I promised to post what are, in my experience, the 30 best plants for creating a colorful tropical foliage garden.  If you have a reasonably large garden you can team these plants with palms and/or other suitable trees to create a tropical effect – but if all you have is a small garden or courtyard then the plants on this list will light up your life with a touch of true jungle romance.  They are:

 

Acalypha

Alocasia

Begonia

Cordyline

Croton

Ctenanthe

Dracaena

Graptophyllum

Polyscias

Schefflera

Aglaeonema

Calathea

Coleus

Iresine

Maranta

Philodendron

Poinsettia

Pseuderanthemum

Spathiphyllum

Strobilanthes

Altern anethera

Anthurium

Aspidistra

Bromeliad

Dieffenbachia

Peperomia

Caladium

Syngonium

Pilea