Cold Hardy Tropicals » flowers http://coldhardytropicals.com Cold Hardy Tropical Plants - Palms, Bananas, Bamboo, and More! Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:02:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Tropical-Looking Groundcovers & Flowering Perennials http://coldhardytropicals.com/tropical-looking-groundcovers-and-flowering-perennials/ http://coldhardytropicals.com/tropical-looking-groundcovers-and-flowering-perennials/#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:50:39 +0000 admin http://www.tropicalesque.com/2007/09/29/tropical-looking-groundcovers-and-flowering-perennials/ These tropical-looking perennials are excellent for filling in your tropicalesque garden with low-maintenance areas.

  • Aspidistra elatior (Cast-iron plant) : Zone 6-10
  • Belamcanda chinensis (Blackberry lily, Leopard flower) : Zone 5-11
  • Bergenia cordifolia (Heartleaf bergenia) : Zone 3-8
  • Crocosmia (Montbretia) : Zone 6-10
  • Eucomis ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ (Purple Pineapple Lily) : Zone 6-9
  • Euphorbia epithymoides (Cushion spurge) : Zone 4-8
  • Helleborus (Hellebores) : Zone 4-9
  • Hemerocallis (Daylily) : Zone 3-9
  • Hibiscus moscheutos (Rose mallow) : Zone 5-9
  • Houttuynia cordata ‘Chameleon’ (Chameleon plant) : Zone 3-9
  • Iris ensata (Japanese iris) : Zone 4-10
  • Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris) : Zone 5-8
  • Ligularia stenocephala (Ligularia): Zone 5-8
  • Lilium x hybridum (Lily) : Zone 4-8
  • Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal flower) : Zone 2-9
  • Persicaria microcephala ‘Red Dragon’ (Red Dragon Persicaria) : Zone 5-9
  • Petasites japonicus ‘Giganteus’ (Japanese Butterbur) : Zone 5-9
  • Rodgersia aesculifolia (Rodgersia) : Zone 3-9
  • Sedum ‘Matrona’ (Matrona sedum) : Zone 4-9

Belamcanda chinensis (Blackberry lily, Leopard flower) : Zone 5-11

Photo courtesy Tom Murphy VII

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