12-14-2008, 05:40 AM
For fast tropical, the bananas, cannas, gingers and heliconia will fill in areas quickly. Also lilikoi vines will cover a trellis quickly. The gingers and heliconia are somewhat invasive however, so you may want to plant them in areas where they can't escape and cover over everything.
The quickest way is to start with mature plants. Find a grower who will give you a deal on larger plants so you can get a head start on lush growth. The larger plants cost more, though, as well as they are more labor intensive to transplant.
Dracena and sugar cane also grow quickly although they are more spiky looking than lush. Monstera grows pretty quickly and it can either be a low mounding bush or grow up a tree.
If you want a lot of ti plants, bring a truck and we can fill it with cuttings from my back yard. It seems the more that gets cut, the faster it grows. There are also heliconia cuttings, bouganvilla and all sorts of other green growies we can toss in the truck.
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Kurt Wilson
The quickest way is to start with mature plants. Find a grower who will give you a deal on larger plants so you can get a head start on lush growth. The larger plants cost more, though, as well as they are more labor intensive to transplant.
Dracena and sugar cane also grow quickly although they are more spiky looking than lush. Monstera grows pretty quickly and it can either be a low mounding bush or grow up a tree.
If you want a lot of ti plants, bring a truck and we can fill it with cuttings from my back yard. It seems the more that gets cut, the faster it grows. There are also heliconia cuttings, bouganvilla and all sorts of other green growies we can toss in the truck.
Kurt Wilson
Kurt Wilson