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Hawaiian Snowbush
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Compact grower. This is the smaller version, showing more white as compared to Breynia disticha or Japanese Snowbush, which is larger and darker colored. Beautiful variegated foliage with lots of white leaf coloration.
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 9,10
  • Native To / Origin: Pacific Islands
  • Salt Tolerance: Slight
  • Indoor Light: High
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
Louisiana
Merryville
Lemon Yellow Rosemallow, Sun Hibiscus, Wildestokroos
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

Large deep olive green to a rich deep green foliage has velvety pubescence. 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 all danger of frost has past and the ground...
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, AM sun, Part shade
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Grows To: 30-48"H x 30-48"W and larger in mild climates
  • Soil & Moisture: Well-drained, average moist soils. Somewhat drought resistant once well-established.
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight is preferred if overwintering indoors
Louisiana
Merryville
Pink Princess Philodendron
Prices start at : 19.99 USD

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.
  • Grows To: 6'x6' Shrub, 12' Vine
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Indoor Light: Medium Indirect Light
  • Outdoor Light: Shade
Louisiana
Merryville
Red Velvet Mussaenda, Ashanti Blood Plant, Red Flag Bush, Tropical Dogwood, Prophet\'s Tears, Virgin Tree
Prices start at : 14.99 USD

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. Cream to yellow colored star-like blooms stand boldly against the ruffled red velvet-like bracts.
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Native To / Origin: Africa-Tropical
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
Louisiana
Merryville
Golden Plume
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

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.
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Native To / Origin: Brazil
  • Indoor Light: High
  • Outdoor Light: Part shade, Light shade
Louisiana
Merryville
Green Ice Crossandra, Green Shrimp Plant
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

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.
  • Grows To: 2-3'H x 1-2'W
  • Outdoor Light: AM sun, Light shade
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 9,10,11
Louisiana
Merryville
Goldfish Hibiscus
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

Thoroughly water to moisten the entire root-ball each time you water. Tropical Hibiscus flower on new growth and so need to have ample nutrients, regular moisture, as well as moderate amounts of sunlight available to maintain adequate growth and flower...
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, NeutralSometimes Bothered - Occasionally Severely
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight, High
  • Soil & Moisture: Moderately moist, well-drained, preferably mildly acidic, moderately fertile soils.
  • Deer Resistance: Sometimes Bothered -Sometimes Bothered - Occasionally Severely
Louisiana
Merryville
Variegated Cup of Gold Vine
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

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.
  • Indoor Light: High
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11
  • Outdoor Light: AM sun, Part shade, Light shade
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
Louisiana
Merryville
Dainty White, White Swan Hibiscus
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

They are commonly successfully used as landscape shrubs in the warmer parts of zone 9 and throughout much of zone 10. Tropical Hibiscus flower on new growth and so need to have ample nutrients, regular moisture, as well as moderate amounts of sunlight...
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • Native To / Origin: US - Florida, L.K. Thompson, ca. 1958
  • Salt Tolerance: Slight
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight, High
  • Soil & Moisture: Moderately moist, well-drained, preferably mildly acidic, moderately fertile soils.
Louisiana
Merryville
Blue Sky Vine, Blue Trumpet Vine, Blue Sky Thunbergia
Prices start at : 10.99 USD

In frost free areas this heat and sun loving vine is evergreen and can flower throughout the year. The Blue Sky Vine makes an easy and rewarding container plant where not hardy. 3" purplish-blue trumpet-like blooms with a white to light yellow throat...
  • Soil & Moisture: Well-draining, moderately fertile to rich, average moist soils. Do not keep overly wet or soggy.
  • Grows To: 15'-30'H
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline, Alkaline
  • Salt Tolerance: Low
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
Louisiana
Merryville
Eoz Variegated Fireball Bromeliad, Miniature Neoregelia
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

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. The more intense light it receives the deeper the colors become.
  • Soil & Moisture: Well-drained soils. Do not keep soggy wet.
  • Grows To: 6-8''H and spreads,trails
  • Indoor Light: High, Cool direct sunlight (early morning or late evening)
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
Louisiana
Merryville
Miss Julie Angel Wing Begonia
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

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...
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11
  • Outdoor Light: Full shade, Filtered shade, Cool AM sunlight at most
  • Grows To: 12-24"H x 12-24"W
Louisiana
Merryville
Royal Scepter Hidden Ginger
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

Provide these heat loving hardy gingers with shade during the hottest portions of the day. Royal Scepter Ginger produces large tropical, nearly banana-like foliage and is a dense clump forming to slowly spreading perennial that may flower from late spring...
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight, High
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic
  • Outdoor Light: Morning sun, Light shade, Part shade
  • Deer Resistance: Not Likely to be Bothered
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moist, well-drained, moderately fertile soils.
Louisiana
Merryville
Summer Skies Lily of the Nile, Agapanthus (Cold Hardy, Repeat Flowering)
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

It is tolerant of shade but will likely flower best where it gets at least 4-6 hours of sunlight. 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...
  • Outdoor Light: AM sun, Part sun, Part shade, Light shade, **Full sun
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 6,7,8,9,10,11,(5*)
  • Deer Resistance: Seldom Bothered
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Grows To: 24-36"H x 18-24"W, space at 12-18"
Louisiana
Merryville
Fung Hoya, Waxflower, Porcelain Vine
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

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.
  • Soil & Moisture: Well-drained, average moist soils. Not soggy.
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 11
  • Container Size: 2.25 inch T / 9.7 fl.oz. / 287 ml
  • Indoor Light: High indirect sunlight
  • Outdoor Light: Light shade, Shade
Louisiana
Merryville
Malaysian Orchid, Malaysian Grapes
Prices start at : 24.99 USD

Cool morning sunlight, filtered sunlight or very late cool evening sunlight is usually tolerated well. The tropical looking large 8-12" long and up to 4" wide glossy dark green foliage acts as the perfect foil for the colorful flowers and fruit.
  • Native To / Origin: Phillipines
  • Outdoor Light: Light shade, Shade, Filtered Shade, Cool morning sunlight
  • pH Range: Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
  • Container Size: Quart / 30 fl.oz. / 887 ml
  • Grows To: 2-4'H x 2-3'W and larger in mild winter climates
Louisiana
Merryville
Japanese Snow Bush
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

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...
  • Native To / Origin: Pacific Islands
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 9B,10,11
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • pH Range: Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
  • Indoor Light: High
Louisiana
Merryville
Chinese Lantern Hibiscus, Madagascar Hibiscus
Prices start at : 14.99 USD

Under warm tropical conditions the Chinese Lantern Hibiscus may flower continuously throughout the year. Thoroughly water to moisten the entire root-ball each time you water. Tropical Hibiscus flower on new growth and so need to have ample nutrients,...
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
  • Soil & Moisture: Moderately moist, well-drained, preferably mildly acidic, moderately fertile soils.
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight, High
  • Outdoor Light: Cool AM sun, Part shade, Light shade, Filtered shade, Part sun
  • Native To / Origin: Madagascar
Louisiana
Merryville
Salmon El Capitolio Hibiscus
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

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...
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight, High
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11
  • Native To / Origin: Cuba is the origin of the original El Capitolio Hibiscus
  • Deer Resistance: Sometimes Bothered - Occasionally Severely
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
Louisiana
Merryville
Blue Yonder Lily of the Nile, Agapanthus (Cold Hardy, Repeat Flowering)
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

It is tolerant of shade but will likely flower best where it gets at least 4-6 hours of sunlight. 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...
  • Native To / Origin: US Gardens - Beyond Green LLC, Canby, Oregon
  • Salt Tolerance: Moderate
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moist well-drained soils.
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 6,7,8,9,10,11,(5*)
  • Outdoor Light: AM sun, Part sun, Part shade, Light shade, **Full sun
Louisiana
Merryville
Golden Brush Ginger, Voodoo Flame Ginger, Golden Ginger
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

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. The Golden Brush Ginger is sure to add a tropical feel to any indoor space or the porch or patio.
  • Indoor Light: Cool sunlight
  • Native To / Origin: Borneo
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Deer Resistance: Not Likely to be Bothered
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic
Louisiana
Merryville
Pink Flair Orchid Cactus,  Epiphyllum Pink Flair
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

Epiphyllums are great for hanging baskets. If pollinated the flowers can mature into deliciously edible fruit. Large spidery pink flowers are borne in late spring and early summer on this tropical cactus.
  • Container Size: 2.25 inch T / 9.7 fl.oz. / 287 ml
  • Grows To: 3'H x 5'W
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10B,11,12
  • Outdoor Light: AM sun, Part shade, Light shade
Louisiana
Merryville
St. John Variegated Ganges Primrose, Chinese Violet, Creeping Foxglove
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Gangetica subsp. The Ganges Primrose is a naturally evergreen (in frost-free climates), groundcover-like, mounding and spreading, shrub-like perennial. Unfortunately they only list Asystasia gangetica and not the subspecies in the category II invasive...
  • Salt Tolerance: Moderate soil tolerance, light salt spray (not direct exposure)
  • Native To / Origin: India
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 9,10,11
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moist, well-drained, moderately fertile soils. Somewhat resistant to periodic drought once well-established.
Louisiana
Merryville
Thousand Pinks Orchid Cactus, Epiphyllum, Epicactus
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

Probably the most prolific flowering Epiphyllum that currently offer. If pollinated the flowers can mature into deliciously edible fruit. A beautiful and very free flowering Orchid Cactus that produces a multitude of 6-8" pink flowers over a long period.
  • Container Size: 2.25 inch T / 9.7 fl.oz. / 287 ml
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10B,11,12
  • Grows To: 3'H x 5'W
Louisiana
Merryville
Tikitm Peach Whirl Copper Plant
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

The Copper Plant's beautifully colored foliage lends itself to tropical landscapes while it's heat and sun tolerance make it suitable for even some of the most difficult areas so long as it's basic requirements are met.
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11
  • Salt Tolerance: Slight
  • Indoor Light: Direct Sun, High
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • Native To / Origin: Gardens
Louisiana
Merryville
Cooper\'s Variegated Hibiscus, Checkered Hibiscus
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

Tropical Hibiscus flower on new growth and so need to have ample nutrients, regular moisture, as well as moderate amounts of sunlight available to maintain adequate growth and flower production.
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight, High
  • Native To / Origin: Gardens
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Soil & Moisture: Moderately moist, well-drained, preferably mildly acidic, moderately fertile soils.
  • Salt Tolerance: Slight
Louisiana
Merryville
Red Spurge, Mexican Shrubby Spurge, Caribbean Copper Plant
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

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.
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight, High
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Grows To: 4'H x 3'W and larger, prune to control size
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
Louisiana
Merryville