Heat wave zapped your garden? Freshen it and boost the tropical flair with a large pot or two of these summer subjects: Banana Bananas' leafy presence and flower spikes with large, colored bracts ...

Many popular flowering climbers can be grown in pots, including star jasmine and clematis. Bougainvillea is another impressive plant that can also be grown in containers, with tropical-looking ...

Ixora thrives in warm, tropical climates, growing best in US hardiness zone 9 to zone 10 plus. However, this tropical shrub can be grown in northern regions, and container culture is the perfect ...

Walk your garden often and monitor for problems. In addition to all the tropicals in containers that are in their glory, my ...

You can plant tropical hibiscus in containers alongside sweet potato vine or other trailing foliage plants. Or, plant them directly into the landscape as a feature in a sunny bed.

A plant’s life in a pot is different. It would seem pretty straightforward: A potted plant should have the same requirements of any other plant of the same species. However, life in a pot is not ...

Use in beds or pots. Tropical hibiscuses can be grown in the ground or in containers. When planting in the ground, the beds should be prepared by digging in a 2- to 3-inch layer of compost or aged ...

Best bets are compact tropicals that have been selected for pot and cool-season growth. Meyer lemons, dwarf figs such as Fignomenal and ‘Little Miss Figgy,’ dwarf mandarin oranges, and ...

Many of us use tropical plants in containers to embellish our homes indoors. We call these plants “houseplants,” but most plants merely tolerate living inside our homes. They would be ...

With a little extra care, the plants in this container will be suitable for transplanting into their own separate containers, giving me several new tropicals for our home, writes Theresa Forte ...