Tropical MarginalsLatin NameCommon NameZoneExposureHeightSpread
Bacopa carolinianaLemon Bacopa9Full Sun/Full Shade2-4 in.running
Canna 'Australia'Canna 'Australia', Red8full sun/part shade5-6 ft.2-3 ft.
Canna 'Erebus'Canna 'Erebus', Pink 8full sun/part shade4-6 ft.2-3 ft.
Canna 'Ra'Canna 'Ra', Yellow 8full sun/part shade4-6 ft.2-3 ft.
Canna 'Stuttgart', Canna 'Stuttgart'8full sun/part shade5-7 ft.3-4 ft.
Colocasia esculentaGreen Taro9full sun/part shade2-6 ft.2-4 ft.
Colocasia esculenta 'Fontanesii'Violet Stem Taro9Full Sun/Part Shade2-6 ft.2-4 ft.
Cyperus alternifoliusUmbrella Palm7Full Sun/Part Shade4-6 ft.2 ft.
Cyperus alternifolius 'Gracilis'Dwarf Umbrella Palm7full sun/part shade1-2 ft.12 in.
Cyperus isocladusDwarf Papyrus9full sun/part shade12 in.6-12 in.
Dichromena colorataStar Grass8Full Sun/Part Shade1-2 ft.running
Eleocharis tuberosaWater Chestnut8Full Sun/Part Shade2-3 ft.12 in.
Equisetum diffusumDwarf Ponytail7Part Shade4-8 in.6 in.
Hedychium coronariumWhite Butterfly Ginger7Part Shade/Full Shade4-6 ft.2-4 ft.
Hydrocleys nymphoidesWater Poppy7Full Sun/Part Shadesurfacerunning
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides 'VariegataWater Pennywort 'Crystal Confetti'6Full Sun/Full Shade1 in.running
Rotala rotundifoliaPink Sprite9Full Sun/Part Shade2 in.creeping
Scirpus cernuusFiber Optics Rush7full sun/part shade6-12 in.12-24 in.
Sisyrinchium californicumYellow-Eyed Grass6full sun/part shade4-8 in.6-12 in.
Thalia geniculata f.ruminoides Redstem Thalia8Full Sun/Part Shade2-10 ft.2-6 ft.
Tulbaghia violacea 'Variegata'Society Garlic7Full Sun/Part Shade1-2 ft.1-2 ft.