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our own little bit of Tresco.
All you need is a well drained south facing bank - any size.
Together, these plants create an extraordinarily exotic sight, summer or winter.
A large concentration of strong shapes with contrasting textures looks particularly good at night, floodlit.
Don't be put off by the fact that many of these plants have RED labels - use the hardy ones in colder areas - it still works.
Recommended Essentials:
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Aeonium arboreum 'Magnificum'
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Aeonium arboreum 'Schwarzkopff'
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Agave americana
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Agave americana 'Mediopicta Alba'
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Agave americana variegata
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Agave salmiana ver. ferox
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Aloe aristata
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Aloe striatula
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Astelia chathamica
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Astelia nervosa
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Azalea japonica
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Beschorneria yuccoides
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Carpobrotus edulis
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Chamaerops humilis
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Cordyline australis
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Cordyline australis 'Albertii'
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Dasylirion acrotrichum
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Ephedra sp.
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Eryngium horridum
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Euphorbia mellifera
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Euphorbia myrsinites
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Euphorbia wulfenii
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Fascicularia bicolor
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Furcraea longaeva
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Geranium maderense
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Kniphofia caulescens
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Kniphofia northiae
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Kniphofia uvaria nobilis
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Lampranthus spectabile
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Phormium cookianum
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Phormium cookianum 'Tricolor'
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Phormium tenax
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Phormium tenax 'Variegatum'
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Puya chilense
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Sempervivum
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Yucca aloifolia
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Yucca gloriosa
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Yucca gloriosa 'Variegata'
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Yucca recurva
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Yucca rostrata
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Yucca x floribunda