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Alocasia macrorrhizos |
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Upright Giant Taro - Evergreen perennial to 5-7' tall by 4' wide w/white calla-like flower. Light shade. Medium to high water needs. Evergreen to 30F - root hardy to 10.
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Callisia fragrans |
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Basket Plant - Low growing perennial with long green and maroon lvs. Plant in part sun (more maroon) to full shade. Water regularly. Hardy to 30-32 F.
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Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic' |
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Black Taro - Dusty charcoal, black leaves on dark burgundy stems. Excellent for the tropical, aquatic garden. Sun or part shade. 5 ft. tall. Root hardy to 0 F
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Colocasia esculenta 'Fontanesii' |
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Black Taro - Aquatic perennial 4-6' tall w/black petioled dark green lvs. Full (coastal) to part sun. Saturated soil to 12" deep in water. Hardy to 30-32F.
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Colocasia esculenta var. antiquorum 'Illustris' |
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Imperial Taro - Dramatic perennial 3-6' tall with dark purple leaves w/ green veins. Hardy to mid 20's. Evergreen in frost free areas. Reg. water. Perfect for ponds.
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Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii' |
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Red Banana - Tropical banana. Large red foliage plant. 20' tall by 15' wide. Full sun/Light shade. Regular water. 20-25 degrees F.
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Hedychium coronarium |
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White Ginger - Perennial to 6'x4' with fragrant white flowers in summer-fall. Light shade. Regular watering. Root hardy to 10 degrees F.
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Hedychium 'Elizabeth' |
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Herbaceous perennial ginger reaching 6-8' tall in large clumps. Raspberry color flowers emerge late summer/fall. Regular water.Cold hardy to 15-20 F.
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Hedychium gardnerianum |
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Kahili Ginger - Perennial to 8' tall with yellow flowers with red stamens in summer-fall. Light shade. Regular water. Root hardy to 15-20 degrees F.
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Hedychium gardnerianum 'Tara' |
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Tara Ginger - Vigorous hardy ginger growing to 6-8' tall with fragrant orange red flowers. Full sun/light shade. Water regularly. Root hardy to 15-20 degrees F.
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Hedychium greenei |
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Red Ginger - Perennial. Red undersides of leaves and Orange-red flowers in summer-fall. Light shade. Regular watering. Root hardy to 10 degrees F.
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Heliconia schiedeana |
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Lobster Claw/ Parrot's Beak - Herbaceous tropical plant to 6-8' tall. Red and yellow bracts in spring. Light shade. High water needs. Hardy to 30-32 degrees F.
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Musa 'Ice Cream' |
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Ice Cream Banana - Evergreen perennial to 15-18' tall. Burgundy flowers in summer followed by clusters of sweet fruit. Full sun. High water needs. 20-25 degrees F.
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Musella lasiocarpa |
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Golden Lotus Banana - Unusual perennial to 3-4 ft tall with gray-green broad lance shaped foliage and large yellow flowers. Plant in sun/ shade. Hardy to at least 10 F.
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Philodendron selloum |
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Tree philodendron - Shrub to 10' w/huge, shiny lobed lvs. Cool sun to shade in a wind sheltered spot woccasional to abundant H2O. Hardy to 25F. [P.bipinnatifidum]
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Philodendron xanadu |
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Winterbourn Philodendron - Evergreen tropical plant to 2' tall & spreading to 2-4' wide. Plant in bright shade to part sun. Irrigate regularly. Hardy to 25 F.
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Strobilanthes dyerianus |
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Persian Shield - Subshrub to 4' tall w/silver-purple lvs. Plant in shade. Well drained soil. Water regularly. Evergreen in mild location/resprouts after mild frosts.
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