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Farfugium is a unique perennial grown for its glossy, rounded leaves and striking texture in shade gardens. Its bold, tropical looking foliage creates instant visual interest, especially in darker garden corners where color and contrast are most needed.
In fall, Farfugium surprises with tall stems of bright yellow, daisy-like flowers that rise above the foliage - a cheerful bonus to its lush greenery. It prefers moist, well-drained soil and is perfect for borders, or containers.
Light: Part shade to full shade
Height: 12-24 inches
Spread: 18-30 inches
Hardiness: USDA Zones 7-10
Water: Moderate to moist; do not let soil dry out completely
Bloom Time: Fall
Foliage: Large; glossy, evergreen in mild climates
Maintenance: Low
Fatsia Japonica is a striking evergreen plant with large, glossy, hand-shaped leaves that bring bold, tropical look to shaded garden spaces. Its dramatic foliage adds instant texture and structure, making it a standout in beds, borders, or large containers.
Thriving in part to full shade, Fatsia is easy to grow and low maintenance - perfect for adding lush greenery where many plants struggle. In late fall, it may produce unique globe-like white flower clusters that add a subtle ornamental touch.
Light: Part shade to full shade
Height: 4-8 feet
Spread: 4-6 feet
Hardiness: USDA Zones 8-11
Water: Moderate; prefers moist, well-drained soil
Foliage: Evergreen
Indoor Friendly: Yes, in bright indirect light
Maintenance: Low
Loquat Tree - Evergreen Fruit Tree with Tropical Flair
The Loquat Tree is a unique evergreen fruit tree prized for its tropical foliage and sweet, juicy fruit. Its large, leathery leaves provide year-round texture, while clusters of fragrant white blooms appear in late fall to early winter, followed by golden-orange fruit in spring.
Loquats are deliciously tangy and sweet, often eaten or used in jams, desserts, and preserves. The tree itself is low-maintenance, drought tolerant once established, and brings both beauty and productivity to edible landscapes.
Light: Full sun
Height: 10-20 feet
Spread: 8-15 feet
Hardiness: USDA Zones 8-10
Water: Moderate; prefers well-drained soil
Fruit: Small, golden tangy-sweet
Evergreen: Yes
Pollinator Friendly: Yes - fragrant blooms attract bees
Maintenance: Low
With its lush appearance and tasty harvest, the Loquat Tree is a perfect blend of ornamental charm and homegrown flavor.
The Robellini Palm also known as the Pygmy Date Palm, is a compact tropical beauty prized for its soft, feathery fronds and graceful, arching shape. Its smaller size and tidy growth make it perfect for containers, entryways, poolside planters, or as a focal point in garden beds.
Robellini is heat tolerant, evergreen, and adds year-round texture with a resort style feel. Though tropical by nature, it's well suited for patios in cooler zones.
Light: Full sun to part shade
Height: 6-10 feet
Spread: 4-6 feet
Hardiness: USDA Zones 9-11
Water: Moderate; let soil dry slightly between waterings
Maintenance: Low
Indoor Friendly: Yes, in bright indirect light
Dipladenia is a sun-loving, vining plant known for its bright trumpet-shaped flowers and glossy green leaves. Often confused with mandevilla, this compact cousin stays more bushy than sprawling, making it perfect for pots, hanging baskets, and garden beds.
Blooming nonstop through the warm months, Dipladenia brings vivid color to patios, porches, and sunny borders. It's easy to grow, drought tolerant once established, and a magnet for hummingbirds and butterflies.
Light: Full sun to part sun
Height: 12-24 inches
Spread: 18-24 inches
Hardiness: USDA Zones 10-11 (annual in cooler zones)
Water: Moderate; allow soil to dry slightly between waterings
Growth Habit: Mounded, semi-trailing
Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Great for added tropical flair without the fuss, Dipladenia delivers season-long color with minimal care.
The Sago Palm adds bold, tropical texture with its glossy, feather like fronds and compact, symmetrical form. Despite its palm-like appearance, it's actually a cycad-one of the oldest plant types on Earth - prized for its strong structure and year-round beauty.
Sago Palms thrive in warm, sunny spots and are well-suited to containers, entryways, and landscape beds. They're slow growing, low maintenance, and drought tolerant once established.
Light: Full sun to part shade
Height: 3-5 feet
Spread: 4-6 feet
Hardiness: USDA Zones 8-11
Water: Low to moderate
Soil: Well-draining
Maintenance: Easy; prune old fronds as needed
Bring bold tropical color to your garden or patio with the Hawaiian Ti Exotica. Known for its striking blend of deep burgundy, hot pink, and vibrant green tones, this lush foliage plant adds instant island flair wherever it grows. The sword-like leaves are glossy and upright, creating an eye catching vertical accent in containers or landscape beds.
Light: Bright, indirect light or part sun
Height: 3-5 feet
Spread: 2-3 feet
Hardiness: USDA Zones 10-12 (treat as annual in cooler zones)
Water: Keep soil evenly moist but not soggy
Fertilizer: Monthly during growing season
Indoor Friendly: Yes
Perfect for containers, entryway planters, or indoor spaces needing a pop of color. The Ti Plant is traditionally believed to bring good luck and protection - a meaningful gift or vibrant addition to your home garden.
Bring a burst of color to your garden or patio with the vibrant blooms of Hibiscus 'Fiesta' - a tropical beauty with golden-yellow flowers and a rich red or orange eye. This compact, sun loving shrub adds instant warmth and island flair to landscapes, borders, and containers.
Fiesta hibiscus is a prolific bloomer, producing showy flowers from spring through fall. Its glossy green foliage creates a lush backdrop for the bold blossoms, attracting hummingbirds and butterflies with every bloom.
Light: Prefers full sun to partial shade
Height: Typically reaches 4-6 feet
Spread: Approximately 3-5 feet
Hardiness: Suitable for USDA zones 9-11
Water: Requires regular watering; prefers moist, well-drained soil
Bloom Time: Late spring through fall
Attracts: Butterflies and hummingbirds
Deer Resistant: Yes
Low Maintenance: Yes; benefits from occasional pruning to maintain shape and promote new growth.
Perfect for containers, poolside landscapes, or tropical-themed garden beds, Fiesta adds a cheerful pop of color wherever it's planted.
Make a bold, tropical statement with Hibiscus 'President Red' - a stunning shrub known for its large, velvety red flowers and glossy green foliage. This sun-loving hibiscus produces waves of striking blooms from late spring through fall, adding rich color to garden beds, borders, or containers.
'President Red' is a favorite for its classic hibiscus shape and intense color. It's ideal for brightening patios, poolside landscapes, or entryways - and also attracts hummingbirds and butterflies with its nectar-rich flowers.
Light: Thrives in full sun to partial shade
Height: 4-6 feet
Spread: 3-5 feet
Hardiness: Suitable for USDA zones 9-11
Water: Regular watering; keep soil moist but not soggy
Bloom Time: Spring through fall
Attracts: Hummingbirds and butterflies
Deer Resistant: Yes
Low Maintenance: Yes; prune lightly to shape and promote blooming
Plant 'President Red' as a vibrant focal point or use it to create a tropical hedge - either way, it delivers color, warmth, and nonstop blooms all season long.
Oleander is a fast growing evergreen shrub or small tree known for its lush green foliage and clusters of pure white, fragrant flowers that bloom from spring through fall. This sun loving beauty brings a clean, tropical feel to yards, hedges, and containers.
Oleander is drought tolerant, heat loving, and thrives in poor soil, making it a go to for low maintenance color in warm climates. Its upright, bushy growth can be pruned to form a dense screen, small tree, or formal hedge.
Light: Full sun
Height: 6-12 feet (can be pruned lower or grown taller as a tree)
Spread: 4-8 feet
Hardiness: USDA Zones 8-11
Foliage: Evergreen
Bloom Time: Spring to fall
Water: Low once established
Maintenance: Low
Deer Resistant: Yes
Fragrant: Yes
Toxic if Ingested: Yes, not for pets or livestock areas
The Pindo Palm is a slow growing, cold hardy palm prized for its silvery-blue arching fronds and graceful, tropical appearance. Also known as the Jelly Palm, it produces small, golden-orange fruit that can be used to make jelly - or simply left to attract birds and pollinators.
Its compact size, elegant form, and tolerance for cooler temperatures make it ideal for southern landscapes, coastal gardens, or as a standalone focal point in lawns or large containers. Despite its tropical look, Pinto Palm is surprisingly hardy and drought tolerant once established.
Light: Full sun to part shade
Height: 15-20 feet
Spread: 10-15 feet
Hardiness: USDA Zones 8-11
Foliage: Evergreen, silvery-blue fronds
Water: Moderate; drought tolerant once established
Maintenance: Low
Fruit: Edible; jelly-like golden fruit
Growth Rate: Slow
Deer Resistant: Yes
Container Friendly: Yes, while young
The Hibiscus Bush is a lush, tropical flowering shrub known for its large, ruffled pink blooms and deep green foliage. It puts on a long lasting display from spring through fall, attracting hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees with its bold, tropical beauty.
Perfect for landscape beds, borders, and containers, this fast growing shrub thrives in full sun and brings instant color to patios, garden paths, or poolside plantings. It's low maintenance, heat-loving, and blooms continuously in warm climates.
Light: Full sun
Height: 4-8 feet
Spread: 3-5 feet
Hardiness: USDA Zones 9-11 (grow as annual or bring indoors in cooler zones)
Foliage: Evergreen in warm climates
Bloom Time: Spring through fall
Water: Moderate
Maintenance: Low
Pollinator Friendly: Yes, attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Deer Resistant: Somewhat
Container Friendly: Yes
The Crimson Bottlebrush Tree is a vibrant, fast growing ornamental tree known for its brilliant red, Brush-like flower spikes that bloom from spring through fall. These showy blooms attract hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees, making it a top pick for pollinator gardens and tropical style landscapes.
Its evergreen foliage, upright form, and tolerance to heat, drought, and poor soil make it both beautiful and reliable. Use it as a specimen tree, or privacy screen to add year round texture and season long color.
Light: Full sun
Height: 10-15 feet
Spread: 6-10 feet
Hardiness: USDA Zones 8-11
Foliage: Evergreen
Bloom Time: Spring through fall
Water: Low to moderate
Maintenance: Low
Pollinator Friendly: Yes - attracts hummingbirds, bees and butterflies
Deer Resistant: Yes
Container Friendly: Yes - when young and pruned
Native to Australia, where it's naturally adapted to high temperatures and dry conditions. Performs beautifully in full sun and intense summer heat without wilting or fading. Used frequently in low water gardens.
The Adonidia Palm, also known as the Christmas Palm, is a graceful, self-cleaning tropical palm know for its smooth gray trunk, neatly arching fronds, and bright red fruit in winter - often ripening around the holidays. Its tidy appearance and manageable size make it a favorite for both residential landscapes and container gardens.
This palm thrives in warm, sunny climates, bringing a resort-style feel to patios, entryways, or poolside plantings. It's also an excellent choice for urban gardens due to its compact root system and clean growth habit.
Light: Full sun to part shade
Height: 12-10 feet
Spread: 6-10 feet
Hardiness: USDA Zones 10-11
Foliage: Evergreen
Water: Moderate
Maintenance: Low - self cleaning (old fronds drop naturally)
Deer Resistant: Yes
Pollinator Friendly: Mildly - blooms may attract bees
The Golden Barrel Cactus is a striking, globe-shaped succulent known for its radiating golden spines, ribbed structure, and clean architectural form. It makes a bold statement in rock gardens, modern landscapes, or sunny containers.
Native to arid regions of Mexico, this cactus thrives in full sun and dry conditions, making it one of the most drought tolerant and low maintenance plants available. With age, it slowly grows larger and may produce small yellow flowers at the crown during summer.
Light: Full sun
Height: 1-3 feet (slow growing)
Spread: 1-3 feet
Hardiness: USDA Zones 9-11
Foliage: Evergreen (Succulent)
Water: Very low - allow soil to dry completely between waterings
Maintenance: Very low
This bold beauty is more than just a plant - it's a living sculpture that thrives on neglect. Perfect for forgetful waterers, modern spaces, and sun-soaked spots that need a pop of personality.
The Tropicanna Gold Canna Lily brings a burst of tropical flair to your garden with its large golden-yellow blooms and striped green-and-gold foliage. From midsummer to frost, this bold plant produces nonstop color that turns heads in garden beds, borders, and containers.
Perfect for adding a lush, exotic look to sunny spaces, this variety thrives in heat, humidity, and moist soil - making it ideal for Southern gardens or poolside plantings. It's easy to grow, deer resistant, and a reliable bloomer with vibrant, upright growth.
Light: Full sun
Height: 36-48 inches
Spread: 18-24 feet
Hardiness: USDA Zones 8-11
Foliage: Bold green with gold variegation
Bloom Time: Summer through fall
Water: Medium to moist soil
Maintenance: Low
Deer Resistant: Yes
Pollinator Friendly: Yes - attracts hummingbirds and butterflies
Drought Tolerant: Somewhat (with established roots)
Heat Tolerant: Yes
The Foxtail Fern is a unique and eye-catching plant with dense, arching plumes of bright green foliage that resemble fluffy foxtails. This sculptural evergreen adds soft texture and movement to garden beds, shady borders, hanging baskets, or decorative containers.
Despite its delicate appearance, Foxtail Fern is tough, drought-tolerant, and thrives in both full sun and part shade. It's ideal for tropical gardens, modern planters, and even as a houseplant in bright indoor spaces.
Light: Full sun to part shade
Height: 2-3 feet
Spread: 3-4 feet
Hardiness: USDA Zones 9-11
Foliage: Evergreen
Water: Moderate - allow soil to dry slightly between waterings
Maintenance: Low
Deer Resistant: Yes
Drought Tolerant: Yes - once established
House Plant: Yes - with bright, indirect light
Pet Safe: No - mildly toxic if ingested