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Cardinals Guard. If your garden needs a pop of color, Cardinals Guard is ready to take the spotlight! With its bold, scarlet-red blooms perched atop green cones, this evergreen perennial looks like it's wearing a crown. Striking Christmas-red flowers emerge from a green cone and bloom most of the year, adding vibrant color and a festive, tropical feel to any space. Its upright, multi-stemmed growth with lush foliage attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and other pollinators. For best results, give it morning sun and afternoon shade, and trim stems to prevent legginess and encourage fresh growth. Cardinals Guard thrives in Southern gardens and large containers, making it a perfect choice for bringing a festive flair to your outdoor space.

Dwarf form of favorite Pandanus with large heads of cascading green and yellow thin leaves. You can have a nice exotic Screw Pine as a dwarf in a pot.

A dwarf papaya perfect for growing in pots. Will grow quickly and produce ripe fruit in as little as one year. In spite of its dwarf habit, the fruit can reach 5-6" in diameter, size of a small melon, large and oval.
The delicious fruit of the papaya is good for you as a dessert or as a digestive aid (it contains the enzyme papain, which is essential to digestion).
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Vigorous full size plant with high yield and strong uniformity. Grown throughout Central Mexico, these papayas are 3 to 5 pounds in weight and the shape of an elongated melon. Their skin is green when unripe but turns yellow to orange with a few freckles once they become mature. They are wonderfully soft and juicy, and have a salmon pink or red flesh that is very sweet with a slightly perfumed, fruity flavor. Cut them in half lengthwise, scoop out the small, shiny, gelatinous black seeds from the center and discard them. Delicious and irresistible with a sprinkle of fresh lemon or lime juice.
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Hawaiian Low Bearing Solo Papaya Waimanalo - oval, large size yellow fruit with dark yeallow flesh. This is a self-fertile variety. Hearty semi-dwarf papaya tree, bears full size fruits. Low bearing tree makes harvesting easy. Grows wonderfully in Central Florida in both a container or in the ground. Will go from seed to fruit in just one year. Can produce for several years if protected from frosts. Waimanalo has yellow-orange flesh, bears low to the ground initially. It is larger than the popular Sunrise papaya, weighing 22-32 ounces, larger fruit than other Solo papayas, it is grown and marketed almost entirely on Oahu. This papaya was developed in 1960 and was publicly introduced in 1968. In temperate zones it can be cultivated in large pots and taken indoors during the winter. As the name suggests, it starts bearing when very short and continues for a good couple of years.
Papaya does not take shipping well, but recovers easily (do not overwater!).
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Passiflora coccinea, or Red Passion Flower, is a tropical, evergreen vine from South America known for its stunning scarlet-red flowers and edible passion fruits. It thrives in full sun or part shade with fertile, well-drained soils and can grow up to 10-12 feet long. This easy-to-grow plant is perfect for trellises, walls, and containers, attracting butterflies and hummingbirds. Minimal pruning is needed, and it blooms primarily in summer and fall.

Passiflora nitida (Bell Apple) is a tasty, but relatively unknown passion fruit native to the Amazon jungle region. This is a rare, really delicious fruit which is much sweeter than any passion fruit. It grows in the tropical lowlands from Costa Rica in the north and French Guiana in the northeast, through wide parts of Brazil. It is similar to P. laurifolia, with orange-yellow fruits that have a sweet, succulent pulp. It is a fast-growing tropical vine. Its flowers are blue and red, a bit like P. laurifolia and P. quadrangularis. The fruits grow up to 2 in. It is tropical and should be protected from frost. The fruits are eaten fresh and very sweet, with no acid, yet very good in flavor. Passiflora nitida is also a useful fruit in a drink called Purple Passion.

Purple Passion Fruit, Maracuya - delicious fruit, flavor is appealing, musky, guava-like, acid. Great for drinks. Vigorous fast growing vine that is relatively cold tolerant.
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Native to Brazil, this rare tropical plant has bright red flowers that uniquely emerge directly from the stem. Relatively cold hardy, it can be planted in-ground, preferring shade or filtered light. Also grows well in a container. This evergreen shrub is an attractive plant for shady areas, with unusual color and shape.

Tropic Beauty is a reliable low-chill peach bred for warm climates like Florida, performing well in Zones 9-10. It requires only about 150 chill hours, making it a dependable producer even after mild winters.
The fruit is medium-sized with striking purple-red skin and yellow-orange flesh inside. Flavor is excellent - sweet, juicy, and classic peach. It ripens early, typically around mid-May, giving you one of the first fresh fruits of the season.
This variety is self-pollinating, so a single tree will produce fruit. The tree is vigorous and productive, and benefits from regular pruning to maintain shape and encourage strong harvests. In spring, it also adds ornamental value with soft pink blossoms.
Grafted trees ensure earlier fruiting and consistent quality.
A great choice if you want real peaches in a subtropical garden - easy to grow, early to fruit, and very rewarding.

Low-Chill Peach. Medium-size fruit, white inside. It requires about 150 of chill hours. Perfect for Zone 9-10. Excellent flavor, ripens mid-May. Self-pollinating.

Low-chill Peach. Needs only 200 chill hours. Red-yellow skin with very sweet non-melting yellow flesh. Ripens mid-May. Self-pollinating.

These plants are seedling hybrids, MP-29 Peach (FFSP LIC45-011) x FloridaGuard.
Grow a better peach trees with Flordaguard / MP-29 peach-plum hybrids - tough roots, bold looks! They are Florida's frontline fruit trees. It's a hardy, red-leafed hybrid with real potential in the warm-climate garden. Developed specifically for Florida's tough growing conditions, it shines as a nematode-resistant, low-chill performer that also happens to be visually striking. Used commercially for rootstock due to their excellent qualities, they are more than just a rootstock and can be grown in Florida heat with a great success.
This red-leafed peach-plum hybrid has a real potential as a productive, compact fruit tree for the modern grower. Originally developed by the USDA and University of Florida, this clonal hybrid combines the best traits of both peach and plum, resulting in a semi-dwarf tree that is disease-resistant, space-saving, and high-yielding.
Compact size, full performance, these trees grow to about 75% the size of standard peach trees, perfect for small gardens or high-density orchards.
The striking red foliage adds ornamental appeal, making it stand out even before fruiting.
Root-knot nematode resistance - one of Florida's most notorious soil pests. This hybrid is also immune to root rot and peach tree short life - two of the biggest threats to stone fruits.
Great yields and fruit quality: produce excellent crops, often outperforming standard rootstocks in both quantity and quality.
Low maintenance, lower chemical input: with its built-in disease resistance, this hybrid helps reduce the need for chemical sprays. Thrives in areas with as little as 300 chill hours, making it ideal for southern growers.
Grafting-friendly: Compatible with most low-chill peach varieties, whether you prefer freestone or clingstone fruit.
Whether you're looking to graft or grow it as a compact fruiting tree, FloridaGuard (MP29) offers both performance and personality. A smart choice for serious growers and collectors alike!

Peanut Butter Tree. One of the most fascinating exotic fruit, as amazing as Miracle fruit, Peanut Butter Fruit is loved by both kids and adults. Yes, it tastes exactly like peanut butter! Sweet, soft pulp with peanut flavor. The tree is small in size, grows 10-15 ft max, or can be kept as a bush. Starts fruiting within 2-3 years from seed! Keep it in a pot if you have limited space, can be grown indoors, too.
This attractive tree has clusters of yellow flowers that are followed by an abundance of dark red fruit. The rich, sweet flesh has a texture similar to peanut butter. The fruit can be eaten fresh or made into milk shakes. Very rare in cultivation.
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Peanut Butter Tree. One of the most fascinating exotic fruit, as amazing as Miracle fruit, Peanut Butter Fruit is loved by both kids and adults. Yes, it tastes exactly like peanut butter! Sweet, soft pulp with peanut flavor. The tree is small in size, grows 10-15 ft max, or can be kept as a bush. Starts fruiting within 2-3 years from seed! Keep it in a pot if you have limited space, can be grown indoors, too.
This attractive tree has clusters of yellow flowers that are followed by an abundance of dark red fruit. The rich, sweet flesh has a texture similar to peanut butter. The fruit can be eaten fresh or made into milk shakes. Very rare in cultivation.
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Devil's backbone, Zigzag plant, Jacob's ladder. Curious plant with showy growth habit - zig-zag stems, and interesting pink flowers. Drought tolerant, easy in cultivation, and as a houseplant.

Golden Flamboyant, Yellow Poinciana, African wattle, weeping wattle. Small to medium-size semi-deciduous to deciduous tree. An excellent garden shade tree, beautiful in flower. Great plant for bonsai. This variety starts flowering at young age, in 3 gal pot.

Golden Flamboyant, Yellow Poinciana, African wattle, weeping wattle. Small to medium-size semi-deciduous to deciduous tree. An excellent garden shade tree, beautiful in flower. Great plant for bonsai. This variety starts flowering at young age.

An easy to grow perfect houseplant with round waxy variegated leaves. Blooms with small greenish-white flowers on spikes. Need bright indirect light; let dry before watering.

Burle Marx is an easy to grow, prehistoric looking, low growing variety of Philodendron well suited for interiorscapes, containers and tropical landscape mass plantings. The jungle green, elliptical leaves are thick and leather-like and arranged in a upright formation. Burle Marx makes a wonderful border or ground cover plant. An Incredibly Easy Growing Ground Cover!
Can be grown indoors or out, and will be a lush and resilient addition to your garden. This plant has shiny, slender, bright green, heart-shaped leaves and reddish stems. Used as a ground cover, it will grow in a clump about 2 feet tall. If planted against a tree, it will climb vertically up the trunk. Prefers partial sun and moderate soil moisture, tolerates more sun than other philodendrons, and once established, tolerates mild drought.
Native to the tropical jungles of Brazil, this philodendron is named for the eminent Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx who championed the use of native plants in modern landscape design.
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The Philodendron Red Back is a unique, compact variety prized for its vibrant, glossy leaves that transition from burgundy to deep green as they mature, and its self-heading, non-trailing growth habit.
Large, glossy leaves that change color from burgundy to deep green. Bright red stems. Self-heading, meaning it grows upright rather than trailing or climbing.
The Red Back is different from many other philodendrons because it doesn't have a climbing habit. Growing instead in a 'self-heading' manner, extending both outward and upward. Philodendrons thrive in warm and well-lit positions with bright indirect light.
Close related to and sometimes labeled as Philodendron Congo Rojo Mini that have more cordate shape of the leaves while Red Back has ovate shape.

Native to Columbia, the gorgeous and highly sought after Pink Princess philodendron is at the top of many plant collector's wish lists, and for good reason. Characterized by deep green, heart-shaped leaves with bubblegum pink variegation, the pink princess is truly unique in the plant world. While it can be easily confused with the Philodendron pink congo, the variegation of the pink princess is stable as it occurs due to natural processes (whereas the pink congo variegation is a result of chemicals that are injected into the leaves, usually reverting back to green a couple months after being purchased).
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White Princess Philodendron is prized by growers for its stunning foliage and is one of the most striking philodendrons that you can add to your indoor garden. No one knows for sure where this hybrid first originated, but it has become one of the most sought-after philodendrons. Its glossy green leaves are generously patterned with white variegation to create a striking display. You may even get a splash of pink from time to time! Its gorgeous green leaves are generously splashed with white and will dazzle and delight. The slow growth and relatively compact size of the White Princess Philodendron plant make it a good choice for smaller indoor spaces. It also has the natural ability to help clear the air of unhealthy contaminants, so it's not just beautiful but also useful.
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A spectacular philodendron with chartreuse foliage. Super easy to grow and adapts well to almost any light.
This spectacular vine discovered in Indonesia has a lot going for it: It's a member of the trendy philodendron family; it's a climber; and it sports eye-catching golden-yellow foliage. On top of that, Golden Goddess is easy to grow in a bright spot, and like most vines, it becomes more spectacular with age. Over time, the new leaves get bigger and bolder, creating a look you can't help but show off. This plant prefers bright light but avoid direct sunlight. The Golden Goddess is a moderate grower depending on its environment and is hardy in USDA Zone 9-11.
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Chinese Money Plant is a perfect indoor plant that is famous for its lore of attracting money into your life. It is a highly sought-after houseplant and also known as the missionary plant, lefse plant, pancake plant, UFO plant. Known for its charming beauty and dwarf size, it is a perfect addition to the windowsill garden. The round, shiny, peltate leaves become mounded as the plant matures and give the appearance of large, green coins stacked on top of one another. Its adaptation to low light and succulent leaf structure make it an easy-care plant.