| Common name |
Botanical name |
Notes |
Type |
| Banana |
Musa, Ensete |
Musa basjoo, Musella lasiocarpa are hardiest. |
perennial |
| Bird of paradise (Strelitzia) |
Strelitzia |
|
perennial |
| Calla lily |
Zantedeschia |
Hardy to zone 5 |
perennial |
| Canna |
Canna |
|
perennial |
| Cast-iron plant |
Aspidistra |
Hardy to zone 4 |
perennial |
| Crinum lily |
Crinum |
|
perennial |
| Elephant ear |
Alocasia, Colocasia, Xanthosoma |
|
perennial |
| Ferns |
Dicksonia, Woodwardia, Polystichum, others |
Many hardy species. |
perennial |
| Ginger |
Hedychium, Zingiber |
Alpinia is marginal; good houseplant |
perennial |
| Gunnera |
Gunnera |
Hardy to zone 4 |
perennial |
| Kaffir lily |
Clivia miniata |
Marginal here, but usually planted where it is protected |
perennial |
| Papyrus |
Cyperus |
(C. alternifolius is hardiest; there are dwarf forms) |
perennial |
| Angel's trumpet |
Brugmansia |
|
shrub |
| Aralia |
Fatsia japonica |
Hardy to zone 4 |
shrub |
| Bamboo |
Bambusa, Phyllostachys |
|
shrub |
| Cashmere bouquet |
Clerodendrum bungei |
Also C. myricoides 'Ugandense' |
shrub |
| Flowering maple |
Abutilon |
|
shrub |
| Gardenia |
Gardenia |
Hardy to zone 7 |
shrub |
| Hibiscus |
Hibiscus |
H. moscheutos and other deciduous species are hardy |
shrub |
| Hibiscus, blue |
Alyogyne |
|
shrub |
| Honey bush |
Melianthus |
|
shrub |
| Hydrangea |
Hydrangea |
Hardy to zones 2b ( H. quercifolia) - 3b (H. marcophylla) |
shrub |
| Jessamine, night-blooming |
Cestrum nocturnum |
Just barely hardy here |
shrub |
| Philodendron, hardy |
Philodendron selloum and the new hybrids: Xanadu, Hope) |
|
shrub |
| Cordyline |
Cordyline australis |
Hardy to zone 5 |
tree |
| Empress tree |
Paulownia tomentosa |
Hardy to zone 4 |
tree |
| Citrus |
Citrus, Fortunella |
Kumquats and mandarins are hardiest |
tree/shrub |
| Palms and cycads |
Chamaerops, Phoenix, Washingtonia; Cycas. |
Many species, some hardy |
Tree/shrub |
| Bougainvillea |
Bougainvillea |
Needs protection |
vine |
| Bower vine |
Pandorea jasminoides |
|
vine |
| Honeysuckle |
Lonicera |
Many to zones 1 or 2; some are rampant. L. hildebrandiana is big but well-mannered, to zone 9. |
Vine |
| Jasmine |
Jasminum |
J. officinale, J. polyanthum both to zone 5 |
vine |
| Jasmine, Chilean |
Mandevilla laxa |
Hardy to zone 4 |
vine |
| Jasmine, star |
Trachelospermum jasminoides |
|
vine |
| Passionflower and passion fruit |
Passiflora species; hardiness varies) |
|
vine |
| Trumpet vines |
Campsis, Distictis, others |
Hardiness varies: Campsis to zone 1 (rampant); others hardy here, some tender. |
Vine |
