Dichorisandra thyrsiflora
The Blue Ginger plant is a popular ornamental landscaping plant for the tropical outdoor garden.
The plant produces attractive, three-petaled flowers that are bluish in color with small yellow centers. For those of us who are more imaginative, it may look like a bunch of grapes, except that is held upright! This plant is suitable for growing indoors.
~Red Ginger Alpinia purpurata Popular and easy to grow, ads beautiful color to your landscape. Here in Hawaii, Red Ginger is usually found growing at the edge of lowland forests, trails and roads. The flowers make beautiful, long-lasting cut flowers and are popular for tropical flower arrangements. Blooms repeatedly. Height: 4-6 ft. Spacing: 12-15 in….
~ Polyalthia longifolia A lofty evergreen tree, native to India, commonly planted due to its effectiveness in alleviating noise pollution. It exhibits symmetrical pyramidal growth with willowy weeping pendulous branches and long narrow lanceolate leaves with undulate margins. The tree is known to grow over 30 ft in height but can be topped. In spring…
Caring for Succulents, Succulents (common name) are booming in popularity for two simple reasons: they are beautiful and nearly indestructible. Technically, a succulent is any plant with thick, fleshy (succulent) water storage organs. Succulents store water in their leaves, their stems or their roots. These plants have adapted to survive arid conditions throughout the world….
~ Heliconia Psittacorum ‘Golden Torch’ is a very productive and vigorous plant. Grows well in partial shade to full sun. Plant habit is erect, from 5-6 feet tall. Blooms year round. Easy to flower in a pot. Height: 5-6 ft. Sun Exposure: Full Sun; Sun to Partial Shade.
~ Gracilis (Slender Weavers) Bambusa textilis var. gracilis One of our more popular bamboos, the Gracilis is the perfect privacy hedge or windbreak. The perfect height (20-25′), perfect density and elegant simplicity with green culms and delicate green leaves. Can be hedged and shaped. 25’ tall with 1.3” culms. Clumping bamboos can be planted without…
~ Orange Claw Heliconia They all have upright, long lasting flowers, and are excellent as specimen plants in the tropical garden or large greenhouse, and as cut flowers for large arrangements. Height: 6-14 ft. Sun Exposure: Full Sun; Sun to Partial Shade.
