Collector Plants - Page 1 (A-C)
We carry a large selection of collector plants. Availability and sizes change. We can not list every size and price here.
Please call or e-mail for specifics on varieties, pricing, and sizes available.
In general, these are in 1 or 2 gallon pots for $8 to $35 and a few larger or rare ones for more.
Plants are in alphabetical order by botanical names.
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| Common Name: Alligator Acanthus Latin Name: Acanthus montanus Family: Acanthaceae Zone: |
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| This variety of "Bears Breeches" has very spiny leaves, with a slight white varigation. Silvery lavender flowers are stunning when mature. Very hardy. Prefers moist shade. |
| Common Name: The Baobab Tree Latin Name: Adansonia digitata Family: Malvaceae Zone: 10-12 |
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| Baobab is very drought tolerant, native to Africa, and grows to 70 feet tall and 100 feet crown width. The trunks can be up to 35 feet in diameter and these trees can live to 1000 years old. Baobabs are deciduous trees, losing their leaves in the dry season. At the end of the dry season this tree blooms with large white flowers that hang down on long stalks. Flowers are 4-5 in across. |
| Common Name: 'Phet Nan Ang' Desert Rose (grafted Thai Hybrid) Latin Name: Adenium obesum 'Phet Nan Ang' Family: Apocynaceae Zone: 10-12 |
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Dark red flowers Other varieties: Poseidon - white with deep red ring |
Common Name: 'Siam Purple' Desert Rose |
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| Purple flowers |
| Common Name: Deep Red Variegated Desert Rose Latin Name: Adenium obesum 'Deep Red Variegated' Family: Apocynaceae Origin: Hardiness: USDA Zone |
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| Deep red flowers AND variegated leaves! |
| Common Name: Matchstick Plant, Blue Torch Latin Name: Aechmea gamosepala Family: Bromeliaceae Origin: Brazil Hardiness: USDA Zone |
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| Easy, prolific and very hardy. Can be planted outside, prefers bright light to shade. |
| Common Name: Cornelius Agave Latin Name: Agavae var. Cornelius Family: Agavaceae Zone: |
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| Rare variegated Agave |
| Common Name: Chinese Perfume plant Latin Name: Aglaia odorata Family: Meliaceae Zone: 9, 10 |
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| Rare Upright evergreen, tropical shrub with attractive foliage and sprays of tiny yellow, sweetly scented flowers. Easy cultivation, cold hardy to low 20s. Much sought after and very hard to find. |
| Common Name: 'Bat Wing' Alocasia Latin Name: Alocasia advincula 'Bat Wing' Family: Araceae Zone: 9-11 |
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| Unusual bat shaped leaf Alocasia grows 3 to 4 feet tall. Does well in low light. Keep soil moist but not saturated. |
| Common Name: Alocasia 'Purpley' Latin Name: Alocasia amazonica 'Purpley' Family: Araceae Zone: 9-10 |
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| Striking purple tinged leaves with light green stripes. Grow in bright to medium light, moist soil. Grows 3 to 4 feet tall. |
| Common Name: Latin Name: Alocasia brancifolia Family: Araceae Zone: 9 |
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| Rare Mature height 2 to 3 1/2 feet, does well in bright light to 80 percent shade. Exciting unusual deeply lobed leaf shape with mottled stem. |
| Common Name: Latin Name: Alocasia Lauterbachiana Family: Araceae Zone: 9-11 |
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| Mature height 5 to 6 feet with sword shaped leaves with purple undersides. |
| Common Name: Borneo Giant Alocasia Latin Name: Alocasia macrorrhizos 'Borneo Giant' Family: Araceae Zone: 8-11 |
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| A fast growing giant trunk forming Alocasia with distinctive ripples between the leaf veins. Giant upright leaves grow to 12 feet tall! Prefers moist soil with shade from mid-day summer sun. |
| Common Name: Alocasia x Maharani, Rhinosaurus Alocasia Latin Name: Alocasia x Maharani Family: Araceae Zone: 9-11 |
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| A different look with smoky black thick foliage. This is an easy variety for indoor culture, holds up well in interior settings. Lovely for pots or accent in shaded area outside. Sometimes called the rhinosaurus alocasia. |
| Common Name: 'Black Velvet' Alocasia Latin Name: Alocasia reginula 'Black-Velvet' Family: Araceae Zone: 9 |
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| A small dark black green Alocasia with white veins with oval leaves growing 12 to 18 inches tall. |
| Common Name: Reticulated Alocasia Latin Name: Alocasia reticulata Family: Araceae Zone: 9 |
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| Reticulated green arrow shaped leaves growing 2 to 3 feet tall. Prefers shade and rich moist soil. |
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Common Name: A Collector Aloe Latin Name: Aloe pruinosa Family: Asphodelaceae Zone: 9b-11 |
| South African solitary stemless aloe with long leaves and bright orange/green/yellow flowers atop a 5 ft spike. |
| Common Name: "Retro Gang" Assorted Aloes Latin Name: Aloe Vera and others Family: Zone: |
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| Hard to find varieties. Great for rock garden. |
| Common Name: Variegated Peruvian lily Latin Name: Alstroemeria psittacina 'variegata' Family: Alstroemeriaceae Origin: Brazil Zone: 6b - 9b |
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| very hardy lily with cinnamon red blooms in spring, beautiful prominent white variegation grows 12 to 14 inches, prefers part sun, makes a nice wide clump, slowly. Deer resistant. |
| Common Name: Blue Hibiscus Latin Name: Alyogyne huegelii Family: Malvaceae Zone: 9b - 11 |
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| A native mallow from South Western Australia with single 5 petal flowers 3 to 5 inches in diameter. Prolific flowers are lilac-blue in color each lasting for one day. This is a fast growing shrub typically reaching 3 feet in height but can grow to 6 feet high and wide. Blue Hibiscus requires a dry sunny well drained soil. It does well in a container. Protect from cold wet winter conditions. |
| Common Name: Kangaroo Paw Latin Name: Anigozanthos sp. Family: Haemodoraceae Zone: 9 - 11 |
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| An unusual plant from Southwestern Australia, Kangaroo Paw makes an excellent fresh or dried cut flower. The bird pollinated flowers get their color from tiny hairs covering the flower buds. Kangaroo paws grow best in well-drained organic soils in a sunny location. They require a dry dormant period prior to blooming. |
 view larger image Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com/ |
Common Name: Yellow Aphelandra Latin Name: Aphelandra hartwegiana Family: Acanthaceae Zone: 10 - 11 |
| unusual orange spikes with yellow blooms 15in. long on this large leafed unique tropical shrub. Blooms fall and winter, rare to find. |
| Common Name: Variegated Ice Plant, Variegated Sun Rose Latin Name: Aptenia cordifolia 'Crystal' Family: Aizoaceae Zone: 9 - 11 |
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| An attractive creeping variegated succulent ground cover from South Africa. Does well in hanging baskets and in rock gardens. Flowers are small, deep red, and produced all throughout the growing season. Does well in full sun to partial shade. |
| Common Name: Jack-in-the-Pulpit Latin Name: Arisaema triphyllum Family: Araceae Zone: 4 - 9 |
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| Hardy perennial wildflower native to the Eastern U.S. with unusual interesting green flowers blooming in spring. Grow in shaded moist but not wet conditions. Plants form an underground corm and can last for many years. |
| Common Name: Ylang Ylang vine Latin Name: Artabotrys hexapetalus Family: Annonaceae Zone: 9 - 11 |
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| Vigorous climber with unique large curly white, very fragrant flowers. Once established, is quite cold hardy. |
| Common Name: Ayahuasca Vine, Yage, Caapi Latin Name: Banisteriopsis caapi Family: Malpighiaceae Origin: Amazonian rainforest Hardiness: USDA Zone 10 |
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| Amazonian rainforest vine growing to 40 feet with clusters of pale-pink flowers. Can be grown indoors in bright light or outdoors in full sun to shade. Protect from frost. Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings. |
| Common Name: Hong Kong Orchid Tree Latin Name: Bauhinia x blakeana Family: Fabaceae Zone: 10 |
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| Hong Kong orchid tree is a sterile hybrid Bauhinia often thought to be the most beautiful of all the orchid trees. This means no unsightly seed pods dropping seeds in the garden. The large burgundy flowers bloom for a longer period than B. purpurea. |
Common Name: Purple Orchid-Tree Latin Name: Bauhinia purpurea Family: Fabaceae Zone: 9b-11 |
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Fast growing tropical tree to 35 feet with very showy purple orchid-like flowers in early spring. Unique leaves are double lobed and deciduous. This is an easy to grow, pest free, drought and salt spray tolerant tree that adds a tropical look to any garden. NOTE: We also offer In limited quantities. |
Common Name: Orchid Vine Latin Name: Bauhinia sirindhorniae Family: Fabaceae Zone: 9b-11 |
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Rare orchid vine from Thailand with unusual large tropical foliage and interesting orange flowers. |
| Common Name: High Plateau Coconut Palm, Frozen Coconut Palm Latin Name: Beccariophoenix alfredii Family: Arecaceae Zone: 8 up |
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Very rare! Attractive pinnate-leaved palm from higher altitudes in Madagascar. Trees may reach 50 feet with a 12 inch trunk diameter. Cold hardy to mid 20s. Beautiful newly found species! |
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Common Name: Blackberry Lily Latin Name: Belamcanda chinensis Family: Iridaceae Zone: 5 up |
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Orange flowers spotted with maroon. Use for cutting, borders. |
| Common Name: Chinese Ground Orchid Latin Name: Bletilla striata Family: Orchidaceae Zone: 6 - 10 |
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| A terrestrial orchid from China, Taiwan and Japan with 6 to 12 long lasting pale pink to deep fuchsia Cattleya-shaped flowers clustered along a one to two foot tall spike. Each spike can stay in bloom for a month or more. Grow in well drained loose organic soil in partial shade. Let dry between watering. Plants will naturalize in the garden. Also grows well in a container. Requires a cooling period in winter for spring flowering. |
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Shown above, specimen plant with large caudex |
Common Name: Shaving Brush Tree Latin Name: Bombax ellipticum Family: Bombacaceae Zone: 9-10 |
Info: The Shaving Brush Tree is native to Mexico. It is a large deciduous tree growing to about 30 feet tall. It can take freezing winter temps in the mid-twenties for short periods of time. Flowers are brush-like and appear in late winter. Leaves are first bright red turning a fine green as they mature. This tree is suitable bonsai subject and it is a drought tolerant show plant in any garden.The flowers have silky rose-pink stamens topped with yellow pollen anthers.The wood is striped with greens, yellows, browns and white. |
| Common Name: Narrow-leaved Bottle Tree Latin Name: Brachychiton rupestris Family: Malvaceae Origin: Australia Zone: 9-12 |
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| Drought tolerant deciduous, succulent tree noted for its unusual swollen trunk, blooms creamy yellow flowers with red markings in showy panicles. |
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Common Name: Dwarf Snow Bush, Snow-On-The-Mountain Latin Name: Breynia disticha 'Rosea Picta Nana' Family: Euphorbiaceae Zone: 10+ |
| Grow in bright shade or sunny window. Dwarf habit and colorful tiny leaves, especially in brighter light. Snow bush is drought tolerant, has minimal needs for fertilizer and, except for wet feet, can handle most kinds of soil conditions. Protect from freezing. |
| Common Name: Giant Tropical Blue African Salvia Latin Name: Brillantaisia subulugurica Family: Acanthaceae Zone: 9-10 |
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| Giant Salvia relative from tropical Africa. Flowers are 1 to 1½ inch bluish-purple in clusters atop 8-9 foot stems. Easy to grow, fragrant flowers, Rare in cultivation! |
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Common Name: Bromeliads Latin Name: Family: Bromeliaceae Origin: Central and South America Hardiness: USDA Zone 9-11 |
| We carry many varieties of colorful and interesting Bromeliads, including Variegated 'Lava Burst' and 'Ivory Coast' Pineapples. Our selections include many varieties of Aechmea, Billbergia, Cryptanthus, Dyckia, Hechtia, Neoregelia, Tillandsia, and Vriesia Bromeliads. |
| Common Name: 'Double White' Brugmansia Latin Name: Brugmansia 'Double White' Family: Solanaceae Origin: South America Hardiness: USDA Zone 9b |
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| Flower within a flower. Blooms best in cool wet weather. leaves are pale green soft and fuzzy. Fragrant in the evening. |
Common Name: 'Miner's Claim' Brugmansia |
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| Green and gold variegated leaves, fragrant dark apricot flowers on arching stems make this much sought after new patented Brugmansia a must have for your garden collection. Grow in full sun to shade in moist rich soil. |
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Common Name: 'Shredded White Fantasy' Brugmansia Latin Name: Brugmansia 'Shredded White Fantasy' Family: Solanaceae Origin: South America Hardiness: USDA Zone 9b |
| Unusual form, usual trumpet is split into many 'petals' |
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Common Name: Lady of the night Latin Name: Brunfelsia americana Family: Solanaceae Zone: 10 |
Lady of the Night is native to the jungles of Central America. It has wonderfully fragrant large creamy white flowers with a long tube. Foliage is light green and leathery. Lady of the Night performs best on moonlit summer nights when the 2 inch wide white flowers fill the night air with sweet spicy perfume. Grow in bright shade and protect from temps below mid-40s. Plants start blooming after several weeks of cooler dryer conditions have changed into warmer wetter weather. Keep yours blooming all season by providing plenty of moisture and fertilizer. Plants can grow to 8 feet tall. |
| Common Name: Pride of Barbados Latin Name: Caesalpinia pulcherrima Family: Fabaceae Hardiness: USDA Zone 8-10 |
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Hardy tropical shrub on the Gulf Coast. Pride of Barbados is native to the West Indies. It can grow to 15 feet tall and flowers all summer with large clusters of red, yellow, and orange flowers. The bright lowers start out yellow then over 3 days change to deep red. Each day during flowering new individual flowers open so many shades of yellow and red are on each flower stalk. Easy to grow, drought tolerant, and definitely a treasure for your tropical garden. |
| Common Name: 'Electric Shock' Calathea Latin Name: Calathea louisiae 'Electric Shock' Family: Marantaceae Zone: 10+ |
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| Perennial, grows to 18 inches tall, best in shade with well drained soil. |
| Common Name: Dwarf Red Powderpuff Latin Name: Calliandra emarginata 'Red' Family: Mimosaceae Origin: Southern Mexico to Hunduras Hardiness: USDA Zone 9-11 |
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| Low growing shrub to 6 feet tall with 1 to 2 inch red flowers during spring and summer months. Can grow in sun or shade and often flowers after a period of heavy rains. Is drought tolerant. |
| Common Name: Yellow Bottlebrush, Lemon Bottlebrush Latin Name: Callistemon pallidus Family: Myrtaceae Zone: 8+ |
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| Shrub from Southeastern Australia with pale lemon cream colored brush flowers. Makes a beautiful screen or specimen plant. Height is about six feet tall by four feet wide. Grows well in moist soil, full sun to shade. Blooms in spring. |
| Common Name: Pine Leaf Bottlebrush Latin Name: Callistemon pinifolius Family: Myrtaceae Zone: 9+ |
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| Evergreen shrub growing to 5 feet tall, flowers are pale yellow and bloom in spring and summer. Grow this low maintenance shrub in full sun. Little pruning is ever necessary, if you do prune, do so after flowering. |
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Common Name: Purple Bottlebrush Latin Name: Callistemon rugulosus 'Violaceus' Family: Myrtaceae Zone: 8+ |
Partial shade to full sun, shrub to 10 ft, with narrow pointed leaves, very showy mauve-purple flowers in summer, prune after flowering for dense habit.
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| Common Name: Boyettes Weeping Bottlebrush Latin Name: Callistemon viminalis Family: Myrtaceae Origin: Australia Zone: 8-11 |
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| Fast growing tree with dramatic weeping growth habit with long flexible limbs. Exceptionally large red flowers and longer than average bloom cycle. Flowers are rich with nectar which attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Fast growing easy to care for small scale tree. |
| Common Name: 'Wild Thing' Bottlebrush Latin Name: Callistemon Family: Myrtaceae Zone: 8+ |
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| Common Name: Cancer tree, Happiness tree Latin Name: Camptotheca acuminata Family: Cornaceae (Nyssaceae) Zone: 8-11 |
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Rare shade tree native to China, xi shu in China means Happy tree. Most likely called that for its medicinal properties. It is now being studied for cancer research. In the tupelo family, it is fast growing and hardy. It blooms large white sputnik like blooms that resemble buttonbush. Traditionally used in chinese medicine for centuries. Rare to find in U.S. |
| Common Name: Ylang-Ylang - The Chanel No. 5 Perfume Tree Latin Name: Cananga odorata Family: Annonaceae Zone: 10 |
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A small tropical rainforest tree native to the Philippines and Indonesia with highly fragrant yellow-green flowers with long starfish petals and bold smooth shiny green leaves. The scented flowers are the inspiration of Chanel No.5 Perfume. Ylang-Ylang is among the most celebrated trees in the world. Blooming begins at a young age and mature trees bloom almost year round. Protect from frost and freezing weather. Does well as a container plant for patio and pool areas. |
| Common Name: Jamaica Caper Latin Name: Capparis cynophallophora Family: Capparaceae Zone: 10 |
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Jamaican Caper Tree is native to The Caribbean and to South Florida, growing to about 16 feet tall. Leaves are evergreen, shiny, and have a small notch at the end of the leaf. The clustered flowers are very showy with 2 inch long brush like stamens and white anthers and white petals. The white flowers open just after dark and later take on lavender to purple hues. Seed pods are 3 to 8 inch long cylindrical pods with brown seeds embedded in a bright scarlet pulp. The pods split open when ripe, advertising availability to birds and other wildlife. This Florida native is related to the best known Caper (Capparis spinosa) from the Mediterranean region. |
| Common Name: Ceylon Senna, Red Cassia, Red Rainbow Shower Tree Latin Name: Cassia roxburghii Family: Fabaceae Zone: |
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| pink flower cassia, rows of pink/red flowers on weeping branches. Hard to find tropical tree. |
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Common Name: Mexican parlor palm Latin Name: Chamaedorea radicalis Family: Palmae/Arecaceae (palm family) Zone: 8+ |
| Very cold hardy trunkless palm from Mexico. Feathery foliage is used in the floral trade. Grows in moist shade, filtered light. Beautiful orange colored fruit. Grows to 4ft; great filler palm. |
| Common Name: Silver Mediterranean Fan Palm Latin Name: Chamaerops humilis var Cerifera Family: Palmae/Arecaceae (palm family) Zone: 8+ |
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| Silver fan palm leaves. Sunny, well drained position. Very drought tolerant, and very cold resistant. Forms multiple trunks and grows to 8-10 feet tall. Plant pictured is in our garden, for sale plants are smaller. |
| Common Name: Fire Flash Chlorophytum Latin Name: Chlorophytum amaniense 'Fire Flash' Family: Liliaceae Zone: 9b |
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An exciting new foliage plant from tropical West Africa. 'Fire Flash' is easy to grow and requires bright light with protection from full mid-day sun. Leaves are broad ovate with coral stems. Fertilize with half strength liquid fertilizer being careful not to get fertilizer on the leaves. Will grow 18 to 24 inches tall. Plant in a well drained good quality potting soil. Synonym: Chlorophytum orchidantheroides |
| Common Name: Frangipani vine, Climbing Plumeria Latin Name: Chonemorpha fragrans Family: Apocynaceae Zone: 9b-11 |
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| Rare! Frangipani vine from Thailand. Large leaved evergreen tropical climber produces clusters of fragrant 2-1/2" white and yellow flowers. Full sun. |
| Common Name: Floss Silk Tree Latin Name: Chorisia speciosa Family: Bombacaceae Zone: 9b-11 |
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| A tropical deciduous tree with covered with large pink and white blooms in the fall. The green trunk is covered near the base with large barnacle-like spines. A real conversation piece for the garden. Grow in full sun with moderate watering. |
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Common Name: Cinnamon Tree Latin Name: Cinnamomum cassia Family: Lauraceae Zone: 9b-11 |
| Cinnamon Cassia tree grows to 10-15 m tall, with grayish bark, and hard elongated leaves 10-15 cm long, that have a decidedly reddish color when young. Cassia cinnamon is also known as Chinese, Saigon, and Korintje cinnamon. It is the 'Cinnamon' known to most North Americans and has been used for thousands of years. We have a Cinnamon tree planted at our nursery that has been thriving in the ground for several years. |
| Common Name: Fiddlewood Latin Name: Citharexylum Family: Verbenaceae Origin: Hardiness: USDA Zone |
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| Beautiful shrub (small tree). Glossy leaves turn copper orange in fall. It has fragrant white spirelike blooms (like Almond Verbena). Florida native - Rare to find. |
| Common Name: Harlequin Glory Bower (Variegated) Latin Name: Clerodendrum trichotomum Variegated Family: Lamiaceae Zone: 7-9 |
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Rare A deciduous shrub with fragrant tubular white flowers in summer, blue seed drupe in fall. The Variegated fuzzy leaves are lustrous dark green with lime green borders, 4 to 8" long. Flowers are very attractive to butterflies! This small 6-10 foot shrub is easy to grow and prefers a well drained moist soil in full sun or light shade. Can be pruned into a more compact bushy shape or as a single trunk small tree. |
| Common Name: Clivia 'Good Hope' Yellow Latin Name: Clivia miniata 'Good Hope' Family: Amaryllidaceae Zone: 9 - 11 |
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| Rare Clivias do best in shaded frost free locations. They can survive temperatures into the mid-twenties for short periods as long as they are kept on the dry side. Otherwise bring plants in for the winter. Clivias make excellent garden specimen or potted patio plants. This unusual yellow variety is a hard to find beauty. Mature plants can have 12 to 20 long lasting yellow flowers per stalk blooming in late winter and spring. |
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