TN Tropics 🌴

Welcome to TN Tropics — where we grow a tropical look in a temperate climate 🌴

All plants featured on this channel are grown in Zone 7B Tennessee, proving you don’t need a warm climate to create a lush, tropical landscape.

This channel is dedicated to growing tropical plants and palms in colder U.S. zones (6–8), with real-world trials, data, and tips from a Tennessee garden. You’ll find practical guidance, species spotlights, and cold-hardiness insights to help you push the limits of what you can grow.

🌿 What you’ll learn here:
• Cold hardy palm care and performance
• Freeze damage thresholds and recovery
• Tropical-style landscape design for cooler climates
• Plant trials, comparisons, and field observations

🌴 Featured plants include:
Trachycarpus fortunei, Sabal minor, Sabal birmingham, Sabal louisiana, needle palm, and other hardy palms — plus cold-tolerant tropicals like canna lily, Colocasia (elephant ears), hardy hibiscus, bamboo, and more.