Exotic Garden In Borsbeek, Belgium 2007 - Summer

Private garden of Johan raps in Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium. Another Exotic Garden In Belgium - Heist-op-den-Berg

Description: This magnificent plant can reach 2 m height (over 6 ft.) with orange flowers of about 30 cm (12 inch). It's a member of the zingiberales family, related to ginger. It's one of the...

Description: Thanks to its spectacular scentend blue-mauve inflorescence, big leaves of 20 to 30 cm (8 to 12 inch) and rapid growth, this tree is of exceptional ornamental value in the garden. It...

Description: This variety is often told to be native to the island of Sakhalin (Russia) and thus, this supposedly being the most northern habitat, Musa basjoo 'Sakhalin' would be the most frost...

Description: From the araceae family, this lily is native to South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland and not from Ethiopia as its name would suggest. It has become naturalised in Australia. In its...

Description: Native to the humid forests of south-eastern USA, this palm is amongst the most frost resistant with a tolerance to -20°C (-4°F) and below. It's shrubby growth does not exceed 2 to 3...

Description: This shrub has large 20 to 50 cm ( 8 to 20 in.) glossy dark green leaves with 7 to 9 broad lobes. The leaves are persistent. The bush can grow 4 to 6 m (13 to 20 ft.) high. It will...

Description: This is the most hardy among the feather palms: -15°C (5°F) if the soil is dry. The leaves are quite long: up to 3 m (10 ft). Original from the low altitude savannah in Brasil and...

Description: The mango tree bears a fruit called mango. Originally from southern Asia, it is currently grown all over the world in tropic regions. It is one of the oldest cultivated fruit trees...