Acoelorrhaphe wrightii is native to Florida and parts of the Caribbean, this striking fan palm is small to moderately tall. Hardy to -6°C (20°F) it is one of just a few palms that can survive in saturated soil conditions. A good outdoor palm for a milder areas and a very tropical alternative to a hedge of shrubs.

With its pure white bark, shiny green leaves and yellow autumn colour, the Japanese White Birch is one of the most ornamental birch trees. There are many landscape uses for this beautiful specimen, including an excellent lawn tree, shade tree, specimen for showy bark or near a patio.

Brugmansia Sanguinea is of the pure species of brugmansia and quite a rare plant. With its abundance of vibrant fiery red blooms, the elegant, trumpet-shaped flowers starting out yellow blend into a burst of brilliant red and makes an exciting addition to any garden or conservatory.

Brugmansia suaveolens is an exotic beauty that is native to the mild lowlands of Brazil. Angel Trumpets are large shrubs with lush foliage and masses of delightfully fragrant trumpets. Often blooming the first year from seed, a mature plant may display as many as 80 to 100 blooms at one time!

This is THE tea; the source of all non-herbal teas. As a plant it is good for informal shrub borders, natural hedges and privacy screening. It also makes a good background for herb gardens and is a great plant to grow in a container.

These rare seeds are for the world famous Cananga odorata tree. 'Ylang-Ylang' which means 'flowers of flowers', and is among the most celebrated flowering trees in the world. The blossoms are distilled to obtain "cananga oil" which is used to manufacture the world famous Chanel No. 5.

Canna “Marabout” is a superb tall strain with gorgeous foliage and bright vermilion blooms. They are ideal to plant at the back of a border where they are in full sun, or to add colour to a partly shady area. They can also be grown in poorly drained areas and in shallow ponds.

“Crozy Hybrids” are the most cold-hardy of the garden Canna. Growing to around 85cm they produce red to yellow flowers that resemble a miniature gladioli. With their lush tropical foliage and showy flowers they make borders and beds come alive with their bright colours all summer long until first frosts.

Coffee has two main varieties: arabica and robusta. Arabica is descended from the original Ethiopian coffee trees. The coffee made from this variety is mild and aromatic. It's the 'king' of coffee.

Coffea catura arabica is the most highly prized of the arabica coffees and valuable due to its superior flavour characteristics, it is the coffee that specialty roasters search for. Arabica coffee flavour can be described as fragrant, sweet often chocolaty, with a pleasant bitter note. Its also a lovely evergreen shrub.

Kona coffea arabica is a variety of coffee, cultivated on the slopes of Mount Hualalai and Mauna Loa in the North and South Kona Districts of the Big Island of Hawaii. Despite that its an easy evergreen shrub to grow at home.

Coffee canephora will take three to four years to mature but when they do they give brilliant white flowers with a beautiful sweet jasmine or orange-like fragrance. Dense clusters of flowers grow at the base of the evergreen dark green, oval leaves, enriching the entire room with their perfume.

Coffea Racemosa is one of the less-talked-about species although it has a reputation among coffee growers for having excellent quality beans. This bushy species from southern Africa branches readily and is an abundant producer. The plants are very odorous and remain rather short compared to other coffee species.

Cordyline Atropurpureum make a strong vertical shapes, the deep purple colouring contrasts well with silver foliage and can be an excellent foil for the lush foliage of other exotica. They look equally at home in more conventional and hardy ornamental borders.