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hot tropics
memories of growing them.
3. Croton - Just like the
aglaonema, you can purchase
rooted cuttings or liners of
these and have a quick turn in
a smaller pot. Having so many
fall colors in this plant will make
it a great item to extend the
summer sales.
4. Curcuma - Although commonly
grown for outdoors, did you
know that these can last
indoors once in bloom for over
a month?
5. Dieffenbachia - Another great
houseplant with both large and
small varieties that work very
well in the home.
6. Heliconia - This is a plant
that just screams tropical. If
you cannot travel to a tropical
region, bring it to your home
this summer. Plant clumps of
Heliconia choconiana for a
12-week turn in a 1-gallon pot.
7. Neoregelia - There are many
varieties here that will color up
nicely and quickly in a smaller
pot. They make great plants for
indoor and outdoor use.
8. Tropical Perennials - These are
those summer annuals that take
the heat.
a. Coleus (sun varieties)
b. Cuphea
c. Duranta
d. Euryops
e. Evolvulus
f. Lantana
g. Lavandula pinnata
h. Lysimachia
i. Plumbago
j. Ruellia
k. Setcreasea - Purple Queen
l. Strobilanthes
m. Homestead Verbena
9. Tropical Vines - As listed in
my last article, there are many
attractive tropical vines available
for use in baskets and pots.
Look into epipremnum, pictus
and philodendrons.
Feel free to reach out to me for any
growing advice on any of the above
listed crops.
As many companies are struggling
a little financially at the moment,
consider having whatever product
you are thinking of producing done
as a liner at another company so you
can buy the grow time of the liner
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plus normal terms before you
have to pay for the product. If you
work on items that finish relatively
quickly, cash should be much
more manageable in this way.
In conclusion, I want to wish the
best for everyone out there - you,
your family, friends and businesses.
This soon will be behind us and we
will be back filling the world with
joy in plants. Now is no longer the
time to be canceling on what will
be selling in the future; you will
be missing out on a lot of sales
and may potentially lose your
contracts with your customers
to others that were prepared to
supply the plant chain.
Safer at Home should be Safer
and More Beautiful at Home!
Andrew Britten is product development
manager with ForemostCo Inc. He can
be reached at andrewb@foremostco.com
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