What's looking Exotic in 2020

Gloriosa rotschildiana


Various Brugs:


Not really exotic, but I like the big leaves from stooling Paulownia tomentosa (Foxglove Tree) with Oleander behind:


Colocasia and Eucomis bicolour (Oxalis Iron Cross in foreground):


Amicia zygomeris


Ricinus


Ensetes:


Nandina domestica - Heavenly Bamboo


Sauromatum Venosum

 

Yes it's your Yam @pete - it likes to romp along my fence, it grows about 8 meters long.

First time growing gloriosa for me, so it might be a one off. I didn't plant in the spring as I'd read on here it must have lots of heat, then I forgot all about it until 20th June. I re-discovered the pack in my spare room under a pile of stuff, it was in the dark - 4 tubers in a poly bag with dry vermiculite, starting to sprout:


Planted in a bucket in in my greenhouse for a couple of weeks then outside to take their chances.

 

The label says "Gloriosa superba Rothschildiana x"

 

We went to the Birmingham Botanic Gardens a few days ago and saw a couple of interesting plants. I've never seen this before - Queen of the Night Epiphyllum oxypetalum - just growing outside:


Heliconia lobster claw - in their glasshouse:


Rhodochiton atrosanguinea - used in hanging baskets:

 

Strangely even though they had Queen of the Night flowering happily outdoors they had hardy palms like Trachycarpus growing inside their glasshouses - seemed a waste of space to me.

Was certainly worth a visit, especially at the moment if you can afford to take the risk, as they are restricting tickets so there were very few visitors.