THE TROPICAL GARDEN AT THE END OF SUMMER

Turk's Cap grows wild in Houston, Texas

Long ago I fell in love with tropical plants. As a child, I would watch Tarzan movies and any show with mysterious jungles and steamy rainforests. Afterwards, I would climb my favorite tree and dream of far away places.

Houston is on the very northern edge of all things tropical. It's a nice place to push the boundaries of tropical house plants that can grow outdoors. 

Here's a sample of what I have right now in our Houston garden.

Perhaps even Tarzan would feel at home! :0)

Alocasia

Umbrella plant

Mexican fire spike

A species of gardenia with huge leaves!

Root beer plant

Our native sabal palm with lots of friends.

Pothos and airplane plants

Banana cannas

My last surviving coleus with a Sansevieria.

Air potato

"The Flamingo Trail"

That's the end of our tropical tour through the garden. All of the plants shown are easily grown outdoors in our Texas coastal climate. Tropical plants thrive in heat and humidity....two commodities Houston is famous for.

All for now. Happy Gardening!

David/:0)

SEPTEMBER FOLIAGE FOLLOW-UP

First of all, thanks to Pam at Digging for hosting this monthly event. I skipped GBBD this month since I've posted a lot of flowers already.  The southern sun has shifted to the backyard and so you'll get to see a few reasons why I call my garden Tropical Texana.

                                             A peek through our native palmetto

Monstera deliciosa is root hardy in zone 9 :-)

Air Potato vines scramble up the swing set

Variegated Mexican Fire Spike

Red reullia grown from a stem cutting. I love these leaves.

Agaves march along the sidewalk to the backyard.

THE BACKYARD FILLED WITH HEAT LOVING TROPICALS

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