Plants for Creating the Tropical-Look Garden Plan
2 Golden spotted deadnettle (Lamium maculatum ‘Anne Greenway’): Zones 3-8 1 Fuchsia ‘Tom West’: Zones 7-1 4 Red-orange lantana: Annual 2 Variegated English ivy (Hedera helix ‘Glacier’): Zones 5-9 2 Sweet potato vine (Ipomoea batatas ‘Marguerite’): Annual 1 Ivy geranium (Pelargonium peltatum): Annual 1 Purple-leaf canna (Canna x generalis): Treat as an annual 1 Harry Lauder’s walking stick (Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’): Zones 4-8 2 Purple-Leaf sweet potato vine (Ipomoea batatas’): Annual 1 Lilyturf (Lirope muscari ‘Big Blue’): Zones 5-10 1 Moss rose (Portulaca grandiflora): Annual
If you aren’t able to find the exact cultivars listed above, substitute with others that have similar colors, shapes, and sizes. And because some plants can become overly aggressive and spread out of control in certain climates, always check which species are considered invasive in your area before planting.
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