Pritchardia pacifica - Fiji Fan Palm Plants / Other A striking fan palm to 30 with straight smooth trunk with some fiber patterning at the x. Its numerous palmate leaves are 4 wide, 5 long and undivided with many pleats. Fast grower. Fragrant brownish flowers. Tropical. One of the most attractive Pritchardias, grown widely in tropical countries and sought … Contributed by amazon 27.07. 2007 08:06:46 (20807 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Tropical Flowering Plants Other / Books A Guide to Identification and Cultivation | This book bridges a long-standing gap between obscure references in tropical botany and the gardener s need for an accurate, practical guide with clear photographs. Incorporating the latest advances in plant taxonomy from the definitive text of Dr. Walter Judd, … Contributed by amazon 13.04. 2007 08:58:11 (16104 readers) Match on Title and Article's text | |
Plants for Tropical Landscapes Other / Books A Gardener s Guide | Plants for Tropical Landscapes will help you select and group plants to create a successful tropical garden tailored to your needs and tastes. Gardeners and landscapers will find this treasury of more than 500 common plants easy to use and one of the most comprehensive guides available … Contributed by amazon 07.05. 2007 11:49:45 (16901 readers) Match on Title and Article's text | |
Ricinus communis 'Zanzibarensis' - Castor Bean Plants / Other THE CASTOR BEAN is a shrub-like plant with large, long-stemmed leaves that are lobed like fingers. Its spiny, clustered seed pods contain white, bean-like seeds (Botanically speaking, it isn t a true bean, but a Spurge), which typically bear attractive markings in various colours. The plant is native … Contributed by amazon 11.08. 2007 07:52:20 (39358 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Tropical Plants for Home and Garden Other / Books A stunningly beautiful presentation of flowers and plants native to tropical regions of the world. —Phoenix Home & Garden With sections on flowering shrubs and annuals, foliage plants, ornamental trees, ornamental vines and creepers, palms, exotics, water plants, ground covers, ferns, and orchids, … Contributed by amazon 07.05. 2007 11:55:55 (46989 readers) Match on Title and Article's text | |
Landscaping With Tropical Plants Other / Books Sunset Series | Imagine the lush possibilities. In one volume with over 200 photographs, readers will discover how to grow an entire spectrum of exciting new plants in their home gardens. This book reveals the types of tropical plants that are right for your site, no matter what your climate. In addition, … Contributed by amazon 07.05. 2007 11:52:52 (18712 readers) Match on Title and Article's text | |
Tropical and Subtropical Trees Other / Books An Encyclopedia | This exhaustive, lavishly illustrated A-Z encyclopedia describes tropical and subtropical trees by their specific attributes and profiles, such as color, shape, texture, flowers, foliage, or fruit. It also includes a collection of useful quick-reference checklists that help gardeners, … Contributed by amazon 07.05. 2007 11:42:04 (11353 readers) Match on Title and Article's text | |
Cyrtostachys renda - Lipstick Palm Plants / Tropical and Subtropical Plants Popularly known as the sealing-wax palm or lipstick palm, this is one of the most colorful tropical palms. It is native to Malaysia, Borneo, and Sumatra where it grows in coastal peat swamps, sometimes reaching heights of over 15 feet. The crownshaft and petioles are brilliant scarlet (or orange in some … Contributed by amazon 02.11. 2007 13:16:54 (22005 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Tropical Ornamentals Other / Books This guide covers more than 400 of the most commonly cultivated ornamental plants found in the tropics, identified and beautifully photographed by an expert in tropical botany. … Contributed by amazon 14.04. 2007 11:59:48 (9784 readers) Match on Title and Article's text | |
Callistemon citrinus - Lemon Bottlebrush Plants / Tropical and Subtropical Plants Upright small tree or large shrub, 6 -12 high by 6 -8 wide. Leaves are narrow, lance shaped, and leathery, with a distinctly citrus aroma (thus the common name). Bright red, plump, bottle-brush shaped flowers composed mostly of stamens bloom off and on throughout hot weather. Bark is somewhat rough and … Contributed by amazon 29.01. 2008 12:53:37 (32992 readers) Match on Article's text | |
An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms Other / Books Cowritten by the author of the award-winning The Tropical Look, An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms offers a definitive account of palms that may be grown in the garden and landscape. Because palms are often underutilized as a result of their unfamiliarity - even to tropical gardeners - Robert Lee Riffle … Contributed by amazon 30.03. 2007 11:31:32 (12804 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Hot Plants for Cool Climates Other / Books Gardening with Tropical Plants in Temperate Zones | The most exciting new trend in garden design is the lush look of the tropics -- no matter where you live! If, like so many gardeners, you re a little bored with pastel flowers and rigid borders, welcome to the jungly garden, where the plants have huge … Contributed by amazon 13.04. 2007 08:53:09 (17083 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Aralia elata 'Golden Umbrella' - Japanese Angelica tree Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Japanese angelica tree is a must have for those who love tropical lokking gardens. Its compound leaves grow upto 1.5m in when mature and give this plant an extraordinary, very architectural look. Moreover, this variety has golden-yellow margins or varigation. It has much less thorns than its close relative … Contributed by havlis 01.11. 2007 18:06:00 (55564 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Dictospermum album var rubrum - Hurricane Palm Plants / Other Native to the Mascarene islands. Long arching fronds with broad leaflets to 3 having a blackish grey trunk to 30. Known for flowering at early age and for its bulging base and large crownshaft. Beautiful in the tropical landscape. Hardy in zones 10-11. … Contributed by amazon 20.09. 2007 08:00:53 (15939 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Growing Orchids in Your Garden Other / Books Wherever you live in the world, you can grow orchids in your garden. From lady s slippers in boreal forests to dendrobiums hanging from tropical palms, orchids provide color and elegance unmatched by any other garden flower. Although it may sound too good to be true, many orchids are actually low-maintenance … Contributed by amazon 11.04. 2007 10:23:03 (11065 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Hibiscus Other / Books Hardy and Tropical Plants for the Garden | Hibiscuses have entered an era of increasing popularity as garden designers and home gardeners rediscover the fine attributes of these wonderful plants. Here is the only book that covers the species and cultivars of the genus Hibiscus completely and in detail. … Contributed by amazon 13.04. 2007 08:55:49 (11575 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Tropical Slipper Orchids Other / Books Paphiopedilum & Phragmipedium Species & Hybrids | Distinguished by a prominent pouchlike sac which resembles a ballroom slipper and often decorated with warts, hairs, or stripes, the flowers of slipper orchids may be ugly or pretty, depending on your point of view. In either case, they are captivating … Contributed by amazon 12.02. 2008 10:53:59 (12269 readers) Match on Title and Article's text | |
