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1999 Tropicals

Tropicals

 

Light Requirements

Sun - Full Sun

S/P - Full Sun to Part Shade

Part - Part Shade

P/Sh - Part Shade to Full Shade

Shade - Full Shade

All tropical plants have limited availability. Early ordering the year before is recommended.

 

Botanical Name

Common Name

Description

Size

Light

Req.

Use

Size

Agapanthus ‘Peter Pan Albus’

Dwarf Lily of the Nile

See ‘Peter Pan’

This variety has white flowers.

8" – 12"

18" flower

S/P

Border,

Rock Garden,

Container

1 gal

Agapanthus ‘Peter Pan’

Mini versions of africanus. Small clumps of grassy leaves with deep blue flower clusters on erect stalks.

8" – 12"

18" flower

S/P

Border,

Rock Garden,

Container

1 gal

Agapanthus africanus

Lily of the Nile

Deep blue flower clusters above strappy green leaves.

18" – 24"

2’+ flower

S

Specimen,

Container

1 gal

5 gal

Agapanthus africanus ‘Albus’

Lily of the Nile

See africanus-this variety has white flowers.

18" – 24"

2’+ flower

S

Specimen,

Container

1 gal

5 gal

Agapanthus africanus ‘Queen Anne’

New! – Clumps of strap-like leaves and blue flower clusters. Grown by division.

12" – 15"

2’ flower

S/P

Specimen,

Container,

Misc.

2 gal

Agapanthus x ‘Bressingham Blue’

Blue Lily of the Nile

Zone 5 – Evergreen perennial. Strap-like leaves and deep blue amethyst flower clusters

12" – 18"

2’ flower

S

Border,

Container,

Misc.

1 gal

Agapanthus x ‘Bressingham White’

White Lily of the Nile

See ‘Bressingham Blue’.

This variety has white flowers.

12" – 18"

2’ flower

S

Border,

Container,

Misc.

1 gal

Agapanthus x ‘Lilliput’

Lilliput Dwarf Lily of the Nile

Clump perennial with grass-like leaves. Light blue flowers held above leaves.

18"

2’ flower

S/P

Border,

Container,

Misc.

1 gal

Agapanthus x ‘Monmid’

Midnight Blue Agapanthus

New! – Zone 6 – Dark blue-violet flowers in tight clusters on tall stalks. Bright green leaves.

24"

3’-4" flower

S

Border,

Container,

Misc.

2 gal

Araucaria heterophylla

Star Pine or Norforlk Island Pine

New! – Bold pyramidal tree with tiered branching habit.

*50’ x 25’

P

Container,

Indoor / Outdoor

1 gal

5 gal

Asparagus densiflorus ‘Myers’

Foxtail Fern or Pony Tail Fern

Fluffy unusual texture. Long plum-like stems hold soft needle-like leaves. Bright green.

24"

P

Container,

Hanging Basket

1 gal

Banana – See Ensete ventricosum

Bonsai Garden

New! – Porcelain bowl with oriental design, rock, pagoda, moss and various foliage plants or juniper.

Various

S/P

Patio

6" pot

10" pot

Bougainvilla ‘Raspberry Ice’

Raspberry Ice Bougainvilla

Bright magenta bracts. Variegated leaves with narrow, pale yellow margins.

Bush form.

36"

S/P

Container,

* Hanging Basket *

1 gal

10" HB

Bougainvilla ‘Royal Purple’

Royal Purple Bougainvilla

Profuse, rich, deep purple bracts. Vigorous during warm months.

Trailing

S/P

Container, Fence, Trellis

1 gal

5 gal

5 gal Trls

Bougainvilla ‘San Diego Red’

San Diego Red Bougainvilla

Deep red bracts against dark green foliage.

Trailing

S/P

Container, Fence, Trellis

1 gal

5 gal PT

5 gal stk

Bougainvilla ‘White Madonna’

White Madonna Bougainvilla

Bracts are white with a pink blush. Outstanding show.

Trailing

S/P

Container, Fence, Trellis

5 gal PT

Bougainvilla Surprise

California Gold & Barbara Karst

New! – Combo of bright red and golden yellow blooms. Outstanding color!!

Trailing

S

Patio

5 gal

Caladium – See Annuals

Calla Lily – See Annuals

Canna – See Annuals

Citrus limon ‘Meyerii’

Meyer Lemon

Glossy leaves. Fragrant pale-yellow flowers. Thin-skinned, juicy yellow lemons.

48" – 60"

S

Patio

5 gal PT

Citrus medica sarcodactylis

Buddha’s Hand Citron

New! – Large, leathery leaves. Hand shaped fruit with finger-like projections. Prized in the Orient.

48" – 60"

S

Patio

5 gal PT

Codiaeum varigatum

Croton

New! – Leaves brightly colored shades of red, yellow, & green.(2"-3" W x 6"-8" L)

18" – 36"

S

Specimen

6" pot

Cordyline indivisa – See Annuals

Blue Dracaena Spike

Cordyline terminalis ‘Red Sister’

Red Sister

New! Strap-like leaves are bright pink when new and dark pink when older.

3’ – 5’

S/P

Specimen

6" pot

Cortaderia selloana ‘Monvin’

Sun Stripe Variegated Pampas Grass

New! – Green blades highlighted with several yellow stripes.

Silver-white plumes above leaves in fall.

48"

6’ flower

S

Specimen,

Accent

1 gal

Cortaderia selloano ‘Pumila’ -Ivory Feathers

Ivory Feathers Dwarf Pampas Grass

Clumping. Wind and drought tolerant. Long stalks of large white plumes in fall. Leaves are green with a blue cast.

36"

6’ flower

S

Specimen, Accent,

Small Garden

1 gal

Cortaderia selloano ‘Pumila’ –Pink Feathers

Pink Feathers Dwarf Pampas Grass

See Ivory Feathers.

This variety has light pink plumes.

36"

6’ flower

S

Specimen, Accent,

Small Garden

1 gal

Crossandra infundibuliformis

Yellow Crossandra

New! – Med. green leaves. Yellow flower spikes to 1’-2’ wide. Takes a couple of weeks to established in landscape. Stops blooming at 40 degrees. Shrub-like habit.

2’ – 3’

S

Specimen

6" pot

Cuphea hyssopifolia ‘Rosea False Heather’

Rosea False Heather

Twiggy branches with tiny glossy leaves. Small purple-pink flowers all season.

24"

S/P

Specimen,

Borders

1 gal

2 gal

Cuphea hyssopifolia dwarf ‘Compacta Rosea’

Dwarf False Heather

Twiggy branches with tiny, glossy leaves. Continuous rose-purple blooms.

Cutting grown.

12" x 24"

S/P

Specimen,

Rock Garden

1 gal

Cuphea mex. heather ‘Lavender Lace’

Lavender Lace False Heather

Compact, horizontal habit. Lavender-rose flowers. Most floriferous – spring and fall.

12" x 24"

S

Specimen, Groundcover

1 gal

2 gal

Dicksonia antarctica

Tasmanian Tree Fern

3’-5’ fronds arch from trunk & are medium green. Deer resistant. Med. deep shade.

36" – 72"

Sh

Specimen,

Container

1 gal

Dierama pulcherrium

Angel’s Fishing Rod

New! – Slender arching stalk bell-shaped flowers. Very unique.

24" – 36"

S/P

Specimen

1 gal

Dracaena Spike – See Annuals

Dracaena x ‘Colorama’

New! – Narrow leaves, dark green with colorful bands. * Air Cleaner *

24" – 36"

S/P

Outdoor / Indoor

6" pot

Dracaena x ‘Magenta’

New! – Narrow leaves, dark green with magenta coloration. * Air Cleaner *

24" – 36"

S/P

Outdoor / Indoor

6" pot

Dracaena x ‘Marginata Multi’

New! – Narrow leaves, dark green with multi colored margins. * Air Cleaner *

24" – 36"

S/P

Outdoor / Indoor

6" pot

Dracaena x ‘Song of Jamaica’

New! – Narrow leaves, medium green with central band of yellow/grn. * Air Cleaner *

24" – 36"

S/P

Outdoor / Indoor

6" pot

Dracaena x ‘Warneckii Lemon Lime’

New! – Narrow leaves, dark green with lime colored margins. * Air Cleaner *

24" – 36"

S/P

Outdoor / Indoor

6" pot

Ensete ventricosum

Abyssinian Banana

New! – Ornamental banana. Huge green leaves w/ red midrib. Will not bear fruit in our climate. Great accent. Protect from wind. Note: Can become large, but our climate limits it to a manageable size.

See Note

S/P

Specimen, Container

10" pot

Euryops pectinatus ‘Viridis’

Green-Leaved Euryops

Bright yellow daisy-like flowers. Deep green glossy leaves. Fertilize regularly

60" – 72"

S/P

Patio

2 gal PT

1 gal

5 gal

Fern, Tasmanian Tree – See Dicksonia

Ferns ‘Mixed’

Mixed leaf colors and textures.

6" – 24"

P/Sh

Specimen

4.5" pot

Ficus benjamina

Weeping Fig / Ficus Tree

Weeping branches hold beautiful, glossy foliage.

3’ +

P/Sh

Patio

Screen

Indoor

10" pot

Foxtail Ferns – See Asparagus

Fuchsia Tree

A selection of the best Fuchsia varieties (assorted forms and colors) on standard. Protect from wind.

3’

P/Sh

Patio

10" pot

Gardenia jasminoides ‘Veitchii’

Everblooming Gardenia

Sweetly fragrant white flowers.

Upright branches with glossy foliage.

Cutting Grown.

48"

S/P

Specimen, Container, Cut Flowers

1 gal

5 gal PT

5 gal stk

Grass – See Pennisetum or Cortaderia

Heliotrope – See Annuals

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ‘Amour’

Amour Hibiscus

New! – Large single soft pink blooms replaces ‘Kona Imp’. *All Hibiscus prefer warm temps and good drainage.

8’ x 4’

S

Specimen, Container, Patio

1 gal

5 gal

5 gal PT

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ‘Brilliant’

Brilliant Hibiscus

Profusion of bright red flowers in summer. Vigorous.

8’ x 4’

S

Specimen, Container, Patio

1 gal

5 gal

5 gal PT

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ‘Butterfly’

Butterfly Hibiscus

Single, bright-yellow flowers.

6’ x 3’

S

Specimen, Container, Patio

5 gal PT

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ‘Monoon’

Fullmoon Hibiscus

Fully double, lemon yellow blooms.

4’ x 3’

S

Specimen, Container, Patio

1 gal

5 gal

5 gal PT

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ‘Monsa’

Powder Puff Hibiscus

New! – Double puff ball-shaped creamy-white flowers. Flowers tinged with pink in cool temps.

8’ x 4’

S

Specimen,

Container,

Patio

5 gal PT

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ‘Morning Glory’

Morning Glory Hibiscus

New! – Hawaiian hybrid with enhanced flowers on a sturdy, bushy habit. Single flowers are blush with magenta rising from the throat. Petal edges are creamy white.

8’ x 4’

S

Specimen,

Container,

Patio

1 gal

5 gal

Jasminum nitidum

Angel Wing Jasmine

Shrubby vine-like ground cover with many large, fragrant, pinwheel-like flowers. White with purple undersides.

3’ – 4’

S

Specimen,

Container, Accent

1 gal stk

5 gal stk

Lantana camara ‘American Red’

American Red Bush Lantana

New! – Color all season. Bright red mixed with yellow blooms. Attracts butterflies. *Tolerates heat and drought.

3’ – 4-

S

Bedding, Container, Accent

1 gal

Lantana camara ‘Christine’

Christine Bush Lantana

Shocking cerise-pink flowers. Attracts butterflies. *Tolerates heat and drought.

3’ – 4-

S

Container, Accent

2 gal PT

Lantana camara ‘Dwarf Pink’

Dwarf Pink Bush Lantana

Bright pink flowers. Attracts butterflies. *Tolerates heat and drought.

3’ – 4-

S

Bedding, Container, Accent

1 gal

Lantana camara ‘Radiation’

Radiation Bush Lantana

Rich orange-red flowers. Attracts butterflies. *Tolerates heat and drought.

3’ – 4-

S

Container, Accent

2 gal PT

Lantana hybrid ‘Confetti’

Confetti Spreading Lantana

New! – Masses of pink, purple and yellow flowers all season. Attracts butterflies. *Tolerates heat and drought.

2’ – 4-

S

Specimen, Container, Accent

14" PT

green deco pot

Lantana hybrid ‘Desert Sunset’

Desert Sunset Spreading Lantana

Yellow, gold, peach and fuchsia blooms. Attracts butterflies.

*Tolerates heat and drought.

12"

S

Bedding, Container, Accent

4.5" pot

Lantana hybrid ‘Dove Wings’

Dove Wings Spreading Lantana

Pure white flowers. Attracts butterflies. *Tolerates heat and drought.

12"

S

Bedding, Container, Accent

4.5" pot

Lantana hybrid ‘New Gold’

New Gold Spreading Lantana

Gold-yellow flowers. Attracts butterflies. *Tolerates heat and drought.

12"- 24"

S

Bedding, Container, Accent

2 gal PT

1 gal

Lantana hybrid ‘Patriot Cherry’

Patriot Cherry Spreading Lantana

Cherry-red flowers all season.

Attracts butterflies.

*Tolerates heat and drought.

12"

S

Bedding, Container, Accent

4.5" pot

Lantana hybrid ‘Patriot Rainbow’

Pariot Rainbow Spreading Lantana

Yellow, orange and fuchsia blooms.

Attracts butterflies.

*Tolerates heat and drought.

12"

S

Bedding, Container, Accent

4.5" pot

Ligustrum texanum

Wax Leaf Privet

Compact habit with glossy leaves. Responds well to pruning. Profusion of creamy-white fragrant flowers

8’ x 4’

S/P

Patio, Topiary, Accent, Container

See Below

Ligustrum texanum

Wax Leaf Privet

Bush

1 gal

5 gal

Ligustrum texanum

Wax Leaf Privet

Patio Tree

5 gal

Ligustrum texanum

Wax Leaf Privet

Pyramid

5 gal

15 gal

Ligustrum texanum

Wax Leaf Privet

2 Pom Patio Tree

5 gal

15 gal

Ligustrum texanum

Wax Leaf Privet

3 Pom Patio Tree

5 gal

15 gal

Lisianthus - see Annuals

Mallow Tree (Mini Hollyhock)

A bushy branching plant on standard. Small hollyhock-like flowers. ( ½ " x 1") Pink petals with a magenta throat.

2’ – 3’

S

Specimen, Container

7" pot

Mandevilla Surprise

Alice du Pont & Summer Snow

New! – Twining vines. White and pink flowering varieties in same pot.

Nice Show.

Trailing

S

Specimen

14" pot stk green deco pot

Mandevilla x amabilis ‘Alice du Pont’

Alice du Pont Mandevilla

Twining vine with unusual trumpet-like flowers. Ice pink petals with a dark pink throat. Each flower lasts several days.

Trailing

S

Specimen, Trellis, Arbor, Patio

4.5" pot

5 gal stk

terra pot

Marguerite Daisy Tree

Dark green, glossy, lobed leaves.

White or yellow daisy flowers.

Blooms most in cool temps.

3’ – 4’

S

Specimen,

Container

10" pot

Nerium oleander ‘Cherry Ripe’

Cherry Ripe Oleander

Thick, narrow, glossy, dark green leaves. Single, deep pink flower clusters on new wood. Does well in poor soils.

Tolerates heat, drought and intense sun. Deer resistant.

5’ – 6’

S

Specimen, Accent, Container

1 gal

5 gal

Nerium oleander ‘Petite Pink’

Petite Pink Oleander

Same as ‘Cherry Ripe’ – but this variety has single, shell pink flowers. Dwarf.

3’ – 4’

S

Specimen, Accent, Container

1 gal

5 gal

Nerium oleander ‘Petite Salmon’

Petite Slmon Oleander

Same as ‘Cherry Ripe’ – but this variety has single, salmon pink flowers. Dwarf.

3’ – 4’

S

Specimen, Accent,

Container

1 gal

5 gal

Nerium oleander ‘Sister Agnes’

Sister Agnes Oleander

Same as ‘Cherry Ripe’ – but this variety has single, clear white flowers.

5’ – 6’

S

Specimen, Accent, Container

1 gal

5 gal

Palm, Adonodia

New! – Palm appearance. Use inside or outside for a tropical atmosphere.

5’- 6’

S

Specimen

10" pot

Palm, Queen

New! – Palm appearance. Use inside or outside for a tropical atmosphere.

5’- 6’

S

Specimen

10" pot

Pampas Grass – See Cortaderia selloana

Passiflora pfordtii

Passion Vine

Twining stems display long-lasting white and purple-blue, fragrant, flowers with an exotic shape

Vining

S

Climber,

Trellis,

Indoor

1 gal

Passiflora vitifolia

Crimson Vine

Fast-growing vine displays an abundance of crimson red exotic flowers.

Rich green, deeply lobed leaves.

Vining

S

Climber,

Trellis,

Fence

1 gal

Pennisetum ruepellianum

Green Fountain Grass

Clump-forming. Drought resistant grass with green blades. Pale pink flower spikes summer through fall.

2’ – 4’

S

Specimen, Massing

4.5" pot

Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’

Purple Fountain Grass

Clump-forming. Drought resistant grass with purplish-brown blades. Rose-red flower spikes summer through fall.

2’ – 4’

S

Specimen, Massing

4.5" pot

1 gal

Plumbago auriculata

Blue Cape Plumbago

Clusters of vivid, blue flowers cover this sprawling, densely mounded vine-like shrub most of the season. Deer resistant.

3’ – 5’

S

Container, Accent

1 gal

5 gal

Rosmariunus officinalis ‘Tuscan Blue’

Tuscan Blue Rosemary

Upright rigid branched cone topiary of aromatic needle-like foliage.

Profuse vivid blue flowers add to beauty.

3’ – 6’

S

Container,

Accent

2 gal

Salvia greggii ‘Red’

Red Salvia

Red flower spikes. Green leaves. Drought and deer resistant. Attract butterflies.

4’

S/P

Container, Accent, Massing

1 gal

Salvia greggii ‘Rosea’

Autumn Salvia

Light red flower spikes. Green leaves. Drought and deer resistant. Attract butterflies.

4’

S/P

Container, Accent, Massing

1 gal

Solanum rantonnettii ‘Royal Robe’

Paraguay Nightshade.

New! – Very showy masses of large, fragrant, rich blue-violet flowers with yellow centers on slender, arching branches.

4’ – 6’

S

Accent,

Patio

5 gal PT

Southwestern Garden

New! – Various cacti in a southwestern style bowl.

Various

S

Patio

6" pot

Stephanotis floribunda

Madagascar Jasmine

Twining vine. Fragrant 2" white flowers. Support.

Vining

(to 10’)

P

Climber,

Trellis

1 gal stk

5 gal stk

Trachelospermum jasminoides

Star Jasmine

New! – Very fragrant, star-shaped, white flowers. Twining Vine.

Vining

S/P

Climber, Walls, Trellis, Container

1 gal stk

Tulbaghia violacea ‘Tricolor’

Tri-color Society Garlic

New! – Dainty heads of lilac-pink flowers on stalks above blue-gray grassy leaves w/ white margins. New growth has a pink tinge. Garlic-like fragrance when bruised

12"

2’ flower

S

Accent,

Container

1 gal

White Bird of Paradise

New! – Banana like foliage.

5’- 6’

S

Specimen

10" pot