JCDerrick

Wow, so I'm not the only obsessed plant person. Woohoo. My wife says I'm plant crazed - and in severe zone denial. She's finally agreed we'll move to a warmer climate next time we move. Right now, we're thinking Florida (zone 9b or 10a) I hope.

Here's a few of my favorites I'm growing.

BANANAS
Basjoo
Bordelon
Dwarf Cavendish
Dwarf Namwah
Dwarf Orinoco
'Ice Cream' (Blue Java)
Manzano (?)
'Truly Tiny'
Orinoco
Pisang Ceylon
'Praying Hands'
Red Abyssinian (Ensete Maurelii)
Saba
Siam Ruby
Rewnfrow
Velutina


GINGERS
Blue Ginger
Red Ginger
Torch Ginger
Kahili Ginger
Butterfly (White) Ginger
Beehive Ginger
Elizabeth Ginger
Curcuma Elata Ginger
Shampoo Ginger
Alpina zerumbet 'Variegata'

ELEPHANT EARS
Colocasia (Traditional)
Colcasia Gigantia (Thailand Giant)
Alocasia Odora
Alocasia Macrorrhiza
Alocasia x Calidora
Alocasia gageana
Borneo Giant
Xanthosoma

PALMS
Christmas (Manila) Palm
Royal Palm
Majesty Palm
Windmill Palm
Sago Palm
Chinese Fan Palm
Bottle Palm

STRELITZIACEAE FAMILY
Giant White Bird of Paradise (Nicolai)
Orange Bird of Paradise
Travelers Palm (12 of them, LOL - and running out of height inside quick)

PLUMERIA
Various colors (Red, Yellow, Pink)

HAWAIIAN TI
Red
Green
Bankok Gold

HIBISCUS
Various types (Red, Yellow, Off White, etc)

HELICONIA
Heliconia Psittacorum 'Andromeda'
Heliconia stricta 'Iris'
Heliconia psittacorum x spathocircinata

PHILODENDRON-LIKE
Pothos (lots of Pothos)
Monstera Deliciosa
Monstera deliciosa 'Borsigiana'
Monstera pertusa variegata
Philodendron Selloum
Philodendron "Burle Marx"
Philodendron "Imperial Green"
Philodendron "Congo Green"
Philodendron "Moonlight"
Philodendron "Xanadu"

CANNA
Banana Canna
Regulars (lots of them like most folks)

SCHEFFLERAS
Various types
Pachira aquatica

BAMBOO
Various types (mostly clumping types, one runner that's contained)

HOSTAS/CROTONS
Various types

TREE FERNS & OTHER 'FERNS'
Australian Tree Ferns
Hawaiian Hapu'u Tree Fern
Asplenium nidus (Bird's Nest)

SUCCULENTS
Agave
Agave Attenuata
Century Plant
Some absolutely giant Hawaiian Agave (literally as big as a house)

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Malama 'Aina



Normal Jan. Low: 34°F, Normal Jul High: 92°F
Coldest: 16-20°F, Warmest: 98-103°F
Annual Precip: 48 inches