Fab Foliage - from Aspidistra to Farfugium - with author of The Jungle Garden, Philip Oostenbrink

This week author of 'The Jungle Garden' Philip Oostenbrink joins Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis to share some of the treasures from his garden. Holder of four National Collections, lover of all things variegated and a great plantsman, this podcast is an adventure through fabulous foliage plants and is packed with inspiration for your plot.

PLANT LIST

Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold'

Ophiopogon japonicus

Aspidistra elatior 'Équinoxe'

Convallaria majalis 'Jentsch's Triumph'

Convallaria majalis 'Vic Pawlowski's Gold'

Fuchsia magellanica 'Alba'

Hakonechloa macra 

Aspidistra zongbayi 'Uan Fat Lady'

Aspidistra elatior

Aspidistra sichuanensis

Pelargonium 'Madame Salleron'

Arum italicum 'Pictum'

Fatsia japonica 'Tsumugi-shibori'

Farfugium japonicum 'Aureomaculatum'

Farfugium japonicum 'Ryuto' 

Solanum laciniatum

Aspidistra sichuanensis 'Kinboshi' syn. A. s. 'Chromatographic'

Solenostemon 'Black Dragon' 

Trevesia palmata 'Micholitzii'

Brassaiopsis mitis

Schefflera rhododendrifolia

Equisetum 'Bandit' 

Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum' 

Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata'

Hedychium 'Dr. Moy'

Hedychium 'Verity' 

Hedychium 'Tahitian Flame'

Metapanax davidii

Boehmeria platyphylla

Boehmeria platanifolia

Boehmeria polystachya

Ramie (Boehmeria nivea)

Oreocnide pedunculata

Girardinia cuspidata

Rhododendron dauricum 'Mid-Winter'

Rhododendron 'Polar Bear' 

Rhododendron luteum

Rhododendron 'Christmas Cheer'

Verbesina microptera

Aspidistra elatior 'Tiny Tank™'  

Epimedium

Athyrium filix-femina 'Dre's Dagger'