Ornamental Plants Index

Like so many 'lilies', this is not a true lily — being a much closer relative to ginger than lily.

Fire Croton, Garden Croton, Variegated Croton

Indian Thornapple, Hindu Datura, Metel, Devil's Trumpet or Angel's Trumpet.

Peackock flower, Red Bird of Paradise, Mexican Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, Pride of Barbados, Flos pavonis, Flamboyand-de-jardin, ‘ohai ali'i

African fountain grass, crimson fountain grass

Firecracker Plant, Coral Plant, Coral Fountain, Coralblow or Fountain Plant, Horse Tail Rush

This heliconia spreads fairly well down here.

Firewheel, Sundance, Indian Blanketflower

Also called Lady of the night, Reina del noche, Night scented Cestrum, Poisonberry.

Plumbago auriculata is the blue plumbago in the leadwort family

This beautiful variegated variety of ginger has delightful foliage and lovely flowers.

Argyle Apple, Mealy Stringbark

This aroid is more closely related to our beloved elephant ears or anthurium than to a lily.

Although not a cousin of ginger (i.e zingerbaceae), spiral ginger is in the ginger ‘order’.

I am familiar with Ti from the ceremonial/ritual use in Hawaii.

This climber needs some support — I’ve used washingtonian palms or lattices made out of coco fronds.