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Acalypha gracilens

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

Multi stemmed erect habit

Multi stemmed erect habit

Insignificant half inch flowers with colorful bracts

Insignificant half inch flowers with colorful bracts

The leaves are set alternately on the stem, very narrow.

The leaves are set alternately on the stem, very narrow.

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

Pandanus tectorius

Hala, Pandan, Screw Pine, Textile Screwpine, Thatch Screwpine

leaf detail (Lim Chu Kang, Singapore)-Late Summer

leaf detail (Lim Chu Kang, Singapore)-Late Summer

Bracts and male flowers

Bracts and male flowers

2 Cultivars/Varieties

Paronychia kapela

Nailwort, Silver Nailwort

Paronychia kapela

Paronychia kapela

Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana

Flowering Ironwood, Flowering Parrotia

Close up of flower

Close up of flower

Leaves and stem

Leaves and stem

Phlogacanthus guttatus

Shrimp Plant

Justicia guttata

Justicia guttata

Justicia guttata

Justicia guttata

Justicia guttata

Justicia guttata

Justicia guttata

Justicia guttata

Colorful orange bracts, white tubular flowers

Colorful orange bracts, white tubular flowers