Blue Ginger
~ Blue Ginger 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. Height: 6-8 ft. Spacing: 18-24 inches Sun Exposure: Light Shade
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~ Beehive Ginger Zingiberaceae Zingiber Beehive Ginger ‘Honeycomb’ as the name implies, this ginger is truly spectacular! This ginger has orange cones which age to red. The beehive shaped bracts grow from the base of the plant on short spikes in summer. The cones open to produce brown and yellow spotted flowers – the resulting combination looks like bees in a hive, giving the plant its name. The flowers slowly turn reddish with age, particularly if they get some sun. The flowers are long lasting. Sun to Partial Shade 4-6 ft. Regular watering, do not like to be over-watered...
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Tangerine Beauty Bignonia capreolata Easy to grow vine that provides abundant tangerine blooms over a long season. Attaches itself to most surfaces by tendrils. Grows in just about any condition. Semi-evergreen to evergreen, colorful solution for a fence or arbor with afternoon shade. Although this east Texas native is slow to establish, ‘Tangerine Beauty’ sports brighter, showier flowers than other cultivars and will reward your patience with loads of orange blooms. Flowers bloom on old wood, so prune this vine immediately only after blooms fade.
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Thunbergia Mysorensis Indian Clock Vine This rare vine produces wide-mouthed flowers in the tangy yellow and red colors, reminiscent of the savory spices of its homeland in India. It blooms in clusters from winter through summer with pendulous chains from which emerge wave after wave of eye-catching flowers.
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~ Alocasia Portadora Portadora is truly a spectacular upright elephant ear. It is a large, stunning, spectacular foliage with broad, wavy, scalloped leaves and will grow up to 10 feet tall. You can grow this plant in full sun to partial shade. This is truly an architectural specimen plant for any garden. When making a site selection keep your plant in an area that has bright indirect light. Alocasia plant care, If using drip irrigation allow soil to dry slightly between waterings. Do not over water any members of the alocasia family. Fertilize this heavy feeder every three weeks during the...
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