SIX LARGE PLANTS for the jungle style garden

TWO 6ft BAMBOO, TWO 3-4ft PURPLE PHORMIUM, TWO 5ft  STAGHORNS

In this collection, we have three different varieties, two of each of the following plants:

TWO 3-4ft 10litre size Purple New Zealand Flax, Phormium purpureum  - A fabulous EVERGREEN foliage plant, New Zealand Flax is clump forming, and makes a superb patio plant, or exotic border specimen. Surprisingly hardy, you should have little problems over wintereing this Phormium in a sunny spot in the garden.They make ideal jungle and exotic style garden plants.  We are supplying two of our specimen 10litre size plants in this collection which are 3-4ft inc. pot.

TWO 6ft BAMBOO (10litre sized pot)  - From our large collection of bamboo at the nursery, we will be supplying two of our 6ft+ specimens (multicaned) in 10litre pots. This will be either black (nigra) or  golden bamboo (phyllostachys aurea).

TWO 5ft RHUS STAGHORN TREES - Rhus typhina, the Fire Fern Sumach Tree should be grown in every garden! It is a beautiful and very unusual small tree that has large, fern-like foliage which is very tropical looking, hairy red stems and branches, and red conical fruits over winter. This is a deciduous tree, losing all it's leaves in winter, BUT before it does this, you are given the most spectacular autumn foliage display of any tree, comparable only to Japanese Maples and Liquidamber's! The leaves of the Sumach will come ablaze with yellow, orange, gold, and even scarlet red foliage!The Sumach Tree is fully hardy in any part of the UK, and able to withstand strong winds, and a coastal position, as well as sandy soils, clay soils, waterlogging, and drought! It is a superb plant to use in the jungle or exotic garden.  Two 5ft (inc pot) 10litre specimens.

All plants will be delivered in their pots.

JUNGLE SELECTION ONE - 6 plants at £120.00 (B)   

Acacia dealbata is a beautiful, delicate foliage tree which has Mimosa like leaves and stunning pom pom yellow flowers. It is often misnamed the Mimosa, and although very similar, this tree is actually hardy in the sheltered garden. It is able to withstand -8C for short periods of time, and when established down to -15C. Acacias make stunning patio trees which you can leave out all year round, or grow in the ground as a specimen focal point in the garden.

5L pot, 3ft specimens - £19.99 (A)

We are offering the NEW variety of acacia dealbata which is called 'Gaulois Astier' - it keeps its leaves much better in winter, and has denser, bushier growth which is slightly darker green.  Superb 6ft specimens available now.

7-10L  pot, 6ft specimens  £39.99 (B)    

The very exotic, lush, and extremely vigorous Kiwi Vine is a choice plant for the exotic or jungle garden, grown for it's superb foliage - leaves of the kiwi vine can be 1ft in diameter each! These vines can easily cover the front of a large house in 2-3years.

Kiwi Vines can be grown successfully over pagodas or trellis, used as house wall climbers, or simply grown in a large pot for an unusual and lush patio display. They can be used to great effect in the exotic garden, with bamboo, trachycarpus palms, and cordylines .

10L  pot, 4-6ft specimens  £29.99 (B)    

The very unusual and beautiful ornamental 'Painted Kiwi Vine' is grown for its extraordinary foliage - large lush leaves which begin green and then turn patches of white & pink as if they had been painted with a brush. Fully hardy and ideal in the jungle style garden.

10L  pot, 6ft specimens  £34.99 (B)    

'Rosea' is the selected deep pink form of the species Silk Tree, and after growing this form fo rthe last seven years, we have found it to be very, very hardy, and vigorous producing a fabulous small tree in just a few years. Available now as 2-3ft specimens.

5L  pot 2-3ft specimens  £19.99 (A)    

Ideal for that sculptural look for an entranceway or pathway, the bay tree is fully hardy, and evergreen, and very easy to care for. We have some lovely 3.5ft specimens (inc. pot) which have 2ft stems and 10nich  heads of foliage , and some larger 4.5ft specimens with 1ft heads.  They can be grown in low light to full sun positions, and can even be used indoors in a light positon. We will have more sizes later in the season.

3.5ft (10inch heads) at  £25.99 (B)    

Box topiary (buxus)

Box is the ideal plant for formal 'natural' garden sculpture. If you are new to topiary, then a box specimen is an ideal way to begin. They are fully hardy plants, that only require watering (if in a container) and clipping to maintain the shape.

Topiary has been used in formal Italian and European gardens for hundreds of years, and our own English country gardens have some spectacular displays. Ideal as a lawn compliment, or as a patio feature, box topiary instantly gives that refined, cultured look to a small garden.

We have some lovely 14inch dimeter box balls available now.

Box topiary balls 30cm diameter  -  £24.99 (A) 

The European Fan Palm, Chamerops humilis, is one of the most hardiest palm trees for the outdoor UK garden. It is a 'clumping' palm tree that grows multiple trunks and takes on a bush-like appearance. Large, fan-like leaves stretch out from the centre of each trunk. Evergreen, it is very frost hardy, and makes an ideal container palm for the patio, or plant it in the garden in free draining soil.

10litre £29.99 (B)

For instant impact, a spectacular Torbay Palm will add exotic effect to any garden. These beautiful plants are seed grown, so they show some very interesting variegation in the leaves, some reds and yellows. Wonderfully exotic, yet fully hardy in any position. These very easy plants can grow to 12ft within 4 years and create a superb canopy for the exotic or jungle garden. They make excellent patio specimens, and require little water during the growing season. 

 15litre (4ft-4.5ft)   £39.99 (B)

10litre (3ft) £19.99 (B)

 7litre  pot  £19.99 (A) 

2L pot,  3ft specimens £6.99 (A) 

5L pot,  6ft specimens at £24.99 (A)

5L pot,  4ft specimens at £14.99 (A)

5L pot,  3ft specimens at £14.99 (A)

A unique and dramatic foliage plant, this is actually a cross between ivy (hedera) and the castor oil plant (fatsia), so it has a climbing habit, but with very large Fatsia japonica like leaves. Very hardy, and suitable for any climbing position - an ideal addition to the exotic and jungle garden.

3L pot, 3ft specimens 3litre pot

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3Litre  pot, 1-2ft specimens £7.99 (A)   

10Litre (about 5ft, 2-3ft trunk)  £39.99 (B)   

5Litre  pot  3ft standard £24.99 (A)     10Litre  pot 5ft £49.99 (B) 

The Paulownia tomentosa is a favourite at Silk Tree Nurseries because of its stunning jungle like foliage, and can be used to great effect in the Jungle or Exotic garden. This beautiful tree bears very unique and spectacular flowers BEFORE the leaves which resemble foxgloves growing from the branches. You can grow this lovely tree in two ways - as an upright specimen tree where it will grow to a substantial height in a short period, or coppice it to grow it as a large shrub / bush. To produce flowers: You mustn't prune it, as the flowers are produced on last years wood. To produce massive 3ft+ diameter leaves: Prune it! Do this in the winter months when the tree is dormant (Dec-Feb) cutting into the hardwood, prune to approx. 3-4ft. This will be at the expense of the flowers, but will produce very very large leaves.

6.5ft plants, 10Litre pots  - £39.99 (B)

The PURPLE species  New Zealand Flax, with lovely dark purple foliage. Slightly smaller growing than the green below, and not as quick.

10Litre  plants (4ft)  at £24.99 (B)    

The species  New Zealand Flax, and the strongest growing (also the hardiest).  Lovely green foliage and tall flower spikes when mature. An essential jungle garden plant.

10Litre  plants (3ft)  at £24.99 (B)    

25Litre  plants (4ft)  at £49.99 (B)    

10litre plants, 3ft inc. pot £29.99 (A)  

15litre plants, 4ft inc. pot £39.99 (B)  

40litre plants 6ft palms (30-32inch trunks) £175.00 (D) (CLICK HERE for larger pictures)

15litre plants, 1ft  trunk, 4ft inc. pot £59.99 (B)  

30litre plants 5.5ft palms (30-32inch trunks) £195.00 (D)

This stunning architectural plant is grown for its bold green and white foliage and makes an ideal plant for a desert garden or a jungle garden, where it can be grown in a raised bed of gravel and sand. Keep very dry over winter and plant in free draining soil. Very slow growing. We have some lovely 12litre specimens available now some of the actual specimens are shown in the photo.

12Litre pots  - £39.99 (B)