Cuphea to Dyschoriste

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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.

	Cuphea 'David Verity' Code: 51203 Price: $7.50 Sold Out Quantity in Basket: none
"Large Firecracker Plant". Dark orange tubular flowers with yellow-orange tips closely set with small glossy leaves. Hummingbirds love this plant. Flowers virtually all year. Presumed hybrid between Cuphea ignea and C. micropetala. Grows 5 to 6 feet in mild climates. 15F. We erroneously sold it last year as Cuphea ignea. Lythraceae
	Cuphea salvadorensis Code: 80156 Price: $7.50 Quantity in Basket: none
"Christmas Cigar Flower", "Salvadoran Cigar Plant". NEW! 2008 - Rare cuphea with bright orange-red 1.5 inch tubular flowers with green tips at the mouth of the floral tubes. In Hawaii, an unusual Christmas lei is sometimes made from the flowers because of its bright red and green holiday colors. Mounding shrub to 5 feet. Give full sun, protection from frost. Hummingbirds love it. From Southern Mexico and El Salvador. Photos by "Forest & Kim Starr (USGS)" from "Plants of Hawaii". Lythraceae
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	Delostoma roseum Code: 51301 Price: $9.50 Quantity in Basket: none
Compact Andean shrub with large rosy pink trumpet shaped flowers. Dark green crinkled glossy leaves. Flowers winter and summer.28 F. Bignoniaceae
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	Dianthera nodosa 'Brazil' Code: 69147 Price: $7.50 Quantity in Basket: none
A relative of Shrimp Plant (Justicia) has clusters of beautiful bright pink, tubular, three-lipped flowers along the stems. Bloom almost continuously. A great container plant. Grows 1 to 3 feet high. Prefers part shade with a moist, well drained soil. Protect from frost. From Eastern Brazil. Acanthaceae
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	Dichorisandra pendula Code: 69155 Price: $8.50 Sold Out Quantity in Basket: none
"Blue Pendant Ginger". This "Blue Ginger" relative looks like a costus or ginger with its jointed stems with glossy leaves faintly banded silver and purplish-blue beneath. Blooms continually from summer to autumn with clusters of sky blue flowers that droop in a pendant fashion from each stem. Grows to 3 feet tall. It should be planted in a partially shaded, moist location. Use it to provide an exotic tropical look with its rare color. It is also well suited as a patio pot plant. Root hardy in zone 9. Origin: Brazil. Commelinaceae
	Dichorisandra thyrsiflora Code: 51400 Price: $8.50 Quantity in Basket: none
"Blue Ginger". Terminal clusters of intense cobalt blue flowers. Upright habit, similar to some members of the ginger family, gives this famous tropical plant its common name. Foliage is silvery green, spirally arranged on 3 ft. stems. 30 F. Commelinaceae
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	Dicliptera suberecta Code: 69157 Price: $7.50 Quantity in Basket: none
(Justicia suberecta), "King's Crown", "Hummingbird Plant". Velvety soft grey leaves adorn this heat and drought loving plant. Topped from late spring until fall with terminal clusters of tubular orange flowers, a magnet to hummingbirds. Grows 2 to 3 feet wide in full or partial sun. Hardy in Zone 8 and higher. Native to Uruguay. Acanthaceae
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	Duranta erecta 'Alba' Code: 51445 Price: $7.50 Quantity in Basket: none
"Sky Flower". All Durantas are evergreen, hardy to 25 F. This white flowered form of the species is predominantly summer flowering with clusters of 1/2" honey scented flowers followed by showy clusters of 1/2" yellow berries. Shiny green leaves to 3" long. New World tropics and subtropics. Verbenaceae
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	Duranta erecta 'Compacta' Code: 51456 Price: $7.50 Quantity in Basket: none
A compact form with smaller green leaves and numerous light blue flowers. Verbenaceae
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	Duranta erecta 'Gold' Code: 51452 Price: $7.50 Quantity in Basket: none
Compact shrub with small leaves entirely golden yellow. Clusters of lavender-blue flowers. Verbenaceae
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	Duranta erecta 'Golden Edge' Code: 51453 Price: $7.50 Quantity in Basket: none
Shiny green leaves with bright golden edges. Truly a distinctive cultivar with sprays of purple flowers, golden berries. Verbenaceae
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	Duranta erecta 'Green and Gold' Code: 51451 Price: $7.50 Quantity in Basket: none
Beautiful compact shrub with small yellow-green foliage bordered deep green. Lavender-blue flowers. Verbenaceae
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	Duranta erecta 'Sarasota' Code: 51448 Price: $7.50 Sold Out Quantity in Basket: none
This excellent selection was chosen for compact growth and superior flowering habit. Blooms throughout the year with racemes of rich lavender blue flowers with a sweet, delicate scent. Clusters of ornamental golden yellow berries. Verbenaceae
	Duranta erecta 'Snow Flurry' Code: 51449 Price: $8.50 Quantity in Basket: none
A very rare and sought after foliage plant with small fringed leaves, variegated white and green. Slow, compact growth. Excellent bonsai plant. Lavender blue flowers. Part shade recommended. Verbenaceae
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	Duranta erecta 'Sweet Memories' Code: 51455 Price: $7.50 Quantity in Basket: none
(Duranta erecta "Geisha Girl"). Evergreen shrub with ruffled picotee dark blue flowers edged white. Flowers are produced at a young age, making an ideal container plant. Full sun. Hardy to 25 F. Verbenaceae
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	Duranta erecta 'Variegata' Code: 51450 Price: $7.50 Quantity in Basket: none
Showy leaves splashed white and green, compact shrub. Lavender-blue flowers. Verbenaceae
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	Duvernoia aconitiflora Code: 69148 Price: $7.50 Quantity in Basket: none
"Lemon Pistol Bush". This species from South Africa is related to Justicias. It's a tall, much-branched, wind tolerant shrub growing to 9 feet in height. Two-lipped white to cream flowers, tinged with mauve, are borne at the end of stems in 3 to 7 opposite pairs. Blooms late summer through fall. The ripe club-shaped seed pods burst open with a loud, explosive crack, hence its common name. It has bright green narrow pendulous leaves. Plant in a frost-free position in part shade to full sun. It requires rich soil and plenty of summer water. Zones 9 - 11. Acanthaceae
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	Dyschoriste hygrophyllodes Code: 69153 Price: $7.50 Sold Out Quantity in Basket: none
(Calophanes hygrophiloides), "Bridal Flower". Evergreen small shrub with lavender colored trumpet-shaped flowers, with deep violet streaking in the throat, appearing in dense clusters on upright stems. Leaves are rounded to 1 inch long. Grows 4 to 6 feet high. Can be easily pruned to 3 feet tall as an informal hedge. Give regular watering, average soil in part shade to full sun. Zones 9 - 11. Brazil. Acanthaceae