What flowers to use?

i plan on redoing my pool area with a hawaii type feel to it...i want to plant some of those exotic flowers, but they will mostley be in the sun all the time...i live in florida so...rain will happen alot and i want them to be easy to maintain...any suggestions or websites would really help as i do not know much about flowers...i dont really want 2 learn, i just want some chill lookin stuff around my pool

What flowers to use?
You should plant BIG(tall too), COLORFUL flowers.





Make a pattern, like red flowers then yellow flowers, then purple flowers, then orange...you know.





Orchids also make a statement in tropical. Get a WIDE VARIETY OF COLORS. That will do it.


http://www.orchids.com/shop/shopGiftBasR...





This website is mostly gifts...


http://hawaiian-tropical-flowers.com/?gc...





-They also say that tube roses fit in with tropical.





-Also, try to plant 1 or 2 palm trees. You can get them at Pike or search online to see where to buy them.





This website should help A LOT!


http://www.alohatropicals.com/flowers.ht...





Here's another website


http://www.theflowerexpert.com/content/a...





Hoped I helped and good luck! *i wish i had a pool in my backyard...
Reply:Hibiscus is great, has large (6-12 inch) blossoms in pink, white, and red, and loves water (the original marsh mallow plant), and grows wild as far north as missouri.





Oleander, pretty, but I think it's poisonous--I wouldn't grow if you plan on having kids or dogs around the pool.





Jasmine--shrub with white, exotic looking, small, VERY FRAGRANT flowers. Comes in a lot of colors, but white is most common.





Mimosa--if you want a tree with pink, fluffy, cotton candy like flowers. Up close, the flowers looks like clumps of 1 1/2 inch long hairs. Also, very fragrant. Leaves are ferny looking.





A nice vining plant is Mandevilla. Mine's blossoms are fuschia, but I think it comes in white and yellow (rare). It doesn't have a strong fragrance. Leaves are dark and glossy. I have one and it's beautiful--one of my favorite tropical viners. Flowers look slightly similar to a morning glory but ends of petals are separate, rather than being a solid edged cup.





Bougainvillea is also a very pretty vining plant. I don't know how it tolerates water lots of water.





California Fan Palm can tolerate wet situations. Definitely not a "flower", but an exotic looking plant.





Personally, I'd find a knowledgeable garden designer if you're planning on buying a lot of exotics. You don't want to spend that kind of money only to find it doesn't work in your area. There is a HUGE difference in what you can grow in N. Fla and S. Fl down in the panhandle. While some plants may tolerate a bit of rain if they have good drainage, wet feet may kill them. Sometimes sales people in garden centers (especially if it's not a big chain) are VERY knowledgeable and won't charge you for their information.
Reply:hibiscus, oleander, croton-all are differing heights and sizes.



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