Cuphea to Dyschoriste

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	Cuphea 'David Verity' Code: 51203 Price: $9.95 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 Cuphea micropetala. Grows 5 to 6 feet in mild climates. 15F. We erroneously sold it last year as Cuphea ignea. Lythraceae
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	Cuphea micropetala Code: 90157 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
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	Cuphea salvadorensis Code: 80156 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
(Syn.: Cuphea oreophila), Christmas Cigar Flower, Salvadoran Cigar Plant Rare cuphea with bright orange-red 1½ 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. Tropicos.org of Missouri Botanical Garden lists C. oreophila as a synonym, even though others list it as a different species. It sure looks the same to us. Lythraceae
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	Cyanotis somaliensis Code: 90594 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
(Syn.: Tradescantia somaliensis) Pussy Ears, Kitten Ears This is a somewhat succulent creeping plant with long narrow glossy green leaves covered with distinctive soft white hairs. Sporadic small mauve-blue flowers occur in summer. It's easy to grow and makes a really nice small hanging basket or it can be used as a filler in a succulent dish garden. It should be given bright light and be allowed to dry-out a bit between waterings. It's native to northern Somalia and needs cold protection. Commelinaceae
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	Cymbopogon citratus Code: 90472 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Lemon Grass This rapid growing perennial tropical grass is native to Southeast Asia where it is used in cooking to give a lemon flavoring. Also, it is a fine looking ornamental, growing in a dense clump to 3 feet high and as wide. Leaves emit a wonderful lemony fragrance when bruised. Plant in ground or in containers. Prefers full sun, but tolerates a bit of shade. Best in rich soil with good drainage. It is not frost hardy. In cold climates it's suggested to makes small potted divisions and overwinter in a bright indoor location. The bulbous lower leaf sections are harvested and minced or mashed for asian cooking. Leaves may be used fresh or dried for flavoring. USDA zones 10 - 11. Poaceae
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	Cynanchum insigne Code: 90660 Price: $19.95 Quantity in Basket: none
(Syn.: Sarcostemma insigne), Green Spaghetti Plant This is a rare leafless succulent plant from Madagascar with green trailing cylindrical stems, resembling a Rhipsalis. Scented flowers appear along the stems that are pale white with red stripes, much like the veins in a bloodshot eye. It's an ideal plant for a hanging basket. With its low water requirement, give it warmth and bright shade. Apocynaceae
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	Dahlia imperialis 'Double or Nothing' Code: 90436 Price: $12.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Double Flowered Lavender Tree Dahlia Tall growing unusual Dahlia with bamboo-like stalks 8 to 10 feet high with leaves divided into many leaflets. This giant blooms in late fall to early winter with 3 inch anemone-like, lavender double flowers at branch ends. Needs a frost free location to appreciate the flowers. Give full sun or part shade, wind protection. Usually stems are cut back to ground after flowering or frost. Native to Guatemala to Colombia. USDA zones 9 - 11. Asteraceae
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	Dermatobotrys saundersii Code: 80190 Price: $20.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Tree Jockey An unusual epiphytic small shrub of the snapdragon family. Native to Zululand, South Africa, where it's at risk of becoming extinct. In nature, found growing in the forks of trees, hence it's common name. The leaves are soft and rubbery with shallow toothed margins and reddish veins. Tubular deep red flowers appear midwinter encircling the top of each stem just below the leaves. Pollinated in Africa by sunbirds. Makes a great pot plant or try growing as an epiphyte in the fork of a tree. Needs a very loose, well-draining soil mix with plenty of leaf litter or compost. Important to not over-water. Requires a mild, frost free climate, bright shade. Scrophulariaceae
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	Deuterocohnia brevifolia Code: 90679 Price: $14.95 Quantity in Basket: none
(Syn.: Abromeitiella brevifolia), Argentine Ball This is an interesting miniature terrestrial bromeliad native to Bolivia and Argentina with small rosettes of silvery-green bristly triangular leaves. As it grows, it slowly forms a tight rounded pillow-shaped colony of hundreds of rosettes creating an unusual and distinctive potted plant. It usually blooms in winter or early spring with small tubular greenish flowers. Plant it in a cactus type potting soil with good drainage. Give it a sunny or bright light position and water moderately in the warm months, letting the soil dry between waterings. It is fairly cold hardy, but does not like to be wet in the winter. It can also be grown as a ground cover in suitable climates. Bromeliaceae
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	Dichorisandra penduliflora Code: 69155 Price: $18.95 Quantity in Basket: none
(Syn.: Dichorisandra pendula), Weeping Blue Ginger, 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. USDA zones 10 - 11. Origin: Brazil. Commelinaceae
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	Dichorisandra thyrsiflora Code: 51400 Price: $18.95 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 foot stems. 30F. Commelinaceae
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	Dichroa febrifuga Code: 90201 Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Hydrangeaceae
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	Dicliptera sericea Code: 69157 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
(Syn.: Dicliptera suberecta, Jacobinia suberecta), King's Crown, Hummingbird Plant Velvety soft gray 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 USDA zones 8 and higher. Native to Uruguay. Acanthaceae
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	Dombeya elegans hybrid Code: 90380 Price: $12.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Pink Shrub Dombeya This beautiful evergreen shrub covers itself in clusters of honey-scented bright pink flowers from early October to mid-November. Unlike some other dombeyas, its flowers drop off cleanly after blooming. As no seed is produced, it's probably a hybrid. The actual D. elegans species, native to Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean, looks somewhat different. This could be the USDA introduction Dombeya 'Pink Clouds', but images posted online appear to be a lighter pink. It's moderately fast growing to a height of 10 feet with dense foliage and branches ascending outward from a central crown. Plant in full sun to part shade. Drought tolerant once established. USDA zones 9 - 11. We previously sold this as the cultivar Dombeya 'Seminole' in error. Malvaceae
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	Dracaena reflexa 'Song of India' Code: 90648 Price: $19.95 Quantity in Basket: none
(Syn.: Pleomele reflexa), Song Of India Dracaena This is a common multi-stemmed accent shrub in tropical gardens world-wide. It has creamy yellow stripes on narrow green leaves that are spirally arranged on the thick, irregular stems. Outdoors it can grow up to 18 feet high, indoors it can be kept much smaller, usually to about 3 feet in height. It's a very adaptable plant for full sun outdoors in the tropics, or lower light levels indoors as an easy houseplant. It can't take any frost. Native to Madagascar, Mauritius, and other islands of the Indian Ocean. USDA zones 10 - 12. Asparagaceae
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	Duranta erecta 'Alba' Code: 51445 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Sky Flower All durantas are evergreen, hardy to 25F. This white flowered form of the species is predominantly summer flowering with clusters of ½ inch honey scented flowers followed by showy clusters of ½ inch yellow berries. Shiny green leaves to 3 inches long. New World tropics and subtropics. Verbenaceae
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	Duranta erecta 'Compacta' Code: 51456 Price: $9.95 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: $9.95 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: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Shiny green leaves with bright golden edges. Truly a distinctive variegated cultivar with sprays of purple flowers, golden berries. Verbenaceae
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	Duranta erecta 'Green and Gold' Code: 51451 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Beautiful variegation on this compact shrub with small yellow-green foliage bordered deep green. Lavender-blue flowers. Verbenaceae
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	Duranta erecta 'Little Geisha Girl' Code: 90406 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Compact Golden Dew Drop 'Little Geisha Girl' This is a compact form of Duranta erecta 'Geisha Girl' ('Sweet Memories') with tighter blossoms and weeping stems. It makes a splendid hanging basket plant. Verbenaceae
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	Duranta erecta 'Sarasota' Code: 51448 Price: $9.95 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
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	Duranta erecta 'Snow Flurry' Code: 51449 Price: $10.95 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: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
(Syn.: 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 25F. Verbenaceae
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	Duranta erecta 'Variegata' Code: 51450 Price: $9.95 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: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Lemon Pistol Bush This species from South Africa is related to Justicia. 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. USDA zones 9 - 11. Acanthaceae
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	Dyschoriste thunbergiiflora Code: 69153 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
(Syn.: Calophanes thunbergiiflora), Purple Bells Evergreen small shrub with lavender colored trumpet-shaped flowers, with deep violet streaking in the throat, appearing in clusters on upright stems. Leaves are rounded to 1 inch long. Grows up to 3 feet high. Can be easily pruned as an informal hedge. Give regular watering, average soil in part shade to full sun. Loves water, but is quite drought tolerant. The flowers attract butterflies. Native to east Africa, particularly Kenya. Tolerates light frost. USDA zones 9 - 11. We previously listed this as Dyschoriste hygrophyllodes in error. Acanthaceae
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