Garden Answers (UK)

Name that jungly foliage

These flamboyant plants transport your garden to the tropics... but can you name them? It’s just for fun; answers below

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1 Garden designers love this glossy evergreen shrub from Japan. Dark green palmate leaves and creamy white flowers Sept-Oct, followed by black fruit. H and S3m (10ft)

2 Large shrub with deeply lobed leaves up to 1m (3ft 3in) across. Evergreen but frost-tender; loses leaves in cold winters. Creamy pompom flowers Oct-Nov. H and S3m (10ft)

3 Attractive perennial with large rounded leaves up to 60cm (2ft) diameter that turn brilliant red in autumn before falling. Dainty pink or white flowers AprilJune. H and S1m (3ft 3in)

4 Dramatic, moisturelo­ving perennial with large rounded leaves on thick, prickly stems. Needs deep boggy soil. Too invasive for a small garden. H2.5m (8ft) S4m (13ft)

5 Hardy palm with stout stems bearing fan-shaped linear leaves. Pendulous flower heads and small fruits June-Aug on female trees. Fibre-covered trunk. H8m (26ft) S2.5m (8ft)

6 Semi-evergreen shrub with stiff stems and green leaves with a central white stripe. Foliage has a mounding habit. Fragrant flowers Mar-Apr. H2m (6½ft) S2.5m (8ft)

7 Half-hardy annual with maroon-to-red foliage and stems. Clusters of flowers are followed by sputniktyp­e seedheads July-Sept with poisonous seeds. H1.2m (4ft) S1m (3ft 3in)

8 Handsome, vigorous perennial with edible stalks growing from a crown. Flowers Mar-May; stems ready for harvest in

early spring. H60cm (2ft) S1m (3ft 3in)

9 Evergreen palm that grows to a medium-sized shrub. Mass of fan-shaped upward pointing leaves and short panicles of yellow flowers.

H2-3m (6½-10ft) S1.5m (5ft)

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