Exotica Tropicals is back from a Holiday Hiatus and will be OPEN this week Wednesday -Saturday 10 AM – 1:30 PM (1 PM on Wed) January is the month we start really filling up the nursery with plants for the upcoming plant shows- so be sure to stop by and check out the latest and…
Re-Opening Wednesday January 6th, 2016
Exotica Tropicals is now closed for the holidays- the nursery will reopen on 1/6/16 and we will have mailorder plants available for sale online in late December ’15. Thanks for a great 2015- here’s to an even better 2016!
The Perfect Gift For The Plant Lover on Your List!
Got a plant enthusiast on your holiday shopping list? You can’t go wrong with a GIFT CERTIFICATE from Exotica Tropicals! Available in-store, or we can take your order over the phone and email you a certificate to print out – its the perfect present for anyone who loves to garden and goes nuts for unusual…
Open Wed, Fri, Sat This Week + Cool Video
Exotica Tropicals will be OPEN Wed, Fri and Saturday this week. 10am – 1:30 pm We will be Closed Thanksgiving Day. Below is one of a great series of plant exploration videos by Stewart McPherson. These are available to view on YouTube and are great entertainment if you like plant and jungle exploration. In…
Variegated Heliconia!
Exotica Tropicals has a limited quantity of this rare variegated Heliconia available now. The leaves produce random patterns, and even the stems are striped. The flower is an orange “torch” type bloom. We’ve got plenty of other oddities growing at the nursery- so stop by and check out the jungle!
Heliconia Red Yellow Gyro in Bloom
Heliconia latispatha ‘Red-Yellow Gyro’ is pumping out the blooms around my pool right now.. this is a really easy to grow Heliconia that seems to never stop producing flowers. This is about the 6th or 7th bloom cycle on my clump this year! Grows to 6-8 feet tall ideally in bright but partial sun….
Some Cool Plants Around The Nursery – OPEN This Week!
Exotica Tropicals is filling up with cool new plants- here are a select few from around the nursery. We are OPEN Wed – thru Saturday 9:30 to 1:30 PM (1 pm on Wed) going forward. Blue Ginger Dichorisandra thyrsiflora In Bloom Now! Nepenthes Carnivorous Pitcher Plants in Hanging Baskets w Plenty of Pitchers …
New Plants! Flamethrower Palms, Red Cloak, Pitcher Plants and More
We just stocked the nursery with some great new plants! We have a limited quantity of RED FLAMETHROWER PALMS in 1 gallon pots approx 4-5 feet tall, showing some deep green trunk. If you haven’t seen a Flamethrower or ‘Red Feather’ palm- they are very beautiful but the real eye catcher is the new fronds…
Open Wednesday – Saturday + Devil’s Trumpet For Halloween
Exotica Tropicals will be open Wednesday – Saturday this week. Operating Hours are: Wednesday 9:30 am – 1:o0 pm Thursday – Friday 9:30 am – 1:30pm We have some blooming Devil’s Trumpet (Datura metel) in stock- just in time for Halloween! Devil’s Trumpet sports a jet black trunk/stem and creepily beautiful deep purple ‘trumpet’ flowers…
OPEN GARDEN TOUR AND SALE – Sept 13 2015
We have a date for the FREE once-a-year Exotica Tropicals Garden Tour in Melbourne Beach. My HOA allows me to have a ‘yard sale’ but once a year and the date for 2015 is Sunday September 13th 2015 from 9:30 am to 1:00 PM IF WEATHER IS BAD, WE WILL RESCHEDULE. The self guided garden…