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Philodendron
Philodendron
Among the members of this genus there are tall tree-like plants and lianas. Aerial roots form in the leaf axils of all philodendron species. In cultivation, trailing species are the most common.
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Piaranthus
PIARANTHUS R.Br.
Creeping small plants composed of numerous ovate jointed stem segments. Stems 4-5-angled, 2.5 to 5 cm tall and 1.25 cm in diameter, smooth, green or greenish-brown, with 4-5 sharp tubercles on each face. Flowers appear …
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Pilea
Pilea
In general Pileas are fairly undemanding, but they exhibit rather untidy growth, so young shoots are pinched to encourage bushiness, and elongated or bare stems are cut back and the plant is rejuvenated by replanting fr…
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Pineapple
Ananas
Native to Brazil. Some pineapple species are grown as houseplants; they even form fruits, although small and inedible. The main attraction of pineapples is the beautiful rosette of leaves.
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Pisonia
Pisonia
In cultivation, Pisonia umbellifera is common. It is an evergreen tree that reaches 5 m in the wild, with strongly branching shoots.
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Platycerium
Platycerium
This epiphytic fern has an appearance so uncharacteristic for ferns that it stands out sharply against them.
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Platycerium (two-forked)
Platycerium bifurcatum (Cav.) C. Chr
Epiphytic plant with two types of leaves — spore-bearing and sterile. The former are gathered in a rosette, slightly glaucous (young ones whitish from dense pubescence), 50-70 cm long, cuneate at the base, widening upwa…
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Pleasant alternanthera
Alternanthera amoena
Perennial low-growing plant 10–20 cm high. Stems grooved, branching from the base, pubescent beneath. Leaves oblong-oval or narrowly elliptic, pubescent beneath.
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Plectranthus
Plectranthus
Plectranthus fruticosus (shrubby plectranthus) is a tall shrub up to 1 m high, with strongly branching pubescent quadrangular shoots. Leaves up to 10 cm long, ovate, with a cordate base and doubly serrated margins.
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Plumbago or leadwort
Plumbago
A deciduous ornamental, small, showy-flowering shrub. Flowers light blue, pink, blue or white, in short umbel-like inflorescences. Blooms abundantly and for a long time - from March to September.
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Plumeria
Plumeria
This is an ornamental flowering greenhouse plant of fairly large size - in the wild it reaches 5 m in height, under domestic conditions about 2 m.
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Pod pepper
Capsicum
In nature there are about 50 species in this genus. The hot Mexican pepper is grown as an annual plant.
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Pogonatherium
Pogonatherum
Pogonatherium does not resemble a true reed; it is rather a close relative of sugar cane. This interesting plant has appeared on the market relatively recently. The plant prefers light, warmth, and humidity.
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Poinsettia
Euphorbia pulcherrima
The genus Euphorbia comprises about 2,000 very different species. Indeed, it includes annual, biennial and perennial plants, evergreen or deciduous, as well as trees, shrubs and succulents that in nature grow in a wide …
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Polypodium
Polypodium
There are about 200 species in nature, deciduous or evergreen. Another, outdated name is Phlebodium, and in the literature it is more often referred to as polypody.
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Polypodium (golden)
Polypodium aureum L.
A plant with a short thick creeping rhizome covered with soft golden-brown scales
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Polypodium pustulate
Polypodium pustulatum Forst
Rhizome creeping, branched, covered with brown scales. Leaves pinnately divided, dark green, glabrous, leathery, thin
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Polyscias
Polyscias
Native to the tropical regions of South and East Asia. About 80 species occur in the wild.
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Polyscias Balfura
Polyscias balfouriana
Family Araliaceae. Native to the tropical regions of South and East Asia.
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Potted chrysanthemums
Chrysanthemum
A genus of perennial herbaceous plants in the Aster family, comprising many subspecies, each beautiful in its own way.
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Primula
Primula
Native to the temperate regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. More than 500 species of these annual and perennial herbaceous plants are known in nature.
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Pseuderanthemum
Pseuderanthemum
Pseuderanthemums are grown for their attractive decorative foliage, which somewhat resembles fig leaves. Flowering under indoor conditions is rare.
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Pseudolithos
PSEUDOLITHOS Bally
Stems initially spherical, then elongate upward, covered with tubercles and resembling stones. Flowers small (up to 1 cm), brown.
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Pteris
Pteris
Native to the tropical regions of Japan, the USA, South Africa, New Zealand, and the Mediterranean. Includes about 250 species.