Michelia figo is a medium size shrub for full to partial sun. It flowers during the warmer months and the flowers have a wonderful tropical "fruit-like" fragrance. Some say the flowers smell like bananas. This plant is unusual and not found too easily for sale. I would recommend this as a substitute for Michelia alba. It is in general a smaller plant which can be grown in a pot. The flowers are also super fragrant and it blooms much younger than M. alba. The banana shrub is so called beca ...(more) 

Michelia champaca is native to Indonesia, India and other nearby lands. The "Orange champak" (or "champaka" is the Sanskrit name), is a tall tropical evergreen with yellow-orange flowers. The flowers from this tree are used to make the world's (at one time) most expensive perfume called, "Joy". The extremely aromatic orange blooms appear nearly all year round. On a warm humid night, the scents can easily be enjoyed several hundred feet away. You can take the flower, (home made natural pe ...(more) 

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This is a decorative small specimen tree or shrub with sparse branches that grows up to 10 ft. It has light green leaves, the flowers are small but bright red or pink and appearing in considerable numbers on red stems. Makes a good potted plant but can also be used in a small garden and as a border plant. Partial sun and a well-drained soil are preferred. Propagation is by seeds, which are produced freely and germinate easily, or by cuttings. It's an Everbloomer! "With it's deep green fol ...(more) 

This is the plant used to flavor jasmine tea. A perfect houseplant, it takes both sun or shade. Jasminum Sambac is a beautiful fragrant everbloomer for your home and garden. Maid of Orleans has single flowers of rich fragrance on woody vining shrubs with wide oval dark green leaves; considered the the easiest to bloom indoors, since it can tolerate shady conditions. The Chinese use this form to make aromatic jasmine tea. Pikake blossoms faded to palest violet are considered to be sacred  ...(more) 

People will chuckle when they see the leaf and hear the name of this plant. Indeed, it does have some resemblance to marijuana in its shape, hence the name for that famous San Francisco location of the 1960s. Hibiscus acetosella is a tropical hibiscus grown mostly for its foliage -- at least that is why I like it. To me, the flower is inconsequential or, at best, a conversation item. The foliage is simply dazzling. It's like getting to have a fiery red maple showing off all summer. It has ...(more) 

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Recommended Temperature Zone: USDA: 10b-12 Frost Protection: Keep above 50°F (10°C) Sun Exposure: Light shade Origin: Central Mexico Growth Habits: Epiphytic cactus Watering Needs: Regular water Propagation: Cuttings This jungle cactus has narrow spiny (thorn like) branches that look wonderful in a hanging pot. It produces striking bright orange-red-pink flowers that last for a relatively long time as long as the sun doesn’t bake them. This is another of the jungle cacti tha ...(more) 

Ginger Lily is a tropical perennial; the green stalks grow from a thick rhizome to a height of 2-4' feet. In autumn the stalks are topped with fragrant white flowers that resemble butterflies. The beautiful rich green foilage makes a great background for smaller plants. A tropical plant, Hedychium coronarium can tolerate an occassional light freeze; frost will kill it to the ground, but it quickly comes back. It is a popular landscape plant throughout Florida and the Gulf Coast. It is al ...(more) 

Named for Dr. Moy, the well know plant breeder from the San Antonio Botanic Gardens, this hybrid ginger provides showy leaves, splashed and speckled with white. For fans of variegated foliage this plant is an exceptional example of beauty both in bloom and out. Late summer flowers are intensely fragrant and long lasting - just what the doctor ordered for a guaranteed spirit lifter. Fast vigorous grower. Height: 4-6 ft Spacing: 24-36 in. Hardiness: USDA Zone 7b to 11 Sun Expo ...(more) 

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Vietnamese Gardenia - very rare, large fragrant flowers. Easy to grow compared with other gardenias. Flowers are very beautiful with an unusual shape and extremely fragrant. Perfect for container, very bushy. If you want to enjoy the flowers' fragrance, plant in areas with good air circulation near patios or windows where the fragrance will be noticed. Many blooms in the spring. Plant gardenias in full sun, partial shade, or shifting shade for best flower production. Prolonged shade may red ...(more) 

"This is the one orchid I can count on to flower. I don't even have to do anything special. It doesn't get enough light, sometimes it gets too much and gets scorched, sometimes it gets too much water, sometimes not enough, sometimes it gets really hot, other times it gets really cold, fed or not fed this is a truly rewarding orchid." Epidendrum radicans bears a densely flowered head of long-lasting red/orange flowers, with yellow throats, which rises above the foliage. Best grown on where ...(more)