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 LISTHakonechloa macra 'All Gold'Ophiopogon japonicusAspidistra elatior 'Équinoxe'Convallaria majalis 'Jentsch's Triumph'Convallaria majalis 'Vic Pawlowski's Gold'Fuchsia magellanica 'Alba'Hakonechloa macra Aspidistra zongbayi 'Uan Fat Lady'Aspidistra elatiorAspidistra sichuanensisPelargonium 'Madame Salleron'Arum italicum 'Pictum'Fatsia japonica 'Tsumugi-shibori'Farfugium japonicum 'Aureomaculatum'Farfugium japonicum 'Ryuto' Solanum laciniatumAspidistra sichuanensis 'Kinboshi' syn. A. s. 'Chromatographic'Solenostemon 'Black Dragon' Trevesia palmata 'Micholitzii'Brassaiopsis mitisSchefflera rhododendrifoliaEquisetum 'Bandit' Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum' Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata'Hedychium 'Dr. Moy'Hedychium 'Verity' Hedychium 'Tahitian Flame'Metapanax davidiiBoehmeria platyphyllaBoehmeria platanifoliaBoehmeria polystachyaRamie (Boehmeria nivea)Oreocnide pedunculataGirardinia cuspidataRhododendron dauricum 'Mid-Winter'Rhododendron 'Polar Bear' Rhododendron luteumRhododendron 'Christmas Cheer'Verbesina micropteraAspidistra elatior 'Tiny Tank™' EpimediumAthyrium filix-femina 'Dre's Dagger'