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A large Colocasia in the ‘Giant’ class, that can reach up to 2.2m (7ft) in good growing conditions. Colocasia Fontanesii is another cool hardy tropical plant from Southeast Asia. It has large dark olive green, glossy, waxy, heart shaped leaves up to 75cm x 60cm (30″ x 24″) with purple veins and shiny purple/black 4ft … Continue reading "Colocasia Fontanesii"

If you crave the look of tropical plants but you live somewhere chilly, check out these cold-hardy options.

When I started the tropical border in 2012, it was hardly deserving of the name but a year later it looked more the part. And by 2014 many of the plants were enormous and the bed did have a whiff o…

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Canna indica – The Indian Shot. A root hardy, clump forming, up to 2.4m tall (8 feet), slender stemmed, banana type plant with bright scarlet flowers, and very hard round 0.5cm seeds. They also propagate by producing creeping rhizomes, which send up new suckers. Originally thought to come from South Africa, but most famous for … Continue reading "Canna Indica"

If you love to have a tropical garden like setup and you live in a cold climate then grow these cold hardy tropical plants to create a tropical garden in a cold climate.

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