller sizes available

Agave americana 'Variegata'  


15 ltr £40.00

Smaller sizes available

Aloe striatula  
1 ltr £4.95
2 ltr £7.50
Amorphophallus bulbifer  
2 ltr £7.50
Arisaema costatum  
1 ltr £5.95
Arisaema griffithii  
1 ltr £5.95
Arisaema nepenthoides  
1 ltr £5.95
Arisaema speciosum  
1 ltr £5.95
Arisaema speciosum 'Magnificum'  
5 ltr £9.95
Arisaema tortuosum  
1 ltr £5.95
Astelia chathamica 'Silver Spear' AGM  
5 ltr £14.95
Beschorneria septentrionalis  
2 ltr £9.50
Beschorneria yuccoides AGM  
3 ltr £12.50
Buxus sempervirens (sphere)  

£50
Canna 'Durban'
The flashiest canna mixing purple leaves with pinky-orange stripes and large, tango orange flowers in midsummer. Lift in winter and store frost free or mulch in situ. Stocky grower.
Full sun or part shade.
Enriched moisture retentive soil.
HEIGHT 1.2 m
£5.00
Canna edulis
Large glossy green leaves held neatly round upright stems. Crimson flowers in midsummer. Grown as a food crop in India. Lift rhizomes and store in a frost free place through winter or take a chance and mulch in situ.
Full sun or part shade.
Enriched moisture retentive soil.
HEIGHT 2 m.
£5.00
Canna edulis Bronze  
£5.00
Canna 'General Eisenhower' AGM  
£7.50
Canna Hiley  
£7.50
Canna indica
Fantastic large, green leaves, sometimes bronze tinted. Elegant iris-like scarlet red flowers in midsummer. Lift and store frost free in winter or mulch heavily in situ. Full sun or part shade.
Enriched moisture retentive soil.
HEIGHT 1.8m
 
£7.50
Canna ehemanii AGM (syn. Canna iridiflora)  
£16.50
Canna musifolia AGM
Fantastic large banana-like leaves from attractive purple stems. The tallest canna we stock - reaches banana like proportions of 3 to 3.5 metres. Store frost-free in winter or mulch in situ.
Full sun or part shade.
Enriched moisture retentive soil.
HEIGHT 3.2m
£8.50
Canna 'Strasbourg'  
£5.00
Canna 'Striata' AGM
The most eye-catching canna! Striking green leaves with bright yellow veining, plum coloured stems and large, bright orange flowers in midsummer. Enriched soil, lift and store through winter, or mulch in the ground. Stocky grower.
Full sun or part shade.
Enriched moisture retentive soil.
HEIGHT 1.5 m
£5.00
Canna 'Wyoming'  
£7.50
Cautleya gracilis
Slender stems and leaves but with a fast growing habit. A great choice for a container. Maroon undersides to the leaves makes this miniature ginger similar in appearance to Hedychium greenei.
Bright yellow blooms.
HEIGHT 30-40 cm.
Moisture retentive enriched soil.
 
£5.00
Cautleya spicata var. lutea
Bright yellow flowers with red bracts make this small ginger really eye-catching for some weeks during summer.
HEIGHT 30-40 cm.
Moisture retentive enriched soil.
 
£5.00
Chondropetalum tectorum  
4 ltr £12.50
Cordyline australis
An exotic staple - and so easy to grow. A great explosive form to contrast with other plants. Quick growing and extremely wind tolerant. Ideal for that space in the back of the border. Evergreen. Well drained soil, full sun.
Height 3m +

6-7 ft including pot

£50.00

Cupressus sempervirens (Italian Cypress)
This pencil thin conifer is sure to remind you of landscape views of the Mediterranean. Very neat habit quite unlike any other plant - look great planted in pairs or avenues. Well-drained soils
Sheltered site,
Full sun.
5 Ltr pot,
120-140 cm height.
HEIGHT (slowly) 8-10m.
 
£24.50
£135.00
Echeveria secunda var. glauca  
£3.00
£4.50
Elegia capensis  
5 ltr £12.95
Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii’  
Ficus carica  

£35.00

£65.00

Gunnera manicata AGM  

£24.95
£34.95
Hedychium coccineum AGM (Scarlet ginger lily)
An erect perennial with narrow mid-green leaves and scented orange tubular flowers with red stamens. Flowering Aug - Sept. Mulch thickly in autumn. Full sun or part shade.
Moisture retentive enriched soil.
HEIGHT 1.8 m.
 
£5.00
Hedychium coronarium var. flavescens  
£5.00
Hedychium densiflorum
Fragrant orange-yellow blooms on densely packed spikes which open from the tip down unlike other gingers. Flowering Aug - Sept. Mulch in autumn - one of the hardiest gingers we sell.
Full sun or part shade.
Moisture retentive enriched soil.
HEIGHT 2 m.
 
£5.00
Hedychium ellipticum
Spikes of spidery white flowers with orange stamens. Flowering Aug - Sept.
Mulch thickly in autumn.
Full sun or part shade.
Moisture retentive enriched soil.
HEIGHT 1.5 m.
 
£5.00
Hedychium forrestii
One of the hardiest gingers. Gives a lush tropical feel to any border with large leaves on stems to 1.8m. Large scented clear white flowers with yellow anthers. A very robust ginger. Mulch in situ in autumn.
Full sun or part shade.
Moisture retentive enriched soil.
HEIGHT 1.8 m.
 
£8.50
Hedychium gardnerianum AGM (Kahili ginger lily)
Kahili Ginger. Very fragrant cream flowers with bright red stamens. Height 2 m. Spread 1m. Flowering Aug - Sept.
Mulch thickly in autumn.
Full sun or part shade.
Moisture retentive enriched soil.
HEIGHT 1.8 m.
£5.00
Hedychium greenii
Attractive glossy leaves with copper undersides and copper stems. Large, showy deep orange flowers. A strong grower. Flowering Aug - Sept.
Mulch in the autumn in situ or lift and store frost-free.
Full sun or part shade.
Moisture retentive or damp soil - can be grown on the edge of a pond.
HEIGHT 1.5 m.
 
£5.00
Hedychium maximum
A very tough ginger - probably the hardiest - can cope with quite a few degrees of frost. Grows up to a massive 2.5m and produces a fantastic yellow very fragrant flower. In order to flower it needs as long a season as possible so is best started in a greenhouse or conservatory to be sure of flower. Otherwise grow it trouble free out of doors and enjoy the wonderfully lush foliage.
Mulch in the autumn.
Full sun or part shade.
Moisture retentive enriched soil.
HEIGHT 2.5 m.
 
£12.50
Laurus nobilis - sphere  
£19.95
£59.95
£125.00
Laurus nobilis - cone  
£29.95
£79.95
Laurus nobilis - standard  
£40.00
Laurus nobilis - shrub  

£12.50
£145.00
Libertia 'Taupo Sunset'  
2 ltr £7.95
Melianthus major AGM (Honey wort)
An architectural plant with deeply cut, glaucous blue-grey foliage and brown-brick red flowers. A must for any exotic or gravel garden. May die down in most winters but shoots again. Mulch thickly in autumn. Donít water too much to keep growth bushy and compact. Sets off darker leaves such as Dahlia ëBishop of Llandaffí beautifully.
Full sun
Well drained enriched soil
HEIGHT 2 m
2 ltr £9.50
Musa basjoo AGM (Japanese banana)
The original hardy banana. Stonking big leaves atop a pseudo-trunk. Phenomenal growth rate when fed and watered copiously - can produce a huge leaf every week in the height of summer and 2-3 metres of trunk in one season! Root hardy - wrap the trunk if you want to keep the trunk through winter or if you don't want to bother wrapping just let it die down and spring in to growth from below ground next spring.
Height up to 3 m
Full sun or partial shade
Enriched moisture retentive soil
£12.50
£16.50
£22.50
Musa Lasiocarpa (Chinese hardy banana)
Also known as Musella lasiocarpa. Glaucous lush banana leaves that are thicker and held more upright than on other bananas. Shorter stockier growth and tougher leaves make this species particularly resilient to wind damage. Large exotic yellow flowers followed by miniature edible fruits in long hot summers. Root hardy - wrap the trunk if you want to keep the trunk through winter or if you don't want to bother wrapping just let it die down and spring in to growth from below ground next spring.
Height up to 1.5 m
Full sun or partial shade
Enriched moisture retentive soil
 
£12.50
£16.50
£22.50
Musa sikkimensis
Fabulous large oval leaves with red markings and red undersides. A thicker leaf than Musa basjoo so more wind resilient. Has the same unstoppable growth spurt through the growing season as basjoo and with the added interest of the leaf colouring this banana is a must in any exotic garden. Root hardy - wrap the trunk if you want to keep the trunk through winter or if you don't want to bother wrapping just let it die down and spring in to growth from below ground next spring.
Height up to 3 m
Full sun or partial shade
Enriched moisture retentive soil

£12.50
£22.50
Pittosporum 'Garnettii' AGM  
5 ltr £12.95
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Abbotsbury Gold'  
5 ltr £12.95
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tom Thumb' AGM  
2 ltr £8.95
Pittosporum tobira AGM  
15 ltr £35.00
Pittosporum tobira 'Nanum'  
5 ltr £12.50

Vitis vinifera 'Moscatel Italia'

Sweet white dessert grape for a wall, fence or pergola

 
4 ltr £9.95

Vitis vinifera 'Parra Negra'

 

6 ft height

10 ltr

£39.95

Vitis vinifera 'Red Glober'

Sweet red dessert grape for a wall, fence or pergola

 
4 ltr £9.95
Yucca gloriosa 'Variegata'  
2 ltr £7.95
Yucca rostrata
An absolute stunner. Hardy to -10°C. Delicious glaucous foliage with a yellow tint to the edges which catches the sun beautifully. Slow growing and rare. Please contact us for exact prices and heights available before ordering.
Full sun.
Well drained soil.
HEIGHT extremely slow growing ñ buy at height required.
Various sizes available
Zantedeschia aethiopica  
3 ltr £6.50
Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Mr Martin'  
3 ltr £6.50