Top 10 exotic plants
2 Cyperus papyrus The Egyptian reed. Dainty see-through green plumes hang elegantly down from upright stems.
3 Eupatorium capillifolium Fresh green ferny foliage at 6½ft makes an excellent foil to dark-leaved cannas and dahlias.
4 Schefflera taiwaniana Surprisingly hardy, finger-thin palmate leaves on this shrubby plant add elegance as well as structure.
5 Begonia luxurians A tender begonia, when well-grown it reaches 6ft high. Course-textured finger-like leaflets hang down from reddish stems. White flowers throughout the season.
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6 Colocasia ‘Fontanesii’ Large heart-shape leaves are held majestically on jet-black stems. Disorientated marbling on each leaf gives the plant a mysterious quality.
7 Tetrapanax papyrifer The rice-paper plant has mammoth grey-green palmate leaves that are felty on the underside, hardy and suckering. White flowers follow in the season.
8 Arundo donax A stately grass rising up to 9ft 8in tall with grey stems and grey leaves. An elegant feature and a structural contrast to the wider leaves.
9 Persicaria virginiana tovera A ground-hugging foliage plant with rich-green leaves dramatically marked with chevrons of brown.
1 Paulownia tomentosa When stooled back, this ungainly tree produces multiple stems of large leaves; dramatic when used in this way.
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