Craig, Author at Grow Paradise

Albizia julibrissin ‘Summer Chocolate’

Albizia julibrissin ‘Summer Chocolate’, also known as the Chocolate Silk Tree or Mimosa, is a stunning deciduous tree from Asia, particularly Iran to Japan. It’s prized for its unique, fern-like…

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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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Albizia julibrissin ‘Summer Chocolate’

Aloiampelos striatula

Brugmansia × cubensis ‘Charles Grimaldi’

Euphorbia × pasteurii ‘John Phillips’

Boehmeria platyphylla

Clianthus puniceus

Catalpa bignoniodes ‘Aurea’

Canna × ehemanii

Billbergia nutans

Beschorneria yuccoides