Allamanda to Aphelandra

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Unless noted otherwise, there is a maximum limit of 3 for each kind of plant, but order as many different varieties as you wish. We grow many different plants, but we don't grow a lot of any one kind.

	Acnistus arborescens Code: 69134 Price: $8.50 Quantity in Basket: none
"Wild Tree Tobacco", "Hollowheart". Related to Iochroma. Uncommon, small to medium-sized tree growing 10 to 20 ft. Soft bark is beige, corky with deep vertical ridges and fissures. Try growing orchids, tillandsias and other epiphytes on it's limbs. Very small 1/4" bell-shaped scented white flowers clustered on branches are followed by tiny orange tomato-like inedible fruits popular with birds. Plant has anti-cancer properties, but no nicotine derivatives, as common name would suggest. Subtropical, it will survive brief frosts. We're not sure of it's landscape value, but it might be of interest to collectors. Native to Central and South America and the Caribbean. Solanaceae
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	Aeollanthus repens Code: 62202 Price: $7.50 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 new 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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	Allamanda cathartica 'Golden Butterfly' Code: 67059 Price: $9.50 Sold Out Quantity in Basket: none
This new compact allamanda makes an ideal pot plant. It produces large bright yellow trumpet shaped flowers year round. Apocynaceae
	Allamanda cathartica 'Hendersonii' Code: 67053 Price: $9.50 Sold Out 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" bright yellow flowers throughout the year and handsome 6" 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. No. South America. 40 F. Apocynaceae
	Allamanda schottii Code: 67051 Price: $9.50 Sold Out Quantity in Basket: none
"Oleander Leaf Allamanda". Clusters of golden yellow trumpet shaped flowers throughout the year. Hardier, more compact than the above. Brazil. 32 F. Apocynaceae
	Allamanda schottii 'Australian Silver' Code: 67054 Price: $9.50 Sold Out Quantity in Basket: none
A cultivar with narrow silver grey leaves, yellow flowers. Compact grower. Apocynaceae
	Allamanda schottii 'Variegata' Code: 67057 Price: $9.50 Sold Out Quantity in Basket: none
Gray-green foliage variegated white, compact habit. Yellow flowers as above.40 F. Apocynaceae
	Alstroemeria Hybrid Code: 50202 Price: $8.50 Sold Out Quantity in Basket: none
"Hybrid Peruvian Lily". Clusters of showy flowers in various shades of pink, orange, red, rose, yellow and white with spotted throats, flowering over a long period of time. Ideal cut flower. Grow in containers or in the flower border in mild climates. 25 F. You will be asked to indicate which color you wish. Liliaceae
	Alstroemeria psitticina Code: 50200 Price: $8.50 Quantity in Basket: none
(A. pulchella), "Parrot Flower". Sometimes called "Peruvian Lilies", Alstroemerias are famous as fancy cut flowers in many bright colors. Although most of these are summer dormant, this Brazilian species is different in that it is nearly evergreen and generally much easier to grow. Bright red and green flowers on long stalks are produced over a long spring and summer season and the plant is compact. 25 F. Liliaceae
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	Alstroemeria psitticina 'Variegata' Code: 50201 Price: $8.50 Sold Out Quantity in Basket: none
"Variegated Parrot Flower". Leaves edged and lined in white. Red and green flowers as above. Very ornamental foliage. Liliaceae
	Alyogyne hakeifolia Code: 50223 Price: $7.50 Sold Out Quantity in Basket: none
Large silky yellow hibiscus-like flowers, dark green needle like foliage. Drought tolerant, sun loving. Malvaceae
	Alyogyne huegelii Code: 50220 Price: $7.50 Quantity in Basket: none
(Hibiscus huegelii), "Blue Hibiscus". Beautiful lavender-blue silky hibiscus-like flowers appear throughout the year. Deeply cut leaves, shrubby habit. Good container plant or outdoors in California. Drought tolerant. Australia. 20 F. Malvaceae
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	Alyogyne huegelii 'Mood Indigo' Code: 50221 Price: $7.50 Quantity in Basket: none
Deep violet-blue silky flowers throughout the year. Small, deeply cut foliage, compact, shrubby. Excellent in containers. Alyogyne is highly sensitive to phosphorus fertilzer and poor drainage. Also, they are short lived in subtropical wet summer areas. Malvaceae
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	Alyogyne huegelii 'White Swan' Code: 50222 Price: $7.50 Sold Out Quantity in Basket: none
A beautiful white flowered form, tinged lilac under cool conditions. (UC Santa Cruz introduction). Malvaceae
	Aphelandra scheideana Code: 69070 Price: $7.50 Quantity in Basket: none
Grows to 4 ft. high, with 5 inch long thin, finely pubescent, narrow ovate leaves. Blooms in winter with 3" spikes of 1" long dark red bracts with 2" bright red flowers resembling those of the "shrimp plant". Part shade. Protect from frost. Acanthaceae
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	Aphelandra sinclairiana Code: 69071 Price: $8.50 Quantity in Basket: none
"Coral Aphelandra". Central America. Evergreen shrub with tubular pink flowers emerging from shell-like orange bracts. Inflorescence up to 8 inches long, very showy. Summer bloom. Grows in bright shade. Tender to cold. Acanthaceae
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