Tropical Fish Tank Plants

Compact grower. Can be grown in sun or shade. 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, which is larger and darker colored.

Choosing a site with a well-draining soil and providing a loose breathable mulch will also help to ensure its survival. 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...

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.

It can be grown as a scrambling climber but is more commonly pruned to maintain a shrub form. This is a member of the Rubiaceae or Gardenia/Madder/Coffee family and will enjoy conditions similar to Gardenia and Ixora.

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.

Thoroughly water to moisten the entire root-ball each time you water. 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...

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.

Their pollen and nectar rich flowers attract a host of pollinators including bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Thoroughly water to moisten the entire root-ball each time you water.

Once you are past the danger of frost in your area and night time temperatures remain above about 45-50 o F you can move it outdoors into a mostly sunny position, at least 3-4 hours of direct sunlight or bright filtered sunlight, for the best flower production.

The more intense light it receives the deeper the colors become. The Eoz Variegated Fireball Bromeliad makes an easy and low maintenance hanging basket with a tropical look. The wide foliage of this easy to grow Bromeliad is edged in broad streaks of...

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...

A type of 'Hidden Ginger', Royal Scepter goes dormant in fall and readily returns once the soil warms in spring. Curcumas are clump forming rhizomatous gingers that enjoy an average moist, well-drained soil rich in organic matter and with moderate fertility.

Provide a well-drained soil for the best results. A protective breathable mulch will help to ensure winter survival in cold climates. Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees. The foliage of Agapanthus may freeze back in the northern portions of their...

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 a naturally shrub-like epiphyte and typically grows to about 2-4'H x 2-3'W in cultivation. Consider repotting every 2-3 years or when growth and health seem reduced.

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...

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.

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.

Provide a well-drained soil for the best results. A protective breathable mulch will help to ensure winter survival in cold climates. Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees. The foliage of Agapanthus may freeze back in the northern portions of their...

Clusters of long lasting golden yellow flowers with red-orange bases are held atop sturdy reddish purple stems that are adorned with rounded, rich green glossy foliage. All rights reserved.

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

The flowers attract hummingbirds, butterflies, bees, and other pollinators. *As with other tropical and tender perennials, establishment in zone 9 during the spring or summer is optimal so that it can develop a good root system with which to return in...

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

Colors are most intense in sunny locations. The large curly, serrated foliage of Tikitm Peach Whirl is bronze, pink, and yellow with hints of orange. A beautiful addition to the landscape or containers.

The sunlight and high temperatures are required to for the expression of the red pigments. 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...

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.