BIG LEAF PLANTS for a tropical style garden

Get the lush leafy jungle vibe in your tropical style garden with this list of easy tropical style plants with big leaves for a tropical garden. Plants with big leaves provide a tropical jungle look for gardens and will make your tropical garden fell lush and healthy. Many of the big leaf plants in this list will survive winters in mild temperate areas of the world.

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00:00 Introduction to tropical style plants with big leaves
01:00 Gunnera manicata - Really Big leaves
02:38 Darmera peltata - Moist aoil, big round leaves
04:00 Tetrapanax papyrifer - Hardy with massive leaves
05:40 Cyphomandra betacea - Big leaf fruiting plant
07:15 Woodwardia radicans - Hardy European giant chain fern
08:15 Musschia wollastonii - Rare but beautiful big leaves
10:06 Rodgersia podophylla - Hardy woth giant foliage
10:55 Musa basjoo - Big tropical banana leaves

[RichardDavies-gh]

I grew a tamirallo about 25 years ago and it was great fun to watch grow

[Anil]

I'm Colombian and grew up surrounded by tropical plants. Colombia is incidentally one of the countries with the largest variety of fruit in the world. The tree tomato fruit (tomate de arbol) is a staple in any household, regardless of iincome level. Most tropical fruits are highly acidic, i.e: pineapple, passion fruit, and the tree tomato. In Colombia, we have a longstanding culture of making juice. There is fresh juice made every morning AND often, every afternoon. This is where the tomate de arbol comes in: peel them, put them in a blender, add water and sugar/stevia. It has a very high content of antioxidants and has been proven to protect against hyperglycemia. Have too many? Peel and freeze them in bags, you'll have juice all year long and a lovely gift for your guests.

I find it amazing to see how appreciation for tropical plants has increased in recent years. Most impressive to me is to see these plants in interiors. Yes, we've always had anthuriums, begonias, and peace lilly indoors, but It's a wonderfully fresh perspective to see monsteras and crotons indoors! We would never put a monstera inside, except for houses that have an atrium (my aunt grew an obliqua). The same goes for crotons indoors. They can withstand the cruelest amount of sun and heat. We would never think of this! I now live in a place with 4 seasons, and I am making my new place home by growing bird of paradise, heliconia, traveler's palm, colocasia, alocasia, anthuriums, caladiums, and monstera indoors. My project this year: a potager garden. Foxglove and butterfly bushes seem incredibly romantic and exotic to me.

[RetreatfarmFarmvilleVirginia]

I Use a Aquaculture trick to feed and water my plants thru heavy drip emitter tape hidden in the root system. I Take the daily filtered water from a 1200 gallon fish tank buried like a pond and remove the solid waste then pump the nutrient rich liquid manure thru the drip tape system and everything is extremely happy growing there. The excess water goes out to fields and my two large greenhouses also.

[vincenzecalzone]

Super video Craig.
I remember your first Tiny tropical garden videos. Same time I got serious about changing my garden to an exotic style. You've done great with the transformation of your garden and career into horticulture and setting out on your own with the plant sales . First class👏👏👍

[gordonissocoollike]

Hi Craig. Gordon Walker. Here. How did I miss this one no idea. Another excellent one so informative. .

[raphlvlogs]

the will all make great contrast when planted with small leaved conifers or bamboos.

[fortheloveofwater_]

Keep on coming with the great productions Craig, I believe in your project and your approach to delivering it, even though finding a new gardening channel on YouTube, every other day is a commonalities for me, they’re the ones that stand out in the crowd. 0:53 0:53

[d.tbichnga]

Those tropical huge plants, just loved them! 😍

[MyPlantWorld]

wow so many beautiful big leaves unique plants

[TheStanman]

Another super video, lots of info, I’m just starting my exotic garden 🪴 thank you 🙏🏻🇬🇧

[angelaberni]

I actually did find this extremely helpful and interesting. Love your tee shirt 👕

[wesleyhackney]

Great information. I got tons of bananas and love them but I’ve got to try growing Gunnera

[ellenbeukema]

❤❤❤ Fantastic ❣️Thanks for the wonderful tips that helps me to create my jungle garden in The Netherlands.👍🏽

[bloggalot]

It’s also worth looking at a Loquat which is evergreen, quite hardy and easy to grow from seed.

[tedscott]

Would Woodwardia radicans survive in full sun?
Keep up the great stuff 👍 😊

[paulineellison]

I just found out how to look after Darmera peltata thanks to your video can u say how to take cutting of it as iv got it living in my pond mixed in with a lot of pond grasses thanks

[kathlynblack]

thank you for that wonderful list! I currently have Banana, Alocasia, Colocasia, Fatsia, Canna, Aspidistra elatior, and woodland ferns in addition to Turmeric and Ginger plants. I am in east Texas!

[aroid_artist]

It's so dangerous watching your videos!! I watch a bit then run off to eBay and buy too much stuff! Excellent content

[margaretlisette]

Lovely big leaves thank your for your beautiful learning video

[devilsadvocate]

Which climate zone in the UK are you in? You say cold hardy but unsure if any of these are good for my climate zone.