C. 'Ruby Wedding' AGM: (*) (e) (w) bright red flowers in spring. Height 1.5m (5ft). Spread 1.5m (5ft). Ti Plant (Cordyline fruticosa) cultivars include various shades of red, maroon and magenta leaves. From left to right: ‘Rubra’, ‘Firebrand’ and ‘Lilinoe’ Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’ (m) AGM: (e) dark sea-green leaves and from mid-winter silver-grey catkins 20cm (8in) long. Height and spread 4m (13ft).

Names of exotic Ti plant cultivars with stunning foliage include Rubra Cordyline ( Cordyline fruticosa ‘Rubra’), Cordyline fruticosa ‘Firebrand,’ and Cordyline fruticosa ‘Lilinoe.’ Dumb cane plants also go by the name of Leopard Lily. Some cultivars have enormous, variegated leaves up to 24” (60 cm) wide. Another popular big-leafed plant on our list is the banana tree, most notable for its giant tropical foliage. Its mature variety can produce leaves about 2 feet wide and 9 feet long. Commonly called Umbrella Plant, the Schefflera arboricola is a beautiful tropical indoor plant with big palmate leaves that brings out the beauty of your lush green interiors.Mahonia × media ‘Lionel Fortescue’ AGM: (e) sharply toothed dark green leaflets and during winter bright yellow very fragrant flowers in upright racemes to 40cm (16in) long. Height to 5m (15ft). Spread to 4m (13ft). Look out for: the heart-shaped leaves which have white-cream hairs in the base of the vein on the underside. Skimmia × confusa 'Kew Green' (m) AGM: (e) large clusters of fragrant creamy-white flowers in dense conical panicles in spring. Height 1.2m (4ft). Spread 1.5m (5ft). Windmill palm features large, round-edged fronds that size up to 55 to 75 inches long expand outward from long petioles. It can grow up to 30-40 feet tall, but it takes time. 18. Rice Paper Tree davesgarden Large foliage makes a bold statement in the gardens. If you also want them in your yard, then here are the best Big Leaf Outdoor Plants!

Danae racemosa:slender green shoots and glossy stems, greenish-yellow flowers in early summer. Height and spread 90cm (3ft). There are several other fascinating features of large tropical calathea leaves. For example, many Calathea species have leaves with green patterned upper sides and purple undersides. Calathea plants are also called prayer plants because their leaves fold up a night like hands in a praying position.

While many families opt to create different crafts for kids during the fall, I like offering my kids simple craft projects to celebrate the autumn season. They prefer partial shade in rich, moist soil. Plant them somewhere where they are sheltered from the wind, and be sure to fertilize regularly. 4. Giant Rhubarb ( Gunnera tinctoria) The Elephant’s Ear produces some of the biggest leaves I have ever seen. My Colocasia esculenta in the winter garden is just gigantic Scientific Name: Colocasia esculenta Tropical plants with big leaves are leafy species growing outdoors in USDA zones 10 to 12 and do best in bright, indirect sunlight and relatively humid atmospheres like jungles or the tropics.

Leaves provide food for plants, and plants provide the food for all living organisms on Earth. Without plants, all other food chains would cease to exist. Fiddle leaf fig is a trendy houseplant that can enhance the beauty of any room. It features big, waxy, fiddle-shaped leaves and requires pruning into many different shapes. Aside from its popularity, the plant has this temperamental feature and is difficult to care for.

Leaves come in all different shapes and sizes. They all have the same basic setup. All leaves are used for photosynthesising in a plant, and that feeds the plant. You've got the midrib, and the veins, and the edge, and the leaf stem, which is called the petiole. If you have a pond in the garden or looking for an aquatic plant that stands out with its large leaves, then this is it! The beautiful flowers are an added bonus. 26. Giant Pothos