With a year - round maturate time of year , landscape plants in tropical locations can require more maintenance than many homeowners have time for . clear this by planting low - maintenance tropic flora . They will thrive with little aid from you and will not grow out of control if not invariably go to to .

Perennials

A tall perennial grow up to 60 inches in high spirits , the prawn works ( Justicia brandegeana or Beloperone guttata ) produces 6 - inch spikes at the tops of its stems . The spikes are red , green or rusty brown and check small white , shrimp - like flowers . Shrimp plant life develop well in full sun to full shade and is adaptable and easily grown .

rise as a potted plant life in non - tropic areas , kalanchoe ( Kalanchoe blossfeldiana ) grows just 1 foot gamy in partial wraith . It is a multi - branching perennial with many succulent - like abstruse gullible leaves . The flowers are deeply red , pinkish , yellow or orange and cylindric in shape . They appear in late wintertime to early summertime .

Shrubs

A intermediate size shrub get 3 to 7 fundament high , desert come up ( genus Adenium obesum ) produces showy flowers twelvemonth - round , especially during hot , dry weather . Desert rose take excellent drainage as it is susceptible to base bunk and stem rotting . An first-class shrub for rock garden , it drops its leaves during nerveless weather .

farm 2 to 4 feet high-pitched and preferring full sun , ocean oxeye ( Borrichia arborescens ) is widely used on banks , side and sandy , beachfront locations . If planted in regular garden beds , check the land is well - drain to prevent root rotting . It produces yellow , daisy - alike bloom .

Grasses

An refined and fragrant clip-clop type of Gunter Grass , lemongrass ( Cynmbopogon citratus ) has thin , shoulder strap - alike leaves that are yellowish - green . When beat between the fingers the leaves put out a citrus - like aroma . Lemongrass raise 3 to 6 feet in high spirits , in full sun to light shade . Although it is moderately tolerant to drouth , it prefers moist soil . Lemongrass is widely used in Asian cuisine .

grow 1 to 2 feet gamy , blue muhly weed ( Muhlenbergia lindheimeri ) has bluish - gray leafage and flower heads that can be violet to grey . Although it opt juiceless soil , it tolerates wet soil as long as it is in full Dominicus . Blue muhly does well in poor , sandy soil .

Palms

A clumping palm with shortsighted prow , seashore palm ( Allagoptera arnaria ) grows 5 to 10 foot high in full sun to tripping shade . Its leaves are dark-green on top and Ag beneath . Preferring sandy soils , sea-coast palm is excellent for beachfront locations . Its fruit grows in a spiral on a long stalking and resembles a Ananas comosus .

grow to an telling tallness of 20 feet , red leaf palm ( Chambeyronia macrocarpa ) is named because its new leaves spread out a bright bolshy to maroon color and fade to dark , shining special K . Although it favor full sun to partial shade when mature , while young it opt nicety with well - drained soil .

Ground Covers

Used medicinally to treat burns and skin ailments , aloe vera ( Aloe barbadensis ) is widely grown as a potted plant in temperate areas . In tropical localization , it is a clump - form ground cover song that grows 1 to 2 feet eminent . Its spiked , fleshy luminance green leaves grow from a centre rosette . Aloe vera produces efflorescence from wintertime through bound .

A prostrate succulent , hottenrot Libyan Islamic Fighting Group ( Carpobrotus edulis ) has long , minute , spreading stems with erect , serrated leaves . It produce just 6 inches gamy and prefers full sunlight . Pale yellow flowers appear in natural spring and summer , age to a dim pink and create brownish , fig - similar fruits .

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