tropicals which will do well in my area

bamboo bibb · Post by **bamboo bibb** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 7:25 pm

Hi just like to say hello ive just joined the forum im mandy and live in castleford,hoping to find out which tropicals will do well in my area.

Trudytropics · Post by **Trudytropics** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:26 pm

Hello Mandy, welcome to the forum, I'm sure other members will advise you

Darlo Mark · Post by **Darlo Mark** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:48 pm

I'm sure people will add to the list. Do you mean hardy or are you also including annuals that will grow well?

My hardy backbone plants are

trachycarpus wagerianus (minature windmill palm)
Phyllostachus nigra ( black bamboo)
Tetrapanex rex
Acuba Japonica (spotted laurel)
Arbutus enedo ( strawberry tree)
Yucca Gloriosa

A little more marginal

Cordyline Austalis (Cabbage Palm)
Chamerops humilis (Mediterrean palm)
Musa basjoo ( hardy japanese banana)

Well that's the list started!

Yorkshire Kris · Post by **Yorkshire Kris** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:19 pm

Hi Mandy and welcome!

I live close to you so probably share the same weather as you.

Check out my blog for what is possible...

http://www.hardytropicals.co.uk/forum/v ... f=1&t=7167

bamboo bibb · Post by **bamboo bibb** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 7:16 pm

thankyou for your posts, i have a few tropical plants all ready but hoping for some good ideas from your forum to add to my collection. this is a list of plants that i have in my garden at the moment.
aeoniums
phoenix date palm
grevillea
yucca
cordyline
agave
trachys
ferns
hostas
cannas
tree fern
acer trees
fatsias
bamboos
and bannans for the first time this year, and a elephant ear plant.
i also have hardy perennials which add more colour to the garden.

redsquirrel · Post by **redsquirrel** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 9:54 pm

hi Mandy,try and keep the wet off your aeoniums and agaves. not many aeoniums will take much in the way of freezing temps but you up your chances immensely with a ventilated perspex type cover.polythene is too damp.pretty similar for agaves too although there are some quite tasty tough ones out there will take some abuse

bamboo bibb · Post by **bamboo bibb** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 3:11 pm

Thankyou for the advice redsquirrel im going to take them in doors, when the weather gets colder.

grub · Post by **grub** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 12:29 pm

Welcome to the madhouse Mandy

call · Post by **call** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 7:01 pm

welcome mandy

GREVILLE · Post by **GREVILLE** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 7:25 pm

Belated welcome, Mandy

I see you have excellent taste in growing Grevilleas

I approve

Post by **Dave Brown** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 12:50 pm

Hi Mandy, a bit late

but welcome

.... so it seems you have a hardy backbone already in place, but I can't see that you mention which bananas and Elephants Ear. There is the hardy banana basjoo that can be planted out, and quite a few that can be planted for summer then overwintered in a greenhouse/conservatory/indoors.

The Elephant Ear is either a Colocasia or Alocasia and none are really hardy although some Colocasia may resprout again in early summer.

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