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Code	Name	Image	Price	Description
80124	Camptosema grandiflora Cuitelo, Cipo Tapia, Crista-De-Galo (Rooster's Crest) (Sometimes miss-identified as a Mucuna species)		$19.95	Spectacular vine from Brazil with long pendulous chains of fiery orange-red flowers. It can be brought to bloom after a couple of seasons in a large container, but this heavy vine needs a large support. It's best outdoors or in a conservatory or greenhouse where enough space can be given. An arbor is ideal so that the brilliant flowering racemes can hang down from the ceiling. Blooms in fall and winter. Prune heavily in spring after flowering. Give full or partial sun with adequate moisture and fertilizer. It hails from the Cerrados parts of Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo states of Brazil at an elevation of 1,500 to 3,000 feet. Therefore, it can tolerate some drought and frost. It survived 4 nights that dropped briefly to 25F at the nursery without any damage. However, its hardiness range is not yet known, probably USDA zones 9b - 11. Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae
80187	Cassia leptophylla Gold Medallion Tree		$9.95	One of the best flowering trees for Southern California, often used as a street tree. Grows fast to 25 feet with graceful dark green pinnate foliage. Spectacular, traffic stopping, 1 foot clusters of bright yellow flowers for about a month or so in summer. Nearly evergreen. Prune to keep open and lacy. Best in full sun with good drainage, little to moderate water. Hardy to 25F. USDA zones 9 - 11. From southeast Brazil. Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae
80092	Erythrina humeana 'Raja' Dwarf Natal Coral Tree		$9.95	This dwarf form of the natal coral tree grows up to 12 feet high and wide. A true collector's plant that can be grown as a large bonsai with its fast growing caudex. We've seen the caudex grow 3 feet wide. It produces a brilliant show with bold spikes of dark red flowers when very young, blooming from late summer through fall. Plant in full sun with good drainage and protect from frost. USDA zones 9b - 11. Native to southern Africa. Our plants offered in 2¾ inch pots with caudex already forming. Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae
90210	Schizolobium parahyba Brazilian Fern Tree, Tower Tree		$13.95	This spectacular flowering tree is crowned with masses of golden blooms in early spring. It's one of the fastest growing trees in the world, easily growing 6 feet a year to an eventual height of 40 feet (100 feet in the tropics). With the huge 3 foot long bipinnate feathery leaves, it has the appearance of a large tree fern when young. Briefly deciduous just before flowering. Loves heat, needs good drainage, and is drought tolerant. Frost sensitive when young. For a distictive textural look, it can be pruned to size for growing in a large warm greenhouse or patio garden. This forest canopy tree is native from Southern Mexico to Brazil. USDA zones 10 - 12. Fabaceae, subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
54302	Senna bicapsularis 'California Gold' (Syn.: Cassia bicapsularis 'California Gold')		$8.95	Evergreen rounded shrub is covered in fall with bright lemon-yellow pea-shaped blossoms. Grows to about 15 feet high. Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae
90270	Vigna caracalla Fragrant Snail Vine, Corkscrew Vine, Caracalla Bean		$13.95	This highly fragrant tropical vine has beautiful curled flowers shaped like a snail's shell. Thomas Jefferson introduced this vine to America. It has clusters of 2 inch blossoms which start out white then develops a purple coloration, plus it emits a wonderfully sweet hyacinth-like fragrance. Trifoliate leaves are up to 6 inches long with a downy texture. Summer into fall bloom period. Great for a chain link fence, hanging from an arbor, or grown as a container plant. Grows up to 20 feet in warm climates. Prefers sun, heat and humidity. It may die back in winter as it does poorly below 50F. USDA zones 9 - 11. May be grown as an annual or house plant elsewhere. It is native to tropical South America and Central America. This vine has often been confused with the snail vine (Phaseolus caracalla), which has smaller pale purple flowers and is not fragrant. Fabaceae