http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Abyssinian-banana.html 2012-01-24T05:27:09-05:00 0.6 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/abyssinian-banana-flower-13.jpg Ripening complete. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/abyssinian-banana-flower-02.jpg First signs of an Abyssinian banana flower stalk. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/abyssinian-banana-flower-12.jpg Abyssinian bananas ripening in the greenhouse. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/abyssinian-banana-flower-06.jpg Individual flowers of the abyssinian banana. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/abyssinian-banana-flower-37.jpg Severed pseudostem revealing a solid central core. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/abyssinian-banana-flower-14.jpg A small abyssinian banana surrounded by mature seeds. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/abyssinian-banana-flower-36.jpg The central core removed. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/abyssinian-banana-flower-16.jpg A peeled Abyssinian banana. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/abyssinian-banana-flower-01.jpg Abyssinian banana flower http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/abyssinian-banana-flower-09.jpg Ensete flower stalk in scruffy mode. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/abyssinian-banana-flower-07.jpg Older bracts on the Ensete flower stem. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/abyssinian-banana-flower-17.jpg Split banana revealing immature seed. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/abyssinian-banana-flower-03.jpg The Abyssinian banana flower begin to open http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/abyssinian-banana-flower-24.jpg Green Abyssinian bananas http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/abyssinian-banana-flower-38.jpg Severed pseudostem of a non-flowering plant. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/abyssinian-banana-flower-10.jpg Ensete flower stalk in tidy mode. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/All-plants.html 2009-04-29T05:05:58-04:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Amaranthus.html 2010-01-22T12:44:30-05:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/amaranthus-hopi-red-dye-01.jpg Amaranthus hopi red dye http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/amaranthus-paniculatus-flowers-01.jpg Amaranthus paniculatus 'Oeschberg' http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/amaranthus-seedlings-01.jpg Amaranthus seedlings prior to thinning http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/amaranthus-seeds-03.jpg Amaranthus caudatus seeds http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/amaranthus-seedlings-03.jpg Direct sown Amaranthus 'Hopi red dye' seedlings http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/amaranthus-seedlings-02.jpg Thinned out amaranthus seedlings http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/amaranthus-seeds-01.jpg Harvesting Amaranthus seeds http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/amaranthus-seedlings-05.jpg digging up seedlings http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/amaranthus-caudatus-flowers-01.jpg Amaranthus caudatus flowers http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/amaranthus-hopi-red-dye-03.jpg Amaranthus taking over a border http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/amaranthus-seedlings-04.jpg Self sown seedlings http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/amaranthus-caudatus-01.jpg Love lies bleeding http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/amaranthus-seedlings-08.jpg Seedlings replanted http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/amaranthus-tricolour-slendens-perfecta-01.jpg Amaranthus tricolour splendens http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/amaranthus-seedlings-06.jpg Untangled plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/amaranthus-seedlings-07.jpg Planting a seedling http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Arundo-donax.html 2009-05-07T08:55:33-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/arundo-donax01.jpg Arundo donax foliage http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/arundo-donax-04.jpg Final height of an Arundo donax stem http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/arundo-donax-03.jpg Arundo donax growing in a tropical border. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/arundo-donax02.jpg Arundo donax in flower http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/arundo-donax-10.jpg Arundo donax 'versicolor' http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/arundo-donax-09.jpg Brown winter stems of Arundo donax http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Banana-plant.html 2011-02-18T15:40:53-05:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/banana-plant-29.jpg Growth achieved from the severed banana shoot. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/banana-plant-30.jpg Old pseudostem bases are prized apart using a spade. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/banana-plant-04.jpg June 28th...... http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/banana-plant-03.jpg Banana plant pseudostems atfter one month. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/banana-plant-18.jpg Close up of the banana plant pseudostem. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/banana-plant-11.jpg Banana plant pseudo stems collapsed after too much frost. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/banana-plant-07.jpg A Month and a day after Independance day (USA) http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/banana-plant-28.jpg Removed banana corms. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/banana-plant-01.jpg New pseudostems pushing through. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/banana-plant-19.jpg Exposed banana plant pseudostems frozen solid. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/banana-plant-06.jpg 18th July http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/banana-plant-05.jpg Banan plant pseudostems on the 9th of July. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/banana-plant-09.jpg A closer view of the banana plant three weeks later. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/banana-plant-22.jpg A small banana shoot sliced off by accident. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/banana-plant-02.jpg Growth after just seven days. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/banana-plant-10.jpg Growth achieved by the end of September. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/banana-plant-21.jpg Exposed banana plant corms. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/banana-seed.html 2010-01-22T10:47:32-05:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/banana-seed-01.jpg green banana http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/red-banana-flower-05.jpg Red banana flower and fruit http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/banana-seed-02.jpg Seeds of a pink banana http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/pink-banana-01.jpg An assortment of ornamental bananas http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/pink-banana-flower-02.jpg Pink banana flower with pink bananas http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/pink-banana-02.jpg Pink bananas http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/red-banana-flower-03.jpg Red banana flower plus bee. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Beschorneria-yuccoides.html 2009-05-08T07:05:37-04:00 0.6 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/beschorneria-yuccoides-flower-05.jpg Beschorneria yuccoides flower http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/beschorneria-yuccoides-03.jpg Beschornaria yuccoides leaf detail http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/beschorneria-yuccoides-flower-11.jpg Beschorneria yuccoides flower detail http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/beschorneria-yuccoides-flower-06.jpg Beschorneria yuccoides flower http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/beschorneria-yuccoides-flower-09.jpg Beschorneria yuccoides seed pod http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/beschorneria-yuccoides-flower-07.jpg Beschorneria yuccoides flower http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/beschorneria-yuccoides-flower-10.jpg Beschorneria yuccoides flower http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/beschorneria-yuccoides-flower-01.jpg Beschorneria yuccoides flower http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/beschorneria-yuccoides-flower-03.jpg Beschorneria yuccoides flower http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/beschorneria-yuccoides-flower-02.jpg Beschorneria yuccoides flower http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/beschornaria-yuccoides-flower-08.jpg Beschorneria yuccoides flower http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/beschorneria-yuccoides-02.jpg Beschorneria yuccoides in flower http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/beschorneria-yuccoides-flower-04.jpg Beschorneria yuccoides flower http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Beshorneria-yuccoides.html 2008-11-27T04:46:53-05:00 0.6 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Best-compost-bin.html 2009-04-28T07:26:12-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/garden-compost-bin04.jpg Wooden compost bin with removable front panels. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Black-mondo-grass.html 2009-05-07T07:44:09-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/black-mondo-grass-seeds-05.jpg Production line seed retrieval. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/black-mondo-grass-seeds-11.jpg newly germinated black mondo grass. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/black-mondo-grass-seeds-06.jpg Washed seeds of the Black mondo grass http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/black-mondo-grass-seeds-04.jpg Peeling Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' seeds with a teaspoon. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/black-mondo-grass-seeds-09.jpg Newly planted Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' seeds. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/black-mondo-grass-03.jpg Black mondo grass http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/black-mondo-grass-seeds-01.jpg Un-ripe seeds of Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/black-mondo-grass-seeds-02.jpg Newly harvested black mondo grass seeds. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Bog-garden.html 2010-12-07T06:02:37-05:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/bog-garden-05.jpg Back fill the hole adding manure as you go. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/bog-garden-10.jpg A final trample of the soil. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/bog-garden-04.jpg A pond liner is place in the hole. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/bog-garden-02.jpg A tarpulin is placed on the lawn alongside the area to be transformed into a swamp http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/bog-garden-01.jpg Colocasia esculenta flourish in a bog garden (a previously awkward spot) http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/bog-garden-03.jpg The soil is piled onto the tarpaulin. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/bog-garden-11.jpg The bog garden ready for planting. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/bog-garden-14.jpg Roll the last of the soil into the hole using the tarpaulin. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/bog-garden-07.jpg Gently trample the soil every few inches. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/bog-garden-12.jpg Plants enjoying the wet soil of the bog garden. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Canna.html 2010-04-28T02:14:32-04:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-indica-red-03.jpg C.indica red http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-indica-yellow-11.jpg C.indica yellow flower http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-rhizome-23.jpg canna rhizome http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-paniculata-17.jpg Canna paniculata foliage http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-flaccida-04.jpg Canna flaccida flowers http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-paniculata-02.jpg Canna Paniculata rhizomes http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-glauca-13.jpg Canna glauca growing in a swamp bed http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-en-avant-21.jpg A rather messy C. en avant flower after rain. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-flaccida-07.jpg Canna flaccida http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-coccinea-01.jpg Flower of cana coccinea http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-glauca-15.jpg Canna glauca flowers. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-paniculata-19.jpg C.warscewiczii, C.paniculata and Ensete ventricosum provide the foliage. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-en-avant-09.jpg En Avant flower http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Canna-pests-and-diseases.html 2009-04-08T06:28:28-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/aphids01.jpg Aphids infesting the underside of a canna leaf. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-virus01.jpg A normal canna leaf on left and a leaf exhibiting a virus on right http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/paint-brush01.jpg paint brushes used to remove aphids http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Canna-varieties.html 2010-04-20T16:58:45-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-warscewiczii08.jpg early planting of canna warscewiczii http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-warscewiczii03.jpg Flower of canna warscewiczii http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-indica-purpurea02.jpg Flower of canna indica purpurea http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-warscewiczii06.jpg Canna warscewiczii rhizome http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-altensteinii01.jpg Canna altensteinii growing in a tropical border. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-indica-purpurea01.jpg Canna indica purpurea foliage. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-warscewiczii05.jpg Canna warscewiczii growing in a tropical border. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-altensteinii03.jpg Flower of canna altensteinii. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Castor-oil-plant.html 2009-05-07T09:08:35-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/castor-oil-plant-seeds02.jpg Castor oil plant seed pods http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/castor-oil-plant02.jpg Castor oil plant - ricinus communis 'zanzi palm' http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/castor-oil-plant01.jpg Leaf of castor oil plant ricinus communis 'zanzi palm' http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/castor-oil-plant-seeds01.jpg Castor oil plant seed spikes http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/castor-oil-plant-seedling01.jpg Self seeded castor oil plant seedling http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/castor-oil-plant-seeds04.jpg Newly germinated castor oil plants - ricinus communis http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/castor-oil-plant-seeds03.jpg Castor oil plant seeds http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ricinus-communis-new-zealand-purple02.jpg The castor oil plant - ricinus communis growing in a tropical garden setting http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Cigar-plant.html 2009-05-07T09:59:04-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/mexican-cigar-plant-03.jpg Seeds of the Mexican cigar plant http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/mexican-cigar-plant-01.jpg Cuphea ignea flowers http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/mexican-cigar-plant-06.jpg Newly germinated seeds of the Mexican cigar plant. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/mexican-cigar-plant-09.jpg Cuphea ignea seeds http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/mexican-cigar-plant-07.jpg Mexican cigar plant seedlings http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/mexican-cigar-plant-02.jpg Mexican cigar plant flower http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Cold-hardy-bananas.html 2011-02-08T09:40:32-05:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/musa-sikkimensis01.jpg Wind torn leaves of musa sikkimensis http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/banana-plants01.jpg Banana plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/musa-sikkimensis02.jpg Musa sikkimensis leaf detail. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Composting-leaves.html 2009-04-28T07:00:54-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/composting-leaves-02.jpg Mow the leaves http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/composting-leaves-04.jpg Leaves piled up on a lawn http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/composting-leaves-03.jpg Shredded leaves ready to compost http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Compost-ingredients.html 2009-04-28T06:21:23-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Contact-me.html 2010-02-24T03:58:18-05:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Container-gardening-ideas.html 2009-04-27T09:01:16-04:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/cyperus-papyrus01.jpg Cyperus papyrus http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/cordyline-australis01.jpg Cordyline Australis growing in a terracotta pot. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/nerium-oleander02.jpg Nerium oleander under-planted with Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/cyperus-papyrus02.jpg Cyperus papyrus growing in a water filled terracotta pot. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/aeonium-arboreum02.jpg Aeonium arboreum http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Cyphomandra-betacea.html 2009-05-07T09:26:36-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/cyphomandra-betecea05.jpg New shoots on a chyphomandra betacea root. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/cyphomandra-betecea04.jpg Washed roots of cyphomandra betacea, the tree tomato. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/cyphomandra-betecea03.jpg Cyphomandra betacea, the tree tomato. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Dahlia-tubers.html 2009-05-08T05:27:26-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/dahlia-tubers-4.jpg New dahlia stem 5 weeks from division http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/dahlia-tubers-6.jpg Potted dahlia tuber 2 weeks from division showing signs of life. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/dahlia-tubers-1.jpg A congested dahlia tuber. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/dahlia-tubers-5.jpg Divided dahlia tuber http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/dahlia-flowers-01.jpg Dahlias growing in a mixed tropical border http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Echium-pininana.html 2009-05-07T09:22:55-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/echium-pininana-10.jpg echium pininana in flower http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/echium-flowers03.jpg Echium 'snow flower' detail http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/echium-pininana04.jpg Shell shocked Echium pininanas in late winter http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/echium-pininana-07.jpg Self seeded echiums potted up http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/echium-pininana03.jpg Echium pininanas enjoying some October sunshine http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/echium-pininana-06.jpg A self seeded echium http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/echium-pininana02.jpg Echium pininana growing in a tropical border setting http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/echium-flowers01.jpg Echium 'snow tower' http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Elephant-ear-plant.html 2009-05-07T09:00:32-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-foliage03.jpg elephant ear plant (Xanthosoma) growing in a mixed tropical foliage border http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/eddoe-coco-yam01.jpg Eddoe - Coco yam comparisson shot http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/elephant-ear-tubers-colocasia-esculenta04.jpg Elephant ear plants (Xanthosoma) growing away happily http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/elephant-ear-tubers-colocasia-esculenta02.jpg Close up of a tuber of the elephant ear plant - Xanthosoma sp. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/elephant-ear-tubers-colocasia-esculenta05.jpg Early planting stage of Elephant ear plant, Xanthosoma sp. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/elephant-ear-tubers-colocasia-esculenta-var-antiquorum01.jpg Elephant ear tubers - the eddoe http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/elephant-ear-tubers-colocasia-esculenta01.jpg Elephant ear tubers (Xanthosoma sp.) http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/elephant-ear-tubers-colocasia-esculenta03.jpg Root system in the early stages of growth of Xanthosoma - the elephant ear plant. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/colocasia-esculenta-var-antiquorum02.jpg elephant ear plant - colocasia esculenta var antiquorum http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Ensete-ventricosum.html 2012-01-24T05:24:27-05:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ensete-ventricosum-maurelii02.jpg Ensete Ventricosum 'Maurelii' leaf detail. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ensete-ventricosum02.jpg Ensete Ventricosum http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ensete-ventricosum-frost01.jpg Frost damaged ensete ventricosum. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ensete-ventricosum-leaf01.jpg Emerging leaf of Ensete Ventricosum http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/ensete-ventricosum-seeds.html 2009-04-08T15:07:14-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ensete-ventricosum-seeds04.jpg Chipped ensete ventricosum seed http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ensete-ventricosum-seedlings01.jpg Ensete ventricosum seeds awaiting germination in a propagator. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ensete-ventricosum-seedlings02.jpg Ensete ventricosum seedlings http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ensete-ventricosum-seeds05.jpg Chipping an ensete ventricosum seed. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Exotic-patio.html 2010-01-21T06:15:05-05:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/sunny-patio03.jpg Exotic patio facing north http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Exotic-trees-and-shrubs.html 2009-04-06T11:30:47-04:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/exotic-trees-and-shrubs-01.jpg Cordyline and Beshorneria http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Flowering-plants.html 2012-02-03T09:22:50-05:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/flowering-plants-01.jpg Flowering plants in a tropical border. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Four-o-clocks.html 2012-02-03T09:24:22-05:00 0.6 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/four-o-clocks-seedlings-05.jpg 'Spaced out' Four O'Clocks. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/four-o-clocks-seedlings-06.jpg A frame work of short link stakes. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/four-o-clocks-tuber-01.jpg Tuber of Mirabilis jalapa http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/four-o-clocks-seedlings-04.jpg Self sown Four O'Clocks. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/mirabilis-jalapa-seeds-02.jpg Spent Four O'Clock flowers and seeds. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/mirabilis-jalapa-01.jpg Emerging stem from a Mirabilis tuber. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/four-o-clocks-07.jpg Mirabilis jalapa in a tropical border setting. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/four-o-clock-seedlings-02.jpg Four O'Clocks in individual pots. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/four-o-clock-seedlings-01.jpg Four O'Clocks awaiting transplantation. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/four-o-clocks-flowers-09.jpg Four O'Clocks in flower. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/mirabilis-jalapa-02.jpg Stakes are now hidden... http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/four-o-clocks-09.jpg A gap in the border where Four O'Clocks had to be removed. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/four-o-clocks-flowers-04.jpg Four o'clocks in flower. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Garden-compost.html 2009-04-28T05:26:58-04:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/garden-compost-bin05.jpg Wooden compost bin full of mature compost. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Gardening-techniques.html 2010-12-07T05:50:09-05:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/gardening-techniques-02.jpg Removing an un-wanted shrub http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Garden-ponds.html 2009-05-07T18:22:23-04:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/garden-ponds-01.jpg Garden pond surounded by lush vegetation. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Germinating-seeds.html 2009-05-09T08:17:10-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/germinating-seeds-03.jpg Plastic container filled with sterile water. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/germinating-seeds-04.jpg Overcrowded seedlings showing signs of etiolation http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/germinating-seeds-02.jpg Newly germinated papaya seedlings http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Germination-of-ensete-ventricosum.html 2009-04-08T13:21:05-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ensete-ventricosum-seeds02.jpg Ensete ventricosum seeds soaking http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ensete-ventricosum-seeds01.jpg Ensete Ventricosum seeds. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ensete-ventricosum-seeds03.jpg Young ensete ventricosum foliage http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Greenhouse-equipment.html 2009-05-08T07:49:42-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/greenhouse-equipment-03.jpg Heated propagation mat. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/greenhouse-equipment-05.jpg Potting tray http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/greenhouse-equipment-01.jpg Automatic vent mechanism http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/greenhouse-equipment-04.jpg Heated propagator http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Greenhouse-gardening.html 2011-02-08T09:36:02-05:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/greenhouse-at-night-02.jpg The greenhouse illuminated on a winters night. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Growing-canna.html 2010-04-20T16:54:51-04:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-warscewiczii01.jpg canna warscewiczii in flower http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/growing-canna-from-rhizomes.html 2009-04-07T16:51:27-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-rhizome02.jpg Emerging shoots of canna indica purpurea http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-rhizome04.jpg New shoots of canna indica purpurea raised on a heated mat. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-rhizome03.jpg Sealed bag method for raising canna rhizomes http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-rhizome01.jpg Rhizome of canna indica purpurea http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/growing-canna-from-seed.html 2009-04-08T05:28:20-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-seeds01.jpg Canna seeds stretching as far as the eye can see. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-seeds06.jpg Root system of a young canna plant. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-seeds03.jpg A chipped canna seed showing the white of the seed inside http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-seeds04.jpg Emerging root from a canna seed. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-seeds07.jpg Root system of a canna plant http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-seeds02.jpg chipping a canna seed with toe nail clippers http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-seeds05.jpg Emerging canna shoots. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Growing-dahlias.html 2009-05-07T10:44:27-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/growing-dahlias-08.jpg Dahlia shoots emerging from the compost. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/growing-dahlias-02.jpg Dahlia flowers http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/growing-dahlias-07.jpg Dahlia tuber showing signs of life. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/growing-dahlias-06.jpg Dahlia tuber or bulb. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Hardiness-Zones.html 2009-05-05T16:29:56-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/harvest-canna-seeds.html 2009-04-07T17:15:47-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-seed-harvest01.jpg Canna flower and developing seed pods. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-seed-harvest03.jpg Canna seeds ripe for harvesting. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-seed-harvest02.jpg swollen canna seed pods. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Hedychium.html 2009-05-07T09:05:58-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/hedychium-maximum-flower03.jpg Hedychium maximum. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/mulched-hedychium-rhizome-03.jpg hedychium rhizome mulched with composted bark http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/frost-damaged-hedychium-01.jpg Frost damaged hedychium foliage http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/hedychium-stems-01.jpg Trimmed hedychium stems http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/hedychium-maximum-flower01.jpg Hedychium maximum in flower http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/mulched-hedychium-rhizome-02.jpg hedychium rhizome mulched with manure http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Impatiens-flowers.html 2012-01-31T09:30:01-05:00 0.6 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/impatiens-flowers-04.jpg White impatiens flowers in full shade. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/new-guinea-impatiens-02.jpg Newly planted New Guinea impatiens. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/new-guinea-impatiens-03.jpg New Guinea impatiens tip cuttings in a bedding pack. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/impatiens-seedlings-02.jpg Impatiens seedlings. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/impatiens-flowers-01.jpg White impatiens flowers in a shady spot. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/impatiens-flowers-06.jpg A fringe of impatiens flowers. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/impatiens-flowers-13.jpg New guinea impatiens in the ground. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/impatiens-flowers-08.jpg Red impatiens moulding seamlessly to other foliage. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/new-guinea-impatiens-05.jpg New Guinea impatiens crammed into a container. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/impatiens-seeds-02.jpg A ripening impatiens seed pod. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/impatiens-flowers-11.jpg Pot grown New Guinea's http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/index.html 2012-02-03T09:55:17-05:00 1.0 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-35.jpg Picture of nicely stuffed border http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/make-compost.html 2009-04-29T09:09:01-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/make-compost-10.jpg Mature compost ready to be turned out. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/make-compost-15.jpg Tall grasses ready for shredding. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/make-compost-14.jpg Compost worms http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/make-compost-08.jpg Standing on a full compost bin. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/make-compost-16.jpg Shredded material ready to be composted. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/make-compost-01.jpg Over filled compost bin. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/make-compost-06.jpg Chopping up plants used to make compost. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/make-compost-13.jpg Mature compost pile awaiting use in the spring. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/make-compost-17.jpg Steam rising from a recently filled compost heap. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/make-compost-02.jpg Compost being turned over. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/make-compost-12.jpg Compost in a wheel barrow http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/make-compost-20.jpg Frost damaged tropical border. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/make-compost-11.jpg Dark and crumbly mature compost. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/North-American-pitcher-plant.html 2009-05-13T02:13:43-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/sarracenia-flower02.jpg Pitcher plant flower http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/sarracenia-flowers01.jpg Emerging flower buds on a Sarracenia hybrid. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/sarracenia-rhizomes03.jpg Sarracenia hybrid with leaves removed revealing the emerging flower buds. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/sarracenia-seedling01.jpg Newly germinated carnivorous pitcher plant. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/sarracenia-flowers05.jpg North American pitcher plant in flower http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/insect-eating-plant.gif Diagram showing http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/sarracenia-leucophilla01.jpg Sarracenia leucophylla ready for pricking out. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/sarracenia-rhizomes01.jpg Dormant Sarracenia hybrid. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Ornamental-grass.html 2009-04-06T10:16:01-04:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ornamental-grass-04.jpg Black mondo grass http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/lawn-03.jpg The lawn http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ornamental-grass-03.jpg Cyperus papyrus http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ornamental-grass-07.jpg Phormium 'Platts black' http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ornamental-grass-01.jpg Arundo donax http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ornamental-grass-08.jpg Phyllostachys nigra http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ornamental-grass-05.jpg Miscanthus floridulus http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Overwintering-canna-plants.html 2009-04-07T18:16:04-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-overwintering07.jpg A trimmed canna rhizome. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-overwintering10.jpg Canna shoots emerging under plastic. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-rhizome05.jpg Trimmed and divided canna rhizomes. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-overwintering03.jpg Cleaning the mud from canna rhizomes using a hose pipe. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-overwintering02.jpg A pile of excavated canna rhizomes http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-overwintering06.jpg An individual washed canna rhizome. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-overwintering04.jpg A clean pile of canna rhizomes. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-overwintering01.jpg Lifting (digging up) canna rhizomes http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-frost01.jpg The end of the line for this frosted canna foliage. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/canna-overwintering09.jpg Canna shoots emerging ten days after planting. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Overwintering-ensete-ventricosum.html 2009-04-30T05:35:03-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ensete-ventricosum-overwintering02.jpg A bewildered ensete ventricosum dug up on the lawn http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/moisture-meter02.jpg Moisture meter http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ensete-ventricosum-overwintering03.jpg New roots on an excavated ensete ventricosum. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ensete-ventricosum-overwintering01.jpg Ensete ventricosum with the majority of leave removed awaiting the spade. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ensete-ventricosum-overwintering00.jpg Ensete ventricosum ready to be dug up. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ensete-ventricosum-overwintering05.jpg Detail of leafless stem of ensete ventricosum http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ensete-ventricosum-overwintering04.jpg Ensete ventricosum specimens ready for winter in the greenhouse. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Persian-shield.html 2011-03-15T10:02:55-04:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/persian-shield-05.jpg Persian shield flowers. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/persian-shield-12.jpg Persian shield repotted and aclimatizing in a saucer of water. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/persian-shield-16.jpg Strobilanthes dyerianus cuttings 3 weeks on. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/persian-shield-23.jpg Strobilanthes dyerianus cuttings. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/persian-shield-14.jpg Heated propagator with cling film cover. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/persian-shield-25.jpg Up-rooted persian shield http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/persian-shield-06.jpg An early planting of Persian shield (strobilanthes dyerianus) http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/persian-shield-01.jpg Persian shield (strobilanthes dyerianus) http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/persian-shield-09.jpg Seeds from within the pods. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/persian-shield-11.jpg Persian shield with new roots formed. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/persian-shield-24.jpg Three months later... http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/persian-shield-10.jpg Persian shield taking root in water. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/persian-shield-13.jpg Heated propagator with wire frame attached. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/persian-shield-08.jpg Seed pods of Strobilanthes dyerianus. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Planning-a-garden.html 2011-01-28T17:24:03-05:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/planning-a-garden-18.jpg A group of red and green Ensete await planting. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/planning-a-garden-22.jpg Colocasia esculenta jostling for position. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/planning-a-garden-13.jpg Red abysinian babanas and canna. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/planning-a-garden-14.jpg The same border viewed from the other end. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/planning-a-garden-12.jpg The border 3 months later http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/planning-a-garden-10.jpg The left hand border newly planted with red ensete and canna. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/planning-a-garden-20.jpg The left hand border running South to North. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/planning-a-garden-11.jpg The right hand border newly planted. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/planning-a-garden-16.jpg Both borders viewed together. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/planning-a-garden-19.jpg The right hand border running South to North. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/planning-a-garden-15.jpg The calm before the storm. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/planning-a-garden-21.jpg Canna warscewiczii eager to get out into the garden. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/plant-cuttings.html 2009-05-11T05:36:19-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/plant-cuttings-08.jpg Plant cuttings showing signs of growth. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/plant-cuttings-06.jpg Stem being cut just below a node. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/plant-cuttings-04.jpg An individual shoot cutting. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/plant-cuttings-11.jpg Cuttings sealed in a freezer bag. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/plant-cuttings-02.jpg freshly cut stem cuttings. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/plant-cuttings-10.jpg Divided cuttings. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/plant-cuttings-09.jpg Cuttings showing a well developed root system. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/plant-cuttings-03.jpg Cutting being planted. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/plant-cuttings-05.jpg A cutting with lower leaves removed. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/plant-cuttings-01.jpg Purple osteospernums http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Planting-ensete-ventricosum.html 2009-04-30T07:18:26-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/planting-ensete-ventricosum06.jpg Back filling planting hole for ensete ventricosum with enriched soil. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/planting-ensete-ventricosum05.jpg Ensete ventricosum awaiting back filling. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/planting-ensete-ventricosum04.jpg Detail of ensete ventricosum roots http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/planting-ensete-ventricosum07.jpg Firming soil to give stability when planting ensete ventricosum. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/planting-ensete-ventricosum08.jpg Watering a newly planted ensete ventricosum. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/planting-ensete-ventricosum02.jpg Ensete ventricosum awaiting the removal of its pot. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/planting-ensete-ventricosum09.jpg Root detail of ensete ventricosum http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/planting-ensete-ventricosum03.jpg Tapping the rim of a pot of an ensete ventricosum in order to loosen it. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/planting-ensete-ventricosum01.jpg Ensete ventricosum in temporary planting holes. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Plant-list-A.html 2010-01-21T18:17:08-05:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Plant-list-B.html 2009-05-18T16:24:06-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/beschorneria-yuccoides-01.jpg Beschorneria yuccoides http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Plant-list-C.html 2009-05-18T09:18:18-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Plant-list-D.html 2009-05-18T16:21:51-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/dicksonia-antarctica-01.jpg Unfurling Dicksonia antarctica fronds http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Plant-list-E.html 2009-05-18T16:38:13-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/eriobotrya-japonica-01.jpg Eriobotrya japonica foliage http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Plant-list-F.html 2009-05-19T04:51:59-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/farfugium-japonica-01.jpg Glossy foliage of Farfugium japonica http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Plant-list-H.html 2009-05-19T05:05:45-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/hibiscus-acetosella-01.jpg Hibiscus acetosella foliage http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Plant-list-I.html 2009-05-19T05:18:25-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/impatiens-new-guinea-01.jpg New guinea impatiens http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Plant-list-J.html 2009-05-19T05:37:34-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/jacaranda-seed-pods-01.jpg Jacaranda seed pods http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Plant-list-L.html 2009-05-19T05:49:52-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/lampranthus-01.jpg Lampranthus spectabilis flower http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Plant-list-M.html 2009-05-19T06:08:48-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/melianthus-major-01.jpg Melianthus major with flowers http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Plant-list-N.html 2009-05-19T06:27:40-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/nerium-oleander-01.jpg Nerium oleander flowers http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Plant-list-O.html 2009-05-19T06:49:51-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/osteospernum-01.jpg Closed Osteospernum flower http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Plant-list-P.html 2009-05-19T07:05:56-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/phormium-platts-black-01.jpg Phormium 'Platts black' http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Plant-list-R.html 2009-05-27T08:12:14-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ricinus-communis-foliage-01.jpg Ricinus communis foliage http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Plant-list-S.html 2011-03-15T10:43:16-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/stroblianthes-dyeranus-01.jpg Stroblianthes dyerianus http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Plant-list-T.html 2009-05-27T09:41:59-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/thalia-dealbata-01.jpg Thalia dealbata http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Plant-list-X.html 2009-05-27T09:52:44-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/xanthosoma-01.jpg cocoyam http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Plant-list-Y.html 2009-05-27T10:31:57-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/yucca-aloifolia-variegata-02.jpg Yucca aloifolia 'Variegata http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Plant-list-Z.html 2009-05-27T10:40:55-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/zantedeshia-01.jpg Zantedeshia aethiopica 'Crowborough' http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/plant-seeds.html 2009-05-09T10:12:41-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/plant-seeds-07.jpg Boling water is poured over the compost http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/plant-seeds-09.jpg Seeds are pushed into the surface of the compost http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/plant-seeds-10.jpg Labelled pots sealed in clear plastic bags awaiting germination http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/plant-seeds-16.jpg Clean flower pots http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/plant-seeds-08.jpg Canna seeds in soak http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/plant-seeds-14.jpg A small watering can with a fine rose attached http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/privacy-policy-disclaimer.html 2010-01-21T18:23:37-05:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Propagating-dahlias.html 2009-05-08T06:13:19-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/propagating-dahlias-from-cuttings-07.jpg Newly planted cutting. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/propagating-dahlias-from-cuttings-01.jpg Dahlia tuber with new bud evident. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/propagating-dahlias-from-cuttings-04.jpg Knife indicating where the cut should be made. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/propagating-dahlias-from-cuttings-08.jpg New stems forming either side of the original cut. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/propagating-dahlias-from-cuttings-05.jpg Removed stem ready for trimming. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/propagating-dahlias-from-cuttings-02.jpg Dahlia tuber half covered in compost. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/propagating-dahlias-from-cuttings-11.jpg Cuttings after 7 weeks http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/propagating-dahlias-from-cuttings-10.jpg New stems continue to grow. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/propagating-dahlias-from-cuttings-12.jpg Roots confirm the cutting has taken. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/propagating-dahlias-from-cuttings-06.jpg Stems awaiting planting. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/propagating-dahlias-from-cuttings-13.jpg The first flower. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/propagating-dahlias-from-cuttings-03.jpg New shoot ready for cutting. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Protecting-cold-hardy-bananas.html 2009-05-08T09:50:28-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/protecting-cold-hardy-bananas03.jpg Musa sikkimensis with chicken wire frames awaitng straw. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/protecting-cold-hardy-bananas01.jpg Musa sikkimensis ready for the chop. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/protecting-cold-hardy-bananas05.jpg Fully insulated cold hardy banana. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/protecting-cold-hardy-bananas02.jpg Cold hardy banana with its leaves removed. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/protecting-cold-hardy-bananas11.jpg New banana leaf emerging from a trimmed stem. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/protecting-cold-hardy-bananas04.jpg Cold hardy banana receiving straw insulation. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/protecting-cold-hardy-bananas06.jpg Straw filled plastic pots potect the extreme tips of the stems. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/musa-sikkimensis04.jpg Staggered pseudostems of musa sikkimensis http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/protecting-cold-hardy-bananas08.jpg Decorative thatch cover over dormant cold hardy bananas. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/protecting-cold-hardy-bananas07.jpg Cold hardy bananas wrapped with fleece ready for winter. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/protecting-cold-hardy-bananas10.jpg Newly uncovered musa sikkimensis after its winter slumber. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/protecting-cold-hardy-bananas09.jpg Uncovered cold hardy bananas showing signs of life. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Protecting-cold-hardy-bananas-over-winter.html 2008-11-26T06:02:43-05:00 0.6 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Repotting.html 2009-05-09T10:30:11-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/repotting-10.jpg Remove the plant to be transplanted from its pot. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/repotting-01.jpg A flower pot inside a bigger flower pot http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/repotting-03.jpg Firm the soil between the two pots. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/repotting-05.jpg Remove the inner pot. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/repotting-04.jpg The compost is now level with the top of the small pot http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/repotting-09.jpg Push the plant firmly into place. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/repotting-06.jpg A pot sized hole remains. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/repotting-02.jpg Cover the pot with compost http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/repotting-07.jpg Drop the plant in the hole. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Safe-mosquito-control.html 2009-05-11T06:05:28-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/mosquito-larvae01.jpg Mosquito larvae enjoying the sunshine. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/paradise-fish-nest01.jpg Bubble nest of the paradise fish. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/paradise-fish01.jpg Paradise fish cruising amongst the stems of cyperus papyrus. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/seedlings.html 2009-05-09T09:45:15-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/seedlings-12.jpg Solanum quitoense awaiting transplantation. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/seedlings-08.jpg Pricking out a seedling http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/seedlings-07.jpg holes are prepared in a modular seed tray with a dibber http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/seedlings-10.jpg A seedling is inserted into its new home http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/seedlings-11.jpg A full tray of pricked out plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/seedlings-09.jpg A seedling with plently of root attached http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/seedlings-14.jpg seedling being teased from the compost http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/seedlings-15.jpg seedling with exposed roots http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/seedlings-13.jpg The pot removed showing roots. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/seedlings-06.jpg Seedlings awaiting transplant http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/seedlings-16.jpg Seedling is placed in a new pot http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/site-map.html 2012-02-03T09:27:56-05:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Soil-improvement.html 2010-06-18T16:50:39-04:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/soil-improvement-009.jpg Gently Tramp the soil. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/soil-improvement-010.jpg Border height versus lawn height (left hand side) http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/soil-improvement-001.jpg Soil is removed from the border http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/soil-improvement-005.jpg The compost is mixed with the sub soil http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/soil-improvement-008.jpg A finer dice can be achieved with a hoe http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/soil-improvement-007.jpg post mix clay soil. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/soil-improvement-002.jpg Pots filled with old compost. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/soil-improvement-011.jpg Border height Versus lawn height http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/soil-improvement-003.jpg Break up the sub soil with a fork http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/soil-improvement-004.jpg Compost is added to the sub soil http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Starting-seeds.html 2009-05-09T10:44:01-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Storing-dahlias.html 2009-05-31T07:41:05-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/storing-dahlias-02.jpg dahlia tuber prior to digging up. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/storing-dahlias-04.jpg Dahlia bulbs recieving a good wash http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/storing-dahlias-03.jpg A pile of unwashed dahlia tubers. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/storing-dahlias-06.jpg Storing dahlia tubers in a wire mesh laundry device. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/storing-dahlias-01.jpg Dahlia tubers being washed prior to winter storage. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Sun-trap-patio.html 2009-04-06T05:21:15-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/sunny-patio07.jpg Sun trap patio looking south http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/The-greenhouse.html 2009-04-06T05:21:15-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/greenhouse02.jpg A view of the greenhouse at dusk. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/The-lawn.html 2009-05-07T08:05:58-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/the-lawn-01.jpg Garden lawn http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/The-wildlife-pond.html 2009-05-11T05:02:35-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/wildlife-pond-02.jpg dragon fly http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/wildlife-pond-03.jpg Frog spawn http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/wildlife-pond-01.jpg Frog and tadpoles on a lilly leaf. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/tropical-border.html 2010-01-21T06:21:51-05:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-garden08.jpg A mixed tropical border http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Tropical-foliage-plants.html 2011-03-15T10:11:25-04:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/cyphomandra-betacea01.jpg Leaf detail of cyphomandra betacea, the tree tomato http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/hedychium-maximum01.jpg Leaf of hedychium maximum http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/alpinia-zerumbet-variegata01.jpg Leaf pattern of alpinia zerumbet 'variegata' http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/persian-shield-26.jpg Persian shield - Strobilanthes dyerianus http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/colocasia-esculenta02.jpg Leaf of Xanthosoma, the elephant ear plant or coco yam. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/echium-pininana01.jpg Echium pininana foliage http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/colocasia-esculenta-var-antiquorum01.jpg Leaf of colocasia esculenta var antiquorum, the eddoe or elephant ear http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ricinus-communis-new-zealand-purple01.jpg Leaf of ricinus communis 'New Zealand purple' http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/tropical_foliage_plants_and_me.html 2009-05-07T18:30:02-04:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropicalborder04.jpg A nice mixture of large tropical foliage plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-30.jpg The Author amongst tall tropical foliage http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Tropical-garden.html 2010-01-21T05:53:07-05:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-garden01.jpg Zone 9 tropical garden plants featuring ensete ventricosum http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/tropical-garden-design.html 2011-01-28T17:24:41-05:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropicalborder05.jpg A colourful tropical border http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/ensete-ventricosum01.jpg Ensete ventricosum in the rain. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Tropical-garden-landscape.html 2010-01-21T06:18:49-05:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-garden04.jpg Lush tropical lanscape created using exotic garden plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/tropical-garden-picture.html 2010-01-21T06:19:57-05:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-garden06.jpg tropical garden picture featuring Xanthosoma sp. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Tropical-garden-picture-1.html 2010-01-21T06:02:58-05:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-garden-picture-15.jpg Picture of contrasting tropical foliage http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-garden-picture-24.jpg Picture of tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Tropical-garden-picture-2.html 2010-01-21T06:23:45-05:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-garden-picture-17.jpg Bananas in the mist http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-garden-picture-26.jpg Tropical foliage featuring red abyssinian bananas http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-garden-picture-16.jpg Musa sikkimensis and friends http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Tropical-garden-picture-3.html 2009-04-06T05:21:16-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-garden-picture-25.jpg The tropical garden path http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-garden-picture-20.jpg Ensete and xanthosoma http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Tropical-garden-picture-4.html 2010-01-21T06:09:01-05:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-garden-picture-22.jpg More coloured foliage. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-garden-picture-19.jpg Colourful tropical foliage http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Tropical-garden-pictures.html 2009-03-31T15:42:35-04:00 0.9 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-garden05.jpg elephant ears cloak the stem of an abyssinian banana http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/sunny-patio01.jpg Sun trap patio http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-garden03.jpg Tropical-garden http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-garden02.jpg Tropical garden picture http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/sunny-patio04.jpg Sun trap patio facing north http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-garden07.jpg The tropical garden viewed from west to east. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/greenhouse01.jpg View of the green house http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/tropical-garden-pictures-1.html 2009-04-06T05:21:16-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-garden-picture-11.jpg Colourful tropical foliage http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-garden-picture-03.jpg The garden path http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-garden-picture-05.jpg A tropical border http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-garden-picture-08.jpg Tropical foliage http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-garden-picture-10.jpg Tropical foliage featuring red ensete's http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-garden-picture-06.jpg Bananas in the mist http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-garden-picture-04.jpg Contrasting tropical foliage http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-garden-picture-02.jpg Red and green tropical foliage http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-garden-picture-09.jpg Ensete n' Xansothoma http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Venus-fly-traps.html 2009-05-12T04:38:44-04:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/venus-fly-trap04.jpg Venus fly traps full of food. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/venus-flytrap-flower01.jpg Venus fly trap emerging flower buds. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/venus-fly-trap05.jpg Venus fly trap with spider. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/insect-eating-plant.gif Diagram showing where to drill holes in a container for carnivorous plants. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Winter-interest.html 2010-01-21T06:28:07-05:00 0.5 http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/tropical-plants-04.jpg Big leaved tropical plants http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/winter-interest-13.jpg Tree ferns provide winter interest in the shade. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/winter-interest-16.jpg Snow. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/winter-interest-15.jpg Exotic garden plants used for winter interest. http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/image-files/winter-interest-12.jpg Winter interest on a shady patio.