Taste of the Tropics: Mandevilla, Hibiscus and Bougainvillea
Start your own heat wave with these exotic beauties.
By:
Lynn Coulter
'Sangria' Hibiscus
Hibiscus like full sun and warm temperatures.
'Monsoon Mixer' Hibiscus
This new multi-colored hibiscus variety adds beautiful color to the garden.
Sun Parasol 'Garden Crimson' Mandevilla
This lush mandevilla features a high impact red color.
'South Pacific Sipper' Hibiscus
This sumptuous hibiscus features double-ruffled pink blooms.
'Rose' Bougainvillea
Sunvillea ‘Rose,’ which grows only about 4-8 inches high and 3 to 6 inches wide—it really is small, for a bougainvillea!
'Tiki Temptation' Hibiscus
This hibiscus cultivar features showy blossoms and a sunset-evocative color pattern.
'Kopper King' Hibiscus
This hibiscus does best in moist, organic soil. Regular and deep watering is advised to keep this beauty blooming.
Hibiscus Syriacus 'Blue Bird'
Winner of a Royal Horticultural Society award of Garden Merit, 'Blue Bird' provides reliable summer color with its lovely violet hue.
'Anne Arundel' Hibiscus
Dinner-plate sized blooms and hot pink flowers make this hibiscus a garden show-stopper.
'Alice du Pont' Mandevilla
This gorgeous twining mandevilla boasts trumpet-like flowers and is a great plant for an arbor or trellis.
'Scarlet O'Hara' Bougainvillea
If you're looking for drama from your bougainvillea, a plant called 'Scarlet O'Hara' is just the ticket.
