by Troy's Tropics | Oct 8, 2026 | All those Flowers
Is Alocasia Easy To Care For? The Alocasia plant care is a moderately easy plant to take care of. This beautiful plant has about 80 species and is native to Asia and certain areas of Australia. There is a wide variety of these species available for you to grow in your... 
by Troy's Tropics | Jan 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
When the humidity breaks and mornings turn crisp, Sarasota gardens wake up again. That’s geranium time—and nobody grows them like Troy’s Tropics. Our benches are packed with vigorous, florist-quality plants selected and grown for Florida’s fall–spring window, so you... by Troy's Tropics | Jan 23, 2026 | Florida-Friendly Plants, Pollinator Gardens, Seasonal Color
Some plants add color. Pentas add life. If your goal is to see butterflies at breakfast and hummingbirds at lunch, start with Penta ‘Graffiti’, Penta ‘Beebright’, and Penta ‘Lucky Star’—three nonstop bloomers that handle Sarasota’s bright winter sun now and keep going... by Troy's Tropics | Jan 16, 2026 | Cool-Season Gardening, Florida-Friendly Plants, Seasonal Picks
January in Sarasota is peak “garden again” season—bright days, cooler nights, and containers begging for color. If you want blooms that stay cheerful from now through spring, reach for vinca (Catharanthus roseus), especially the Cora XDR series we grow on our benches... 
