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Tropicals
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Agapanthus |
 Characteristics – flowers bloom in large round clusters of umbels of blue, white or violet blue. Funnel shaped flowers grow at the end of a thick 2’-4’ tall stem. Blooms late spring to the beginning of autumn. |
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| Light – full sun |
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| Moisture – well drained soils, normal watering |
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| Great for containers, bring indoors over winter |
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Caladium bicolor |
| Characteristics – Colored leaves 12” in length and 6” wide, leaves form a clump. Dozens of variegated forms exist in shades of green, white, pinks and reds. Grows 1’-2’ tall, leaf apex points downwards, blooms till September. |
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| Light – part shade to part sun |
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| Moisture – well drained moist soils, normal watering |
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| Use in containers, beds and borders |
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Canna x generalis |
| Characteristics – foliage is large tropical paddle like 18”-24” in length, produces 3” diameter flowers with layers of petals in many ranges of colors, height is 4’-7’ tall. Has 4 flowers per plant, blooms May until frost Varieties include ‘Bengal Tiger’, ‘Tropicana’ and ‘Premium’. |
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| Light – full sun to part shade |
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| Moisture – moist to boggy soils, normal watering |
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| Great for containers, store rhizome in cool place over winter |
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Colocasia esculanta – Elephant Ears |
| Characteristics – large 3 pointed arrow or heart shaped leafs, pointing down 2’-3’ in length. Blooms May until frost, comes in a variety of colors some with multiple colors on one plant. Varieties include ‘Black Magic’ and ‘Illustris’. |
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| Light – full sun to part shade |
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| Moisture – medium to wet soils, normal watering |
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| Remove yellow older leaves, great for containers |
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Cordyline australis ‘Red Sensation' |
| Characteristics – long tropical spear like upright leaves up to 36” in length, deep burgundy color. Bloom from May to late October. |
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| Light – full sun to part shade |
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| Moisture – well drained soils, normal watering |
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| Great for center of containers, and specimens |
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Gardenia augusta |
| Characteristics – dark to bright green, opposite leaves on a shrub that can grow 6’-8’ tall. Blooms mid-spring to early summer flowers are white, turning to creamy yellow and have a waxy feel, sweet fragrance. |
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| Light – part shade to full sun |
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| Moisture – well drained moist soil, normal watering |
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| Specimen shrub in container |
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Hibiscus Rosa sinensis |
| Characteristics – Flowers are glorious and huge up to 6" in diameter and occur in many colors. Most are flared and have a bell shape single or double, smooth or scalloped. Leaves are large, dark green, and shiny grows up to 15’ tall. |
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| Light – full sun to part shade |
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| Moisture – well drained moist soil, normal watering |
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| Use in containers, bring in over winter |
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Mandevilla x amoena |
| Characteristics – flowers bloom in large round clusters of umbels of blue, white or violet blue. Funnel shaped flowers grow at the end of a thick 2’-4’ tall stem. Blooms late spring to the beginning of autumn. |
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| Light – full sun |
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| Moisture – well drained soils, normal watering |
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| Great for containers, bring indoors over winter |
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Phormium tenax ‘Purpureum’– New Zealand Flax |
| Characteristics – bold clumps of long, bronzed purple colored, sword-shaped leaves. Blooms early May to end of October. Comes in ‘Variegated’ form as well, which have a creamy white margin on the edges of the blade. |
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| Light – full sun to partial shade |
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| Moisture – well drained moist soil, normal watering |
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| Great for pots and bedding |
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Strobilanthus dyerianus – Persian Shield |
| Characteristics – variegated dark green and silvery-metallic purplish-pink leaves on top and all purple underneath, with serrated edges. Soft stems grow 3’-4’ tall. |
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| Light – morning full sun to afternoon partial shade |
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| Moisture – rich well drained moist soil, normal watering |
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| Great in containers and in beds. |
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Tradescantia pallida - Purple Heart |
| Characteristics – sprawling groundcover 3”-5” tall plant with succulent stems and pointed leaves. Surfaces of the leaves are a deep royal purple underside is an even more vivid violet. Three-petaled flowers emerge from curving double bracts at the stem tips. Blooms constantly during warm weather, but the flowers are open only in the morning. |
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| Light – full sun to part shade |
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| Moisture – rich sandy soils, prefers ample water but is drought tolerant |
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| Use in beds, rock gardens and containers |
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Tradescantia zebrina – Wandering Jew |
| Characteristics – foliage creeps, sprawls and trails all over itself to make a dense groundcover. Intense violet color on the underside and striped with pale silvery turquoise and dark burgundy-tinged green on top, zebra like. |
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| Light – full shade to part shade |
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| Moisture – moist well drained soil, normal watering |
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| Use as groundcover, great in containers and hanging baskets |
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