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Begonia ‘Dark Side of the Moon’

Begonia ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ is a striking hybrid cultivar prized for its metallic, near-black leaves with a subtle iridescent blue sheen and deep red undersides. The foliage creates dramatic contrast…

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Canna ‘Cleopatra’

Canna ‘Cleopatra’ is a striking hybrid cultivar celebrated for its unique variegation and unpredictable colour patterning. Originating from South American canna breeding lines, this plant often produces stems with both…

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Musa sikkimensis

Musa sikkimensis, commonly known as the Darjeeling banana or Himalayan banana, originates from the foothills of the eastern Himalayas in India and Bhutan. It is one of the hardiest banana…

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Clianthus puniceus

Clianthus puniceus, commonly called the New Zealand parrot’s beak or kaka beak, is native to New Zealand. It is celebrated for its cascading clusters of brilliant scarlet, parrot-shaped flowers and…

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Billbergia nutans

Billbergia nutans, commonly known as the Queen’s Tears, is an epiphytic bromeliad native to Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. It thrives in humid forests, growing on trees or rocky outcrops. Its…

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Beschorneria yuccoides

The Mexican Lily, or Beschorneria yuccoides, is a succulent perennial native to the canyons and ravines of Mexico’s pine-oak forests. It forms a basal rosette of soft, glaucous, sword-shaped leaves.…

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Begonia grandis subs. evansiana var. Alba

This hardy Begonia is a tuberous perennial, native to Southern China and Japan. It features large, olive-green, heart-shaped leaves, red on the underside. Nodding clusters of delicate white to pale…

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Begonia pedatifida

Begonia pedatifida is a hardy, rhizomatous perennial native to the highlands of southern China and Vietnam. Also known as the Hardy Foot Begonia, it forms clumps with large, deeply lobed,…

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Fascicularia bicolor

Fascicularia bicolor, or Crimson Bromeliad, is a hardy, terrestrial bromeliad native to Chile. It forms rosettes of spiky, evergreen leaves. In late summer/autumn, the inner leaves turn brilliant scarlet, surrounding…

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