tropic plant life are popular because they are often visually interesting and showy . Although they only grow outdoors in quick clime , many tropic plant grow very well as houseplants in cooler climate . Popular tropical houseplant let in both flowering and leafy plants . In some cases , masses mature potted tropical trees as indoor houseplants .

Geography

The tropic are the area between the Tropic of Cancer , at 23 1/2 degree north parallel , and the Tropic of Capricorn , at 23 1/2 degrees south latitude . The equator lean between the two tropics . The area between these two lines receives direct sun most of the twelvemonth and has the least winter - summertime variableness in sunlight amounts .

Types

Many type of tropical plants fly high in full sun . Poinsettias are tropical plants that call for full Sunday . Azaleas grow both in the tropics and in more or less cooler climate and can grow well as pot plants with full sun . The gardenia , a fragrant tropic plant , grows well indoors with full sun and acidic soil . Cyclamen is an anther type of tropical bloom that does unspoilt in full sun .

Considerations

Some tropical plants , like Christmas cactus , do well with full sun in the winter , but full summer Dominicus can make them look sickly and yellowish . Most tropical plant that grow in full sun need loamy soil that run out well and require plenty of water . Water your tropicals when the top 1/4 inch of soil feels wry to the touch . Some tropical plants will not do well if nighttime temperature drop below 60 degrees F , but others , especially plants from cool share of the tropical zone , can survive temperature down to near freeze . How much cold your plant will allow will depend on its specie .

Features

tropic plant that demand full sun often have prominent , green leaves with interesting visual striations and shapes . Many tropical flora have very flimsy barque or plant walls and are very tippy . concord to Radford University , leave of many tropical works , especially those that mature in sun , have " dribble gratuity " that avail to channelize piddle off the leaf during cloggy , tropic rainfall .

Care

tropic works that do well in the sunlight unremarkably need mass of water . Your plant life will in all probability need to be repotted every duet of class . As the roots develop , they replete the pot and displace airwave pockets in the soil that are necessary for plant health . When repotting , you could either remove the works to a larger pot or remove the plant life from the pot and pare back the theme . Trimming the roots will aid keep a little plant life than transplanting to a larger jackpot . When prune the etymon , remove about one - third of the roots .

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