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Jan 30, 20194 min read

Brugmansia: Growing in a frost-prone UK

Brugmansia, or Datura as it used to be known, can be grown almost anywhere. However in areas susceptible to frost these vigorous plants...

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Dec 3, 20181 min read

Plants Fairs 2019

We are now planning for 2019 and selecting which plants fairs we will be attending. As a relatively new Plant Specialist unfortunately we...

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Dec 1, 20181 min read

Brugmansia Christmas Competition 2018

🌴🌱🏆⛄WIN! WIN! A Beautiful Brugmansia plant for Christmas!! WIN! WIN!🏆⛄🌴🌱 That's right, Exotic Earth Plants is GIVING away 3...

Gardening with Moths: The nocturnal pollinator!

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Nov 28, 20181 min read

Gardening with Moths: The nocturnal pollinator!

There’s a lot of flower-visiting that we never notice, because the pollinators involved are moths, and much of it happens at night....

Brugmansia Scent: A favourite of Alan Titchmarsh's?

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Nov 15, 20183 min read

Brugmansia Scent: A favourite of Alan Titchmarsh's?

Alan Titchmarsh discusses a selection of his preferred perfumed flowers for the garden, of which Brugmansia is highly ranked. Read the...

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Nov 14, 20182 min read

Overwintering Brugmansia

Once the weather turns colder and you need to bring your brugmansia in from the cold, you have two options for over wintering your...

Gardens to Visit - Abbotsbury - Five ways to make your garden look tropical - by Paul Cartwright

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Nov 12, 20181 min read

Gardens to Visit - Abbotsbury - Five ways to make your garden look tropical - by Paul Cartwright

Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens in Dorset benefits from a mild sheltered location on the English South coast, where the gulf stream feeds...

Exotic Earth Plants at Sculpture by the Lakes 30th June 2019

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Nov 12, 20181 min read

Exotic Earth Plants at Sculpture by the Lakes 30th June 2019

Exotic Earth Plants is attending the Rare Plant Fair Sculpture by the Lakes on 30th June 2019. http://www.rareplantfair.co.uk/ourfairs/20...

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Nov 7, 20184 min read

Brugmansia Diseases & Pests

Fugal Diseases Stem Blight This is really the only potentially devastating fungal disease for brugmansias in cultivation and can be hard...

Success at RHS Rosemoor Plant Heritage Plant Fair 2018

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Oct 4, 20182 min read

Success at RHS Rosemoor Plant Heritage Plant Fair 2018

Our first plant fair was a great success considering it was at the end of the growing season. We had interest from all over the region...

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Sep 11, 20182 min read

Brugmansia Breeding History Sets

A goal of Exotic Earth Plants is to grow all seven single-species of Brugmansia listed as extinct in the wild by the IUCN Red List. We...

Exotic Plant Insight: Brugmansia Suaveolens

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Jul 10, 20181 min read

Exotic Plant Insight: Brugmansia Suaveolens

Brugmansia suaveolens is a semi-woody shrub or small tree that gets to 1.8-4.6 m high, usually with a many-branched single trunk....

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Jun 28, 20181 min read

Brugmansia in Bloom

Brugmansia Sauveolens buds are about to bloom. The flowers are remarkably beautiful, sweetly fragrant, about 30 cm long and shaped like...

Exotic Plant Insight: Brugmansia Sanguinea

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May 16, 20181 min read

Exotic Plant Insight: Brugmansia Sanguinea

Brugmansia sanguinea is a perennial shrub-like tree, indigenous to the midlands of South America. It can grow 15 feet (5 meters) tall,...

Exotic Plant Insight: Brugmansia Arborea

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May 3, 20182 min read

Exotic Plant Insight: Brugmansia Arborea

Brugmansia arborea is an evergreen shrub or small tree reaching up to 7 metres (23 ft) in height. The ovate leaves have coarsely toothed...

Plant Heritage Membership: Working towards becoming a National Collection Holder

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Apr 30, 20181 min read

Plant Heritage Membership: Working towards becoming a National Collection Holder

Exotic Earth Plants is now a member of Plant Heritage, the world's leading garden plant conservation charity We are starting our...

A visit to RHS Rosemoor: Exotic & Temperate Plants in Spring

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Apr 23, 20182 min read

A visit to RHS Rosemoor: Exotic & Temperate Plants in Spring

RHS Rosemoor, a public display garden run by the Royal Horticultural Society, is set in beautiful grounds in North Devon, near Great...

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Apr 18, 20183 min read

10 Most Toxic Plants on Earth

10. Oleander All parts of the plant are poisonous, from root to the nectar. The presence of toxins such as nerioside and oldendrin...

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Apr 16, 20181 min read

List of Extinct in the Wild Plants

As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 37 extinct in the wild plant species. Surprisingly 7 of...

Kew Botanic Gardens will open the doors of its spectacular Temperate House on May 5th 2018

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Apr 16, 20182 min read

Kew Botanic Gardens will open the doors of its spectacular Temperate House on May 5th 2018

After a five-year restoration, Kew Botanic Gardens will throw open the doors of its spectacular Temperate House, the world’s largest...

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