Cold Hardy Tropicals

While many annuals share a tropical origin, certain plants are especially useful for giving the tropicalesque garden a certain punch. They can be mixed in as accents with hardier plants. Even using just a few of these annuals along with other cold-hardy tropical looking plants can provide a dramatic effect in the garden. Try using contrasting color combinations of red, lime green, or deep purple to accent masses of green foliage.

• Begonia. x hybrida ‘Dragon Wing’
• Caladium
• Dracaena marginata ‘Tricolor’
• Strobilanthes dyerianus
• Tradescantia pallida ‘Purple Heart’
• Tradescantia zebrina

Strobilanthes dyerianus (Persian Shield)