This is the place for tropical & temperennial plants with spectacular foliage to show themselves. As you can see, leaves can be as showy and diverse as any group of flowers, explaining why foliage is "all the rage". These are definetly worth consideration for the garden, alone in a pot, or any combination which calls for that "something special".  While only a partial list, to be sure, it includes some of our favorites, as well as the outright bizarre...

Aechmea 'Tangerine'

An upright fountain of apricot-tone leaves offer a truly unique alternative for adding structure & color in partly shaded containers. Provide bright light or part sun (avoid hot afternoon sun which may scorch the plant). Water regularly, making sure to maintain water in the "cup" of the plant at all times. Grown indoors, or kept from one year to the next, this RARE plant can get quite large (3 - 4'), so plan accordingly.   

Agave lopantha 'Quadricolor'

Yes - quadricolor! Each of the lime green, dark green, and lemon yellow leaves are edged with translucent red thorns which glow in the sunlight. This ideal container plant is much smaller growing than many agaves, and freely produced pups for the generous gardener. Provide full sun, minimal feeding, and allow the soil to dry completely between waterings for the best performance. Super easy to grow!

Agave 'Joe Hoak'

This agave speaks volumes with its subtly diffused variegation of mint, cream, and pale yellow, all overcast with frosty silver. Truly unusual color for an agave, it can provide the most striking contrast for both deep and vibrant colors in the sunny garden. This also makes for a stunning specimen indoors. Agave should be treated like other succulents & cactus, with the low maintenance of very sparse feeding, and allow the soil to become dry before watering.

Aglaonema (Chinese Evergreen)

We offer these easy to grow plants in an ever-changing variety. For the most part, they are great bright to low-light plants, but consider that the lighter the leaf color - the more light it will need to thrive, but always avoid direct sun. In bright light, keep them evenly moist, but the lower the light (such as in winter), the dryer the soil should be before watering.

Alocasia 'Loco'

Disturbingly bizarre, yet curiously enigmatic, this smaller scale elephant ear is a RARE sight, even for the collector! Deep, glossy green leaves are boldly veined white, with a nearly metalic purple underside. Puckered and blistered, this is a truly twisted african mask! Grow in shade or part shade, or bright indirect light indoors, allowing the soil to dry in the winter. 'Loco grows 12 - 16".

Alocasia macrorrhiza 'New Guinea Gold'

From Papua, New Guinea, this RARE plant is truly an enigma to the world of botany. Without explanation, yellow spotted variegation appears and disappears, at will, without ever seeming to revert! Even when not present, the unusually thick, glossy green leaves, held on rigid upright stems are attractive, especially given the yellow veins and stems. Provide shade. Plants grow to 6'.

Alocasia odora 'Variegata'

Much persued, but rarely viewed, this variegated elephant ear is a RARE treasure! One would be hard pressed to find a more boldly variegated plant! Leaves may exceed 2' in length, with plants maturing 4 - 6'. Provide shade or part shade. 

This is considered one of the most highly prized of the Alocasias, and is quite RARE. Tissue between the dark green veins is a silver cast, blueish green; a most unusual color! This tends to be a generously leafing variety, maturing 18 - 24". Grow in part shade, and allow soil to dry when overwintering indoors.

Alpinia purpurata 'Sunspice'

This RARE variety of shell ginger produces a profusion of yellow-lime leaves randomly striped with deep green, offering stiking color & contrast for beds & containers. Grow in part sun or bright shade. Avoid hot afternoon sun & high nitrogen fertilizers for the best color & variegation.

Abyssinian Banana (Ensete ventricosum 'Maurellii')

The bold, deep green foliage large-leaved banana are accentuated by dark red mid-ribs, petioles, & leaf edges. Slower growing than other bananas, it is a suberb choice for a tropical container specimen. Give it high to moderate light' part shade outdoors & protect from wind to avoid leaf tatter (though the plant won't mind!) It it gets too big - just wack it back & new leaves will emerge -Really!

Anacompseros rufescens

If you've been looking for a hot pink succulent - here it is! Provide plenty of light and keep the soil dry for the non-stop blast of color this RARE, no-maintenance plant provides! Ideal for succulent arrangements, dry sunny containers, and miniature gardens where long lasting color can be much in need.

Anthurium crystallinum

This hard to find tropical treasure produces massive, dark green, velvety leaves contracted with prominant, near white veining. Leaves can reach up to two feet in size! A definite curiousity & conversation piece, it is easy to grow in anything from high, to bright indirect or moderate light, with average water requirements. 

Anthurium vittarifolium

Dramatically cascading with long, thick leaves that feel like vinyl, this rare sleection is unique by any standard. Although the flowers (spathe & spadix) could best be described as gaunt & homely, they are followed by long showy clusters of jewel-toned pink fruit. All parts of this plant are toxic. Growing in high to moderately low light,  it likes average amounts of water, even leaning a bit toward the drought tollerant side.

Aralia (Parsley) 'Variegata' (Polyscias fruticosa 'Variegata')

NEW for 2012! This rarely offered compact variety has snow-white variegation on each of the finely tectured leaves, giving it a frosy appearance from a distance. Up close, it looks like variegated parsley - a great texture to work with for containers! It will thrive in high to modarately low light, but take care not to over-water this plant. Allow the soil to dry between waterings. Aralias dislike dry air.

Begonia 'Art Hodes'

For years we've carried this rare & curious plant as 'Anthole', but were recently corrected by our freind, Harley, in Nebraska. Medium sized, roughly textured leaves & stems are covered with bewilderingly tranluscent red hairs which catch the light & simply glow! Grow in moderate light or part shade, being careful not to overwater.

Begonia bipinnatifida

Another rarely found Begonia, the finely cut, frilly leaves are barely more than dark green veins with red undersides & stems. A stunning texture alone, or in combination with other shade preferring plants, it always garners attention when on our benches. Like other begonias, take care not to over water this one.

Begonia 'Escargot'

Large silver swirls which spiral from cacky-red leaves make this one of our most popular specialty begonias. 'Escargot' rapidly makes large bushy plants (for a Begonia) & are a stunning sight in bright or moderate light. Allow the soil to dry between waterings.

Begonia 'Silver Blister'

The bold silver streaks on these nearly black leaves are truly a site to behold!  This plant yields limitless potential for adding contrast to shady combination planters, but stands equally well on its own. Grow in bright but indirect or filtered light, (shade or part shde outdoors). Allow the soil to dry lightly between waterings (moreso indoors in winter, or in lower light).

Begonia wightii

Easy to grow, but hard to find, this silver-speckled wonder is typically one of our first sell-outs each year. Roughly scalloped, elongated cacky leaves have red undersides & the polka-dot quality of a tropical snow-storm! For the lucky few who happan to get their hands on it, give it bright or filtered light, & run it on the dry side.

Blood Banana (Musa zebrina 'Rojo')

Singularly, our most popular Banana, this one has bold & random splashes of red on large tropical green leaves with a bright red midrib. This fast grower lends an instant tropical feel & can reach 8' or more in a single season. Like other banans, it likes sun or part shade, & can be hacked to a stump if it gets too big.

Caladium 'Hot Lips'

Imagine an irridescent red Caladium with pink spots! - Actually, why imagine it when you can get it from us! This plant is one of several varieties of Caladium bred in secracy behind the walls of the Thai Imperial Palace by buddhist monks for centuries. Provide shade or filtered light.

 Caladium 'Thai Beauty'

Tantilizing elephant-ear pinks dance between the green veins of these broadly undulating leaves. This caladium thrives is shade or part shade (bright indirect or moderate light indoors) & makes a great if not flashy houseplant.

Caladium 'Yellow Blossom'

Do we need to mention the incredible potential for a yellow Caladium with pink veins, when working with shady containers? This plant is one of several varieties of Caladium bred in secracy behind the walls of the Thai Imperial Palace by buddhist monks for centuries, originally introduced a 'Leung Pa Li Chart'. Provide shade or filtered light.

Calathea mosaica

Utterly unlike any other Calathea, this low-light plant presents a rectilinear matrix of green veins amidst a chartreuce field. Growing much like a ginger, it sends up new leaves from beneath-the-soil "runners", and likes to be evenly moist.

Calthea variegata

Unlike any other Calathea we know, this upright plant grows to three feet or more, making it a perfect substiture for Cannas in shady containers! Equally suitable to moderate or lower light conditions indoors, the burgundy backed leaves stand upright with tastfully tri-variegated faces on tall red stems! Easy to grow, this plant is a designer's dream! 

Calthea crocata (Eternal Flame)

Curiously satin-black leaves make the perfect backdrop for the stunning orange blossoms of this unusually profuse blooming variety of Calathea. The leaves have a ruffled edge and fold closed at night. Keep evenly moist & above 59 degrees for blooming. Plants prefer bright but indirect or filtered light, and should be fed regularly with an all-purpose plant food during the growing season (or long daylight period; from April through September).

Canna 'Australis'

Stunning & stately spires of broad, deep burgundy leaves give way to brilliantly red flowers. Best planted in sunny masses, tubers can be dug & stored for the following year. Grow in full sun. Established plants will tolerate 'wet feet'.

Canna 'Cleopatra'

Rarely offered, this unpredictable variety produces leaves from wholly green to completely red & every possible combination between. Blooms can also range from solid to speckled, yellow to red, & on rare report - lavander.

Canna 'Intrigue'

The slender, hazy red leaves & small orange blooms are the perfect compliment for the blues. Also best planted in masses, like other Cannas, tubers can be harvested & stored for replanting next year.

Canna 'Stuttgart'

Another rare Canna, 'Stuttgart' appears to have white leaves randomly splashed with green. You'll definetly want to give this one some afternoon shade & planty of water to avaoid unsightly scorching. Mid summer, plants are topped with peach colored blooms.

Canna 'Tropicana'

Broad, semi-translucent leaves are finely striped with varying shades of yellow, green, orange, & red. This plant loves to play in the light & rewards its growers with brilliantly orange flowers.

Cheesecake Monstera (Monstera deliciosa 'Cheesecake')

This delicious monster of a plant is tremendously exciting with its super-large growing, laciniating (cutting/splitting) leaves splotched and speckled with cheescake tones - even the stems & sheaths are variegated! Prefering bringht indirect, moderate, or brightly filtered light, this plant is nor for the space conservative as leaves can reach 6' x 6' or more, with time. Despite it's tempting name, beware; all parts of this plant are toxic.

Chlorophytum Green Orange

NEW for 2012! The name certainly gets to the point. This is a definite flash of color for minimal light areas. The vividly glowing orange stems are truly radiant, and give way to lush, mid-green, wavy edged leaves. The epitome of a low maintenance plant, "Green Orange" tolerate not only low light, but fairly long periods of dry soil as well.

Colocasia 'Maui Magic'

This unusual Elephant Ear has matte-black leaves with an almost magical irridescence radiating from the center. Great outdoors in part shade as a conversation sparking single specimen, it is also makes a stunning addition to combination planters.

Cordyline ' Mocha Latte' (Dracaena cordyline ' Mocha Latte')

Surrealistic lines of mocha, cappucino, cacky & buttercream paint the broad leaves of this tastefully unusual selection. An artisically stylized choice for foliage lovers, this plant will do best in moderate or bright but indirect light. We suspect that some magical combinations will be conjured by this introduction!

Crocodile Fern (Microsorum musifolium 'Crocodyllus')

Another often hard-to-find gem of the fern world, 'Crocodyllus' grows as a semi-upright array of bold, oddly textured fronds, radiating from a central rosette. Given the texture of this unique fern, it is easily equated to its namesake - the Crocodile. Tollerating moderately low to very bright light, the Crocodile Fern is a little less water demanding than some ferns, and appretiates being allowed to dry out lightly between waterings.

Croton 'Mammie' (Codiaeum)

This plant exudes an explosion of color in a bushy form of densely clustered contorted leaves. Crotons like to dry out between waterings. Although they will tollerate medium light conditions, their fullest habit & most intense color is achieved in the highest of light. Mammie is an excellent addition to containers & combos where colore & texture is desired!

Croton 'Picasso's Paintbrush' (Codiaeum)

Exhilaratingly different, this stunning plant is great in combos, or as a houseplant with panache'! It has everything; color, texture, and structure, all rolled into one "everybody's talking about it" package. It need very high light for the color, & the soil shoul dbe allowed to dry out between waterings. 

Croton 'Revolution' (Codiaeum)

An instant conversation piece, 'Revolution' is a suitingname for this plant. Each leaf is neatly folded along its midrib, curled like a ramshorn with a fine yellow edge, and densely clustered on this texural explosion of a plant. It makes a fine container plant for the house, or anywhere with high light (the more; the better). Allow soil to dry between watering.

Deiffenbachia 'Camille'

Deiffenbachias prefer bright indirect, filtered, or moderate light. Camille, with her boldly bright, centrally variegated leaves seems to emit radiant light from within. An outstanding choice for an easy to grow house plant, she also lends herself well to combo pots for bright shade outdoors (see a sample here).

Dieffenbachia 'Mary'

NEW for 2012! This is definetly not your hum-drum Dieff! Bold leaves of chartreuse are splattered with deep emerald green. The inherant contract of this variety is an electric knockout! 'Mary' has stupendous potential for shady outdoor containers, or will add a vibrant splash of color to moderate to fairly low light areas indoors!

Dieffenbachia 'Searle Giant'

NEW for 2012! The super-huge leaves of this variety make for a high impact houseplant for moderate to fairly low light. The leaves are chartreuse and cream, splatched and rimmed with deep green.

Deiffenbachia 'Sterling'

This one has become intensley popular among interior designers. Elegant & stately, the broad, dark green leaves are understatedly highlighted with creamy-white midribs & upcurved veins. These sturdy, easy to grow, low to moderate light plants are forgiving on water, as long as they are not wet. Like other "Dumb Canes", this plant is toxic, so keep it away from children & pets.

Dracaena deremensis 'Hawaiian Sunshine' (Corn Plant)

This is the strikingly reverse variegated form of the common houseplant. As with other "Corn Plants", it is considered a rugged, super low-maintenance option for a floor plant in moderate or bright but indirect light. Allow the soil to dry to the touch before watering.  

Dracaena 'Limelight'

The clear lemon-yellow leaves of this "Ti Plant" have a cast of chartreuse, & simply exude a feeling of happiness. Easy to grow, 'Limelight needs bright light for it's color, but protection for hot or direct sun where she will develop a nasty sunburn. This is a GREAT houseplant for brightening things up & is extensively useful in shady containers outdoors.

Dyckia 'Cherry Cola'

Take caution handling this stiffly barbed, strappy succulent! Rigid recurving leaves are glossy, in a deep, glowing shade of mahogany. An outstanding selection for containers with unmatched color, this plant is a collectors item, and very RARE. We also offer the (more affordable) 'Burgundy Ice' for those on a budget - most people can't tell the difference! Both varieties like high light or full sun and well drained soil. 

 Elephant Ears

 Many plants are referred to by this moniker. Amongst them there are varieties which produce alost every color of the spectum, and sizes range from a few inches to 15' or more! Learn more about these fascinating tropical plants & our selections here.

Euphorbia tirucalli 'Sticks on Fire'

Tangled branching of cylindrical spires are vibrantly colored in varying shades of green, yellow, orange, & red; hence the name. Plants occasionally produce minute leaves, like full sun & prefer to be kept dry. Over the years this plant can grow 4 - 6'. This plant is toxic. 

Ficus triangularis 'Coconut Cream'

This super-rare selection is a slow growing fig with truly triangular leaves, primarily creamy-white in color with flashes of mint & green. These plants can produce miniscule figs - peachy-pink in color that are much more showy than edible. Forgiving on water, but prefering not to be constantly wet, this collector's item is adaptable to a suprisingly wide range of light conditions; but avoid hot, intense sun where it may scorch.

Hawaiian Snowbush (Breynia disticha 'Roseopicta')

This daintily textured shrub can be trained as a tree, & develops an open, layered habit without pruning. Dime-sized leaves emerge pink from red stems, fading to white, then green speckled with white, & eventualy green with a bronze flush. Give it high light indoors, full sun to light shade outdoors. Takes well to pruning. Do not over-water. 

Hibiscus 'Fire and Ice'

While there are many to be found, this is the most dramatically colored variegated Hibiscus we know. Grown more for the foliage than the flowers, Leaves can be hot or pale pink, white, deep burgundy, or any combination, with hardly any two leaves alike. Leaves are speckled, splashed, spotted, or solid, and will produce only a nominal amount of green in full sun if not over-fed. Blooms are magenta, 2 - 3" across.

Kalanchoe beharensis

Thick, fleshy leaves are covered with silver fuzz & edged in rust. Undersides of the leaves, also fuzzy develop soft but firm, pointed outcroppings that look like they want to be incisors. The pant has a pre-historic look, and given a large enough pot, can reach several feet in just a few years. 

Liriope 'Cassidy'

This jolly & sassy grass-like plant has very dark green, curly-q leaves that exude exactly the kind of attitude we want from a fun plant. Give it shade or part shade for the best character; as in sun the blades will loose their curls. Slow growing, 'Cassidy' makes a great housplant or accent for containers, & likes to be kept on the dry side. This plant can be divided easily over time. 

Neoregelia 'Ardie'

New leaves flush Cherry-red providing ultimate contrast against nearly all cream leaves, merely edged with a fine green line. This is an ecellent choice for shady combinations or as an indoor specimen. Provide bright, but indirect or filtered light & water weekly. Avoid over feeding for the best color & variegation.

Neoregelia 'Orange Crush'

This boldly yellow variegated form is a real stunner, with deep orange radiating from the center (the newest leaves). This low growing plant provides not only mind-blowing color & priceless texture for shady combinations, its as easy to grow as they come. This also makes a stunning specimen plant indoors for the home or office. Provide bright, but indirect or filtered light & water weekly. Avoid over feeding for the best color & variegation.

Neoregelia 'Puppy Love'

A short rosette composed of broad strap-like leaves, dark glossy green in color will begin to flush hot pink from the center. In time, the entire plant turns hot pink flushed with vibrant red. Like other bromeliads, this one is very easy to grow, prefering moderate or bright indirect light (but it can be slowly acclimated to higher light levels). Keep water in the central cup & feed sparingly, only during the growing season.

Papyrus (Cyperus papyrus)

We carry several varieties of this plant ranging in size from one or two feet, to 8' or more, including the elusive variegated strains. Papyrus make stunning container plants for full sun to light shade. While they easily tolerate "wet feet" & can be used as a pond marginal, they grow equally well in potting mix, indoors or out.

Peperomia monticola 'Jayde'

Each year, we offer a very limited number of this extremely rare Peperomia. The large, glossy, spade shaped leaves are a lively shade of emerald green. Easy to grow but hard to propogate, these treasures thrive in moderate light with average water. Do not over-water. Blooms are cream-colored "whips", and can be produced in profusion if the plant is stressed, interfearing in the production of leaves. Do not over water.  

Philodendron 'Brazil'

The dark green, heart shaped leaves of of this trailing variety display anything from a central streak of lemon-chiffon yellow to random variegation. They do best in moderate, bright but indirect, or moderately low light. Philodendron are very easy to grow. Use an all purpose fertilizer in spring & summer. Allow the soil to dry lightly between watering.

Phildendron 'Gloriosum'

Satiny deep green leaves with clear white veins & midrib make this plant a real attention-getter! Phildendron are amongst the easiest to grow housplants for moderate or lower light conditions, and thrive with low feeding and average watering. This variety has strong potential cascading from a shady combo pot outdoors.

Philodendron 'Golden Selloum'

Deeply cut, nearly translucent lemon-yellow leaves on sunshine-yellow stems make this RARE plant a real find! This plant has very strong potential for providing unrivaled contrast, and garners instant attention from its natural glow. Provide bright but indirect light indoors, or bright shade outdoors. Avoid direct sun.

Philodendron 'Golden Xanadu'

Gracefully scalloped leaves emerge sunshine yellow, ad fade to charteuce as they age, giving this plant not only color & texture, but depth. Philos are extremely easy to grow & like bright, indirect, or moderate light. These plants are extremely forgiving on water. Feed sparingly with an all-purpose plant food. Mature plants will produce dramatic, trailing aerial roots, peachy-orange to pink in color. 

Phildendron 'Lemon Lime'

As you can probably tell, we love our yellow philos in all of their many & varied forms. This one hase unusually small leaves (for a Philodendron), unusually golden yellow, and the unique feature of peachy-pink stems and petioles! This is both a stunning & easy plant for moderate and bright indirect light, or as a fascinating element for shady containers outdoors!

Philodendron 'Moonlight'

This slow growing Philo has vibrant lemon yellow leaves which fade to chartreuce, & eventually green as they age. A very well-behaved, easy to grow house plant, it does best in moderate, bright but indirect, or moderately low light. Philodendron are very easy to grow. Use an all purpose fertilizer in spring & summer. Allow the soil to dry lightly between watering.

Philodendron 'Pink Princess'

This rare variety has deep mahogany-purple leaves generously splashed with shades of pink. They do best in moderate, bright but indirect, or moderately low light. Philodendron are very easy to grow. Use an all purpose fertilizer in spring & summer. Allow the soil to dry lightly between watering. 

Philodendron 'Prince of Orange'

This slow growing Philo has red-orange leaves which fade to bronze, & eventually green as they age. A very well-behaved, easy to grow house plant, it does best in moderate, bright but indirect, or moderately low light. Philodendron are very easy to grow. Use an all purpose fertilizer in spring & summer. Allow the soil to dry lightly between watering. 

Pothos 'Pearls and Jade' (Epipremnum 'Pearls and Jade')

Pothos are one of the easiest to grow trailing houseplants. This one has subtly hued green tear-drop shaped leaves grandly splashed & spotted white! Pothos are forgiving & adaptable plants, growing best in low to bright light with average water. Sometimes called 'Devil's Ivy, Pothos are toxic.

Persian Shield (Strobilanthes dyerianus)

With metalic purple leaves, veined dark green, this plant always garners attention in our greenhouse. Tolerant of full sun with adequate water, they will thrive & give the best color in part shade. This plant has the added benefit of occasional lavender blooms which are reported to be attractive to hummingbirds. 

Pineapple 'Ivory Coast' (Ananas lucidus 'Ivory Coast')

This improved variety of variegated pineapple offers a non-stop show of color. Long, recurving, strap-like leaves emerge like a fountain, variegated creamy white with an electric apricot glow radiating from the center of the plant. This terrestrial bromeliad prefers full sun to light shade for best color, and average water. This is a totally lucious plant, but the fruit is inedible. 

Pineapple 'Lava Burst' (Ananas lucidus 'Lava Burst'

A nuclear orange stripe appears on each bronze leaf make this RARE plant a glowing specimen. Even the (inedible) fruit is flourescent! This terrestrial bromeliad prefers full sun to light shade for best color, and average water.  - Available Summer of 2011 - 

Purple Passion (Gynura aurantiaca)

This victorian favorite has long been grown as an easy houseplant, but also makes an excellent addition to combination pots. Dark geen leaves are covered with soft purple hairs. Bloom are yellow pomponettes, fading to white as seeds form, but are best removed due to their foul smell. 

Rastafarian Lipstick Plant (Aeschinanthus radicans 'Rasta')

Now here is a plant with attitude! Rasta has the traditional red "lipstick" blooms, but they seem merely a perk when considering the curiously tantalizing texture created by the foliage. Performing well indoors or out, it adapts to light ranging from moderately low to moderately high indoors, but prefers part shade outside. 

Red Mexican Spurge (Euphorbia cotinifolia)

Also called Caribbean Copper Plant or Mexican Smoke Bush, this large shrub, often trained into a tree likes full sun to light shade. Leaves are translucent red, and glow when backlit by the sun. This plant is fast growing, and should not be over watered. 

Red Firecracker Plant (Russelia equisetiformis 'Firecracker')

This plant has become wildly popular for us, and is rarely found in other northern garden centers. Though not ideal for indoor culture, it offers a truly unique texture for sunny borders & pots during the growing season. Dense, mounding, soft cascades of bright green "filament" foliage produce bright orangy-red tubular blooms prized by hummingbirds. Try this as an exciting "spiller" in combination pots.

Red Rubber Tree (Ficus elastica 'Ruby')

Slow growing, this a one tough & forgiving plant. Growing in moderate low to moderately high light, leaves are hazy shades of green, edged in cream with a stunning peachy-pink cast. Easy to grow; allow the soil to dry between watering. 

Reticulated Amaryllis (Belladona hippeastrum 'reticulatum' var. striatifolium

This choice and very RARE offering has unusually short leaves for an Amaryillis, each boldly pinstriped white. Clustered foliage tends to lay low to the soil, and makes a good show when not in bloom (most of the year). However, when it blooms, grab your camera for this captivating, pink reticulated wonder!

Shefflera 'Soleil' (Arboricola amate 'Soleil')

Wow! The naturally glossy, sunshine-yellow palmate clusters of leaves on this upright growing plant are a real knock-out! The bold color and bold foliage of this easy to grow plant are ideal for adding instant panache in moderate or bright light areas where height is needed. Avoid low light and direct sun for best effect.

Silver Satin Pothos (Scindapsus pictus 'Silver Satin')

This tough & easy trailer has emerald heart-shaped leaves spotted with metalic silver.  Suitable as a low or moderate light houseplant, it also makes a nice accent in shady combination planters. Allow soil to dry between watering. All parts of this plant are toxic if ingested.

Solanum pyracanthioides (S. pyracanthemum)

Not the most traditionally beautiful of plants, this South Amreican potato releative is grown more as a curiousity. Leaves are lined, top & bottom, with stiff, sharp yellow-orange thorns. Purple star-shaped flowers are followed by fruit not unlike a fuzzy cherry tomato. Like many potato relatives, all parts of this plant are toxic.

Spider Plant 'Bonnie' (Chlorophytum comosum 'Bonnie')

Here's a new twist on an old favorite! Spider plants are one of the easiest & most reliable of houseplants. Each leaf & trailing cluster of "babies" is brightly variegated in a clean buttercream, & symphonically twisted! Spiders do best in bright or moderate light. We've found this one to be an invaluable addition to combo pots for part shade. (See a sample here)

Swiss Cheese Plant (Monstera deliciosa)

Also known as "Split Leaf Philodendron", this is actually a tropical / sub-tropical vine. Leaves emerge heart shaped, splitting & incising with age as they grow. On mature plants, leaves can exceed two or three feet. Do not over-water. All part of this plant are toxic if ingested. 

Tapeworm Plant (Homalocladium platycladum)

Also called "Ribbon Bush" or "Centipede Plant", this unusual Solomon Island native will grow in full sun (where it prefers to be kept evenly moist) to full shade (where it would prefer to dry out slightly between waterings). Upright flat stems of spring green are segmented. Sporadically, from the joints, small leaves will emerge, as will clusters of (unshowy) pin-head flowers. 

Tassel Fern (Lycopodium squarrosum)

Related to club mosses (Selaginella), this RARE plant is highly prized by collectors, connoisseurs, and conservatories. Soft, spring green tails trail freely from this exotic "fern ally". Provide shade or bright shade & even moisture. In winter, provide extra humidity by misting the plant every couple of days. Avoid using chemical fertilizers, feed sparingly during the growing season.

 Tiger Eye Fern (Nephrolensis 'Tiger Eye')

Wow! Bright yellow & chartreuce stripes appear in varying widths and patterns throughout this Boston variety, making it a real stunner. Because of its outstanding color, it has become a favorite for use in combination planters for bright shade. More rapid growing than most Nephrolensis, a small plant can fill a big planter in no time. It stands alone as a specimen, and makes for a show-stopping basket. Treat this one just lke other Boston Ferns.

Tillandsia bulbosa 'Belize'

Just plain gnarly! Don't use soil to grow this one - its an epiphyte (air plant). Perfectly comfortable hanging in the open air with bright but indirect light, water it twice, weekly, for a non-stop barrage of undulating, tubular, snake-like leaves and unbridalled attitude of this plant. Soon after red bracts form, purple blooms will appear, providing for even more conversation, (as though it were needed)!

Variegated Lady Palm (Rhapis excelsa Zuiko Nishiki')

This extremely RARE variety comes to us from Viet Nam. Slow growing, but generously fronded, bold yellow stripes adorn this exotic treasure. Provide full sun, and the space and patience to grow.

Variegated Spineless Opuntia (Opuntia sp. 'Variegated')

Yes - a variegated cactus - without thorns! This is a truly RARE plant of charteuse paddles with mid green stripes radiating from the point where thorns would be - if there were any! And, since its a cactus, few plants are this easy to grow! Provide very bright light, or direct sun. Water sparingly.

Variegated Shell Ginger (Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata')

Boldly zebra-striped with yellow, this fast growing foliage plant provides excellent contrast in the garden, especially against blue or purple flowering plants. Shell gingers tolerate full sun (with adequate moisture), or part shade.