Exotic Companion Plants

These plants are not native to the island but they have similar soil and environmental tolerance as most native plants found here, therefore keeping in mind the same environmental business ethos.

Graptophyllum pictum / Caricature Plant

This plant comes in a wide variety of shape and colors, it is an excellent companion plant to any native plants as this slow growing, salt and drought tolerant plant will add color to your garden as well with its variegated leaves and it is easily manicured.

Yellow and green
White and green
Pink, white and green

1 gal = $8.00
3 gal = $12.00
7 gal = $25.00

Height: 4' to 5'H  X 4' W
Growth habit: Evergreen
Flowers: Fuschia or Pink and white flowers
Attracting nature: Butterflies and birds
Soil requirement:  Well drained soil
Light requirements: Part shade or full sun

Pandanus baptistii / Compact Golden Screw Pine

Related to bromeliads, it has a swirl growth habit. This compact plant has attractive smooth edge variegated leaves.

1 gal = $25.00
3 gal = $35.00
7 gal = $50.00

Height: 5' to 6'H  X 6' W
Growth habit: Compact swirl
Flowers: 
Floral arrangement: Interesting variegated
Soil requirement:  Well drained soil
Light requirements: full sun

Plumbago auriculata / Plumbago

Native to South Africa, this hardy evergreen is best known for its wonderful blue flowers. This plant shows its full colors when planted in part shade in well drained good soil.

This plant benefits from trimming from time to time.

 Apply manganese sulfate around the plant to alkaline soil if leaves are yellowing.

1 gal = $10.00
3 gal = $16.00

Height: 2' H  X 3' W
Growth habit: Rambling
Flowers: Blue
Soil requirement:  Well drained soil
Light requirements: full sun

Clerodendrum myricoides 'Ugandense' /
Oxford & Cambridge

This plant will create an impact in a part shade garden with daily clusters of flowers that are long lasting in flowers arrangements.

3 gal = $18.75

Height: 15' H  X 20' W
Growth habit: Full, can be used as a hedge
Flowers: Blue - Dark and light
Soil requirement:  Well drained good soil
Light requirements: Part shade to 3/4 sun

Stachytarpheta mutabilis / Red porter weed

This medium size plant will strongly attract butterflies and will not reseed itself like its blue flower cousin.

At the end of its flowering season, just trim off the bloom stems off. It will not do well to harshly trimming.

1 gal = $5.00
3 gal = $10.00

Height: 18” H  X 18” W
Growth habit: Full, can be used as a border
Flowers: Red
Soil requirement:  Well drained good soil
Light requirements: Part shade to full sun