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Landscape design considerations, as well as plant selections, to impart a tropical ambiance in the zone 8 garden.
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The Tropical Look
Eric Stormer
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Norfolk, Virginia
Design Considerations
The Tropical Look
Creating Space – Frameworks
Frameworks
Creating Space - Patterns
Hardscapes - Patterns
Water Features
Bilateral Symmetry
Asymmetric Balance
Form & Texture
Transitions
Transitions
Viewpoints
Viewpoints - The Approach
Viewpoints – From the House
Viewpoints – Containers
Textures
Creating Space - Allées
Creating Space - Forms
Creating Space - Forms
Topography
Plant Selections
The Tropical Look
FLOWERING HERBACEOUS PLANTS
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Canna Lily Canna x generalis
Hardy Hibiscus Hibiscus moscheutos
Hibiscus coccinea
Lily of the Nile Agapanthus africanus
Crinum Lily
Crinum x digweedii, ‘Stars and Stripes’
Crinum, ‘Ellen Bosanquet’
Crinum Lily
Crinum, ‘Sangria’
Crinum, ‘Ollene’
X Crinodonna corsii ‘Fred Howard’
Peruvian Daffodil Ismene festalis
Rain Lily Zephyranthes
Eucomis, ‘Sparkling Burgundy’
Japanese Iris Iris japonica
Garden Dahlia Dahlia x hybrida
Hardy Begonia Begonia grandis
Hardy Orchid Bletilla
B. ochracea, ‘Chinese Butterfly’ B. striata
Curcuma zeodaria
Crepe Ginger, Spiral Ginger Cheilocostus speciosus
Ginger Lily Hedychium
H. ‘Daniel Weeks’
H. ‘Dr. Moy’
H. coronarium
Red Spiral Ginger Costus comosus
Variegated Japanese Ginger Zingiber mioga cvs.
Z. mioga, ‘Dancing Crane’ Z. mioga, ‘White Feather’
FOLIAGE PLANTS
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King Sago Cycas revoluta
Cycas revoluta
Ceratozamia latifolia
Taro Alocasia macrorrhizos
Colocasia
C. ‘Black Coral’ C. ‘Blue Hawaii’
Angel Wings Caladium x hortulanum
Honey Bush Melianthus major
M. ‘Purple Haze’
Century Plants Agave spp.
A. americana
A. flexispina
A. ‘Silver Surfer’
A. neomexicana A. ovatifolia
Prickly Pear Opuntia gosseliniana
Opuntia, ‘Mesa Melon’
Opuntia cacanapa 'Ellisiana'
Opuntia erinacea var. ursina
Yucca gloriosa
Castor Bean Ricinus communis
Rice-paper Plant Tetrapanax papyrifera
Umbrella Plant Schefflera delavayi
Japanese Pittosporum Pittosporum tobira
Musa basjoo
Musa sikkimensis
Musa sikkimensis, ‘Red Tiger’
Musa textilis
Musa velutina
Japanese Aralia Fatsia japonica
New Zealand Flax Phormium tenax
Hardy Tapioca Manihot grahamii
Aucuba japonica, ‘Mangetsu’
Umbrella Plant Cyperus alternifolius
Spiny Rhubarb Gunnera manicata
Spiny Rhubarb Gunnera manicata
GRASSES
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Japanese Forest Grass Hakanachloa macra ‘Aureola’
Bamboo Phyllostachys
P. aureosulcata spectabilis
P. nigra P. nigra, ‘Henon’ P. aureosculcata
TREES
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Large Leaf Magnolia Magnolia macrophylla
Japanese Yew Podocarpus macrophyllus
Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora
Japanese Blue Oak Quercus glauca
Trifoliate Orange Poncirus trifoliata
Mimosa Albizia julibrissin
Mimosa, ‘Summer Chocolate’
Catalpa Catalpa speciosa
China Fir Cunninghamia lanceolata ‘glauca’
Cunninghamia, ‘Chason’s Gift’
Empress Tree Paulownia tomentosa
Dogwood Cornus elliptica
Sweet Viburnum Viburnum odoritissimum, ‘Awabuki’
PALMS
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Windmill Palm Trachycarpus fortunei
Trachycarpus wagnerianus
T. takil
Trachycarpus takil
Needle Palm Rhapidophyllum hystrix
Washington, DC
Pindo Palm Butia capitata
California Desert Palm Washingtonia filifera
Sabal spp.
Sabal minor
Sabal palmetto
Mexican Fan Palm Washingtonia robusta
European Fan Palm Chamaerops humilis
VINES
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Confederate Jasmine Trachelospermum jasminoides
Evergreen Wisteria Millettia reticulata
Trumpet Vine Campsis radicans
Flame Lily Gloriosa superba
Crossvine, Bignonia capreolata, ‘Tangerine Beauty’
FLOWERING SHRUBS
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Lantana Lantana camara
Flowering Maple Abutilon
A. ‘Bartley Schwarz’ A. ‘Canary Bird’
Abutilon ‘Pink Charm’ Abutilon, ‘Orange Hot Lava’
Princess Flower Tibouchina urvilleana
Cestrum
Cestrum ‘Orange Peel’
Cestrum auranticum
Smoke Bush Cotinus coggyria
Pineapple Guava Acca sellowiana
Chaste Tree Vitex angus-castus
Nerium oleander
Anise Illicium spp. and cvs.
Cape Leadwort Plumbago auriculata
Angel’s Trumpet Brugmansia hybrid
Devil’s Trumpet Datura metel
Crepe Myrtle Lagerstroemia hybrid
Chaste Tree Vitex angus - castus
Chaste Tree Vitex angus - castus
GROUND COVERS
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Ground Covers
Cast Iron Plant
Aspidistra elatior cvs.
Lilyturf
Liriope muscari ‘Majestic’
Mondo Grass
Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’ Golden Variegated Sweet Flag
Acorus gramineus, ‘Ogon’
Ferns
Autumn Fern
Dryopteris, ‘Brilliance’
Hart’s Tongue Fern
Asplenium scolopendrium
Japanese Painted Fern
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
