| The broad lawn which starts at the end of the deck of the main house is bordered by flower beds right and left and continues south to the back of the stable where it terminates surrounded on three sides by the Black Garden. Lots of exotic foliage--and some exotic flowers, too--on this page. Many of the photos show the same plants in different combinations. We could go on forever. Continue. |
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A close-up of Tibouchina urvilleana. It should be interesting to see what the Conservatory looks like in winter when many of the tropicals such as this that have been brought out for the summer are returned to their winter home.
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| Moving back and to the side, the Canna joins the photo. | ||||
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A blooming Fuchsia 'Mrs. Popple' with the shiny variegated foliage of Silybum marianum on the left and the fuzzy leaved Plectranthus argentatus on the right.
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| A pair of tropical foliage plants--large leaves of Colocasia esculenta and the small variegated leaved Hypoestes phyllostachya 'White Splash'--Polka-Dot Plant or freckle Face for obvious reasons. | ||||
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Solanum quitoense and Ricinus sp.--both with large leaves tinged with reddish-purple.
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| Cornus alba 'Elegantissima' and Coleus 'Pink Brocade'--interesting color patterns and textures paired together. | ||||
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Cornus alba 'Elegantissima,' Coleus 'Pink Brocade' and another Hypoestes sp.
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| Dark leaved Canna 'Australia,' Hedychium coccineum var. angustifolium and variegated Coleus 'Black Magic' on the right and 'Black Hitch' on the left. | ||||
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Red leaved sugar cane--Saccharum officinarum 'Violaceum'--a bit of Perilla frutescens, and red leaved Canna 'Giant Ambassador.'
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| Hedychium coronarium, red leaved Sugar Cane--Saccharum officinarum 'Violaceum'--and the dark leaved Canna again--all seen from a bit further back than the photo on the left. | ||||
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Dark leaved Ricinus, dark leaved Canna, and the Hedychium again.
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| A close-up of Ricinus in flower. | ||||
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From this vantage point we can see white flowers on the Hedychium coronarium and the dark leaved Canna and Sugar Cane.
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| A close-up of the wonderfully fragrant flowers of Hedychium coronarium--White Ginger Lily. |
Stonecrop--The Upper Woodlands
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