Brian Minter: Overwintering outdoor tropicals

Well, we’ve enjoyed the exotic look of tropical plants on our patios all summer, but we are moving closer to the cool nights of autumn … so, now what?
How we overwinter the tropicals we have had outdoors depends on which plants we’re dealing with. My greatest concern is for the most tender ones — those rated zone 9 and 10. Plants like red bananas (Ensete ‘Maurelii’), and colourful foliage tropicals such as philodendrons, dracaenas, tender palms and hibiscus r