Plastic Tropical Plants

Really will brighten those shady spots. Rarely offered in the trade. Can be grown in sun or shade. This is the smaller version, showing more white as compared to Breynia disticha or Japanese Snowbush, which is larger and darker colored.

Use caution and wear the proper clothing when doing such chores. In zones 8 and 9 where the Lemon-Yellow Hibiscus may be grown as a perennial it should be established in the garden in spring once all danger of frost has past and the ground temperature...

The black to deep burgundy, glossy, heart-shaped tropical foliage is splashed and flecked with white and pink. This is a slow growing vine-like philodendron which can be trained to a support or allowed to trail.

The Red Velvet Mussaenda's fame has given it many names that include the following: Ashanti Blood Plant, Red Flag Bush, Tropical Dogwood, Prophet's Tears, Virgin Tree. Cream to yellow colored star-like blooms stand boldly against the ruffled red velvet-like...

3-4" high fuzzy yellow spikes of tubular flowers are borne throughout the year on this easily grown tropical. The wide dark green foliage makes a nice foil for the spikes of yellow flowers.

Unusual icy bluish-green tubular Crossandra-like flowers emerge from a cone-like spike nearly throughout the year on this rare and unusual tropical. Sure to be a conversation piece!

Tropical Hibiscus make for showy, free-flowering container plants where not hardy. As container plants, Tropical Hibiscus will benefit from an annual re-potting or up-potting along with appropriate root and top pruning.

8" long golden trumpets with purple veins are borne in late winter and early spring on this scrambling tropical climber with cream and green variegated foliage.

Remember that these are truly tropical plants and will likely suffer at least some damage from even brief freezes. Tropical Hibiscus flower on new growth and so need to have ample nutrients, regular moisture, as well as moderate amounts of sunlight available...

The Blue Sky Vine makes an easy and rewarding container plant where not hardy. 3" purplish-blue trumpet-like blooms with a white to light yellow throat are born in spring and summer.

The more intense light it receives the deeper the colors become. The wide foliage of this easy to grow Bromeliad is edged in broad streaks of creamy white to rich pink. Eoz can be grown in soil or on wood or cork and it is sure to multiply readily creating...

Miss Julie Begonia is a small growing and compact cane-type or Angel Wing begonia that produces a near continuous display of bright pink flowers in large, dense rounded clusters. It has a low compact and spreading habit making this a choice plant for...

For an excellent article on growing gingers as container plants from LSU Agcenter produced by Maria del Pilar Paz and Jeff Keuhny click here . These root hardy perennials will die completely to the ground in winter and return in late spring where hardy.

Images courtesy of AG3, Inc. *Summer Skies Agapanthus is considered hardy into zone 5 with proper siting, such as the south side of a building or other structure, and a mulch. Deer resistant and moderately salt tolerant.

The dainty, round and pointed, heavily variegated olive green to coppery green foliage is randomly splashed with silver and white. This tiny trailing Hoya or Waxflower creates a dense mat of foliage that is perfect for spilling from larger containers...

Consider repotting every 2-3 years or when growth and health seem reduced. Like many other plants with large foliage this is naturally an understory plant and it will prefer filtered sunlight with little direct sun especially during the hottest portion...

The green and burgundy foliage is spotted with white, giving the plant the appearance of having been snowed upon. An easy to grow tropical adaptable to sun or light shade.This is the taller, more spreading, and darker version, as compared to Breynia nivosa...

Their pollen and nectar rich flowers attract a host of pollinators including bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Note:If an otherwise seemingly healthy Hibiscus isn't flowering, is dropping yellow immature buds and lower yellow leaves it may be getting...

Tropical Hibiscus are sun and heat loving, medium to large, tropical shrubs with excellent flower power and even some salt tolerance making them popular choices for warm inland as well as coastal climates.

Images courtesy of AG3, Inc. *Blue Yonder Agapanthus is considered hardy into zone 5 with proper siting, such as the south side of a building or other structure, and a mulch. Deer resistant and moderately salt tolerant.

Its dense and compact, evergreen habit and floriferous nature make it a perfect choice for containers. The Burbidgea readily multiplies and will develop into a mass of foliage and stems that should be topped by clusters of showy flowers periodically throughout...

Epiphyllums are one of the few true jungle Cacti where they are often found growing with the orchids and bromeliads far removed from the forest floor. Hybrid Orchid Cactus typically open at night but often last well through the next day.

Unfortunately they only list Asystasia gangetica and not the subspecies in the category II invasive species list of the Florida Exotic Plant Pest Council. Consider providing a protected area and breathable protective mulch in the northern portions of...

Epiphyllums are one of the few true jungle Cacti where they are often found growing with the orchids and bromeliads far removed from the forest floor. Hybrid Orchid Cactus typically open at night but often last well through the next day.

Foliage color is often most intense where they get at least 6 hours of direct sun per day. The large curly, serrated foliage of Tikitm Peach Whirl is bronze, pink, and yellow with hints of orange.

The sunlight and high temperatures are required to for the expression of the red pigments. For more on how to successfully grow Tropical Hibiscus in portions of zones 9 and 10 see the following publication from Texas A&M's AgriLife Extension service titled...

Deep burgundy foliage is borne on an upright to spreading shrub. A heat and sun loving tropical which is great as a pool-side container plant or in mixed plantings for the dark foliage contrast.