Scientific Name: Euphorbia trigona
Common Name: African Milk TreeI am sharing the plants I grow in my sunny tropical garden and many other charming plants that I came across in Malaysia. This site is great for finding and growing plants that are suitable for tropical gardens.
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Friday, April 16, 2021
Polyscias balfouriana
Scientific Name: Polyscias balfouriana
Common Name: Dinner Plate Aralia, Aralia Balfour, Balfour PolysciasFamily Name: Araliaceae
Origin: New Guinea to Queensland Australia
Water:Medium
Light: Partial sun, partial shade
Soil: Well drained
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Form: Upright rounded (1.8m High x 1.2m Wide)
Plant Uses:Standalone, mass planting, pot
Special Features: N/A
Dracaena trifasciata 'Laurentii'
Scientific Name: Dracaena trifasciata 'Laurentii'
Common Name: Variegated Snake PlantLight: Partial sun, partial shade
Soil: Well drained
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Form: Upright clumping (1.2m Tall x 0.60m Wide)
Plant Uses:Standalone, accent plant, mass planting, pot
Special Features: Indoor plant
Soil: Well drained
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Form: Upright clumping (1.2m Tall x 0.60m Wide)
Plant Uses:Standalone, accent plant, mass planting, pot
Special Features: Indoor plant
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Pachira aquatica
Scientific Name: Pachira aquatica
Common Name: Money Plant
Family Name: Malvaceae
Origin: Central and South America

PLANT CARE
Water:Medium, high
Light: Full sun, partial sun
Soil: Well drained
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Form: Upright rounded tree (20m tall)

Water:Medium, high
Light: Full sun, partial sun
Soil: Well drained
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Form: Upright rounded tree (20m tall)
Plant Uses: Specimen, standalone, pot
Special Features: Indoor plant, gift/festive plant, screening plant
Labels:
Foliage plant
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Foliage-green
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Indoor Plant
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Light-full sun
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Light-Partial Sun
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Plant type-perennial
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Tree
Sunday, April 11, 2021
Platycerium bifurcatum
Scientific Name: Platycerium bifurcatum
Common Name: Elkhorn Fern or Common Staghorn Fern
Family Name: Polypodiaceae
Origin: Java, New Guinea & New South Wales and Queensland of Australia

PLANT CARE
Water:Medium
Light: Partial sun
Soil: Peat moss at crown and attached onto a bark
Origin: Java, New Guinea & New South Wales and Queensland of Australia

Water:Medium
Light: Partial sun
Soil: Peat moss at crown and attached onto a bark
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Form: Irregular (0.9m tall x 0.8m wide)
Form: Irregular (0.9m tall x 0.8m wide)
Plant Uses: Specimen, standalone, accent, pot
Special Features: Indoor plant, grow on trees
Labels:
Fern
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Foliage plant
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Foliage-green
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Indoor Plant
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Light-Partial Sun
Thursday, April 8, 2021
Radermachera sinica
Scientific Name: Radermachera sinica
Common Name: China doll plant or Asian bellFamily Name: Bignoniaceae
Origin: China, India, Myanmar & Vietnam
Water:Medium
Light: Partial shade, partial sun & full sun
Soil: Well drained
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Form: Upright arboreal (9.0m tall x 7.5m wide)
Plant Uses: Tree, pot
Special Features: Indoor plant, white night-blooming flowers
Labels:
Foliage plant
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Foliage-green
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Indoor Plant
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Light-full sun
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Light-partial shade
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Light-Partial Sun
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Plant type-perennial
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Tree
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Ophiopogon japonicus 'Kyoto Dwarf'
Scientific Name: Ophiopogon japonicus 'Kyoto Dwarf'
Common Name: Dwarf mondo grass, monkey grass
Family Name: Convallariaceae
Origin: NA
PLANT CARE
Water: Medium
Light: Partial sun, partial shade, full shade
Soil: Well drained
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Form: Clumping (10cm high)
Plant Uses: Foliage plant, border, ground cover, container
Special Features: NA
More information on how to grow the plant, click here.
Common Name: Dwarf mondo grass, monkey grass
Family Name: Convallariaceae
Origin: NA
PLANT CARE
Water: Medium
Light: Partial sun, partial shade, full shade
Soil: Well drained
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Form: Clumping (10cm high)
Plant Uses: Foliage plant, border, ground cover, container
Special Features: NA
More information on how to grow the plant, click here.
Sunday, June 24, 2018
Tillandsia ionantha
Scientific Name: Tillandsia ionantha
Common Name: Air plant, blushing bride
Family Name: Bromeliaceae
Origin: Mexico to Central America
PLANT CARE
Water: Medium
Light: Full sun, partial sun
Soil: NA
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Form: Clumping (10cm high)
Plant Uses: Foliage plant, flower plant, container, mounted up high
Special Features: Flowers are attractive to birds
More information on how to grow the plant, click here.
Common Name: Air plant, blushing bride
Family Name: Bromeliaceae
Origin: Mexico to Central America
PLANT CARE
Water: Medium
Light: Full sun, partial sun
Soil: NA
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Form: Clumping (10cm high)
Plant Uses: Foliage plant, flower plant, container, mounted up high
Special Features: Flowers are attractive to birds
More information on how to grow the plant, click here.
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Pilea depressa
Scientific Name: Pilea depressa
Common Name: Baby toes or baby tears
Family Name: UrticaceaeOrigin: South America
PLANT CARE
Water: Medium
Light: Partial sun
Soil: Well-draining soil
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Form: Spreading (10cm high)
Plant Uses: Container, hanging pot, ground cover
Special Features: Terrarium
More information on how to grow the plant, click here
Water: Medium
Light: Partial sun
Soil: Well-draining soil
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Form: Spreading (10cm high)
Plant Uses: Container, hanging pot, ground cover
Special Features: Terrarium
More information on how to grow the plant, click here
Labels:
Foliage plant
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Foliage-green
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Herbaceous plant
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Indoor Plant
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Light-Partial Sun
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Plant type-perennial
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Shrub
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Micranthemum 'Monte Carlo'
Scientific Name: Micranthemum 'Monte Carlo'
Common Name: Monte Carlo, large pearl grass
Family Name: LinderniaceaeOrigin: North Argentina
PLANT CARE
Water: High
Light: Partial sun
Soil: NA
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Form: Spreading and clump forming (3cm high)
Plant Uses: Container, aquarium
Special Features: Aquarium carpet plant
More information on how to grow the plant, click here
Water: High
Light: Partial sun
Soil: NA
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Form: Spreading and clump forming (3cm high)
Plant Uses: Container, aquarium
Special Features: Aquarium carpet plant
More information on how to grow the plant, click here
Labels:
Aquatic
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Foliage plant
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Foliage-green
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Light-Partial Sun
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Shrub
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Oxalis spiralis ssp. vulcanicola
Scientific Name: Oxalis spiralis ssp. vulcanicola
Common Name: Volcanic Sorrel or Velvet Oxalis
Family Name: OxalidaceaeOrigin: 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
More information on how to grow the plant, click here
Labels:
Bulb Plant
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Flower-yellow
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Foliage-purple pink or red
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Light-Partial Sun
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Plant type-perennial
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Shrub
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Callistephus chinensis cv.
Scientific Name: Callistephus chinensis cv.
Common Name: China Aster
Family Name: AsteraceaeOrigin: NA
PLANT CARE
Water: Medium
Light: Partial sun, partial shade
Soil: Well drained
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Form: Upright clump (25cm to 90cm high, depending on variety)
Plant Uses: Border, flower bed, edging, container, mixed container
Special Features: NA
More information on how to grow the plant, click here
Labels:
Flower plant
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Flower-pink
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Flower-purple/lavender
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Flower-red
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Flower-white
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Light-partial shade
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Light-Partial Sun
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Plant type-annual
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Shrub
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Tradescantia zebrina
Scientific Name: Tradescantia zebrina
Common Name: Silver Inch Plant
Family Name: CommelinaceaeOrigin: Mexico
PLANT CARE
Water: Medium
Light: Partial sun
Soil: Well drained
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Form: Sprawling (20cm high and spread 60cm)
Plant Uses: Hanging pot, bedding, ground cover
Special Features: Indoor plant
More information on how to grow the plant, click here
Tradescantia pallida
Scientific Name: Tradescantia pallida
Common Name: Purple Heart
Family Name: CommelinaceaeOrigin: Mexico
PLANT CARE
Water: Medium, Low
Light: Full sun, Partial sun
Soil: Well drained
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Form: Sprawling (45cm high and spread 30cm)
Plant Uses: Hanging pot, bedding, ground cover
Special Features: NA
More information on how to grow the plant, click here
Monday, April 10, 2017
Pelargonium sp.
Scientific Name: Pelargonium sp. (Pelargonium Citrosa)
Common Name: Mosquito Plant, Citrosa Geranium
PLANT CARE
Water: Low
Light: Partial sun, partial shade
Soil: Well drain
Soil: Well drain
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Form: Upright (60cm high x 0.45 wide)
Plant Uses: Pot, indoor plant
Special Features: NAMore information on how to grow the plant, click here
Labels:
Foliage plant
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Foliage-green
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Fragrant plant
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Indoor Plant
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Light-partial shade
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Light-Partial Sun
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Plant type-perennial
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Shrub
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Dionaea muscipula
Scientific Name: Dionaea muscipula
Common Name: Venus flytrap
PLANT CARE
Water: High
Light: Partial sun
Soil: Well drain
Soil: Well drain
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Form: Spreading rosette (15cm high)
Plant Uses: Pot, novelty
Special Features: Bog plant
Labels:
Bog plant
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Carnivorous Plant
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Foliage plant
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Herbaceous plant
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Light-Partial Sun
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Hedera helix cv.
Scientific Name: Hedera helix cv.
Common Name: Ivy, English Ivy, European Ivy
PLANT CARE
Water: Medium
Light: Full sun, partial sun
Soil: Well drain
Soil: Well drain
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Form: Climber, creeper (15m H x 3 m W)
Plant Uses: Accent, specimen, container, hanging pot
Special Features: Indoor plant, 2-D topiary
Labels:
Climber
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Foliage plant
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Foliage-green
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Foliage-variegated
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Indoor Plant
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Light-full sun
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Light-Partial Sun
Sunday, January 15, 2017
Sagittaria sp.
Scientific Name: Sagittaria sp.
Common Name: Chinese arrowhead, arrowhead
PLANT CARE
Water: High
Light: Full sun, partial sun
Soil: Loamy
Soil: Loamy
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Form: Spreading
Plant Uses: Accent, specimen, container, bog garden, pond
Special Features: NA
Labels:
Bulb Plant
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Foliage-green
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Light-full sun
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Light-Partial Sun
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Shrub
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Vegetable - root
Saturday, December 31, 2016
Alternanthera ficoidea 'Christmas Tree'
Scientific Name: Alternanthera ficoidea 'Christmas Tree'
or Alternanthera ficoidea 'Chinese Afro'
Common Name: NA
PLANT CARE
Water: High
Light: Partial sun
Soil: Well drained
Soil: Well drained
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Form: Rounded mound (5cm high)
Plant Uses: Specimen, container plant
Special Features: NA
Labels:
Foliage plant
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Foliage-green
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Light-Partial Sun
,
Shrub
Saturday, November 19, 2016
Sedum sp.
Scientific Name: Sedum sp.
Common Name: Stonecrop
PLANT CARE
Water: Medium
Light: Full sun, partial sun
Soil: Well drained
Soil: Well drained
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Form: Clump (15cm high, 90cm Long)
Plant Uses: Ground cover, specimen, accent, border, edging, flower bed
Special Features: NA
Labels:
Foliage plant
,
Foliage-green
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Light-full sun
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Light-Partial Sun
,
Shrub
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