Tropical Plant Evergreen Plant For Sale In Thornton

The cooler and shorter days of fall seem to intensify further the foliage coloration of these naturally evergreen tropical shrubs. The Copper Plant's beautifully colored foliage lends itself to tropical landscapes while it's heat and sun tolerance make...

Provide the Red Velvet Mussaenda or Ashanti Blood with an a moderately rich, acidic to neutral, moist but sharp draining, preferably sandy potting soil. It can be grown as a scrambling climber but is more commonly pruned to maintain a shrub form.

Epiphyllums are great for hanging baskets. 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.

It can be divided and shared with friends but when replanted make sure to plant the rhizomes themselves on top of the soil and use a sharply draining medium. It doesn't care for temperatures much below 40 o F but otherwise is an easy to enjoy tropical...

Doctorbush is an excellent nectar source for larger butterflies and is a caterpillar host to the Cassius Blue butterfly. Doctorbush is shade tolerant and prefers moderate amounts of moisture in a well-drained soil for the best flowering although it is...

They can also be used as formal or informal shrubs for hedging and screens, as tree forms, or even trained into large espalier. Thoroughly water to moisten the entire root-ball each time you water.

* Grows slowly and in proper growing conditions has a long life. * A distinctive conifer , a member of the ancient and now disjointly distributed family Araucariaceae. * In the wild, it may grow to as much as 200' tall.

* Cycas revoluta ( sago cycad ), is an attractive plant native to southern Japan . * The leaves are used in the treatment of cancer and hepatoma. Though often known by the common name of king sago palm , or just sago palm , it is not a palm at all, but...

* Pinus tecunumanii (syn. Tecunumanii is generally greater than P. Tecunumanii had tracheid cells with much larger cross sectional diameters than either P. * The specific epithet honors Tecun Uman, a Mayan chief who defended his homeland against the Spanish...

A vigorous tropical vine great for hanging baskets, color bowls, or on a trellis. For the best Bougainvillea flower production it is typically recommended to allow the soil to become moderately dry between waterings and to use a low nitrogen and high...

Beautiful variegated foliage with lots of white leaf coloration. Rarely offered in the trade. Compact grower. Really will brighten those shady spots. Can be grown in sun or shade. This is the smaller version, showing more white as compared to Breynia...

The larger growing varieties are easily trained into tree standards or can be grown as large shrubs or shaped into hedges. Never keep the soil soggy. Allow the soil to become slightly dry between waterings approximately to a depth of between 1/2" deep...

* Cycas revoluta ( sago cycad ), is an attractive plant native to southern Japan . * The leaves are used in the treatment of cancer and hepatoma. Though often known by the common name of king sago palm , or just sago palm , it is not a palm at all, but...

They are commonly successfully used as landscape shrubs in the warmer parts of zone 9 and throughout much of zone 10. Tropical Hibiscus are sun and heat loving, medium to large, tropical shrubs with excellent flower power and even some salt tolerance...

Avoid using a saucer or empty any excess water from it 30-40 minutes after watering. Never keep the soil soggy. 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...

Musical Notes Clerodendrum is slow to leaf out in spring and seems to wait until summer to do so at which point it immediately sets to making new foliage and flower buds. Blooms come in waves almost continuously throughout the warmer months.

To use the spikes of flowers in arrangements be sure to remove them without including any portion of the woody vine or they will quickly wilt. Queen's Wreath can also be trained into a tree form if given a supporting post.

The large flowers attract bees and other pollinators. The Blue Sky Vine makes an easy and rewarding container plant where not hardy. Remember the Blue Sky Vine flowers on new growth so ample nutrients and sunlight are necessary for the best flowering.

The Lily of the Nile is a long living clump forming perennial best suited to well-drained soils with average moisture and fertility. The foliage of Agapanthus may freeze back in the northern portions of their range.

* Thin 8" needles; 4" cones; native to Mexico. * It occurs within a rainfalls regime mostly in summer. * Smooth-bark Mexican Pine ( Pinus pseudostrobus ), ( Chamite and Pacingo ) distinctive names in Spanish, tree endemic to Mexico , 8 to 25 m tall, dense...

* Grows slowly and in proper growing conditions has a long life. * A distinctive conifer , a member of the ancient and now disjointly distributed family Araucariaceae. * In the wild, it may grow to as much as 200' tall.

* A curious plant, with a flower stalk rising to several feet, at the top is a sheath from which up to six conspicuous orange or yellow flowers, each with a dark blue "tongue," emerge; very striking; grown outdoors in zone 10, in greenhouses in colder...

The tallest tree in the Register is currently a 42.5 m specimen (measured 2009) at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, Australia. Peels easily; the Australian plywood industry was founded largely on hoop pine.

Mix in peat moss and Ferrous Sulfate to increase the soil acidity. Plant in sun or partial shade. Evergreen, deer resistant, good for cutting. Planting instructions with order. However, you need a male plant for pollination.

* The leaves have also been found to contain compounds that are helpful in treating ulcers. In Australia, if the seeds are first treated to discourage use, then there are no restrictions on trade.

As container plants, Tropical Hibiscus will benefit from an annual re-potting or up-potting along with appropriate root and top pruning. Useful as a medium to large, free flowering informal tropical shrub, as a medium-sized hedge, or for medium to medium-large...

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.