Tropical Trees

Widely found in Creole gardens, the ambarella is prized for its crunchy and refreshing fruit. Harvested ripe or still green depending on its use, it is incorporated into many traditional West Indian recipes.

It's hard to miss this plant when it blooms. Its long pink flowers, clustered in bouquets, create the impression of a floral fireworks display in the garden.

Recognizable by its red flowers surrounded by a small hat-shaped calyx, this tropical plant immediately catches the eye in gardens.

A remarkable tropical tree, the calabash tree produces round or elongated fruits used in Antillean crafts and traditions.

An iconic tropical tree, the cacao tree produces the pods containing the cocoa beans used to make chocolate.

An original tropical tree, the Pseudobombax ellipticum impresses with its spectacular flowers in the shape of a very decorative pink pompom.