By Littlet
Essex, United Kingdom
Plant seen in Madeira.
I've recently returned from a holiday in Madeira and we saw this plant which we thought was beautiful. Does anyone know what it is and whether it is something that would grow well in Essex.
- 14 Oct, 2012
Answers
I thought Croton as well, if it is you would have to grow it in a heated greenhouse ,or as a houseplant, Derek.
14 Oct, 2012
Yes, unfortunately a lot of the plants grown outdoors in these sort of places are houseplants in UK!
16 Oct, 2012
Thanks for all your responses. It's funny because I was in Homebase on Sunday and they had the same (or a very similar) plant in the indoor plant section(but it had no plant name) but it was green as opposed to lovely firey autumnual colours. I mayhowever buy one for indoors instead as I don't have many indoor plants.
Regards.
16 Oct, 2012
Yes, it is annoying that Homebase etc sell plants as a 'decoration' and often don't label them so the buyer can't hope to find out how to look after it!
22 Oct, 2012
It looks like a croton (Codiaeum varigatum) at the top and the bottom one....Trachelospermum maybe ?
14 Oct, 2012