Acnistus to Aphelandra

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	Acanthus sennii Code: 90414 Price: $11.95 Quantity in Basket: none
This rare African Acanthus from Ethiopia has attention-getting spikes of bright orange-red exotic flowers in fall. Spreading 3 to 5 foot shrub with attractive holly-like silver veined dark green leaves armed with vicious spines (be careful). The tops are frost hardy to the mid 20's, dying back and resprouting in the spring. Mulch in colder climates. Drought tolerant when established. Needs part to full sun and good drainage. USDA zones 8b - 11. Acanthaceae
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	Aeollanthus repens Code: 62202 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Creeping ground cover from Africa with fuzzy 2 inch gray leaves and numerous lavender flower clusters, which have a very strong skunk-like odor. Used as a ground cover in Hawaii, in spite of this trait. Makes a nice hanging basket. Plant in a sunny location in a frost free area. Related to Plectranthus. Lamiaceae
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	Albuca bracteata Code: 90234 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
(Syn.: Ornithogalum longibracteatum, Ornithogalum caudatum), Pregnant Onion, False Sea Onion The pregnant onion is an old-fashioned novel houseplant that resembles an onion with numerous baby bulbs forming on its sides. A great conversation piece. A lot of people just adore this plant. It has long strap-like leaves that droop downward and tall wands of small white flowers striped in green. Makes a nice hanging basket. It's not really an onion and should NOT be eaten. Some individuals may have an allergic skin reaction. Native to South Africa and easy to grow outdoors in similar climates. Grow in part shade and allow soil to dry between waterings. Hardy to 25F. Asparagaceae
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	Allamanda cathartica 'Hendersonii' Code: 67053 Price: $11.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Golden Trumpet Throughout the tropics one of the most popular vines and rightly so. Trainable as a vine or shrub, it is famous for its profusion of 5 inch bright yellow flowers throughout the year and handsome 6 inch tapered glossy green foliage. In cooler areas such as coastal California, it blooms outdoors in summer and fall. It is deciduous with frost and likes a warm protected site. In the greenhouse it is dazzling all year. Spectacular variety. South America. 40F. Apocynaceae
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	Alternanthera bettzickiana 'Rainbow' Code: 90634 Price: $8.95 Quantity in Basket: none
(Syn: Alternanthera amabilis var. tricolor), Rainbow or Tricolor Calico Plant New! This is a colorful tropical ground cover or bedding plant with dark green leaf edges and center areas tinged in orange, red, pink, and yellow. Great as a container plant in part shade to full sun. Trim occasionally to keep it compact. Use as an annual in temperate climates. Native to Brazil. USDA zones 9-12. Amaranthaceae
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	Alternanthera ficoidea 'Snowball' Code: 40012 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Tiny irregularly shaped leaves variegated blush white on this variety of Joseph's Coat. Very compact. Easy. Used as a bedding or edging plant or for containers, hanging baskets, or as a houseplant. Give light shade or full sun and rich organic soil with good drainage. Native to the Caribbean, Mexico, and South America. (F,M,T) Amaranthaceae
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	Alyogyne hakeifolia - White Form Code: 90020 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Large silky white hibiscus-like flowers, dark green needle-like foliage. Rapidly growing shrub to 10 feet high. Drought tolerant, sun loving. Intolerant of poor drainage and areas with wet summers. Native to deserts of South and Western Australia. USDA zones 9 - 10. Malvaceae
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	Alyogyne 'Lady Barbara Rose' Code: 90017 Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Has pale lavender flowers with a distinct raspberry eye. Grows to six feet tall but can be kept to any height with pruning. Finely cut bright green foliage is unlike any other Alyogyne and gives mature plants an almost fern-like appearance. Grows very full and easily with little encouragement and the fern-like foliage coupled with the unique pale shade of lavender makes for a spectacular specimen plant. May be less sensitive to phosphorus than other types because of its mixed parentage. Never offered for sale before, this is it's first offering anywhere. Be the first to add this lovely plant to your garden. USDA zones 9 - 10. (Thompson) Malvaceae
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	Alyogyne 'Lavender Lace' Code: 90441 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Inter-species hybrid. Large lavender-purple tulip shaped bell flowers on a sturdy upright woody shrub. The foliage is so fine and fernlike that it sometimes almost appears to have no foliage at all. Blooms nearly continuously. Unlike Alyogyne huegeli hybrids that can have week stems that break easily or need staking, 'Lavender Lace' may require staking only for straightness. It has a strong woody trunk and branches. It is easily trainable to any size requirement since it blooms at a small size. Ours is trained as a six foot standard which is easily maintained with a once a year pruning. Unpruned height could easily be 8 feet or more. This new type is very vigorous and full growing and quickly makes a nice specimen plant and while the foliage is fine it is very multi-branched. It doesn't seem to require special care with fertilizing that it's relatives and other Australian plants require and has never gotten any special treatment. In our garden it is growing in adobe clay soil next to roses and geraniums as an example of how tough it is. First time in propagation and first time offered for sale. USDA zones 9 - 10. (Thompson) Malvaceae
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	Aphelandra arborea Code: 90643 Price: $14.95 Quantity in Basket: none
(Syn.: Aphelandra tetragona) New! This is a rarely offered brilliant colored tropical shrub from South America and the West Indies with plumes of rich scarlet on four sided spikes. Each shrimp plant (Justicia) like flower is about 2 inches long. The 6 inch leaves are a bright glossy green. Plant in a bright semi-shaded location. Grows somewhat straggly to a height of 3 feet. To maintain a more compact form, prune back after flowering by removing weak growth and heading back to 2 or 3 strong buds on strongest stems. A well-drained loamy soil and humid tropical growing conditions is best. USDA zones 10-11. Acanthaceae
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	Aphelandra sinclairiana Code: 69071 Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Coral Aphelandra Evergreen tropical shrub with tubular pink flowers emerging from shell-like orange bracts. Inflorescence up to 8 inches long, very showy. Summer bloom. Grow in bright shade. Very tender to cold. Minimum temperature of 50F. Central America. USDA zones 10b - 11. Acanthaceae
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	Arachnothryx leucophylla Code: 80114 Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none
(Syn.: Rondeletia leucophylla), Panama Rose, Bush Pentas Small woody evergreen shrub with rose-pink flowers, primarily in winter and spring with scattered blooms the rest of the year. Very attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. It becomes fragrant after sunset. Grows 3 to 5 feet high. Full sun to part shade. It's a tender shrub that will not survive freezing. USDA zones 9 - 11. Native of Mexico through Panama. Rubiaceae
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