Jungle Plants
'Jungle' is a hopelessly vague term to describe a grouping of plants but I just couldn't think of anything better. The kind of thing you'll find in here are Musa, Hedychium, Alocasia, Canna, Giant Anacondas. Well okay there are no anacondas, but the idea is that these plants are wonderfully tropical and display great architectural forms through their foliage. As always hardiness is a concern with anything too tropical, but we have been fairly exhaustive in trying to find the hardiest varieties possible. Infact a large majority of these plants started life in the Himalayas, so they are certainly used to some pretty chilly conditions.
Alocasia macrorrhizos
‘Giant Taro' Imposing tropical looking plant with large ovate glossy dark green leaves with pale green veins.
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Arisaema concinnum 'Elegant Cobra Lily'
'Elegant Cobra Lily' is a handsome but hardy lily with purple and white striped spathes.
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Arisaema speciosum ‘Magnificum’
Tuberous perennial with hooded, trailing, purple and white striped spathes.
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Canna coccinea 'Bonfire'
Delicate, but fiery, orange-red flowers with wonderful tropical foliage.
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Canna edulis purpurea
Large Canna with thick stems and large green/purple leaves and red/orange flowers and wonderful tropical foliage.
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Canna pretoria
Fantastic tropical foliage striped with green and gold and topped with fiery orange flowers.
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Cautleya lutea
Produces a spike of brilliant yellow flowers with contrasting red bracts. Provides superb tropical foliage.
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Cautleya spicata
Reliable hardy ginger, with deep green, tinged with maroon leaves and stems.
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Colocasia esculenta
‘Taro' boasts spectacular foliage, and is a great addition if you are looking for something a little tropical.
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Crinum moorei 'Album'
'Natal Lily' - Stunning goblet-shaped white flowers with glossy green foliage.
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Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelli'
Fast growing, banana-like perennial with huge, paddle-shaped, red leaves, to 6m long, growing from the centre of the plant.
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Gloriosa carsonii
Climbing perennial with ovate, glossy, bright green leaves and beautiful purple flowers with yellow margins.
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Gloriosa rothschildiana
‘Glory Lily' is a deciduous climber with startling bright red summer flowers, with strking flashy yellow at the base and margins.
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Hedychium aurantiacum
Impressive large Ginger with narrow grey-green leaves and striking bright orange flowers.
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Hedychium ellipticum
Superb hardy ginger with glossy, mid-green, lance-shaped leaves and racemes of white flowers with orange stamens.
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Hedychium gardnerianum
'Giant Butterfly Lily' lush, perfumed, glossy - excellent tropical plant
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Hedychium greenii
Stunning Hedychium with striking dark green foliage with maroon undersides.
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Musa basjoo
‘Japanese banana' has striking foliage - large bright green leaves arching up from a main stem.
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Musa sikkimensis 'Red Tiger'
Hardy banana that makes an excellent addition to the subtropical border or architectural planting scheme. It forms a strong vigorous growing green foliage plant with large oval leaves that have burgundy markings.
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Musa velutina
‘Pink Dwarf Banana' bears somewhat waxy leaves with a pinkish midrib and pink to orange flowers.
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Musella lasiocarpa
‘Dwarf Banana Plant' has beautiful grey-green leaves and a striking golden yellow flower that persists for long periods.
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Strelitzia augusta alba
Giant Bird of Paradise with massive evergreen leaves, and white flowers in summer.
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