Norman Winter is a horticulturist. He is a former director of the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens. Follow him on Facebook at Norman Winter “The Garden Guy.” See ...

With its beautiful, long, pink-tinged leaves, the Hawaiian ti plant (Cordyline fruticosa) is a popular house or conservatory ...

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 ...

Colorful plant foliage can bring joy to the simplest garden plan or corner of a home, and the Auntie Lou ti plant (Cordyline fruticosa ‘Auntie Lou’) is such a plant. This cordyline’s growth is upright ...

The tropical hibiscus bloom period lasts for several months, which ensures your yard will be beautiful all summer long. (Ellis Lucia) Tropical plants play an important role in New Orleans summer ...

I can't tell you how many calls I got from gardeners lamenting the damage. As bad as things looked, I told them, by midsummer our landscapes will have mostly recovered. Well, it's midsummer. What do ...

Q. I am thinking about getting a Ti plant. I saw on the web that they do best in zones 9a-11. Do you think it will grow and survive here in zone 8? I do not want to waste my time, money and effort if ...

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 ...

Kris asks: I have noticed that the leaves on my ti plants are getting brown spots and turning yellow faster than usual. I wonder if this is due to the increase in vog in West Hawaii. If so, will other ...

Growth habit: Upright evergreen foliage plant with large, showy, multicolored leaves growing to 5 feet tall. Light: Plant in full sun to light shade. Water needs: Tolerates short periods of drought; ...