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Abutilon

Chinese Bellflower, Chinese Lantern, Flowering Maple, Parlor Maple
Pendulous flowers with red lantern like calyx and yellow sepal Pendulous flowers with red lantern like calyx and yellow sepal Pendulous flower with green calyx and 5 white sepals. Pendulous flower with green calyx and 5 white sepals. Orange flower with layered (double) sepals Orange flower with layered (double) sepals Drooping flower with green calyx and red sepals. Drooping flower with green calyx and red sepals. Flower with green calyx and pink sepals and trifoliate leaves Flower with green calyx and pink sepals and trifoliate leaves Red drooping flowers and trifoliate leaves Red drooping flowers and trifoliate leaves
12 Cultivars/Varieties

Alangium chinense

Chinese Alangium, Chinese Cornelian Cherry,, Woody-stemmed Dogwood.
Form Form Flowers Flowers Alangium chinense Alangium chinense Flower Flower Leaf Leaf Branch Branch

Amorphophallus konjac

Devil's Tongue, Elephant Yam, Konjac, Konnyaku Potato, Snake Palm, Voodoo lily
Growing a a pot with maroon leaves and flowers Growing a a pot with maroon leaves and flowers Bud Bud Faded bloom Faded bloom flower, spring, Davidson County, NC flower, spring, Davidson County, NC flower, spring, Davidson County, NC flower, spring, Davidson County, NC New foliage New foliage
1 Cultivar/Variety

Cascabela thevetia

Be-Still Tree, Lucky Nut, Yellow Oleander
Cascabela thevetia Cascabela thevetia Cascabela thevetia Cascabela thevetia Cascabela thevetia Cascabela thevetia Shrub with very narrow, liner leaves and large green fruits. Shrub with very narrow, liner leaves and large green fruits.

Crossandra infundibuliformis

Crossandra, Firecracker Flower
Crossandra infundibuliformis Crossandra infundibuliformis Crossandra infundibuliformis Crossandra infundibuliformis Crossandra infundibuliformis Crossandra infundibuliformis Crossandra infundibuliformis Crossandra infundibuliformis Crossandra infundibuliformis Crossandra infundibuliformis Crossandra infundibuliformis Crossandra infundibuliformis
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Cycas

palm-like plant with pinnate leaves and short stout trunk palm-like plant with pinnate leaves and short stout trunk C. revoluta grown in a pot C. revoluta grown in a pot C. revoluta form C. revoluta form Female C. revoluta Female C. revoluta Male cone of C. rumphii Male cone of C. rumphii Male cone Male cone
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Dendropanax trifidus

Dendropanax trifidus Dendropanax trifidus Dendropanax trifidus Dendropanax trifidus Dendropanax trifidus Dendropanax trifidus Dendropanax trifidus Dendropanax trifidus Dendropanax trifidus Dendropanax trifidus

Dorstenia elata

Congo Fig, Dorstenia, Mattress Button Plant, Wart Flower
Plant with green leaves in a container Plant with green leaves in a container Leaf detail Leaf detail Irregular shaped greenish inflorescence Irregular shaped greenish inflorescence

Dracaena reflexa var. reflexa

Tree with variegated leaves Tree with variegated leaves Close up of strappy leaves with creamy marginal stripes Close up of strappy leaves with creamy marginal stripes Close up of strappy leaves with creamy marginal stripes Close up of strappy leaves with creamy marginal stripes Close up of variegated leaves and red flower buds. Close up of variegated leaves and red flower buds. Close up of strappy leaves and clusters of white flowers. Close up of strappy leaves and clusters of white flowers.
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Elettaria cardamomum

Cardamom, Cardamon, Cardamum, Green Cardamom, True Cardamom
Elettaria cardamomum Elettaria cardamomum Elettaria cardamomum Elettaria cardamomum Elettaria cardamomum Elettaria cardamomum Elettaria cardamomum Elettaria cardamomum Elettaria cardamomum Elettaria cardamomum Elettaria cardamomum Elettaria cardamomum
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Ficus

Fig, Rubber plant
Large old fig tree Large old fig tree Long aerial roots of a fig species Long aerial roots of a fig species Leaves of the common fig Leaves of the common fig Ripening fruits Ripening fruits Brown trunk and hanging aerial roots Brown trunk and hanging aerial roots Grown as a bonsai Grown as a bonsai
13 Cultivars/Varieties

Goeppertia

houseplant, pale green leaves, dark green blotches and margins houseplant, pale green leaves, dark green blotches and margins pale green leaves, dark green blotches at the side of the midrib pale green leaves, dark green blotches at the side of the midrib dark green leaves with pale green stroke along the midrib dark green leaves with pale green stroke along the midrib foliage view, dark green leaves, pale green midrib to margins foliage view, dark green leaves, pale green midrib to margins
20 Cultivars/Varieties

Goeppertia albertii

Alberta Prayer Plant, Emerald Feather Calathea, Emerald Feather Prayer Plant
Variegated foliage Variegated foliage Variegated leaves and small white flowers Variegated leaves and small white flowers
1 Cultivar/Variety

Goeppertia bachemiana

Plants with variegated foliage. Plants with variegated foliage.

Goeppertia coccinea

Unmarked broad leaf and upright inflor. with red flowers. Unmarked broad leaf and upright inflor. with red flowers. upright inflor. with red flowers. upright inflor. with red flowers.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Goeppertia louisae

Thai Beauty
Dark leaves with silvery splashes near midvein Dark leaves with silvery splashes near midvein view of the dark green leaves with pale green, midrib to margins view of the dark green leaves with pale green, midrib to margins
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Goeppertia roseopicta

Jungle Rose, Rose Painted Calathea, Rose-Painted Calathea
Pink & silver variegated, round leaves. Pink & silver variegated, round leaves. Dark green & silver variegated, round leaves. Dark green & silver variegated, round leaves. Dark green leaves with pinkish veins. Dark green leaves with pinkish veins. Dark green leaves with pinkish veins. Dark green leaves with pinkish veins.
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Goeppertia zebrina

Peacock Plant, Zebra Plant, Zebra Prayer Plant
Flowering with purple flowers Flowering with purple flowers Form Form Purple underside of leaf Purple underside of leaf Leaf d Leaf d Plant with variegated leaves in a pot Plant with variegated leaves in a pot
1 Cultivar/Variety

Guzmania musaica

Mosaic Vase
Guzmania musaica Guzmania musaica Guzmania musaica Guzmania musaica Guzmania musaica Guzmania musaica Guzmania musaica Guzmania musaica Guzmania musaica Guzmania musaica Flower close up Flower close up

Hemionitis arifolia

Heart Fern, Heart Leaf Fern, Heart-Leaf Fern, Tongue Fern
Three heart-shaped leaves Three heart-shaped leaves Form of several plants in native habitat Form of several plants in native habitat Leaf detail of a heart-shaped leaf Leaf detail of a heart-shaped leaf Gowing in a pot Gowing in a pot
1 Cultivar/Variety

Heptapleurum arboricola

Dwarf Schefflera, Dwarf Umbrella Tree, Hawaiian Umbrella Tree, Octopus Tree, Parasol Plant, Umbrella Plant, Umbrella Tree
Heptapleurum arboricola Heptapleurum arboricola Heptapleurum arboricola Heptapleurum arboricola Heptapleurum arboricola Heptapleurum arboricola Bonsai in shallow glazed tray. Bonsai in shallow glazed tray. Foliage and small yellow berries Foliage and small yellow berries Potted shrub with palmately compound leaves. Potted shrub with palmately compound leaves.
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Ixora coccinea

Burning Love, Flame Flower, Flame of the Woods, Jungle Flame, Jungle Geranium, Ratambala, Red Ixora
Ixora coccinea Ixora coccinea Ixora coccinea Ixora coccinea Ixora coccinea Ixora coccinea Ixora coccinea Ixora coccinea Ixora coccinea Ixora coccinea
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Medinilla

A pendulous cluster of pink flowers subtended by pink bracts A pendulous cluster of pink flowers subtended by pink bracts Clusters of pink flowers on pink branches Clusters of pink flowers on pink branches Close-up of pink flowers with yellow and violet stamens Close-up of pink flowers with yellow and violet stamens Clusters of orange flowers on orange branches Clusters of orange flowers on orange branches
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Pandanus tectorius

Hala, Pandan, Screw Pine, Textile Screwpine, Thatch Screwpine
Native habitat Native habitat leaf detail (Lim Chu Kang, Singapore)-Late Summer leaf detail (Lim Chu Kang, Singapore)-Late Summer Form Form Form Form Bracts and male flowers Bracts and male flowers Fruit Fruit
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Ravenea rivularis

Majestic Palm, Majesty Palm
Solitary, thick-trunk palm with pinnate leaves. Solitary, thick-trunk palm with pinnate leaves. Large, thick-trunked palm with pinnate leaves. Large, thick-trunked palm with pinnate leaves. Solitary, thick-trunk palm with pinnate leaves. Solitary, thick-trunk palm with pinnate leaves. A large cluster of small, white flowers. A large cluster of small, white flowers. Large clusters of small red fruits Large clusters of small red fruits

Soleirolia soleirolii

Angel's Tears, Baby's Tears, Corsican Carpet, Irish Moss, Japanese Moss, Mind-Your-Own-Business, Paddys Wig, Peace-in-the-Home, Pollyanna Vine
Soleirolia soleirolii Soleirolia soleirolii Soleirolia soleirolii Soleirolia soleirolii Soleirolia soleirolii Soleirolia soleirolii Soleirolia soleirolii Soleirolia soleirolii Soleirolia soleirolii Soleirolia soleirolii Soleirolia soleirolii Soleirolia soleirolii
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Strelitzia nicolai

Giant Bird of Paradise, Natal Wild Banana, White Bird of Paradise, Wild Banana
Large leaves & white and blue flowers. Large leaves & white and blue flowers. Large leaves & white and blue flowers. Large leaves & white and blue flowers. Large leaves & white and blue flowers. Large leaves & white and blue flowers. Large leaves & white and blue flowers. Large leaves & white and blue flowers. 3-parted capsule open to reveal orange fuzzy seeds. 3-parted capsule open to reveal orange fuzzy seeds.

Tibouchina urvilleana

Glory Bush, Princess Flower
Tibouchina urvilleana Tibouchina urvilleana Leaves - Summer - Wake Co., NC Leaves - Summer - Wake Co., NC Flower Buds & Fruit - September - Wake Co., NC Flower Buds & Fruit - September - Wake Co., NC Tibouchina urvilleana Tibouchina urvilleana Tibouchina urvilleana Tibouchina urvilleana Flowers - Summer - Wake Co., NC Flowers - Summer - Wake Co., NC

Urceolina amazonica

Amazon Lily
Form Form Leaf Leaf Waxy white flowers atop a long stalk. Waxy white flowers atop a long stalk. Form Form Close up of bloom Close up of bloom

Yucca gigantea

Giant Yucca, Soft-tip Yucca, Spineless Yucca
Woody-trunked yucca with tuft of lanceolate leaves Woody-trunked yucca with tuft of lanceolate leaves Woody-trunked yucca with tuft of lanceolate leaves Woody-trunked yucca with tuft of lanceolate leaves Enlarged, flared stem base. Enlarged, flared stem base. Potted plant, as sold in nurseries, with many head of leaves Potted plant, as sold in nurseries, with many head of leaves Potted plant, as sold in nurseries, with many head of leaves Potted plant, as sold in nurseries, with many head of leaves
2 Cultivars/Varieties