Plant Search » List of Hardy Subtropical Plants
Melinus nerviglumis 'Pink Crystal' is the tender ornamental ruby grass with airy pink to creamy seed heads and blue foliage.
Michelia (Magnolia) doltsopa 'Fairy White' is a compact evergreen magnolia with fragrant white flowers from early to late spring.
Mitraria coccinea has firey orange flowers and evergreen foliage on red stems perfect for the shadier parts of the garden.
Musa acuminata 'Ice Cream'/'Blue Java' is a fruit bearing banana tree producing bananas that melt in your mouth like ice cream!
Musa acuminata Kokopo' is a cool short-season banana that is quick to produce its orange fleshed fruit. Great for cool climates.
Musa 'Lacatan' is an edible banana that is a cold tolerant with red flowers and medium-small sized delicious fruit.
Musa basjoo, the hardy japanese fibre banana, is reportedly ground hardy to zone 5 (but don’t tell anyone in Ontario!).
Musa laterita is a hardy dwarf banana notable for its upright growth habit and bold red flowering bracts.
Musa sikkimensis 'Bengal Tiger' is a dramatic hardy banana with great burgundy stripes and a burgundy flush below.
Musa thomsonii is an edible and ornamental banana tree that is cold-tolerant. It has sweet yellow seedy fruit.
Musa laterita is a unique banana variety with hot pink, fuzzy flowers and pink bananas. Fruit is edible and contains seeds.
Musa x paradisiaca is a tender, edible banana plant with yellow flowers and purple bracts and very large paddle-shape leaves.
Musa 'Chini Champa' is an edible and ornamental, cold tolerant banana with red flowers and small delicious fruit.
Musa 'Double'/'Mahoi' is a sport 'Dwarf Cavendish' famous for its ability to produce two heads of fruit instead of just one!
Musa 'Jazhi' produces large fruit with a mild sweetness and a touch of refreshing sour with good fragrance.
Musa 'Malbhog' is an edible and ornamental, somewhat frost tolerant banana tree with tasty, fragrant fruit.
Musella lasiocarpa, the golden lotus banana, is an ornamental with large, blue-green leaves dramatic flowers.
Myosotidium hortensia is an exceedingly rare species in horticulture and in the wild. Known as the Chatham Islands forget-me-not.
Neomarica 'Regina' is an exquisite iris relative with lush foliage and delicately detailed flowers.
Nerine bowdenii 'Alba' has pure icy white petals with just a hint pink blooming in fall.
Nerium 'Dwarf Pink Ice' is a dwarf oleander with clusters of tropical-looking, baby pink, tubular and whorled flowers in summer.
Olea europaea 'Arbequina' is a popular Spanish olive variety that offers delicious fruit and oil.
Olea europaea 'Arbosana' makes for an excellent table olive or a rich, fruity, delectable oil with a lovely mild flavour.
Olea europaea Black Pearl produces abundant crops of flavourful, early-ripening fruit that will turn jet black on the tree.
Olea europaea Bountiful has very good cold hardiness in zone 8 and produces abundant crops of flavourful, early-ripening fruit.