Unique flowers for your garden

We all want our gardens to look unique, and for those of us who enjoy spending time in the garden we’re more than happy to work hard in making it so. A splash of colour helps towards that truly unique garden, but how can you make your garden stand out from the rest? We think there’s some beautiful flowers out there that are really unique, and we’ve chosen five of our favourites that you can try planting in your garden for a truly unique display.

Korchia balls

These may have a slightly alien appearance, just giant globes of grass, but they are so much more than that. You can sow inside, use some peat pots and it’ll take around a fortnight for them to germinate in the light. They look spectacular once they’re fully grown and will add a different dimension to your garden with all that luminosity of green.

California firecracker

This is a beautiful scarlet flower, long, and with a gentle green frill at its tips. Its name was once Brodiaea coccinea and lives happily in boxes and rockeries, or anywhere really that comes with good drainage and a lot of sun. As the name suggests it’s a native of northern California in the US, however it survives quite happily in British gardens due to its toughness’ so don’t let its tropical appearance put you off, just make sure it’s kept well drained.

Devil’s tongue

The Devil’s Tongue, also known as the voodoo lily, is a gorgeous pink flower that looks much like a lily but with a large tongue protruding from its centre, hence its name. You can grow in a spot where it won’t get too much sun, in the shade and make sure you have some rich soil for it to live in and keep frost well away from it.

Hoya

The hoya is what’s known as an epiphytic plant which out in the wild would grow from a tree or in the crevice of a bark. In your garden it’ll grow happily in soil, but a good mix and you’ll need to mist it on a regular basis. They like a nice sheltered spot, similar to the Devil’s Tongue but it’s shaded area must never go below 40F.

Juanulloa

Think tubes of lush shades of orange grown from thick stems, and that’s the Juanulloa. It’s another tropical flower that can easily bloom all year long if you live in a frost-free country. In which case it may not flower all year if you live in Britain! But there’s no reason why you can’t have some delicious flowering buds at certain times of the year and during milder winters. It grows either as a shrub or on a small vine.

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We hope you’ve enjoyed our post today on finding unique flowers for your garden. If you’re looking for unusual flowers that will be the talking point for all your visitors, then why not get in touch with us here at Brian’s garden & Fencing Services who can advise you on what we think is best for your garden.