Tropicals
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Exposure | Flower Color | Plant Zone | Height | Plant Description |
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| Alocasia 'Calidora' | Calidora Elephant Ear | Pt Sun/Shade | Annual | 5-7' | NEW for 2012 - This variety of Alocasia produces large green leaves that will instantly give your garden a tropical feel. Great for use in shady border areas and woodland gardens. | |
| Alocasia 'Frydek' | Green Velvet Elephant Ear | Pt shade/shade | Striking White Vein | Tropical | 18" | This is a beautiful tropical plant, narrow-sagittate, hard leaf satiny emerald-green with white midrib; pale stalks with bizarre purplish banding |
| Caladium Assorted | Caladium | Pt Shade/Shade | Multi-colored Variegated | Tropical | 12" | Several species are grown as ornamental plants for their large, arrowhead-shaped leaves marked in varying patterns in white, pink, and red (somewhat resembling the unrelated coleus. |
| Chamaedorea Cataractarum (Cat Palm) | Cat Palm | PtShade/Shade | Tropical | 2-3' | Evergreen palm from South America, cane-like stems with feathery leaves. Makes a great houseplant. KEEP moist! | |
| Chlorophytum comosum | Spider Plant | Sun/Shade | White flowers | Annual | 12-15'' | One of the most common and well-known of all houseplants. It is especially popular with beginners, being easy to grow and propagate, tolerant of neglect, and able to thrive in nearly any type of condition. |
| Citrus limon 'Variegata' | Variegated Lemon | Sun | White flowers | 9 | 8-10' | TENDER! An outstanding plant for a patio container and conservatory, this plant features strikingly beautiful creamy-margined foliage and deliciously fragrant blooms. Grows rapidly, has some thorns, and fruits are edible. |
| Colocasia 'Black Coral' | Black Coral Taro | Pt Shade/Sh | Black leaves | 11-Jul | 48" | NEW for 2012 - The large leaves of this new Elephant ear are glossy black and streaked with blue veins. |
| Colocasia esculenta 'Bikini-Tini' | Bikini-Tini Elephant Ear | Sun-Shade | Tropical | 5-7' | NEW for 2012 - The up-facing bluish-gray leaves form cups that show off the dark purple petioles and veins. Stands above the others, literally growing 5' to 7' tall. Watch the cups of Bikini-tini fill with water, and then tip to pour it out! | |
| Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic' | Black Magic Elephant Ears | Sun/Pt Shade | Purplish-black leaves | Annual | 48-60'' | TENDER - Huge, glossy dark purple to black leaves with dark purple petioles (stems). Makes a statement poolside, in a container or the border. Needs plenty of moisture, especially if in full sun. |
| Colocasia 'Midori's Sour' | Midori's Sour Elephant Ear | Sun-Shade | Tropical | 5' | NEW for 2012 - A new Colocasia with lime green and dark green blotches through out the foliage. Growing 3 to 5 feet tall. The foliage can contrast against itself of up against dark foliage plants. | |
| Croton 'Petra' | Petra Croton | Sun/Pt Shade | Colored foliage | Tropical | One of the most popular crotons, easy to grow as an indoor houseplant or outdoors in summer. Allow the soil to dry between waterings. | |
| Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii' | Red Abyssinian Banana Tree | Dark red edged foliage | 9 | 8 - 18' | Huge ornamental banana with leaves up to 10' long. This fantastically colorful plant w/red leaf surfaces and axils looks like it has been hand painted. In northern climates rarely exceeds 8' in height. A gorgeous addition to large tropical containers. | |
| Fern - Adiantum pedatum 'Fragrans' | Maidenhair Fern | Pt Shade/Shade | Green fronds | Annual | 12-18'' | A popular tropical maidenhair. The soil must be kept moist at all times. Fertilize every 3-4 weeks with a balanced fertilizer. Bright light will cause yellowing on the fronds. |
| Fern - Australian Tree | Australian Tree Fern | Pt Shade/Shade | Green fronds | Tropical | 8-10' | A large, showy fern which can make a wonderful addition the garden, whether placed in the ground or grown in a container. This tropical fern can be overwintered indoors, but the fronds are poisonous, so caution should be taken if around pets or children. |
| Fern - Cyrtomium falcatum | Holly Fern | Pt Shade/Shade | Glossy green fronds | Tropical | A coarse-textured handsome fern with glossy dark green foliage. Can be grown indoors and withstand dry indoor air well. | |
| Fern - Davallia | Rabbit's Foot Fern | Pt Shade/Shade | Tropical | Rabbit's Foot Fern are grown for their feathery green foliage and their interesting fuzzy grayish rhizomes (above-ground roots). Rabbit's Foot Fern are grown for their feathery green foliage and their interesting fuzzy grey rhizomes. |
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| Fern - Didymochlaena truncatula | Mahogany Fern | Pt Shade/Shade | Tropical | This beautiful fern gets its name from the stunning mahogany color shown in the fronds of new growth, which will eventually age to dark green. | ||
| Fern - Nephro. exaltata 'Fluffy Ruffles' | Fluffy Ruffles Fern | Pt Shade/Shade | Annual | 8-12'' | Smaller and fuller than the Boston cultivar, its shorter 12-inch fronds extend outward and curl upward with overlapping ruffled leaflets, creating the fluffy appearance for which it's named. | |
| Fern - Nephrolepis cordifolia 'Duffii' | Lemon Button Fern | Pt Shade/Shade | Annual | 12'' | This great little fern does well in a wide range of conditions but best of all is that it is compact in size and is one of the few ferns that fairs well with neglect and does extremely well in moist habitats. | |
| Fern - Nephrolepis ex. 'Kimberly Queen' | Kimberly Queen Fern | Pt Shade | n/a | Annual | 36'' | One of the easier ferns to grow and popular for use on covered patios or decks in summer. Grow in bright filtered light both indoors and out and keep soil moist but not soggy. |
| Fern - Nephrolepis exaltata 'Rita's Gold | Rita's Gold Boston Fern | Pt Shade/Shade | n/a | Annual | 2' | A beautiful sport of Boston Fern with yellow-green foliage. Grow solo or add to mixed containers for foliage and color. |
| Fern - Pteris cretica albo tiniata | Variegated Cretan Brake | Pt Shade/Shade | Tropical | A pretty tropical fern to add to mixed shade containers or grow as annual in a shady garden spot. Adds a touch of light with it's variegated foliage. | ||
| Fern - Staghorn | Staghorn Fern | Pt Shade/Shade | n/a | Tropical | A tropical fern that in nature grows on a tree, sending its roots into the bark. Create a root ball around the roots using sphagnum moss and coarse peat moss. Hang in a location with bright, indirect light. Dip the root ball in a bucket to water. | |
| Gardenia Jasminoides "Aimee Yashioka' | Aimee Yashioka Gardenia | Part Shade | Creamy white | Tropical | Braid | This double flowered gardenia is said to be the finest and largest flowered of all. Powerfully fragrant flowers of excellent form, h |
| Gunnera manicata | Giant Rhubarb | Sun | Annual | 3-5' | Also known as Dinosaur Food, this native of Colombia and Brazil sports huge ornamental leaves that need a lot of space, which are fitted for big gardens with damp areas or ponds. | |
| Hypoestes Assorted | Assorted polka dot plant | Pt Shade/Shade | Tropical | trailing | TENDER - A novelty houseplant, this also makes a great filler for mixed baskets and containers | |
| Mandevilla (Yellow) | Yellow Mandevilla | Sun/Pt Shade | Yellow flowers | Tropical | Vine | A vigorous vining mandevilla with luxurious dark green foliage that provides a nice foil to butter yellow flowers. |
| Mandevilla 'Alice Du Pont' | Pink Mandevilla | Sun/Pt Shade | Pink flowers | Tropical | Vine | A woody, twining tropical vine. It grows to a height of 20 feet but is much shorter when grown in a container. Pinch off tips of new stems to induce dense growth. |
| Mandevilla 'Red Riding Hood' | Red Riding Hood Mandevilla | Sun/Pt Shade | Cherry Pink | Tropical | Vine | Hundreds of 1 inch tubular, cherry pink blooms over green leaves. Great vining plant for deck or patio. |
| Mandevilla Sun Parasol 'Crimson' | Crimson Sun Parasol Mandevilla | Sun/Pt Shade | Red flowers | Tropical | Vine | A vigorous vining mandevilla with luxurious dark green foliage that provides a nice foil to the incredibly large (4 to 6 inch wide) warm red flowers with orange throats. |
| Mandevilla Sun Parasol 'Pretty Pink' | Pretty Pink Sun Parasol Mandevilla | Pink flowers | The Pretty group of the Sun Parasols offers superior branching, vigorous growth and can be grown in smaller pots without support. They are ideal for the balcony or patio. | |||
| Mandevilla Sun Parasol 'Stars & Stripes' | Stars & Stripes Sun Parasol Mandevilla | Red/white flowers | The name Stars & Stripes (synonymous with the American flag) derives from the red star-shaped petals, streaked with white stripes. | |||
| Mandevilla Sun Parasol 'White' | White Sun Parasol Mandevilla | Sun/Pt Shade | White flowers | Tropical | Vine | A vigorous vining mandevilla with luxurious dark green foliage that provides a nice foil and 4 to 6 inch wide white flowers with deep yellow throats. |
| Musa 'Siam Ruby' | Siam Ruby Banana | Sun/Pt Shade | Annual | 2'-10' | EXCITING may be the best way to describe this banana. Its sensational red color through out the leaf is dazzling. At maturity it will reach 10' and it should be grown in very bright light with high humidity and constant warmth. | |
| Oleander (Nerium) asstd | Oleander | Sun | Assorted | 8 | 3'+ | A very easy to grow patio plant. Lots of fragrant flowers from May til frost. Extremely drought tolerant with added bonus of being deer proof. |
| Ravenna Rivularis (Majesty Palm) | Majesty Palm | Sun/PT Shade | Tropical | 4' & up | A LARGE upright palm, easily overwintered indoors. Great around a pool. Keep moist and enjoy the show! | |
| Thymophylla tenuiloba | Dahlberg Daisy | Sun | Yellow | 11-Sep | 12" trailing | NEW for 2012 - Dahlberg daisy is a bushy, much-branched little annual with deeply divided, threadlike leaves and a profusion of small yellow daisy flowers |
| Tropical Hibiscus - asst colors | Tropical Hibiscus | Sun/Pt Shade | Annual | These tropical beauties are fun to grow as an annual in northern climates. The dramatic large flowers show for a day or two and are attractive to hummingbirds. Hibiscus have active periods of bloom, and then rest. | ||
| Tropical Hibiscus rosa-rin. (Asst Clrs) | Tropical Hibiscus Tree | Sun/Pt Shade | Tropical | These tropical beauties are fun to grow as an annual in northern climates. The dramatic large flowers show for a day or two and are attractive to hummingbirds. Hibiscus have active periods of bloom, and then rest. | ||
| Tropical Hibiscus rosa-rin. (Asst Clrs) | Tropical Hibiscus Braid | Sun/Pt Shade | Tropical | These tropical beauties are fun to grow as an annual in northern climates. The dramatic large flowers show for a day or two and are attractive to hummingbirds. Hibiscus have active periods of bloom, and then rest. | ||
| Tropical Hibiscus Tradewinds Assortment | Tradewinds Tropical Hibiscus | Sun/Pt Shade | Tropical | TradeWinds Hibiscus brings paradise to your home year-round. Ideal for patios and window boxes, they thrive in sunny locations and take the heat well. Tropical Hibiscus are not winter hardy, but can be moved indoors to overwinter. |