Tropical Plants

Nearly 1/2" wide deep orange flowers are produced on narrow elongating spikes on this full-sized Porterweed from spring to frost attracting a wide array of pollinators including bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Aerial Elixirs™ Allen's Envy Porterweed, a selection of Stachytarpheta mutabilis, is part of our new line of pollinator plants. If you are not familiar with Porterweeds, members of the genus Stachytarpheta, these are shrubby tropicals with exceptional flower power, excellent nectar production, AND these are the plants that many hummingbirds feed on in their winter resting grounds in Central and South America. We can tell you from personal experience, these tiny aerial acrobats will even try to face down a human over thier prized plants with a series of strong and forceful "Cheeps!". Expect Aerial Elixirs™ Allen's Envy Porterweed to grow to about 4-5' high and 3-4' wide by the end of the growing season. Provide a full to mostly sunny site in an average to well-drained, fertile soil with average moisture for optimum vigor and flowering. Item# 13533

The fickle flower colors range from orange, to deep watermelon nearing plum, to coral tones, to pale pink and are produced on narrow elongating spikes on this large growing Porterweed from spring to frost attracting a wide array of pollinators. Aerial Elixirs™ American Lady Porterweed is the first in this series named in honor of a butterfly which sports similar colors on its upper and lower wing surfaces.  We think this is a hybrid Stachtarpheta with obvious S. mutabilis in its parentage and potentially a tetraploid due to everything about the parent plant being larger than normal including slightly larger flowers, thicker and taller flowering spikes, thicker stems, and larger foliage. This is definitely one of the more vigorous plants in this series growing to about 5-6' high and wide by the end of the growing season and potentially larger. If you are not familiar with Porterweeds, members of the genus Stachytarpheta, these are shrubby tropicals with exceptional flower power, excellent nectar production, AND these are the plants that many hummingbirds feed on in their winter resting grounds in Central and South America. They also attract a variety of butterflies, large and small, as well as larger bees. Provide a full to mostly sunny site in an average moist, moderately fertile, average to well-drained soil for optimum vigor and flowering. Flower color seems to be most strongly affected by rain that appears to literally wash the color out and since the flowers last for about 2 days it is not uncommon to have two colors on the same spike in the same day. On cloudier days, the flowers seem to lean more into the orange tones and on sunnier days more toward watermelon and nearing plum. Item# 13538

Nearly 1/2" wide fuchsia pink flowers that can lighten to pink as they age are produced on narrow elongating spikes on this medium-sized Porterweed from spring to frost attracting a wide array of pollinators. Aerial Elixirs™ Anna's Obsession Porterweed is the first in our new pollinator plant series and is named in honor of the Anna's Hummingbird whose males sport bright magenta feathers on their head and gorget - the brightly colored portion of their throat. This is a moderately vigorous plant growing to about 3-4' high and wide by the end of the growing season. If you are not familiar with Porterweeds, members of the genus Stachytarpheta, these are shrubby tropicals with exceptional flower power, excellent nectar production, AND these are the plants that many hummingbirds feed on in their winter resting grounds in Central and South America. We can tell you from personal experience, these tiny aerial acrobats will even try to face down a human over their prized plants with a series of strong and forceful "Cheeps!". Provide a full to mostly sunny site in an average moist, moderately fertile, average to well-drained soil for optimum vigor and flowering. Item# 13399

Exceptionally dark purple flowers adorn the narrow elongating spikes from spring to fall attracting a variety of bees, butterflies, low flying hummingbirds, and pollinating moths. Aerial Elixirs™ Black-Chinned Bliss Porterweed is a dwarf and compact selection with a densely branching bushy habit growing to 2-3' high and 2' wide by the end of the growing season making it an excellent choice for sunny containers whether as a specimen or in mixed company. Unlike the common Blue or Nettleleaf Porterweed, S. cayennensis, and our selection Midnight Moon, Aerial Elixirs™ Black-Chinned Bliss tends to retain its flowers after a normal rain and often until sunrise the following day. This is also the most compact growing Porterweed in this series and could easily fit it into a formal setting with its nice even growth habit. Provide a full to mostly sunny site in an average moist, average to well-drained, fertile soil for optimum vigor and flowering. Coming in limited quantities later this summer. Item# 13532

Nearly 1/2" wide, bright pink to fuchsia flowers are produced on narrow elongating spikes on this full-sized Porterweed from spring to frost attracting a wide array of pollinators including bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Aerial Elixirs™ Broad-Tailed Buffet Porterweed, a hybrid Stachytarpheta, is one of our latest introductions and is part of our new line of pollinator plant selections. If you are not familiar with Porterweeds, members of the genus Stachytarpheta, these are shrubby tropicals with exceptional flower power, excellent nectar production, AND these are the plants that many hummingbirds feed on in their winter resting grounds in Central and South America. We can tell you from personal experience, these tiny aerial acrobats will even try to face down a human over thier prized plants with a series of strong and forceful "Cheeps!". Expect Aerial Elixirs™ Broad-Tailed Buffet Porterweed to grow to about 4-5' high and 3-4' wide by the end of the growing season. Provide a full to mostly sunny site in an average to well-drained, fertile soil with average moisture for optimum vigor and flowering. Item# 13535

The spring to frost display of 3/8" wide lilac flowers adorn the narrow elongating spikes of this Porterweed attracting a wide array of pollinators, especially our native bumbleebees. Aerial Elixirs™ Bumblicious™ Lilac Porterweed is an unusually colored selection or hybrid of the Blue Porterweed, Stachytarpheta cayennensis, and is expected to have similar habit growing to about 3' high and 2' wide by the end of the growing season. This is a well-branched plant with glossy, deep green foliage whose smaller size makes it a good candidate for containers where you can draw the pollinators in close. Aerial Elixirs™ Bumblicious™ Lilac's flower power also makes it a colorful addition to a sunny garden or landscape. Provide a full to mostly sunny site in a fertile, average moist soil with average or better drainage to keep the flowers coming all summer long! Item# 13543

Like a good glass of a nice red wine on a summer afternoon but for hummingbirds! The reddish purple to deep purple flowers are produced on narrow elongating spikes on this medium-sized Porterweed from spring to frost attracting a wide array of pollinators. Aerial Elixirs™ Calliope Cabernet Porterweed is a medium-sized plant growing to 3-4' high and 2-3' wide by the end of the growing season. If you are not familiar with Porterweeds, members of the genus Stachytarpheta, these are shrubby tropicals with exceptional flower power, excellent nectar production, AND these are the plants that many hummingbirds feed on in their winter resting grounds in Central and South America. We can tell you from personal experience, these tiny aerial acrobats will even try to face down a human over thier prized plants with a series of strong and forceful "Cheeps!". Provide a full to mostly sunny site in an average moist, average to well-drained, fertile soil for optimum vigor and flowering. Coming in limited quantities later this summer. Item# 13397

Large, deep purple, nectar rich flowers with a contrasting white eye are produced on narrow elongating spikes on this large sized Porterweed and are produced from spring to frost attracting a wide array of pollinators including bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Aerial Elixirs™ Costa Cravings Porterweed, a Stachytarpheta hybrid and Almost Eden exclusive introduction, is a an extra large and very vigorous Porterweed that you can expect to grow to about 4-6' high and 3-4' wide by the end of the growing season. Porterweeds are shrubby tropicals with exceptional flower power, excellent nectar production, AND these are the plants that many hummingbirds feed on in their winter resting grounds in Central and South America. We can tell you from personal experience, these tiny aerial acrobats will even try to face down a human over thier prized plants with a series of strong and forceful "Cheeps!". Provide a full to mostly sunny site in an average to well-drained, fertile soil with average moisture for optimum vigor and flowering. Item# 13530

Large, to 1/2" wide, deep purple, nectar rich flowers with a contrasting white eye are produced on narrow elongating spikes on this smaller growing Porterweed and are produced from spring to frost attracting a wide array of smaller pollinators, especially native bees, butterflies, pollinating moths, and potentially hummingbirds. Aerial Elixirs™ Lusty Lucifer Porterweed, either a hybrid or a dwarf selection of the Purple Porterweed, Stachytarpheta indica, is a densely branching and compact Porterweed cloaked in deep green foliage that you can expect to grow to about 2-3' high and 2' wide by the end of the growing season. Its smaller stature lends it to use in containers either as a specimen or in mixed company as well as in the garden and landscape. This plant also tends to retain its flowers after a rain and overnight, unlike the common Nettleleaf or Blue Porterweed, Stachytarpheta cayennensis. Provide a full to mostly sunny site in an average to well-drained, fertile soil with average moisture for optimum vigor and flowering. Coming in limited quantities later this summer. Item# 13534

Coming for spring of 2026! The nearly 1/2" wide, nectar rich, widely flaring, deep purple flowers with red overtones and a contrasting white eye are held on long tubes adorning the narrow elongating spikes attracting hordes of pollinators, especially larger bees, both large and small butterflies, and of course hummingbirds. Aerial Elixirs™ Rivoli's Rhapsody Porterweed, a hybrid Stachytarpheta, is medium sized plant with rich green foliage and a moderate branching habit growing to about 3-4' high and wide by the end of the growing season. Small enough to enjoy as a specimen in medium-sized containers or as a splash of summer color and continuous aerial action in a sunny garden and landscape. Provide a full to mostly sunny site in an average moist, fertile, average to well-drained soil for optimum vigor and flowering. Item# 13554

The large flowers open a deep red-orange, that may fade into a light coral pink due to rain, and are produced on narrow elongating spikes on this full-sized Porterweed from spring to frost attracting a wide array of pollinators especially hummingbirds. Aerial Elixirs™ Rowdy Rufous Porterweed, a selection or hybrid of Stachytarpheta mutabilis first noticed by our Jennifer, is one of our latest introductions and is part of our new line of pollinator plants. If you are not familiar with Porterweeds, members of the genus Stachytarpheta, these are shrubby tropicals with exceptional flower power, excellent nectar production, AND these are the plants that many hummingbirds feed on in their winter resting grounds in Central and South America. We can tell you from personal experience, these tiny aerial acrobats will even try to face down a human over thier prized plants with a series of strong and forceful "Cheeps!". Expect Rowdy Rufous Porterweed to grow to about 4-5' high and 4-5' wide by the end of the growing season. Provide a full to mostly sunny site in an average to well-drained, fertile soil with average moisture for optimum vigor and flowering. Item# 13529

The nearly 1/2" wide ruby red flowers adorn the narrow elongating spikes of this large growing Porterweed from spring to frost. We are excited to be able to finally offer this true red flowering form of the ever popular Coral Porterweed! Ruby Throat Red II Porterweed is a vigorous large type Porterweed that can easily exceed 3' high. The Ruby Throated Hummingbirds along with a host of butterflies are sure to search this beauty out and enjoy its rich near continuous supply of nectar. These are heat and sun loving tropical plants that have excellent flower power and will show off in a non-stop fashion throughout the growing season! Item# 13494

The exceptionally dark purple to near black tubular flowers peek out of the mealy white 1" long tubular calyxes that are borne in whorls around equally white stems in summer and into fall. Andean Silver-Leaf Sage, Salvia discolor, is a shrubby naturally scandent or sprawling herbaceous perennial from the Peruvian Andes Mountains that grows to about 2-3 feet high and 2-3 feet wide. The ovate dark green glossy opposite foliage has a brightly contrasting white reverse and is borne along mealy white stems. The foliage, stems, and buds are fragrant when brushed or bruised. Also known as Peruvian or Concolor Sage it is widely grown as 3'x3' shrub in the warmer parts of Europe. It is listed as being tolerant of part shade but we find it to be most vigorous in full to mostly sunny conditions in average moist well-drained soils. Item# 12239

Clusters of sweetly fragrant, 2" wide, starry, pure white flowers are produced throughout the growing season and may flower nearly year-round under warm tropical conditions. The flowers attract butterflies and pollinating moths. Angel Wing Jasmine, Jasminum laurifolium f. nitidum, is a naturally evergreen, scandent, tropical shrub cloaked in deep dark green, glossy foliage that acts as the perfect foil for the bright white flowers. It has a moderate rate of growth and is typically grown as a 3-5'H x 3-5'W shrub but it can put out long vine-like canes, to 15' or more, that can be trained as an espalier to a support or these can be headed back to keep the plants fuller and bushier. This is one of the easiest and most rewarding of the true Jasmines and it boasts some of the largest flowers in the genus. It can be utilized as a specimen or hedge in areas where the plants are hardy but makes an easy container plant that can be overwintered indoors. Provide an acid, rich fertile, average moist soil with good drainage for optimum vigor and flowering. Tolerant of full sun to light shade. Its reliability has earned it the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Item #9030

Clusters of sweetly fragrant, 2" wide, starry, pure white flowers are produced throughout the growing season and may flower nearly year-round under warm tropical conditions. The flowers attract butterflies and pollinating moths. Angel Wing Jasmine, Jasminum laurifolium f. nitidum, is a naturally evergreen, scandent, tropical shrub cloaked in deep dark green, glossy foliage that acts as the perfect foil for the bright white flowers. It has a moderate rate of growth and is typically grown as a 3-5'H x 3-5'W shrub but it can put out long vine-like canes, to 15' or more, that can be trained as an espalier to a support or these can be headed back to keep the plants fuller and bushier. This is one of the easiest and most rewarding of the true Jasmines and it boasts some of the largest flowers in the genus. It can be utilized as a specimen or hedge in areas where the plants are hardy but makes an easy container plant that can be overwintered indoors. Provide an acid, rich fertile, average moist soil with good drainage for optimum vigor and flowering. Tolerant of full sun to light shade. Its reliability has earned it the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Item# 9292

Clusters of widely flaring soft orange blooms are borne throughout the year and are held above and among the rich deep green glossy foliage on an upright to spreading herbaceous tropical. Crossandras are excellent for mixed containers and in the garden for bright color in shaded areas where they often flower until frost. If kept from freezing temperatures they can easily reach 3-4' high or can easily be pruned to keep them in bounds. Item# 9820

Spikes of light clear blue, 2" long, nectar-rich, tubular flowers are held against a foil of medium to deep green quilted, anise-scented foliage and are produced from spring into fall attracting hummingbirds and other pollinators. Argentina Skies Salvia or Anise Sage, a selection of Salvia guaranitica or now S. coerulea, is a vigorous rhizomatous and tuberous perennial Salvia slowly developing into a tall groundcover-like mass of upright stems, foliage, and flowers. Provide a full sun to partially shaded site in a rich, moist to average moist, fertile soil with average or better drainage for optimum vigor and flowering. Item# 9948

An unusual bicolored Mexican Petunia, Aztec Pink and White™ Ruellia produces pure white trumpets with contrasting magenta throats that are born freely from late spring or early summer until first frost to year round under warm tropical conditions atop medium-sized sturdy stems. This Mexican Petunia is a relatively new, compact, seed and pollen sterile selection that can spend more energy on flowering instead of adding unwanted seedlings to the garden. It is a naturally evergreen, rhizomatous or spreading, tropical perennial that is grown as a die-back perennial in zones 8-9. It can be grown as a low maintenance container specimen plant, in mixed container gardens, as well as in the garden and landscape. It can also be used as a medium-sized groundcover in difficult sites. The flowers attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Provide Mexican Petunias with a full to part sun site in an average moist to wet, fertile soil for optimum vigor and flowering. Item# 12599