Tropical Plants Plants For Sale In Santa Ana

A beautiful and very free flowering Orchid Cactus that produces a multitude of 6-8" pink flowers over a long period. If pollinated the flowers can mature into deliciously edible fruit.

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

A heat and sun loving tropical which is great as a pool-side container plant or in mixed plantings for the dark foliage contrast. In summer, small yellow blooms create a bright contrast with the dark foliage.

Epiphyllums are great for hanging baskets. Large spidery pink flowers are borne in late spring and early summer on this tropical cactus. Epiphyllums are one of the few true jungle Cacti where they are often found growing with the orchids and bromeliads...

This is a vigorous twining vine with glossy rich green foliage and revels in the heat and sun. Please plant responsibly as well as consider removing and disposing of the large seed pods.

These plants are amenable to light to moderate pruning and will reward you with denser fuller growth. They can be successfully overwintered in a well lit area indoors where not hardy.

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. Tropical Hibiscus are sun and heat loving, usually medium to large, tropical shrubs with excellent...

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. Tropical Hibiscus make for showy, free-flowering container plants where not hardy.

Image courtesy of Agristarts. For an excellent article on growing gingers as container plants from LSU Agcenter produced by Maria del Pilar Paz and Jeff Keuhny click here or the "More Info from Universities..." link below.

Oleanders also make excellent container specimens that are easily overwintered indoors in cooler climates. Oleanders are extremely durable and reliable evergreen shrubs for mild winter climates and are especially well adapted to the mild coastal regions...

The striped foliage of Zoe boasts colors that range from cream, thru pinks, and into rosy reds. An easy to grow and easy to enjoy addition to tropical settings. Keep water in the cups formed by the rosettes of foliage.

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.

Clumps may be divided in late winter and early spring if desired. Provide these heat loving hardy gingers with shade during the hottest portions of the day. Provide a moist, well-drained, moderately fertile, humus rich soil with cool to filtered sunlight.

General Pershing Double Red Oleander boasts big beautiful double red blossoms in large bouquets at the end of weeping stems. This beautiful double red oleander is considered fairly cold hardy and while the stems of ours, here in Louisiana, froze to ground...

Bottle Palm (Hyophorbe lagenicaulis) This dwarf palm tree, known as the Bottle Palm, has a wonderful bulbous gray trunk and green upper stem. When placed on either side of a door entry or walkway, Bottle Palms add grace and majesty.

An excellent choice for large trellises and arbors or as an espalier. A very unusual and easily grown specimen plant that is quite tolerant of seaside conditions. 8" long fragrant golden trumpets with purple veins are borne from winter through spring...

Ecuador Philodendron (Philodendron verrucosum) Philodendrons are known for their ability to clean the air, grow under low light and tolerate the indoor environment with ease. The rare Ecuador Philodendron does this with style! Its spectacular deep emerald-green...

Images courtesy of AG3, Inc. The Lily of the Nile is a long living clump forming perennial best suited to well-drained soils with average moisture and fertility. All rights reserved.

The larger growing varieties are easily trained into tree standards or can be grown as large shrubs or shaped into hedges. Remember that these are truly tropical plants and will likely suffer at least some damage from even brief freezes.

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.

Also known as Devil's Trumpet, due to the poisonous properties of this member of the Nightshade family. The uniquely colored cornucopia-like blooms and nearly black foliage create a striking contrast.

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. Often used as a grafting rootstock but is free flowering, beautiful, and vigorous enough...

Deer resistant and moderately salt tolerant. It is tolerant of shade but will likely flower best where it gets at least 4-6 hours of sunlight. Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees.

The larger growing varieties are easily trained into tree standards or can be grown as large shrubs or shaped into hedges. They are commonly successfully used as landscape shrubs in the warmer parts of zone 9 and throughout much of zone 10.Remember that...

The larger growing varieties are easily trained into tree standards or can be grown as large shrubs or shaped into hedges. They are commonly successfully used as landscape shrubs in the warmer parts of zone 9 and throughout much of zone 10.Remember that...

Cool morning sunlight, filtered sunlight or very late cool evening sunlight is usually tolerated well. Grown in a warm climate or warm indoor temperatures, this tropical beauty may be found in flower almost any time of year.

Pinus tecunumanii has a low latewood percentage, which explains why pith to bark density gradients in the species are not nearly as extreme as for the US southern pines when grown in South Africa.