
Tropical Landscape Design
Recommended Plants

Ribbon Palm
Palms
Attractive and tough, graceful and durable, consider adding this drought tolerant palm to your warm area landscape

River Birch
Trees
River birch is well named as it loves riparian (wet) zones, adapts well to wet sites and reaches its maximum size in…

Robust Royal Palms
Specimens
Robust Royal Palms

Roebelenii Palm
Palms
The staple palm of nearly every Florida landscape. These dainty palms grow fronds containing a profusion of shiny…

Rubber Plants
Shrubs
Rubber plants can grow quite tall but this growth can be kept in check by the size of pot used.

Rubber Plants - Variegated
Shrubs
Rubber plants can grow quite tall but this growth can be kept in check by the size of pot used.

SeaGreen Juniper
Shrubs
This Juniper is a compact shrub with a fountain-like, arching habit. The bright green…

Serrissa
Shrubs
Serissa's tidy habit and long blooming period make it an attractive hedge and edging plan.

Shooting Star
Shrubs
Shooting star is aptly named, and the gorgeous, complex structure of the flower will have you marveling at how…

Silver European Fan Palm
Palms
European Fan Palm Trees grow well in the full sun or either partial shade, and the leaves often look silver in the full sun.

Silver Palmetto
Palms
The deeply cut leaves of the famous Saw Palmettos are among the most graceful of all palms.

Sky Pencil Holly
Accents
The narrow, columnar form is just right for small areas. Dark green foliage holds its color year round.

Slash Pine
Trees
Because of Slash Pine's rapid growth, it is used to stabilize soil and makes a decent tree as long as you have the room for it.

Snowflake
Shrubs
A compact shrub or container plant with opposite dark green ovate acuminate leaves growing 4-5' in sun.

Society Garlic
Grasses
This is a perennial that will spread slowly by its rhizomes, but will not become aggressive. Flowers are most fragrant at night.

Specimen Areca
Specimens
Specimen Areca

Specimen Buddha Belly Bamboo
Accents
The Budda is probably one of the most beautiful and unique of all the bamboos.

Specimen Buddha Belly Bamboo
Specimens
Specimen Buddha Belly Bamboo

Specimen Podocarpus
Specimens
Specimen Podocarpus

Specimen Roebelini
Specimens
Specimen Roebelini

Specimen Sylvestris
Specimens
Specimen Sylvestris

Specimen Topiary
Specimens
Specimen Topiary

Specimen Windmill Palms
Specimens
The Windmill Palm is the ideal subject for our ever changing Central Florida weather.

Spiraled Eugenia
Accents
Topiaries are found in a wide variety of home gardens as well as commercial establishments.