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Hardy Jungle Bed

A jungle that survives winter: hardy banana at the back, dinner-plate hibiscus, leopard plant and rodgersia for big leaves, hostas and painted fern to layer under them, and wild ginger on the ground. Lush, layered and tough.

  • 12 × 9 ft
  • 21 plants
  • Shade
  • Zones 5a–7b
  • In flower

What's in it

  • Hardy Banana
  • Hardy Hibiscus
  • Leopard Plant
  • Rodger's Flower
  • Hosta Sieboldiana
  • Hosta 'Clifford's Forest Fire'
  • Japanese Painted Fern
  • Wild Ginger
Hardy Jungle Bed, a 3D preview of the planted bed