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African lilac, Jamaican lilac - Fast growing shrub with astonishing fragrant velvet leaves. Tall stalks shoot out multiple lavender blue flowers. Both foliage and inflorescence makes an outstanding display. Attracts butterflies. Leaves have pleasant tobacco-like scent.

Columbian petunia - a very rare plant. It is a large shrub with green herbaceous branches and bright pink flowers in spring through summer. Leaves are large, hairy and dark green. It is a nice unusual plant that should be more widely grown. Cold hardy to light freeze.

Also called Solenostemon amboinicus, Allspice - Cuban Oregano. Excellent fragrant herb that is ideal in mixed containers and patio planters. Leaves are used for cooking as basil. The fresh leaves are used in beef salad in Thailand. A species also is cultivated as a house plant because of its beautiful leaves.
It is often called Course Leaf Thyme. Beautiful, fragrant, strong, medicinal... there is so much good to say about this plant. A popular herb among the West Indies, the beneficial and useful properties go on and on. Have a bad cough? Try a few bold leaves with a cup of tea for a cure. Want the most tender pork of your life? Try stuffing a loin with some course leaf thyme. In the garden, the kitchen, or medicine cabinet, you will love this little guy! And the best part? It is strong; very strong. Where as so many other herbs have such fragile or short life cycles, this plant will surely outlast them. An amazing compliment and must have addition to your herb or tropical garden.

Jasminum sambac Arabian Knights (Arabian Nights). Rare variety of Jasmine Sambac with small double flowers and vining habit. Slow, compact grower.
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Dwarf Pelican flower, Calico flower. Easy to grow, fast growing vine with curious flowers, relatively cold hardy (to some frost). Flowers are similar to A. gigantea, but smaller size (4-5").

Clerodendrum minahassae (minahasse), Fountain Clerodendrum -eautiful free branching shrub with clusters of white fragrant flowers, resembling fountain. Fast growing. Rare plant. Another spelling: Clerodendrum minahasse.

Dwarf Ylang-Ylang, small tree or shrub with highly scented flowers. This is one of the most desired and sought after rare fragrant plants. It is pretty easy to grow, stays compact and in nice tree-like shape. Flowers smell as great as full size Ylang Ylang tree, although sometimes fragrance may be less intense and requires warm and humid conditions for full aroma. The plant blooms year round providing warm conditions. It can be also grown as a container and a house plant, but keep in mind it requires bright light for profuse flowering.
This plant is seasonally sensitive: during cooler months leaves may drop or get yellow/dark spots. New leaves will regrow with warm temperatures (above 70F). It is still available for purchase but do not order if leaves appearance matters to you.

Weeping Blue Ginger, Blue Pendant. Unusual zinger-looking perennial with dark green foliage with arching stems. Heads of dark electric-blue flowers top tall, jointed stems with glossy heavy leaves faintly banded silver and toned purplish-blue beneath. Rare color for tropics!

Butterfly Stripe Plant. Plant looks made of silk. Leaves have shape of butterfly wings. Dark red stripes over bright light green foliage. Wonderful houseplant and a conversation piece.
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Rangoon Creeper - single flower variety. Spectacular bloom, flowers change color from white to pink to red. Sweet fragrance. Very fast growing, perfect for covering a fence or pagoda.

Pink Princess. This attractive small to medium sized tree occurs in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands and is widely distributed in Australia. The pink flowers are very pretty and will attract birds and butterflies. See picture of flower.

Vietnamese Jaina White Dragon Fruit is the classic pink-skinned, white-fleshed pitaya loved around the world for its refreshing flavor and vigorous growth. The fruit are mildly sweet with hints of strawberry, melon, and kiwi, making them excellent eaten fresh or chilled. This fast-growing climbing cactus produces spectacular night-blooming white flowers up to 14 inches long, followed by brightly colored fruit. Easy to grow and highly ornamental, Vietnamese Jaina White is a must-have for dragon fruit enthusiasts and collectors of unusual tropical plants. Vigorous fleshy stems can reach 30 feet or more, attaching themselves to supports with aerial roots as they climb.
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Lignum Vitae, Tree of Life, Gaiac tree. This tree is sometimes referred to as the "tree of life" because of its many uses. Abundant flowers range in color from purple to blue, it is the national flower of Jamaica. Rare and slow growing small tree, hard to propagate.

Rare and hard to find species, with the largest wavy shaped flowers, Brunfelsia plicata (jamaicensis) is a fast-growing, small, erect, delightfully fragrant flowering shrub endemic to Jamaica. The sturdy, dark green leaves make a good background for the showy flowers. The creamy white flowers with long tubes and wavy margins are extremely fragrant after dark. Blooms fall to winter. It's a specimen plant. Perfect houseplant for a bright window.

Glorious Flower of Cuba. Bell flower, Glorious Flower of Cuba, White horse flower. Extremely rare plant. Luscious perfume of bell-like flowers, reminiscent of warm, creamy chocolate. One of very few tropical plants that tolerate alkaline soils!

Peacock flower lives up to its name with incredibly showy blossoms. Very uncommon pink flowering form. The flowers are bowl shaped, 2-3" across, with five crinkled, unequal red and orange petals, and ten prominent bright red stamens that extend way beyond the corolla. The flowers are borne in terminal clusters 8-10" tall throughout most of the year in tropical climates and in late summer and fall where frosts occur. Soak seeds in warm water for 24 hours. Plant 1" deep. Bright light.

Phyllanthus acidus - Otaheite Gooseberry, Amlak - is very close related to Phyllanthus emblica (Amla, Amlaki), however it is much hardier plant. Known as amritphala in Sanskrit, which literally means the fruit of heaven or nectar fruit. It is so called because it is rich in many desirable properties, including medicinal.
Small to medium in size tree. Small tropical tree, to 20 feet. Fruits are borne in loose clusters, which hang from the tree trunk and main branches. Fruits are generally too tart for fresh eating but are esteemed for jellies, preserves and pastries. There are no commercial plantings; only in home gardens.
Amla fruit paste is a major ingredient of Chavyanprash, a popular Ayurvedic tonic. It is the richest source of vitamin C. Phyllanthus acidus is called Ari Nelli in Tamil, and the Phyllanthus emblica (Amlaki) is Muzhu Nelli in Tamil. Muzhu Nelli is even richer in Vitamin C etc.

Feijoa, Pineapple Guava, Guavasteen. The fruit emits a strong long-lasting perfume, even before it is fully ripe. The fruit have the best taste when pulp mixed with sugar - it tastes and smells somewhat like forest strawberries. Cold-hardy, tolerates freze, nice wind-protection shield for other tropical plants.
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Brazilian candles. One of our most interesting shrubs. A vertical grower with green leaves and unusual dark pink and purple upright flowers with blue stamens that look like they are not fully opened. Flowers cover the whole plant sometimes. This plant excudes on stems and leaves, and after the liquid dries out, it leaves very attractive crystals, shining in the sunlight.

This is a terrestrial Orchid that can be grown in soil. It forms large clumps with inflorescences as tall as four feet bearing 10-20 fragrant flowers, opening up in succession. Sword shaped leaves develop as the tall inflorescens of white, rose and brown flowers reaches full bloom in the late spring. The species produces a new plant on a short bulb-like runner every year and flowers magnificently during March and April. It prefers shade and can take a long dry period before the flowering season.
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Dwarf form of favorite Pandanus with large heads of cascading green and yellow thin leaves. You can have a nice exotic Screw Pine as a dwarf in a pot.

Rare small ornamental foliage plant from Thailand with beautiful unusual foliage, dark green, variegated with gold. Can be grown in a pot and indoors. Relatively cold hardy for subtropical areas.

A fast-growing, low-maintenance shade tree with stunning orchid-like blooms in magenta, lavender, or purple-blue. Pink Butterfly Tree thrives in poor soil, needs little water once established, and adds instant charm to any landscape. The slightly fragrant flowers attract pollinators, and the butterfly-shaped leaves offer light, airy shade. Great for dry gardens, urban yards, or anyone who wants beauty without the fuss. Easy to grow and even easier to love!
The slightly fragrant flowers are reminiscent of showy orchids, with five irregular, usually slightly overlapping petals in shades of magenta, lavender or purplish blue. Great landscape shade tree.
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Learn more: Bauhinias: trees with Orchid Flowers and Butterfly Wings