TOP TROPICALS ONLINE STORE: Rare plants from all over the World

A delightful philodendron with its dark green leaves that are highlighted by white stripes. As the leaves mature the pinstripes get even more intense making the leaves look like they are gleaming. This rare beauty makes an amazing houseplant and a colorful centerpiece of Aroid plant collection.
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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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Philodendron hastatum is very rare and unusual philodendron with silver, almost metallic-looking foliage. It is perfect plant to light up your garden or indoor plant collection. It is found exclusively in south eastern Brazil and as well as the state of Rio de Janeiro. This part of Brazil has been devastated by the cutting of forest for farming, logging and residence, hence many plant and animal species have been extinct.
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While a less common houseplant, the Philodendron McColley's Finale features lovely multi-colored leaves that make it stunning to look at and an attention piece.
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Philodendron Moonlight is a bright green, almost fluorescent hybrid known for its cheerful look and its ease of care. New leaves unfurl from reddish skins in chartreuse and mature into an emerald green.
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Native to the tropical regions of Mexico and the Caribbean, Micans is a stunning philodendron variety that is known for its velvety, heart-shaped leaves and trailing growth habit. It has become extremely popular as a houseplant but can be difficult to come across; but if you are able to get your hands on one you won't regret it. Looks great in hanging planters or trellises, it is low-maintenance and easy to grow.
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Philodendron x selloum (bipinnatifidum) Super Atom - a rare hybrid, gorgeous subtropical plant with a reputation for being hardy and stable. It is easy-to-care-for, compact sub-tropical plant with wavy evergreen gloss leaves; originates from the rainforests of Brazil and Paraguay, and is fresh on the houseplant market. The biggest advantage of this plant is that it is a dwarf cultivar, slow growing and has smaller leaves. This makes it a perfect plant for any indoor plant collection.
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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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Spectacular rare veriegated philodendron with heart-shaped leaves that are dark green with yellow variegation in the center of the leaf. Stems have a pinkish orange hue.
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Phyllanthus acidus - Otaheite Gooseberry, Amlak - is very close related to Phyllanthus emblica (Amla, Amlaki), however it is much hardier plant. Known as amritphala in Sanskrit, which literally means the fruit of heaven or nectar fruit. It is so called because it is rich in many desirable properties, including medicinal.
Small to medium in size tree. Small tropical tree, to 20 feet. Fruits are borne in loose clusters, which hang from the tree trunk and main branches. Fruits are generally too tart for fresh eating but are esteemed for jellies, preserves and pastries. There are no commercial plantings; only in home gardens.
Amla fruit paste is a major ingredient of Chavyanprash, a popular Ayurvedic tonic. It is the richest source of vitamin C. Phyllanthus acidus is called Ari Nelli in Tamil, and the Phyllanthus emblica (Amlaki) is Muzhu Nelli in Tamil. Muzhu Nelli is even richer in Vitamin C etc.

This rare hybrid of Pinanga is a new discovery from the rainforests of Sarawak, Malaysia with beautifully mottled leaves and unusual blue fruits when ripe and widely spaced leaflets. Prefers warm Tropical/Subtropical climate. A must for a rare palm collector, a show stopper! Blue is not a very common color in a garden, and more unusual when seen on a palm. These infructescences really stand out and attract a lot of comments. This palm is an easy grow with an attractive habit.

Betel leaf - very popular Indian spice with medicinal properties.
These plants look dormant in winter. They start growing vigorously during warm season.
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This is a succulent plectranthus with small bright green, serrated leaves. It has a long bloom period of narrow 12 inch spikes of lavender blue flowers. In nature, it is found growing in full sun in hot dry rocky ground inland of Durban, South Africa. In gardens there, it is used as a vigorous ground cover and has been found suitable as a green roof plant. It's a tough groundcover that prefers dry conditions and grows in both sun or semi-shade. The shallow root system makes it ideal for shallow dry soil. Try it as a succulent groundcover for rockeries, slopes, or planted around Aloes or other large succulents. However be cautious, as it grows rapidly and might smother less vigorous smaller plants and can be damaged by the lightest frost. It does make an excellent potted plant where it has a more compact habit.

Sabinea is endemic to the West Indies. This species is insufficiently known. This beautiful plant, long honored as the National Flower of Dominica, was finally legislated as the National Flower, along with the Coat of Arms and National Flag in 1978.

Cubanola, Tree Lily, Campanita Criolla. A slow growing small tree that produces off-white, greenish, trumpet, fragrant flowers. Fragrance is somewhat like warm chocolate. Cubanola is similar and closely related Portlandia. Lately scientists decided to change name Cubanola to Portlandia. Given its native habitat, it does well in alkaline soils.
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Red/Pink Bell Flower, Tree Lily. Exotic rare collectible Portlandia with red flowers. Endemic to Jamaica, all species extremely rare in their natural environment. Some of the species are sometimes cultivated in local gardens for their large, ornamental flowers.

Glorious Flower of Cuba. Bell flower, Glorious Flower of Cuba, White horse flower. Extremely rare plant. Luscious perfume of bell-like flowers, reminiscent of warm, creamy chocolate. One of very few tropical plants that tolerate alkaline soils!

Jazmin de embarcadero, Needle flower tree. Small tree with large glossy dark green leaves and long cascading flowers that are extremely fragrant. Very exotic look!

Chocolate Raspberry, Pseuderanthemum Iguana Mia. Tri-color hybrid of Black Varnish that has an amazing combination of purple, dark green, and black colors of the leaves. Leaves change color as they mature and also depending on light and season. Spikes of spectacular deep mauve flowers sprinkled with pink from Winter to Spring. The plant may flower several times a year. If grown in filtered light, leaves get larger and darker. A must for every tropical plant collection, it can be easily grown as a house plant.

Very pretty apricot colored flower - rare collectable small tree from China. Flowers are slightly fragrant.

Dwarf Tree Jasmine. A very rare small Thai tree with extremely fragrant flowers. The scent resembles roses, juicy fruit, candies, fine cologne all together and can be smelled from many yards away. Leaves are very ornamental and have a fountain-like architecture. In Thailand, the tree symbolizes simplicity, endurance, advancement, and peacefulness. Extract from these flowers is used in village pharmacy as relaxant and aphrodisiac.

Panama Rose - very rare variety, hard to propagate and slow growing. Fragrant reddish orange tubular flowers with yellow throats in summer to fall. This plant is a great butterfly attractor, blooms most of the year, most profusely from spring to fall.

Salacca zalacca, Snake Fruit. An extremely impressive palm with fuzzy edible delicious fruit, very popular in Thailand. Very hard to find in plant collections. The palm has very long, undivided leaves (to 20 ft in native conditions). It is a clustering palm, which doesn't trunk, and very spiny. Palm prefers tropical climate, sheltered, lightly shaded, very moist position. Can be grown in a pot. Cold-sensitive and slow-growing.

Its enormous blade-shaped leaves of the famous Whale Tail.
Sansevieria is a super easy plant to grow, it will tolerate wide range of conditions, from low to bright light, from drought to wet. Very rewarding plant that is happy no matter where you place it.
See picture of the leaf of mature Sansevieria masoniana plant.