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Handouts:

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Missouri Botanical GardenSt. Louis, MO

Chanticleer GardenWayne, PA

Tropical “Foliar” Annuals and Perennials

• Great colors and variegations• Bold, architectural forms

add depth and personalityy• Replace or “play well” with

flowering annuals/perennials• Prolonged display• Lend a tropical flair• Can “overwinter”

Overwintering Tropical Plants

and “Bulbs”http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/2010/11/

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The Pot-in-Pot Technique

Step 1. Start with one pot of tropical perennials.Step 2. “Plant” a pot of equal size.

Step 3. In spring, drop the tropical pot into the empty pot & enjoy!

Step 4. In fall, remove the tropical pot and overwinter.

Step 5. Drop a pot of mulch into the empty pot. Step 6. In spring, remove the “mulch pot”, drop in the tropical pot and put the mulch around it.

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The Ever-Beautiful Container

Heuchera – Coral Bells Hostas

Farfugium

Cold Hardy Plants with Tropical Flair

Acalypha – Copper Plant

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AlternantheraIt’s not your Grandma’s Joseph’s Coat!

‘Red Carpet’‘Party Time’

‘Brazilian Red Hots’

‘Brazilian Red Hots’AlternantheraAlternanthera

‘Snow Queen’ ‘Crème de Menthe’

‘Snowball’

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‘Red Threads’

‘Gold Threads’ or ‘Thin Gold’‘Burgundy’

‘Purple Knight’ ‘True Yellow’

‘Gail’s Choice’

BegoniasFibrous, Rhizomatous, Tuberous types and hybridsa d yb ds

Bromeliads

http://www.jacksbromeliads.com/

Bromeliads

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Aechmea

Billbergia

Guzmania

Vrisea

C is for COLOR !• Caladiums• Cannas• Coleus• Cordyline• Croton

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‘Carolyn Whorton‘

‘Rosebud’

‘Florida Fantasy’

Carolyn Whorton

‘Tropicana’

‘Tropicana’

‘Bengal Tiger‘

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‘Red Star’

‘Exotica’

‘Kiwi’ Turkey Tail’

‘Picasso’s Paintbrush‘

Photo credit: Caldwell Nursery caldwellhort.com

‘Franklin Roosevelt’

‘Mrs. Iceton’

Picasso s Paintbrush

Elephant EarsAlocasia, Colocasia & Xanthosoma

C. ‘Illustrus’

Keep these guys confined!

Colocasia

‘Black Magic’

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A. ‘Calidora’ A. ‘Amazonica’

Alocasia

A. ‘Hilo Beauty’ A. ‘Frydek’

X ‘Mi k M ’X. ‘Mickey Mouse’

X. ‘Lime Zinger’

Xanthosoma

Ornamental Sweet Potato

Hi Ho Silver!

Helichrysum spp.

H. petiolareLicorice Plant

H. italicum Curry Plant

WormwoodArtemisia spp.

‘Powis Castle’

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‘Silver Falls’ Dichondra

Great Variegation!

“Careful placement, integrating both texture and color, can make variegated plants an essential element of th d ”

Tony Avent, Plants Delight Nursery

the garden.”

Stromanthe‘TrioStar’

Jewels of OparTalinum paniculatum ‘Variegata’

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Furcraea Furcraea foetida 'Mediopicta' Flax Lily - Dianella

Devil’s BackbonePedilanthus tithymaloides

Euphorbia ‘Diamond Frost’or ‘Hip Hop’

Peacock GingersKaempferia spp.

Don’t Eat Your Vegetables!Vegetables!

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Photo credit: Pamela Crawford

Designing with Colorful FoliageColorful Foliage

Designing with Colorful Foliage

• Mix texture, size, shape • Contrast colors• Lighten up dark landscapes

with variegated plants • Use as a focal point

or accent plant• Contrast them against

a solid background

Start with Color

• Trendy colors• Your favorite hues• Coordinate with garden furniture &

yard art• Compliment your house colors

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Chartreuse/Gold

‘Marguerite’ Ornamental

Sweet Potato

‘Goldilocks’ Lysimcachia

Chartreuse/Gold

‘Lime Zinger’

‘Bengal Tiger’ Canna

Purple/Burgundy

Cordyline ‘Dark Star’

Oxalis ‘Charmed Wine

Create Color VignettesVignettes

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Divide yard into “rooms” and develop a color theme for each

Cordyline ‘Red Star’, Duranta ‘Cuban Gold’, Croton

Coleus ‘Limon Blush’

Lysimachia ‘Sundew Springs’

Cordyline ‘Electric Pink’

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Ensete – Orn. BananaAutumn SedgeColeus

The Front Pond Room

Hmmm…..

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Focal Points and AccentsAccents

Photo credit: Pamela Crawford

Photo credit: Pamela Crawford

Photo credit: Pamela Crawford

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