Oncidium sp.

Scientific Name: Oncidium sp.

Common Name: Dancing Lady

Family Name: Orchidaceae
Origin: South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies & Florida

PLANT CARE

Water:Medium
Light: Partial sun
Soil: Orchid media

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Form: Spreading sympodial orchid (3m Tall x 0.6m Wide)
Plant Uses:Standalone, mass planting, pot 
Special Features: Indoor plant

Phalaenopsis sp.

Scientific Name: Phalaenopsis sp.
Common Name: Moth orchid
Family Name: Orchidaceae
Origin: NA

PLANT CARE

Water: Medium
Light: Partial shade
Soil: Well drained (sphagnum moss)

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Form: Upright (1.0 m high x 0.5m Wide)
Plant Uses: Flower plant, container 
Special Features: Bathroom plant

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Celosia argentea var. plumosa

Scientific Name: Celosia argentea var. plumosa

Common Name: Feathered amaranth, feathery amaranth

Family Name: Amaranthaceae
Origin: NA

PLANT CARE

Water: Medium
Light: Full sun
Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Form: Upright (90cm high)
Plant Uses: Container, mass planting, bed
Special Features: Dwarf types useful for decorating the rooms inside.

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Celosia argentea var. cristata

Scientific Name: Celosia argentea var. cristata

Common Name: Cockscomb

Family Name: Amaranthaceae
Origin: NA

PLANT CARE

Water: Medium
Light: Full sun
Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Form: Upright (15cm to 90cm high)
Plant Uses: Container, mass planting, bed
Special Features: NA

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Oxalis spiralis ssp. vulcanicola

Scientific Name: Oxalis spiralis ssp. vulcanicola

Common Name: Volcanic Sorrel or Velvet Oxalis

Family Name: Oxalidaceae
Origin: Central America

PLANT CARE

Water: Medium
Light: Partial sun
Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Form: Sprawling (5cm to 30cm high)
Plant Uses: Container, edging, bed
Special Features: Balcony window box

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Lysimachia procumbens 'Aurea'

Scientific Name: Lysimachia procumbens 'Aurea'

Common Name: Variegated Golden Globe

Family Name: Primulaceae
Origin:NA

PLANT CARE

Water: Medium
Light: Partial sun, partial shade
Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Form: Trailing (10cm high)
Plant Uses: Hanging pot, bedding, border, ground cover
Special Features: Edges of pond (when soil is not waterlogged)

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Nerium oleander

Scientific Name: Nerium oleander

Common Name: Oleander, Rose Bay, East Indian Oleander, Sweet-scented Oleander or Oleander Rose Laurel

Family Name: Apocynaceae
Origin: Northern Africa, the eastern Mediterranean basin and Southeast Asia

PLANT CARE

Water: Medium

Light: Full sun
Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Form: Upright (4.0m high) 

Plant Uses: Hedge, accent, screen, specimen

Special Features: Roadside plantings, parks and public landscapes

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Aphelandra squarrosa

Scientific Name: Aphelandra squarrosa

Common Name: Zebra Plant or Saffron Spike

Family Name: Acanthaceae
Origin: Mexico to Brazil

PLANT CARE

Water: Medium

Light: Partial shade
Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Form: Upright (1.8m  tall x 1.5m wide) (cultivars: 0.6m tall) 

Plant Uses: Accent, specimen, pot

Special Features: Indoor plant

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Russelia equisetiformis

Scientific Name: Russelia equisetiformis

Common Name: Firecracker Plant, Russelia, Letup-letup, Coral Bush, Coral Fountain, Coral Waterfall or Prathat Chine

Family Name: Scrophulariaceae
Origin: Mexico

PLANT CARE

Water: High 

Light: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Form: Upright (1.0m High)

Plant Uses: Hedge, border, mass planting, ground cover, raised bed, specimen, accent, bog garden, pot

Special Features: Nectar plant

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Solandra maxima

Scientific Name: Solandra maxima
Synonym: Datura maxima, Solandra nitida, Solandra grandiflora & Solandra gutata

Common Name: Golden Chalice Vine, Cup of Gold Vine, Gold Cup Vine, Chalice Vine and Hawaiian Lily

Family Name: Solanaceae
Origin: Mexico and Central America

PLANT CARE

Water: Medium

Light: Partial Sun, Full Sun
Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Form: Spreading

Plant Uses: Flower plant, specimen, accent, pergola plant, climb/spill over pergolas, walls and trellises plant

Special Features: Kieri which means Plant of the God's by the Huichol

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Rosa spp., cultivars & hybrids

Scientific Name: Rosa spp., cultivars and hybrids

Common Name: Rose or Bunga Mawar

Family Name: Rosaceae
Origin: Asia, Europe, North America and northwest Africa

Rosa 'Party Time'

PLANT CARE

Water: Medium

Light: Full sun, partial sun
Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Form: Oval or rounded, upright, weeping, irregular, Sprawling (0.15 to 1.8m high and wide)

Plant Uses: Flower plant, specimen, massing, pots, ground cover, rock garden, woodland garden
Special Features: Edible blooms, attract birds and suitable for dried flower, cut flower

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Rosa 'Kate'

Rosa 'Pat Austin'

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Monocostus uniflorus

Scientific Name: Monocostus uniflorus

Common Name: Lemon Ginger, Yellow Spiral Ginger, Single Flower Ginger or Crepe Ginger

Family Name: Costaceae
Origin: Rio Hualaga Valley of Peru

PLANT CARE

Water: Medium

Light: Partial Shade
Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Form: Erect, sprawling

Plant Uses: Flower plant, window boxes, hanging pots, ground cover
Special Features: NA

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Spathoglottis spp.

Scientific Name: Spathoglottis spp.

Common Name: Garden Orchid, Ground Orchid or Terrestrial Orchid

Family Name: Orchidaceae

Origin: Tropical regions of India, southern Japan and China to the islands of the Pacific and northern Australia

PLANT CARE

Water: Medium

Light: Full Sun to Partial Sun
Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Form: Upright

Plant Uses: Flower plant, mass planting as ground cover, landscape border or beds, container plantings
Special Features: NA

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Asclepias curassavica

Scientific Name: Asclepias curassavica

Common Name: Tropical milkweed, Blood Flower, Scarlet Milkweed, Cotton Bush, Mexican Butterfly weed or Bunga Emas 

Family Name: Asclepiadaceae

Origin: South America

PLANT CARE

Water: Medium

Light: Full Sun
Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Form: Upright

Plant Uses: Flower plant, flower beds or borders
Special Features: Butterfly host plant

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Gaillardia cultivar & hybrid

Scientific Name: Gaillardia cultivar & hybrid

Common Name: Goblin Daisy or Blanket Flower

Family Name: Asteraceae

Origin: North America

PLANT CARE

Water: Medium, High

Light: Partial Sun, Full Sun
Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Form: Upright

Plant Uses: Flower plant, flower bed or border, mass planting, specimen
Special Features: NA


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Rudbeckia hirta cultivar

Scientific Name: Rudbeckia hirta cultivar

Common Name: Gloriosa Daisy, Common Black-Eyed Susan or Prairie Sun Gloriosa Daisy

Family Name: Asteraceae

Origin: North America

PLANT CARE

Water: Medium, High

Light: Parital Sun, Full Sun
Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Form: Upright

Plant Uses: Flower plant, flower border or bed, mass planting
Special Features: Short-lived perennial, grow as annual


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Chrysanthemum x morifolium

Scientific Name: Chrysanthemum x morifolium

Common Name: Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum or Florist Mum

Family Name: Asteraceae

Origin: China and Japan

PLANT CARE

Water: Medium

Light: Partial Shade
Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Form: Clumping (0.9m high x 0.6m wide)

Plant Uses: Flower plant, indoor plant
Special Features: Scented leaves

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Castanospermum australe

Scientific Name: Castanospermum australe

Common Name: Lucky Bean Plant, Moreton Bay Chestnut, Black Bean or Jack and the Beanstalk

Family Name: Fabaceae

Origin: Tropical Australia and the Pacific Islands of Vanuatu & New Caledonia

PLANT CARE

Water: Medium

Light: Full Sun
Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Form: Upright

Plant Uses: Flower plant, foliage plant, bonsai specimen (seedlings), windbreak, parks and roadsides, erosion control
Special Features: The leaves and seeds are poisonous if ingested raw. 

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Mirabilis jalapa

Scientific Name: Mirabilis jalapa

Common Name: Four O'Clock, Marvel of Peru, Beauty of the Night, False Jalap, Coat of Many Colours

Family Name: Nyctaginaceae

Origin: Tropical South America

PLANT CARE

Water: Medium

Light: Full Sun

Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Form: Sprawling 

Plant Uses: Flower plant, borders, low hedges
Special Features: Scented flower, night blooming, the roots and seeds can cause digestive disturbance

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Canna x generalis

Scientific Name: Canna x generalis

Common Name: Bunga Tasbih or Canna Lily

Family Name: Cannaceae

Origin: Tropical America

PLANT CARE

Water: High

Light: Full Sun

Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Form: Upright

Plant Uses: Flower plant, foliage plant (variegated leaf), specimen, border plant, bedding plant, mass planting
Special Features: NA

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