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Best Plants for a Tropical Inspired Garden in Cold Climates
July 28, 2025 - As far as tropical-looking shrubs in cold climates go, you can’t beat Hibiscus syriacus (rose of Sharon). The shrub grows to between 8 and 12 feet tall, is hardy to Zone 5, and tolerates poor soil, heat, and drought.
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August 14, 2022 - Jelena witch hazel (Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’) – This witch hazel is a hardy deciduous shrub that produces reddish orange foliage in autumn and spider-shaped, coppery blooms in late winter. Canna lily (Canna x generalis) – With ...
What are the hardiest tropicals I can grow outdoors in Zone 5 with or without some protection?
Depends on what you consider a "tropical" but none as far as I know. At best you'd need either to dig them out or otherwise move them to basement/garage/something for the winter.
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Cold Hardy tropical looking plants for zones 5, 6, and 7.
Canna, Musa basjoo, Yucca, Rose of Sharon, just to name a few. More on reddit.com
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July 13, 2023Tropical (or tropical-looking) plants that can survive a snowy winter?
Tropical looking isn't easy to quantify... There are hardy hibiscus that have a similar look to the tropical ones that can be planted in the ground outside in my WI zone (5a). To have true tropicals you may have to move things in for the winter, into a sunny spot, or choose things that can go dormant in an out of the way place (like your basement). More on reddit.com
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Foolproof Winter-Hardy Tropical and Temperate Plants | HGTV
July 6, 2018 - The handsome gray-green foliage provides a wonderful tropical feel and vertical accent to the garden. The effect is heightened in fall when flower panicles are produced in large numbers and tower to as much as 15 feet. The plumes begin as soft pink, open to silver and look great through the winter. Hardy sugar cane performs well down to zone 6. ... Soft shield fern (Polystichum setiferum) has feathery, dark green, narrow fronds that are evergreen and the perfect contrast to bold-leaved plants.
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Tropical Plants for a Cold Climate Garden - Here She Grows
November 5, 2024 - While not rocking huge leaves like other tropical plants mentioned in this post, coleus is a rockstar in the color realm. There are so many colors and I struggle with which to plant every year. Here I have Vino planted beneath a hydrangea tree. Both require a good amount of water in this southern exposure and regular pinching of the new growth on the coleus results in a beautifully rounded, dense plant. It’s hard to believe that they started as just four little plants in a cell pack.
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10 Cold Hardy Tropical Plants: Turn Your Poolside Into Your Own Tropical Paradise
February 4, 2024 - Luckily there are a few varieties of this cold hardy tropical plant that can survive as far north as New England (USDA Zone 5). Sadly, the cold hardy banana plant won’t produce edible bananas, but they do still have a delicious juicy fruit aroma (especially if you break off a leaf from the ...
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Top 10 Cold-hardy Tropical Plants for Winter 2024-25 – Wellspring Gardens
January 21, 2025 - Another cold-hardy iris, the Louisiana ... well in Zones 5-10. Its vibrant purple blooms and adaptability to various soil types make it a low-maintenance, high-impact addition to any landscape. ... Yes, bananas can grow in cold climates! The Basjoo Banana is one of the hardiest varieties, surviving temperatures as low as -20°F with significant winter protection. While it’s an ornamental plant and won’t produce edible fruit, its lush foliage brings a tropical feel to even ...
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To clarify by tropical I mean more like subtropical
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If you are looking to turn your yard into a tropical or jungle like haven in zones 5 through 7, here is some inspiration and information to get you started.
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Cold Hardy Tropical Plants | Exotic Plants for Sale
Tropical flowering exotic plants like Bauhinia, Begonia, Cuphea, Gloxinia and tropical Dahlia · Woody-perennials like Cycas, Hibiscus, Abutilon and Brugmansia ... In addition, there are certain temperate zone and desert plants that are distinctly ...
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r/gardening on Reddit: Tropical (or tropical-looking) plants that can survive a snowy winter?
November 27, 2019 -
Hey all! i just moved from Florida to Michigan and i'm missing all my beautiful plants. I can't seem to find any plants at stores that can survive below 60-50°f...but it's still not regularly out of the 40s yet. I'm looking for plants that can thrive in the summer and at least grow back the next spring. I don't need them to bloom all year long, I just want to be sure they won't completely die when it gets cold out. any suggestions help, i'm looking to start planting in a month or two (: 🌱
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Tropical looking isn't easy to quantify... There are hardy hibiscus that have a similar look to the tropical ones that can be planted in the ground outside in my WI zone (5a). To have true tropicals you may have to move things in for the winter, into a sunny spot, or choose things that can go dormant in an out of the way place (like your basement).
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I this hardy banana to zone 4 . It doesn’t produce edible bananas though:( Elephant ear is another hardy plant that reminds me of a tropical plant
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Cold Hardy Tropical Plants for North Florida - Ethos Landscapes
January 12, 2023 - As you might expect from the name, a mule palm is a hybrid crossbreed between a Queen Palm and Pindo Palm. Both the Queen and Pindo palms are cold hardy tropical plants, so the Mule Palm is a strong and hardy palm tree.
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August 11, 2025 - (Above) Chateau™ de Versailles Rose of Sharon is covered in large, vibrant hibiscus flowers that have a tropical look. Chateau™ Rose of Sharon shrubs like this one are hardy all the way down to Zone 5!
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8 Tropical-Looking Flowers for Cold (& Hot!) Climates
April 29, 2025 - However, many varieties are cold-hardy as well, surviving winters in zone 5! Let red hot poker warm up your cold climate garden as it returns year after year. The tropical colors and succulent foliage of ice plant (Delosperma) may have you believing it only grows in heat, but fortunately, you’d ...
Midwest Living
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Turn Your Midwest Backyard Into a Tropical Oasis
February 3, 2025 - Hardy Banana (Musa basjoo). Courtesy of Logee’s Plants for Home & Garden/logees.com · This tropical Rockstar (Musa basjoo) shows off in summer, dies back in fall, withstands sub-zero winter temperatures, then fabulously returns each season. Plant them in full sun in the landscape, keep soil consistently moist and feed weekly with a liquid fertilizer.
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40 Tropical Plants for Your Outdoor Garden
October 9, 2025 - Meet Japanese banana, Musa basjoo—the cold-hardy tropical that thrives in Zones 5–10. It rockets skyward each summer, unfurling giant leaves for instant jungle drama. Plant in sun, feed and water generously, then mulch crowns for winter.