Looking for new orleans lady.mine looks like a dead stick.Looking to replace.

Thank you for your generosity This should be an interesting combination. Robert

Such a cute house! Tropicalesque gardens can be very successful in your climate. White bird of paradise is commonly called "Giant bird of paradise." There is one at the corner of my small house and I have a love/hate relationship with it. I love the leaves but only while the stalks are a certain height. Then they get too tall, tending to lean on the house, and I have to saw through the 1-foot thick trunks, which are quite heavy, cut them up and dispose of them. They sucker freely, so there is no end to the problem. And they are a cuss to dig out. So there you go, that's my response. Do not underestimate the power of nature. Maybe try Alocasia or Colocasia for some big leaves in a container? Canna, Hedychium, variegated Alpinia zerumbet, Croton -- so many tropicalesque plants to fill out your little paradise. When working with a small garden, be selective and plan carefully. Use your hardscape choices and any furnishings to set the tropical tone, then you need only small flourishes with plants to complete the scene. Be careful not to overpower your darling house -- it is the star of the show.

Please check out the link below to my post in Landscape Design. Trying to get some ideas. Its pretty much a blank slate right now. Thanks! Want a tropical look for New Orleans home