We love growing unusual exotic & tropical plants in our UK nursery. Tropical style gardens make it possible to feel like you are in a hot exotic climate as soon as you step out of your back door. Whether you are looking to buy exotic trees, tropical plants or big bold tropical flowers, the Grow Paradise tropical plant shop can help. The range of exotic & tropical plants for sale changes throughout the seasons so keep an eye out on our website & social media for plant stock updates. Can’t see the exotic & tropical plant that you are looking for? Just contact us and we might be able to help.
A very hardy Cornish Aeonium that can survive -4ºC outside! Aeonium 'Cornish Pixie' produces multiple branches topped with smaller rosettes forming a dense mound of succulent leaves. This freely branching cultivar was created in 2017 and makes a fantastic unusual ground cover plant for well drained beds or container displays. Aeoniums grow very well in containers, making them ideal showpiece plants for pots on your patio or deck.
Current size: Grown in a 9cm pot.
A very freely branching Aeonium that will quickly established multiple succulent leaved rosettes. This beautiful succulent produces fleshy green leaves that are bordered with red edges. Try adding Aeoniums to the sunny spots in your garden for a stunning low maintenance display. Aeoniums grow very well in containers, making them ideal showpiece plants for pots on your patio or deck.
Current size: Grown in a 9cm pot.
The darkest in a series of brand new stunning cold hardy Begonias. Begonia 'Dark Side of the Moon' produces nearly black, velvety leaves with scarlet red flowers. The bold foliage has a deep maroon underside.
These new hybrids are said to be hardy downs to USDA zone 7, that's below -10ºC! We're excited to test this claim in the Grow Paradise garden. Through summer sprays of delicate red flowers are held above the striking foliage.
Current size: Plug plant
The first in a series of brand new stunning cold hardy Begonias. Begonia 'Sterling Moon' has large palmate-shaped leaves that are patterned with silver and green flecking, perfect for illuminating shady spots in garden borders. The leaf underside is a rich coppery-maroon colour.
These new hybrids are said to be hardy downs to USDA zone 7, that's below -10ºC! We're excited to test this claim in the Grow Paradise garden. Through summer sprays of delicate rosy pink flowers are held above the striking foliage.
Current size: Plug plant
A fantastically exotic tall growing Begonia with large palmate leaves. Originating from the rainforests of Brazil, Begonia luxurians is one of the finest foliage plants for the shady summer borders in any tropical style garden.
Growing to 2m in height on thick fleshy red stems, Begonia luxurians is almost shrub-like in appearance. This Begonia is grown for its unique 'palm leaf' shaped foliage with each leaf growing to an impressive size up to 30cm wide! In summer clusters of tiny white flowers are held above the foliage and will be followed by paper-like seed pods.
Current size: Rooted in a 9cm pot.
A hardy shade loving Begonia with eye-catching orange blooms! This selection of Begonia sutherlandii produces lush green leaves for shaded areas with a profusion of small tropical orange blooms. This resilient hardy Begonia sutherlandii produces tiny bulbils along its stems helping it to reproduce and come back bigger and better every year. The blooms really work to brighten dark areas of the garden. A really easy to care for plant that has long been a favourite of ours.
Current size: Established plants in 12cm pots.
The 'angel trumpet' plant is a semi-evergreen tender shrub with enormous pink trumpet-like blooms. The impressive pink blooms hang from the branches in a stunning display from summer through to autumn. Brugmansia suaveolens 'Pink' will grow well in a container, but thrives when planted out into the summer garden borders. The flowers of Brugmansia suaveolens 'Pink' are night scented so we recommend planting it close to your favourite spot to spend summer evenings.
Current size: 60cm tall, including pot.
The 'angel trumpet' plant is a semi-evergreen tender shrub with enormous yellow trumpet-like blooms. The impressive yellow blooms hang from the branches in a stunning display from summer through to autumn. Brugmansia suaveolens 'Yellow' will grow well in a container, but thrives when planted out into the summer garden borders. The flowers of Brugmansia suaveolens 'Yellow' are night scented so we recommend planting it close to your favourite spot to spend summer evenings.
Current size: 60cm tall, including pot.
A beautiful early flowering and compact Canna with bright orange blooms help on a gorgeous stem of large bronze leaves. Canna 'Cannova Bronze Orange' will grow to a height of up to 80cm in one season. These amazing plants make the perfect plant for patio containers or dotted throughout your garden borders. Blooms emerge at the very top of each leafy stem from July to September. These Canna plants are half-hardy throughout the UK, simply provide good drainage and a winter mulch to protect the underground rhizomes.
Current size: Supplied as a jumbo plug plant.
Bright red blooms help atop a gorgeous stem of lush green leaves, the 'Cannova' series of Cannas are a great addition to any style of garden. Canna 'Cannova Red' will grow to a height of up to 120cm in one season. These amazing plants make the perfect plant for patio containers or dotted throughout your garden borders. Blooms emerge at the very top of each leafy stem from July to September. These Canna plants are half-hardy throughout the UK, simply provide good drainage and a winter mulch to protect the underground rhizomes.
Current size: Supplied in 12cm pots.
Bright red blooms help on a gorgeous stem of large bronze leaves, the 'Cannova' series of Cannas are a great addition to any style of garden. Canna 'Cannova Scarlet Bronze' will grow to a height of up to 120cm in one season. These amazing plants make the perfect plant for patio containers or dotted throughout your garden borders. Blooms emerge at the very top of each leafy stem from July to September. These Canna plants are half-hardy throughout the UK, simply provide good drainage and a winter mulch to protect the underground rhizomes.
Current size: Supplied as a jumbo plug plant.
Bright yellow blooms help atop a gorgeous stem of lush green leaves, the 'Cannova' series of Cannas are a great addition to any style of garden. Canna 'Cannova Yellow' will grow to a height of up to 120cm in one season. These amazing plants make the perfect plant for patio containers or dotted throughout your garden borders. Blooms emerge at the very top of each leafy stem from July to September. These Canna plants are half-hardy throughout the UK, simply provide good drainage and a winter mulch to protect the underground rhizomes.
Current size: Supplied in 12cm pots.
Flamboyant yet elegant plants that produce strong yellow coloured blooms above lush green foliage. Canna 'Cannova Yellow' will grow to a height of up to 80cm in one season. These amazing plants make the perfect plant for patio containers or dotted throughout your garden borders. Blooms emerge at the very top of each leafy stem from July to September. These Canna plants are half-hardy throughout the UK, simply provide good drainage and a winter mulch to protect the underground rhizomes.
Current size: Supplied as a jumbo plug plant.
Large lush green leaves streaked with gold looking amazing, even before this Canna blooms. In mid-to-late summer sturdy stems arise that are topped with bright orange blooms that combine perfectly with the tropical foliage. Canna 'Tropicanna Gold' loves a sunny site, ideally with damp soil. Canna 'Tropicanna Gold' makes an ideal tropical plant for patio pots, in your garden borders or even as a marginal aquatic plant for your pond.
Current size: Supplied in 1.5L pots.
A lush and unusual Canna, with leaves that can be green, dark chocolate or a combination of both! Canna ‘Cleopatra' is a vigorous plant that produces stunning bi-coloured flowers that emerge yellow with red spots. Canna ‘Cleopatra' is a really eye catching plant and is a must have for those of us who love something unusual or exotic. Grows best in rich but well drained soil. Try planting at the back of your borders to get some really exotic height. Combine with dark leaved plants to highlight the chocolate coloured streaks on the foliage of Canna ‘Cleopatra'.
Supplied fully rooted in 1.5L pot.
One of the easiest plants for adding tropical foliage colours to your garden or container displays. Coleus 'Chocolate Covered Cherry' has deep purple foliage with rich magenta centres that look fantastic when combined with bold tropical plants. Coleus are very shade tolerant, making them the perfect plant for filling those partially shaded gaps beneath other plants in your garden. We love using these colourful plants to create that very desirable dense jungle garden style.
Current size: Supplied as a plug plant.