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	Gmelina philippensis Code: 51775 Price: $13.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Parrot's Beak Tropical shrub with hop-like pendulous racemes of yellow flowers. Makes a beautiful espalier, patio tree or topiary in full sun. India, Philippines. Lamiaceae
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Graptophyllum pictum The Caricature Plant is cultivated in tropical areas worldwide for use as hedges, screening, or specimen plantings. Also, ideal as mixed container plants for a tropical effect and a colorful addition to a conservatory or greenhouse. Various color forms are available, which are similar in appearance to Crotons and Pseuderanthemums. Left untrimmed they may grow up to 20 feet in height in tropical areas, such as Hawaii. They thrive in partial shade to full sun, in heat and humidity with ample moisture. In drier climates, part shade is recommended. Not a seaside plant, as it is not salt tolerant. As a tender tropical they cannot stand cold. Minimum temperature of 40F. USDA zones 10 - 11. Native to New Guinea.
	Graptophyllum and Pseuderanthemum Collection Code: GPS3 Price: $26.95 Quantity in Basket: none
3 different, our choice, from a selection of colorful leafed tropical subshrubs such as: Pseuderanthemum alatum, Pseuderanthemum carruthersii cultivars, Graptophyllum pictum 'Tricolor', Graptophyllum pictum 'Chocolate', etc. Acanthaceae
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	Graptophyllum excelsum Code: 80062 Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Scarlet Fuchsia Bush An erect multiple stemmed shrub or small tree to 9 feet with attractive glossy green foliage. Waxy, deep red, 1 inch tubular flowers occur in spring and early summer. In a good season, the plant becomes a mass of brilliant scarlet red flowers. Plant does sucker, creating a clump. Best flowering in full sun. Drought tolerant. Slow growing. As an Australian native plant, be sure that any fertilizer used has very little phosphorus. Nectar feeding birds, such as hummingbirds, find the flowers irresistible. Can be grown from a cool temperate to tropical climate, but protect from frost. USDA zones 9 to 12. Acanthaceae
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	Graptophyllum pictum 'Alba Variegata' Code: 80065 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Variegated Caricature Plant Colorful green and white leaves. Evergreen tropical shrub to 6 feet, but can be kept to 3 feet as a greenhouse plant. Flowers are tubular, reddish-purple. Best with bright light and moist soil. Use in tropical landscape beds or in mixed containers. Heat and humidity tolerant. Minimum winter temperature of 40F. Acanthaceae
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	Graptophyllum pictum 'Aurea Marginata' Code: 80064 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Golden Caricature Plant Colorful golden leaves with green center area and wavy edges. Evergreen tropical shrub to 4 feet, but can be kept to 2 feet as a greenhouse plant. Flowers are tubular, reddish-purple. Best with bright light and moist soil. Use in tropical landscape beds or in mixed containers. Heat and humidity tolerant. Minimum winter temperature of 40F. Acanthaceae
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	Graptophyllum pictum 'Bronze' Code: 80063 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Bronze Caricature Plant These plants are cultivated chiefly for their colorful, glossy foliage. This one is with solid dark bronze, almost chocolate colored leaves. Evergreen tropical shrub to 6 feet, but can be kept to 3 feet as a greenhouse plant. Flowers are tubular, reddish-purple. Best with bright light and moist soil. Use in tropical landscape beds or in mixed containers. Heat and humidity tolerant. Minimum winter temperature of 40F. Acanthaceae
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	Graptophyllum pictum 'Eldorado' Code: 80067 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Eldorado Caricature Plant Dark green leaves with a large irregular, yellow margin that is bright golden yellow in high light or yellow green in low light. Evergreen tropical shrub to 6 feet, but can be kept to 3 feet as a greenhouse plant. Flowers are tubular, reddish-purple. Best with bright light and moist soil. Use in tropical landscape beds or in mixed containers. Heat and humidity tolerant. Minimum winter temperature of 40F. Acanthaceae
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	Graptophyllum pictum 'Tricolor' Code: 80068 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Tricolor or Waimea Caricature Plant The glossy, oval-shaped foliage is green with center flushed with cream, pink, and orange. Evergreen tropical shrub to 6 feet, but can be kept to 3 feet as a greenhouse plant. Flowers are tubular, reddish-purple. Best with bright light and moist soil. Use in tropical landscape beds or in mixed containers. Heat and humidity tolerant. Minimum winter temperature of 40F. Acanthaceae
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	Gynura aurantiaca Code: 90531 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Velvet Plant. Purple Velvet Plant, Royal Velvet Plant, Velvet Tree This showy plant from Java is grown for its handsome velvety 5 inch leaves and stems that are covered in dense purple hairs. Its growth is robust with upright stems that are thick and succulent, growing 3 to 5 feet in height. Its tall stems may need some staking. Best purple leaf color is in bright light on new growth. Clusters of tiny, daisy-like, orange-yellow flowers appear in winter. It dislikes extreme heat or cold and needs winter protection below 40F. Plant it as a soft purple accent in a tropical garden bed. USDA zones 10 - 12. It is usually found that its botanical name is given in error to the common trailing house plant "Purple Passion Plant", which is probably a hybrid between Gynura aurantiaca and Gynura procumbens. Asteraceae
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	Hamelia cuprea Code: 90095 Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Bahama Firebush This is a beautiful glossy leafed shrub with abundant 1½ inch golden yellow bell-shaped flowers with streaks of orange, blooming spring through fall. It makes an excellent shrub or screening plant and can be easily pruned as a container plant for the greenhouse or trimmed to be a small patio tree 6 to 10 feet high. Plant in well-drained soil with moderate moisture, full sun to part shade. Protect from frost. Attractive to hummingbirds. Reportedly hybridizes easily with Hamelia patens with highly variable offspring. Native to the Cayman Islands, Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica. USDA zones 10 - 11. Rubiaceae
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	Hibiscus 'Dainty Pink' Code: 90631 Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none
(Syn.: Hibiscus 'Fantasia', 'Itsy Bitsy Pink', 'Old Hawaiian Variety', 'Pink Butterfly', 'Pink La France', 'Pink Psyche', 'Shirley Temple') This is an old fashioned heirloom hibiscus, dating back to the 1950's from Florida. It is now grown throughout the tropics. With miniature pink windmill type flowers, this tall growing shrub has thin stems and tiny leaves. If left unpruned, it has a slightly weeping habit. It sometimes sports pure white flowers, which are known as the cultivar 'Dainty White'. Makes a nice background shrub in a tropical landscape. USDA zones 9 - 12. Malvaceae
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	Hibiscus diversifolius Code: 90230 Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Swamp Hibiscus Large 4 inch yellow flowers with rich maroon blotch in center. Free-flowering in warmer months. Leaves have three to five lobes and are rough to the touch. Stems with short prickles. Grows fast to 3 or 4 feet high and wide. Responds well to pruning. Train against a wall or useful as a container plant. Likes full sun to part shade and is tolerant of a wide range of conditions such as dry or swampy ground, poor soil, wind, and light to moderate frost. Native to Tropical Africa and Asia. USDA zones 9 - 11. Malvaceae
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	Hibiscus 'Hummels Fantasy' Code: 51677 Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Similar to Hibiscus 'Cooperi' but foliage has more white variegation and is very compact. Ideal potted plant. Very tender to cold temperatures. Minimum temperature 40F. Malvaceae
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	Hibiscus 'Madame Chiang Kai Shek' Code: 90390 Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none
This hibiscus is a very old cultivar in Southern California. It grows tall and vigorous to an believable height of 30 feet with large double pale salmon-pink flowers. There is the slightest sweet scent to the flowers, which may indicate some Hibiscus arnottianus in its breeding. It's very free flowering during the summer and may be kept smaller with pruning. Plant in full sun, amended well drained soil, and give regular feeding. Protect from frost. There is also a registered yellow flowered Hawaiian hibiscus hybrid with this name. USDA zones 9 - 11. Malvaceae
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	Hibiscus ovalifolius Code: 80112 Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none
(Syn.: Hibiscus calyphyllus), Rock's Hibiscus Hibiscus species used for ground cover and bedding plant in Hawaii. Also can be trained as a hedge or container plant. Sprawling growth to 3 feet high. Sulfur colored flowers with maroon eye. Blooms summer, fall. Full sun, average well-drained soil. Frost tender plant native to tropical Africa. USDA zones 10 and 11. Malvaceae
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	Hibiscus schizopetalus Code: 69081 Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Fringed Hibiscus Very ornate fringed double flowers streaked with pink and red hang from arching branches like little chandeliers. Blooms best with heat and humidity. Often grown as a hanging basket plant or trained as a standard. A most unusual hibiscus. Tropical East Africa. Malvaceae
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	Hippeastrum papilio Code: 90462 Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Butterfly Amaryllis This evergreen bulb from Brazil sports orchid-like exotic flowers of deep burgandy and cream. Hardy outdoors in Southern California. It can also be grown as a houseplant with its strapping glossy green leaves in a sunny window. Flowering period is anytime from September to December. Plant with its neck above ground with good drainage in sun to part shade. Growing plants in 2¾ inch pots. Amaryllidaceae
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	Holmskioldia sanguinea 'Copper Flower' Code: 51782 Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Chinese Hat Plant Coppery red bracts and tubular flowers on this variety give the appearance of tiny, wide-brimmed chinese style hats. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Easy to grow. Full sun to part shade. Evergreen scandent shrub to 10 feet. USDA zones 9 - 11. Minimum temperature 32F. From India and the Himalayas. Lamiaceae
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	Holmskioldia sanguinea 'Red Flower' Code: 51780 Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Chinese Hat Plant, Mandarin's Hat Deep red bracts and tubular flowers give the unmistakable appearance of tiny, wide-brimmed chinese style hats, and have made this a popular everblooming shrub in the tropics. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. From India and the Himalayas. 32F. Lamiaceae
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	Homalocladium platycladum Code: 80055 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
(Syn.: Muehlenbeckia platyclada), Centipede Plant, Ribbon Plant Unusual evergreen plant from the Solomon Islands. Leafless, it has flat, ribbon-like jointed green stems with tiny whitish-green flowers in spring. Container plant or well-drained soil in part shade. Tolerates light frost. Polygonaceae
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	Hypoestes aristata Code: 90092 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Ribbon Bush This evergreen shrubby perennial, with erect stems holding soft green leaves, is covered with spikes of showy lavender flowers from fall to early winter. The lavender two-lipped flowers have the upper lip spotted with darker markings. Grows 4 to 5 feet tall and wide. Plant in full sun to light shade with occasional water in the summer. Frost and drought tolerant. Prune back hard after blooming. May reseed. Native to South Africa. USDA zones 9 - 11. Acanthaceae
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