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Outdoor Tropicals

Alocaisa Calidora Alocaisa Calidora
Alocaisa Calidora is a larger growing a hybrid between Alocasia odora and Alocasia gageana done by LariAnn Garner. This plant produces large upright leaves that can grow to 5 feet tall or large. The leaves are thick and well rounded. A great durable pl ... $8.00
Alocasia Borneo Giant Alocasia Borneo Giant
Alocasia Borneo Giant is commonly mistaken for Alocasia Robusta. Aloscasia Robusta has a bluish look to the leaves as well as the stems. Robusta is a bit hard to grow because it needs more heat and grows much slower. Alocasia Borneo Giant ... $12.00
Alocasia cucullata Alocasia cucullata
Alocasia cucullata was discovered growing around Buddhist temples in tropical parts of Asia. Grown as a good luck plant. It is considered to be a odd clone or seedling of Alocasia odora. It is easy to grow and I would recommend it for any new plant collec ... $8.00
Alocasia Hilo Beauty Alocasia Hilo Beauty

Alocasia Hilo Beauty is a outstandingly spotted Aroid. This plant is most likely not an Alocasia but a Caladium. The leaves are large with white spots that grow 1 foot long and 10 inches wide. This plant grows from 2
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Alocasia Lutea Alocasia Lutea
Alocasia Macrorrhiza (Lutea) This brightly colored Alocasia is a great landscape plant in a great plant to contrast with darker leaves. The petioles and veins are a bright yellow color and sometimes the leaves tend to be ... $8.00
Alocasia New Guinea Gold Alocasia New Guinea Gold
Alocasia New Guinea Gold is a form of Macrorrhiza and had dark green foliage with pinkish petioles. It seems that for no real reason the plant will turn almost completely yellow for a few months and then go back to normal ... $8.00
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
Alocasia portora Alocasia portora

Alocasia Portora is an incredible hybrid by LariAnn Garner between Portei X Odora. This plant isa must for people who want to grow lager than life plants. This uncomplicated hybrid grows to a huge size fast and has upright sturdy ... $8.00

Alocasia sarian Alocasia sarian

Alocasia sarian is a remarkable aroid with large arrowhead shaped leaves, white veins and a slight velvet feel to the leaves. The stems are stripped.

Alocasia Sarian can grow fast in warm ... $8.00

Alocasia Yucatan Princess Alocasia Yucatan Princess

Alocasia Yuccatan Princess is a new release with dark green foliage and dark stems. Growing to 6 feet tall or more. The dark stems contrast well with the foliage and should make for a great container plant or ... $10.00

Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata' Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata'
Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata' a foliage ginger with green and yellow foliage grows to 5 feet tall with white flowers. Hardy zone 8 and up. Plants sold and bare rooted cuttin ... $8.00
Amorphophallus atroviridis Amorphophallus atroviridis
Amorphophallus atroviridis is a smaller growing Amorphophallus. This plant has nice size white/ pink inflorescence, some have shown to have more pink than others. Some of the inflorescence have a spiral effect to the top portion of the spadix. ... $24.00
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
Brugmansia Peaches and Cream Variegated Brugmansia Peaches and Cream Variegated
Brugmansia Peaches and Cream Variegated is one of the more colorful forms of Brugmansia, with variegated leaves that have blotched of white. The flowers blooms yellow and turn orange. The flowers on this form have a fragrant smell at night. ... $12.00
Brugmansia Yellow to pink flowers Brugmansia Yellow to pink flowers
Brugmansia Yellow to pink flowers is a plant I have had for years. It maybe a named hybrid but I have never found the correct name for it and it seems there are a lot of similar hybrids. Which has made it close to impossible to find the correct na ... $9.00
Caladium bicolor (Rubicundum) Caladium bicolor (Rubicundum)
The first time I saw Caladium bicolor (Rubicundum) it was growing in a plant display stream at Selby Botanical Gardens. The plant was 6 feet tall with 2 foot leaves. The leaves were dark green with purple veins and bright pink. I immediately wanted this p ... $8.00
Caladium Thai Beauty Caladium Thai Beauty
Caladium Thai Beauty is a strap leaf Caladium with some unique leaves. When young the leaves are green as it matures the leaves start to turn pink with green and white veins. Once mature it produces a great display of bright pink foliage and unusual ve ... $8.00
Canna 'Lemon Punch' PP Canna 'Lemon Punch' PP
Canna 'Lemon Punch' PP is a new hybrid by Brian Williams of Brians Botanicals. This hybrid is a dwarf grower, 3 to 4 feet tall, with bright yellow flowers and light green leaves. Canna Lemon Punch shares bloodlines with Cann ... $9.00
Canna 'Maui Punch' Canna 'Maui Punch'
Canna 'Maui Punch' PPAF I am extremely excited to finally release this new hybrid canna we have been working on for so long. Canna Maui Punch PPAF is a dwarf canna growing 2 to 3 feet tall and blooms very quickly in pots. ... $9.00
Canna 'Minerva' (Stripped Beauty) Canna 'Minerva' (Stripped Beauty)
A beautiful Canna hybrid with green and yellow variegated leaves. The leaves are green with yellow stripping similar looking to Petoria (Bengal Tiger). The flowers are yellow and have a white cross in the center of each flower. Plants grow to 4 to 6 feet ... $9.00
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 Australia Canna Australia
Canna Australia is a dark foliage Canna, with some of the darkest leaves in the Canna world. This Canna has large dark red flowers. Canna Australia grows to 6 feet tall and makes a great hardy tropical landscape, tropical la ... $8.00
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 Blueberry Sparkler NEW Canna Blueberry Sparkler NEW
Canna Blueberry Sparkler is a new hybrid we developed here at Brians Botanicals. It looks similar to Canna intrigue with narrow purple to blue leaves the flowers are a light pink color and are medium size held above the foliage. It has been a easy grower ... $12.00
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 Pretoria (Bengal Tiger) Canna Pretoria (Bengal Tiger)
Canna Pretoria (Bengal Tiger) is considered by many to be the most beautiful Canna to date. The outstanding foliage is bright yellow with dark green stripes and a delicate red rim around the edge. The flowers are large and b ... $8.00
Canna Punch Series 3 Plants Canna Punch Series 3 Plants
All three of the punch cannas. Canna Maui Punch, Canna Lemon Punch and Canna Orange Punch. All rooted in 4 1/2 inch pots
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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
Canna tuerckheimii Canna tuerckheimii
Canna tuerckheimii this species is very unique in the canna family. I have only grown it for a few years now and it has shown to be a great plant. It looks a bit different than most canna varieties with it's very tall ste ... $9.00
Centradenia floribunda (Spanish Shawl) Centradenia floribunda (Spanish Shawl)
Centradenia floribunda (Spanish Shawl) is a beautiful, easy to grow plant that a good friend gave to us. The plant has dark bronze to chocolate colored foliage and large bright pink flowers. It can be grown as a ground cover, hanging pot or as a tra ... $8.00
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 Black Magic Colocasia Black Magic
Colocasia Black Magic is one of the most dramatic foliage plants in the garden. It has been around for years and is believed to have originated out of Hawaii. Black magic has exceptionally dark purple to black foliage. The leaves are heart shaped, 1 to ... $8.00
Colocasia Black Runner (Black Ruffles) Colocasia Black Runner (Black Ruffles)
Colocasia Black Runner (Black Ruffles) is very similar to Colocasia Black Magic. Black runner is a bit smaller in height, 3-5 feet, with black ruffle leaves. This plant produces runners from the base that make new plants. ... $8.00
Colocasia Blue Hawaiian Colocasia Blue Hawaiian

Colocasia Blue Hawaiian is a colorful hybrid with light green foliage and dark blue to purple veins. The petioles are pink to maroon in color and plants can grow to 4 to 6 feet tall. Grow in full sun to part shad ... $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 Coffee Cups Colocasia Coffee Cups
Colocasia Coffee Cups has shinny cupped up leaves. The stems are dark maroon and look almost black. It is an interesting center plant and can grow to around 7 feet tall. I have found it to be one of the most ornamental colocasias on the market in somet ... $8.00
Colocasia Collected species Colocasia Collected species
Colocasia Collected species leaves with dark blotches that look like Black Marble when juvenile. The adult plant has ruffled leaves with a slight velvet feel that can get around 3 feet long. The stems are dark maroon to purple. This Colocasia produces ... $8.00
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 Diamond Head Colocasia Diamond Head
Colocasia Diamond Head is a new hybrid with dark black leaves. The leaves are velvety when young but become very shinny when mature. This produces a reflective look like they are wet. The stems are lighter than the leaves, a light maroon to pink color. ... $9.00
Colocasia Elepaio Colocasia Elepaio
Colocasia Elepaio is a Hawaiian hybrid with white spots and blotches on the leaves. This plant has white streaks down the stems. It can take full sun and is a clumping form. This plant is great for contrasting with darker Colocasias. ... $8.00
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 illustrius Colocasia illustrius
Colocasia illustrius this easy to grow Colocasia grows to 4 feet or more with dark leaves and green veins. Easily grows in water or in the ground and survives zone 7 winter.
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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 Pineapple Princess Colocasia Pineapple Princess
Colocasia Pineapple Princess is a new hybrid from Dr Cho. This hybrid produces light dusty green leaves with dark veins. This plant can grow to 5+ feet tall with large 2 foot long leaves. ... $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
Costus guanaiensis Costus guanaiensis
Costus guanaiensis is an odd species of ginger found in South America. We got our seeds collected out of Ecuador. The stems swell up like large bamboo stems with pink u ... $12.00
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
Curcuma Scarlet Fever Curcuma Scarlet Fever
Curcuma Scarlet Fever is one of the most dramatic Curcuma hybrids I have seen. The plant grows to 2 to 4 feet tall with large green spear shaped leaves. The main attraction is the bright red stems and red mid-vein down the leaves. The flowers ar ... $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
Ensete Maurellii Ensete Maurellii
Ensete Maurellii is a huge banana cousin. This odd group of plants grow very similar to bananas with large leaves and big trunks. Ensetes rarely sucker, they put all of there energy into producing a large plant. This is a dramatic ... $12.00
Ensete Sp Superbum Ensete Sp Superbum
Ensete Sp Superbum I grew this one out several times and it is a monster. The trunk stays shorter than most Ensetes usually 2 to 4 feet tall and 1 to 3 feet thick. The foliage grows out very large with bright yellow midve ... $12.00
Ensete ventricosum Ensete ventricosum
Ensete ventricosum is a large banana tree cousin that can grow a massive base sometimes several feet wide and large green banana leaves will grow upright outward. One of the more ornamental aspects is the large red mid-veins that run down the leaves on to ... $8.00
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
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
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
Lotus Perry D Slocum Lotus Perry D Slocum
Lotus Perry D Slocum is a hybrid with large pink flowers 8 inches across. The flowers come out a light pink and in the following days fade to white. Leaves can be 2 feet across and grows well as a shallow water plant. Hardy in zone 5 if under water. Plant ... $23.00
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
Musa bordelon Musa bordelon
Musa bordelon is a very ornamental banana with green leaves and red markings on each leaf. The undersides of the leaves are a dark maroon and the trunks have some green and maroon on them as well. Plants are slender and tall growing to around 12 feet tall ... $9.00
Musa Siam Ruby Musa Siam Ruby
Musa Siam Ruby is a beautiful new banana that has deep red leaves with small spots of lime yellow. Siam Ruby can grow to over 9 feet tall. It is an eye catching plant in any tropical displays. The trunks are red which contrast well with other lighter c ... $12.00
Musa Thai Black Musa Thai Black
Musa Thai Black is a tall grower, reaching up to 25 feet in warm climates. The foliage is a dark green often covered in a light white powdery substance. We have found the foliage to be tougher than most Musa species and less likely to split. The leaves ... $9.00
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
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
Philodendron cordatum (Angra dos Reis) Philodendron cordatum (Angra dos Reis)
Philodendron cordatum (Angra dos Reis) has been a very odd and beautiful plant to grow. We first obtained this plant through a friend as (Angra dos Reis)and it has sense been IDed as cordatum. These plants were grown from collected seed out of ... $18.00
Piper auritum Piper auritum
Piper auritum also known as the root beer plant has large corrugated heart shaped leaves. The leaves if crushed smell like root beer. The flowers are small slender white flowers that hang under the foliage. The st ... $12.00
Pseuderanthemum rubrum "Black Varnish Plant" Pseuderanthemum rubrum "Black Varnish Plant"
Pseuderanthemum rubrum "Black Varnish Plant" is a very dark foliage plant with oval shaped leaves that can turn almost black in color in full sun. Plants grow to 2 to 3 feet tall and are a great contrast plant in containers or in tropical landscape. Plant ... $9.00
Saccharum officinarum Blue Ribbon Sugar Cane Saccharum officinarum Blue Ribbon Sugar Cane
Saccharum officinarum Blue Ribbon Sugar Cane is a form of sugar cane used to make sugar. It is named blue ribbon due to the color of the stem/trunks which turn blue to almost purple in color. The leaves are narrow grass like and are also green to blue in ... $9.00
Sanchezia speciosa 'Tahitian Breeze Sanchezia speciosa 'Tahitian Breeze
Sanchezia speciosa 'Tahitian Breeze this beautiful plant can really grab the eye in any garden. A tropical shrub from the lowlands of tropical South and Central America. The flowers are yellow and tubular held out on spik ... $12.00
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
Steudnera colocaiaefolia Steudnera colocaiaefolia
Steudnera colocaiaefolia is a great plant but rarely grown or even found in botanical gardens. Growing 1 to 2 feet tall this Colocasia look alike has green round heart shaped leaves usually 1 leaf per tuber. The flowers a ... $12.00
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
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
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
Xanthosoma Albo Marginata (Micky Mouse) Xanthosoma Albo Marginata (Micky Mouse)
Xanthosoma Albo Marginata (Micky Mouse) is thought to be a mutation of a species. Most think it is a form of atrovirens or even a possible hybrid. The leaves are never identical most are streaked with large blotches of white on dark blue green leaves. One ... $10.00
Xanthosoma atroverins Xanthosoma atroverins
Xanthosoma atroverins also known in the trade as Blue giant. This Xanthosoma can reach a huge size in the right conditions. They grow fast and large if given a hot humid area with lots of water. The plant has a dark blue ... $9.00
Xanthosoma Lime Zinger (mafaffa aurea) Xanthosoma Lime Zinger (mafaffa aurea)
Xanthosoma Lime Zinger (mafaffa aurea) is a large growing Xanthosoma with lime yellow leaves. Grow in full sun to part shade. Plants can reach up to 8 feet tall in tropical climates expect 3 to 6 feet in northern areas. A great plant to contrast with othe ... $8.00
Xanthosoma violaceum Xanthosoma violaceum
Xanthosoma violaceum a large growing aroid commonly considered and elephant ear. Found native in parts of South America is is commonly used as a food source. The leaves are dark green and large with dark purple petioles. Mature plants can reach over 8 to ... $8.00