Creating a tropical feel when you plant will often involve a tree ferns, banana, large green leafy shrubs and often dark foliage. Succulent plants can be popular and bright orange flowers can look quiet hot. I sense large and architectural plants under planted with ferns, hostas and leafy perennials.
We have pulled together some of our more tropical specimens to give you ideas.
Here are a few suggestion.
Shrubs
Brugmansia (Angel Trumpets)
Loropetalium
Pitasporum
Sambuccus
Ferns
Dicksonia antarctica
Fern (a mixture of varieties)
Palms
Chamaerops humulis (Dwarf fan palm) 1.5-2.5m
Trachycarpus fortune (Chusan palm) 12m
Climbers
Abolution
Mandevilla ‘Bella Red’
Perennials
Aeonium (Succulent)
Aloe (succulent plant)
Berginia
Canna
Colocasia 'Metallica' (Elephant Ears)
Colus
Houttuynia cordata
Lewisa (succulent)
Musella lasicocarpa (dwarf banana)
Phormium
Salvia
Tradescantia aethiopica
Trandescantia 'Purple Sabre'
Zanteschia aethiopica (Arum Lilly)
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