Tropical flowers are amazing. Throughout their evolution, they have been slowly transforming into shapes and colors so cheerful and so vivid that they seem to have been painted by an artist. Fortunately for us, they are real plants that live in places where they share the territory with a great variety of species, both animals and plants.
Take a look at this small selection of 7 tropical flowers that you can have in a pot or in the garden. Surely you will not regret it .
Adenium obesum or Desert Rose
We start with one of the best known caudex plants: the Desert Rose, whose scientific name is Adenium obese. This plant, native to tropical Africa and Arabia, is an evergreen shrub that can reach 3 meters in height. The trumpet-shaped flowers are 4-5cm in diameter, can be pink, red or bicolor, single or double, and bloom in spring.
Who doesn’t want to have this beauty at home? So that it survives and grows properly, I recommend you plant it in a pot with a pumice and put it in a place where it is directly exposed to the sun. When temperatures drop below 10ºC, protect it in a greenhouse or indoors, in a room that is ventilated and where it is not cold.
Erythrina crista-galli or Coral Tree
The Erythrina crista-galliknown as the Coral Tree, Ceibo, Pico de Gallo, Coral Flower or Bucaré, is an evergreen tree native to South America that reaches a height of 5 to 10 meters, and can reach 20 meters. Its curious flowers bloom in spring to falland they are arranged in clustered red inflorescences which are pentameric, complete and of bilateral symmetry.
For its characteristics, it is advisable to grow it in the gardenwhere it can show all its splendor if the sun hits it directly and is in a place where temperatures do not drop below -5ºC.
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis or Rose of China
The Hibiscus rosa-sinensisKnown as China Rose, Poppy, Cayenne, Cucarda, Hibiscus, Papo or Sanjoaquín, it is an evergreen shrub native to East Asia that grows up to 5 meters in height. The flowers sprout from spring to fall and are very large, 6 to 12cm in diameter.. There are many cultivars and hybrids, with a wide range of colors: white, yellow, orange, pink, red, scarlet.
It is a shrub widely cultivated in the hot regions of the world. It can be both in a pot and in the garden, in semi-shade or in full sun. What’s more, withstands cold down to -3ºC.
Pachypodium lamerei or Madagascar Palm
The Pachypodium lamerei It is a succulent plant with a thorny stem native to Madagascar known as the Madagascar Palm, although it is not a palm tree. In habitat it reaches 8 meters in height, but in cultivation it rarely exceeds 3m. The flowers are of a beautiful white color, measure 5-6cm in diameter and appear in the adult specimens during spring and summer..
It is one of the most cultivated plants, both indoors and in gardens. We will expose it to the sun, in a pot with a very porous substrate (akadama, pumice) and, protecting it from frost, we will make it bloom .
Plumeria or Frangipani
Our Plumeria They are a genus of deciduous shrubs and trees native to the tropical and subtropical regions of America. They are often also known by the common name Frangipani. It grows to 3-6m depending on the variety. In summer it produces large flowers, up to 10cm in diameter, fragrant and colored that can be white with yellow, pink, white, yellow with pink..
For its characteristics, they can be had both in pots and in the gardenputting them in an area exposed to the star king. Of course, they must be protected from cold and frost, except for the Plumeria rubra var. acutifolia which easily withstands temperatures down to -3ºC provided it is for a short time.
Saintpaulia ionantha or African Violet
The Saintpaulia ionanthamuch better known by the common name African Violet, is a plant native to eastern tropical Africa that reaches 15cm in height and 30cm in width. Its small but wonderful lilac flowers up to 3cm in diameter sprout in spring.
It is a plant that Due to its size and sensitivity to cold, it is recommended to have it in a pot inside the homein a room with plenty of natural light.
Strelitzia reginae or Bird of Paradise
The Queen Strelitziapopularly called Bird of Paradise, Bird Flower or Strelitzia, is a rhizomatous herbaceous plant native to South Africa. It forms a bush with a height of 1,5m and a diameter of 1,8m. The flowers are produced in spring and summer, they are hermaphroditic and asymmetrical.
It is ideal to have in the corners of the garden or patio where there is a lot of light. Resists up to -4ºC.
And now the million dollar question: which of these flowers did you like the most?
