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Ananas Lava Burst - Burgundy Variegated Pineapple

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3570 Ananas Lava Burst - Burgundy Variegated Pineapple

Small shrub 2-5 ft Full sun Semi-shade Moderate water Ornamental foliage Edible Thorny or spiny Subtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

This burgundy variegated pineapple is a strikingly beautiful plant,makes a very attractive houseplant or a unique addition to a tropical landscape.
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Grown in 6-10"/1-3 gal pot

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$29.95

Anthurium Crenatum - Scalloped Laceleaf

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5920 Anthurium Crenatum - Scalloped Laceleaf

Groundcover and low-growing 2ft Small shrub 2-5 ft Shade Semi-shade Epiphyte Moderate water Ornamental foliage

A wonderful addition to tropical plant collection, Anthurium crenatum is endemic the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands. It is somewhat similar to Anthurium hookeri. Described as a "typical plant of the Antillean humid forests", this species is occurs primarily in moist forest, growing on trees and rocks. It is usually found growing in clusters.
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Anthurium obtusum

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5900 Anthurium obtusum

Small shrub 2-5 ft Semi-shade Regular water White/off-white flowers Unusual color Ornamental foliage Red/crimson/vinous flowers Unknown name

Compact anthurium from Caribbean. Popular climbing epiphyte, great for shade tropical gardens, greenhouse, or indoor culture.
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Anthurium plowmanii - Anthurium Plowmanii Ruffles

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5921 Anthurium plowmanii - Anthurium Plowmanii Ruffles

Small shrub 2-5 ft Shade Semi-shade Epiphyte Moderate water Unusual color Ultra tropical, min. temperature 55F

Unlike most rainforest plants, Anthurium plowmanii can grow in extremely dry conditions and is often the only evergreen plant in some jungle areas during the dry season. This makes it a great indoor plant where air humidity is low. Anthurium plowmanii is not difficult to grow provided you have the space. The species can become quite large. The soil mixture should contain peat, Perlite, and orchid potting media containing charcoal, bark and some rock. The plants can be grown in diffused light and is allowed to ocassionally dry.
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Anthurium scandens - Pearl Laceleaf

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5922 Anthurium scandens - Pearl Laceleaf

Vine or creeper Small shrub 2-5 ft Shade Semi-shade Epiphyte Regular water Ornamental foliage

Pearl Laceleaf. Anthurium scandens is known from southern Mexico and the West Indies to southern Brazil. This is the most widespread aroid in the New World and, doubtless, the most ecologically diverse as well, occurring in tropical moist, premontane wet, tropical wet, premontane rain, and lower montane rain forest life zones. This is a creeping epiphytic aroid with a aerial roots along the stem. Produces small clumps of pale lavender to almost while berries. Very cute container specimen and a great houseplant.
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Anthurium x hookeri - Giant Bird's nest

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2804 Anthurium x hookeri - Giant Bird's nest

Large shrub 5-10 ft Small shrub 2-5 ft Shade Semi-shade Keep soil moist Epiphyte Ornamental foliage

Giant Bird's nest anthurium. For those that love jungly plants. Their enormous wrinkly leaves have an almost cardboard like texture and grow to about 2ft. Used in places that have good natural light and lots of space.
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Arundina graminifolia - Bamboo Orchid, Bird Orchid

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5561 Arundina graminifolia - Bamboo Orchid, Bird Orchid

Full sun Shade Semi-shade Epiphyte Regular water Pink flowers White/off-white flowers

Bamboo ground orchid produces pinkish flowers at the top of tall cane-like pseudobulbs. It's the only species in the genus. The plants are quite tall; they'll reach at least hip level, possibly over your head, and their vegetative resemblance to bamboo can be uncanny. The long pseudobulbs have leaves alternating along their length, similar to Epidendrum orchids. The flower stems, which emerge from the top of the canes, produce several flowers sequentially, so that there will be one at a time over an extended period. The flowers are white with a purple-to-pink lip, and shaped similarly to a Cattleya orchid flower. They are 2-3 inches across, and can appear for much of the year, especially in summer.
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Billbergia Nutans - Bromeliad Queen of Tears, Friendship Plant

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5376 Billbergia Nutans - Bromeliad Queen of Tears, Friendship Plant

Small shrub 2-5 ft Semi-shade Epiphyte Pink flowers Unusual color Ornamental foliage Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds

Friendship Plant. This Bromeliad is one of the easiest to grow indoors, and one of the most striking. Its thick, strap-like leaves grow into an upright rosette, creating an urn that must be filled with water at all times. As the plant matures, the leaves arch outward, lending a graceful appearance. The foliage can reach up to 15 inches tall and about twice as wide, so give this plant some room to spread out. The flowers are pink, purple, yellow or green and are surrounded by red or pink bracts. Billbergia nutans gets one of its common names, Queen's Tears, from the drops of nectar that "weep" from the flowers when the plant is moved or touched. Because it readily produces offsets that can be shared with friends, it is also commonly known as Friendship Plant.
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Ceropegia ampliata - Horny wonder

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2173 Ceropegia ampliata - Horny wonder

Vine or creeper Full sun Semi-shade Moderate water White/off-white flowers Unusual color

Horny wonder, Bushman's pipe. Origin: South Africa. This is one of the most interesting plants you ever see. Nearly leafless rambling stems produce 3" inflated balloon-like flowers of white and yellow pin stripes, topped with emerald green birdcages.
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Cryptocereus (Selenicereus) anthonyanus - Zig-Zag Cactus

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5154 Cryptocereus (Selenicereus) anthonyanus - Zig-Zag Cactus

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

Anthony's Rick-Rack, Zig-Zag Cactus, Fishbone Orchid Cactus. It is nightblooming and its flowers last only a single night in spring. Because the flowers are so quickly spent, this epiphyte is mainly only grown for the strange leaves which lend it the common name Ric-Rac Cactus, or occasionally Zig-Zag or Fishbone Cactus. It can be grown either in orchid substrate, or in regular cactus potting soil with a bit of humus added. In the wild it attaches itself to trees, clinging by little aerial root filaments along the zigzagging succulent leaves, but is adaptable to terrestrial habits. It loves strong yet indirect lighting. It does not need a lot of water and should be permitted to dry out entirely between waterings.
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Epidendrum Fuchsia - Pink Reed Ground Orchid

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5507 Epidendrum Fuchsia - Pink Reed Ground Orchid

Groundcover and low-growing 2ft Vine or creeper Semi-shade Epiphyte Regular water Red/crimson/vinous flowers Yellow/orange flowers Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds

Clustered Flowers Orchid.
Epidendrum is a diverse neotropical genus that has flowers characterized by a frilly or fringed lip. This feature is occasionally diagnostic to distinguish between species. These orchids are widely cultivated and may be hybridized with Sophronitis, another South American genus. The flowers are usually small and delicately colored, and borne on a dense inflorescence. Many species have a fragrance.
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Epidendrum sp. - Orange Reed Ground Orchid

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5379 Epidendrum sp. - Orange Reed Ground Orchid

Groundcover and low-growing 2ft Vine or creeper Semi-shade Epiphyte Regular water Red/crimson/vinous flowers Yellow/orange flowers Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds

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Epidendrum sp. - Red Raspberry Reed Ground Orchid

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5577 Epidendrum sp. - Red Raspberry Reed Ground Orchid

Groundcover and low-growing 2ft Vine or creeper Semi-shade Epiphyte Regular water Red/crimson/vinous flowers Yellow/orange flowers Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds

Clustered Flowers Orchid.
Epidendrum is a diverse neotropical genus that has flowers characterized by a frilly or fringed lip. This feature is occasionally diagnostic to distinguish between species. These orchids are widely cultivated and may be hybridized with Sophronitis, another South American genus. The flowers are usually small and delicately colored, and borne on a dense inflorescence. Many species have a fragrance. These well established plants are a red raspberry color.
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Hoya carnosa - Wax Plant

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4427 Hoya carnosa - Wax Plant

Groundcover and low-growing 2ft Vine or creeper Semi-shade Regular water Moderate water Pink flowers White/off-white flowers Fragrant Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds Seaside, salt tolerant plant

Wax Plant. Hoya carnosa does best in at least 4 hours of direct sunlight a day, but also can be grown in bright indirect or curtain-filtered sunlight. Water freely during flowering but allow the soil to become almost dry between waterings when the plants are resting. Do not remove the leafless spurs or stubs, on which new flowers appear every year.
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Hoya carnosa variegated - Wax Plant

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2355 Hoya carnosa variegated - Wax Plant

Groundcover and low-growing 2ft Vine or creeper Semi-shade Regular water Moderate water Pink flowers White/off-white flowers Fragrant Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds Seaside, salt tolerant plant

Wax Plant. Veriegated form with pink flowers.
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Hoya Hindu Rope

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2340 Hoya Hindu Rope

Groundcover and low-growing 2ft Vine or creeper Shade Semi-shade Epiphyte Moderate water Ornamental foliage Red/crimson/vinous flowers Fragrant Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds Seaside, salt tolerant plant

Hindu Rope, Krinkle Kurls. This variety has curious curled leaves. Very slow growing and showy.
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Hoya kerrii - Sweetheart, Valentine Hoya, green leaves

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2053 Hoya kerrii - Sweetheart, Valentine Hoya, green leaves

Groundcover and low-growing 2ft Full sun Shade Semi-shade Moderate water White/off-white flowers Ornamental foliage Fragrant Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds

Wax Hearts, Sweetheart Hoya, Valentine Hoya, Heart leaf. Hoya kerrii - Sweetheart Plant - makes an ideal houseplant. It has become increasingly popular in recent years. Unusual and quirky "heart" shape leaves appeal to anyone looking for that special novelty gift for their plant enthusiast friend.
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Hoya kerrii - Sweetheart, Valentine Hoya, variegated

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2354 Hoya kerrii - Sweetheart, Valentine Hoya, variegated

Groundcover and low-growing 2ft Full sun Shade Semi-shade Moderate water White/off-white flowers Ornamental foliage Fragrant Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds

Variegated Wax Hearts, Sweetheart Hoya, Valentine Hoya, Heart leaf.
Hoya kerrii - Sweetheart Plant - makes an ideal houseplant. It has become increasingly popular in recent years. Unusual and quirky "heart" shape leaves appeal to anyone looking for that special novelty gift for their plant enthusiast friend.
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Humata (Davallia) tyermannii - White Rabbits Foot Fern

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5484 Humata (Davallia) tyermannii - White Rabbits Foot Fern

Small shrub 2-5 ft Shade Semi-shade Epiphyte Moderate water Ornamental foliage

The plant gets its name from the furry rhizomes that grow on top of the soil and resemble a rabbit’s foot. The rhizomes often grow over the side of the pot, adding an extra dimension to the plant. Functional as well as decorative, the rhizomes absorb moisture and nutrients as they crawl across the moist soil. Very exotic looking house plant or small specimen for your shade garden!
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Medinilla cumingii (myriantha) - Malaysian Orchid

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4095 Medinilla cumingii (myriantha) - Malaysian Orchid

Large shrub 5-10 ft Shade Semi-shade Regular water Pink flowers Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds Ultra tropical, min. temperature 55F Subtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

Medinilla has bright pink flowers and can be grown as a small shrub or a potted plant. Very tropical-looking exotic plant.
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Medinilla magnifica - Showy Melastome

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5163 Medinilla magnifica - Showy Melastome

Large shrub 5-10 ft Small shrub 2-5 ft Shade Semi-shade Regular water Pink flowers Fragrant Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds

Rare species, hard to find! A beautiful tropical evergreen epiphytic shrub grown for its lush foliage and huge panicles of pink flowers. Plant in rich, moist, well-drained, humus-rich soil in part-shade. Water and feed well in the growing season. Propagate from seed or cuttings.
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Medinilla scortechinii - Orange Spike

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2237 Medinilla scortechinii - Orange Spike

Groundcover and low-growing 2ft Small shrub 2-5 ft Shade Semi-shade Epiphyte Regular water Red/crimson/vinous flowers Yellow/orange flowers Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds

Orange medinilla, Orange Spike. Medinilla scortechinii has bright orange flowers and can be grown as a small shrub or a potted plant. Very tropical-looking exotic plant.
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Nepenthes sp - Pitcher Plant

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5353 Nepenthes sp - Pitcher Plant

Small shrub 2-5 ft Semi-shade Regular water Unusual color

Pitcher plant does well in both cooler or warmer conditions. Tubby pitchers may be constricted at the waist, pale green to red-infused, while the stems are compact. Passive pitfall traps produced at the tips of the leaves trap and digest small insects. Color of the pitchers light-green, often with light or dark-red or violet spots.
Nepenthes are extremely versatile and adaptable to many different growing conditions. The number one choice to try on a windowsill or tank, very easy, vigorous and attractive.
Do not fertilize this plant! It gets all its food from "eating" insects!
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Phaius tankervilleae - Chinese Ground Orchid

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2711 Phaius tankervilleae - Chinese Ground Orchid

Groundcover and low-growing 2ft Full sun Semi-shade Moderate water White/off-white flowers Red/crimson/vinous flowers Fragrant Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds

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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Phaius tankervilleae x maculata - Joan Heart Goldie Chinese Ground Orchid

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5889 Phaius tankervilleae x maculata - Joan Heart Goldie Chinese Ground Orchid

Groundcover and low-growing 2ft Full sun Semi-shade Moderate water White/off-white flowers Red/crimson/vinous flowers Fragrant Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds

A hybrid between P. tankervilleae and P. maculata var. gigantea, this is a very pretty yellow Phaius hybrid, it is a terrestrial Orchid that can be grown in soil. This plant forms large clumps with inflorescences as tall as four feet bearing 10-20 fragrant flowers, opening up in succession. 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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