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Abutilon
Abutilon
Family Malvaceae. Native to South America. Abutilon is sometimes encountered under the name "house maple".
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Acacia or Mimosa
Acacia
Leaves are bipinnate, mostly with numerous small leaflets. In many (predominantly Australian) species the leaf blade is completely or partially undeveloped and then the function of photosynthesis is performed by a leaf-…
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Acalypha or Fox Tail
Acalypha
Acalypha wilkesiana Muell. Arg - An evergreen dioecious shrub up to 3 m tall with straight reddish, sparsely pubescent shoots.
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Acampe
Acampe
Family Orchidaceae. The genus includes 9 species of epiphytic or lithophytic monopodial orchids from low-elevation tropical rainforests of Africa, India, Indochina and southern China.
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Acanthaceae
Acanthaceae
A family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Scrophulariales. Mostly herbs, subshrubs and shrubs, sometimes small trees. Among the Acanthaceae one can find vines, xerophytes and marsh plants.
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Achimenes
Achimenes
Greatly loved by houseplant growers for its brightly colored flowers and the attractive flared corolla. Flower colors are very diverse: purple, blue, bright pink, yellow, etc.; leaves are velvety.
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Achyranthes verschaffeltii
Achyranthes verschaffelti
Stems red. Leaves oval, reddish-brown or dark purple with pale reddish or yellowish-green veins, with a slight metallic sheen on the upper surface.
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Ada
Ada
This plant is native to the central Andes of Colombia. A medium-sized orchid with nearly conical pseudobulbs, a single linear leaf at the apex, and several green articulated leaves at the base of the pseudobulb.
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Adenanthos
Adenanthos
A genus of plants in the Proteaceae family. A shrub or small tree with a rounded crown, visually resembling a small pine tree. In countries with cold climates it is cultivated as a houseplant.
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Adenium
Adenium
Members of this genus belong to the group of tree-like stem succulents. In the wild they reach gigantic sizes - up to 10 meters in height.
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Adiantum
Adiantum
This is one of the most beautiful types of ferns with lacy light-green pinnately divided fronds on thin, wire-like petioles.
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Adiantum (Venus hair fern)
Adiantum capillus-veneris L.
A plant with remarkably beautiful finely divided pinnate leaves; leaflets cuneate, on short brown hairlike petioles.
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Adiantum (finely pubescent)
Adiantum hispidulum Sw.
Adiantums are among the most beautiful fern species with lacy light-green pinnately divided fronds on thin, wire-like stalks. In some species the leaflets are yellow-green, in others they have a pale red coloration.
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Adromischus
Adromischus
A small succulent subshrub about 15 cm tall. Stems initially erect, later pendent, densely covered with long reddish aerial roots.
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Aechmea
Aechmea
Native to Central and South America and the Antilles. About 170 species exist in the wild. Around 10 species and their varieties are commonly cultivated.
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Aechmea fasciata 'Primera'
Aechmea fasciata "Primera"
An epiphytic, slow-growing plant. Leaves broad, obovate, arranged in a rosette, papery-leathery, with spiny-serrated margins, green with broad silvery or white transverse bands and spots
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Aeonium
Aeonium
This genus of succulent plants includes about 40 species in the wild. All of them are plants with rosettes of rounded leaves.
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Aeschynanthus
Aeschynantus
Aeschynanthus speciosus - has long shoots with oblong sessile leaves about 10 cm long and 4 cm wide. Leaves glabrous, slightly toothed at the margin.
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Agapanthus
Agapanthus
Agapanthus (lat. Agapánthus) — a genus of perennial herbs of the family Agapanthaceae. The name comes from Greek αγαπη — «love» and ανθος — «flower».
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Agapetes
Agapetes
Agapetes is used as an ornamental flowering plant in cool interiors and greenhouses. It can also be grown as a trailing (hanging) plant.
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Agave
Agave
Native from South America to the southern states of the USA. Very attractive ornamental plants, but most species, because of their large size, are suitable for decorating only flower beds and small flower gardens.
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Aglaonema
Aglaonema
Aglaonema is a relative of Dieffenbachia and therefore somewhat resembles it; it differs only by its narrower leaves, and Aglaonema's size is considerably smaller than that of Dieffenbachia.
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Aichryson, or 'Tree of Love'
Aichryson
A small succulent shrub up to 30–40 cm tall, with a diameter that can reach 20–40 cm. Leaves rhombic, medium green, pubescent, with short white hairs, arranged in rosettes.
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Aizoaceae
Aizoacea
This large family of leaf succulents includes plants of very diverse species and forms