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Rated around RHS H1b, it resents cold and is happiest grown outdoors for the summer in a sheltered, part-shaded spot, then moved under cover to a bright, frost-free place (a minimum of about 5 to 7C) for winter. It loves warmth, moisture and humidity while in growth, but the golden rule is simple: never leave it cold and wet at the same time. It is the combination of cold and wet, not cold alone, that rots the roots, so keep it frost-free and on the drier side once the weather turns. Grown this way it makes a superb seasonal centrepiece among other \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/architectural-foliage\"\u003earchitectural foliage\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition\u003c\/strong\u003e: A sheltered spot in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-shade\"\u003epartial to full shade\u003c\/a\u003e, out of harsh midday sun and cold winds. Ideal for a shaded patio or a bright conservatory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil\u003c\/strong\u003e: Humus-rich, moist but well-drained loam or a good peat-free compost. Excellent drainage matters most over winter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: Reaches around 1.5 to 2.5m tall and 0.5 to 1m across in time, usually over two to five years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Tender, around RHS H1b. Protect from frost and keep barely moist through the colder months.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEasy to grow once you understand its rhythm, Begonia luxurians thrives in a large container that can be lifted under cover before the first frosts, which makes it a natural choice for \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003eplants for pots\u003c\/a\u003e and a dramatic filler in shaded \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic borders\u003c\/a\u003e through the warmer months. Feed and water freely in summer, then ease right back as growth slows. 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Its little clover-shaped leaves are washed a warm rose-pink over fresh green, mounding into a soft cushion that lights up a pot, basket or patio all summer, with cheerful sprigs of small yellow flowers dancing above. Instant, glowing colour with barely any effort.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA frost-tender firefern (around RHS H1c to H2), it earns its keep outdoors through the warmer months and simply comes inside for winter, so you get vivid summer colour year after year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat tenderness is really versatility: Vulcan Pink is equally at home as a bright houseplant or a summer garden star. It loves bright light, so give it the high light of a conservatory, greenhouse or sunny windowsill indoors, or a bright, sheltered spot outdoors once nights stay reliably above about 10C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun for the richest pink, and it is happy in a little light shade too.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e any fertile, moist but well-drained compost; brilliant in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003epots and containers\u003c\/a\u003e and hanging baskets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e a neat, mounding habit to roughly 15-25 cm high and wide.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e tender (around RHS H1c to H2); overwinter frost-free at a minimum of around 10C, or take easy cuttings to carry it over.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eCare is simple and rewarding: keep the compost evenly moist and feed every couple of weeks through summer for the strongest colour, trimming lightly now and then to keep the mound full and bushy. It shines at the front of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic borders\u003c\/a\u003e, spilling from baskets, and even in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/coastal-plants\"\u003ecoastal and exposed\u003c\/a\u003e gardens given shelter from frost. 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The small, clover-shaped leaves glow a soft golden-yellow, mounding into a low, welcoming cushion, with dainty yellow flowers appearing all season to echo the foliage. Gentle, glowing colour that lights up any pot, basket or patio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA frost-tender firefern (around RHS H1c to H2), it earns its keep outdoors through the warmer months and comes inside for winter, so its sunny glow returns summer after summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThink of that tenderness as versatility: Sunset Yellow is just as happy as a bright houseplant as it is a summer garden charmer. 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It is grown above all for that lush, weed-smothering carpet of foliage, with the curious bonus of small brown-maroon flowers tucked right down at soil level in spring, hidden treasures for the curious gardener to hunt out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHardy to around RHS H5 and evergreen in most winters, wild ginger holds its handsome foliage year-round, giving reliable structure and cover in the difficult ground beneath trees and shrubs. 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Fine, wiry, dark thread-like stems are studded with masses of tiny, rounded leaves splashed in cream, green and soft pink, creating a delicate variegated haze that scrambles over the ground, through gravel and over the edges of pots. It brings fine texture and light to spots where a bolder plant would overwhelm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the brighter, more refined cousin of the plain green wire vine. Semi-evergreen and hardy to around RHS H4, it keeps much of its foliage through milder winters and reshoots readily in spring. Because the variegated form is a little more tender than the green species, it is worth giving it a sheltered, sunny position in colder gardens, or growing it in a container you can move under cover in the hardest frosts. 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The small, clover-shaped leaves are a deep red that darkens to rich burgundy in strong light, mounding into a low cushion of colour, while cheerful little yellow flowers dance above and contrast beautifully with the dark foliage. Drama and glow in one easy pot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA frost-tender firefern (around RHS H1c to H2), it earns its keep outdoors through the warmer months and comes inside for winter, so its fiery colour returns summer after summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat tenderness is really versatility: Vulcan Red is equally at home as a striking houseplant or a summer garden showpiece. 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Neat rosettes of toothed, blue-green leaves are boldly edged in cream, and each flush of new spring growth arrives washed with soft pink and apricot before settling to its cool variegation. It is a hardy herbaceous succulent perennial that brings crisp, year-round structure to the front of a sunny border, a gravel garden or a container.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFully at home outdoors in Britain, 'Atlantis' is rated around RHS H5 and shrugs off hard winter frost once established. Being deciduous, it dies back to a low crown in the coldest months and then bursts into fresh, colourful rosettes each spring. 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For a picture of how hardy perennials settle in through the seasons, see our guide on \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003ewhat to expect\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"6cm","offer_id":55522431828351,"sku":"SEDUMTEKATLAN6","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/sedum_1a5b5633-78f3-4133-92c3-86b3e133e7c3.jpg?v=1748534002"},{"product_id":"aspidistra-sichuanensis-kinboshi-variegated-cast-iron-plant","title":"Aspidistra sichuanensis 'Kinboshi'","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eAspidistra sichuanensis 'Kinboshi'\u003c\/strong\u003e is a strikingly speckled form of the famously tough \u003cstrong\u003ecast iron plant\u003c\/strong\u003e, its deep green, leathery leaves flecked and dusted with cream-gold, exactly as the name 'Kinboshi' (gold star) suggests. Where the plain cast iron plant is prized for sheer resilience, this selection adds real ornament, lighting up the darkest corners of the garden with constellations of pale spotting on bold, upright foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReliably evergreen and rated around RHS H5, 'Kinboshi' holds its architectural clump of leaves right through the British winter, shrugging off frost down to roughly -15C once established. It is one of the most dependable evergreens for year-round structure in shade, and because the interest is all in the foliage there is no fleeting flush to wait for. 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This is the definitive firefern for colour and flower in one plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA frost-tender firefern (around RHS H1c to H2), it earns its keep outdoors through the warmer months and comes inside for winter, so its fiery colour and flowers return summer after summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat tenderness is really versatility: 'Nordlys' is equally at home as a bright houseplant or a summer garden centrepiece. 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A single mature clump can reach over a metre across, the bold rounded foliage anchoring a planting scheme like nothing else. Pale lavender bell flowers rise above on tall stems through midsummer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the cornerstone blue hosta and one of the most architectural shade-tolerant perennials you can grow. 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Endemic to the wind-scoured beaches of the Chatham Islands off New Zealand, it forms a bold rosette of large, glossy, deeply ribbed rounded leaves, then lifts domes of intense forget-me-not blue flowers, each paling to a white-edged rim, in late spring and early summer. It is a true collector's plant that rewards the right position with a display few other perennials can match.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong\u003ehalf-hardy\u003c\/strong\u003e plant, happiest in mild and coastal gardens where winters are gentle. It dislikes hard frost, cold drying winds and wet winter soil, so it is best given a sheltered spot and protected over winter in colder or inland areas. Evergreen in mild conditions, its architectural leaves hold structure through much of the year, with die-back likely after frost. 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It forms neat clumps of erect, sword-shaped evergreen leaves, and in summer throws up loosely branched sprays studded with short-lived, saucer-shaped flowers of the purest star-bright blue. Few perennials deliver a blue this intense, and each sunny morning brings a fresh flush of blooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a sun-lover for mild gardens. Rated \u003cstrong\u003eRHS H3\u003c\/strong\u003e, it is tender across most of the UK and reliably hardy only in the mildest, most sheltered or coastal spots, where it comes through winter down to around 0C. Grown in a pot it is easily moved under cover for the coldest months, and even where it needs protection the evergreen fans hold year-round structure. See our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003ehardy exotics, what to expect\u003c\/a\u003e guide for how tender exotics behave through the seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun in a warm, sheltered, south-facing spot, tolerating only light shade.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e free-draining, humus-rich loam on the neutral to acid side, never waterlogged in winter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e a compact 0.5 to 1 m tall and 0.1 to 0.5 m across in 2 to 5 years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e protect over winter except in frost-free coastal gardens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWater freely through the first summer to establish, then keep it just moist in growth and drier in winter, as it resents sitting wet. Its love of sharp drainage and shelter makes it a natural for \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/coastal-plants\"\u003ecoastal gardens\u003c\/a\u003e, a sunny gravel bed, or the front of an \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic border\u003c\/a\u003e. It is equally happy in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003ea container on the patio\u003c\/a\u003e, which doubles as the easiest way to move it under glass for winter. The nectar-rich blue flowers are a magnet for bees, earning it a place among our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pollinators\"\u003eplants for pollinators\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse the rest of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e range to build a full sub-tropical scheme. 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Its upright, iris-like habit and long flowering make it a natural for a sunny \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic border\u003c\/a\u003e or a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/drought-tolerant-plants\"\u003egravel garden\u003c\/a\u003e, while its compact clump sits happily in a pot on a warm patio among other \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003eplants for pots and containers\u003c\/a\u003e. The nectar-rich blue flowers are a draw for bees, so it also earns a place among \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pollinators\"\u003eplants for pollinators\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse the wider \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e range for planting companions, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003ehardy exotics: what to expect\u003c\/a\u003e guide for seasonal notes. 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Over a long spring to summer season it is topped with airy heads of zesty lime-green flowers, each with a tiny red eye, giving months of colour on a plant that rarely climbs above knee height.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBred in the UK and released in 2025, this is a genuinely hardy exotic. Rated \u003cstrong\u003eRHS H5\u003c\/strong\u003e, it shrugs off hard frost once established and keeps its golden foliage right through winter, so there is no bare season to wait out. It is also impressively drought tolerant, thriving on poor, gritty soils and in hot, dry corners where thirstier plants struggle. 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Water regularly through the first summer to establish a strong root system, after which it needs very little beyond a light trim of faded flower stems. Wear gloves for that job, as the milky sap is a skin and eye irritant and is harmful if eaten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a picture of how hardy exotics settle in and change through the seasons, see our guide on \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003ewhat to expect\u003c\/a\u003e. 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It is one of the easiest ways to add real exotic colour and a sun-soaked, tropical feel to a UK garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCanna is a tender rhizome, rated RHS H3, so a little winter care makes all the difference. Over winter, chill and wet together are what to fear: rhizomes left in cold, waterlogged ground will rot away long before a dry frost could touch them. Keep them from stewing in cold, sodden soil by either lifting and storing them dry once frost blackens the foliage, or by mulching very deeply over sharp, free-draining ground. In milder, coastal and sheltered gardens it can often stay in the soil year on year with this protection. 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Broad, strap-shaped evergreen leaves form a neat clump, and from late summer tall stems carry rounded umbels of pure white, trumpet-shaped flowers that glow against the deep green foliage. Native to the Western Cape of South Africa, this is a sun-loving, coastal-toned plant that brings a clean, architectural note to \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic borders\u003c\/a\u003e and patio displays alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike the fully hardy deciduous hybrids, evergreen \u003cstrong\u003eAgapanthus africanus\u003c\/strong\u003e is half-hardy (RHS H3) and keeps its leaves through winter, so it needs a little more care in cold gardens. What actually finishes off this plant is a soggy winter rather than a cold one: sit those fleshy roots in damp, waterlogged ground for months and they rot away long before frost could do the job, so sharp winter drainage is essential. 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Arching stems are lined with broad leaves boldly margined in creamy gold, and from late summer into autumn they carry sprays of exotic, orchid-like star flowers in white and soft purple, freckled all over with deep purple spots. It is a jewel for a shady \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic border\u003c\/a\u003e and a real talking point when much of the garden is winding down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFully hardy in the UK (rated RHS H5, hardy to around -15C once established), 'Gilt Edge' is a deciduous perennial that dies back for winter and reshoots reliably each spring. It thrives in the cool, moist, humus-rich shade of a woodland setting, so it pairs beautifully with ferns, hostas and other shade lovers in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e range. 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Where most kniphofias carry slim torches, rooperi produces distinctly chunky, egg-shaped spikes on strong stems above broad, arching, evergreen foliage. It is an architectural, sun-loving South African perennial that brings fiery late-season colour just as the rest of the border begins to fade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlowering through autumn, usually September into October, it is a magnet for bees and other pollinators looking for a last big nectar source. Rated RHS H5, it is fully hardy across most of the UK and shrugs off temperatures down to around -15C once established. It is a genuinely tough, dependable perennial. 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Bold clumps of large, glossy, arrow-shaped leaves throw up a long succession of pure white, funnel-shaped spathes, each cradling a butter-yellow spadix, right through summer. It brings a cool, architectural, subtropical note to damp corners where many exotics would struggle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a moisture-loving marginal from South Africa, thriving in the wet, boggy ground that defeats other border plants. Rated RHS H4, it is hardy through most of the UK, holding semi-evergreen foliage in milder gardens and dying back in colder ones. It revels in damp ground, yet a crown left frozen and waterlogged in heavy soil can turn to rot, so in colder gardens a generous blanket of autumn mulch over the crown carries it safely through winter. 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It looks wonderful massed in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic borders\u003c\/a\u003e, at the edge of a pond, or in a large container of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003epatio planting\u003c\/a\u003e kept well watered. Browse the rest of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e range to build the scheme around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note:\u003c\/strong\u003e all parts of Zantedeschia aethiopica are toxic if eaten and the sap can irritate skin and eyes, so wear gloves when handling and site it away from curious pets and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery plant we supply is nursery-grown, carefully selected for a healthy crown and strong roots, and packed with care to arrive in superb condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"19cm \/ 3L","offer_id":57976145609087,"sku":"ZANTAETH19","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"9cm \/ 0.5L","offer_id":57976145641855,"sku":"ZANTAETH9","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/iStock-1390645389.jpg?v=1784325126"},{"product_id":"phygelius-funfare-cream","title":"Phygelius 'Funfare Cream' (Cape Fuchsia)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003ePhygelius 'Funfare Cream'\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the prettiest of the \u003cstrong\u003eCape Fuchsias\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a bushy semi-evergreen perennial that sends up airy spires of hanging, tubular cream flowers all summer and well into autumn. 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Architectural out of flower and captivating in bloom, it brings a clean, exotic structure to \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic borders\u003c\/a\u003e and gravel gardens alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNative to South Africa, this is a sun-loving, drought-tolerant plant that thrives in mild and coastal conditions. Each flower lasts only a day or two, but they are produced in generous flushes over many weeks, so the display keeps refreshing itself right through the warmer months. The evergreen foliage holds its form all year, giving you the presence of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/architectural-foliage\"\u003earchitectural foliage\u003c\/a\u003e even in the depths of winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the UK Dietes grandiflora is best treated as half-hardy (RHS H3). What puts it at risk is a cold, wet winter rather than cold by itself: losses come from waterlogging and freezing acting together, not from low temperatures alone. 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Each small, scalloped leaf is painted deep rose-red and neatly edged in bright lime-yellow, carried on a tidy, self-branching mound that stays neat all summer. It is the easy way to pack bold, tropical-looking colour into a pot or border with no flowers required.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColeus is a tender tropical perennial, so in the UK it is grown as a \u003cstrong\u003esummer plant\u003c\/strong\u003e: stood outside or bedded out from late May once the frosts have passed, then enjoyed right through to autumn. Rated RHS H1c, it will not take frost, but it grows fast and colours up quickly, giving you months of vivid foliage from a single small plant. Treat it as a seasonal star, or keep it going year to year by overwintering a plant or a few cuttings on a bright windowsill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun to partial shade. 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From a fat rosette of broad, bright-green strap-shaped leaves with wavy, crimped edges rises a stout stem packed with dozens of greenish-white star flowers, the whole spike crowned by a tuft of leafy bracts that gives the plant its pineapple nickname. It is the exotic touch that keeps performing when much of the border is winding down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat sets this species apart is its cold tolerance. Rated \u003cstrong\u003eRHS H4\u003c\/strong\u003e, it is fully hardy across most of the UK, making it the pineapple lily to reach for if you want to leave the bulbs in the ground rather than lifting them each autumn. Flowering from August into October, the long-lasting blooms are a magnet for bees and other pollinators, and they hold well as an unusual cut flower too. 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