Tropical Aquarium Plants

Compact grower. 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.

Use caution and wear the proper clothing when doing such chores. 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...

An easily grown indoor or tropical plant that is sure to make a statement. The black to deep burgundy, glossy, heart-shaped tropical foliage is splashed and flecked with white and pink.

Mussaendas can be very rewarding tropicals that flower throughout the warmest months of the year. The combination of bracts and flowers can easily reach 7 inches across. It can be grown as a scrambling climber but is more commonly pruned to maintain a...

Golden Plume is very similar to most Justicias in form and habit. 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.

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.

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.

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 " Tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) For Galveston County and the Texas Upper...

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

The wide foliage of this easy to grow Bromeliad is edged in broad streaks of creamy white to rich pink. The Eoz Variegated Fireball Bromeliad makes an easy and low maintenance hanging basket with a tropical look.

The dark green glossy Angel-Wing shaped foliage of this Begonia add elegance and poise. 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...

For an excellent article on growing gingers as container plants from LSU Agcenter produced by Maria del Pilar Paz and Jeff Keuhny click here . Royal Scepter Ginger produces large tropical, nearly banana-like foliage and is a dense clump forming to slowly...

Images courtesy of AG3, Inc. Considered reliably cold hardy into zone 5, this easy to grow perennial produces medium green strap-like foliage with the flowers towering above on sturdy stems.

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.

In its native habitat Medinilla myriantha may reach 6'H x 6'W but in cultivation 2-4'H x 2-3'W is more typical. This makes it a perfect choice for shaded areas like covered patios and shaded gardens where its large leaves will catch indirect light.

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...

Never keep the soil soggy. Most Tropical Hibiscus are sun and heat loving, usually 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.

Never keep the soil soggy. They can also be used as formal or informal shrubs for hedging and screens, as tree forms, or even trained into large espalier. Avoid using a saucer or empty any excess water from it 30-40 minutes after watering.

Images courtesy of AG3, Inc. Considered reliably cold hardy into zone 5, this easy to grow perennial produces medium green strap-like foliage with the flowers towering above on sturdy stems.

It doesn't care for temperatures much below 40 o F but otherwise is an easy to enjoy tropical that should bring you many years of enjoyment. Its dense and compact, evergreen habit and floriferous nature make it a perfect choice for containers.

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.

Unfortunately they only list Asystasia gangetica and not the subspecies in the category II invasive species list of the Florida Exotic Plant Pest Council. The Ganges Primrose is a naturally evergreen (in frost-free climates), groundcover-like, mounding...

Probably the most prolific flowering Epiphyllum that currently offer. 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.

Copper plants are easy to grow, heat, and sun loving tropicals. Colors are most intense in sunny locations. Foliage color is often most intense where they get at least 6 hours of direct sun per day.

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.

In summer, small yellow blooms create a bright contrast with the dark foliage. 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...