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Aeollanthus repens
Code: 62202
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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 'Hendersonii'
Code: 67053
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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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Allamanda schottii
Code: 67051
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Oleander Leaf Allamanda.
Clusters of golden yellow trumpet-shaped flowers throughout the year. Hardier, more compact than the above. Brazil. 32F.
Apocynaceae
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Alstroemeria psitticina
Code: 50200
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(Syn.: Alstroemeria 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. 25F.
Liliaceae
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Alyogyne huegelii
Code: 50220
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(Syn.: 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. 20F.
Malvaceae
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Alyogyne huegelii 'Mood Indigo'
Code: 50221
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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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Anisacanthus quadrifidus var wrightii
Code: 90204
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Desert Honeysuckle, Texas Firecracker.
NEW! 2009 - Mounding shrub to 5 feet with narrow light green leaves and spikes of tubular, bright red-orange flowers. Blooms heaviest in spring, occasionally in summer and fall. Heat loving, drought tolerant, for sun or partial shade. Deciduous. Cut back to keep dense and for more blooms. A favorite for butterflies and hummingbirds. Native to southwest Texas and northern Mexico. USDA zones 7 - 10.
Acanthaceae
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Aphelandra scheideana
Code: 69070
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Grows to 4 feet high, with 5 inch long thin, finely pubescent, narrow ovate leaves. Blooms in winter with 3 inch spikes of 1 inch long dark red bracts with 2 inch bright red flowers resembling those of the shrimp plant. Part shade. Protect from frost.
Acanthaceae
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Aphelandra sinclairiana
Code: 69071
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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.
Acanthaceae
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