Bougainvillea blooms in colors like red, pink, orange, and purple — although its blooms aren’t typical flowers.
The colorful parts of a bougainvillea are actually paper-like, modified leaves called bracts. Bougainvillea flowers are the small, trumpet-shaped blooms of white and yellow inside the bracts.
Available in multiple colors. Prefers dry soil. Bougainvillea are prone to fungus if overwatered.
Keep the soil evenly moist and do fill the ‘cup’ in the middle of the plant with water, too. The plant will bloom once in its life, and then produce pups to propagate.
Commonly referred to as Urn Plant or Silver Vase Plant, Primera is an attractive Bromeliad featuring grey-green, arching strap-like leaves with silver striations. Give bright indirect light to see the best variegation.
Canna lilies are perfect for planting beside a waterscape, stream or pond, growing lush tropical foliage that literally stands leaps and bounds above the rest! Plant these tropical beauties in masses to create a “wow factor.” Atlantic Beauty has bright red flowers over bronze/purple foliage.
4-6′ of tropical fun! Plant in a drift for a stunning living screen. Keep evenly moist.
Cleopatra has yellow blooms and green foliage, with random marks of red in both the bloom and foliage. No two plants are alike!
Attracts hummingbirds with its brilliant red blooms and rich, green foliage. A dwarf Canna, at 3-4′.
Great plants for use as the thriller in large combinations, they also do very well grown alone in containers. They lend a tropical feel to gardens.
Add flare to your garden with Red Velvet’s fiery red flowers and bronze purple foliage.
Golden blooms splashed with red speckles on 3-4′ stems.
A fierce and fun addition to your indoor garden. Carnivorous plants get some nutritional needs met by devouring insect prey, but they do photosynthesize as well.
Keep wet. Use mineral-free water, such as distilled or rain water.
Croton’s leaves are speckled or striated with fiery colors. Keep moderately moist; likes humidity. Can drop leaves when stressed, moved or overwatered.
Both Dipladenia and Mandevilla are beloved for their brilliant, showy trumpet shaped flowers in shades of red, coral, pink, yellow and white. These tropical plants flower profusely in summer to late fall, and attract hummingbirds and bees. Expect Dipladenia to stay more compact than Mandevilla, and have the tendency to cascade rather than climb.
The Banana plant! Ensete plant care instructions are simple: lots of sun, lots of water, lots of fertilizer and plenty of warmth! You’ll be rewarded with big, beautiful tropical leaves.
Topiary Eugenia will do best in bright sun. Keep evenly moist. Prune to manage the shape at any time.
Gardenia jasminoides ‘Veitchii’
Highly prized for a profusion of sweetly fragrant, white blooms that serve as excellent cut flowers. A beautiful specimen with upright branches that are covered with glossy evergreen foliage. A terrific container plant, perfect for entryway plantings or in patio tubs, where the fragrance can be enjoyed.
Strelitzia nicolai
A stunning, highly prized tropical plant with bold clumps of lush, long stalks held in a fountain-like formation supporting huge, blue-green leaves. As plant matures, extremely large bird-like flowers emerge, with white heads and blue tongues.
Tropical hibiscus plants produce flowers constantly, but each blossom only lasts one day. Keep it evenly moist and in bright light to keep those flowers coming! Available in tree or bush. Colors include red, yellow and pink.
A beautiful vine prized for its very fragrant, star-shaped, white flowers, and blanket of thick, dark green foliage. Place near a patio, terrace or entry where the fragrance can be enjoyed. A superb summer container plant for our region.
Lantana produces clusters of sweet-smelling flowers in shades of pink, orange, red, yellow, cream and multicolor. Lantana’s flowers attract pollinators like butterflies, bees and hummingbirds. Keep evenly moist.
Deep purple-violet flower spikes topped by showy purple petal-like bracts hover above the aromatic grey-green foliage. Lavender is deer and rabbit resistant, and stands up to summer heat and drought. A wonderful container specimen for an entryway, border or rock garden. Move it inside for the winter!
Mandevilla, also known as rock trumpet, is a tropical vine that produces large showy blooms from late spring to fall. Available in tree or trellis form. Colors include white, pink, red and Stars & Stripes.
Passionflower Vine produces unsually showy flowers with a distinctive corona. A favorite of pollinators!
The pineapple plant loves bright sunshine, and will thrive in a warm room. Crowned with the cutest mini pineapple, this plant adds tropical flair to any space. Water when top 1″ of soil is dry.
Rosemary has aromatic, needle-like evergreen foliage, which has been trained into this standard form. Profuse, clear blue flowers add a charming effect to this statement piece.