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Well this year we are really going for it. We are going big and we are going tropical. We have got some fantastic giant leafed monsters coming in from the Himalayas, offering real tropical, architectural forms with built in winter hardiness.
For those who like immediate impact we have some very large palms, succulents and very old olive trees.
Acacia dealbata
‘Florists Mimosa' is a highly ornamental, fast growing tall tree, with smooth trunk, attractive silvery blue, ferny foliage and spectacular fragrant yellow flowers.
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Acacia saligna
‘Silver Wattle' is a large, fast growing shrub or small tree, that sometimes develops a spreading crown. Large golden ball-flowers appear in late winter/spring.
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Agave americana
‘Century Plant' is an excellent, bold, architectural agave with long bulbous fleshy, and beware, spiky leaves that grow from a central rosette.
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Agave americana 'Marginata'
Variegated ‘Century Plant' is an excellent, bold, architectural agave with long bulbous fleshy, and beware, spiky leaves that grow from a central rosette.
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Agave desmettiana
‘Smooth Agave' has pale green coloured leaves, and produces a yellow flower spike in summer on mature plants.
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Agave sisalana 'Variegata'
Has large lanceolate leaves with thick points, sharp tips and generally smooth margins. The foliage is blue-green, and forms basal rosettes.
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Alocasia macrorrhizos
‘Giant Taro' Imposing tropical looking plant with large ovate glossy dark green leaves with pale green veins.
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Aloe arborescens
Multi-headed succulent with striking grey-green leaves arranged in attractive rosettes, and striking orange/red or yellow flower heads.
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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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Bougainvillea glabra 'Sanderiana'
Flamboyant and striking bougainvillea with a rich covering of purple-magenta papery bracts from summer to autumn.
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Brahea armata
Distinctive palm with silvery blue fan-shaped leaves. Renowned as the bluest of all palms, offering excellent architectural value for the contrast it offers.
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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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Cortaderia selloana
‘Pampas grass' is traditionally grown as a specimen in the middle of a lawn, but also looks good grown in a shrub border as a giant ornamental grass.
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Cortaderia selloana 'Rosea'
'Pink Pampas grass' is traditionally grown as a specimen in the middle of a lawn, but also looks good grown in a shrub border as a giant ornamental grass.
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Cupressus sempervirens 'Totem'
A very thin, elegant-looking tree that is perfect for adding an Mediterranean feel to any planting scheme.
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Cyca revoluta
Iconic, bold architectural plant, with dark olive green foliage and sturdy erect trunk. A real impact plant. Ok ok you're right it's a cycad and not a palm, but it fits better here than anywhere else.
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Dasylirion longifolium
‘Mexican Grass Tree', has a spray of arching strap like leaves. With age the trunk becomes multi-stemmed.
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