What kind of tropical plant do i have

This and next photo 25g size. Figure younger plant several feet, mature over ten feet on most of the available species. Note some plants will branch, especially if top-pruned. Sun Requirements: Full sun for some along the coast. Or, safer, is filtered light. Cold Tolerance: Above a frost more most but some take temperatures into the 20's F. Most can be used as houseplants and stay under ceiling height. But, in the garden many just do fine if you don't freeze. The popular "Lucky Bamboo" is actually a type of Dracena.

If we don't have what you want, we can usually get it. Are about as wide or more than they are tall. Sun Requirements: Full sun. Cold Tolerance: Lower 20's F. During winter and with more water it gets a blue color. It is a dwarf plant usually about as wide as tall. The white is a waxy substance that rubs off the leaflets - so don't pet the leaves. It wants little water when cold in winter. Of note taxonomists now consider Dudleya to be a type of Echeveria.

Plant in flower - Note more blue summer color. Older flower. It's a good grower and has variegated foliage. In shade, it'll turn green.

In sun, beautiful red. Spiny leaves. Easy to grow. Can get over ten feet tall Sun Requirements: Full sun. Cold Tolerance: Mid to low 30's F. Can go deciduous if gets colder. It gets great color. Left alone, it'll get way overhead.

This and most photos below are of our 5g size. Photo by Mundani-Garden Website. New leaves, at certain times of the year, emerge a copper color. It slowly spreads but is not invasive. It's also very cold hardy. Ruffled variety not available at this time. It resembles a cycad in a way. The stem is only two inches thick, leaves are two feet long and it never gets overhead. There are many types of " Blechnum " ferns. This one is unique. They are a good grower and everyone who gets one loves it.

Not good for full hot sun. Cold Tolerance: Mid 20's F. Water Requirements: Medium to heavy. Do not let it go dry. Leaves are actually more white than green. They slowly clump as they grow and never get tall. This fern is fairly rare and hard to find. This and next 3 pictures 1 gallon size. Mature height: Variable, but usually under two feet Sun Requirements: Perhaps bright filtered light but no direct sun in most areas Cold Tolerance: Above freezing Water Requirements: Somewhat tricky.

Don't want to dry out but also don't want to be kept mucky wet. Never let it go dry! They are great for the window seal or patio. The trick is watering.

Never let them go dry or you'll have to slower resurrect the plant. Never put in full sun! Overall stature is smaller than the Australian Tree Fern with shorter leaves. Sun Requirements: Part day sun along the coast. Some grow it in full sun. Far inland, filtered light needed. It grows well in the SF Bay area. The spread of the crown of leaves is usually 8 to 10 feet. When watering, it's ok to water the trunk but avoid spraying the crown as this may promote diseases.

Great photo by balconygardenweb. Mature height: 14 to 16 inches. Leaves simple-undivided Sun Requirements: Part day sun along the coast. Easy to grow and rare, fairly unusual appearing fern. Availability variable as it's hard to find these ferns. Can maintain lower height with pruning. Sun Requirements: Full sun along the coast although part sun is ok as well. Cold Tolerance: Mid to upper 20's F. Interior quality may cost more. Size shown: 5g Comments: I f you could go back forty years, the Fiddle Leaf Fig was a very popular houseplant.

Then it fell out of popularity. In the past few years it's surged back and suppliers can't keep them in stock. So, it's used as an overhead houseplant. But, it's easy to grow outdoors if you don't get too cold. Remember, it's a Ficus so it can get big! But, it and others, when in the garden can get very large. The Ficus roxburghii is super rare and has a large round leaf. The last two photos show how big Ficus can get and the buttress roots they form.

Soon we will be offering other rare species like Ficus religiosa. For another super rare species read about F. This and next picture Fi cus benjamina. This and next 3 pictures Ficus roxburghii.

Ficus , Banyan Tree. Banyan Tree buttress roots. Far inland perhaps filtered light if not freeze. Please inquire. Size shown: 5g and 15g Comments: This is a fantastic plant for the garden if you have a non-freezing environment. The leaves can get up to three feet long and almost two feet across. They are pleated with red veins in the leaves. New leaves can emerge a somewhat red color. You can grow it as an overhead tree or prune it to be a more low-profile bush.

These plants are super rare, almost impossible to propagate and never inexpensive. I have two of these trees in my garden in San Diego. Photo by unknown author Flikr. They clump but don't seem to run. I've mentioned it here for people trying to conserve water. Photo by Finegardening.

It's becoming super popular with water restrictions. The plants at the nursery will get more red in bright sun. Available on request. Left alone can get over 20 feet tall. First, it has very attractive red blossoms. But, it can be maintained as a smaller tree and easily bears fruit as shown here. It is evergreen in most areas, not dropping its foliage.

If you haven't tried it, you must. The taste is exotic and different. They have large central seeds. From a growth and cold tolerance point of view, try to get the Mexican variety as opposed to a plant from Hawaiian varieties.

The latter are dioecious and you need both males and females. Not so with the Mexican types. One tree will give you fruit. Papaya don't like to see a freeze. The last row of pictures show a 15g Mango tree. This fruit is native to countries in Asia and can be grown in better areas in So Cal and produce fruit.

The first 3 rows of pictures are of the Papaya. Photo by Infobarrel website. This and the next photo are a 15g Mango Tree. They've slowly grown over these years and are now starting to kick in. Some are making nice 15g plants. They seem indestructible. If you can't tell, there's a definite blue to the leaves. I can't say much except they are a dwarf Furcrea and quite rare. I've got ours in part sun.

It is slowly growing. They may come back from cold damage but foliage is burnt by 32 degrees or lower. It is really striking to see a plant in blossom. With this type of Ginger you just have to be patient and give it good care. Over time, you will be rewarded if you don't get too cold. Thus, they are only for the warmest of areas. They are rarely above your knee. The main problem is they just don't possess cold hardiness. So, winter protect them. Their probably low is in the mid to a bit lower 20's F.

These also don't get overly large. Over time, these plants do sucker forming clumps of stems. Six feet height is the average mature height. Blossoms are short lived, but with age and lots of vertical stems, you'll have a fabulous show of color.

Blossoms are yellow and red. This and next 2 pictures 5g size. This and next photo 1t5g size. There are dwarf cultivars.

Sun Requirements: Full sun in near coastal areas, part day sun or filtered light inland Cold Tolerance: Plants tolerate a freeze and do well into the mid-twenties F. These are quick growing plants that do sucker and form clumps. Flowers are long lasting whereas Kahili Ginger are short living. Blossoms hang downwards. Individual flowers look like small shells.

They are not fragrant. These plants are an easy way to "create that Hawaii look". This and next 5 pictures of the variegate form. This and next picture green form. But, nowadays there's tons of cultivars with exciting blossoms. We try to bring these in from time to time.

Lots of bright yellow flowers. Not overly large. Totally neglected, unwatered tree near us. Well cared for by Pacifichorticulture website. Heliconia latispatha in 5g size. I think it'd make a nice small plant for next to a walkway for sun or part sun. Note how the blossoms shoot way above the plant. Haworthia zebrina. Haworthia limifolia. Haworthia limifolia in blossom.

This seems to have backed off in recent years so we may start up again. I can certainly get them for customers. But, we wanted to protect our other nursery stock. Let me know if they interest you.

Cold Tolerance: Temperatures down to mid-twenties F. Unless it is a cool year, they always bloom in May here. The blue blossoms last for about a month. The streets are gorgeous with them. On request, I can obtain plants for customers and quote a price at that time.

Can go up 20 feet Sun Requirements: Full sun. Cold Tolerance: Temperatures to 25 degrees F. One is white, the other pink. I can't show pictures of the blossoms of the pink as they bloom in early spring.

Both are climbers and very nice. This and next three pictures white species. This and next e pictures of the Pink Jasmine. Cold Tolerance: Temperatures possibly down to 20 degrees F. The first one has smaller blossoms, but they are super fragrant. The second one has minimal fragrance with big white flowers with red centers. Sometimes this latter type has a pink color to the petals. Both are quick growing and take full sun.

We occasionally have a third type not shown here that has fragrant, smaller pink blossoms. White Jasmine, this and next two pictures. Photo by Gopixpics. Overwater, even in the growing season, can kill them. This is a zerophytic species. Some take into the upper teens. I've shown a rare Japanese variegated Rhapis, Rhapis multifida, excela and the tall Rhapis humilus.

All can be easily grown inside or outside in most gardens in this area. Variegated R. Rhapis multifida. Rhapis excelsa. First, it has thick and wide blue colored leaves that are very fleshy. Secondly, the flowers are a very impressive purple color. They are an inch wide. Note: After publishing this site, a reader thought perhaps this is a different species of plant. We are investigating it. FR website.

Far inland one would put in filtered light. Needs: Indirect sunlight, as by an east-facing window. With "big and bushy dark green leaves that can fill a void," this low-light tolerant tree is full of personality and volume.

Needs: Medium light and water at least once a week. Most of the indoor trees on this list will survive if you skip a week of watering, but not the Natal mahogany. It will not recover if the soil dries out. This robust, easy-to-grow tropical indoor plant can grow up to nine feet. Needs: Bright light, and 11 inches on either side of the plant so the glossy leaves have room to grow outward. Water weekly. By Eric Allen.

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Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. Tip The tropical plants in this list can be grown indoors in any climate, but many can also be overwintered indoors in cooler climates and then brought outdoors in the summer.

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