Welcome to the tropics!

The tropical plants in our garden showed a good growth this season. The weather has been ideal for most plants: warm temperatures and abundant sunshine. For some the drought could be a problem, but regular watering helped out. Here is the list of (semi) tropical plants I collect in the garden:
Palm trees:
- Trachycarpus fortunei
- Trachycarpus wagnerianus X fortunei
- Phoenix canariensis
- Washingtonia robusta
- Chamaerops humilis

Climbers:
- Passiflora caerulea
- Passiflora Constance Elliott
- Mandevilla
- Solanum jasminoides
- Trachelospermum Jasminoides
- Actinidia chinensis (Jenny)
- Vitis vinifera (Bianca)
- Akebia quinata
- Campsis tagliabuana 'Mme Galen'
- Thunbergia alata

Succulents:
- Opuntia vulgaris
- Delosperma cooperi
- Delosperma congesta
- Aptenia cordifolia
- Yucca gloriosa 'Variegata'
- Yucca flaccida
- Lewisia cotyledon
- Agave from Mallorca

Divers:
- Acer 'Bloodgood'
- Surinam red pepper
- Olea europea
- Hibiscus syriacus
- Cordyline australis pupurea
- Choisya 'Aztec Pearl'
- Viburnum tinus 'Gwenllian'
- Nerium Oleander
- Canna Indica Tenerife
- Musa 'Dwarf Cavendish'
- Ensete ventricosum Maurelli
- Fargesia murieliae
- Eucomis Bicolor
- Bougainvillea

Here are the results of the summer of 2009:








The plants near the front door are (semi) tropical as well. The Passiflora shows good growth again after being vandalized (cut at the ground by an unknown person) about 10 weeks ago:

No tropical plant, but it does show nice warm colors: