You cognise you ’re a hardcore gardener when you woolgather about moving to the tropics — not for the beaches and tiki drinks , but because that would enable you to grow so many more cool plants . In this episode , we discuss tropical plants we bid we could produce in our ice chest climates , or even ones that we are await onwards to trying to arise in the time to come ( and overwinter them , like our agaves ) . There are some selections you ’ll recognise , but there are also a span plants we are 99 % certain you ’ve never heard of before . So take hold of your supergrass skirt ( and a glass of rummy punch ) , and meet us south of the equator for this tropical - themed Old World chat .
Expert testimony : Jim Kincannon is a horticulturist who previously go at the Indianapolis Museum of Art ( now call in Newfields ) gardens .
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Jim Kincannon is a horticulturist who previously play at the Indianapolis Museum of Art ( now hollo Newfields ) garden .
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Butterfly stripe plant (Christia obcordata, Zones 11–12)
Butterfly stripe plant (Christia obcordata, Zones 11–12)
Porcupine tomato (Solanum pyracanthum, Zones 9–11)
Black cotton (Gossypium herbaceum‘Nigra’, Zones 10–11)
Coral plant (Russelia equisetiformis, Zones 9–11)
Gold vein plant (Sanchezia speciosa, Zones 9–11)
Angel’s trumpets (Brugmansiaspp. and cvs., Zones 7b–11)
‘Thailand Giant’ elephants’ ear (Leucocasia gigantea‘Thailand Giant’, Zones 8–10)
Gunnera (Gunnera manicata, Zones 8–11)
Golden lotus banana (Musella lasiocarpa, Zones 7–10).Photo: Jim Kincannon
Pineapple lily (Eucomisspp. and cvs., Zones 7–10).Photo: Jim Kincannon
Candle bush (Senna alata, Zones 9–11).Photo: Jim Kincannon
Mauritius hemp (Furcraea foetida‘Mediopicta’, Zones 9–11).Photo: Jim Kincannon
