Tropical Plants Plants For Sale In Rhode Island

Grow it as a specimen or in the back of a border as a perennial in mild winter areas. The huge tropical velvety foliage is very unique and is topped by spikes of royal purple flowers in summer.

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. Foliage color is often most intense where they get at least 6 hours of direct sun per day.

This may be the same as Rose Queen Hibiscus according to some sources. 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...

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

Like other cultivars of Sweet Orange, its growth rate is moderate making it perfect for containers. Blood Orange ‘Sanguinelli' (Citrus sinensis) This unique orange has flesh that is purple rather than orange.

Anthurium nestled in a ceramic pot. A beautiful 5 in. Just Add Ice is one of the most trusted floral brands in North America, providing top quality floral and plant products. Anthuriums are known for their endless supply of blooms - an impressive gift...

Hanging racemes of large deep yellow flowers, that are similar in form to a parrot's beak, are borne from mid-spring to fall on this large arching shrub. May be deciduous in the cooler portions of its range.

Avoid using a saucer or empty any excess water from it 30-40 minutes after watering. Allow the soil to become slightly dry between waterings approximately to a depth of between 1/2" deep for small containers to 1" deep for large containers.

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. If the foliage becomes yellowish or bronzey it may be getting too much direct sunlight so consider providing more shade.

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. It is suggested that the hairs growing on the leaves and stems of this plant...

One of our favorites! The Single Yellow Hibiscus has a medium to small and generally spreading to upright, bushy growth habit. Tropical Hibiscus are sun and heat loving, medium to large, tropical shrubs with excellent flower power and even some salt tolerance...

Queen's Wreath can also be trained into a tree form if given a supporting post. Huge drooping panicles of long lasting, lavender, star-shaped calyxes that are centered by royal purple 1/2'' rounded verbena-like flowers that may be produced anytime between...

An easy container plant or garden gem where hardy. A type of 'Hidden Ginger', Royal Scepter goes dormant in fall and readily returns once the soil warms in spring. For an excellent article on growing gingers as container plants from LSU Agcenter produced...

It can grow up to 8' high where it has good growing conditions and 1 plant can produce up to 16 lbs of whole fresh fruit or up to 2 lbs of dried calyxes. Under good conditions one to several flowers will be born at each leaf axil over a period which typically...

Easy enough to grow in containers on the patio or by the pool or in the ground in the warmest tropical climates. The Giant Chenille Plant produces up to 18" long, drooping, fuzzy, scarlet catkins throughout the warmer months of the year or year round...

Blooms come in waves almost continuously throughout the warmer months. More interesting than the open flowers are the buds which look like pure white musical notes standing at attention in dense clusters atop the stems.

These elegant trees come originally from Asia and Australia, where they grow upwards of 80 feet tall. Outdoors, the trees can handle full sun to part shade. Ficus benjamina braid likes to dry out occasionally between watering.

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

The foliage of Agapanthus may freeze back in the northern portions of their range. A repeat flowering Lily of the Nile, Blue Heaven produces large rounded clusters of bell-shaped trumpets in shades of brilliant blue beginning in summer and lasting into...

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.

* The human use of the cactus dates back thousands of years to the northern coast of Peru and the monks of a pre-Inca culture known as Chavin . * Peruvian Torch ( Trichocereus peruvianus ) is found high in the Andean mountain deserts of Peru and Ecuador...

Provide a fertile well-drained average moist soil for the best results. 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...

* This very symmetrical plant supports a crown of shiny, dark green leaves on a thick shaggy trunk that is typically about 20 cm (7.9 in) in diameter, sometimes wider. * Cycas revoluta ( sago cycad ), is an attractive plant native to southern Japan .

* Common names in other Namibian language groups Oshiwambo Otjiherero Kavango languages Omuwombamenje Caprivi languages Setswana Afrikaans Lemoendoring Deutsch Khoekhoegowab Bushman languages Gruenhaarbaum ?Khas

The pink and white flowers grow straight out of the tree trunk and main branches, followed by the cocoa pods. The plant may experience edge burn during the winter months. It takes 5 months for the fruit to develop.

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

They consist of a spadix (vertical yellow part) surrounded by a bright modified leaf (spathe). Plant food works well as a water-soluble, quick release fertilizer that is mixed with water to quickly provide nutrients to a plant that has been in a container...