Tropicals are generally not frost tolerant. They’ll die the first time your temps drop below 32 degrees. We are in 8b and have some bananas that regrow each year after freezing back, but it’s rare they have enough time to bloom and produce fruit before it freezes again the next winter. You could try some dwarf varieties and keep them in pots that can move indoors (or a greenhouse) over the winter. But they still need a lot of light. Answer from Fantastic-Sky6111 on reddit.com
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Monrovia
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The Best Cold Hardy Tropical Plants | Be Inspired
August 11, 2025 - For gardeners who love the sharp, dramatic look of tropical plants, the Bright Star Yucca is your new companion. Its boldly colored rosettes of strappy green leaves with bright yellow edges are eye-catching and unforgettable.
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Plant Delights
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Cold Hardy Tropical Plants | Exotic Plants for Sale
Make your temperate garden reminiscent of Hawaii today with tropical-looking exotic plants like bananas, cannas and aroids. Exactly which cold hardy tropical plants you can grow in your garden depends on where you live.
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Evergreen Tropical Looking Plants for Zone 7b - TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms - PalmTalk
Hello all, I've been searching for evergreen, tropical looking plants for my zone 7b garden that aren't palm trees. I have a few fatsias, some cast iron plants and cycads. But I'd love to find other plants to add, especially some that have some color to their leaves. When I try and search google,... More on palmtalk.org
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Is it impossible to grow tropical plants in Zone 7B?
Tropicals are generally not frost tolerant. They’ll die the first time your temps drop below 32 degrees. We are in 8b and have some bananas that regrow each year after freezing back, but it’s rare they have enough time to bloom and produce fruit before it freezes again the next winter. You could try some dwarf varieties and keep them in pots that can move indoors (or a greenhouse) over the winter. But they still need a lot of light. More on reddit.com
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What is the Most Cold Hardiest Tropical Plant? | UBC Botanical Garden Forums
Discussion in 'Outdoor Tropicals' started by Jason33, Dec 27, 2008 More on forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca
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December 27, 2008
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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PalmTalk
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Evergreen Tropical Looking Plants for Zone 7b - TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms - PalmTalk
September 4, 2020 - Hello all, I've been searching for evergreen, tropical looking plants for my zone 7b garden that aren't palm trees. I have a few fatsias, some cast iron plants and cycads. But I'd love to find other plants to add, especially some that have some color to their leaves. When I try and search google,...
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Pinterest
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100 Tropical Plants for Zone 7 ideas
Skip to content · Search for easy dinners, fashion, etc · When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures · Log in · Sign up · Tropical Plants for Zone 7 · 106 Pins · Diane Cahill ...
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HGTV
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Foolproof Winter-Hardy Tropical and Temperate Plants | HGTV
July 6, 2018 - A tropical plant that can grow up to 10 feet in one summer, this plant is great either for containers or the mixed border. White-, pink-, yellow-, peach- and purple-flowering varieties are available. Give this plant moist, rich, well-drained soil in full sun to part or light shade. During the growing season feed every 2 weeks with a balanced fertilizer. Hardy to USDA Zone 7.
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Fast Growing Trees
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Tropical Plants for Sale | FastGrowingTrees.com
1 week ago - Turn your porch into an island oasis with these tropical picks. From fruits and palms to cacti and vines, shop our wide selection!
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Tropical Plants of Florida
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Zone 7 Plants | Perennials, Shrubs & Tropicals for Sale – Tropical Plants of Florida
Perennials such as phlox, daylilies, and coneflowers return each year with vibrant blooms, while shrubs like hydrangeas, butterfly bushes, and hibiscus add lasting color. Ornamental grasses grow beautifully in this climate, providing graceful ...
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Logee's Plants
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Hardiness Zone 7 Plants For Sale – Logee's Plants
Discover the best Hardiness Zone 7 Plants for your garden. Find resilient perennials, shrubs, & trees that thrive in Zone 7 climates.
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Gardenia
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40 Tropical Plants for Your Outdoor Garden
October 9, 2025 - Mandevilla boliviensis (White Dipladenia) is a woody-stemmed, twining tropical vine with sprays of 3-7 large, white, funnel-shaped flowers, up to 3 in. across (8 cm), with orange-yellow throats.
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Help!! Tropical Plants for Zone 7 (Atlanta, GA)
August 23, 2005 - Hi there! I've putting in a pool, and wandered over here from the Pools and Spas forum. I'm looking to create a courtyard, tropical atmosphere here in Atlanta. I grew up in New Orleans, and trying to get that same feel. The weather here is fairly mild, but we do have some very cold days in ...
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Any tropical plants for zones 6 or 7? - Knowledgebase Question - Garden.org
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Better Homes & Gardens
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23 Tropical Landscape Plants to Fill Your Garden with Color
November 17, 2025 - While they're well-loved houseplants, they enjoy a vacation outside in the summer (and in very warm Zones, they're happy as landscape plants year-round). Growing Conditions: Part or full sun and moist, well-drained soil ... Fuchsia flowers have an intricate, tropical beauty that begs to be looked at up close.
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Old Country Gardens
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Tropical Feeling Cold Hardy Perennials - Old Country Gardens
June 17, 2024 - Large, tropical-looking foliage. Can be left in the ground with proper mulching. Thrives in full sun and well-drained soil. Adds height and drama to garden beds. ... Hardy banana variety that can survive cold winters. Cut back and mulch heavily for winter protection. Fast-growing with large, tropical leaves. Creates a bold focal point in the garden. Prefers full sun and rich, well-drained soil. ... Fragrant, showy flowers and lush foliage. Hardy in zone 7 with mulching and proper winter care.
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Tropicalgardenslandscape
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Top 7 Tropical Plants to Add to Your Florida Landscape
Perfect for a smaller space, the Bottle Palm is slow growing, and tops out at about 10 feet at maturity. But be patient — that’ll take years. Most hover around 5-7 feet tall. Triple trunk? Yes, please. Phew. That’s a lot of tropical plants for your Florida landscaping.
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Here She Grows
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Tropical Plants for a Cold Climate Garden - Here She Grows
November 5, 2024 - An exotic look is easy in a cold climate garden if you know which tropical plants to include and how to care for them when the cold hits.
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Dennis' 7 Dees
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The 7 Best Tropical Plants for the PNW - Dennis' 7 Dees | Landscaping Services & Garden Centers
June 30, 2025 - With a bloom that is often the emblem of a tropical getaway, the Hibiscus flower is showy and loud in blazing sunset colors from peach to orange to red with bicolor variants in between. Plant Hibiscus in containers or in the ground for a splashy, showy tribute to the tropics.