They make lovely gifts because of their exotic-looking blooms. Anthurium is a dramatic tropical flower. They clean the air we breathe. Their large, dark leaves suck up ammonia, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene. They do well in low light and indoors.
~Wedding Palm Lytocaryum weddellianum An absolutely gorgeous smaller palm, appropriately dubbed, the Miniature Coconut, due to its resemblance to the common coconut, both in its diminutive feather leaves and smallish coconut like fruit. The roughly 1 inch round seeds of these are actually edible, and do taste much like the white meat of a coconut. A wonderful…
~ Rainbow Heliconia Heliconia wagneriana The flowers of this species are actually highly modified leaves and bracts in the shapes of a lobster claws. The bracts are somewhat variable, bright red areas cover most of the cheek and it is surrounded by pale green along the lip keel and tip with yellow areas at the…
~Dutchman’s Pipe Aristolochia macrophylla Great Butterfly Plant That Gives Shade and Hides Eyesores Beautiful foliage, unusual flowers, freedom from pests and ease of growth. The flowers make a great conversation piece, it has such luxuriously dense attractive foliage and makes a great screen. It is especially good at covering chain link and other wire; it’s…
~ Plumeria Typically grows as a small tree that reaches a height of about 30 feet and achieves a similar canopy width, though size and compactness varies by cultivar. Leaves are typically glossy green but may be dull and range from 8 to 12 inches long and 2 to 4 inches wide. Some plumeria lose…
~ Heliconia psittacorum The flowers are abundant and are red with orange edging that open into a spiral shape. The sepals inside the bracts are fanned upright and have green tips which makes the entire flower structure unique and extremely attractive. It performs very nicely in containers. A very beautiful smaller sized and rich flowering…
~Dwarf Mondo Grass
