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Oleander
Nerium
A monotypic genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae. A large evergreen shrub with oppositely arranged leathery dark green lanceolate leaves.
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Oncidium
Oncidium
Most Oncidiums are epiphytes with a sympodial growth habit, extremely diverse in structure and size, which is explained by their growing conditions
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Operculicarya
Operculicarya
Another name for Operculicarya is false Japanese pepper, because this plant is very similar to Zanthoxylum, a plant of the Rutaceae family.
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Ophiopogon (Lilyturf)
Ophiopogon
A low evergreen herbaceous plant with a rhizome and tufts of narrow linear leaves that together form a dense turf. It blooms in July–August, producing erect shoots bearing white or lilac flowers gathered into a narrow s…
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Oplismenus or Ostianka
Oplismenus
This is an evergreen trailing plant resembling Zebrina, notable for its originality and exceptional undemanding nature. Ostianka blooms like all grasses, with panicle inflorescences and small flowers. It branches well a…
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Opuntia
Opuntia
Family Cactaceae. Opuntias represent an entire subfamily, the Opuntioideae.
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Orange
Citrus sinensis
An evergreen small tree. Leaves oval-elongated. Petioles with small wing-like appendages. Flowers white, bisexual, fragrant.
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Orange Alstroemeria
Alstremeria aurantiaca D.Don
Perennial plant with tuberous thickened roots. Leaves alternate, thin, linear-lanceolate, up to 10 cm long and 1.5 cm wide, glaucous beneath, with short petioles, below the inflorescence forming a whorl.
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Orbeopsis
ORBEOPSIS
About 10 species are known. Stems are light green, creeping, rooting at points of contact with the soil. Flowers range from yellow to dark purple, about 3 cm in diameter. Dark hairs along the edges of the petals. Unplea…
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Orchids
Orchidaceae
These ornamental flowering plants are placed in a special group. Orchids are perennial herbaceous plants native to tropical countries with hot and temperate climates.
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Pachira
Pachira
This is a relatively new plant for Russia, like Zamioculcas, and is not often found in the literature. Pachira aquatica has a characteristic swelling of the lower part of the stem, the size and condition of which to som…
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Pachypodium
Pachypodium
These are tree-like plants with a thick (succulent) stem covered with spines like a cactus, and long narrow leaves that fall during the dormant period.
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Pachystachys
Pachystachys
Yellow pachystachys - Pachystachys lutea - growing to about 50 cm tall. On rather thin stems, oppositely arranged are large ovate, pointed at the tip and slightly wrinkled dark green leaves up to 10 cm long.
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Palisota
Palisota
The entire plant is silky-pubescent with long white appressed hairs, especially dense and long on the petioles and along the edges of the sheaths, where they have a reddish coloration. Small white or pale pink flowers a…
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Palms
Palma
The fine representatives of this family are among the best ornamental foliage plants for growing indoors, although the best place for a palm is in a winter garden (conservatory). The native range of most palms is the tr…
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Pandanus
Pandanus
Pandanus requires quite a lot of space and looks impressive only as a solitary plant. Pandanus is often confused with bromeliads and dracaenas, because it can resemble both.
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Paphiopedilum insigne (The Splendid Paphiopedilum)
Paphiopedilum insigne
Stem very short, with a rosette of linear, green, longitudinally folded leaves. Flower stalk no more than 20 cm high. Flowers mostly solitary, large, 4–5 cm in diameter, glossy. Bract large, leaflike.
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Paphiopedilum or Venus's Slipper
Paphiopedilum
This genus of orchids owes its popularity to its distinctive flowers, which cannot be mistaken for any other due to the peculiar pouch-shaped labellum of the flowers, resembling a little slipper.
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Papyrus
Papyrus
Cyperus, or syt, belongs to the sedge family and in the wild grows in tropical and subtropical regions. Its erect, three-angled stems are topped with umbels of beautifully curved long grassy leaves.
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Parodia
Parodia
Golden-spined Parodia - Parodia chrysacanthion - with a globular stem up to 10 cm in diameter, with a heavily woolly and flattened apex. About 24 ribs, weakly pronounced, arranged spirally, with numerous thin straight s…
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Passiflora
Passiflora
Commonly known as the passionflower. Passiflora is grown as a trailing plant for decoration, both in apartments and on balconies or loggias.
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Passiflora
Passiflora
Thanks to their beautiful fragrant flowers, many species of this genus are cultivated in many countries of the world as ornamental and exotic plants. Passiflora is grown as a hanging (ampel) plant to decorate both apart…
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Passion fruit
Passiflora edulis
Strictly speaking, maracuja is the passiflora "yellow granadilla". The plant is climbing, grown like a grapevine. The main area of cultivation is Brazil.
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Pastukhov's ivy
Hedera pastuchovii Woronow
Pastukhov's ivy (Н. pastuchovii Woronow) - species description, photographs, care, cultivation, transplanting, pests, propagation - Ivy for Your Garden