Caldwell Nursery and Botanic Gardens
2436 Band Road, Rosenberg, Texas 77471, Ph: 281-342-4016

Collector Plants - Page 3

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Haemaria discolor - Jewel Orchid
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Common Name: Jewel Orchid
Botanical Name: Haemaria discolor
Family: Orchidaceae
Origin: Malaysia, Indonesia and Burma
Hardiness: USDA Zone 11

1

6 Inch Pot

$19.95

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Rare

Comments: An orchid often grown for it's beautiful velvety; deep maroon leaves with red veins that run parallel to the center foliage. Flowers are white or cream color and cluster along a tall inflorescence. Jewel orchids are compact, clumping, upright, semi-vining terrestrial plants growing to about a foot tall and wide. Flowering usually occurs from November to January. This unusual orchid is easy to grow. Be careful not to over water and keep your orchid in bright indirect light with above 40 degrees minimum temperature.

Helianthus argophyllus - Flower

Helianthus argophyllus - Silver Leaves
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Common Name: Silver Leaf Sunflower
Latin Name: Helianthus argophyllus
Family: Asteraceae
Zone: 8-10

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1 gallon pot

$10.00

Info: Unusual native Texas sunflower with soft downy silver colored leaves. Blooms in the fall.

Give this annual plenty of room and full sun. With adequate moisture and rich soil this sunflower can grow quite large. Pinching back early helps keep the plant smaller and bushier.

This is a draught tolerant sunflower and with less water its leaves are softer and more velvet like.

Masses of yellow flowers in the fall soon make seeds that attract finches and other seed eating birds.


Licorice Plant
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Common Name: Licorice Helichrysum
Latin Name: Helichrysum petiolare
Family: Asteraceae
Zone: 9b - 11

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1 gallon size

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Info: Drought tolerant South African small shrub with gray-green leaves. Tolerated poor soils, grows best in full sun to part shade. Keep on the dry side.

Fiji Island Hibiscus
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Common Name: Fiji Island Hibiscus
Latin Name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Fiji Island'
Family: Malvaceae
Zone: 9-11

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1 gallon pot

Was $15.00

March 24, 2010
Out of Stock

 

Info: Grows to 10 feet tall with 5 inch wide pink flowers with cranberry centers. Prolific bloomer, hard to find.


Holmskioldia sanguinea Red-Chinamans Hat Red
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Common Name: Red Chinaman's Hat, Cup and Saucer, Parasol Flower
Latin Name: Holmskioldia sanguinea
Family: Verbenaceae
Zone: 9b-11

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1 gallon pot

Was $15.00

June 2010 -Out of Stock

Info: Rare! Unique flowers are the main interest of this scrambling shrub. Flowers backed by a broad, circular calyx, appear in dense terminal clusters throughout the summer and fall seasons. Growth is almost vine like and regular pruning helps keep a more bushy appearance. Grow in full sun to partial shade.

Holmskioldia sanguinea 'Yellow'
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Common Name: Yellow Chinaman's Hat, Cup and Saucer, Parasol Flower
Latin Name: Holmskioldia sanguinea
Family: Verbenaceae
Zone: 9b-11

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1 gallon pot

$15.00

 

Info: Rare! Unique flowers are the main interest of this scrambling shrub. Flowers backed by a broad, circular calyx, appear in dense terminal clusters throughout the summer and fall seasons. Growth is almost vine like and regular pruning helps keep a more bushy appearance. Grow in full sun to partial shade.

Holmskioldia tettensis
Common Name: Pink Chinaman's Hat, Cup and Saucer, Parasol Flower
Botanical Name: Holmskioldia tettensis
Family: Verbenaceae
Origin: Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Hardiness: USDA Zone 9b-11

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1 gallon pot

$15.00

Comments: Native to South Africa, Pink Chinaman's Hat really has blue flowers. The pink part is the persistent calyx surrounding the original flower. It lasts long after the original flower falls. The plant is an easy to grow small shrub to 7 or 8 feet tall. Prolific flowers are attractive to butterflies.

Ilex dimorphophylla
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Common Name: Okinawa Holly
Botanical Name: Ilex dimorphophylla
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Origin: Okinawa - Ryukyu Islands
Hardiness: USDA Zone 9-10

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1 gallon pot

$15.00

Rare

Comments: Okinawa Holly is a compact evergreen shrub growing to 4 feet tall and wide. Leaves are glossy and tiny. Flowers are white followed by bright red berries in fall and winter. Often used as a bonsai plant. Also makes a good hedge, container plant, or specimen plant. The plant requires constant moisture and a rich well drained soil. Prefers full sun for dense compact shape. Protect from frost and freezing.

Iochroma-Indigo
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Common Name: Iochroma
Latin Name: Iochroma cyaneum ' Indigo'
Family: Solanaceae

Zone: 9b-up

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1 gallon pot

$10.00

 

A relative of the Brugmansia's, Iochroma's are a soft-stemmed, brittle-wooded, well-branched shrub reaching that reaches about 5’ in height. Inflorescence's are auxiliary umbels on new wood, 5 to 20 flowered. The flowers are tubular, several inches long, and very showy. Native to Ecuador at 3200-7000 feet, they are surprisingly adapted to sea level culture here on the Gulf Coast. Do protect from frost and freezing temps.

Iochroma's are not common in collections. We also offer limited quantities of Wine and Scarlet colors.


Ixora odorata
Common Name: Fragrant Ixora
Botanical Name: Ixora odorata
Family: Rubiaceae
Origin: Madagascar
Hardiness: USDA Zone 10

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1 gallon pot

$15.00

Unusual and RARE !

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Comments: Unusual fragrant Ixora with large flower clusters 8-10 inches across !  Can grow in full sun to shade making it ideal for a shady porch or bright interior plant. Fragrant Ixora blooms repeatedly throughout the growing season. Our plants have pleasantly scented white flower sand large glossy evergreen leaves.

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Common Name: Thai Snow Variegated Ixora
Latin Name: Ixora 'Thai Snow'
Family: Rubiaceae
Zone: 10

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1 gallon pot

$15.00

 

Info: Leaves heavily variegated with cream white

Jatropha-integerrima-pink
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Common Name: Pink Jatropha
Latin Name: Jatropha integerrima 'Pink'
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Zone: 9b-10

 

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1 gallon pot

$10.00

 

Small shrub native to Cuba Blooms year round especially in hotter months with clusters of reddish pink flowers. Like many Jatropha's, seeds and plant is toxic so take note when placing plants in the garden. Keep soil moist but not wet. Good container plant.


Jatropha podagrica
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Common Name: Buddha Belly Plant, Gout Plant
Latin Name: Jatropha podagrica
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Zone: 10 - 11

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1 gallon pot

$10.00

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Info: Small pot bellied shrub native to Central America has deeply lobed large leaves and clusters of bright scarlet-orange flowers during summer months. Prefers bright sunny dry and hot conditions. Looses leaves in winter but flowers often remain. Does well as a potted specimen plant. Attractive to butterflies.

Juanulloa-mexicana
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Common Name: Gold Finger
Latin Name: Juanulloa mexicana
Family: Solanaceae
Zone: 10

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1 gallon pot

$15.00

 

In the Solanum (Tomato) Family, Gold Finger is a vineing shrub from Central and South America. It likes full sun and blooms as long as the weather is warm. Flowers are plentiful and each only lasts a couple of days but the colorful calyxes last for weeks. This is an easy to grow, showy tropical that you'll enjoy adding to your collection. Tender, protect from frost. Rare

Kalanchoe thyrsiflora
Common Name: Flapjack Kalanchoe, Desert Cabbage
Botanical Name: Kalanchoe thyrsiflora
Family: Crassulaceae
Origin: South Africa (Cape Province)
Hardiness: USDA Zone 9b-12

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6 inch pot

$24.95

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Comments: Huge colorful tricolor 'cabbage head' shaped Kalanchoes will make a stunning addition to your succulent collection or colorful holiday plant gift this holiday season. Flapjack Kalanchoe grows best in light shade. Keep on the dry side in winter. Best color develops when grown in nearly full sunlight.

Kerria japonica
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Common Name: Variegated Japanese Kerria
Latin Name: Kerria japonica 'Picta'
Family: Rosaceae
Zone: 4-9

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1 gallon pot

$7.95

 

Good plant for shade gardens. Japanese Kerria is a small shrub native to Japan with light gray green leaves variegated with white markings along the edges. Flowers are single and bright yellow in color. The plant is winter hardy and deciduous in our area.

Lagerstroemia speciosa flower
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Queen Crepe Myrtle Leaves
Leaves

Common Name: - Queen's Crepe Myrtle
Latin Name: Lagerstroemia speciosa
Family: Lythraceae
Zone: 10-11

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1 gallon pot

$10.00

 

Info: Medium size tropical tree with large crinkled pink to purple flowers, needs a well drained soil and moderate water. Deciduous in winter. Leaves turn bright red before falling. Flowers are much larger than our regular Crepe Myrtle Lagerstroemia indica and they are exceptionally showy.

Lantana camara var hybrida
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Common Name: Variegated Lantana
Latin Name: Lantana camara var. hybrida
Family: Verbenaceae
Zone: 9b - 11

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1 gallon pot

$7.95

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Info: Pink and yellow flowers with cream and green variegated foliage.

Lavatera bicolor
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Common Name: Bush Mallow
Latin Name: Lavatera aff maritima 'Bicolor'
Family: Malvaceae
Zone: 7-10

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1 gallon pot

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Info: Bush Mallow is a small evergreen hardy shrub 5 to 6 feet tall with gray-green leaves and prolific 2½ inch diameter lavender and purple flowers. Prefers full sun to partial shade, is drought tolerant and has few pests. Bloom period last from early summer until late fall. This hardy mallow is a garden variety with parents native to the Mediterranean. It is relatively unknown and underused along the Gulf Coast and surely deserves more attention.

 

henna
Common Name: Henna
Botanical Name:
Lawsonia inermis
Family: Lythraceae
Origin: Africa, southern Asia, northern Australasia
Hardiness: best above 50 degress F

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2 gallon pot

$15.00

Comments: Henna is a tall shrub or small tree with spine tipped branchlets and very fragrant flowers. The leaves are used as a dye.

 

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Common Name: Leptodermis
Botanical Name:
Leptodermis oblonga
Hardiness:

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1 gallon pot

$15.00

Comments: small shrub to 2' takes sun, cold hardy and blooms lovely fragrant violet flowers from spring till frost. Low, mounding growth habit.

Leucophyllum frutescens alba
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Leucophyllum frutescens alba
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Common Name: White Texas Sage
Latin Name: Leucophyllum frutescens 'alba'
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Zone: 7-10

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5 gallon pot

Was $10.00

 

Info: A tough drought tolerant plant slowly growing to about 5 feet tall with silver white leaves and white flowers in humid summer weather. Texas Sage likes well drained relatively dry soil and full sun to bloom best. Little fertilizer or watering is needed and it makes a good low maintenance plant for hedges, full sun potted patio plants, and foundation plantings.

 

 


Leucosceptrum japonicum variegatum
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Common Name: Japanese Shrub Mint
Latin Name: Leucosceptrum japonicum 'Variegatum'
Family: Lamiaceae
Zone: 5-9

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1 gallon pot

Was $7.95

September 8 2009

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Info: Little known woodland perennial from the mountains of Japan. Showy spikes of light yellow flowers on two foot stems in the fall. Some variegation in the matte-green leaves. Grow in light shade with morning sun.


Lilium longiflorum 'Casa Rosa' (Hybrid Easter lily)
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Common Name: Pink Easter Lily
Latin Name: Lilium longiflorum 'Casa Rosa' (Hybrid Easter lily)
Family: Liliaceae
Zone: 7-10

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1 gallon pot

$15.00

 

Info: Beautiful pink delicately scented lily blooms late spring with muted pink blooms. Grows 3 feet tall and multiplies over time. Large flowers, easy to grow, and makes an outstanding feature for a large patio container and are great as taller plants in a border garden.

Livistona saribus
Common Name: Taraw Palm (Black form)
Latin Name: Livistona saribus
Family: Palmae/Arecaceae (palm family)
Zone: 9+

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7 gallon pot

$35.00

 

A tall fan palm from S.E. Asia with red/orange, heavily armed petioles. It has large clusters of bright blue fruit and huge hooked spines. It is most ornamental because of the spines.

Lonicera japonica 'Aureoreticulata' - Gold Net Honeysuckle
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Common Name: Gold Net Honeysuckle
Latin Name: Lonicera japonica 'Aureoreticulata'
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Zone: 4 - 10

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1 gallon pot

$7.95

 

Info: Evergreen vine with fragrant white to creamy yellow flowers blooming best in full sun. Leaves are variegated with yellow veins. Flowers are attractive to bees and butterflies. This variety is not as rampant as regular honeysuckle and makes an attractive accent in the garden..

Lotus berthelotii - Parrots Beak
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Common Name: Parrot's Beak
Latin Name: Lotus berthelotii
Family: Fabaceae
Zone: 8b - 11

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1 gallon pot

was $7.95

 

Info: Lotus berthelotii is a perennial plant native to the Canary Islands. In the wild it is extinct or almost so as it was pollinated by birds that are also now extinct in the Canaries. Flowers are pea-like and come in shades of red, yellow, and orange. It has needle like foliage covered with fine silvery hairs. It is a creeping ground cover spreading to 3 feet in full sun.

Lychnis coronaria 'Gardener's World'
Common Name: Rose Campion
Latin Name: Lychnis coronaria 'Gardener's World'
Family: Caryophyllaceae (The Pink Family)
Zone: 4 - 9

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1 gallon pot

$7.95

 

Info: Lots of bright double red 1½ inch blooms atop a low rosette of fuzzy silver leaves, great for cut flowers. Blooms resemble miniature carnations, contrasting beautifully with silvery, wooly foliage on erect stems. Good drainage is essential for successful over wintering.

Lysimachia-congestiflora-'Persian-Chocolate'

Common Name: Persian Chocolate Moneywort, Creeping Jenny
Latin Name: Lysimachia congestiflora 'Persian Chocolate'
Family: Primulaceae
Zone: 5-9

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4.5 inch pot

$3.00

Currently Sold Out

 

Info: Semi-evergreen perennial groundcover with small foliage forming an attractive carpet of chocolate hewed foliage blooming with lush yellow flowers in late spring.

Chocolate Chip Manfreda
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Common Name: Chocolate Chip Manfreda
Latin Name: Manfreda undulata 'Chocolate Chips'
Family: Agavaceae
Zone: 8-11

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1 gallon pot

$25.00

 

Info: Rare cultivar developed by Yucca Do with dark brown chocolate spots and ultra wavy leaf edges. Overall height is only 4 inches tall with leaves about one foot long. Flower spikes can grow to 4 or 5 feet tall ! Grows best in full sun.

Manfreda variegata 'Macho Mocha'
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Common Name: 'Macho Mocha' Manfreda
Latin Name: Manfreda variegata 'Macho Mocha'
Family: Agavaceae
Zone: 8-11

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2 gallon pot

$25.00

 

A giant Manfreda grows 12 inches high and 36 inches wide. Huge succulent leaves washed in lavender with a peppering of chocolate-brown spots.

Plant pictured is from our current selection for sale.


Manihot-esculenta-leaf
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Manihot-esculenta
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Common Name: Variegated Tapioca
Latin Name: Manihot esculenta
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Zone: 10

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1 gallon pot

$15.00

 

 

A small tropical shrub with bold leaf variegation and bright pink leaf stems. Grows to about 4 to 6 feet tall and makes a striking potted patio plant or accent in the garden. Must be protected in freezing weather, otherwise easy to grow. Likes full sun or light shade, regular watering, and monthly fertilizing.

Manihot-grahamii
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Common Name: Hardy Tapioca Tree
Latin Name: Manihot grahamii
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Zone: 8-10

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1 gallon pot

$10.00

 

From South America, this is a small tropical tree that is hardy along the Gulf Coast. Grows to about 15 feet tall with beautiful palmate leaves reminiscent of a Schefflera leaf. Fast growing, makes a wonderful shade tree for patio or garden. Deciduous in winter. Prune back branches in winter to keep shape compact the following year.


Medinilla myriantha
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Common Name:
Latin Name: Medinilla myriantha
Family: Melastomataceae
Zone: 10-11

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1 gallon pot $12.00

5 gallon
$25.00

One of the most spectacular flowering houseplants available! Eighteen inch long clusters of bright pink flowers hang down from stems of lush tropical leafs. Medinilla likes bright shade, high humidity, and warm temperatures.

Medinilla is a high altitude rain forest plant from the Philippines. In it's native habitat it is an erect shrub to 6 feet tall. It likes bright light and excellent drainage. Minimum night temperatures should be above 65 degrees. Flowering during most of our warm season, Medinilla is an excellent tropical specimen for greenhouse and potted plant culture.

 


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Common Name: Mount Kinabalu Medinilla
Latin Name: Medinilla speciosa 'Kinabalu'
Family: Melastomataceae
Zone: 10-11

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1 gallon pot

$12.00

Info: Overall a smaller plant than Medinilla myriantha. Native to Mount Kinabalu in Borneo

Medinilla magnifica
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Medinilla magnifica in flower
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Common Name: Showy Medinilla, Magnificent Medinilla
Latin Name: Medinilla magnifica
Family: Melastomataceae
Zone: 10-11

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Very Rare

1 gallon pot

$15

 

Info: Even more beautiful than M. myriantha. Clusters of bright pink flowers with large pink bracts at base of flower stems.

Medinilla's are epiphytes, often growing in trees. Provide a very well drained soil mix and do not expose M. magnifica to temperatures below 50. Does well by a bright interior window in winter.


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Common Name: Orange Spike Medinilla
Latin Name: Medinilla scortechenii
Family: Melastomataceae
Zone: 10-11

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Very Rare

1 gallon pot

$15

Info: Native to the Philippines, small 2 foot tall tropical epiphytic shrub blooming almost constantly, entire inflorescence is bright orange. Grow in an acid epiphyte. soil mix in bright indirect light.

Michelia champaca 'alba'
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Common Name: The Joy Perfume Tree
Latin Name: Michelia champaca 'alba'
Family: Magnoliceae
Zone: 10

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5 gallon size, big potted plants

$125

 

Arguably one of the finest fragrances of any flower. Joy Perfume is derived from the essential oils of this lovely flower. Does well in a large container, must be protected in freezing weather. Blooms throughout the year.



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Common Name: Gold Bar Dwarf Miscanthus
Latin Name: Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold Bar'
Family: Poaceae
Zone: 5-9

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1 gallon pot

$7.95

 

Info: A show-stopper with dense dramatic gold striping from the base of the grass to its top. Exceptionally upright and compact in habit. Burgundy inflorescence's appear just above the blades in the fall. Great for mixed borders and containers.

Micromeria fruticosa--Zuta Levana
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Common Name: Zuta Levana, Tea Hyssop
Latin Name: Micromeria fruticosa
Family: Lamiaceae
Zone: 7-10

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4 ½ inch pot

$3.00

 

RARE

Info: Native to S.E. Europe and Western Asia, very aromatic with a fresh invigorating minty-marjoram flavor and aroma. Leaves boiled in water make a medicinal tea. Delicious as a burst of flavor in salads or on toasted bread with olive oil. Small bluish-white flowers throughout the growing season. Does well in containers or in the garden. Provide full sun and good drainage.

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Common Name: Noni
Botanical Name: Morinda citrifolia
Family: Rubiaceae
Origin: Southeast Asia
Hardiness: USDA Zone 9b-11

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1 gallon pot

$10.00

Limited Availability

Comments: A small, flowering shrub native to the Pacific islands, Polynesia, Asia, and Australia. It grows to a height of up to 10 feet high, and the leaves are dark green and oval shaped. The flower heads grow to become mature yellow fruit that have a strong odor.

Noni is thought by many to have positive health benefits in both preventing and treating a wide range of illnesses.


Unryu Contorted Mulberry
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Common Name: Unryu Contorted Mulberry
Latin Name: Morus australis
Family: Moraceae
Zone: 6-9

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1 gallon pot

$12.00

 

Info: Deciduous small tree growing 15 to 30 feet tall with curious twisted corkscrew branches.

Contorted mulberry is a self-fertile,fruit bearing type with unusual twisted branches that resembles Harry Lauder walking stick tree. Excellent for birds,bees and butterflies!


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Common Name: 'Illinois Everbearing' Mulberry
Botanical Name: Morus rubra X Morus alba
Family: Moraceae
Origin: Hybrid
Hardiness: 6-10

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1 gallon pot

$10.00

Comments: Originated in White County, Illinois. Introduced in 1958. Black, nearly seedless fruit large and very long, averaging 12 per ounce. Flavor good to very good, very sweet, considered best by by many. Matures over a long season. Tree vigorous and somewhat dwarfed to 35 feet, extremely hardy and productive.

 

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Common Name: Margarita Banana
Botanical Name:
Musa cv. 'Magarita'
Family: Musaceae
Origin:
Hardiness:

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2 gallon pot

$15.00

Comments: Chartreuse foliage on a moderate size banana provides a striking, colorful, tropical look.
Truly Tiny Banana
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Common Name: Truly Tiny Banana
Latin Name: Musa cv. 'Truly Tiny'
Family: Musaceae
Zone: 9-11

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1 gallon pot

$12.00

 

Info: Compact 2 foot tall Dwarf Cavendish type banana with red blotching on leaves. This rare new banana introduction stays small and makes a great ground cover or potted plant. Keep it well watered and grow in full to partial sun. Fertilize regularly. Small bananas are edible.

Pink Mussaenda
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Common Name: Pink/Red Mussaenda
Latin Name: Mussaenda
Family: Rubiaceae
Zone: 10

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1 gallon pot

$15.00


Limited Quantity

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Common Name: Red Mussaenda
Latin Name: Mussaenda
Family: Rubiaceae
Zone: 10

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1 gallon pot

$15.00

 

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Myrcianthes fragrans - Dwarf Simpson's Stopper
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Common Name: Dwarf Simpson's Stopper
Latin Name: Myrcianthes fragrans
Family: Myrtaceae
Zone: 9b-11

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1 gallon pot

$12

 

Info: Florida native evergreen shrub grows 2 to 3 feet tall, is drought tolerant. fragrant and attracts many species of birds. Leaves fragrant like Eucalyptus, flowers fragrant, white and blooming most of the growing season. Bark reddish brown and smooth. Keep soil moist.

Nepenthes alata
Common Name: Tropical Pitcher Plant
Latin Name: Nepenthes alata
Family: Nepenthaceae
Zone: 10

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1 gallon pot

$10.00

 

A species of pitcher plant native to the Philippines. It is one of the easiest and most popular Nepenthes species in cultivation.

Nierembergia gracilis 'Starry Eyes'
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Common Name: Starry Eyes Nierembergia
Latin Name: Nierembergia gracilis 'Starry Eyes'
Family: Solanaceae
Zone: 7b-9

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1 gallon pot

$7.95

Info: A Yucca-Do discovery from Argentina, this native heat tolerant Nierembergia will bloom all summer with profuse light lavender flowers. Grows to about 10 inches tall and 18 inches wide.


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Common Name: Bishop's Balls
Botanical Name: Ochrosia elliptica
Family: Apocynaceae
Origin:
Hardiness:

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1 gallon pot

$15

Comments: dark shiny,leathery foliage with white flower and red fruit. Interesting large shrub or small tree

Mission Olive
Common Name: Mission Olive Tree
Latin Name: Olea europea 'Mission'
Family: Oleaceae
Zone: 8b-10

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April 16, 2009

Fresh Plants in stock!

1 gallon pot

$15

Info: A medium size dual purpose olive easily hardy to 15 degrees and drought tolerant once established. Originally introduced into the United States by way of Mexico in 1769 it was first established by Franciscan priests at a Spanish Mission in San Diego. Fruit can be used green or when when black and ripe. Fully ripened fruit contains about 22 percent olive oil. Mission is a favored variety.

Olea europea 'Arbequina'
Common Name: True Olive Tree
Latin Name: Olea europea 'Arbequina'
Family: Oleaceae
Zone: 8b-10

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April 16, 2009

Fresh Plants in stock!

1 gallon pot

$15

 

Info: Small evergreen tree from the Mediterranean Basin grows 15-20 feet. Produces delicious high quality olives.

Operculicarya decaryi
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Operculicarya decaryi trunk
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Common Name: Jabily
Latin Name: Operculicarya decaryi
Family: Anacardiaceae
Zone: 10b

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8 inch pot

$35

 

Info: A small deciduous tropical tree from Southwestern Madagascar suitable for container growing as a bonsai. Grow in full sun to light shade. Tiny flowers are usually red. Trunk bark is rough and picturesque even on small plants. Protect from any frost.

Ophiopogon-planiscapus-'nigrescens'-Black-Monkey-Grass
Common Name: Black Mondo Grass
Botanical Name: Ophiopogon planiscapus 'nigrescens'
Family: Ruscaceae
Origin: Japan (Asia)
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5-9

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1 gallon pot

$10

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October 2009

Comments: Black Mondo Grass is an evergreen perennial that makes a great groundcover. Fresh foot long narrow leaves start out green but quickly turn black black black. Plants spread by underground stolons with thick fleshy roots. Flowering is in the fall with fragrant purple-pink flowers followed by shiny black berries. Wonderful conversation plant and a great background for colorful accent plants.

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Common Name: Ruby Glow Passion Flower
Botanical Name: Passiflora alata 'Ruby Glow'
Family: Passifloraceae
Hardiness: USDA Zone 9

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Fresh Plants in stock!

1 gallon pot

$15.00

Comments: Beautiful fall blooming vine from South America with flowers up to 5 inches in diameter. Grow in full sun, average watering.


Pelargonium x peltatum 'Crocodile'
Common Name: 'Crocodile' - Ivy Geranium
Latin Name: Pelargonium x peltatum 'Crocodile'
Family: Geraniaceae
Zone: 9+

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2009-05-27 Currently Out of Stock

1 gallon pot

$7.95

 

Info: A trailing Geranium with single pink flowers accented with a magenta eye. The green leaves, which appear to be covered with a fine yellow mesh, provide excellent contrast to the colorful flowers. Makes an excellent container plant.

Blooms throughout the summer. Plant in sun or partial shade. Prefers a well drained soil and grows to about 12 inches tall. Space 12 to 18 inches apart.


Pellionia pulchra
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Common Name: Satin Pellionia
Botanical Name: Pellionia pulchra
Family: Urticaceae
Origin: Vietnam to Malaysia and Burma
Hardiness: USDA Zone 10

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1 gallon pot

$7.95

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Comments: As a trailing indoor plant for basket or terrariums, Satin Pellionia excels. It has showy leaves with dark veins on an olive-green background and purple undersides. Pellionia likes humidity and warmth, bright indirect light and moist but not wet soil. It is an easy to grow plant often used as a ground cover in tropical climates. Protect from frost and freezing. Keep dry in winter.

Pentas lanceolata
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Common Name: Variegated Pentas
Latin Name: Pentas lanceolata
Family: Rubiaceae
Zone: 8 - 11

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4 ½ inch pot

$3.00

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Info: Easy to grow perennial flowering throughout the growing season. Pentas are attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies; this cultivar has the additional feature of variegated leaves. Blooms best in full sun with average to moist conditions.Will also flower under shady conditions, just not as prolifically.

Pereskia grandifolia variegated
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Common Name: Variegated Rose Cactus
Latin Name: Pereskia grandifolia variegated
Family: Cactaceae
Zone: 10

1

1 gallon size

$7.95

 

An unusual cactus with leaves! And variegated ones at that. This small shrubby cactus originates in Brazil. It has beautiful pink wild rose like flowers and large thorns on the mature plants.

Nong Nooch Vine
Common Name: Nong Nooch Vine
Latin Name: Petraeovitex bambusetorum
Family: Verbenaceae
Zone: 10 up

1

1 gallon pot

$10

Sold out

Info: This small tropical vine native to Thailand flowers from spring until fall with many one to two ft clusters of yellow flowers. Easy to cultivate, unusual and much sought after tropical makes an excellent container plant for patio or bright window area. Minimum temperature should be kept above 50 degrees.

Petrea Vine in flower
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Common Name: Sandpaper Vine, Queen's Wreath, Bluebird Vine
Latin Name: Petrea volubilis
Family: Verbenaceae
Zone: 9b to 10

1

1 gallon size

Blue or White

$ 15.00

 

Sandpaper Vine can grow to 40 feet tall or be trained into a small shrub. Flowers in clusters up to 1 foot long, the flowers are dark blue and last a few days, but the blue calices last for weeks. This vine likes plenty of mulch and an acid fertilizer if your soil is alkaline. Blooms heavily in late spring and sporadically throughout the growing season. Give direct sun or bright filtered light, medium to high humidity. Native to Mexico and Central America.

We also offer the rare white cultivar - Petrea volubilis 'Albiflora'
same price!


Pimenta dioica - Allspice
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Common Name: Allspice Tree
Latin Name: Pimenta dioica
Family: Myrtaceae
Zone: 10

1

1 gallon pot

$12.00

 

Allspice is a small tropical tree native to Jamaica in the Caribbean Islands. The dried immature fruit is ground to make allspice used to flavor meats, vegetables and desserts. Crushed leaves and berries smell like a mix of cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Full sun, well drained soil, protect from freezing.


Piper magnificum - Lacquered Pepper Tree
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Common Name: Lacquered Pepper Tree
Latin Name: Piper magnificum
Family: Piperaceae
Zone: 10 - 11

1

1 gallon pot

$10.00

Rare

 

Info: An exceptionally beautiful tropical shrub, makes a good potted plant. Leaves are thick and glossy, beautifully corrugated with winged stems and a plastic-like appearance. The undersides of the leaves are a rusty red color. This unusual and rare in collections plant is native to tropical South America.

Plectranthus tomentosa - Vick's Plant
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Common Name: Vick's Plant
Latin Name: Plectranthus tomentosa
Family: Lamiaceae
Zone: 9 - 11

1

4 inch pot

$2.00

 

Info: Succulent herb giving off the aroma of Vick's Vap-O-Rub or mentholatum when crushed. Performs well as a potted plant. Great conversation piece for the patio garden. Water then let dry out between next watering.

Pleioblastus fortunei
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Common Name: Dwarf White stripe Bamboo
Latin Name: Pleioblastus fortunei
Family: Poaceae
Zone: 7

1

1 gallon pot

$10.00

 

Info: A cold hardy ground cover bamboo with creamy white strips that last throughout the year. Undersides of leaves are hairy and soft. Grow in shade and keep soil moist. Can grow 2 to 3 feet tall.

NOTE: This variety of bamboo IS a running bamboo.


Plumeria pudica
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Common Name: Bridal Bouquet Plumeria
Latin Name: Plumeria pudica
Family: Apocynaceae
Zone: 10

1

1 gallon pot

$12.00

 

Info: A Plumeria species with unusual fiddle shaped leaves blooming 9 to 10 months during the year with clusters of pure white long lasting flowers up to 3 inches in diameter and leaves that are nearly evergreen. Can take temperatures in the mid-thirties with no problem. Grows to 15 feet tall but can be pruned to be smaller.
Ptilotus exaltatus 'Joey'
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Common Name: Joey
Latin Name: Ptilotus exaltatus 'Joey'
Family: Amaranthaceae
Zone: 9-10

1

1 gallon pot

$10.00

 

Info: New heat and drought tolerant easy to grow annual from Australia. Ptilotus works exceptionally well in the landscape with pentas, vinca and verbena. Flowers are produced continuously through the summer months atop silver foliage. Height 12-15 inches x 12 inches wide. Good as a mixed container plant as well as in the landscape and as a specimen potted plant.

Puya berteroniana
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Common Name: Aqua Sapphire Tower
Latin Name: Puya berteroniana
Family: Bromeliaceae
Zone: 8b-10

1

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3 gallon pot

$35

 

Info: A large multi-headed clump forming terrestrial bromeliad from Chile with beautiful metallic blue-green flowers atop 5-6 ft spikes.

'Silver Lining'™ Pyracantha

Common Name: 'Silver Lining'™ Pyracantha
Latin Name: Pyracantha x 'Silver Lining'™
Family: Rosaceae
Zone: 7-10

1

5 gallon pot

$29.95

Limited

 

Info: Silver and white variegated leaves turn bronze pink in the Fall. Very heat tolerant, will not burn in full sun. Rare variegated cultivar grows to about 3 feet tall and wide with orange-red berries in winter.


Ratibida columnaris - Mexican Hat Flower
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Common Name: Mexican Hat, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Long-headed Coneflower
Latin Name: also Ratibida columnaris
Family: Asteraceae
Zone: 4 - 10

1

1 gallon pot

$7.95

 

Info: Beautiful native wildflower, blooms May - September and makes an excellent cut flower. Flower resembles a colorful Mexican sombrero, hence the name, Mexican Hat. Two to three foot tall plants prefer full sun and a well drained soil.

Chinese Foxglove
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Common Name: Chinese Foxglove, Beverly Bells
Latin Name: Rehmannia elata
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Zone: 8 - 10

1

1 gallon pot

$7.95

 

Info: 24 - 36" H, 18 - 24" W, Open medium height stalks of large flared tubular hot pink flowers in late spring to summer. Leaves are large, lobed, and slightly hairy with maroon spotting. Best in a sheltered spot with full sun and evenly moist soil.

Rhododendron 'Crimson Princess'
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Common Name: Crimson Princess Azalea
Latin Name: Rhododendron 'Crimson Princess'
Family: Ericaceae
Zone: 6-9

1

3 gallon pot

$25.00

 

 

Info: A dwarf Azalea with red foliage grows 15 to 18 inches tall. New variety has the darkest foliage of all the Crimson Series.

Red Azaea
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Common Name: Midnight Flare Azalea
Latin Name: Rhododendron obtusum 'Kurume Midnight Flare'
Family: Ericaceae
Zone: 6-9

1

3 gallon pot

$19.95

 

Info: An evergreen mounding Kurume Azalea 3-4 feet tall and wide, grows best in partial shade. Hardy to -10 degrees F. and has deep red flowers. It's an early flowering Azalea.

Ruspolia hypocrateriformis
Common Name: Pink Ruttya
Latin Name: Ruspolia hypocrateriformis
Family: Acanthaceae
Zone: 10

1

1 gallon pot

$10.00

 

Info: Rare Acanthus from tropical Africa makes a small 3 to 4 ft. shrub with multiple heads of pink flowers.

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