Tropical Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Connecticut

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...

Can be grown in full sun but most sources suggest that it should be given afternoon shade and may need good drainage in acid to mildly acidic soils for the best performance. May reach 9-12'H in frost free climates.

The uniquely colored cornucopia-like blooms and nearly black foliage create a striking contrast. 8-10" long double or triple purple and white trumpets are borne throughout the warmest months.

Consider repotting every 2-3 years or if growth and health seems reduced. Cool morning sunlight, filtered sunlight, or very late cool evening sunlight is usually tolerated well. Prune it back in early spring just before growth begins to keep size in check...

Keep water in the cups formed by the rosettes of foliage. An easy to grow and easy to enjoy addition to tropical settings. This Neoregelia Bromeliad readily produces offsets and quickly creates easy colorful hanging baskets or it can be attached to wood...

It will grow well in full or partial sun but it has the best foliage color in southern regions where it gets some afternoon or midday shade. Mussaendas can be very rewarding tropicals that flower throughout the warmest months of the year.

Note:If an otherwise seemingly healthy Hibiscus isn't flowering, is dropping yellow immature buds and lower yellow leaves it may be getting too dry between waterings. Never keep the soil soggy.

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.

Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees. All rights reserved. An exceptionally cold hardy and repeat flowering selection, Summer Skies Lily of the Nile produces light sky blue, trumpet shaped, nectar rich flowers in large rounded clusters beginning...

Cut back on watering during the winter to prevent root disease. It starts fruiting at 5-6' tall and makes an excellent container plant. This unusual banana produces 2 large heads of fruit in its second cycle of fruiting.

Unusual spatula shaped, shiny, deep green foliage on an upright plant. A great patio plant. The Plumeria is an easily grown, summer flowering, heat and sun loving small tropical tree that makes a great addition to tropical gardens or containers.

The leaves are deeply three- to five-lobed, 8–15 cm (3–6 in) long, arranged alternately on the stems. It is an annual or perennial herb or woody-based subshrub , growing to 2–2.5 m (7–8 ft) tall.

This is the smaller version, showing more white as compared to Breynia disticha or Japanese Snowbush, which is larger and darker colored. Really will brighten those shady spots. Compact grower.

* The young pods are also eaten, along with the leaves. Die in snow, cold weather. The tree thrives under full exposure to sunshine and is extremely frost sensitive. It grows where there is good soil and hot humid temperature.

As container plants, Tropical Hibiscus will benefit from an annual re-potting or up-potting along with appropriate root and top pruning. The El Capitolio Hibiscus' have the potential to flower throughout the year under good conditions and with enough...

In some areas it may remain evergreen but has not done so for us. This is definitely a plant for the patio where it can be enjoyed up close on a warm summer evening. The buds open at night to widely flaring pure white flowers with 3-4" long tubes and...

Green papaya is used in Southeast Asian cooking, both raw and cooked. * The ripe fruit of the papaya is usually eaten raw, without skin or seeds. All parts of the plant contain latex in articulated laticifers.

If pollinated the flowers can mature into deliciously edible fruit. 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...

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.

Doctorbush is an excellent nectar source for larger butterflies and is a caterpillar host to the Cassius Blue butterfly. Use this durable native en mass as a groundcover or informal hedge for the best effect.

Move it outside in the warm summer months. When placed on either side of a door entry or walkway, Bottle Palms add grace and majesty. Palm leaves add a tropical feel to any growing space.

Note:If an otherwise seemingly healthy Hibiscus isn't flowering, is dropping yellow immature buds and lower yellow leaves it may be getting too dry between waterings. Never keep the soil soggy.

Odorum , but the character is not constant and it is no longer regarded as a separate taxon. The flowers grow in clusters at the end of each branch; they are white, pink, red or yellow, 2.5–5 cm (0.98–2.0 in) diameter, with a deeply 5-lobed corolla...

Note:If an otherwise seemingly healthy Hibiscus isn't flowering, is dropping yellow immature buds and lower yellow leaves it may be getting too dry between waterings. Never keep the soil soggy.

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...

They are used in Burmese and also in Thai cuisine where one of the most well-known preparations is Kaeng khilek. * This plant has medicinal value and it contains a compound named Barakol.

More compact grower than regular Blue Ginger. Single dark blue blooms over a long period in summer and fall. Tropical glossy green ginger-like foliage is borne on stiff fleshy stems.