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Dining Room

TURN YOUR BACKYARD INTO A SERENE PARADISE by surrounding a comfortable lounge with tropical florals, lush foliage, and a simplified color palette. Choose plants and furnishings that create the soothing atmosphere of an upscale spa or boutique hotel.

Winged Phoenix™ Hardy

Schefflera

This magnificent, hardy selection adds sensational tropical flair to landscapes or containers. New foliage emerges soft green and ages to a deep silvery green on yellow-green petioles. Greenish white umbels produce purple fruit.

UP TO 15' TALL AND WIDE

PARTIAL TO FULL SUN

ZONES 7-10 | #09498

Mondo Grass

Attractive, evergreen clumps of dark green, grassy leaves make a beautiful small-scale groundcover or low border. Tiny lilac flowers appear in summer. Easy to grow and ideal for adding texture to the garden.

UP TO 15" TALL AND WIDE

PARTIAL TO FULL SUN

ZONES 6-11 | #06310

Tropicanna® Gold Canna

Vivid orange-yellow flowers with darkorange speckled throats bloom atop tall stems. Large leaves, striped green and gold, add dramatic interest. An outstanding selection provides lush texture and color and is an excellent container specimen.

UP TO 5' TALL AND WIDE

PARTIAL TO FULL SUN

ZONES 7-11 | #01741

Jurassic™ Brontosaurus Tongue Fern

Growing on rocks under extreme drought conditions, this curiously beautiful evergreen species was collected in Hunan Province by plantsman Dan Hinkley. Makes for a splendid specimen over time.

UP TO 1' TALL AND WIDE, SPREADING WIDER OVER TIME

PARTIAL SUN

ZONES 7-11 | #41938

Royal Hawaiian® Hawaiian Punch Elephant Ear

Striking bright-green leaves with bright-red stems adds bold color and tropical flair to any garden. A dramatic choice for patio containers. Spreads freely in rich, wet soils; more slowly in dry, heavy soils.

UP TO 3' TALL AND WIDE

PARTIAL TO FULL SUN

ZONES 7-11 | #40849

Black Mondo Grass

Stunning evergreen contrast for the front of the border with exceptional, dense, purple-black, grass-like foliage. Produces dark lavender flowers in summer that are followed by purple berries in fall.

UP TO 6" TALL AND WIDE, SPREADING SLOWLY

PARTIAL TO FULL SUN ZONES 5-10 | #03022

Jazzy Jewel® Gold Hibiscus

This dazzling gem produces a prolific amount of large, long-lasting, goldenyellow flowers with a deep red eye on lush, glossy green foliage. An outstanding selection for bold, exotic color.

UP TO 5' TALL AND WIDE

FULL SUN

ZONES 9-11 (OR ANNUAL) | #43645

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