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--- Continued --- Fairview’s Top 15 Patio and Poolside Tropical Plants for the Summer

	5. Princess Flower (Tibouchina semidecandra) Once you see this plant you will understand it’s name! This striking plant features velvety leaves (which can turn an orange-red color with age) with 3”-5” royal purple flowers... a true beauty for any setting (and fit for a princess)! You can choose to treat this plant as an annual shrub, as a container plant, or as a houseplant in a bright sunny room. In tropical areas, it can reach 5-15 tall. This sun-loving plant is drought tolerant, once established. For added height, this plant can be pruned into tree form. Features: Drought Tolerant Fertilize: Fertilize for best flowering.
	4. Variegated Ginger (Alphinia zerumbet) This stunning tropical is mostly adored for its colorful striped/variegated leaves, which are green and yellow and grow 18”-24” long and have a spicy fragrance. It blooms white fragrant flowers with orange throats in late summer. It loves part sun/part shade conditions and can grow 6-8 feet tall with a 5-10 foot spread (in tropical areas). The variegated ginger plant can be considered a tender perennial in the greater Raleigh-area, if our winter is mild and the plant is heavily mulched. Features: Striking Foliage that has a Spicy Fragrance, Fragrant Flowers Fertilize: Apply a time-released fertilizer, like Osmocote, in early spring.
	3. Shrimp Plant (Justica brandegeeana & Pachystachys lutea) (Justica brandegeeana) This variety features flowers that are white that extend from red bracts ... that actually look like shrimp! You can grow this plant in your landscape as an annual shrub or choose to grow it as a feature plant in containers. If overwintered as a houseplant indoors, this plant can grown anywhere from two to four feet tall. Note: It is best to cut back stems when bracts turn black in the fall; doing so will promote bushiness. Can take full sun, but flowers better in part sun. (Pachystachys lutea) This subtropical plant, also known as the lollipop plant or as a golden shrimp plant, can grow three to five feet (or taller) if overwintered indoors. This full sun plant features white flowers that appear on yellow bracts and blooms spring through fall. Makes an excellent focal point in flower beds or as height in containers. Note: Cut back before bringing indoors to prevent legginess. Features: Attracts Hummingbirds and Butterflies Fertilize: Fertilize every ten days when in bloom.
	2. Hibiscus (rosa-sinesis) Without a doubt, this is one of the most popular tropical plants we have at Fairview! This stunning plant features huge blooms (4”-5” W) in a variety of hues (reds, pinks, white, yellow), with a wide variety of throat colors as well (blooms last 1-2 days each). It is most commonly used in containers (not concrete) by itself, but rest assured you can make a stunning combination container that features this stunning tropical! The hibiscus can be used inside or outside, as long as it gets enough sun. (Note: Hibiscus loves full sun, but can take some shade. If plant does not bloom put in a sunnier location.) It will continue to bloom profusely as long as the temperatures remain 55 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. If hibiscus is overwintered in a sunny spot indoors, make sure to prune it in early February before the buds appear. Doing so will help the hibiscus rejuvenate itself and bloom again in the spring. Features: Attracts Hummingbirds Fertilize: Keep soil moist and fertilize with 5-10-5 houseplant fertilizer monthly May through October/November.
	1. Mandevilla Of course, Fairview’s number one tropical, by far, is the Mandevilla vine! This vine is one of the most hardy, stunning vines around! It features 2”-4” trumpet-shaped flowers in shades of pink, white or red. This quick-growing vine is treated as an annual in the greater Raleigh-area and loves full sun and the heat! Once it is established, it is really rather drought tolerant. Make sure to give this plant something to grown on (trellis or fence), as it will look for nearby objects to grab onto to grow. Truly a stunning addition to any yard! Blooms early spring until first frost. Features: Attracts Hummingbirds, Drought Tolerant Fertilize: Be sure to fertilize once every ten days.
	BONUS! New to Fairview’s Collection: Australian Tree Fern (Cyathea cooperi) This is an extremely fast-growing fern (up to 49’ T in Australia) and looks lovely along the poolside, as it has great texture and movement. This fern has attractive crosiers that uncurl as they leaf out; they are a brownish color that looks great against the light green existing fronds. In Raleigh, we treat this plant as an annual outdoors or as a houseplant. Great in containers in a partially shady area (preferably morning sun). Oh yeah, this plant loves water so make sure to keep it moist! Features: Great Texture Fertilize: Use a time-released fertilizer like Osmocote once every four months. >>Previous

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