BEST GIFT PLANTS FOR EVERY OCCASION

Aztec Sweet Herb, Sweetleaf - Mexican herb with an incredibly sweet leaf. Leaves can be eaten from the plant like candy or tossed into fruit salads for an unusual addition. It is used since the time of the Aztecs for coughs and colds.

Mansoa alliacea (Cydista aequinoctialis) - Garlic Vine. This is one of the most rewarding flowering vines that you can grow, unless that you are a vampire. Interestingly enough crushed leaves smell like garlic. It is one of the most wanted winter-flowering vines. When in full bloom, it looks like a cascade of blue-purple over a fence or trellis. Deep lavender flowers with white throat fading to a paler lavender within a few days, and you can see all three colors on the plant at the same time. Winter-Spring bloomer, it will also have some flowers on and off throughout the year. The vine has moderate growth rate and can stay compact in a pot as a specimen, and even can be grown as a house plant. It can tolerate some light frost.
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Welcome to the world of the Medinilla var. Gregori Hambali from Papua New Guinea! Prepare to be enchanted by this botanical marvel that showcases vibrant pink flowers gracefully cascading down its stems. The lush foliage, with its deep green color and bright mauve undersides, adds an extra layer of visual appeal, making it a true standout.
Vibrant, pink flowers form along the upright stems... Its broad, deeply veined leaves with purple to reddish undersides protect the column of flowers clustered along the stems. As a semi-epiphytic plant, remember to dry out between watering and grow in a porous potting mixture. As the plant matures, the spectacular show of flowers becomes more wondrous.
What makes this plant truly remarkable is its resilience and versatility. It thrives in moderate light conditions and can adapt well to varying levels of humidity, making it an ideal choice for both indoor and outdoor settings. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting your plant journey, the Medinilla var. Gregori Hambali is sure to flourish under your care.
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Miracle Fruit - unique fruit makes sour taste sweet.
It is one of the strangest tropical fruits. The miracle is that if lemon or other sour food is eaten after the miracle fruit, the sour tastes sweet, as if sugar has been added. A natural chemical in the fruit masks the tongue sour taste buds so that lemons taste like lemonade or lemon pie, or lemon candy. The sweet sensation lasts for half an hour to a few hours.
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Dwarf Everbearing mulberry. A beautiful ornamental bearing sweet, juicy fruit. Tree is of a dwarf habit can be maintained 6-10 ft tall, extremely hardy and productive. Great for container culture. Disease and drought resistant. Beginning the very first year, you can enjoy its fruit almost year round.

Devil's backbone, Zigzag plant, Jacob's ladder. Curious plant with showy growth habit - zig-zag stems, and interesting pink flowers. Drought tolerant, easy in cultivation, and as a houseplant.

Burle Marx is an easy to grow, prehistoric looking, low growing variety of Philodendron well suited for interiorscapes, containers and tropical landscape mass plantings. The jungle green, elliptical leaves are thick and leather-like and arranged in a upright formation. Burle Marx makes a wonderful border or ground cover plant. An Incredibly Easy Growing Ground Cover!
Can be grown indoors or out, and will be a lush and resilient addition to your garden. This plant has shiny, slender, bright green, heart-shaped leaves and reddish stems. Used as a ground cover, it will grow in a clump about 2 feet tall. If planted against a tree, it will climb vertically up the trunk. Prefers partial sun and moderate soil moisture, tolerates more sun than other philodendrons, and once established, tolerates mild drought.
Native to the tropical jungles of Brazil, this philodendron is named for the eminent Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx who championed the use of native plants in modern landscape design.
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Betel leaf - very popular Indian spice with medicinal properties. Great for wrapping food (similar to grape leaves). See Article about this plant.

Chaa-plu, Vietnamese Pepper, Lalot,Wild Betel. Eaten raw in salads or cooked with other greens or dishes, or wrap meats and cook in oven or on stove or grill. It is used medicinally in India and South China as well as Indonesia for feverish diseases, for digestive disorders, and toothache, to treat pain in the bones. When the root is chewed with betel nut, it is said to be helpful for the treatment of coughs and asthma. The leaves are used as food (food wraps) in Vietnam.
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Patchouli, Pucha-pat - fragrant herb yielding a volatile oil by distillation. It is used in coarser perfumes and in 'White Rose' and 'Oriental' toilet soaps. Sachets are made of the coarsely-powdered leaves. Often grown in Indian gardens for home use.

Spectacular bloomer! With foliage resembling an Orchid Cactus (Epiphyllum), Blue Flame is a rare epiphyte from the rainforests of the Amazon jungle. This is a spineless tropical cactus that blooms bright purple flowers. Flowers emerge along the leaf edges from late spring through early summer, and blooms for a couple of weeks. Early springtime flowers are magenta, but summer flowers have the distinctive blue tip on the magenta flower. Mature leaves are about 12" long. Blue Flame prefers a hot, humid environment similar to its jungle habitat. Grow in porous cactus soil or Adenium Mix in partial sun to bright, indirect light.

Red Rhipsalis. Arched then completely pendant flat tapeworm stems turn deep violet red in high light; tiny flowers followed by ornamental shell berries lining both edges of the ribbon stems most attractively.

Rhipsalis pilocarpa is an incredibly rare, "hairy-fruited wickerware cactus" from Brazil that's bound to wow any plant lover. Its fuzzy, spidery stems can reach up to 20 inches before branching out, and they're decorated with small, white to peach-colored flowers that release a light, pleasant fragrance. After blooming, it produces pink or red berries covered in fine bristles, adding yet another layer of charm to this extraordinary jungle cactus.
Despite its exotic appearance, Rhipsalis pilocarpa is surprisingly easy to grow. It thrives with minimal watering in well-draining soil, prefers indirect light, and loves warm, humid conditions - think tropical vibes! If you're lucky enough to live in USDA Zones 9-11, it can even flourish outdoors all year long.
The plant is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, it has a very limited natural range in Brazil and is known to exist in only a small number of isolated locations. Additionally, its rarity can lead to over-collection by plant enthusiasts, which adds extra pressure on remaining wild populations.
This is a true conversation starter, making it a must-have for anyone seeking a standout addition to their rare plant collection.

Orchid Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus, Christmas Cactus, Crab Cactus...
Spectacular, large-flower variety that flowers twice a season, 'New Deal' is a remarkable "Christmas cactus" hybrid, completely lost to the trade today, which is being offered here for the first time after it was originally offered for purchase at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden over 80 years ago. That institution was having a special rare plant sale on the day of the famous presidential election on November 8, 1932, when F.D.R. was historically voted in as the next American president. Not only is New Deal an exceptionally obscure, heirloom cultivar especially easy to grow under average house plant conditions, it reliably produces almost an overabundance of brilliant violet-pink and white flowers which are easily an inch larger than any other variety. The plants we are offering are all 3rd generation vegetative propagation from an original specimen (still alive btw). Its name is identical to President Franklin D. Roosevel main campaign slogan.
You could call Schlumbergera New Deal a long-blooming holiday cactus or a Thanksgiving-to-Easter cactus, since it often flowers first around Thanksgiving and Christmas, then produces a second flush closer to Easter.

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Upright green foliage shooting out flowers with purple petals and white brush strokes and a yellow center. Beautiful color to add to your landscape. This beautiful perennial is a terrestrial growing, primary orchid hybrid. The tropical ground orchid hybrid requires warm hot temperatures and a location in full sun or partial shade. During the growth season roots should be kept moist, but not wet, whilst waterings should be restricted during the winter rest.
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This beautiful new hybrid from our in-house breeding program is our first clean yellow color in a vigorous growing, early flowering garden orchid. The flower petals are bright yellow color with a contrasting lip with a splash of purple. Lemon Kiss produces multiple flower spikes with clusters of flowers. Each flower spike will continuously produce flowers for months. At maturity to 24" tall with flowers.
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This Spathoglottis is gorgeous. The flower buds come in a range of warm colors, yellow, red, orange and brown in a tie dye like effect. Once the flowers open up, bright yellow sits on all the petals and sepals, outlined in pinkish red. These gorgeous flowers bloom off of a tall inflorescence and stick around for a long period of time, blooming frequently one after the other Spring through Autumn.
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Spathoglottis Rainbow - beautiful hybrid with multicolored flowers, spectacular combination of purple, orange, pink, yellow.
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Rare variety with pure white flowers. Upright foliage, plant produces multiple strong flower spikes. This beautiful perennial is a terrestrial growing, primary orchid hybrid. The tropical ground orchid hybrid requires warm hot temperatures and a location in full sun or partial shade. During the growth season roots should be kept moist, but not wet, whilst waterings should be restricted during the winter rest.
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This beautiful perennial isa terrestrial growing, primary orchid hybrid, a crossing between Spathoglottis kimballiana and Spathoglottis plicata. There are a few Spathoglottis kimballiana x plicata hybrids, which all look quite different, depending to the proportion of the parents.
The tropical ground orchid hybrid requires warm hot temperatures and a location in full sun or partial shade. During the growth season roots should be kept moist, but not wet, whilst waterings should be restricted during the winter rest.
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This is a plant on a hoop, a florist special! In full bloom during its flowering season.
Bridal Bouquet. Woody wine with waxy dark green leaves and beautiful clusters of white fragrant flowers. Hawaiian favorite, used in wedding ceremonies for leis.

Orange Bird of Paradise. One of the most well-known plants in the world. The fascinating blooms are sold as cut flowers by the million. The most tropical-looking!

Bat Head Lily, Bat Flower, Devil Flower, Black Tacca. Curious, bat-like inflorescence both in shape and color, with wide spreading, wing-like bracts of rich maroon-black, accompanied by long trailing filaments or "whiskers".

Plants may be in bloom at the time of purchase. Because flowers can be delicate and may not travel well, blooms are removed before shipping. Plants are well established and, with proper care, will bloom again soon.

Spectacular rare variety of Tacca with unusual green flowers. Flowers are borne on tall stalks in greenish-purple clusters, with long trailing bracts.
This plant is dormant during Fall-Winter, dropping leaves. Leaves come back in spring.