Rare Plants - Botanico, the supplier of rare, exotic and unusual plants to the UK and EU - Botanico

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Here you will find our true rare plants, they are rare for many reasons, ether they need specialist care or they are very hard to find in cultivation.

Hedychium densiflorum 'Sorung'

£14.99

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Hedychium native to central and south east Asia come in many forms and colours, some are evergreen, some epiphytes and others are hardy deciduous plants. This cultivar likes full to half sun with well draining soils. For growing preferes 20C+ and lots of feed and water. Hardy down to around -2/3C you can ether mulch well or store in a cool dry place until spring.

Hedychium rubrum

£14.99 - £17.99

Hedychium native to central and south east Asia come in many forms and colours, some are evergreen, some epiphytes and others are hardy deciduous plants. This cultivar likes full to half sun with well draining soils. For growing preferes 20C+ and lots of feed and water. Hardy down to around -2/3C you can ether mulch well or store in a cool dry place until spring.

Roscoea silaifolia var. f. atropurpurea

£8.99 - £15.99

A weird form of Roscoea that produces almost black flowers that likes full to half sun with well draining soils. fully hardy.

Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Hercules'

£9.99 - £14.99

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The big one, this form of Zantedeschia is not normal, it can reach 6ft tall with getting close to 1m long flower spikes! it likes full to half sun with a moist but well draining soil, its hardy down to 0C most likely more but untested.

Roscoea purpurea 'Wisley Amethyst'

£9.99 - £13.99

This truly amazing cultivar of Roscoea likes full to half sun with well draining soils, hardy down to -15C.

Begonia fusca

£9.99 - £19.99

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It's a Big one when it comes to Begonias! This cool plant likes full to half sun with a well draining soils, hardy down to 0C. Gets monster sized leaves

Aristolochia fimbriata

£7.99

A really weird plant that likes full to half sun with well draining soil, hardy down to 5C in winter, bring into a frost free environment.

Isoplexis canariensis

£4.99 - £6.99

A stunning easy to grow plant that likes full to half sun with well draining soil, hardy down to 0C maybe a little more but currently testing.

Leonotis leonurus

£4.99 - £5.99

A easy to grow and stunning plant likes full to half sun with a well draining soil, hardy down -2C.

Rhodochiton atrosanguineum

£5.99

A stunning little perennial plant that likes full to half sun with well draining soils, hardy down to 0C.

Cochliasanthus caracalla

£4.99 - £5.99

A bizarre climber that likes full to half sun with well draining soils, hardy down to 5C

Iochroma australe

£5.99

This easy to grow plant likes full to half sun with well draining soils, fully hardy.

Erythrina crista-gallii

£6.99 - £12.99

This superb tree likes full to half sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to -2/3C

Dahlia campanulata 'Hybrids'

£4.99 - £13.99

This easy to care for plant likes full to half sun with a well draining soil, flowers mid autumn. Hardy down to -1/2C best to mulch the tubers well.

Embothrium coccineum

£9.99 - £39.99

This very rare perennial shrub likes full to half sun with well draining soils, hardy down to -10C. DO NOT feed as high phosphorus content will kill this plant.

Hardenbergia violacea

£4.99 - £6.99

This easy to grow exotic plant likes full to half sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to 0C.

Canna jaegeriana

£5.99 - £9.99

This easy to grow exotic plant likes full to half sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to -1C, in winter ether mulch well or store in a frost free environment.

Begonia EX siam

£15.99 - £19.99

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This truly amazing species of begonia that likes full to half sun with a well draining soil, loves a high humidity.

Fatsia polycarpa

£19.99

This amazing species of fatsia likes full sun to full shade with a well draining but moist condition, hardy down to around -10/12C.

Begonia grandis 'Nanjiang Silver'

£9.99

This amazing form of begonia grandis with little white spots, hardy down to -2/3 it will produce many bulbils that should come back in the spring.

Brighamia insignis

£19.99

This odd little plant likes full sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to 10C.

Banksia ericifolia

£17.99

This easy to grow plant likes full sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to 0. possibly a few more degrees but untested, do not feed as phosphorus sensitive.

Banksia prionotes 'Dwarf'

£17.99

This easy to grow plant likes full sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to 0. possibly a few more degrees but untested, do not feed as phosphorus sensitive.

Banksia praemorsa 'Red'

£19.99

This easy to grow plant likes full sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to 0. possibly a few more degrees but untested, do not feed as phosphorus sensitive.

Banksia serrata

£16.99

This easy to grow plant likes full sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to 0. possibly a few more degrees but untested, do not feed as phosphorus sensitive.

Banksia praemorsa 'Yellow'

£19.99

This easy to grow plant likes full sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to 0. possibly a few more degrees but untested, do not feed as phosphorus sensitive.

Dicksonia fibrosa

£49.99

This amazing fern likes full to half shade with well draining soils, hardy down to 0C.

Dicksonia squarrosa

£7.99 - £59.99

This amazing species of tree fern likes full to half shade with a well draining moist soil, hardy down to 0C. please note trunk sizes do vairy.

Telopea speciosissima

£39.99

An amazing species native to australia that likes full sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to 5C, in winter bring into a bright frost free environment.

Echium wildpretii

£9.99

A very rare and exotic plant that likes full sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to 0/-1C in severe frost fleece.

Iochroma cyaneum

£5.99 - £29.99

This amazing species likes full to half sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to -10C.

Schefflera taiwaniana

£9.99 - £49.99

This amazing perennial plant likes full to half sun with well draining soils, hardy down to -7C, not suited well to very dry conditions.

Cyathea medullaris

£49.99 - £69.99

A very rare species of fern that likes full to half sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to 0C. In winter bring into a frost free environment.

Please note the smaller 3L plants are only now maturing and getting the black fronds.

Passiflora ‘Marijke’

£12.99

An amazing passiflora that likes full to half sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to 5C at best, really for flowering i would say 10C to be safe.

Banksia menziesii

£17.99

This amazing species likes full to half sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to -1C. DO NOT FEED as phosphorus sensitive

iochroma fuchsioides

£6.99 - £9.99

This easy to grow plant likes full to half sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to -5C at least.

jatropha multifida

£10.00

A easy to grow plant that likes full to half sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to 5C.

Dendroseris litoralis

£99.99

This super dupa rare plant likes full to half shade with well draining soils, hardy down to 5C in winter bring into a frost free environment!

Sophora microphylla 'Sun King'

£39.99

This amazing yellow flowering perennial plant likes full to half sun with well draining soils, hardy down to -7C

Acanthus sennii

£6.99 - £9.99

This amazing species of acanthus likes full to half sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to 0C. flowers very late autumn

Justicia carnea

£12.99 - £19.99

An amazing perennial species that likes full to half sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to 5C

Brugmansia 'Sunset'

£6.99 - £14.99

This easy to grow and amazing plant likes full to half sun with well draining soils, hardy down to 0C, flowers late summer.

Caladium 'Red'

£23.99

This easy to grow plant likes full sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to 5C, in winter keep on the dry side.

Aspidistra elatior 'milky way'

£29.99

This easy to grow plant likes full to half shade with a well draining soil, hardy down to -6/7C.

Aspidistra elatior 'Asahi'

£49.99

This easy to grow plant likes full to half shade with a well draining soil, hardy down to -6/7C.

Farfugium japonicum 'Gigantea'

£24.99

This amazing plant likes full to half shade with well draining soils, fully hardy.

Magnolia macrophylla

£69.99

One of the largest leaved species of magnolia that likes full to half sun with a well draining soil, fully hardy.

Schefflera alpina

£13.99 - £39.99

This amazing perennial plant likes full to half shade with well draining soils, hardy down to -7C, not suited well to very dry conditions.

Cyathea dealbata

£59.99

A very rare species of fern that likes full to half sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to 0C. In winter bring into a frost free environment.

Please note the younger 3L potted plants may not yet have developed there white undersides of the leaves at this stage, it should start between 2/3 frounds time.

pseudopanax lessonii ‘Bronze Eagle’

£34.99

This amazing perennial shrub likes full to half sun with well draining soils, hardy down to -2/3C.

Philodendron verrucosum

£66.99

This easy to grow perennial plant likes full to half shade with well draining fertile soils. Hardy down to 10C, water regularly and feed once every other month, ↑1m →0.5m.

Ctenanthe oppenhelmiana

£6.99 - £24.99

This absolutely bizarre plant makes a perfect house plant for any bright shade area! Liking half shade it requires tempratures between 10-30C, best grown as a house plant in winter reduce watering.

Passiflora ‘Panda’

£12.99

An amazing passiflora that likes full to half sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to 5C at best, really for flowering i would say 10C to be safe.

Passiflora ‘Purple Haze’

£12.99

An amazing passiflora that likes full to half sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to 5C at best, really for flowering i would say 10C to be safe.

Aeschynanthus speciosus

£9.99

This easy to grow plant likes full to half sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to 0C.

impatiens omeiana 'Pink nerves'

£12.99 - £14.99

A small species of impatiens that likes full to half shade with a well draining soil, hardy down to -10C.

Passiflora aurantia

£12.99

An amazing passiflora that likes full to half sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to 5C at best, really for flowering i would say 10C to be safe.

passiflora vitifolia

£12.99

An amazing passiflora that likes full to half sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to 5C at best, really for flowering i would say 10C to be safe.

impatiens apiculata

£9.99

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This tender perennial species of impatiens likes full sun to full shade, with a moist but well draining soil.

Impatiens taronensis

£12.99

This hardy perennial species of impatiens likes full sun to full shade, with a moist but well draining soil.

passiflora 'Sapphire'

£12.99

An amazing passiflora that likes full to half sun with a well draining soil, hardy down to 5C,possibly more but untested.

Rare Plants - Botanico, the supplier of rare, exotic and unusual plants to the UK and EU