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MadDogMike
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On 2017-06-15 14:04, Prikli Pear wrote:
In my never-ending quest to find tropical-looking plants that are suitable for my Central Texas climate (ie tolerant of 100F-plus summer temperatures, 20F winter lows and perpetual drought interrupted by occasional flooding)...
I have a similar problem in the desert of Southeast CA. (your lows are worse than mine, I'm not sure how these handle frost) I put plants in the patio shade and use a drip water system on a timer (so I don't forget to water :lol: ) Here's some of the plants I have found that will grow;
Cape Honeysuckle climbing vine with orange flowers
Gardenia lives 9 months of the year. It dies every summer and I replant it every Fall
Canna Lily (not the "funeral flower" Calla Lily, although it grows well too) Broad tropical foliage in greens, stripes, bronze, or even dark purple. Bright bold flowers
Cardboard Palm (Zamia)
Bird of Paradise grows foliage well but never blooms, I add silk flowers :D
I finally found a sweet spot for my hibiscus where it gets morning sun but not afternoon sun
Ponytail Palm
Sago Palm
Pineapple plant
Foxtail fern
Rubber Tree
Taro/Elephant Ear
Arrowhead plant (Syngonium podophyllum)
Large-leaf Philadendron
Mint is impossible to kill (it's invasive, put it in a pot) It looks good AND you can put it in your cocktails
Some recent additions are Plumaria and Caladium, we'll see how they do. It's been a trial and error - I plant 10 plants and 5 of them die. So I plant 5 different plants and 2 die. Eventually you find what grows :wink:
Here are some pics, some of these plants in the pics have since died and been replaced with something else
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