Here is a list of plants that I grow here in my Tiny Tropical Yarden and at my parents. The list is ever growing as I truly am a plant geek. My latest additions have been edible and tropical, even more recent some more unusual snowdrops.
I will endeavour to update the list with new additions and any sad but sometimes inevitable losses.
- Amaryllidaceae Family
- Allium schoenoprasm (Chives)
- Allium ursinum (Wild Garlic)
- Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop)
- Galanthus nivalis ‘Blonde Inge’
- Galanthus plicatus ‘Diggory’
- Galanthus plicatus ‘Warham’
- Galanthus ‘Ailwyn’
- Galanthus ‘Lapwing’
- Galanthus ‘Primrose Warburg’
- Galanthus ‘Trumps’
- Galanthus spp
- Narcissus ‘Snow Baby’
- Narcissus ‘White Baby’
- Narcissus ‘Tete a Tete’
- Narcissus ‘Thalia’
- Narcissus ‘Tresamble’
- Araceae Family
- Alocasia amazonica ‘Bambino Arrow’
- Alocasia amazonica ‘Polly’ P12
- Alocasia macrorrhiza
- Alocasia macrorrhiza ‘Stingray’
- Alocasia portora
- Alocasia zebrina
- Amorphophallus konjac
- Arisaema ciliatum var. Liubaense
- Arum italicum
- Arum italicum marmoratum
- Arum maculatum
- Arisarum proboscideum (Mouse tail plant)
- Caladium ‘Florida Midnight’
- Caladium ‘Cranberry Star’
- Caladium ‘White Queen’
- Caladium ‘Freida Hemple’
- Caladium ‘Rosebud’
- Caladium ‘Aaron’
- Caladium ‘Frannie Munson’
- Caladium ‘Carolyn Worton’
- Caladium ‘Red Flash’
- Caladium ‘Spring Fling’
- Caladium ‘Candidum’
- Caladium ‘Fred Bause’
- Colocasia esculenta
- Colocasia esculenta ‘Jack’s Giant’
- Colocasia esculenta ‘Mojito’
- Colocasia’Burgundy stem’
- Colocasia ‘Pink China’
- Dieffenbachia ‘Reflector’
- Epipremnum aureum ‘Jade’ (Pothos)
- Epipremnum aureum ‘Neon’
- Epipremnum aureum ‘N Joy’
- Monstera adansonii
- Monstera deliciosa (Swiss Cheese Plant)
- Monstera deliciosa varigata
- Philodendron scandens
- Philodendron scandens ‘Brasil’
- Rhaphidophora tetrasperma
- Syngonium ‘Regina Red’
- Zantedeschia aethiopica ‘Green Goddess’ (Arum Lily)
- Zantedeschia aethiopica ‘Hercules’
- Zantedeschia aethiopica ‘Pink Blush’
- Zantedeschia aethiopica ‘Pink Flamingo’
- Xanthosoma violaceum
- Asparagaceae Family
- Agave americana mediopicta
- Aspidistra saxosa
- Beaucarnea recurvata
- Beschorneria septentrionalis
- Chlorophytum comosum
- Convallaria majalis (Lily of the Valley)
- Cordyline fruticosa ‘Mambo’
- Dracaena compacta
- Dracaena marginata
- Hosta ‘Abiqua Drinking Gourd’
- Hosta ‘Big Daddy’
- Hosta ‘Blue Ivory’
- Hosta ‘Blue Mouse Ears’
- Hosta ‘Centrefold’
- Hosta ‘Cherry Berry’
- Hosta ‘Curly Fries’
- Hosta ‘Dancing in the Rain’
- Hosta ‘Dilithium Crystal’
- Hosta ‘Dixie Chick’
- Hosta ‘Dragon Tails’
- Hosta ‘Dwarf Blue’
- Hosta ‘El Nino’
- Hosta ‘Empress Wu’
- Hosta ‘Frances Williams’
- Hosta ‘Hadspen Blue’
- Hosta ‘Irish Luck’
- Hosta ‘June’
- Hosta ‘Krossa Regal’
- Hosta ‘Liberty’
- Hosta ‘Mama Mia’
- Hosta ‘Mayan Moon’
- Hosta ‘Medusa’
- Hosta ‘Minuteman’
- Hosta ‘Miss Ruby’
- Hosta ‘Lemon Delight’
- Hosta ‘Lemon Lime’
- Hosta ‘Lime Fizz’
- Hosta ‘Praying Hands’
- Hosta ‘Queen of the Seas’
- Hosta ‘Raspberry Sundae’
- Hosta ‘Regal Splendor’
- Hosta ‘Roller Coaster Ride’
- Hosta ‘Stiletto’
- Hosta ‘Striptease’
- Hosta ‘Tears of Joy’
- Hosta ‘Teaspoon’
- Hosta ‘Tot Tot’
- Hosta ‘Touch of Class’
- Hosta ‘Yellow River’
- Hosta ‘War Paint’
- Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish Bluebell)
- Hyacinthoides non-scripta (Common Bluebell)
- Eucomis bicolour (Pineapple Lily)
- Maianthemum bifolium
- Muscari armeniacum (Grape Hyacinth)
- Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’ (Mondo Grass)
- Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nana’
- Ophiopogon japonicus
- Yucca spp
- Asphodelaceae Family
- Aloe aristata
- Aloe ‘Cleopatra’
- Aloe glauca f.distincta
- Aloe maculata
- Aloe vera
- Aloiampelos striatula (formerly Aloe striatula)
- Hemerocallis ‘Pink Damask’ (Day Lily)
- Asteraceae Family
- Curio rowleyanus syn. Senecio rowleyanus
- Dahlia ‘Bishop of Leicester’
- Dahlia ‘Honka Black’
- Dahlia ‘Sandra’
- Dahlia imperialis
- Denderosis litoralis
- Gynura aurantiaca
- Roldana petasites (previously known as Sececio petasites)
- Senecio rowleyanus
- Solidago canadensis
- Sonchus canariensis (Dandelion Tree)
- Balsaminaceae Family
- Impatiens arguta ‘Blue Dream’
- Impatiens auricoma x bicaudata
- Impatiens morsei ‘Velvetea’
- Impatiens niamniamensis
- Impatiens tinctoria
- Bromeliaceae Family
- Ananas comosus (Pineapple)
- Billbergia nutans
- Fascicularia bicolour
- Cannaceae Family
- Canna ‘Bird of Paradise’
- Canna ‘Stuttgart’
- Canna brasiliensis
- Canna ehemanii
- Canna indica
- Canna musifolia
- Canna pretoria
- Commelinaceae Family
- Tinantia pringlei
- Tradescantia albiflora ‘Nanouk’
- Tradescantia fluminensis ‘Maiden’s Blush’
- Tradescantia multiflora ‘Bridal Veil’
- Tradescantia pallida ‘Purple Sabre’
- Tradescantia sillamontana
- Tradescantia zebrina
- Geraniaceae Family
- Geranium palmatum
- Pelargonium ‘Ardwick Cinnamon’
- Pelargonium tetragonum
- Pelargonium ‘Westdale Appleblossom’
- Iridaceae Family
- Crocus sativus (Saffron)
- Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora ‘Harlequin’
- Crocosmia lucifer
- Crocosmia masoniorum
- Iris chrysographes ‘Just Around Midnight’
- Iris confusa
- Iris sibirica
- Sisyrinchium californicum
- Lamiaceae Family
- Melissa officianalis (Lemon Balm)
- Mentha piperita ‘Lavendula’ (Mint)
- Mentha piperita ‘Chocolate Mint’
- Mentha requienii
- Mentha spicata
- Origanum vulgare ‘Hot & Spicy’ (Oregano)
- Salvia involucrata ‘Bethellii’
- Salvia officinalis (Sage)
- Moraceae Family
- Ficus carica ‘Brown Turkey’ (Fig)
- Ficus carica ‘Longue d’Aout’
- Ficus carica ‘Ice’
- Ficus lyrata
- Musaceae Family
- Ensete maurelii
- Musa acuminata ‘Tropicana’
- Musa basjoo
- Oxalidaceae Family
- Oxalis carnosa
- Oxalis iron cross
- Oxalis triangularis
- Oxalis triangularis ‘Black Velvet’
- Oxalis tuberosa
- Polygonaceae Family
- Muehlenbeckia complexa
- Persicaria campanulata
- Persicaria microcephala ‘Red Dragon’
- Persicaria microcephala ‘Silver Dragon’
- Persicaria odorata (Vietnamese Coriander)
- Persicaria runcinata ‘Purple Fantasy’
- Persicaria virginiana ‘Bat Wings’
- Persicaria virginiana var filiformis ‘Lance Corporal’
- Polygonum scoparium
- Zingiberaceae Family
- Alpinia japonica
- Alpinia zerumbret ‘Variegata’ (Shell Ginger)
- Cautleya cathcartii ‘Tenzing’s Gold’
- Cautleya gracilis var. robusta ‘Purple Emperor’
- Cautleya gracilis lutea
- Cautleya spicata ‘Bleddyn’s Beacon’
- Cautleya spicata ‘Crȗg’s Compact’
- Cautleya spicata robusta
- Globba bulbifera
- Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’
- Hedychium densiflorum ‘Stephen’
- Hedychium forrestii
- Hedychium griffithianum
- Hedychium spicatum – Tibetan
- Hedychium villosum v tenuiflorum
- Hedychium yunnanense
- Zingiber mioga (Japanese Ginger)
- Zingiber mioga ‘Crȗg’s Zing’
- Zingiber mioga ‘Dancing Crane’
- Zingiber mioga ‘White Feather’
- Bamboos & Grasses
- Acorus gramineus (Acoraceae)
- Arundo donax variegata (Poaceae)
- Arundo donax – cream (Poaceae)
- Cyperus alternifolius (Cyperaceae) (Papyrus)
- Cyperus longus (Cyperaceae)
- Cyperus spp (Cyperaceae)
- Hakonechloa macra variegata (Poaceae) (Japanese Reed Grass)
- Phormium (Asphodelaceae)
- Pleioblastus variegatus (Poaceae)
- Phyllostachys aureosulcata spectabilis (Poaceae)
- Pseudosasa japonica (Bamboo) (Poaceae)
- Setaria palmifolia (Poaceae)
- Cacti & Succulents
- Aeonium leucoblepharum (Crassulaceae)
- Aeonium ‘Bronze Medal’ (Crassulaceae)
- Aeonium ‘Schwartzkopf’ (Crassulaceae)
- Aeonium tabuliforme (Crassulaceae)
- Borzicactus aureispina (Cactaceae)
- Crassula ovata (Crassulaceae) (Money Plant)
- Crassula obliqua ‘Bluebird’ (Crassulaceae)
- Crassula ‘Green Pagoda’ (Crassulaceae)
- Echeveria cv. ‘Topsy Turvy’ (Crassulaceae)
- Epiphyllum anguliger (Cactaceae)
- Epiphyllum ‘Vampire’ (Cactaceae)
- Gasteria spp (Asphodelaceae)
- Gasteria ‘Warthog ABCN7593’ (Asphodelaceae)
- Hawthothia fasciata ‘Big Band’ (Asphodelaceae)
- Kalanchoe diagremontiana (Crassulaceae)(Mother of Millions)
- Kalanchoe beauverdii (Aizoceae)
- Lithops archerae (Aizoceae)(Living Rock Plants)
- Lithops aucampiae C257 (Aizoceae)
- Lithops fulviceps (Aizoceae)
- Lithops karasmontana (Aizoceae)
- Lithops lesliei (Aizoceae)
- Opuntia (Cactaceae)
- Rhipsalis ramulosa (Rhipsalideae)
- Sansevieria ‘Metallica’ (Asparagaceae) (Mother in Laws Tongue)
- Sansevieria ‘Moonshine’ (Asparagaceae)
- Sansevieria ‘Mikado’ (Asparagaceae)
- Sansevieria spp (Asparagaceae)
- Sedum morganianum (Crassulaceae) (Donkey Tail Plant)
- Selenicereus undatatus (Cactaceae)
- Stapelia hirsuta (Apocynaceae)
- Other
- Acer palmatum ‘atropurpureum’
- Adiantum (Pteridaceae) (Maidenhair Fern)
- Agapanthus ‘Peter Pan’ (Agapanthaceae)
- Agapanthus ‘Queen Mother’ (Agapanthaceae)
- Agapanthus (Agapanthaceae)
- Akebia quinata (Lardizabaceae)
- Akebia quinata ‘Cream form’ (Lardizabaceae)
- Alchemilla mollis (Rosaceae)(Lady’s Mantle)
- Amygdalus communis (Rosaceae)
- Anemonoides nemorosa (Wood Anemone) (Ranunculaceae)
- Araucaria araucana (Araucariaceae) (Monkey Puzzle Tree)
- Aronia prunifolia (Rosaceae)
- Asarum europaeum (Aristochiaeae) (European Ginger)
- Asplenium scolopendrium (Aspleniaceae)
- Astilbe spp (Saxifragaceae)
- Begonia josephii (Begoniaceae)
- Begonia luxurians (Begoniaceae)
- Begonia ‘Cascade White’ (Begoniaceae)
- Begonia ‘Corallina de Lucerna’ (Begoniaceae)
- Bomarea edulis syn. hirtella (Alstroemeriaceae)
- Brugmansia x candida ‘Maya’ (Solanaceae)
- Cerastium tomentosum (Caryophyllaceae)
- Cyclamen hederifolium (Primulaceae)
- Darmera peltata (Saxifragaceae)
- Diplotaxis tenuifolia (Brassicaceae)
- Dichondra ‘Silver Falls’ (Convolvulaceae)
- Dioscorea batatus (Dioscoreacea)
- Echium (Francoaceae)
- Edgeworthia grandiflora (Thymelaeaceae)
- Elaeagnus x ebbingei (Elaeagnaceae)
- Equisetum hyemale (Equisetaceae)
- Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite) (Ranunculaceae)
- Fragaria vesca ‘Muricata’ (Plymouth Strawberry) (Rosaceae)
- Fuchsia ‘Hawkshead’ (Onagraceae)
- Fuchsia ‘Koralle’ (Onagraceae)
- Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Cucurbitaceae)
- Hibiscus syriacus ‘Oiseau Bleu’ (Malvaceae)
- Holboellia brachyandra HWJ1023 (Lardizabalaceae)
- Houttuynia (Saururaceae) (Chameleon Plant)
- Hoya carnosa (Apocynaceae)
- Humulus lupulus (Cannabaceae) (Hops)
- Iresine herbstii ‘Aureoreticulata’ (Amaranthaceae)
- Iresine herbstii ‘Brilliantissima’ (Amaranthaceae)
- Jasminum beesianum (Oleaceae)
- Jasminum officianale (Oleaceae)
- Laurus nobilis (Lauraceae) (Bay Tree)
- Lilium ‘Snowy Morning’ (Liliaceae)
- Lonicera halliana (Caprifoliaceae) (Honeysuckle)
- Ludisia discolour (Orchidaceae) (Jewel Orchid)
- Lysimachia ciliata ‘Firecracker’ (Primulaceae)
- Mahonia spp (Berberidaceae)
- Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae)
- Matteuccia struthiopteris (Onocleaceae) (Shuttlecock Fern)
- Melianthus major (Francoaceae)
- Mespilus germanica (Rosaceae) (Medlar)
- Mirabilis jalapa (Nyctaginaceae)
- Mirabilis longiflora (Nyctaginaceae)
- Paeonia lactiflora (Paeoniaceae)
- Paeonia ‘Sarah Bernhardt’ (Paeoniaceae)
- Paeonia spp (Paeoniaceae)
- Pandanus amaryllifolius (Pandanaceae)
- Papaver camcricum (Papaveraceae) (Poppy)
- Papaver spp (Papaveraceae)
- Paulownia tomentosa (Paulowniaceae)
- Persea spp (Lauraceae)
- Pilea peperomioides (Urticaceae)(Chinese Money Plant)
- Pinguicula vulgaris (Lentibulariaceae)(Butterwort)
- Ribes uva-crispa (Grossulariaceae)(Gooseberry)
- Rubus arcticus (Rosaceae)
- Rhodohypoxis milloides ‘Midori’ (Hypoxidaceae)
- Sarcococca confusa (Buxaceae)
- Sedum spectabile (Crassulaceae)
- Solanum betaceum (Solanaceae)
- Solanum laciniatum (Solanaceae)
- Solanum quitoense (Solanaceae)
- Soleirolia soleirolii (Urticaceae)
- Strobilanthes dyeriana (Acanthaceae)
- Tetrapanax papyrifer (Araliaceae)
- Thalia dealbata (Marantaceae)
- Tolmiea menziesii (Saxifragaceae)
- Trifolium repens ‘Isabella’ (Fabaceae)
- Trifolium repens ‘Purpurascens Quadrifolium’ (Fabaceae)
- Tropaeolum ciliatum (Tropaeolaceae)
- Tropaeolum speciosum (Tropaeolaceae)
- Tropaeolum tuberosum (Tropaeolaceae)(Mashua)
- Tropaeolum tricolour (Tropaeolaceae)
- Ugni molinae (Myrtaceae)
- Vasconcellea pubescens (Caricaceaea)(Mountain Papaya)
- Vitis vinifera ‘Muscat of Alexandria’ (Vitaceae)(Grape)
- Zanthoxylum armatum (Rutaceae)(Szechuan Pepper)
- Zanthoxylum simulans (Rutaceae)
I am always happy to swap cuttings, plants and seeds with fellow gardeners if I am able.
That is an amazing list of plants – just about a full time job I should think. I would love to join the queue please for Colocasia and/or Caladium when the time is right. Best wishes Nuala
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Thank you for the comments! Sadly they are both tuberous and don’t appear to bulk up quickly for me. You might be waiting decades
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