• A variety of evergreen plants are grown in tropical conditions.Evergreen image by Lidka from Fotolia.com
  
  Trees and plants that remain green year-round are considered "evergreens." Although there are a wide variety of evergreen trees and plants, only few can thrive in tropical climates. Tropical evergreens prefer warm temperatures with high exposure to sun. Although they thrive in these warm climates, they also require significant amounts of water. Tropical evergreens vary greatly in terms of size, color and shape.
  
  

Miracle Fruit

• The miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) is a tropical evergreen plant that grows quite slowly. When grown in rich, acidic soils, the trees can grow up to 15 feet tall. They produce large, oval leaves with small areas of rust-colored spotting. The plant also produces small red berries. When consumed, these berries are tasteless. However, they have an interesting ability to change sour flavors into sweet flavors. After eating a berry from the Synsepalum dulcificum, you can bite into a lemon or lime and experience no sourness. To grow the plant indoors, you must be able to reproduce a tropical climate environment. These tropical evergreens cannot survive in cold environments.
  
  

Chinese Hat

• The Chinese hat is a flowering shrub whose name is derived from the shape of its flowers. This tropical evergreen plant produces vibrant blossoms in bold colors of red, orange and yellow. Chinese hat flowers have round, cup-like leaf at the base of the thin, tubular flower. Interestingly, this plant grows as a vine, climbing up other trees or trellises. Unable to handle frost or cold temperatures, the tree prefers warmth, full sun and moderate watering. When these conditions are met, this tropical evergreen blooms all year.
  
  

Cycads

• Cycads are evergreen plants from tropical and subtropical regions, with large feathery leaves. Cycads resemble palm trees in that the leaves cluster around the top of the plant. Approximately 100 species of plants fall within the Cycadophyta division, all of which resemble palm trees. However, unlike palm trees, cycads do not produce flowers or fruits. Instead, their seeds develop into cones. While some cycad species grow to be more than 60 feet tall, other species only grow to a height of 1 foot. Cycads exist primarily in tropical areas of Central America, South America, Australia, Madagascar, Africa, Japan and Florida.