You don't have to live on a sun-drenched island to turn your yard into a tropical getaway. Plant a tree with exotic ... Plumeria rubra make flowers that pair a bit of red with another striking ...

Few plants are as beautiful and useful as the Tropical American lipstick tree (Bixa orellana), also ... growth habit and large leaves accented with red veins and rust-colored twigs.

Royal poinciana (Delonix regia): A tropical tree that produces red flowers and is a common throughout South Florida. Grows well on the beaches and mid- to southern Merritt Island. A freeze on ...

There are five plants you can ... in summer.” 5. Red hot pokers The final plant Griffiths named were red hot pokers which he admitted are not technically tropical but give that “vibe.” ...

president of the Tropical Flowering Tree Society, to learn about the general care of tropical flowers. Consider light availability and needs. Before planting tropical flowers indoors or outdoors ...

These forests are found worldwide and are in temperate or tropical ecosystems ... is dark brown to red and aromatic. The tree produces fragrant gold, yellow, or green flowers in the spring ...

The tonka bean tree can survive a lightning strike, and thrive. Lightning strikes may kill untold numbers of trees every year, but one tropical species ... file photo, flowers are shown on a ...

In the 20th century, University of Hawaii College of Tropical ... tulip. Flowers are yellow, fragrant and form in terminal clusters. Male and female flowers are born on separate trees, so two ...