Unusual flowers

[carly]

So I’m not really into flowers normally but I was given eucomis, diascia and agapanthus last year. This year I am waiting on salvia patens and meconopsis and seeds to arrive
They are all bee and butterfly loving plants.
I really like the more unusual/ exotic or tropical ( that can stay in greenhouse in uk) plants so if anyone has any suggestions I would love to hear. Cannot grow more than 10 foot

[Scarlet]

Strelitzia? (SP) bird of paradise flower Grows to about 5ft and would be happy in a GH.

[Mitzi]

Not really in the same league but one that drew lots of attention when grown in my front garden was cleome, spider flower (a tall one.) Easy peasy, hardy annual IIRC, (if not then semi-hardy.) It's more popular now than it was then, but lots of people still don't know what it is.

[Guest]

Outdoors exotic looking - Peruvian lily, oriental lilies and decorative dahlias
Greenhouse - gloriosa

[Thelma Sanders]

I like Agapanthus, and mine only took a year to flower from sowing, their very first winter I over wintered them in a cold greenhouse

[Scarlet]

I like Agapanthus, and mine only took a year to flower from sowing, their very first winter I over wintered them in a cold greenhouse

Mine all grow outside. Always flower too.

[Thelma Sanders]

Mine all grow outside. Always flower too.

I only kept them inside the first year because they were my babies, and didn't want them to die

[Scarlet]

A friend of mine grows auriculas plants..they almost look like paintings.
The photos don't do them justice auriculas
http://www.auriculaandprimula.org.uk..._auricula.html

[Jimny14]

I have an scicilian honey garlic outside, it's an allium and has bell shaped pink and cream flowers in little hanging clusters. We've also inherited some variety of palm with the new house too which seems to be doing fine outside.

[Scarlet]

I only kept them inside the first year because they were my babies, and didn't want them to die

I'm with you !

[Small pumpkin]

I like these

https://www.chilternseeds.co.uk/item...antrieri_seeds

I did have one many moons ago. I'd love to try growing one from seed. Not sure I'm willing to sacrifice that much vegetable growing space in my tunnel.

[Birdie Wife]

I was given some Lobelia tupa seed through a facebook group but I don't think it will grow up here - from a Wiki search, it would be perfect in an exotic/jungle type garden and bees love it. Also hummingbirds, if you happen to have any of those around.... PM me if you want some seeds

[Guest]

eucomis - others that spring to my mind fritillaria imperialis, callistemon
diascia - asarina, anthirrinum and linaria
agapanthus - camassia, nerines, alliums
salvia patens - other salvias such as hot lips and Amistad, perennial lobelias such as queen victoria

[DannyK]

Variegated Yucca filamentosa and flaccida are hardy and give a good show as will gloriosa which I've found to be very painful as leaves are like daggers.
Hardy cordylines
Some hostas have enormous leaves.

[carly]

Thanks everyone..... some lovely suggestions and I will have a look at each now.