Tropicals & Tender Perennials: up and growing, 1 by nathalyn

nathalyn wrote:
Barbara, I hope that by the end of the summer, no dirt/mulch will be showing. Last year, I over planted and it just looked like a BIG mound of green leaves. I underestimated how large my elephant ears would get and so they were moved to another bed. I do have lots of cannas in there that are just starting to get some size on them. With the cool weather we had in May, things are late in getting going.

My banana was marked as a zebrina, but I am sure that it was mislabeled and that it is probably a Red Abyssinian Banana. The dark purple is Purple Majesty Millet that I started from seed. I love it as a filler plant - - here's a better picture of some from last year.

I am planning on yanking out some of the orange cosmos. I love the color but they are hiding my other tropicals that I have in there.