Tropical Flowering Shrubs – A Color Extravaganza
By Donna Porter
With all of the boldly exotic-looking tropical beauties that we have to choose from to use in our gardens and landscapes, like Helcionias, Gingers, Aroids, Marantas and Crotons, we sometimes forget that we also have a fabulous selection of flowering tropical shrubs that add even more color, form, grace and pizzazz to our world and for our eyes to behold. Unlike their aforementioned garden companions, flowering shrubs perform nearly year round and add a rainbow of color and flower form to your garden or landscape. Below are just a handful of what I believe are some of the most noteworthy of the most commonly seen in our area and in a nice assortment of colors. Remember also that most flowering shrubs give their best performance when sited in a location where they receive at least 6 hours of full sun.
