Exotic and jungle plants are becoming ever more popular in UK gardens, and Silk Tree Nurseries try to provide the hardiest and ones most likely to thrive in our conditions.  Be aware of the eventual size and spread of some of these plants, which can grow very large. 

JUNGLE &  EXOTIC

Acacia dealbata  -   Silver Acacia Tree

Acacia dealbata is a  beautiful, delicate foliage tree which has Mimosa like leaves and stunning pom pom yellow flowers. It is often misnamed the Mimosa, and although very similar, this tree is actually hardy in the sheltered garden. It is able to withstand -8C for short periods of time, and when established down to -15C. Acacia dealbata is established in many RHS  gardens around the country and is a superb plant to try in the garden.

Acacias make stunning patio  trees which you can leave out all year round, or grow in the ground as a specimen focal point in the garden. The bottom photo to the left shows our large 7litre specimens.

3L approx. 3ft  (inc. pot)  £24.99 (B) 

5L  pot,  approx. 6ft  (inc. pot)   £59.99 (F)   

7L  pot,  approx. 7ft  (inc. pot)   £79.99 (F)   

15L  pot,  approx. 9ft-10ft  (inc. pot)   £129.99 (F)   
Acacia  baileyana purpurea Songlines  - Blue Acacia Tree

Acacia baileyana is a very beautiful feather leaf acacia which has distinct soft blue leaves and RED/PURPLE foliage in the Spring.   More tender than dealbata, so protect with fleece if below -4C.

10L approx. 5ft  (inc. pot)  £45.00 (B) 

20L approx. 8ft-9ft  (inc. pot)  £124.99 (E) 
Acacia  melanoxolyn - Blackwood Acacia Tree

Acacia mealanoxolyn is a rarely offered, HARDY, beautiful Acacia tree that can be grown outdoors in most parts of the UK.  Acacia melanoxolyn is a fast growing Acacia, with lovely dark grey bark when mature, and fascinating delicate Acacia leaves when young. Young strap leaves followed by feather leaf foliage.

10L  pot ,  approx. 5ft  (inc. pot)   £49.99 (C)   

20L pot (just repotted) ,  approx. 9ft-10ft  (inc. pot)  £124.99 (E)   

Acacia  pravissima  - Weeping Acacia Tree

Acacia pravissima is one of the most unusual and striking  trees we grow at Silk Tree Nurseries. This beautiful tree is very rarely available, but should be grown more often in the UK as it is a reliably HARDY Acacia tree which will grow in the UK climate with ease. It is EVERGREEN, with very unusual TRIANGULAR leaves. Acacia pravissima has a lovely weeping habit, and when it reaches 3-4ft will begin to flower, with exquisite yellow puff ball flowers covering the whole tree.

10L pot  8ft-9ft  (inc. pot) £124.99 (E) 

Actindia SOLISSIMO-  Edible Kiwi Fruit

The very exotic, lush, and extremely vigorous Kiwi Vine is a choice plant for the exotic or jungle garden, grown for it's superb foliage - leaves of the kiwi vine can be 1ft in diameter each! These vines can easily cover the front of a large house in 2-3years.

Kiwi Vines  can be grown successfully over pagodas or trellis, used as house wall climbers, or simply grown in a large pot for an unusual and lush patio display. They can be used to great effect in the exotic garden, with bamboo, trachycarpus palms, and cordylines .

Please see our CLIMBERS section for sizes and prices

 

Aesculus pavia rosea nana  - Dwarf Horse Chestnut

This rarely available tree is a beautiful exotic looking dwarf version of a horse chestnut, with lovely large horse chestnut shaped leaves which are bronze in Spring, turning green in Summer, then turning yellow and orange in Autumn. In early Summer  you are graced with panicles of pink flowers. A very slow growing tree, ideal for small gardens achieving only 5-6ft after many years. The photo to left shows the beautiful flowers, the photos from left to right below show the leaf colour in early Spring, and the tree in flower in Summer.

10L pot , 4ft (inc. pot) £49.99 (B)

Albizzia julibrissin Evey's Pride - Burgundy Leaf Silk Tree

A new form of the Silk Tree - with leaves that are green in Spring and then turn to Burgundy Red in the summer months.  Very hardy at this size and a stronger grower than the species.

20litre  pot approx. 6ft-6.5ft (inc. pot)   £139.99 (E)  
Albizzia julibrissin Rosea - Persian Pink Silk Tree

'Rosea' is the selected deep pink form of the species Silk Tree, and after growing this form for the last twelve years, we have found it to be very, very hardy, and vigorous producing a fabulous small tree in just a few years.

10L  pot approx. 5.5ft-6ft  (inc. pot) single stem  £89.99 (F)  
Albizzia julibrissin Summer Chocolate - Burgundy Leaf Silk Tree

A quite  new form of the Silk Tree - with leaves that turn to Burgundy Red in the summer months. A grafted variety and stunning in August and September. This is a GRAFTED variety, strong growing and flowering at a young age.

15L pot   7ft-8ft inc. pot  £149.99  (F)  

Brahea armata (Mexican Blue Palm Tree)

A great palm to try in the UK garden in free draining soil in a hot sunny location - water well in the summer months and protect the trunk with fleece if below -8c looms. Stunning blue fan leaves from a central bulbous trunk.

The photos show some of the actual palms on offer (taken in April).

12litre approx. 40-45inch  inc. pot, approx. 10inch trunk £59.99 (C)  

 

 Butia capitata (Jelly Palm Tree)

A beautiful arching palm with a single trunk that is surprisingly hardy in the UK (to about -8C) - can grow an impressive thick trunk in English gardens, and has lush, arching green feather-like palm leaves. Protect the trunk with fleece if -8c or lower threatens. Water well in the summer months.

The photos show some of the actual palms on offer (taken in April).

10litre approx. 5ft-5.5ft  inc. pot, approx. 8inch trunk £124.99 (C)  
Catalpa bignoides nana -  Indian Bean Tree

This is the green form of Indian Bean Tree which is grown not only for it's lush foliage, but also for its amazing fruit; long bean pods up to 1ft in length hang from all over the tree through late autumn to early Spring. It is fully hardy, and environmentally friendly, absorbing pollution as it grows. It can be successfully grown in containers for a very unusual and beautiful patio display, and comes into it's own in the exotic or jungle garden where it will make a central specimen tree. We are offering top grafted DWARF specimens which should stay below 8ft-9ft.

10L pot   DWARF approx. 6ft  inc. pot  (top grafted) £89.99 (E)

Catalpa aurea - Golden Indian Bean Tree

 This is a beautiful and much sought after GOLDEN leaf form of Indian bean Tree.  We are offering top grafted DWARF specimens which should stay below 8ft-9ft.

10L pot (just repotted) DWARF  approx. 6ft inc. pot   (top grafted) £89.99 (E)

Chamerops humilis (Hardy Palm Tree)

The European Fan Palm, Chamerops humilis, is one of the most hardiest palm trees for the outdoor UK garden. It is a 'clumping' palm tree that grows multiple trunks and takes on a bush-like appearance. Large, fan-like leaves stretch out from the centre of each trunk. Evergreen, it is very frost hardy, and makes an ideal container palm for the patio, or plant it in the garden in free draining soil.

10litre approx. 45inch  inc. pot   £79.99 (E)   (1 in stock)
Choisya AZTEC PEARL (Mexican Orange)

A hybrid mexican orange, this lovely form has elegant lobed leaves, bright green, and is flushed with FRAGRANT white flowers in late Spring. A compact form of mexican orange, which is hardy and evergreen, growing to 3-4ft.  Fragrant foliage.

10litre  (approx. 2ft-2.5ft inc. pot with approx. 16inch spread )  £39.99 (B) 

Choisya ternata (Mexican Orange)

The species plant, strong growing, evergreen, fragrant flowers in Spring.

10litre (approx. 3ft inc. pot) £29.99 (B)

 

 

 Cordyline australis - Torbay Palm Tree

For instant impact, a spectacular Torbay Palm will add exotic effect to any garden. Wonderfully exotic, yet very hardy (protect with fleece in hard winters). These very easy plants can grow to 12ft within 4 years and create a superb canopy for the exotic or jungle garden. They make excellent patio specimens, and require little water during the growing season.

10litre  (approx 4ft inc. pot) £59.99 (C) 

30litre  (approx 6.5ft inc. pot, 2ft tall trunk) £149.99 (F)   (3 in stock)

 

Corokia x virgata - New Zealand Silver Netting Bush
 This unusual and distinctive evergreen hardy shrub has naturally twisting branches with small silvery blue leaves, and in late Spring to early Summer shows small yellow flowers. Always a talking point, these look beautiful in patio pots, or planted in Jungle or Exotic gardens with tree ferns and palms, or is quite at home in a cottage style garden with mixed perennials.

Growing only to 5-6ft, it can be pruned back to form a small mound, or even an unusual hedge, or use as a standalone plant.

The photos show some of our large 10litre specimens.

10L pot , approx. 3.5ft-4ft inc. pot (approx. 28inch spread)  £39.99 (B)

Cortedaria selloana - White Pampass Grass

The elegant pampas grass Cortederia is an ideal specimen for the jungle style garden - grown for its silky white plumes which shoot up to 6ft in the Summer they will last well into Winter and look stunning in the frost - they can then be cut back for Spring . Also stunning as a Summer and Winter patio pot plant.

PRUNING: Classed as evergreen, they can die back in a late Winter in very cold so worth tidying up in early Spring.

10L pot  (approx. 3ft-4ft  inc. pot in Summer, 2ft inc. pot when cut back in Winter) ) £24.99 (B)

Cortedaria PINK  -  Pink  Pampass Grass

This is the beautiful pink form of pampas grass which is as strong growing as the white form and produces a firework display of rose pink plumes in late Summer.

3L pot  £14.99 (A)     (10 in stock)

10L pot  (approx. 4ft-5ft in Summer, 2ft inc. pot cut back in Winter ) £39.99 (B)    (9 in stock)

20L pot  (approx. 5ft in Summer, 2ft inc. pot cut back in Winter ) £59.99 (E)    (8 in stock)
Eucalyptus dalrympleana - Tasmanian Mountain Gum Tree
 The Tasmanian Mountain Gum is a hardy Eucalyptus that can be grown outdoors in the UK. It has red-to bronze new shoots and the bark will then turn a creamy white, making this Eucalyptus one of the most attractive for UK garden planting. It is fast growing, large tree so keep it pruned every year if you want it to stay a certain height, or grow as a container patio tree with Cordylines and Palms. This is an EVERGREEN tree, keeping it's beautiful foliage all year round.
 

4L pot , approx. 5ft inc. pot  £29.99 (B) 

10L pot   approx. 8ft  inc. pot  £89.99 (F)   (1 in stock)
Eucalyptus Frances Bleu - Dwarf Gum Tree
 We are pleased to be offering again this year (in very limited quantity) some of the  new Eucalyptus Frances Bleu - this is a very new plant recently introduced which has the beautiful steel blue foliage of the Eucalyptus gunni but stays dwarf between 7ft-8ft! Very hardy to -10C it will need no maintenance and just requires a free draining bed. Evergreen.

7L pot , approx. 4ft  inc. pot  £59.99 (B)

10L pot , approx. 5ft-6ft  inc. pot  £69.99 (E)

Eucalyptus gunnii - Gum Tree
The toughest of all the gum trees, this Eucalyptus will survive any soil, any abuse, any amount of pruning, and any conditons!  You can grow it as a dense bush by clipping every year, in a pot, or as a 50ft high tree! Beautiful all year round blue foliage.  

7L pot , approx. 4.5ft-5ft inc. pot  £39.99 (B) 

18L pot   approx. 9ft-10ft  inc. pot  £109.99 (E)

Eucalyptus nicholii  - Willow Leaf Gum Tree/ Black Peppermint Gum Tree
 The beautiful and uncommon Willow-leaf Eucalyptus nicholii are very distinctive with their willow strap leaves and reddish bark in the Winter months. Known as the Black Peppermint Gum; when the leaves are crushed they produce a peppermint aroma. Fast growing and very hardy.

10L pot, 6ft- 7ft (inc. pot)  £79.99 (E) 

 
Eucalyptus niphophila - Gum Tree
 The Alpine Snow Gum, Eucalyptus niphophila, is one the most attractive FULLY HARDY Eucalyptus. What makes this Eucalyptus so distinctive is the large oval blue leaves, which really show during the winter months as this beautiful species keeps its foliage all through the year. It has snakeskin bark at a young age, and can be used to great effect as a backdrop for the greener foliage plants (Cordylines and Palms), or grow in a pot on the patio, and pruned to keep to a desired height.

12L pot,  7ft (inc. pot)   
Eucalyptus parvula (parviflora)  - Small Leaf Gum Tree

 Eucalyptus parvula (sometimes called  Eucalyptus parvifolia) are known as the Small Leaf Gum Tree due to their small green/blue foliage (different to Eucalyptus gunni). They produce lovely smooth peeling grey-green bark when mature.

10L pot, 6ft- 7ft (inc. pot)  £79.99 (E) 

Eucalyptus pauciflora  - Gum Tree
 This variety of Eucalyptus has a lovely mix of blue, grey and green tones, with a peeling blue / grey trunk when older. Evergreen and reliably hardy in the UK, our specimens are UK grown and we have had this variety down to -12C in the past. Known the world over for it's healing properties, if you snap a leaf in half you can instantly smell the strong fragrance of the Eucalyptus.

7L pot  , approx. 6ft inc. pot 

Fatshedera x lizei - Giant Climbing Fatsia
 A unique, unusual  and dramatic foliage plant, this is actually a cross between ivy (hedera) and the castor oil plant (fatsia), so it has a climbing habit, but with very large Fatsia japonica like leaves. Very hardy, and suitable for a climbing position - an ideal addition to the exotic and jungle garden. Very easy to grow, use it for a bold foliage show against a wall, or train it up a wigwam of canes. Plant in half shade.

5L pot  approx. 5ft  inc. pot   £39.99 (B)

Fatsia japonica - Japaanese Aralia
 Lush, green, lobed, palmate leaves give this plant a real exotic look. Evergreen, and frost tolerant, it will add a sub-tropical look to any garden. Tolerant of most soils, this plant will withstand even harsh, coastal uk climates. Unusual ball clusters of white flowers are produced in autumn, followed by black fruits.

5L pot  (approx. 3ft inc. pot ) - £29.99 (B)

10L pot  (approx. 4ft inc. pot ) - £59.99 (C) (3 in stock)

20L pot  (JUST REPOTTED ) approx. 5ft inc. pot ) - £99.99 (F) (7 in stock)
Fatsia japonica SPIDERS WEB - Variegated Japaanese Aralia
 This is the variegated form of Fatsia above which has unsual and spectacular white mottling on the leaves. Very hardy, we have had Fatsia Spiders Web down to -10c in Winter with no protection.

7L pot  approx. 2ft inc. pot , approx. 2ft spread £39.99 (B)

FICUS BROWN TURKEY  - Edible Fig (HARDY!)
Figs make lovely plants for the garden in the UK - with their bold and distinctive foliage throughout the growing season, Ficus Brown Turkey is fully hardy and will produce ripe figs in the UK climate. Plant against a south or west facing wall for fully ripe fruit.

7L pot  approx. 4.5ft-5ft inc. pot £39.99 (B) (7 in stock)

15L pot (just repotted) 5.5ft  inc. pot STANDARD  £79.99 (E) (5 in stock)
FICUS ICE  CRYSTAL  - Edible Fig (HARDY!)
 Ficus ICE CRYSTAL is grown both for its edible fruit and stunning, unusual leaves - these are deeply lobed and jagged giving them a crystalline appearance and they can also have splashes of white and silver on them hence the 'Ice crystal' name!

This fig tree is fully hardy, and will thrive in dry, free draining soils. Very easy to care for, it requires little attention throughout the year. Prune to shape the fig tree as you want it. Stunning, architectural foliage remains on the plant from Spring to early Winter. They are very slow growing, so can be safely planted next to the house You can plant in half shade if you are just growing for foliage , or in full sun for ripe figs each year.

7L pot 2ft  inc. pot  £39.99 (B) (3 in stock)

15L pot (just repotted)  5.5ft-6ft  inc. pot STANDARD  £89.99 (F) (8 in stock)
Leycesteria formosa GOLDEN LANTERNS - Golden Himalayan Honeysuckle
Hardy & Exotic Perennial growing to 5-6ft!

The Himalayan Honeysuckle, Leycesteria formosa, is a must for the exotic garden or unusual back border. This is a real show plant, growing to 5-6ft, possibly higher, and covered in extraordinary pendulous white and red-purple flowers in June / July. In the autumn months purple berries form on the stems, and during a mild winter, the stems can stay on all winter. This is the GOLD LEAF form Golden Lanterns.

10Litre  pot (approx. 5ft inc. pot)   £45.00 (B)   
Leycesteria formosa PURPLE RAIN -
Hardy & Exotic Perennial growing to 5-6ft!

This is the Purple Rain hybrid of the Himalayan Honeysuckle, producing more purple flowers, and lighter green foliage with a red tinge in Spring.

10Litre  pot, 4ft-5ft specimens £29.99 (B)   

Magnolia  grandiflora 'Brackens Brown Beauty'

Magnolia grandiflora is a beautiful evergreen Magnolia with large ovate glossy leaves, ideal for both the Jungle style garden and the Japanese style garden, please see our Japanese Plants section.

 

 

 Musa basjoo- Hardy Japanese Banana Tree
The Japanese Banana, Musa basjoo is one of only a few species of banana that will survive outdoors in the UK. These banana plants are grown for their spectacular, exotic foliage up to 2 metres in length. We have grown Musa basjoo for many years now, and it is so rewarding seeing that trunk thicken each year, and the plant get ever more larger and magnificent. They will also produce offspring which can split in mid-summer from the parent plant, and planted. These Hardy Banana Trees WILL FRUIT in this country when large enough (approx. 9-12ft). Protect the trunk (not leaves) with horticultural white fleece over winter.

4Litre  pot , approx. 3ft inc. pot,  14inch-16inch trunk SUPPLIED AS TRUNK (B) £29.99 (B)

15Litre  pot ,  TWO TRUNKS (supplied wrapped in fleece in Winter) - approx. 10-18inch twin trunks £45.00 (C) 

30Litre  pot ,   twin trunks of approx. 14-20inches,  £69.99 (F) 

Musa ensete Maurelli - Hardy Red Abssynnian Banana Tree
The Abyssinian Banana, Musa ensete Maurelli is one of only a few species of banana that will survive outdoors in the UK. These banana plants are grown for their  exotic red foliage up to 3 metres in length. As you can see from the photos the foliage is red veined and also has red stemmed making a real show stopper.

All that is required to get a banana of this size through the winter is a wrap of horticultural white fleece around the trunk. The leaves WILL BROWN AND DIE BACK with the hard frosts (usually in December), and in late Spring a sudden shoot from the stem centre will erupt into the first leaf which can be fully grown within a week. A new leaf every week can then be expected. You must protect the the plant with fleece  or/and straw over winter or alternatively dig up the root and move to a pot and store in a cold greenhouse.

7Litre  pot, approx. 4ft-4.5ft  inc. pot and foliage ,  SUPPLIED AS BARE TRUNK IN WINTER   £45.00 (C)

15Litre  pot, approx. 2ft trunk  SUPPLIED AS BARE TRUNK IN WINTER   £59.99 (B)

 

Musella lasiocarpa - Hardy Chinese Banana Tree
The Chinese Lotus  Banana, Musella lasiocarpa  is also considered hardy in the UK. This type of banana plant won't produce fruit in the UK but, after 5-6 years will produce a spectacular very large golden lotus like flower as shown in the top  photo which can last up to 6 months!

Fast growing in Spring and Summer, you will lose the leaves to frost, but providing you wrap some horticultural white fleece around the trunk for Winter it will shoot again from last years growth becoming larger each year.

The bottom photo shows some of our 12litre specimens in August. Will be cut back in the Winter / Spring months.

20Litre  pot  £59.99 (C)

 

 

 Nandina domestica Richmond  - Sacred Bamboo / Heavenly Bamboo
The Sacred or Heavenly Bamboo, Nandina domestica, is actually not a bamboo, but is a very fascinating and beautiful shrub from Japan and China, that forms bamboo like stems, with green foliage at the tips that turn a stunning red and orange in the winter months. It is non-invasive, and grows to only 5-6ft and makes a fabulous plant for the front of border, for the patio, and is a must in the Japanese style garden.

This Sacred Bamboo also FLOWERS white in Spring/Summer, and produces red berries for the autumn. 

7litre (approx. 4ft inc. pot, single stem) £34.99 (B)

Olive Tree - Hardy Olea
With its evergreen blue green leaves, the olive tree makes a lovely companion to the exotic and jungle plants. Fully hardy - it requires free draining soil (dig sand and gravel into your existing bed). Water in summer only.

10Litre  pot  approx. 5ft-5.5ft inc. pot, standard, 18inch clipped head £79.99 (E) (8 in stock)

20Litre  pot  approx. 7ft inc. pot, standard, loose head  £149.99 (F) (2 in stock)

30Litre  pot  approx. 9ft-10ft inc. pot, standard, loose head, columnar pruned  £179.99 (F)

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Paulownia tomentosa  - Foxglove Tree

The Paulownia tomentosa is a favourite at Silk Tree Nurseries because of its stunning jungle like foliage, and can be used to great effect in the Jungle or Exotic garden. This beautiful tree bears very unique and spectacular flowers BEFORE the leaves which resemble foxgloves growing from the branches. You can grow this lovely tree in two ways - as an upright specimen tree where it will grow to a substantial height in a short period, or coppice it to grow it as a large shrub / bush. To produce flowers: You mustn't prune it, as the flowers are produced on last years wood. To produce massive 3ft+ diameter leaves: Prune it! Do this in the winter months when the tree is dormant (Dec-Feb) cutting into the hardwood, prune to approx. 3-4ft. This will be at the expense of the flowers, but will produce very very large leaves.

3Litre 4ft inc. pot  £39.99 (B)  

10Litre (just repotted) 5ft-6ft inc. pot  £69.99 (E)   (2 in stock)
Phormium pupurea  - Purple New Zealand Flax

A fabulous EVERGREEN foliage plant, New Zealand Flax is clump forming, and makes a superb patio plant, or exotic border specimen. Surprisingly hardy, you should have little problems over wintering this Phormium in a sunny spot in the garden (in free draining soil) .They make ideal jungle and exotic style garden plants.  This is the purple leaf version. 

10Litre  pot  5ft  inc. pot £59.99 (B)    
Phormium tenax - New Zealand Flax

The green leaf species  EVERGREEN foliage plant New Zealand Flax which is clump forming, and makes a superb patio plant, or exotic border specimen. One of the hardiest phormiums being the species plant.

10Litre  pot  6ft  inc. pot £79.99 (B)    
Pieris Carnival  - Evergreen

Pieris 'Carnival' is a beautiful and distinctive EVERGREEN shrub for the back border or patio display. Unusual variegated green and white leaves and flowers are lily-of-the-valley like in their appearance and come in clusters in Spring.Pieris do well in half shade, and are not fussy about soil types, although prefer acidic.  We also offer the Katsura pieris, click here.

10Litre  pot, 3ft specimens £39.99 (B)   

 

 

 Trachycarpus fortunei  - Fortune's Palm
 Essential, single stemmed, OUTDOOR palm for the UK. Dark green fan leaves up to 1m across. Larger specimens are becoming ever more popular, and their hardiness is unquestionable.  Can be fast growing (for a palm), even in the UK climate. Plant in a free draining soil (gravel / sand / compost mix) - they do not like their feet  in water over winter. Can also be kept happily indoors at any time, in good light.

30litre  approx. 5ft inc. pot (multi-trunk, 4-5 trunks about 1inch-3inch) £145.00 (F)   (6 in stock)

25litre  approx. 5ft inc. pot (approx. 16inch trunk) £159.99 (F)  

Trachycarpus wagnerianus
 Another fully hardy OUTDOOR palm for the UK.  Usually single stem, and a little slower growing than fortunei. This form has notably more straight leaves than fortunei. Hardy to at least -25C, you wont have any problems planting this outdoors in free draining soil.

30litre plants 6.5ft palms (2.5ft-3ft trunks) £299.99 (E)  
Virburnum rhytidophyllum - Chinese Leatherleaf

A reliable evergreen specimen shrub, this type of Viburnum has a wide variety of uses, and is ideal in the back border, in the jungle style garden, as a hedge, or as a standalone potted specimen on a patio. Large long leaves are evergreen and different colour on top and bottom of the leaf, and this species produces a mass of small white flowers in Spring, followed by red berries in Autumn which turn colour over winter. (We also offer another viburnum at this size; Kilimanjaro Sunrise, please see our Japanese Plants section, click here)

30litre size (approx. 8ft-9ft inc. pot, 3ft-4ft spread)  - £145.00 (E)

Yucca filifera  

Yucca filifera  is a fabulous exotic looking plant for the garden, hardy to about -10C if planted in free draining soil. Spikey, evergreen leaves are followed in August by tall spires of white bell flowers. We are offering, for the first time, some fabulous older specimens which are TRUNKED (you very rarely see them with trunks!).

The photos show  some of the actual specimens on offer . This is a large Yucca, approx. 52-54inches tall inc. pot, with a trunk which is approx. 15-22inches tall and 3-3.5inches diameter.

30litre (approx. 5ft inc. pot)  £175.00 (E)  

 
Yucca gloriosa variegata - Golden Sword

This stunning architectural plant is grown for its bold sword like foliage and makes an ideal plant for a desert garden or a jungle garden, where it can be grown in a raised bed of gravel and sand. Keep very dry over winter and plant in free draining soil. Very slow growing. Stunning, tall flower spikes in summer up to 6ft high. - very hardy, we have had these down to -12C last winter!

3litre plants  £14.99 (A)  

 

 

 Yucca rostrata

Yucca rostrata, sometimes called the Beaked Yucca, is a very hardy yucca for the UK garden, or can be used as a patio exotic. With stunning blue sword like leaves, and an amazing straw like trunk, these Yuccas make a real statement in the garden. Hardy to approx. -20C, but must be planted in a free draining soil (use sand, grit and compost to break up clay soils).

The photos to the left show some of the Yucca we have available - the top photo shows the 10litre size and the bottom photo the larger trunked 25litre size.

10litre (approx. 28inches  inc. pot, NO TRUNK, 20inch spread)  £59.99 (C)   (8 in stock)

25litre (approx. 40inches  inc. pot, 8inch trunk which is approx. 6-8inches in diameter, 20inch spread of foliage)  £169.99 (F)    

 



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