The Exotic Garden Blog

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Arum Lily, Calla Lily – Zantedeschia aethiopica ‘Green Goddess’

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Latin name: Zantedeschia aethiopica ‘Green Goddess’
Description: Highly attractive lily with large, lush, lustrous green arrow-shaped leaves. The flowers appear at the top of tall stalks from spring into early summer and are in the form of a modified leaf called a spathe, enfolding a fleshy yellow spike. ‘Green Goddess’ is a very desirable cultivar with [...]

Angels Trumpets – Brugmansia

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Latin name: Brugmansia
Description: These fabulous plants are a must for the exotic garden with their ridiculously large flowers. There are many species and countless cultivars worth trying in the garden. Often mistakenly called Datura, there is nothing like Brugmansia for scent. The name Angel’s Trumpet refers to the large, very dramatic, pendulous trumpet-shaped flowers 14–50cm [...]