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Aylostera kupperiana
A miniature cactus with a cylindrical stem up to 3 cm in diameter; 13–15 radial spines, white, up to 5 mm long; 1–3 central spines, dark brown, up to 1.2 cm long. Flowers fiery red, about 4 cm in diameter.
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Arundinaria
The plant forms thickets of stems united by a single rhizome. The stem and shoots of арундинарии are hollow, with transverse protruding bands that form nodes.
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Boviea
An exotic plant of the family Liliaceae. It is classed among bottle plants because of the shape of its stem — a terrestrial bulb in which nutrients and water accumulate.
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Dracaena marginata Bicolor
This is a perennial plant growing up to 3 m in height, with a thick woody stem that usually branches little and becomes largely bare. Leaves up to 50 cm long, about 1–2 cm wide, glossy, narrowly lanceolate, green with a…
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Crossandra Salisb.
Кроссандра blooms within a few months and flowers from spring through autumn. Кроссандра requires humid air and does poorly if it is not misted daily or surrounded by other plants.
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Ludisia
Лудизии are cultivated for their velvety dark-green or purple leaves with light veins, and together with анектохилусами and макодесами are called "variegated jewels". The genus includes only one species, but in nature t…
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ORBEA Haw.
The genus Орбея was only recently separated from the genus Стапелия as a result of a taxonomic revision. Stems are glabrous or slightly pubescent, grey- or olive-green, erect or prostrate, 10-15 cm long, 1-2 cm thick. F…
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Pellionia
Perennial herbaceous creeping plant. Stems succulent, pinkish, pressed to the ground. Leaves alternate, oval-elongated in shape, thin, purple-brown, with light stripes along the midrib, densely covering the stems.
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STAPELIANTHUS Choux
Requires similar growing conditions, but needs higher temperatures. Propagation by seeds and cuttings.
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Espostoa
Columnar plant with erect shoots branching from the base, reaching 3.6 m in height. They are so densely covered with hairs...
