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Vanda
Vanda
Blue Vanda - Vanda coerulea - a plant with an erect stem up to 1 m long and a large number of aerial roots.
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Vanilla
Vanilla planifolia
This is a climbing plant with light green leaves. The flowers range in color from pale yellow to pale green.
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Veltheimia
Veltheimia
Veltheimia is a beautiful ornamental flowering and decorative-leaved plant; found in the eastern part of the Cape of South Africa.
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Velvet banana or velvety banana
Musa velutina H. Wendl. & Drude
Bracts are pink, the flowers bright yellow with a pleasant fragrance. As they open, the bracts gradually fold back and then roll into a tube. Fruits are velvety pinkish, with numerous seeds.
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Viviparous Asplenium
Asplenium viviparum Presl.
Leaves short-petiolate, twice- to four-times pinnate, 40–60 cm long, 15–20 cm wide. Segments very narrow, linear to almost filiform, 0.5–1 cm long, 1 mm wide.
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Vriesea
Vriesea
In the wild there are about 250 species. Vriesea with gray leaves are more undemanding - they tolerate fluctuations in temperature and air humidity more easily than species with green leaves.
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Vuylstekeara
Vuylstekeara
This plant received its hard-to-pronounce name in honor of its breeder — a Flemish gardener who created it in the 19th century. The aim of breeding was to obtain a beautiful flower for cool rooms.
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Washingtonia
Washingtonia
Genus of the Palm family. An erect, single-stemmed, fast-growing palm with large fan-shaped leaves divided into segments. Inflorescences large, compound panicles. Fruits berry-like, black, oblong-ovoid.
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Washingtonia robusta
Washingtonia robusta H.Wendl.
A species of the genus Washingtonia in the palm family. An erect single-stemmed palm with a trunk that expands toward the base. A compact dense crown of fan-shaped dark green leaves is located at the top of the trunk.
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Weeping fig (Ficus benjamina)
Ficus benjamina
The weeping fig is extremely popular in indoor horticulture, phytodesign, and interior landscaping. With good care at home it grows quickly, reaching heights of up to 2-3 m.
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Wilcoxia
Wilcoxia
Wilcoxia is an attractive plant of graceful form, native to Mexico, Lower California, and Texas, where it grows in arid areas.
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Wood sorrel
Oxalis
Native to tropical, subtropical and temperate regions on all continents. About 800 species of this genus occur in the wild. These are small herbaceous perennials and annuals.
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Xanthosoma
Xanthosoma
This is a fairly large plant with large petiolate, rounded leaves that have pointed tips. The leaves are thick, glossy, light green in color with well-defined veins.
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Ylang-ylang
Cananga Odorata
Native range: Philippines, Indonesia, Madagascar. The ylang-ylang tree originates from islands of the Pacific Ocean — it is a tropical plant. Therefore it grows well in conditions of high humidity. It should be planted …
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Yucca
Yucca
Native to North America. An evergreen ornamental plant with linear, sharply pointed, spiny leaves. The leaves are arranged in an ornamental rosette at the end of the stem.
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Zamia
Zamia
Members of the genus are evergreen plants, low-growing, with a short, smooth, subterranean, elongate tuberous or low stem covered with leaf scars from fallen leaves. Leaves are few, loosely pinnate, appearing not simult…
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Zamioculcas
Zamioculcas
Native to the island of Madagascar. In cultivation the commonly grown species is Zamiokulkas zamiifolia - Zamiokulkas zamiifolia - an evergreen tuberous plant with dark green fleshy leaves, pointed at the tip.
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Zantedeschia
Zentedeschia
Native to South Africa. About 6 species of tuberous perennial herbs of the genus Zantedeschia occur in the wild. We know it by the simpler name — calla.
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Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum piperitum - an evergreen shrub or tree, in the wild up to 3 m in height. It has imparipinnate, sometimes trifoliate leaves with opposite entire or toothed segments, always an odd number from 7 to 17.
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Zebrina
Zebrina
Native to Mexico and Central America. Grows in humid forests and on rocky riverbanks, in damp shady spots. Introduced to the Antilles where it has become naturalized. One of the most common houseplants.
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Zephyrantes
Zephyrantes
Zephyrantes grandiflora - a perennial bulbous plant. The bulb is about 5 cm in diameter, rounded in shape, completely buried in the substrate.
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Zonal pelargonium
Pelargonium zonale
Zonal pelargonium — a perennial plant with dark- or light-green leaves, with a characteristic dark, clearly or faintly expressed pattern and single or double flowers ranging from pure white to bright red, gathered in ma…
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Zygopetalum
Zigopetalum
A plant native to Brazil. The name derives from the Greek words "zigon" - to join, pair and "petalon" - petals, referring to the structure of the flower, whose petals are fused at the base.
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Айлостера
Aylostera
In nature it grows at high altitudes, in cracks and hollows on mountain slopes, accustomed to strong daily temperature fluctuations; therefore indoors it requires good lighting and fresh air.