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General Pershing\'s Double Red Oleander
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

Salt tolerant, drought resistant, deer resistant, and adaptable to a variety of soil types although they do appreciate good drainage and seem to prefer a mineral soil over humus based soils.
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline, Alkaline
  • Grows To: 6-12'H x 8-12'W
  • Salt Tolerance: High
  • Native To / Origin: US Gardens
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
Louisiana
Merryville
HibisQs Multi-Tropic Red Tropical Hibiscus, Chinese Hibiscus
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

Avoid using a saucer or empty any excess water from it 30-40 minutes after watering. Bright red single flowers seem to cover up this vigorous and free flowering Hibiscus even as very young plants.
  • Native To / Origin: Danish Gardens - Poul Graf, Graf Breeding, Denmark
  • Salt Tolerance: Slight
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight, High
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Soil & Moisture: Moderately moist, well-drained, preferably mildly acidic, moderately fertile soils.
  • Grows To: 3-4'H x 2-3'W
Louisiana
Merryville
India Rubber Vine, Palay Rubber Vine, Purple Allamanda
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

One thing to note about the India Rubber Vine is that seedling grown plants typically do not flower until the base of the plant is between 1/2-3/4" in diameter as per the Australian invasive plant guide Weeds of National Significance - Rubber Vine .
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Indoor Light: High
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11
  • Grows To: 15'H
Louisiana
Merryville
Hawaiian Snowbush
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Really will brighten those shady spots. Rarely offered in the trade. This is the smaller version, showing more white as compared to Breynia disticha or Japanese Snowbush, which is larger and darker colored.
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade, Light shade
  • pH Range: Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 9,10
  • Salt Tolerance: Slight
  • Native To / Origin: Pacific Islands
Louisiana
Merryville
Lemon Yellow Rosemallow, Sun Hibiscus, Wildestokroos
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

May reach 9-12'H in frost free climates. 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 has begun to warm.
  • Native To / Origin: Tropical Africa, Temperate Asia
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight is preferred if overwintering indoors
  • Soil & Moisture: Well-drained, average moist soils. Somewhat drought resistant once well-established.
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic
Louisiana
Merryville
Pink Princess Philodendron
Prices start at : 19.99 USD

An easily grown indoor or tropical plant that is sure to make a statement. This is a slow growing vine-like philodendron which can be trained to a support or allowed to trail. The black to deep burgundy, glossy, heart-shaped tropical foliage is splashed...
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Grows To: 6'x6' Shrub, 12' Vine
  • Indoor Light: Medium Indirect Light
Louisiana
Merryville
Red Velvet Mussaenda, Ashanti Blood Plant, Red Flag Bush, Tropical Dogwood, Prophet\'s Tears, Virgin Tree
Prices start at : 14.99 USD

This is a member of the Rubiaceae or Gardenia/Madder/Coffee family and will enjoy conditions similar to Gardenia and Ixora. Cream to yellow colored star-like blooms stand boldly against the ruffled red velvet-like bracts.
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 11
  • Native To / Origin: Africa-Tropical
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
Louisiana
Merryville
Golden Plume
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

Golden Plume is very similar to most Justicias in form and habit. The wide dark green foliage makes a nice foil for the spikes of yellow flowers. 3-4" high fuzzy yellow spikes of tubular flowers are borne throughout the year on this easily grown tropical.
  • Grows To: 2-3'H x 2-3'W
  • Outdoor Light: Part shade, Light shade
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11
  • Native To / Origin: Brazil
Louisiana
Merryville
Green Ice Crossandra, Green Shrimp Plant
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

Sure to be a conversation piece! Unusual icy bluish-green tubular Crossandra-like flowers emerge from a cone-like spike nearly throughout the year on this rare and unusual tropical.
  • Native To / Origin: India, Malaya
  • Indoor Light: High
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Outdoor Light: AM sun, Light shade
Louisiana
Merryville
Goldfish Hibiscus
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

A somewhat compact, dense growing and free-flowering Hibiscus that lends itself to medium to medium-large containers and tropical gardens. Avoid using a saucer or empty any excess water from it 30-40 minutes after watering.
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, NeutralSometimes Bothered - Occasionally Severely
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Soil & Moisture: Moderately moist, well-drained, preferably mildly acidic, moderately fertile soils.
  • Grows To: 8'H x 5'W
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight, High
Louisiana
Merryville
Variegated Cup of Gold Vine
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

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.
  • Grows To: 20'H+
  • Outdoor Light: AM sun, Part shade, Light shade
  • Native To / Origin: S and Central America
  • Indoor Light: High
Louisiana
Merryville
Dainty White, White Swan Hibiscus
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

Dainty White Hibiscus is a non-stop bloomer that puts on a show practically throughout the year and barely even slows down only for the shortest and coolest days of winter. Thoroughly water to moisten the entire root-ball each time you water.
  • Native To / Origin: US - Florida, L.K. Thompson, ca. 1958
  • Deer Resistance: Sometimes Bothered - Occasionally Severely
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Soil & Moisture: Moderately moist, well-drained, preferably mildly acidic, moderately fertile soils.
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight, High
Louisiana
Merryville
Blue Sky Vine, Blue Trumpet Vine, Blue Sky Thunbergia
Prices start at : 10.99 USD

Well-established plants act like herbaceous perennials and if provided with an appropriate winter mulch can tolerate temperatures near 15 o F for short periods. The Blue Sky Vine makes an easy and rewarding container plant where not hardy.
  • Soil & Moisture: Well-draining, moderately fertile to rich, average moist soils. Do not keep overly wet or soggy.
  • Salt Tolerance: Low
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • Native To / Origin: N India
Louisiana
Merryville
Eoz Variegated Fireball Bromeliad, Miniature Neoregelia
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

Eoz can be grown in soil or on wood or cork and it is sure to multiply readily creating a colony of small colorful rosettes. The Eoz Variegated Fireball Bromeliad makes an easy and low maintenance hanging basket with a tropical look.
  • Indoor Light: High, Cool direct sunlight (early morning or late evening)
  • Soil & Moisture: Well-drained soils. Do not keep soggy wet.
  • Grows To: 6-8''H and spreads,trails
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11,12
Louisiana
Merryville
Miss Julie Angel Wing Begonia
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

The dark green glossy Angel-Wing shaped foliage of this Begonia add elegance and poise. It has a low compact and spreading habit making this a choice plant for hanging baskets and containers in shaded locations.
  • Soil & Moisture: Well-drained. Never keep soggy or overly wet.
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Native To / Origin: Garden hybrid
  • Indoor Light: High
Louisiana
Merryville
Royal Scepter Hidden Ginger
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

Densely packed pink bracts mature to become near true red edged with yellow throats ultimately producing an 8-12" high by 4" wide spike from which sunny yellow true flowers emerge daily.
  • Grows To: 30-40"H x 30-40"W
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight, High
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 8,9,10,11
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moist, well-drained, moderately fertile soils.
Louisiana
Merryville
Summer Skies Lily of the Nile, Agapanthus (Cold Hardy, Repeat Flowering)
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

An exceptionally cold hardy and repeat flowering selection, Summer Skies Lily of the Nile produces light sky blue, trumpet shaped, nectar rich flowers in large rounded clusters beginning in early spring and continuing until the first frost on established...
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 6,7,8,9,10,11,(5*)
  • Deer Resistance: Seldom Bothered
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildy Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
  • Salt Tolerance: Moderate
  • Native To / Origin: US Gardens - Beyond Green LLC, Canby, Oregon
Louisiana
Merryville
Fung Hoya, Waxflower, Porcelain Vine
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

This tiny trailing Hoya or Waxflower creates a dense mat of foliage that is perfect for spilling from larger containers where it can be used as a groundcover for larger tropicals, as a spiller for mixed containers, or as a dainty hanging basket specimen.
  • Soil & Moisture: Well-drained, average moist soils. Not soggy.
  • Grows To: Trailing or climbing to 24"+
  • Native To / Origin: Phillipines, Thailand
  • Outdoor Light: Light shade, Shade
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 11
Louisiana
Merryville
Malaysian Orchid, Malaysian Grapes
Prices start at : 24.99 USD

Full plant image courtesy of Agristarts, all rights reserved. The Malaysian Orchid is a naturally shrub-like epiphyte and typically grows to about 2-4'H x 2-3'W in cultivation. Indoors provide high light or cool sunlight.
  • Native To / Origin: Phillipines
  • Indoor Light: Cool direct sunlight, High
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 11
  • Grows To: 2-4'H x 2-3'W and larger in mild winter climates
  • Container Size: Quart / 30 fl.oz. / 887 ml
Louisiana
Merryville
Japanese Snow Bush
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

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 or Hawaiian Snowbush. The green and burgundy foliage is spotted with white, giving the plant the appearance...
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Native To / Origin: Pacific Islands
  • pH Range: Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
  • Grows To: 5-7'H x 3-5'W
  • Salt Tolerance: Slight
Louisiana
Merryville
Chinese Lantern Hibiscus, Madagascar Hibiscus
Prices start at : 14.99 USD

Avoid using a saucer or empty any excess water from it 30-40 minutes after watering. Deep clear red flowers hang like Chinese lanterns are produced in large clusters at the ends of weeping branches of this rare, unusual, and free flowering tropical Hibiscus.
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight, High
  • Soil & Moisture: Moderately moist, well-drained, preferably mildly acidic, moderately fertile soils.
  • Native To / Origin: Madagascar
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11
Louisiana
Merryville
Salmon El Capitolio Hibiscus
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

Avoid using a saucer or empty any excess water from it 30-40 minutes after watering. Large, pendant orange to apricot colored Hibiscus flowers are centered by a narrow stalk tipped with a pompom of frilly petals creating a 'poodled' effect.
  • Native To / Origin: Cuba is the origin of the original El Capitolio Hibiscus
  • Deer Resistance: Sometimes Bothered - Occasionally Severely
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Soil & Moisture: Moderately moist, well-drained, preferably mildly acidic, moderately fertile soils.
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight, High
Louisiana
Merryville
Blue Yonder Lily of the Nile, Agapanthus (Cold Hardy, Repeat Flowering)
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

An exceptionally cold hardy and repeat flowering selection, Blue Yonder Lily of the Nile produces deep cobalt blue, trumpet shaped, nectar rich flowers in large rounded clusters beginning in early spring and continuing until the first frost on established...
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 6,7,8,9,10,11,(5*)
  • Salt Tolerance: Moderate
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Deer Resistance: Seldom Bothered
  • Native To / Origin: US Gardens - Beyond Green LLC, Canby, Oregon
Louisiana
Merryville
Golden Brush Ginger, Voodoo Flame Ginger, Golden Ginger
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

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 the year with the main show in late summer/fall and winter/spring.
  • Indoor Light: Cool sunlight
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moist, well-drained, humus rich soils. Adding orchid bark is often suggested.
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 11 (>40F)
  • Native To / Origin: Borneo
Louisiana
Merryville
Pink Flair Orchid Cactus,  Epiphyllum Pink Flair
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

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. If pollinated the flowers can mature into deliciously edible fruit.
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10B,11,12
  • Salt Tolerance: Poor
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
  • Container Size: 2.25 inch T / 9.7 fl.oz. / 287 ml
Louisiana
Merryville
St. John Variegated Ganges Primrose, Chinese Violet, Creeping Foxglove
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Lavender trumpets with white throats may be produced throughout the growing season, or nearly year round in mild winter climates, in spike-like clusters and nicely complement the creamy white to soft buttery yellow and green variegated, rounded foliage.
  • Grows To: 8-12"H x 24-36"W
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Native To / Origin: India
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight, High
Louisiana
Merryville
Thousand Pinks Orchid Cactus, Epiphyllum, Epicactus
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

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. If pollinated the flowers can mature into deliciously edible fruit.
  • Grows To: 3'H x 5'W
  • Container Size: 2.25 inch T / 9.7 fl.oz. / 287 ml
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10B,11,12
Louisiana
Merryville