Hi Paul

I like broms with orchids as well. See pic below of Platycerium and a mixed bag.

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Broms go really well with the just-as-colourful crotons and of course palms!!!

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I'm with Dennis for crotons and palms.

I think yukkas, grasses like liriope and iris also go well along with ginger's and heliconias but the crown would have to go to a clump of clumping bamboo "BudhaÂs Belly" unfortunately not mine  the photo comes from a BSQ open day at Nigel Thompson and Cheryl BasicÂs place.

Here is a link that might be useful: Budha's Belly

Paul,

I'm tidying up a few gardens, I think my broms generally look better thinned a little and planted with other plants.

I think Cliveas would look good and do well in your climate.

Rick

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Hi,

I usually grow my broms with plumerias, costus, heliconias, begonias and caladiums. Managed to find some pics from my laptop now, these were taken recently.

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An Aechmea Blanchetiana beside plumeria Lurline.
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I like to plant green things with broms, like birds nest ferns and green ground cover.
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I also like them with palms, agaves, heliconias and colourful foliage plants
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They go well with tree ferns and ferns in general
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Broms go well with other broms
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Love that Buddha's Belly combo, drool, drool, drool!!!!

Hi everyone,

I love all the different garden ideas, what a mix and match of different colours and plants.

Brom adorer is the plant of Bil. Nutans actually growing on the tree fern, or is it in a pot and attached to the tree fern pot and all?

Cecelia you have a beautiful garden and a pleasure to look at, congratulations!

Also congratulations to Paul for starting such an interesting topic.

Thanks everyone for sharing, all the best, Nev.

Hi again, I'm finally managing to catch up after a few days away. Lots of great pics and ideas from everyone! Plenty of food for thought. Cheers, Paul

Hi all
Nev, the Billy nutans is in a cocnut fibre basket liner that I tied to the trunk with a stocking. The tree fern has two heads, and the Billy is tucked between the two. I hope that it will eventually grow onto it, preferably before the stocking rots! he he
I agree celia, your lovely tropical garden is so lush, colourful and vibrant! You have some quite drool-worthy plants there. mmmmmmm
BA

Hi,

Thanks! Glad that know that someone out there thinks that my garden is nice. I the only one who is crazy about gardening at home.

Cecilia

Hi Cecilia, I agree with BA - lovely garden scenes and terrific colours and combinations. To be able to grow Crypts like that is just fantastic, and that large Neo in your 4th last pic, 3 plants back from the de Rolf - the one with the dark leaves and intense red centre and splashes - is that Magali? I wish I could get colour like that in mine.

And Dennis and Rick and BA - great pics and plants as well. Thanks a lot for showing them. I have a lot of work (and fun) ahead of me to make use of some of the ideas you've given me. Cheers, Paul

Hi Paul,

Yes, that's Magali! This is the only red red neo in my garden.

Crypts are quite easy to grow in our climate.

Cecilia