What's looking Exotic in 2021

Tradescantia zebrina ....

 

Lovely colour Michael.

Tecoma stans (Ginger Thomas) is starting to bloom ...

 

Bougie woogie. Colour has not come out right.


Chilopsis, desert willow.


I think this is Passiflora white lightning, but not sure.


Managed to get some flowers on the Albizias in this very late summer.


Canna cleopatra.

 

The smaller of two clumps of Fascicularia bicolor along the SW coastal path near Paignton seen a couple of days ago.

 

That is very attractive ... one I have not heard of.

 

Incautious contact will result in hands being shredded.

 

I'm attempting to establish some of these in the fibre on my Trachycarpus trunks.

 

Its a tough old plant, tends to survive on nothing and I've never noticed any frost damage.

A bit like a hardy air plant.

 

Mine has lived in a sunny well drained spot outside for past three years, seems quite happy.

 

@JWK, One of the hardiest Bromeliads along with Puya.

 

I lost a Puya last winter, but this thing just doesn't even blink.
Mind you its not the fastest thing around regarding growth.

 

Given how vicious it is, I think this is an advantage.