Tropical Plants

Plantas tropicales

Vegetables

Vegetales

Food diversity, nutritional food supply, and profitability are the priorities for Florida's growers. For this reason, a number of new vegetable crops are rapidly emerging: there are more than 20 Asian vegetable crops grown across Florida. Due to our favorable climate, these vegetable crops grow well and have high market potential. The fact sheets in this series each provide a general overview of a specific Asian vegetable crop grown in Florida.

Asian Vegetables Emerging in Florida series

Tropical Vegetables

Chayote

Chayota o chayote

Sweet potato

Batata

Amaranth

Amaranto

Luffa

Lufa o calabaza esponja

Okra

Plagas de las okra (insectos)

Hot Peppers

Chinese Cabbage (Bok Choy)

Col o repollo chino (Bok Choy)

Eggplant

Berenjenas 

Sweet Corn

Maíz dulce