Tropical Plants for Your Pool Area: Paradise Awaits!

If you have an outdoor swimming pool, then you know the mess surrounding plants can make. Poolside plants create clogged filters that make straining plant material a daily chore. However, many plants create less mess and are suitable for planting around your pool.

What are the Best Poolside plants?

The best decision any homeowner can make is installing a swimming pool. However, depending on the depth, the purpose of the pool will vary.

Planting tropical plants and trees around your pool can create an inviting environment that’ll make your friends and family love your home. However, planting tropical plants around your pool poses several challenges:

· Chlorinated water can splash on the plants. However, this isn’t a huge problem for plants because watering plants with pool water can’t damage the plants.

· Debris. When planting around the pool, plant at least 6 to 8 feet away from the edge of the pool, especially if the plants are low growing. Also, avoid plants with cones or spines, and deciduous trees.

· Consider the plant’s needs. Avoid plants that prefer dry conditions because they’re likely to be splashed a lot.

More About Poolside Plants

When growing plants around your pool remember that leaf litter from plants with large leaves is easier to deal with than those with small leaves. Still, this’ll be a problem if you aren’t vigilant about cleaning the filters. However, if you own a pool service, you won’t mind. Succulent plants are perfect for dressing areas with little debris.

Good plants to plant in your poolside garden include:

· Agave, Aloe, and Yucca are heat lovers that grow well in full sun and they require minimal maintenance.

· Cycads, such as sago palm, and small palms will bring the tropical look to the pool garden.

· Planting cactus species, such as Echinocactus, will add a unique look to your poolside garden. However, plant them far away because their spines can be dangerous.

Poolside plants with low leaf litter include:

· Cascalote

· Mediterranean Fan Palm

· Ironwood

· Mastic tree

· Red Gum tree

· Fruitless Olive

Low profile bushes include:

· Arizona Rosewood

· Buddleia

· calliandra

· Dalea

· Indian Mallow

· Turpentine Bush

Tropical Plants for Poolside Pots and Containers

Growing plants in large containers or pots is one of the best ways to care for plants. This also creates interesting colors and textures all in one pot. However, don’t forget poolside plants will need additional watering because containers or pots dry quickly than pool gardens.

By cascading trailing plants, such as creeping jenny or desert broom, you can create a beautiful environment. You can also mix trailing plants with other unique foliage species, such as:

· Blue Euphoria

· Germander

· Lantana

· Tufted Evening Primrose

· Salvia

· Penstemon

· Verbena

Plants that keep away spiders, include mint, Basil, lavender, and Rosemary. Growing plants is a good technique to control and keep insects away from your home.

Final Thoughts

When growing plants around your swimming pool, remember those plants must be able to withstand high light reflection from the water. Even though the area around the pool is tiled or concrete, either way, it’ll still get hot. Thus, plants will require more watering. The tropical plants you choose to grow should be heat-loving and drought tolerant.

Also, when planting tropical plants around your pool, raise container plants off hot surfaces with saucers or rollers. And make sure there’s enough room in the container for air circulation. Also, the experts at Regal pools recommend using a pebble-based finish to create a natural look for your pool.