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Hardy Tropicals

Alocasia odora Alocasia odora
Alocasia odora is one of the easiest larger growers of the Alocasia group. The plants can handle cold temps and survive zone 8. The leaves are huge. On one occasion we had a plant in the greenhouse 15 feet tall with leaves as big as a car hood. The lea ... $8.00
Amorphophallus konjac Amorphophallus konjac
Amorphophallus konjac is a Asian aroid. Commonly called the dragon arum or devils tongue. The foliage is one large segment leaf held a top a dark spotted petiole. The plant flowers after 2 to 3 years or once the tuber is large enough. The flower is a dark ... $8.00
Arundo donax variegata Arundo donax variegata
Arundo donax variegata is a tall grass with wide leaves often 2 to 3 inches wide. It is often considered a great substitute for bamboo. Once mature plants can reach 10 to 15 feet with a large showy bloom at the end of summer usually held several feet abov ... $7.00
Aspidistra milky way Aspidistra milky way
Aspidistra milky way is a spotted form of cast iron plants. The dark green leaves are covered with small white spots. A great plant for containers and landscapes. Slow growing and tough. Plants grow to 2 to 3 feet tall. Plants sold in 4 inch pots.
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Canna 'Orange Punch' Canna 'Orange Punch'
Canna Orange Punch this little canna is an over achiever in the canna world. It has changed the way many people grow and think about cannas. Canna Orange punch grows 3 to 4 feet tall with bright orange flowers and yellow ... $9.00
Canna 'Phasion' Canna 'Phasion'

Canna 'Phasion' is a dark stripped leaf canna with dark maroon foliage and yellow to pink stripes. The flowers are large and orange. Grows to 6 feet tall. This is the cleanest I have seen these plants. Grown out ... $12.00

Canna Bird of Paradise Canna Bird of Paradise
Canna Bird Of Paradise: This is a new hybrid release for 2011. Developed by me years ago at our nursery. I had for years been breeding cannas for new foliage forms. This great hybrid has gotten attention for years as a b ... $8.00
Canna Intrigue Canna Intrigue
Canna Intrigue has small pink to peach flowers that are held high above the foliage. The leaves are what make this plant so amazing; the foliage is dark purple and very narrow unlike most cannas. Canna Intrigue grows to 7 feet in height and has long ... $8.00
Canna Stuttgart Canna Stuttgart
Canna Stuttgart is a beautiful grower with a lot of variegation. The leaves are green which large blotches of white. The plant can grow to over 8 feet tall and has small orange flowers held above the foliage. I have grown this plant for years in my tro ... $12.00
Colocasia 'Jacks Giant' Colocasia 'Jacks Giant'
Colocasia 'Jacks Giant' is a monster of the Colocasia world. This plant can grow to full size in one season given the right light and watering. The leaves area dark green heart shaped and can grow to 3 feet long or more a ... $8.00
Colocasia Big Dipper Colocasia Big Dipper
Colocasia Big Dipper has large dark green cupped up leaves with a slight velvet look to them. The stems are dark maroon to purple in color. This plant sends out runners. We have been able to grow this plant to 7 feet tall with 2 a ... $8.00
Colocasia Bikini-tini Colocasia Bikini-tini
Colocasia Bikini-tini is a new introduction Brian’s Botanicals. We have been breeding these colocasias for cold hardiness and more dramatic colors. This plant has over wintered for 3 years in zone 6 Kentuck ... $9.00
Colocasia Black Beauty Colocasia Black Beauty
Colocasia Black Beauty is a much darker improvement on the older Colocasia Illustrius. We found this growing among thousands of plants a few years ago and promptly called it black beauty. At times the plant can have a solid black leaf with a single gre ... $8.00
Colocasia Coal Miner Colocasia Coal Miner
Colocasia Coal Miner was collected from the Himalayan mountains and is very similar to Illustrius. This form has very dark leaves and green veins. It stays darker with thin green veins. Once grown next to Illustrius, we found that the two plants are ve ... $9.00
Colocasia Cranberry Colocasia Cranberry
Colocasia Cranberry has leaves that feels and looks like crushed velvet. The plant grows to 5- 7 feet tall. The leaves grow to 2-3 feet long and 1-3 feet wide. Cranberry sends out runners under the ground and sometime on top of the ground.
Colocasia gaoligongensis (Black Pearl) Colocasia gaoligongensis (Black Pearl)
We have grown Colocasia gaoligongensis (Black Pearl) for 6 years in KY and it has shown to be very cold hardy. We have had little to no protection on this plant during the winter and it comes back each spring. We do, however recommend mulching for all ... $8.00
Colocasia Gigantea (Thailand Giant) Colocasia Gigantea (Thailand Giant)
Colocasia Gigantea (Giant Thailand Strain) is a monster plant extremely fast growing. Producing huge leaves 4 to 6 feet long and 3 to 5 feet wide. I have seen photos of mature plan ... $9.00
Colocasia Madeira Colocasia Madeira
Colocasia Madeira a new introduction from Brian’s Botanicals. We have been breeding these Colocasias for cold hardiness and more dramatic colors. We have waited years for this plant to come to market. It is a smaller grower, 2 ... $8.00
Colocasia Pink China Colocasia Pink China
Colocasia Pink China has shown to be extremely hardy and can over winter easily in zone 6 and possibly zone 5 or higher if mulched. This plant is possibly the toughest tropical we have ever seen. Colocasia Pink China is for anyone in cold climates try ... $8.00
Colocasia Sangrina Colocasia Sangrina
Colocasia Sangrina is a new introduction from Brian’s Botanicals. We have been breeding these colocasias for cold hardiness and more dramatic colors. Sangrina has bright red to pink stems with dark green leaves and blue to purple veins. It can grow u ... $8.00
Crinum 'Sangria' Crinum 'Sangria'
Crinum 'Sangria' is a tough hybrid between Crinum procerum 'Splendens' and Crinum bulbispermum. This hybrid displays the dark foliage of the procerum and the hardiness of the bulbispermum. This great plant grows 3 to 5 fe ... $9.00
Curcuma Emperor Var Curcuma Emperor Var
Curcuma Emperor Var is a variegated ginger with long green leaves and white edges. The flowers come out pink fading and then fade to white. The plant usually grows to 3 to 5 feet for here in Kentucky each season. This plant h ... $8.00
Delosperma cooperi Delosperma cooperi
Delosperma cooperi also known as the ice plant is an amazingly hardy ground cover. ... $8.00
Ensete glaucum 'Snow Banana' Ensete glaucum 'Snow Banana'
This Banana relative is found growing in Asia from India to Papua New Guinea. Commonly called the Snow Banana Ensete glaucum can with stand some cold temps and has be reported to over winter in zone 8 and zone 7b if prot ... $9.00
Equisetum hyemale Equisetum hyemale
Equisetum hyemale is a prehistoric plant and is regularly getting attention in our garden. The bamboo like foliage is dark green with black bands ever 4 to 5 inches. It is not a bamboo relative but more closely related to ferns. The tubular stems will fro ... $7.00
Eucomis 'Sparkling Burgundy' Eucomis 'Sparkling Burgundy'
Eucomis 'Sparkling Burgundy' is one of the darkest plants in my garden. The dark narrow leaves emerge early/mid spring with an exceptionally dark burgundy color. It looks similar to a bromeliad. The strap like leaves grow to 2 or 3 feet tall. A spike o ... $9.00
Fatsia Japonica Fatsia Japonica
Fatsia japonica is a very hardy tropical looking plant in the Aralia family. The foliage is very large and dark green in color with green stems that can grow woody trunks. It has been hardy in Kentucky zone 6 for several ... $8.00
Firmiana simplex (Chinese Parasol tree) Firmiana simplex (Chinese Parasol tree)
Firmiana simplex (Chinese Parasol tree) is an interesting tree that grows 30 -40 feet tall. The trunk is green when young but turns a light gray with age. The trees has huge leaves in the shape of dinosaur foot prints and are around 1 foot wide. This ... $9.00
Hibiscus coccineus Red Hibiscus coccineus Red
Hibiscus coccineus Red is a species of Hibiscus that is very hardy and tropical looking. It can handle zone 6 and possibly colder winters. Plants grow to 6 to 9 feet tall and die back to the ground in winter. The leaves are green and resemble marijuana or ... $8.00
Houttuynia cordata Chameleon plant Houttuynia cordata Chameleon plant
Houttuynia cordata Chameleon plant is often grown as an aquatic or bog plant. It can grow in the ground or in water and spreads rapidly. The leaves are 2 to 3 inches long and wide. Usually growing up to 8 inches tall with multi-colored leaves of green yel ... $6.00
Laburnum Anagyroides (Golden Chain Tree) Laburnum Anagyroides (Golden Chain Tree)
Laburnum Anagyroides, also known as the golden chain tree, is a hardy tree that looks very tropical with small green leaves and brown- green trunk. As this tree matures it displays large chains of yellow orchid like flowe ... $9.00
Microsorium punctatum 'Grandiceps' Microsorium punctatum 'Grandiceps'
Microsorium punctatum 'Grandiceps' also known as the fish tail fern. Is an easy to grow tropical looking fern. It can over winter in zone 6 if mulched. The lime green fronds are held up right around 1 foot and will split or divide at the tips. It can grow ... $8.00
Musa 'Mekong Giant' Musa 'Mekong Giant'
Musa 'Mekong Giant' is a giant growing cold hardy banana from Yunnan China. The plant can grow in idea conditions to 40 feet tall or more. The pesudostem (trunk) will get a dark pink to purple color with age. I have over ... $12.00
Musa Basjoo Musa Basjoo
Musa Basjoo is a tough banana species from China and Japan. It is a must have for any hardy tropical grower or anyone wanting a tropical look with low maintenance. This plant grows 10 to 25 feet tall, which makes a enormous statement in any garden. ... $8.00
Musella Lasiocarpa Musella Lasiocarpa
Musella Lasiocarpa is known for its striking golden flowers. This plant has been given the nickname the Lotus Banana. This plant is originally from the mountains of China, which is why it stays out all winter much like Musa Basjoo (with mulching).This ... $12.00
Nymphaea Rembrant (Waterlily) Nymphaea Rembrant (Waterlily)
Nymphaea Rembrant is a hybrid waterlily with dark pink flowers and green and maroon leaves. It flowers all summer and will grow to make a 3 to 5 foot spread. It is very hardy from zones 3 to 9.
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Nymphaea texas dawn (Waterlily) Nymphaea texas dawn (Waterlily)
Nymphaea texas dawn is a yellow hybrid waterlily with large thin petal flowers. The flowers are usually 5 inches across and they stand out of the water several inches depending on depth. Once mature it should make a 3 to 5 foot spread. Hardy to zone 3 to ... $13.00
Opuntia humifusa Opuntia humifusa
Opuntia humifusa is a small low growing pad cactus. It forms a beautiful display in spring when it flowers hundreds of bright yellow flowers with orange to red centers. It has lots of thorns and micro-thorns so be-careful weeding around it. Plants usually ... $8.00
Opuntia sp 1 Opuntia sp 1
Opuntia sp 1 I am looking to get a proper name for this plant. It grows large 3 to 5 feet tall with large round gray to green pads. Flowers are a bright yellow and it has shown to be extremely hardy surviving some of our worst winters in zone 6. It should ... $9.00
Petasites hybridus Petasites hybridus
Petasites hybridus is a very tropical looking plant though it is hardy to zone 3 and will not survive in zones 9 or higher. The foliage is very large usually 1 to 2 feet wide and 1 to 2 feet long in a spade shape. The fol ... $9.00
Petasites japonicus variegatus Petasites japonicus variegatus
Petasites japonicus variegatus is a very hardy plant to zone 3 with large round leaves. Each leaf grows from an underground rhizome. The leaves are larger usually 1 to 2 feet across and green with bright yellow markings. Plants bloom white flowers early s ... $8.00
Ruellia Sp Ruellia Sp
Ruellia species are unusual little plant that grows small trunks and reminds me of a dwarf cordyline with large purple flowers. I have been able to over winter this plant by mulching 4 to 6 inches in winter. A gre
Sauromatum venosum Sauromatum venosum
Sauromatum venosum is a shade loving aroid with large leaves similar to a Amorphophallus or Arisaema. The petioles light green with dark spots and in early spring it will usually flower a tall dark flower around 1 to 2 feet tall. The inside of the spath i ... $8.00
Scadoxus multiflorus Blood lily Scadoxus multiflorus Blood lily
Scadoxus multiflorus also known as the blood lily is a native to Africa. the foliage is dark green wide leaves grown from a large bulb held up with spotted stems. The main reason people always want the plant are for the large glob like structure of the re ... $9.00
Tetrapanax papyrifera Tetrapanax papyrifera
Tetrapanax papyrifera is a great hardy tropical plant with tall stems and trunks. If grown in warm climates it can grow into a large tree. Here in zone 6 it grows 4 to 8 feet each year and dies back to the ground once win ... $9.00
Thalia dealbata Thalia dealbata
Thalia dealbata also known as alligator flag is a bog to aquatic plant growing on the banks of creeks and rivers in southern states. The plant how ever is very hardy to zone 6 or more. The leaves are resemble a canna leaf large green and spear shaped held ... $8.00
Trachycarpus 'Hayes Stiffie' Trachycarpus 'Hayes Stiffie'
Trachycarpus 'Hayes Stiffie' this unique windmill palm was grown by good friend Hayes Jackson. Plant Delights nursery released and named it as Trachycarpus Hayes Stiffie due to the stiff leaves the plant has and perhaps o ... $28.00
Tradescantia pallida Tradescantia pallida
Tradescantia pallida also know as purple heart plant or a wondering Jew. Is a very tough ornamental plant. It can be used in hanging pots as a ground cover or fill in for a large container. The plant has dark purple foliage that crawls or vines as it grow ... $6.00
Typhonium roxburghii Typhonium roxburghii
Typhonium roxburghii is a small growing aroid with hastate green leaves 2 to 3 inches long and wide. The flower is quite large for this plant around 6 inches tall and a dark red to maroon color. The smell is very odd. I would comp ... $8.00