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Scarlet Star
Guzmania lingulata
Guzmania lingulata is a tropical bromeliad native to Central and South America. It is famous for its striking red, orange, or yellow bracts that surround small white flowers. An epiphytic plant, it naturally grows on trees in rainforests, absorbing moisture and nutrients from the air.
West Indian Tufted Airplant
Guzmania monostachia
Guzmania monostachia is an epiphytic bromeliad native to Florida, the Caribbean, and tropical Central and South America, where it grows perched on tree branches rather than rooted in soil. Its glossy, strap-shaped leaves form a rosette around a central water-holding cup, and once mature it sends up an upright spike of bracts that shift from green to red, studded with small white or yellow tubular flowers that can last for months.
Bitter Leaf
Gymnanthemum amygdalinum
Bitter Leaf (Gymnanthemum amygdalinum) is a perennial shrub native to tropical Africa, widely cultivated for its edible and medicinal leaves. Known for its characteristic bitter flavor, it is a traditional vegetable in many African cuisines and holds well-documented therapeutic properties. It can reach up to 8 meters tall under ideal conditions.
Chin Cactus
Gymnocalycium
Gymnocalycium is a genus of small, globe-shaped cacti native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Named for the naked (spineless) flower buds that emerge from woolly areoles, these compact plants form ribbed, spherical bodies topped with short, curved spines and a distinctive chin-like bump beneath each areole — the trait that gives the genus its common name. Gymnocalycium cacti bloom generously from spring through summer, producing funnel-shaped flowers in white, pink, red, or yellow that often dwarf the plant body itself. Slow-growing and low-maintenance, they are popular beginner cacti for sunny windowsills and rock gardens in warm climates.
Chin Cactus
Gymnocalycium anisitsii
Gymnocalycium anisitsii, commonly known as the Chin Cactus, is a small globular cactus native to southern Brazil, Paraguay, and Bolivia. It features a grayish-green body with 8 to 11 prominent ribs, yellowish or brownish spines, and funnel-shaped white to pinkish flowers. It is an easy-to-grow species, ideal for beginners and collectors.
Dwarf Chin Cactus
Gymnocalycium baldianum
Gymnocalycium baldianum, commonly known as the Dwarf Chin Cactus, is a compact globular cactus native to the Catamarca and Salta provinces of Argentina. It is celebrated for its striking crimson to pink-purple flowers that bloom readily even on young plants, making it one of the most floriferous cacti for home cultivation.
Friedrich's chin cactus
Gymnocalycium friedrichii
Gymnocalycium friedrichii is a small solitary cactus from the Chaco of northwest Paraguay, where it grows among shrubs in high savanna. It is now usually treated as a variety of Gymnocalycium mihanovichii or as the pink-flowered form of G. stenopleurum. The globular body, 10 to 12 cm tall and 6 to 12 cm across, ranges from grey-green to grape purple and has 8 to 14 tall, thin ribs with dark cross bands. It has few, curved spines. In spring and summer it opens large, wide flowers 6 to 7 cm long, pale to purplish pink. Its seedlings gave rise in Japan to the first colourful chlorophyll-free cacti, sold grafted as moon cactus.
Moon Cactus
Gymnocalycium mihanovichii
Gymnocalycium mihanovichii is a small globular cactus native to Paraguay and Argentina. It is famous for its brightly colored varieties (red, orange, yellow, pink) that lack chlorophyll and must be grafted onto another cactus to survive. Natural green forms can grow on their own and produce beautiful flowers in spring and summer.
Pflanz's Chin Cactus
Gymnocalycium pflanzii
Gymnocalycium pflanzii is a slow-growing, globular cactus native to Bolivia and Paraguay, belonging to the Cactaceae family. It reaches approximately 15 cm in diameter and produces attractive pink, white, and orange flowers atop the plant during spring and summer. It is highly drought-tolerant and well-adapted to arid environments.
Giant chin cactus
Gymnocalycium saglionis
Gymnocalycium saglionis, the giant chin cactus, is the largest species in the genus Gymnocalycium and comes from rocky hillsides in northwest Argentina, from Jujuy to San Juan. It is a solitary cactus, globular and flattened when young, that after decades can reach 90 cm tall and 30 to 40 cm across. The dull green to blue-green body has 10 to 30 ribs split into broad tubercles, with stout curved spines 3 to 4 cm long, yellowish, reddish or black, that turn red when wet. In spring and summer it opens pinkish-white flowers with a reddish throat, followed by round red fruits.
Kentucky coffeetree
Gymnocladus dioicus
Kentucky coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus) is a deciduous tree in the legume family, native to southeastern Canada and the central and eastern United States, where it grows in moist woods, on hillsides and in floodplains. It reaches 18-24 m tall. Its bipinnate leaves are huge, up to 90 cm long, with blue-green leaflets that open pink and turn yellow in fall. The tree leafs out late and drops its leaves early, so it stands bare for many months, which is where the name Gymnocladus ("naked branch") comes from. Trees are male or female: females bear fragrant greenish-white flowers in late spring and thick reddish-brown pods that hang on through winter. Native peoples and settlers roasted the seeds to brew a coffee-like drink.
Gymnopus
Gymnopus
Gymnopus is a genus of gilled mushrooms that was formerly part of the Marasmiaceae family and is now often classified within the Omphalotaceae. These fungi are characterized by their typically tough stems and pale spore prints. They grow saprobically on forest litter, decaying wood, or humus, playing a crucial role in forest ecosystems as decomposers of organic matter.
Asian Tree Fern
Gymnosphaera podophylla
Gymnosphaera podophylla, also known as Alsophila podophylla or Cyathea podophylla, is a trunk-forming tree fern native to Southeast Asia, southern China, Taiwan, Japan, and the Ryukyu Islands. It grows in shaded forest understories, along streams and in ravines at elevations of 600–1000 m. This dwarf tree fern develops a distinctive trunk adorned with warty, dark purple-polished old frond bases and attractive bipinnate fronds, reaching up to 1.8 m in height.
Purple Passion Plant
Gynura aurantiaca
Gynura aurantiaca is a striking tropical plant native to Java and Sumatra, known for its velvety purple-haired foliage that shimmers in the light. A member of the Asteraceae family, this fast-growing evergreen makes an excellent houseplant and is particularly stunning in hanging baskets where its trailing stems can cascade gracefully. While it produces small orange-yellow flowers in fall and winter, many growers pinch them off due to their unpleasant smell.
Okinawa Spinach
Gynura bicolor
Okinawa spinach (Gynura bicolor) is a perennial herb in the daisy family (Asteraceae), native to southern China, Thailand and Myanmar and grown as a leafy vegetable across much of Asia. Its leaves are green on top and purple underneath, and the stems root wherever they touch the ground. It reaches about 1 m and bears small tubular yellow to orange flowers. It grows fast and handles cut-and-come-again harvesting.
Longevity spinach
Gynura procumbens
Longevity spinach (Gynura procumbens), also known by its Malay name sambung nyawa, is a perennial in the daisy family (Asteraceae) native to a broad belt from tropical Africa to China, Southeast Asia and New Guinea. It grows as a scrambling or trailing plant with succulent stems that sprawl to 60 cm-1.2 m. The leaves are glossy green and slightly fleshy, oval to lance-shaped, 3.5-8 cm long (up to 15 cm in cultivation). Now and then it produces small yellow flower heads. It is grown in vegetable gardens and pots as a leafy green: young leaves are eaten raw in salads or cooked in soups and stir-fries, where they turn slightly mucilaginous. In Southeast Asian traditional medicine it is used for diabetes, high blood pressure and kidney problems, uses that are still being studied.
Baby's Breath
Gypsophila
Gypsophila, commonly known as baby's breath, is a genus of airy, cloud-like flowering plants in the carnation family (Caryophyllaceae). Prized for its cascades of tiny white or pale pink blooms on wiry, branching stems, it is a classic filler flower in bouquets and garden borders, and forms a mounded, drought-hardy clump once established.
Baby's Breath
Gypsophila paniculata
Gypsophila paniculata, commonly known as Baby's Breath, is a graceful perennial flowering plant native to Europe and Asia. It produces clouds of tiny white or pale pink flowers on delicate, airy stems, making it a beloved staple in floral arrangements and cottage gardens. It thrives in full sun with well-drained, slightly alkaline soil and is notably drought-tolerant once established.
Foxtail Cactus
Haageocereus pseudomelanostele
A shrubby, perennial columnar cactus, native to the coastal hills and dry scrublands of western Peru (Ancash, Lima, and Ica), found at altitudes between 300 and 2000 meters. It forms clumps of erect stems, highly branched from the base, growing up to 70 cm tall and 8 cm in diameter. The areoles bear white wool, a strong central spine up to 5 cm, numerous yellowish radial spines, and white bristles. Its white flowers, purple on the outside with a greenish to reddish throat, measure about 10 cm. The fruits are ovoid, red, up to 6 cm, and are sometimes eaten raw.
Blood Lily
Haemanthus
Haemanthus is a genus of bulbous perennials native to southern Africa, prized for its bold, brush-like flowerheads and thick, paddle-shaped leaves. Sometimes called the Blood Lily for the vivid scarlet blooms of species like H. coccineus, or the Paintbrush Lily for the softer white tufts of the popular houseplant H. albiflos, the genus stores water and nutrients in a large fleshy bulb that lets it survive long, dry dormant seasons. Depending on the species, foliage may be evergreen or fully deciduous, dying back after flowering before regrowing with the rains. Because of this dormancy cycle, care should follow the plant's natural rhythm rather than a fixed calendar.
Paintbrush Lily
Haemanthus albiflos
Haemanthus albiflos, the Paintbrush Lily, is an evergreen bulbous perennial native to coastal South Africa. It produces distinctive white shaving-brush flowers with prominent yellow-tipped stamens in autumn and winter. One of the most shade-tolerant and low-maintenance bulbs available, it thrives indoors for decades with minimal care.
Mexican Logwood
Haematoxylum brasiletto
The Mexican Logwood (Haematoxylum brasiletto) is a small tree or thorny shrub native to Mexico, Central America, and northern Colombia, belonging to the Fabaceae family. It grows between 2 and 15 meters tall, featuring a twisted, fluted trunk and an intense red heartwood, historically used for extracting textile dye (hematoxylin). Its leaves are pinnate with heart-shaped leaflets, and the branches bear rigid thorns up to 2 cm long. It produces small clusters of fragrant yellow flowers, followed by copper-colored seed pods. It is extremely drought and heat resistant, thriving in rocky, alkaline soils of tropical deciduous forests and thorn scrubs.
Japanese forest grass
Hakonechloa macra
Hakonechloa macra is the only species in the genus Hakonechloa, a perennial clumping grass native to the mountainous regions of the Japanese island of Honshu, where it grows on moist rocks and stabilized scree in wooded mountain gorges between 500 and 1500 m above sea level. It forms dense clumps with short creeping rhizomes and thin, arching stems over 50 cm long. Narrow lanceolate leaves grow to about 25 cm in length and are complemented by inconspicuous greenish-yellow panicle inflorescences from summer to autumn. Thanks to its elegant, waterfall-like growth habit, it is one of the most popular ornamental grasses for shady gardens.
American witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Hamamelis virginiana, the American witch-hazel, is a large deciduous shrub or small tree (15-30 ft) native to eastern North America. It is notable for its late blooming period: from late fall into winter, thin, thread-like, bright yellow flowers appear, often while the last leaves are still falling. The species is globally renowned as the source of the classic skincare extract "witch hazel," derived from the bark and twigs, which has been used for centuries by North American indigenous peoples and later the pharmaceutical industry for its astringent and anti-inflammatory properties.
scarletbush
Hamelia patens
Hamelia patens, commonly known as firebush or scarletbush, is a fast-growing perennial shrub native to the American subtropics. It is highly prized for its vibrant, tubular reddish-orange flowers that bloom almost year-round in warm climates, serving as a primary nectar source for hummingbirds and butterflies. The foliage often turns a beautiful bronze-red in the autumn.
Trumpet Tree
Handroanthus
Handroanthus is a genus of Neotropical flowering trees in the family Bignoniaceae, native to Brazil and other tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. This genus-level profile covers the group as a whole, including iconic species such as the yellow-flowered Golden Trumpet Tree (Handroanthus albus and H. chrysotrichus) and the purple-flowered Pink/Purple Trumpet Tree (H. impetiginosus). Known in Brazil as "Ipê," these deciduous trees produce one of the most spectacular displays in the plant world: a canopy of flowers covering completely leafless branches, typically between late winter and spring.
Sierra Golden Trumpet Tree
Handroanthus albus
The sierra golden trumpet tree (Handroanthus albus), family Bignoniaceae, is a deciduous tree native to the Cerrado of Brazil and adjacent areas of Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia. It grows 20-30 m tall with a trunk 40-60 cm in diameter. Despite the species epithet 'albus' (white), the flowers are yellow - the name instead refers to the whitish pubescence on new twigs and the underside of the leaves. Flowering occurs in late winter to early spring (August-September), before new leaves emerge, covering the crown in bright yellow trumpet-shaped blooms.
Golden Trumpet Tree
Handroanthus chrysotrichus
The Golden Trumpet Tree (Handroanthus chrysotrichus) is a small to medium-sized tree native to Brazil, in the family Bignoniaceae. Its common name comes from the rough, scaly bark covering its trunk and branches. In late winter, the tree drops all of its leaves and bursts into a spectacular display of golden-yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers with faint reddish streaks in the throat. It is widely planted as a street and ornamental tree across warm-climate regions worldwide, prized for its dramatic bloom and its value to pollinators.
Pink Trumpet Tree
Handroanthus heptaphyllus
Handroanthus heptaphyllus, commonly known as the Pink Trumpet Tree or Purple Ipê, is a stunning South American native celebrated for its spectacular lavender-pink trumpet-shaped flowers that emerge on bare branches from July to September. It can reach up to 20 meters in height and is widely planted as a street and ornamental tree throughout Brazil and beyond.
Pink trumpet tree
Handroanthus impetiginosus
The pink trumpet tree (Handroanthus impetiginosus) is a deciduous tree native to South America, prized for its striking pink-to-magenta trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom on bare branches in late winter to spring. It can grow up to 20 m tall and is widely planted as an ornamental street and garden tree. Its inner bark, known as pau d'arco, is traditionally brewed as a medicinal tea.
Yellow ipê
Handroanthus serratifolius
Handroanthus serratifolius, the yellow ipê, is a deciduous tree native to the forests and savannas of South America, especially Brazil. In spring it drops its leaves and covers itself entirely in golden-yellow flowers, one of the most striking displays of Brazilian flora.
tender nesting polypore
Hapalopilus rutilans
Hapalopilus rutilans, commonly known as the tender nesting polypore or cinnamon bracket, is a unique fungal species featuring a distinctive orange-cinnamon fruiting body. Its most notable characteristic is that it immediately turns a vivid purple color when in contact with alkaline substances (such as ammonia). It primarily grows on the trunks of dead deciduous trees, decomposing wood saprotrophically. Warning: severely toxic, containing polyporic acid which causes neurological and kidney damage.
Purple Coral Pea
Hardenbergia violacea
Hardenbergia violacea is a woody, evergreen climbing vine native to eastern and southern Australia, prized for cascading sprays of pea-shaped purple to violet flowers that appear from late winter into spring. Its dark green, leathery lance-shaped leaves stay attractive year-round. Vigorous but well-behaved, it can be trained onto trellises and fences, allowed to scramble as a groundcover, or grown in large containers.
Easter Cactus
Hatiora gaertneri
The Easter Cactus (Hatiora gaertneri) is an epiphytic cactus native to the subtropical forests of southern Brazil, found in the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul. Unlike desert cacti, it grows on trees and moist rocks within the Atlantic Forest, thriving in filtered shade and high humidity. Its stunning red, pink, or orange flowers appear in spring, typically around Easter time, giving it its common name. It is widely appreciated as an ornamental houseplant and is non-toxic to pets and humans.
Dancing bones cactus
Hatiora salicornioides
Hatiora salicornioides, commonly known as the Dancing Bones Cactus, is a unique epiphytic cactus native to the Brazilian rainforests. It is characterized by its unusual, many-branched stems made of small, bottle-shaped segments that resemble tiny bones or joints. Unlike desert cacti, it lacks spines and produces delicate, bell-shaped yellow or orange flowers at the tips of its branches during late winter and early spring.
Haworthia (genus)
Haworthia
Haworthia is a genus of soft-leaved succulent plants native to southern Africa, particularly South Africa. These compact, rosette-forming plants are prized as houseplants for their tolerance of low-light conditions and ease of care.
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