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Suggestions for Tropical Container Plants

susanlynne48
12 years ago

Hey, everyone, I always plant a few containers every year with flowering tropicals that will (hopefully) attract butterflies. Some of I have used in previous years include:

Hamelia patens

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis coccinea (Dwarf Red Porterweed)

Allamanda cathartica

Justicia brandegeeana (Red Shrimp Plant)

Malvaviscus arboreus var drummondii (Turk's Cap)

Tecoma stans

Plants I'm considering:

Clerodendrum bungei

Abutilon megapotamicum

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (Blue Porterweed)

Cuphea micropetela (Giant Cigar Plant)

Ruttya fruticosa (Jammy Mouth)

Callistemon viminalis 'Little John'

Tecoma guarume 'Miami Sunset'

Tecoma stans elata (bright orange)

Orthosiphon labiatus - Cat's Whiskers (lavender/pink)

Stachytarpheta franzii - Purple Porterweed

Pavonia lasiopetela - Texas Rockrose

Jatropha integerrima - Spicy Jatropha

Tropical Hibiscus

If anybody has grown these tropicals in your garden and found that butterflies are attracted to them, I would appreciate your comments. I'm only going to pick about 4 of them. I "wish" I could afford to try them all!

Thanks!!

Susan

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