You may not associate tropical colors with fall, but this long-blooming flower will change that. It continues producing ...

Native to Brazil, this tropical plant loves the heat, so it's a great choice for season-long color on a sunny patio or deck. It's treated as an annual in much of the country, but it is a perennial ...

Plant tags, university websites and plant books can provide this information. If you are lucky enough to have an east- or west-facing window you can grow a wide variety of plants.

Propagating Tropical Plants To expand your backyard plant nursery, learn how to propagate these delightful tropical plants! Use heliconia, bamboo, and hibiscus to their fullest potential.

Tropical plants grow vigorously over the long summer growing season, and it is not unusual for them to get larger than desired. Winters often take care of this issue by freezing back tropicals.

Vines add to that tropical look Saturday, February 2, 2023 12:05 am By Norman Bezona Special to West Hawaii Today ...

Some plants crave a long bird bill. One tropical plant can even recognize which kind of hummingbird is slurping its nectar by the shape of its bill, scientists report online March 2 in the ...

When we cover plants, we do not expect them to come through a freeze in perfect condition. Cold protection will preserve the life of an in-ground tropical plant -- but not bring it through winter ...

Untrimmed, the plant can grow to a height of 10 to 15 feet in one season but usually stays smaller than that. The flowers are spectacular -- a showy yellow and red -- and last all growing season.