Outdoor Tropical Plants

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

The flowers and foliage of Hibiscus calyphyllus are sometimes cooked and eaten by native tribes in Tropical Africa where this is an escaped invasive species as well as its native Temperate Asia.

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.

Cream to yellow colored star-like blooms stand boldly against the ruffled red velvet-like bracts. The combination of bracts and flowers can easily reach 7 inches across. It will grow well in full or partial sun but it has the best foliage color in southern...

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.

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.

They are commonly successfully used as landscape shrubs in the warmer parts of zone 9 and throughout much of zone 10.Remember that these are truly tropical plants and will likely suffer at least some damage from even brief freezes.

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.

Elegant, pure white, 3" wide hibiscus flowers seemingly glow against the foil of exceptionally dark green tropical foliage. Thoroughly water to moisten the entire root-ball each time you water.

Remember the Blue Sky Vine flowers on new growth so ample nutrients and sunlight are necessary for the best flowering. The large flowers attract bees and other pollinators. In frost free areas this heat and sun loving vine is evergreen and can flower...

The Eoz Variegated Fireball Bromeliad makes an easy and low maintenance hanging basket with a tropical look. 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.

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...

An easy container plant or garden gem where hardy. Curcumas are clump forming rhizomatous gingers that enjoy an average moist, well-drained soil rich in organic matter and with moderate fertility.

Summer Skies Agapanthus makes a low maintenance clump forming perennial for the garden, landscape, and container gardens. A protective breathable mulch will help to ensure winter survival in cold climates.

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.

The Malaysian Orchid is an exceptionally free flowering and showy tropical. Indoors provide high light or cool sunlight. Excellent for lightly shaded areas like patios and porches.

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...

Under warm tropical conditions the Chinese Lantern Hibiscus may flower continuously throughout the year. They are commonly successfully used as landscape shrubs in the warmer parts of zone 9 and throughout much of zone 10.

The El Capitolio Hibiscus' have the potential to flower throughout the year under good conditions and with enough warmth and sunlight.The large flowers often have a streak of white and may even revert to single Hibiscus flowers during the short days of...

Blue Yonder Agapanthus makes a low maintenance clump forming perennial for the garden, landscape, and container gardens. A protective breathable mulch will help to ensure winter survival in cold climates.

The Golden Brush Ginger is sure to add a tropical feel to any indoor space or the porch or patio. All rights reserved. Its dense and compact, evergreen habit and floriferous nature make it a perfect choice for containers.

Hybrid Orchid Cactus typically open at night but often last well through the next day. Epiphyllums are great for hanging baskets. Large spidery pink flowers are borne in late spring and early summer on this tropical cactus.

It is typically recommended to give the Variegated Ganges Primrose some shade in hot southern climates but it will tolerate full sun if provided with a consistently moist but well-drained soil.

Hybrid Orchid Cactus typically open at night but often last well through the next day. Probably the most prolific flowering Epiphyllum that currently offer. A beautiful and very free flowering Orchid Cactus that produces a multitude of 6-8" pink flowers...

Colors are most intense in sunny locations. Copper plants are easy to grow, heat, and sun loving tropicals. The Copper Plant's beautifully colored foliage lends itself to tropical landscapes while it's heat and sun tolerance make it suitable for even...

For the best foliage colors Cooper's Variegated Hibiscus needs to be exposed to direct sunlight for at least a portion of the day but full hot sun produces the best coloration. Makes a wonderful full bushy Hibiscus or small tree standard where it provides...

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.