If there were a beauty pageant for foliage, the Philodendron plowmanii would surely take home the crown. While many Philodendrons are famous for climbing high into the rainforest canopy, the Plowmanii is a "creeper" a terrestrial treasure that crawls across the forest floor, showing off massive, heart-shaped leaves that look like they’ve been sculpted from silver and emerald.

The Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) is the star of your garden, offering vibrant, velvety leaves in rich burgundy and lime-green. Native to Southeast Asia, it is perfectly suited for the heat of Battambang.