What's looking Exotic in 2022

At start of lockdown a set of plants I'd ordered were so delayed that only one survived. But he recompensed the dead plants without including postage, which was quite expensive. I thought he probably could reclaim it from his postal company. So I paid a lot for one half dead plant.

 

I still have a Billbergia pyramdalis bought as an offset from the guy in Madeira, many years ago. He was selling on Ebay then, not sure about now.

 

I must admit I dont think he rushes around much, I've only bought one plant from him but that took nearly a month to arrive, but it was in reasonable condition, so I put it down to him not being very quick rather than a postage problem.

 

Trying to look exotic.
The Fascicularia plants are now well established on the trunk of a Trachycarpus

Trying out a small Opuntia a bit higher up..

 

Very tropical! Also good for drainage for the fascicularia I'd suspect

 

Good luck with the Opuntia, I've never thought of those as epiphytic plants ... I hope it does well in it's new home ...

 

Its just a trial Michael its one that sheds pads all the time so loads of material to play with.
Not epiphytic but the drainage will be perfect, I've got Aloe striatula along with a Euphorbia characias which has self seeded itself growing on the Butia.

 

That's true.
I also have an Opuntia who enjoys shedding pads, but they usually shrivel up.

 

Would a Dragon tree qualify as an "Exotic" as I have many of them!

 

Thanks for the heads up, @JWK
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This last photo is of the Dragon tree mother. I've taken & rooted cutting from it during the last 3 years. We have had it for more than 15 years! The longest I've ever had a single plant in all my years!
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I have had my Crassula Ovata for 40 years, give or take, a baby from my Sister's plant. My
Begonia 'Argenteo-guttata' is now about 23 years old, a baby from the mother plant I owned which was too bit to bring here as it was about eight feet tall and put it in the atrium of where I worked. Both live outside here, the latter in The Jungle Room.

 

I've had my Crassula ovata for about 40 years and it was a bit from my fathers office plant that was at least 20 years old. The Leuchtenbergia principis and the Austrocylindropuntia must be of a similar age.

 

My organ pipe cactus.
Must be 40 years from seed at least.
Had to cut it in half a few years ago when it hit the roof.

 

Dahlia imperialis. Been outside for 4 or 5 years now; flower buds form every year and then get frosted or blown away in the autumn gales, but this year.