The Tropical Look: An Encyclopedia of Dramatic Landscape Plants

The Tropical Look: An Encyclopedia of Dramatic Landscape Plants by Riffle, Robert Lee. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780881924220.

Meant primarily for gardeners in USDA zones 8–10, The Tropical Look encompasses most of the southern U.S. and the West Coast. This groundbreaking encyclopedia of lush plants will also be useful to gardeners in other zones who are interested in growing tropical-looking plants (as opposed to strictly tropical plants, which cannot endure a frost) as half-hardy, annual, or conservatory plants.