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Acacia farnesiana - Sweet Mimosa

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3247 Acacia farnesiana - Sweet Mimosa

Large shrub 5-10 ft Small tree 10-20 ft Full sun Semi-shade Moderate water Yellow/orange flowers Fragrant Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds Subtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time Seaside, salt tolerant plant

Sweet Mimosa. One of the most useful tropical plants that is very cold tolerant, blooms all winter through spring with honey-fragrant flowers - canary yellow powder puffs, attracting bees and butterflies. This is a large size, multi-stem thorny shrub 15x15 ft that requires some space. It is very fast growing, can be used as a good screen plant. It will bring you joy with pretty flowers and sweet fragrance even during freeze snaps when other trees lose leaves and suffer. This one will continue blooming and stays evergreen - a real survivor! Tolerates poor soils and drought too. Provide regular water to establish quicker.
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Grown in 10"/3 gal pot

4 Plants in stock

$49.95
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Adansonia digitata - Baobab Bonsai Kit

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6069 Adansonia digitata - Baobab Bonsai Kit

Big tree > 20 ft Full sun Moderate water White/off-white flowers Ornamental foliage Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds

All-You-Need for growing a Baobab Bonsai for 5000 years! Just add a pot/dish of your choice. Perfect gift!
Includes:
- Baobab starter, 3 years old.
- Adenium soilless mix.
- balanced granulated fertilizer
- SUNSHINE-BC for fast growing thick trunk
- SUNSHINE SuperFood
Planting directions: pot into 6" container or shallow bonsai dish using well drained bonsai mix, like Adenium soilless mix. Water well and put in bright light, full sun is preferable. Let soil dry between waterings. Fertilize once a month during warm season, with a balanced granulated fertilizer and Sunshine boosters: SUNSHINE-BC for fast growing thick trunk, and SUNSHINE SuperFood. As the plant grows, step up into bigger container after proper trimming of roots and branches.
Thanks to its internal water supply, the Baobab Tree can take several months without soil. The plants are shipped bare-rooted to save your shipping costs.
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$69.95
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Adansonia za

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6062 Adansonia za

Big tree > 20 ft Full sun Moderate water Unusual color Red/crimson/vinous flowers Yellow/orange flowers Deciduous Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds Edible

Za Baobab. This exceptional flower is an eye stopper. The flower buds are long green cylinders which can resemble oversized beans and could be mistaken for a fruit. The bud opens with the curling back of the outside layer of the flower bud, revealing yellow and red petals with yellowish long stamens. The fruit pulp and oil-rich seeds are eaten.
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Albizia julibrissin - Silk Mimosa

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3506 Albizia julibrissin - Silk Mimosa

Big tree > 20 ft Small tree 10-20 ft Full sun Moderate water Pink flowers White/off-white flowers Fragrant Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds Subtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

Silk Mimosa. This fast growing tree has attractive fragrant pom-pom- like flowers, and interesting fern-like foliage. In late winter or spring, the domed crown is decked in sprays of small, globular, off-white to baby-pink flower heads. Prefers a rich, light, well drained soil. The flowers are attractive to bees, butterflies, and birds.
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$44.95
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Anisacanthus quadrifidus - Hummingbird Bush

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3212 Anisacanthus quadrifidus - Hummingbird Bush

Small shrub 2-5 ft Full sun Moderate water Red/crimson/vinous flowers Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds Subtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

Hummingbird Bush, Flame Acanthus. From midsummer through frost, flame acanthus is covered with long, slender, red or orange blooms that hummingbirds love. It is a drought tolerant, heat-loving small shrub that works as well in the perennial border as it does as an informal hedge or speciman plant. It is a good choice for sites with poor soils and reflected heat, hardy throughout zone 8.
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Aristolochia littoralis (elegans) - Calico flower

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2585 Aristolochia littoralis (elegans) - Calico flower

Vine or creeper Full sun Semi-shade Moderate water White/off-white flowers Red/crimson/vinous flowers Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds Invasive Subtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

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").
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Grown in 10"/3 gal pot, large plant on trelis

7 plants in stock

$39.95
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Bambusa guangxiensis - Chinese Dwarf Bamboo

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5701 Bambusa guangxiensis - Chinese Dwarf Bamboo

Small tree 10-20 ft Full sun Keep soil moist Subtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time Flood tolerant Seaside, salt tolerant plant

Chinese Dwarf is a hedging clumping bamboo that grows to roughly 10 ft in height, but can get taller in good conditions - you simply hedge it to the size you want! It grows very differently from traditional bamboo, with a very bushy, tufting habit with its foliage and does not naturally show the culms. Chinese Dwarf has quite pretty, large green leaves and gives a very tropical feel instead of a normal hedge. Chinese Dwarf is an extremely fast growing, hardy bamboo, and can achieve a privacy hedge in under 18 months! You need to trim Chinese Dwarf down between 1-4 times a year to maintain at the ideal height and to promote new fresh foliage. Chinese Dwarf is definitely a fantastic privacy hedge, sound barrier and wind break. Hedge it down to any preferred height and even clean out the below foliage to create a japanese style effect. Chinese Dwarf can be grown in full sun to part shade. Trim back as much as you desire to maintain size and promote new foliage. Chinese Dwarf is a great option for pots or troughs.
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Grown in 10"/3 gal pot, large plant

5 plants in stock

$54.95
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Cassia bakeriana - Dwarf Apple Blossom Tree

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3190 Cassia bakeriana - Dwarf Apple Blossom Tree

Small tree 10-20 ft Full sun Regular water Pink flowers Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds Subtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

Dwarf Apple Blossom Tree, Pink Cassia, Pink Shower Cassia, Wishing-tree. A small compact tree with impressive delicate pink flowers, attracting bees and butterflies. Perfect choice for small yards and patios, nice container plant. Large trees will be topped for shipping.
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9 plants in stock

$44.95
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Coccothrinax crinita - Old Man Palm

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4501 Coccothrinax crinita - Old Man Palm

Small tree 10-20 ft Full sun Moderate water Palm or palm-like

Coccothrinax crinita (Old Man Palm). It is truly remarkable trunk with a thick, fibrous, wooly material all over the trunk, even on small specimens. It prefers a sunny warm place and needs well drained soil. Very slow growing.
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$89.95
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Curcuma Sangria - Red Siam Tulip

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5529 Curcuma Sangria - Red Siam Tulip

Small shrub 2-5 ft Shade Semi-shade Keep soil moist Regular water Pink flowers Blue/lavender/purple flowers Red/crimson/vinous flowers Yellow/orange flowers Deciduous Spice or herb Subtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

Red Siam Tulip, rare hybrid. This plant produces an excellent cut flower last up to about 14 days. If placed in a slightly shaded position, flower on the plant can remain for up to 3 months.
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Diospyros digyna - Black Sapote grafted var. Berneker

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5226 Diospyros digyna - Black Sapote grafted var. Berneker ?

What is grafted plant

Q: What is a grafted plant?

Grafting is a method of vegetative (or asexual) propagation where a piece of one plant (scion) selected for its flowers or fruit and containing the desired genes to be duplicated is inserted into a piece of another plant (rootstock), with a strong vigorous root system, usually a seedling.

Benefits of the graft:

making a clone of the parent plant ensures the same cultivar, since most fruit trees will not come true to seed
taking a scion from a mature plant reduces time to flowering and fruiting (from 10-12 years for a seedling to 2-3 years or less for a grafted plant)
introducing dwarfing, hardiness, disease and pest resistance.
easier propagation method when other means like cutting or seed is not successful

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Big tree > 20 ft Full sun Regular water Edible Subtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time Flood tolerant

Grafted

What is grafted plant

Q: What is a grafted plant?

Benefits of the graft:

making a clone of the parent plant ensures the same cultivar, since most fruit trees will not come true to seed
taking a scion from a mature plant reduces time to flowering and fruiting (from 10-12 years for a seedling to 2-3 years or less for a grafted plant)
introducing dwarfing, hardiness, disease and pest resistance.
easier propagation method when other means like cutting or seed is not successful

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Black Sapote, Chocolate Pudding Fruit, Black/Chocolate Persimmon. Australian variety Bernicker (or Bernecker) is a prolific producer of nearly spherical, medium to large fruit, seedless or with very few seeds and of superior quality.
One of the most exotic tropical fruit, sweet black pulp tastes like chocolate pudding. Cold tolerant to light freeze, flood tolerant. Fast growing tree, heavy producer. Grafted trees will start fruiting this year or next year.
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Diospyros digyna - Black Sapote grafted var. Willson

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5225 Diospyros digyna - Black Sapote grafted var. Willson ?

What is grafted plant

Q: What is a grafted plant?

Benefits of the graft:

making a clone of the parent plant ensures the same cultivar, since most fruit trees will not come true to seed
taking a scion from a mature plant reduces time to flowering and fruiting (from 10-12 years for a seedling to 2-3 years or less for a grafted plant)
introducing dwarfing, hardiness, disease and pest resistance.
easier propagation method when other means like cutting or seed is not successful

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Big tree > 20 ft Full sun Regular water Edible Subtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time Flood tolerant

Grafted

What is grafted plant

Q: What is a grafted plant?

Benefits of the graft:

making a clone of the parent plant ensures the same cultivar, since most fruit trees will not come true to seed
taking a scion from a mature plant reduces time to flowering and fruiting (from 10-12 years for a seedling to 2-3 years or less for a grafted plant)
introducing dwarfing, hardiness, disease and pest resistance.
easier propagation method when other means like cutting or seed is not successful

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Black Sapote, Chocolate Pudding Fruit, Black/Chocolate Persimmon. One of the most exotic tropical fruit, sweet black pulp tastes like chocolate pudding. Cold tolerant to light freeze, flood tolerant. Fast growing tree, heavy producer. Grafted trees will start fruiting this year or next year.
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$54.95
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Eriobotrya japonica - Loquat Barbie, grafted

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6080 Eriobotrya japonica - Loquat Barbie, grafted ?

What is grafted plant

Q: What is a grafted plant?

Benefits of the graft:

making a clone of the parent plant ensures the same cultivar, since most fruit trees will not come true to seed
taking a scion from a mature plant reduces time to flowering and fruiting (from 10-12 years for a seedling to 2-3 years or less for a grafted plant)
introducing dwarfing, hardiness, disease and pest resistance.
easier propagation method when other means like cutting or seed is not successful

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Small tree 10-20 ft Full sun Moderate water Edible Subtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time Seaside, salt tolerant plant

Barbie - New variety from Israel, Large golden-orange oval fruit, very sweet, full size 12-15 ft. tree, self-fertile.
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Eriobotrya japonica - Loquat Bradenton, grafted

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5219 Eriobotrya japonica - Loquat Bradenton, grafted ?

What is grafted plant

Q: What is a grafted plant?

Benefits of the graft:

making a clone of the parent plant ensures the same cultivar, since most fruit trees will not come true to seed
taking a scion from a mature plant reduces time to flowering and fruiting (from 10-12 years for a seedling to 2-3 years or less for a grafted plant)
introducing dwarfing, hardiness, disease and pest resistance.
easier propagation method when other means like cutting or seed is not successful

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Small tree 10-20 ft Full sun Moderate water Edible Subtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time Seaside, salt tolerant plant

Bradenton is one of the favorites, great flavor, large size fruit is sweet.
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Eugenia uniflora - Surinam Cherry, Red fruit

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1081 Eugenia uniflora - Surinam Cherry, Red fruit

Can be used for bonsai Large shrub 5-10 ft Small tree 10-20 ft Full sun Semi-shade Regular water Moderate water White/off-white flowers Fragrant Edible Subtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

Surinam Cherry. Very popular bush or small tree with aromatic sweet-n-sour juicy fruit. Can be used as a hedge, has nice dense foliage. Reliable producer of very tasty, special fruit.
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Ficus carica - Texas Blue Giant Fig

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5874 Ficus carica - Texas Blue Giant Fig

Can be used for bonsai Small tree 10-20 ft Full sun Moderate water Ornamental foliage Deciduous Edible Subtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time Flood tolerant Seaside, salt tolerant plant

Texas Blue Giant Fig Tree has exceptional fruit. Imagine an everbearing fig tree with fruit that is sweet and delectable all season long! Texas Blue Giant Fig produces huge fruit with attractive purple skin and a delicious, melt-in-your-mouth amber flesh.
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Ficus lyrata - Fiddle-Leaf Ficus, 1 gal pot

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5851 Ficus lyrata - Fiddle-Leaf Ficus, 1 gal pot

Big tree > 20 ft Full sun Moderate water Ornamental foliage Seaside, salt tolerant plant

Large tree with fiddle-shape leaves that are thick, leathery with yellow-green veins. The fruit are figs that are dotted white. Popular indoors when young and used as a shade tree in the tropics. It is valued for its smaller stature, making it useful when other banyans are too large. It is also grown indoors in cooler climates.
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Ficus pumila (repens) - Climbing Fig, green leaves

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5150 Ficus pumila (repens) - Climbing Fig, green leaves

Vine or creeper Full sun Semi-shade Regular water Moderate water Ornamental foliage Subtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time Seaside, salt tolerant plant

Vigorous, self-clinging, evergreen vine that holds securely to any surface via aerial rootlets. Leaves are heart-shaped, forming an interesting pattern. Covers large areas quickly. Excellent way to add character to a garden wall. Very common creeper in tropical countries as it can cover a wall very quickly. Outdoor plants can grow to 15' or more. Two distinct leaf types: juvenile foliage is very small and tend to hug wall, or trellis that it is growing on. Mature foliage is larger to 2 or 3 inches long and the stem get coarse and starts sticking out from rest of vine. Hairy pear-shaped fruits (to 2.5” long) may appear on outdoor plants throughout the year.
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Gardenia radicans Variegated - Dwarf Gardenia

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4754 Gardenia radicans Variegated - Dwarf Gardenia

Groundcover and low-growing 2ft Small shrub 2-5 ft Full sun Semi-shade Keep soil moist Regular water White/off-white flowers Fragrant Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds Subtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

Rare, hard to find variety. With very small variegated leaves, the plant is a compact grower and looks like a small natural bonsai tree. The blooms are 1 to 2 inches in diameter. The latest of all varieties to bloom, the bloom period continuing into the summer. Outstanding variety for bonsai. Mature size is under 3 ft - very compact and very slow growing.
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Gardenia variegata Glacier - Variegated gardenia

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2532 Gardenia variegata Glacier - Variegated gardenia

Small shrub 2-5 ft Full sun Semi-shade Regular water White/off-white flowers Ornamental foliage Fragrant Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds Subtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

Variegated gardenia - A very special gardenia cultivar with variegated leaves and medium size (3") fragrant flowers. This variety grows as a small shrub and can be kept in container. Leaves may have weird designs and various carucature-like images. A colorful accent to fragrant plant collection.
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Guaiacum officinale - Lignum vitae

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3024 Guaiacum officinale - Lignum vitae

Can be used for bonsai Large shrub 5-10 ft Small tree 10-20 ft Full sun Semi-shade Moderate water Blue/lavender/purple flowers Seaside, salt tolerant plant

Lignum vitae. An evergreen tree with a twisted trunk, opposite oval compound leaves and showy bright blue flowers. Lignum vitae can be grown in full sun or partial shade on a wide variety of soils, including alkaline. Plants will easily tolerate wet or dry soil, wind, and salt, making it an ideal choice especially for seaside plantings. Some of the resins active ingredients are effective anti inflammatory agents. Close related to Guaiacum sanctum, but flowers are brighter.
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Hyophorbe lagenicaulis - Bottle palm

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1295 Hyophorbe lagenicaulis - Bottle palm

Small tree 10-20 ft Full sun Moderate water Dry conditions Palm or palm-like Seaside, salt tolerant plant

Bottle palm. One of most unsual looking palm. Large plant in 1 gal pot with stem just started to form.
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Megaskepasma erythrochlamys - Brazilian plume

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1377 Megaskepasma erythrochlamys - Brazilian plume

Large shrub 5-10 ft Full sun Semi-shade Regular water Pink flowers Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds Subtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

Brazilian plume, Brazilian red cloak - blooming size plants. This small to medium size shrub has large leathery leaves and spike of crimson to mauve flowers. It is amazingly hardy for such tropical looking plant and can survive light freeze without damage.
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Melia azedarach - Chinaberry tree

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2978 Melia azedarach - Chinaberry tree

Small tree 10-20 ft Full sun Semi-shade Regular water Moderate water Pink flowers Blue/lavender/purple flowers Fragrant Poisonous or toxic Subtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

Chinaberry tree. Small tree, with lilac-purple flowers in a loose long clusters, which have sweet vanilla-like fragrance. The tree is very cold hardy (reported up to zone 7), can stand frost. Fast growing shade tree with ornamental "architectural" leaves, looks beautiful in landscape. Can double the size in just one season. Mature tree is not too tall, medium size 20-25 ft.
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Mussaenda philippica x flava - Calcutta Sunset (Marmelade)

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5235 Mussaenda philippica x flava - Calcutta Sunset (Marmelade)

Large shrub 5-10 ft Full sun Semi-shade Regular water Yellow/orange flowers Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds Subtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

Marmelade Mussaenda - flower looks so tasty, you wanna eat it! This mussaenda is a hybrid between M. philippicca Dona Luz x M. flava and is named in resemblance a brilliant sunset of yellow peachy colors. It is a patented shrub raised from seed in 1995 in a nursery in Alipore, India. This shrub is very hardy and vigorous as the result of having P. flava in its breeding. It is very vigorous hybrid that grows quickly to 7 to 9 feet. The shrub is covered with showy yellow and salmon deepening to yellow and orange sepals. They are smaller than many other hybrids, but they are very showy on the bush. In Australia this plant has been rebranded as Mussaenda ‘Calcutta Gold’.
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