Sweltering temps can take a toll on your favorite potted plants, but we have a few ideas for container gardens with ...

Bunting says that Thai Giant can grow 12 feet tall, while some of the showiest varieties include Illustris (black leaves and ...

Sooner or later, it is said, everything old is new again. But 65 million years old? Bromeliads, which shared the Earth in the Cretaceous Era with dinosaurs, and which have been a staple of indoor ...

Temperatures are starting to rise and gardeners are looking for plants that can take the heat and keep on blooming all summer ...

Tropical plants thrive in the tropics, so they are right at home in Arkansas right now. They include a growing selection of flowering plants and houseplants that are grown more for their foliage.

Some of the most visually appealing ones are also delicious. Here’s how to choose — and grow — the best ones. By Margaret Roach Homegrown tastes of the tropics slumber in Marianne Willburn’s freezer — ...

Most houseplants are tender tropical plants that thrive best in the warm, humid conditions of their native climate, often a ...

THIS IS TONY PAN, ALONG WITH THE GREAT KERRY ENGLE AT VALLEY VIEW FARMS. AND THIS IS THE SUNDAY GARDENER. WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TROPICAL PLANTS TODAY. YOU WOULDN’T THINK THAT HERE IN MARYLAND, ...

Tropical plants in the genus Heliconia attract hummingbirds, bats and other creatures in the wild — and intrigue plant collectors, who prize them for their intense colors, dramatic beak-like ...

Hard freezes this week have damaged tropical plants in our landscapes. For most of us, tropical plants are worth the extra effort it takes to get them through the winter by covering them and even ...