News provider: Jungle Plants from Athelas Exotic Plant Nursery
The kind of thing you'll find in here are Hardy Banana, Ginger Lilly, Elephant Ears, Canna,??Giant Anacondas.
Well okay there are no anacondas, but the idea is that these jungle plants are wonderfully tropical and display great architectural forms through their foliage. As always hardiness is a concern with anything too tropical, but we have been fairly exhaustive in trying to find the hardiest varieties possible. Infact a large majority of these jungle plants started life in the Himalayas, so they are certainly used to some pretty chilly conditions.
These Jungle Plants are widely used in tropical plantings due to their stunning big bold leaves that are iconically jungle in effect. The majority of these tropical plants such as the Hardy Banana, Ginger Lilly, Elephant Ears are herbaceous perennials that grow at a tremendous rate through the growing season, constantly sending out new foliage creating an impressive tropical display of foliage and in some cases flower.
Again this advice is a little generalised buy in most cases the most important thing to know when growing these tropical plants is that they love to be spoilt with water and nutrients, keep these tropical plants well-watered and feed plenty. In simple terms the more water and food - the bigger the tropical plant.
With plants like Colocasia (Elephant Ears), Alocasia (Giant Taro)??and Hedychium (Ginger Lilly)they can be grown very well as marginal plants around ponds and water features, and are perfectly happy grown in shallow water. They will be happy in full sun but will tolerate fairly shady situations too.?? For the very best effect; plant out these tropical jungle plants in clumps of three or five to create a monster tropical display.
The Colocasia esculenta is a perfect choice for creating a tropical planting scheme and works wonderfully with other jungle plants such as the Ginger Lilly (Hedychium coronarium) or with the Giant Taro (Alocasia). For a foliage plant in tropical planting areas or for a touch of the tropical around ponds and water features few are more effective than the colocasia esculenta.
With the exception of Hardy Banana (Musa basjoo) and the Red Banana (Ensete ventricosum) most jungle plants will die back around the time of the first frosts. At this time the jungle plant can be cut back and the bulbs lifted and stored dry for winter. Or if the soil is well-drained the jungle plant can be cut down and mulched over, which should adequately protect the bulb for winter. Alternatively pot them up prior to the weather turning cold and over-winter them indoors as an indoor plant.
Fertilizer is essential for just about all jungle plants to get the very best from them. Click on Foliar Feed for our own formulated fertilizer, perfect for encouraging healthy strong foliage.
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