Aloiampelos striatula
Aloiampelos striatula, commonly known as Hardy Aloe or Striped-Leaf Aloe, is native to South Africa’s Eastern Cape mountains. It features slender, arching stems with narrow, dark green leaves edged in…
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Brugmansia × cubensis ‘Charles Grimaldi’
Brugmansia × cubensis ‘Charles Grimaldi’ is a hybrid angel’s trumpet, bred from South American species. It’s renowned for its immense, trumpet-shaped, golden-orange flowers that release a powerful fragrance at dusk.…
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Euphorbia × pasteurii ‘John Phillips’
Euphorbia × pasteurii ‘John Phillips’ is an evergreen hybrid, thought to originate from crosses involving Mediterranean species. It forms a compact, dome-shaped shrub with glossy, dark green leaves and yellow-green…
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Boehmeria platyphylla
Boehmeria platyphylla is a perennial plant native to East Asia, including Japan, China, and Korea. It features broad, heart-shaped green leaves with a slightly serrated edge and a soft texture.…
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Clianthus puniceus
Clianthus puniceus, commonly called the New Zealand parrot’s beak or kaka beak, is native to New Zealand. It is celebrated for its cascading clusters of brilliant scarlet, parrot-shaped flowers and…
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Catalpa bignoniodes ‘Aurea’
Catalpa bignonioides ‘Aurea’, commonly known as the Golden Indian Bean Tree, is a striking cultivar of the southern catalpa native to the southeastern United States. It’s prized for its large,…
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Canna × ehemanii
Canna × ehemanii is a hybrid canna originating from South American species, valued for its cascading pink flowers and large tropical foliage. It thrives in sunny, sheltered garden beds or…
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Billbergia nutans
Billbergia nutans, commonly known as the Queen’s Tears, is an epiphytic bromeliad native to Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. It thrives in humid forests, growing on trees or rocky outcrops. Its…
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Beschorneria yuccoides
The Mexican Lily, or Beschorneria yuccoides, is a succulent perennial native to the canyons and ravines of Mexico’s pine-oak forests. It forms a basal rosette of soft, glaucous, sword-shaped leaves.…
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Begonia grandis subs. evansiana var. Alba
This hardy Begonia is a tuberous perennial, native to Southern China and Japan. It features large, olive-green, heart-shaped leaves, red on the underside. Nodding clusters of delicate white to pale…
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