Sunday Gardener: An introductory guide tropical flowers, plants
HEY, IT’S AVA MARIE, AND IT’S TIME FOR SUNDAY. GARDENER I’M HERE WITH KERRY INGLE. HELLO. THESE ARE JUST STUNNING. THESE ARE TROPICAL PLANTS. I LOVE THEM BECAUSE THEY DO ALL THE WORK FOR YOU. THEY LOOK LIKE YOU’RE LIKE THE EXPERT GARDENER. IT’S LIKE THEY LIKE THE HEAT. HUMIDITY, BALTIMORE WAY MORE THAN I DO. YES, THAT THAT LOOKS LIKE TO BE TRUE. YES. SO, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO GET PAST THE LAST FROST. BUT THEN AFTER THAT, WHAT SHOULD PEOPLE KNOW? I MEAN, MOST OF THESE ARE GOING TO BE POTTED. SO MAYBE FRONT PORCH, BACK PORCH OVER BY THE POOL. IF YOU ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE ONE OF THOSE. BUT IT REALLY IS A GREAT PLANT TO HAVE AND THEY JUST GIVE YOU COLOR ALL SUMMER. SO A LOT OF THESE, THESE ARE DAN JOERRES. THEY ALSO HAVE MANDEVILLA THAT WILL GROW UP A LITTLE BIT MORE LIKE A VINE. AND GARDENIAS. THERE’S JUST ALL SORTS OF THINGS YOU CAN PLANT OUTSIDE PASSION VINE, JUNGLE GERANIUM. I LOVE THE NAME OF THAT PLANT. JUST ALL SORTS OF THINGS. AND THE HIBISCUS ARE PROBABLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE BECAUSE THEY JUST GIVE YOU THAT LIKE TRANSPORTING YOU TO HAWAII. IT DOES. YES. I LOVE THAT WE ALL WANT TO PUT ONE, YOU KNOW, IN OUR HAIR AS THE DAY GOES ON. HUMMINGBIRDS SEEM TO LOVE IT. JUST A REALLY NICE PLANT TO HAVE OUTSIDE. AND IT’S THEY JUST GO ALL SUMMER. IT’S NOT A BAD IDEA TO FEED THEM, BUT THEY REALLY DON’T NEED A WHOLE LOT OF EXTRA CARE. INTERESTING. HOW DO YOU KNOW HOW BIG IT’S GOING TO GET? YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THEY GROW. YEAH. THEY DO GROW. I’VE HAD AMANDA THAT I’VE BOUGHT A LITTLE SIX INCH POT THAT’S BEEN LIKE SIX, SEVEN FEET AT THE END OF THE YEAR. AND I’VE ALSO HAD ONE THAT NEVER GREW. SO, YOU KNOW, BUT USUALLY YOU’RE GOING TO GET 4 TO 5 TIMES ITS SIZE. IF YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT THE VINES, THIS IS GOING TO AT LEAST DOUBLE IN SIZE. AND THEN I MEAN, THESE ARE SO STUNNING, ESPECIALLY IF IT’S SO BIG AND VOLUPTUOUS. AND MAYBE YOU WANT TO KEEP IT FOR THE NEXT YEAR. WHAT WOULD YOU DO AT THE END OF THE SEASON? WELL, YOU WANT TO ACCLIMATE IT BACK INSIDE. SO RIGHT NOW YOU WANT TO BE A LITTLE CAREFUL SO THAT IT CAN HANDLE THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE. DON’T PUT IT IN FULL SUN THE FIRST DAY BECAUSE IT WILL GET SUNBURNED JUST LIKE WE WOULD. BUT IN THE FALL, YOU WANT TO KIND OF THE OPPOSITE. IF YOU’VE HAD IT IN FULL SUN, BRING IT BACK TO ABOUT A HALF DAY SUN BEFORE YOU BRING IT INSIDE. AND THEN REMEMBER THAT MORE THAN LIGHT, HUMIDITY IS SO IMPORTANT TO KEEP THESE THINGS GOING IN THE IN THE WINTER TIME. SO THAT’S WHERE THAT SPRAY BOTTLE SPRAY BOTTLE COMES IN. OR NICE LITTLE HUMIDIFIER, I KNOW, HOW COULD YOU LET THIS DIE IN THE FALL? I KNOW YOU GOT TO PROTECT IT ALL WINTER LONG. THAT’S RIGHT. YOU WANT TO SAY HIBISCUS? NOT BY WAITING FOR THAT. BUT I WAS WAITING F
Sunday Gardener: An introductory guide tropical flowers, plants
Updated: 9:19 AM EDT May 4, 2026
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Tropical flowers can add brightness to your garden all summer long, and Valley View Farms has advice for how best to care for them.
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Tropical flowers can add brightness to your garden all summer long, and Valley View Farms has advice for how best to care for them.
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