(Barberton Daisy, Flori Line® Midi Gerbera Daisy, Gerbera Daisy, Transvaal Daisy)

Flori Line® midi pink gerbera daisy is a tender herbaceous perennial that originates from southern Africa. This selection bears large pale pink daisies year-round (with peaks in late spring and late fall) above mounds of large, shallowly lobed, dark green leaves.

It prefers fertile, well drained soil and full sun. When cultivated in a greenhouse it grows best in a soil-based potting mix, cool ambient temperatures and filtered bright light. Plants are highly susceptible to whitefly, especially...

(Tahitian Bridalveil)

Forming a cascading veil of purplish-green foliage and petite white flowers, this trailing herbaceous perennial from tropical America is perfect for containers and hanging baskets.

The fuzzy, lance-shaped leaves of this tender perennial are paired along lax, wiry, purple-tinged stems that root at the leaf nodes. The leaves usually have maroon undersides. Clusters of small, white, three-petaled flowers are held above the foliage on long stems, creating a wispy, veil-like effect. Flowering continues...

(Gladiolus, Large-flowered Gladiolus, Sword Lily)

Hybridized from a number of African gladiolus, these popular and showy summer-blooming herbaceous perennials grow from a bulb-like corm. The spikes of large, richly hued tubular flowers are held above upright, sword-shaped leaves.

Grandiflora gladiolus are best grown in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun to part sun. They make excellent cut flowers and may be planted in mixed borders, beds, or large containers. A loose, airy winter mulch will boost their hardiness.

(Tampa Mock Vervain)

Slowly sprawling into a wide, gently mounded mass, Tampa mock vervain's rosy pink flowers occur nearly year 'round but most prolificly in spring. A short-lived perennial that readily sows itself, it is an evergreen that may also be used as an annual in regions that have mild winters with only the lightest of frosts. It is native to (and endangered in) the moist sunny woodlands of coastal southern Florida in the United States.

The jagged-edged, oval leaves are dark green and slightly rough to...

(Mexican Lilac, Mother-of-coffee, Quickstick)

Filling the tropical countryside with pink-flowering branches that look like apple or cherry trees in springtime, quickstick's pink blossoms are a delightful sight. A fast growing, very briefly deciduous tree from tropical reaches of the New World, it has a orange-tan bark and its sapwood is heavy and strong. It will attain a rounded canopy, but often it is rather open and rangy in appearance.

Historically, this tree was grown over the cacao (chocolate tree) in fields by the Aztecs and more...

(Dancing Ladies Ginger, Ginger)

Mauve dancing ladies gingers are tender perennials native to warm, humid Thailand. The lush, herbaceous plants grow reed-like stalks from fleshy, underground stems (rhizomes). The broad, lance-shaped leaves with strongly pointed tips and heart-shaped bases clasp the stem near the bottom and are more upright near the top. The bright green leaves may be darker to purplish underneath depending of cultivar. Striking flowers appear summer though early winter on stalks which appear from the leaves. Each...

(Climbing Lily, Flame Lily, Gloriosa Lily)

Scrambling through shrubs or climbing up a trellis, gloriosa lily is loved for its audacious flowers that are twisting and colored red, yellow and green. A cold-tender herbaceous perennial from tropical Africa and parts of southern India, it grows from tubers (fleshy swollen underground stems).

Bright green, oval to lance-shaped leaves line the thin clambering stems that emerge each spring. With the warmth of early summer, stem tips and side branches display light green flower buds that then...

(Climbing Lily, Flame Lily, Gloriosa Lily)

Scrambling through shrubs or climbing up a trellis, gloriosa lily is loved for its audacious flowers that are twisting and colored red, yellow and green. A cold-tender herbaceous perennial from tropical Africa and parts of southern India, it grows from tubers (fleshy swollen underground stems).

Bright green, oval to lance-shaped leaves line the thin clambering stems that emerge each spring. With the warmth of early summer, stem tips and side branches display light green flower buds that then...

(Globe Amaranth, Globe Flower, Gomphrena)

Globe amaranth is an attractive annual bedding plant that is native to Brazil, Guatemala and Panama. In summer to fall it produces vibrant globose heads of papery bracts, which resemble clover, that subtend small yellow flowers. Their everlasting blooms may be in shades of pink, fuchsia, purple or white and require minimal deadheading. These plants are dense, bushy and have small, hairy, medium green leaves. The tall cultivar 'Bicolor Rose' is light lilac-rose with a white center and is excellent...

(Caricature Plant, Jamaican Croton)

Named for its artful look and mottled, variegated leaves, caricature plant is a lush, colorful tropical shrub. This tender evergreen it is believed to have originated from New Guinea but has become naturalized throughout Southeast Asia and parts of Oceania. It grows best in areas with ample warmth and tropical humidity but is otherwise very easy to grow.

The satiny leaves are thin and dark green with irregular variegated markings of white and yellow along the central vein. The stems are usually...