Musa basjoo pink Water: Allow the top 3

Water: Allow the top 3 cm of soil to dry out before watering

This unknown Adelonema sp is a stunning Ecuadorian aroid

lush texture and serious wow factor

holding their colour right through the seasons to give year-round structure when the rest of the border has died back

consider increasing humidity with a pebble tray

Musa basjoo pink Water: Allow the top 3Musa basjoo, the Japanese banana, is the hardiest banana you can grow in a British garden and the fastest route to a genuinely tropical look outdoors. Native to the Ryukyu Islands of southern Japan, it sends up a stout green pseudostem topped with a fountain of huge, paddle shaped leaves that can reach two metres long. Few plants deliver this much instant drama, which is exactly why the hardy banana has become a staple of jungle borders, courtyard