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Fungii has been one of my fastest growing hoyas. It's very tolerant and produces blooms that have a light fragrance. The leaves and patterns vary so much on this plant and I'm constantly unwrapping it from other hoyas and plants. It's definitely a great beginners' hoya.

This actually has more of a deep purple color. Most petunias melt when summer arrives here, but this one survived in dappled shade. I started it from seed in late spring and had my first bloom a few days ago. The bloom actually has a light fragrance that's especially noticeable late afternoon and evening.

I've had this variety in the ground for three years now. It's definitely root hardy in zone 8a and is a type ladyfinger banana. Even though it's called dwarf, it can still grow 10-12 ft. It's often confused with ' Ice Cream' banana but dwarf namwah has more pink/ red on the pseudostem.

Very hardy banana plant that is neither a dessert banana nor a plantain. It's root hardy in my area and a vigorous grower. It's fairly drought tolerant compared to most bananas, but it still needs lots of water. I give all my bananas composted cow manure and potassium nitrate. Bananas need potassium-rich soils to thrive. It can grow 12-16' tall.

I've had this plant in my zone 8a garden for 3 years. It dies down to the ground every winter, but returns in spring. It's planted on the southwest corner of my house, and it survives without any type of protection.

Stems are very stiff compared to a lot of other hoyas.

This is part of the finlaysonii family. It's supposed to have bigger leaves and faster growth than the regular finlaysonii.

Variegated, compact, slow growing cultivar.

This bamboo supposedly doesn't do well in hot climate areas, but I've seen huge groves of it in a neighboring city. The drought has taken a toll on most of those groves, but mine has been doing pretty well. I've had it for three years and it's slowly starting to run. I get new shoots in spring and then a few more in fall.

The winters can be very mild here, so I rarely see blooms.

This amaryllis seems to multiply much faster than the Dutch Hybrids. I got this last year from a local gardener and 1 bulb produced 5 offsets

I grew this plant a couple of years ago, and I found out the hard way last year during a bad drought that this variety seems to be more sensitive to sunlight here in Texas. I grow it in an area that gets sun in the morning and shade during the afternoon.

I started these plants from cuttings last year. I've given away several cuttings since then because some of the plants are over 6 feet tall. It grows very fast once established and loves the heat and humidity. I've read the plant has to be at least 10lbs before it produces fruit.

I've read on the internet the minimum zone requirement is 9a. I live on the borderline of 7b and 8a, and even during the worst winters, the tender tips freeze, but not the older leaves. I have mine planted on the west side of my house in an exposed area and it has done well for 10 years. It’s very drought tolerant too. I never water it, even during bad droughts.