Schefflera actinophylla -araliaceae- Origin Australia. Also called the Umbrella tree Queensland Umbrella tree and Octopus tree. This slim upright tree is made up of multiple trunks each topped with a small crown of large showy leaves. The compound leaves form an umbrella shape rosette which gives the tree one of its common names. Ten to fifteen stalks of bright red flowers appear in summer and are followed by round dark berrries. Can be grown indoors in a pot as a nice indoor tropical plant. Will grow in zones 8 through 11 and can survive mild frosts. Cover in evening if frost danger is consistent.

• Can be grown indoors or outdoors or Bonsai!


• A nice shade tree with gorgeous flowers!


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PASSION FLOWER: Passion flowers are exotic looking topical plants that can actually be grown in much milder areas. There are many different passion flower plants. Some passion flowers are vines some produce edible fruits. The genus Passiflora contains over 400 species. The name 'Passion' Flower comes from Spanish Christian missionaries who adopted the unique physical structures of this plant particularly the numbers of its various flower parts as symbols of the last days of Jesus and especially his crucifixion.

A yellow oval shaped passion fruit with bright yellow skin and orange pulp. Pulp is edible and very tasty. Often used in juice making. Uses: Eaten fresh or as flavoring for drinks. Commonly used in parts of South America to flavor ice creams drinks and cocktails. Plant Cultivation: Generally subtropical to tropical. Extremely fast growing vine in where temperatures stay above 28F. Vines usually produce by the second year and can yield up to 300 fruits a vine when in full production. Beautiful red-pink flowers are borne at the ends of a long stalk. Flowers may attract hummingbirds. Fruits can ripen year round. Propagation: Almost always grown from seeds but can be propagated by cuttings. Bottom heating the seeds at 70-80F can result in germination at 1-2 weeks at lower temperatures seeds can take up to 10 weeks to germinate. Origin and Distribution: Found wild throughout Andean valleys in Peru Argentina Venezuela and Columbia. Grown commercially in South America India and New Zealand.

In cooler regions the Banana Passion Fruit makes an excellent Patio Plant outside during the summer and indoors in the winter!

• A yellow oval shaped passion fruit with bright yellow skin and orange pulp


• Pulp is edible and very tasty. Often used in juice making


• Commonly used in parts of South America to flavor ice creams drinks and cocktails


• Extremely fast growing vine in where temperatures stay above 28F.


• Flowers may attract hummingbirds

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In frost-free areas castor bean is an evergreen herbaceous or semi-woody large shrub or small tree that gets up to 40' tall and 15' wide. In the tropics it can have a trunk that is woody near the base and up to a foot in diameter. Elsewhere castor bean plant grows as an annual that can get 4-15' tall in a single growing season. This is a fast growing suckering colony forming plant with decidedly tropical looking foliage. They tend to grow straight up at first developing branches only later in the season (and in subsequent years for plants that live that long). The huge leaves are palmate with 5-11 deeply incised lobes. They are glossy purplish or reddish-green and 12-30" across with long petioles (leaf stems). The stems are watery juicy and reddish or purplish too. The flowers are followed by reddish brown egg-shaped capsules about an inch long thickly covered with soft flexible spines.

Ricunus communis sanguineus (Sanguineus Castor Bean)

Notable features:
The large luxuriant red-tinged leaves of this Castor Bean are effective as a focal point or backdrop and instantly add tropical flare to any garden. Best treated as an annual.

Height: 400 cm (160")
Spacing: 90 cm (36")
Location: full sun
Flowering Time: July-August
Hardy zone: 9-10

• In frost-free areas castor bean is an evergreen herbaceous or semi-woody large shrub


• Up tpo 40' Tall


• Hardy zone: 9-10


• Flowering Time: July-August

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