Origin: Eastern Asia, Vietnam, China, Japan. Evergreen climbing or trailing plant which clings to even the smoothest walls. Leaves are at first tiny, from ovate to elliptical and i...

Origin: Japan, China, Malaysia, Australia. Evergreen large shrub or tree, with dark green ovate leaves. 6-12 cm. The small, round fruits are black when ripe.

Like the above, but the mid vein of the leaves and stipules are pink, the centre is green, with margins creamy-white all round.

Origin: South East Asia. Outside its natural habitat, often cultivated under cover, where it keeps shrub-like habit and its size. Commonly used as a house plant. In its own or simi...

Like Ficus beniamina, but with leaves brightly variegated in creamy-white.

Origin: India, Malaysia. Evergreen tree or large shrub with slender arcuate or drooping branches. Long narrow oval leaves are dark green on top, paler on underside. Produces lovely...

Origin: Indonesia. Australia. Large, evergreen shrub or tree, very decorative because of the large leaves, up to 15cm long, glossy dark green. Adult plants produce round green frui...

Beautiful variegated leaves, creamy-yellow and orange. Bracts are red on opening, turning deep pink. Abundant fruits.

Lots of red bracts. Deep green leaves.

Origin: Western North America. Large deciduous shrub or small tree with upright habit, well branched. Oval leaves, 8-15cm, pale green and a marvellous crimson-mauve in autumn. Smal...

Very large bracts with delicate green tints.

Fully elliptical bracts which are first creamywhite, then take on pinky-red tints and spots.

Dark pink bracts.

White bracts. Leaves have lovely autumn colour.

Delicate pink bracts.