We like large leaves and we cannot lie
In this episode , we ’re turn up the dramatic event — garden dramatic play , that is ! We ’re talk all about industrial plant with big , bold foliage that slip the show and bring in serious texture and presence to your landscape . Whether you ’re designing a tropic - feel patio or adding contrast to a timberland border , these leafy behemoth have a go at it how to make a statement . We ’ll cover our preferred miscellanea , tips for placement and fear , and how to use them effectively in garden design . If you ’re ready to go big and leafy , this episode is for you ! P.S. We promise not to tattle … we’ll allow that to Sir Mixalot .
Expert : Dr. Andy Pulte is a plant scientific discipline staff member at University of Tennessee , Knoxville . He is also a contributing editor in chief .
Danielle ’s plant life
‘ Sundew ’ black sea comfrey ( Trachystemon orientalis‘Sundew ’ , Zones 6 - 8)
northerly Chinese Podophyllum peltatum ( Podophyllum versipellesubsp.boreale , zone 6 - 9 )
Prairie dock ( Silphium terebinthinaceum , Zones 4 - 8)
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Carol ’s Plants
‘ Mojito ’ elephant ’s ear ( Colocasia esculenta‘Mojito ’ , Zones 8 - 10 )
‘ Mojito ’ elephant ear
A flyspeck ‘ Mojito ’ flora , less than one inch tall and all-embracing
‘ Bracken ’s Brown Beauty ’ Southern magnolia ( Magnoliagrandiflora‘Bracken ’s Brown Beauty ’ , Zones 5 - 9 )
Hardy banana ( Musa basjoo , Zones 5 - 10 )
orb artichoke ( Cynaracardunculus , Zones 7 - 10 )
Expert ’s Plants
Cardoon ( Cynara cardunculus , Zones 7 - 9 )
Roxburgh fig ( Ficus auriculata , Zones 9 - 11 )
Delavay ’s genus Schefflera ( Schefflera delavayi , Zones 7 - 9 )
Read the article byIrvin Etienne : Big and Bold Plants for the Back of the Border – Fine Gardening
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‘Sundew’ black sea comfrey
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Umbrella plant
‘Mojito’ elephants ear
A tiny ‘Mojito’ plant, less than one inch tall and wide
‘Bracken’s Brown Beauty’ Southern magnolia, Photo: Michele Christiano
Hardy banana in author Irvin Etienne’s garden. Here’s a link to Irvin’s article on big, bold plants.
Globe artichoke
Cardoon
Roxburgh fig (credit: Wikimedia Commons_Shijan Kaakkara)
Delavay’s schefflera (credit: Andy Pulte)
