Big leaved tropical plants

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Dahlia
It's hard to beat these plants for non stop flowering and hot colours.   Easy to grow.  Almost limitless choice.
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Dicksonia antarctica
The original tree fern.  Grows slowly but steadily in high shade in a well drained moisture retentive soil, not concrete as is sometimes suggested.

Unfurling Dicksonia antarctica fronds
D is for Dicksonia antarctica

Dicksonia squarrosa
Tall and slender tree fern with a suckering habit.  I killed mine with overzealous watering in the crown which was a shame.
Dionaea muscipula
The Venus fly trap plant.  Easy to grow plant for the container garden.
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Dracaena draco
Easily grown from seed.  A non aggressivespiky plant for the container garden.

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