Calathea White Fusion is a popular houseplant. The White Fusion, official called Maranta lietzei and also Calathea lietzei, ...

If you love tropical plants but don’t live near the tropics, we’ve got 10 tropicals that can grow outside the warm, balmy locale. The following plants can thrive indoors or outdoors, given the right ...

For fast growth and outstanding garden impact, you can't beat a vigorous climbing vine that you can quickly grow up a trellis or over an unsightly fence. Of course, you'll also want one that has ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Have you recently or in ...

Dracaena is a tropical plant that's one of the easiest to care for as a houseplant. One of the most attractive Dracaena is Song of India (Dracaena reflexa ‘Variegata’). Growing more upright and than ...

More than 40 years ago, my parents went to Hawaii and returned with what looked like three coffee beans, each sporting a little orange mustache. They were bird of paradise seeds, brought back to ...

When people think of orchids, they picture the tropical orchids that can be bought at supermarkets — showy moth orchids in ...

Native to South Florida, cocoplum (Chrysobalanus icaco) is a common plant species found throughout Sanibel. The cocoplum is an outstanding texture plant with a “beachy” look. Also known as the ...

The heat and humidity of a typical Harrisburg August is enough to make it seem as if we're living in the tropics. If that's the case, we may as well grow with the flow. Plenty of tropical plants do ...

A recent study highlights a troubling reality for Heliconia, a genus of tropical plants celebrated for their stunning, bird-shaped flowers. Published today, March 7, in the journal Plants, People, ...