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Exotic plants are species from other parts of the world, and they usually have ornamental qualities: a lush foliage, colorful flowers, unusual shapes... Here you can find a great variety of exotic plants: from Bromeliads and Heliconias, to pamls and houseplants.
Exotic plants do not have a particular use. Collectors buy this kind of plants for their rarity, for indoor or outdoor decoration, depending on their features.
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Bromeliaceae is a large family of herbaceous plants native to the Americas. Just like many orchids, they naturally grow on tree branches or above rocks and cliffs. Bromeliads are highly appreciated because of their incredible colours and their ease of growth in pots.
We offer a fine selection of bromeliads that are never available through garden centres in Europe. Large scale distribution mostly sells green, thin-leaved hybrids. Our shop keeps an ever-increasing offer of the species with the toughest and most colourful leaves, better adapted to hot and cold conditions of outdoor life. All our bromeliads are shipped as bare root “pups”. These are the robust basal suckers produced after blooming. Bromeliads travel amazingly well in the mail and they are also cheap to ship. Our robust pups will often bloom in less than one year.
Cycads are a group of primitive plants, similar in shape to palms and ferns. They are gymnosperms, in the order Cycadales, so they do not produce flowers, but they do grow cones, like pines and other conifers. They are found across much of the warmer parts of the world and they are often endangered and restricted to inaccessible areas. Some grow in cold mountainous areas and tolerate frost and snow.
Most Cycad species perform well in the garden and make excellent potted plants. Some have become popular ornamentals, while others are very rare and are protected by law as CITES species. Our cycads are established plants grown from seed, two or more years old, grown in tall pots. All plants are legally produced. We offer the largest selection in Europe of the genus Cycas, with many new cold-hardy chinese species. Visit the cycad section in our blog and learn why our cycads have an excellent quality.
In ornamental plants, we can discover a popular sort of species: Ferns. It could be say that Ferns have spent more time on Earth than humans. Due to its rich shape and its elegance, Ferns have been become in appreciated indoor plant both on a table and hanging on the wall.
It is worth to distinguish the large leaves of these plants. Most of the ferns are from tropical areas around the world with high humidity. You can find a great variety on our online store.
Heliconia is a genus of about 200 species known for its quintessentially tropical inflorescences and large, exotic green leaves. Blooms are incredibly colourful and often pollinated by hummingbirds.
Gingers are a family, Zingiberaceae, with about 1.300 species and some are well-known ornamentals, spices and medicines.
Heliconias and gingers are tropical herbaceous plants with underground stem. Many species are sensitive to frost, but some originate in colder habitats and will do well in a Mediterranean climate. A few also tolerate snow and frost. We ship healthy field-grown rhizomes with at least two active growing points.
This is our selection of plants that can live in your home, as "indoor plants". These hard-to-find species are all very different but they can all be grown in your home. Some can take very low light and some others might need to receive some sun from a window. Palms, bromeliads, cordylines and aspidistras should never dry out. On the other hand, Sansevierias, Hoyas and Rhipsalis need less water and can even take drought.
Tropical trees, native to warm tropical areas of the Caribbean, Central America and Northern South America. Plumerias are famous for their gorgeous flowers and come in a wide range of colors, like white, yellow and pink, as we can see in the picture. All of them produce a wonderful perfume scent.
Plumerias are easy to grow up, regardless of the region where you live. They are small trees, 2-10 m tall, but they will grow and bloom in relatively small pots for decades. They are frost-tender but they shed their leaves and rest until late April, so they are easy to winter indoors.
We grow strong mother plants in our fields to produce the best thick, apical cuttings. Then we root them for almost one year before selling the plant. Our plumerias can bloom in less than one year, if cared properly.
Fragrant Plants have been an important part of the medical and cultural stories of China, India, the Far East, the Middle East, Central America and Northern Native Americans. They are perfect for perfuming, both your garden and your home.
These plants have certain very specific demands when it comes to sunlight, temperature and humidity. Fragrant Plants are famous for the scent of its flowers and foliage.
The palm family, Arecaceae or Palmae, includes about 2.400 species, native to warm climates of the world, ranging from delicate tropical species to cold hardy palms. Some palms can be planted outdoors in Central Europe and stand hard freezes, well below -10 ºC (14 F). Those who live in Mediterranean countries can grow a larger number of species outdoors. Some growers in coastal Southern Europe are now raising outdoor collections of palms containing more than 100 species.
Canarius will only ship robust palms, grown in small pots to reduce shipping costs and handling problems. So transplant them to larger pots shortly after you receive the package. Be prepared to give them the best. Some palms can take snow, some can live indoors or in pots, and some are very tropical. Just choose one that can thrive in your conditions.
What palms can grow in your area? Read our list of Cold Resistant Palms for Europe. Visit Canarius blog and learn more about our palms. You will see pictures from the nurseries: different types of New Zealand Palms, Bottle Palms with superior root quality.
Showy Flowers; this type of flowers attract animals and makes possible the pollination. They are of essential importance in parks and gardens. The color makes them showier. The attractive of the Showy Flowers remains while the plant is alive and its beauty resides in its leaves that are brightly colored.
These flowers add beauty and color to the garden.You can find in our online store a variety of them such as: Clivia x Cyrtanthiflora, Convolvulus cneorum, Heliconia stricta 'Dwarf Jamaican' among others.
Here you will find some exotic flower and foliage species that have not been yet placed in their own category. Some are small herbaceous plants, while some are large trees. You will find acalyphas, cordylines, hoyas, pandanus, plumerias and others, including uncommon plants. Day by day we will add more and more interesting items.
This rarely cultivated species of passion fruit produces beautiful flowers and bear sweet edible fruits with an unusual garlic overtone, therefore it is called the "Garlic Passion Flower" .
This passion fruit is named "Giant Granadilla" because of the size of the fruits. This vine has beautiful wide leaves and exotic fragrant flowers. It can fruit outdoors in the warmer Mediterranean. By now we ship tall plants 30-40 cm long. Click and see a picture.
Very ornamental passion flower with large pink-salmon flowers growing on long drooping inflorescences. It is easy and fast to grow in cool subtropical conditions. This spectacular vine thrives in places with cool summers has long been a favourite plant for growing in warm conservatories in temperate Europe.
Odd and beautiful ornamental shrub producing abundant blooms directly on the stem. This hard-to-find ornamental is a choichy classic of tropical and subtropical gardening.
Succulent shrub native to the Sonoran desert, down to Baja California. It branches from the base and flowers abuntantly with red "cyathia". Its stems will stand straight upright when grown in full sun and will arch gracefully if kept with some shade. Hardy to extreme conditions.!
1-2 year old seedling, 5-12 cm stem. It is the only succulent Pelargonium found in Madagascar. Very rare, it is known from a single valley in the South East of the island. It is easy to grow and bears large, showy heads of pink flowers.
Very ornamenal succulent peperomia from Peru. It is a shrublet with very dense pale green foliage, all glossy. Leaves look like praying "folded" leaves, but it is just their typical shape.
Nice succulent peperomia native in the dry Andes of Ecuador, at 2000-2500 m with red and dark-green leaves. Leaves are interestingly scented when rubbed or crashed. It grows well in medium shade or with morning sun. It is also suitable as an indoor plant.
This is the cinnamon commonly used in the Canary Islands. This South American Peperomia smells like the famous spice. It has branching erect stems with succulent rounded leaves. It has multiple medicinal uses in South America.
A speckled dwarf Peperomia. This species is perfectly adapted to indoor conditions and makes an excellent house plant.
Very elegant and compact Peperomia hybrid, developed in Holland around 2010 through a well-thought selection program. It is a cross of Peperomia marmorata × metallica.
Showy flowering plant from Central America, with astonishing mauve blooms and ornamental foliage made of dark-green leaves with sandpaper surface.
An unusual variety that has been created from crosses of different varieties of Philodendron.It originates from Central and South America and is characterized by its colorful, heart-shaped leaves.
Black Cardinal has glossy bronze and blackish green leaves with lush foliage . A hybrid, low growing, clumping tender perennial shrub.
This is a "shrubby philodendron" with dense, stiff growth. It takes high light and even direct sun and wind. Stems are all erect and branch freely, leaves are thick and leathery and arranged flat.
The philodendron Congo Rojo is an attractive warm weather plant that produces showy flowers and interesting leaves. It gets the name “rojo” from its new leaves, which unfurl in a deep, shiny red. As the leaves mature, they fade to a burgundy green color.
The Dragon Tail is an evergreen vine that can grow over 1metre tall. It can climb by means of aerial roots which adhere to surfaces.
Philodendron Fuzzy Petiole is a very popular Aroid with extraordinary, rich red petioles, which feature hard tubercles that make them appear fuzzy. Leaves are round and leathery, and emerge in a deep pink and fade to green as they mature.
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