Outdoor Plants


Outdoor plants with an exotic, tropical look, all tough enough for a UK garden. Tree ferns, hardy palms, bamboo and architectural foliage, each listed with its RHS hardiness rating and a realistic minimum temperature so you know exactly what it can take.

Not sure where to start? Match plants to your garden's soil: browse plants for clay soil, plants for sandy soil or plants for chalky soil to find exotics that will settle in quickly where you garden.

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Find your plant

Choosing plants that'll survive your garden shouldn't be guesswork. Answer a few questions and we'll show only the ones that'll thrive.

In season now

Fully hardy shrubs for winter colour and scent: sweet box, mahonia, witch hazel and winter jasmine, all tough enough to flower outside through a UK winter.

Mahonia leptodonta x eurybractea Seedling Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALS

Fine-toothed Mahonia

Mahonia leptodonta x eurybractea Seedling

£28.99
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Jasminum nudiflorum 15cm / 1.5L Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALSSale

Winter Jasmine

Jasminum nudiflorum

£12.79£16.99Save 24%
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Sarcococca ruscifolia (Fragrant Sweet Box) Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALSSale

Fragrant Sweet Box

Sarcococca ruscifolia (Fragrant Sweet Box)

£14.99£19.99Save 25%
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Sarcococca ruscifolia var. chinensis 'Dragon Gate' Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALSSale

Dragon Gate Sweet Box

Sarcococca ruscifolia var. chinensis 'Dragon Gate'

£13.99£19.99Save 30%
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Sarcococca Winter Gem Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALS

Sweet Box (Christmas Box), Winter Gem

Sarcococca Winter Gem

£14.99
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Distylium racemosum 'Blue Cascade' 17cm / 2L Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALS

Blue Cascade Distylium

Distylium racemosum 'Blue Cascade'

£21.99
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Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis (Dwarf Sweet Box) Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALSSale

Dwarf Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis (Dwarf Sweet Box)

£14.79£20.99Save 29%
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Sarcococca confusa 17cm / 2L Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALSSale

Sweet Box, Christmas Box

Sarcococca confusa

£14.99£16.99Save 11%
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Sarcococca saligna (Willow-leaf Sweet Box) Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALSSale

Willow-leaf Sweet Box

Sarcococca saligna (Willow-leaf Sweet Box)

£17.29£22.99Save 24%
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Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALSSale

Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna

£14.99£19.99Save 25%
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    Hydrangea aspera 'Hot Chocolate' Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALS

    Velvet Hydrangea 'Hot Chocolate'

    Hydrangea aspera 'Hot Chocolate'

    £22.99
    Euphorbia mellifera (Honey Spurge) 19cm / 3L Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALS

    Honey Spurge (Canary Spurge)

    Euphorbia mellifera (Honey Spurge)

    £18.99£19.99Save 5%
    Actinidia kolomikta Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALS

    Variegated Kiwi Vine

    Actinidia kolomikta

    £18.99
    Oxalis regnellii Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALS

    Green False Shamrock (Lucky Clover / Good Luck Plant)

    Oxalis regnellii

    £10.99
    Fuchsia Delta's Sarah 9cm / 0.5L Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALS

    Hardy Fuchsia, Delta's Sarah

    Fuchsia Delta's Sarah

    £4.99

    The bulletproof list

    Fully hardy plants (RHS H4 to H7) that shrug off a UK winter and come back every year.

    Viburnum davidii 17cm / 2L Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALSSale

    David Viburnum

    Viburnum davidii

    £11.79£16.99Save 30%
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    Sciadopitys verticillata Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALS

    Japanese Umbrella Pine

    Sciadopitys verticillata

    £34.99
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    Polystichum polyblepharum 11cm / 0.75L Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALSSale

    Japanese Tassel Fern

    Polystichum polyblepharum

    £6.29£8.99Save 30%
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    Athyrium niponicum 'Metallicum' 15cm / 1.5L Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALSSale

    Japanese Painted Fern 'Metallicum'

    Athyrium niponicum 'Metallicum'

    £9.79£12.99Save 24%
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    Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' 17cm / 2L Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALSSale

    Japanese Forest Grass

    Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'

    £9.79£12.99Save 24%
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    Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance' Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALSSale

    Autumn Fern 'Brilliance'

    Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance'

    £5.79£6.99Save 17%
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    Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold' 17cm / 2L Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALS

    Japanese Forest Grass

    Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold'

    £12.99
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    Wisteria floribunda 'Black Dragon' 15cm / 1.5L Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALSSale

    Double Black Dragon Japanese Wisteria ('Yae-kokuryu')

    Wisteria floribunda 'Black Dragon'

    £30.29£31.99Save 5%
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    Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf Hydrangea) 19cm / 3L Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALSSale

    Oakleaf Hydrangea

    Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf Hydrangea)

    £16.49£21.99Save 25%
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    Nandina domestica 'Obsessed' Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALSSale

    Heavenly Bamboo 'Obsessed'

    Nandina domestica 'Obsessed'

    £14.99£19.99Save 25%
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    Hakonechloa macra 17cm / 2L Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALS

    Japanese Forest Grass

    Hakonechloa macra

    £12.99
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    Jasminum nudiflorum 15cm / 1.5L Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALSSale

    Winter Jasmine

    Jasminum nudiflorum

    £12.79£16.99Save 24%
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    Frequently Asked Questions

    That comes down to hardiness. Every plant here shows its RHS hardiness rating and a minimum temperature, so you can match it to your garden. As a rule, look for an H4 rating or hardier if your winters are cold, and give borderline plants a sheltered spot.

    Yes, with the right choices. Plenty of hardy palms, tree ferns, bamboos and big-leaved perennials give an exotic, jungle feel while shrugging off a British winter. The trick is picking genuinely hardy plants, which is why every one here is rated.

    Spring and autumn are ideal, since mild, moist conditions let the roots settle before summer heat or winter cold. Container-grown plants like these can go in at any time of year as long as the ground is not frozen or waterlogged.

    Yes. Everything is sent out well rooted and carefully packed for the journey, and delivered nationwide. Larger specimens are packaged to protect the foliage in transit.