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Acalypha gracilens

Shortsalk Copperleaf, Slender Copperleaf, Slender Threeseed Mercury, Three-seeded Mercury

Close up of flower

Close up of flower

Close up of leaves

Close up of leaves

Drawing from 1913

Drawing from 1913

Aechmea fasciata

Silver Vase Bromeliad, Silver Vase Plant, Urn Plant

Silver-banded foliage and a cone-like pink inflorescence.

Silver-banded foliage and a cone-like pink inflorescence.

Silver-banded foliage and a cone-like pink inflorescence.

Silver-banded foliage and a cone-like pink inflorescence.

Pink, cone-like inflorescence & blue flower buds

Pink, cone-like inflorescence & blue flower buds

3 Cultivars/Varieties

Cornus

Cornel, Cornelian cherry, Dogwood

Flower clusters subtended by four white bracts.

Flower clusters subtended by four white bracts.

Flower clusters subtended by four pink bracts.

Flower clusters subtended by four pink bracts.

Border of leafless shrubs with either red or green stems.

Border of leafless shrubs with either red or green stems.

A cluster of white, star-like flowers

A cluster of white, star-like flowers

A cluster of yellow, star-like flowers

A cluster of yellow, star-like flowers

Cherry-like fruits

Cherry-like fruits

17 Cultivars/Varieties

Euphorbia pulcherrima

Christmas Flower, Christmas Star, Flame-Leaf Flower, Mexican Easter Flower, Painted Leaf, Poinsettia

Euphorbia pulcherrima

Euphorbia pulcherrima

Flower and leaf

Flower and leaf

9 Cultivars/Varieties

Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana

Flowering Ironwood, Flowering Parrotia

Close up of flower

Close up of flower

Leaves and stem

Leaves and stem