Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Planting Questions...ah, what to do?, 1 by AlohaHoya

AlohaHoya wrote:
Celt...I am really looking for something a bit smaller....as you can see from the picture it is for the pot out in front.... Nan...Alpinia zerumbet dies down in the winter and I was trying to avoid that. Since the Tacca have such large full green leaves...thinking I want something variegated to contrast and light up that spot....

OH...the white things in the pot are styrofoam peanuts...I use them in the bottoms of my pots to make them lighter to move around. The soil ooooches down around them and roots have no problem...they are a good filler for tropicals (and the medium of choice for many little Japanese ladies who sell for the church bazaars).