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Missouri Botanical GardenSt. Louis, MO
Chanticleer GardenWayne, PA
Tropical “Foliar” Annuals and Perennials
• Great colors and variegations• Bold, architectural forms
add depth and personalityy• Replace or “play well” with
flowering annuals/perennials• Prolonged display• Lend a tropical flair• Can “overwinter”
Overwintering Tropical Plants
and “Bulbs”http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/2010/11/
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The Pot-in-Pot Technique
Step 1. Start with one pot of tropical perennials.Step 2. “Plant” a pot of equal size.
Step 3. In spring, drop the tropical pot into the empty pot & enjoy!
Step 4. In fall, remove the tropical pot and overwinter.
Step 5. Drop a pot of mulch into the empty pot. Step 6. In spring, remove the “mulch pot”, drop in the tropical pot and put the mulch around it.
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The Ever-Beautiful Container
Heuchera – Coral Bells Hostas
Farfugium
Cold Hardy Plants with Tropical Flair
Acalypha – Copper Plant
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AlternantheraIt’s not your Grandma’s Joseph’s Coat!
‘Red Carpet’‘Party Time’
‘Brazilian Red Hots’
‘Brazilian Red Hots’AlternantheraAlternanthera
‘Snow Queen’ ‘Crème de Menthe’
‘Snowball’
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‘Red Threads’
‘Gold Threads’ or ‘Thin Gold’‘Burgundy’
‘Purple Knight’ ‘True Yellow’
‘Gail’s Choice’
BegoniasFibrous, Rhizomatous, Tuberous types and hybridsa d yb ds
Bromeliads
http://www.jacksbromeliads.com/
Bromeliads
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Aechmea
Billbergia
Guzmania
Vrisea
C is for COLOR !• Caladiums• Cannas• Coleus• Cordyline• Croton
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‘Carolyn Whorton‘
‘Rosebud’
‘Florida Fantasy’
Carolyn Whorton
‘Tropicana’
‘Tropicana’
‘Bengal Tiger‘
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‘Red Star’
‘Exotica’
‘Kiwi’ Turkey Tail’
‘Picasso’s Paintbrush‘
Photo credit: Caldwell Nursery caldwellhort.com
‘Franklin Roosevelt’
‘Mrs. Iceton’
Picasso s Paintbrush
Elephant EarsAlocasia, Colocasia & Xanthosoma
C. ‘Illustrus’
Keep these guys confined!
Colocasia
‘Black Magic’
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A. ‘Calidora’ A. ‘Amazonica’
Alocasia
A. ‘Hilo Beauty’ A. ‘Frydek’
X ‘Mi k M ’X. ‘Mickey Mouse’
X. ‘Lime Zinger’
Xanthosoma
Ornamental Sweet Potato
Hi Ho Silver!
Helichrysum spp.
H. petiolareLicorice Plant
H. italicum Curry Plant
WormwoodArtemisia spp.
‘Powis Castle’
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‘Silver Falls’ Dichondra
Great Variegation!
“Careful placement, integrating both texture and color, can make variegated plants an essential element of th d ”
Tony Avent, Plants Delight Nursery
the garden.”
Stromanthe‘TrioStar’
Jewels of OparTalinum paniculatum ‘Variegata’
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Furcraea Furcraea foetida 'Mediopicta' Flax Lily - Dianella
Devil’s BackbonePedilanthus tithymaloides
Euphorbia ‘Diamond Frost’or ‘Hip Hop’
Peacock GingersKaempferia spp.
Don’t Eat Your Vegetables!Vegetables!
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Photo credit: Pamela Crawford
Designing with Colorful FoliageColorful Foliage
Designing with Colorful Foliage
• Mix texture, size, shape • Contrast colors• Lighten up dark landscapes
with variegated plants • Use as a focal point
or accent plant• Contrast them against
a solid background
Start with Color
• Trendy colors• Your favorite hues• Coordinate with garden furniture &
yard art• Compliment your house colors
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Chartreuse/Gold
‘Marguerite’ Ornamental
Sweet Potato
‘Goldilocks’ Lysimcachia
Chartreuse/Gold
‘Lime Zinger’
‘Bengal Tiger’ Canna
Purple/Burgundy
Cordyline ‘Dark Star’
Oxalis ‘Charmed Wine
Create Color VignettesVignettes
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Divide yard into “rooms” and develop a color theme for each
Cordyline ‘Red Star’, Duranta ‘Cuban Gold’, Croton
Coleus ‘Limon Blush’
Lysimachia ‘Sundew Springs’
Cordyline ‘Electric Pink’
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Ensete – Orn. BananaAutumn SedgeColeus
The Front Pond Room
Hmmm…..
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Focal Points and AccentsAccents
Photo credit: Pamela Crawford
Photo credit: Pamela Crawford
Photo credit: Pamela Crawford
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