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Flamingo Flower
Anthurium andraeanum
Anthurium andraeanum is a tropical plant native to the rainforests of Colombia and Ecuador. It is famous for its glossy heart-shaped spathes that come in vibrant colors like red, pink, white, and orange. Its leaves are large, shiny, and dark green. It is one of the most popular houseplants due to its nearly continuous flowering throughout the year.
Velvet Cardboard Anthurium
Anthurium clarinervium
Anthurium clarinervium, known as the velvet cardboard anthurium, is a striking aroid native to the karstic rainforests of Chiapas, Mexico. Its thick, heart-shaped leaves have a matte, velvety texture in deep green, crossed by a network of bold silvery-white veins that make it one of the most sought-after ornamental anthuriums among collectors.
Crystal Anthurium
Anthurium crystallinum
The Crystal Anthurium (Anthurium crystallinum) is a tropical plant from the Araceae family, native to the rainforests of Colombia and Panama. Valued primarily for the exuberant beauty of its foliage, it is considered one of the most elegant indoor plants in the world. Its large, velvety, deep dark green leaves are adorned with extremely pronounced white and silvery veins that resemble crystals—giving rise to its common name. Under ideal conditions, the leaves can exceed 20 inches (50 cm) in length. It is a slow-growing plant that requires consistent care, especially regarding humidity and soil quality, but it generously rewards dedicated growers with a truly majestic presence.
Bird's Nest Anthurium
Anthurium hookeri
Anthurium hookeri, commonly known as the Bird's Nest Anthurium, is a striking tropical plant in the Araceae family, native to the Caribbean islands and northern South America. Its broad, glossy dark-green leaves grow in a rosette arrangement resembling a bird's nest, making it a prized ornamental houseplant and garden specimen.
Magnificent Anthurium
Anthurium magnificum
The Magnificent Anthurium (Anthurium magnificum) is a terrestrial aroid native to humid tropical forest at low to intermediate elevations on the western slopes of the Colombian Andes. It is grown chiefly for its foliage: large, heart-shaped, deep green leaves with a velvety texture and striking silvery-white venation. Its quadrangular (four-sided) petioles help distinguish it from closely related species such as Anthurium crystallinum. It is a highly sought-after species among aroid collectors and a popular parent for velvet-leaf hybrids.
Water-Lily Anthurium
Anthurium nymphaeifolium
Anthurium nymphaeifolium is a rare and striking species native to northern South America, particularly Venezuela and Colombia. It produces large, peltate (shield-shaped) leaves arranged in an impressive rosette, resembling the leaves of water lilies (Nymphaea). This tropical foliage plant is highly prized by collectors for its exotic, architectural appearance.
Wave of Love Anthurium
Anthurium plowmanii
The Wave of Love Anthurium (Anthurium plowmanii) is an epiphytic aroid native to the tropical rainforests of South America, including Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. It is prized for its large, leathery, wavy-edged leaves that grow in a rosette resembling a bird's nest. It is grown mainly for its dramatic foliage and rarely flowers indoors.
Flamingo Flower
Anthurium scherzerianum
Anthurium scherzerianum, commonly known as the Flamingo Flower or Pigtail Anthurium, is a tropical species native to Costa Rica. It is distinguished by its curling, pig-tail spadix and glossy oval spathe, usually in vivid red. It is one of the most robust and beginner-friendly anthurium species for indoor cultivation.
Coral Vine
Antigonon leptopus
Coral vine is a vigorous, tendril-climbing perennial vine in the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae), native to the Pacific and Atlantic coastal plains of Mexico. It scrambles rapidly over fences, trellises, and hot walls using coiling tendrils, producing heart-to-arrowhead-shaped green leaves and long, cascading sprays of small coral-pink to white flowers that bloom nearly year-round in warm climates. Beneath the soil it forms fleshy, water-storing tubers that help it survive drought and resprout after being cut back or frozen to the ground. Prized for its nonstop color and toughness, coral vine is also listed as an invasive species in Florida and other subtropical regions.
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
The Snapdragon is a classic herbaceous garden plant, famous for its vertical flower spikes that open like a jaw when pressed on the sides. Native to the Mediterranean region, it is prized for its wide range of colors and for attracting pollinators such as bees and bumblebees. Although technically a short-lived perennial, it is frequently grown as an annual in cooler or temperate climates.
Anubias
Anubias barteri
Anubias barteri is an exceptionally hardy aquatic plant native to West Africa, belonging to the Araceae family. It is characterized by tough, dark green leaves growing from a creeping rhizome and its ability to grow attached to rocks, driftwood, or roots instead of rooting in the substrate. It grows very slowly—producing a new leaf approximately once every 2 to 3 months—and tolerates low lighting, making it one of the most popular and resilient plants in the aquarium hobby.
Aphelandra
Aphelandra
Aphelandra is a genus of about 200 evergreen shrubs in the acanthus family (Acanthaceae), native to tropical forests of Central and South America. In the wild many reach 1-2 m, but the ones grown at home stay compact. The best known is Aphelandra squarrosa, the zebra plant from Brazil's Atlantic Forest: glossy dark green leaves with bold white or cream veins and, in late summer or autumn, a cone-shaped spike of golden-yellow bracts that stays colourful for several weeks while the small tubular flowers last only days. Other cultivated species, such as A. aurantiaca and A. sinclairiana, carry orange, scarlet or coral-pink spikes. Grown as houseplants they reach about 30-60 cm, grow slowly and are prized for both foliage and flowers.
Fiery spike
Aphelandra aurantiaca
A tropical evergreen shrub in the Acanthaceae family, native to a range spanning Mexico to Brazil and Bolivia, growing in partial shade along riverbanks, forest edges and paths between 100 and 1800 m elevation. Reaches 50 cm to 1 m tall, with large opposite leaves (10-30 cm) marked by prominent veining. Produces showy terminal spikes of orange-red bracts with yellow flowers, attractive to hummingbirds.
Coral Aphelandra
Aphelandra sinclairiana
Aphelandra sinclairiana, commonly known as Coral Aphelandra or Panama Queen, is a tropical evergreen shrub native to Central America, particularly Panama and Costa Rica. It can grow up to 3 meters tall and is celebrated for its spectacular coral-orange flower spikes with brilliantly colored bracts that remain decorative for weeks. The large, opposite, deep-green leaves with prominent white veins make it a striking ornamental plant for both indoor spaces and tropical gardens.
Zebra Plant
Aphelandra squarrosa
The Zebra Plant (Aphelandra squarrosa) is a tropical evergreen native to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, belonging to the Acanthaceae family. It is prized for its dark green leaves with striking white veins resembling zebra stripes. It produces golden-yellow flower bracts shaped like spikes that last about six weeks, typically blooming in late summer to early fall.
Celery
Apium graveolens
Celery (Apium graveolens) is a biennial plant in the Apiaceae family, cultivated for over 3,000 years as both a food crop and medicinal herb. Native to temperate regions of Europe, Asia, and North Africa, it is widely grown in vegetable gardens for its crisp stalks, aromatic leaves, and flavorful seeds.
Apoballis
Apoballis acuminatissima
Apoballis acuminatissima is a striking tropical perennial native to the rainforests of Sumatra. It is highly prized for its ornamental foliage, which features elongated, lance-shaped leaves decorated with intricate silver-green mottling and patterns. As an understory plant, it has adapted to lower light conditions but requires high humidity to maintain its lush appearance. It was formerly classified under the genus Schismatoglottis.
Spreading Dogbane
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spreading dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium) is a bushy, rhizomatous perennial native to a huge swath of North America, from Canada across most of the United States into northeastern Mexico. Widely branching stems bear opposite, oval leaves and exude a bitter, milky sap when broken. From June to August it produces small, fragrant, nodding, bell-shaped pink flowers striped with deeper pink inside, clustered near the branch tips, followed by narrow paired seed pods filled with silky-haired seeds. All parts of the plant are toxic, containing cardiac glycosides that deter browsing animals and most insect pests.
Indian Hemp
Apocynum cannabinum
Apocynum cannabinum, commonly known as Indian Hemp or Hemp Dogbane, is a native North American perennial herb in the Apocynaceae family. Despite its common name, it is not related to Cannabis — the name derives from the historical use of its strong bast fibers as cordage by Native Americans. The plant produces clusters of small white bell-shaped flowers in summer and spreads aggressively via rhizomes. CRITICAL WARNING: All parts of this plant contain potent cardiac glycosides that can cause fatal cardiac arrhythmias. It is highly toxic to humans, dogs, cats, horses, and livestock.
Madagascar Lace Plant
Aponogeton madagascariensis
Aponogeton madagascariensis (Madagascar lace plant or laceleaf) is a fully submerged, tuberous aquatic plant native to Madagascar and the Comoros. Its most famous feature is its foliage: the 15–55 cm long, oblong leaf blades consist almost entirely of skeletal veins, lacking the tissue between them, which gives the leaf a delicate, lattice-like lace appearance. The leaves spread nearly horizontally underwater, reaching up to 65 cm in length including the petiole. It grows from a tuber approximately 3 cm in size; during flowering, a two-pronged inflorescence protected by white bracts rises up to 20 cm above the water (flowers of var. madagascariensis are pinkish-purple). In its natural habitat, it primarily lives in clear, fast-flowing streams and rivers. It was once so sought after by aquarists that it nearly became extinct in the wild; today, it is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN. Its tuber is edible. Aponogeton fenestralis is a synonym, and it is often sold under the name A. henkelianus.
Rat Tail Cactus
Aporocactus flagelliformis
Aporocactus flagelliformis, commonly known as the rat tail cactus, is an epiphytic succulent native to Mexico (Hidalgo, Puebla, and Veracruz states). Its long, cylindrical, trailing stems, covered in fine brown spines, can reach up to 150 cm in length, making it ideal for hanging baskets. In spring, it produces vibrant tubular flowers in shades of pink, red, and crimson, which last only a few days but are exceptionally beautiful.
Baby Sun Rose
Aptenia cordifolia
Aptenia cordifolia, commonly known as Baby Sun Rose or Heartleaf Ice Plant, is a fast-growing succulent ground cover native to the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal regions of South Africa. It belongs to the Aizoaceae family and forms dense, low-lying mats of glossy, heart-shaped leaves that can spread up to 60 cm wide. Despite its succulent nature, it produces an abundance of vivid pink to magenta daisy-like flowers from spring through fall, making it a beloved ornamental plant worldwide. It is also edible, with leaves that have a flavor reminiscent of spinach.
Radican Sword
Aquarius cordifolius
The Radican Sword (Aquarius cordifolius, formerly classified as Echinodorus cordifolius) is a perennial aquatic/marsh plant from the Alismataceae family, native to swamps, marshes, and muddy banks of the southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. Its heart-shaped (cordate) leaves, bright green and marked by clearly visible translucent veins, can be kept fully submerged in an aquarium or grown out of the water in a paludarium/emerged setup, where the plant becomes considerably larger and more robust, potentially exceeding 3 feet (1 meter) in height. It is a highly versatile amphibious species: under strong light and long photoperiods, it produces arched flower stalks with white flowers and forms adventitious plantlets along these stalks, which root and give rise to new specimens.
Columbine
Aquilegia
Columbine (Aquilegia) is a genus of roughly 60-70 species of hardy herbaceous perennials in the buttercup family, prized for their distinctive spurred, bell-shaped flowers held above delicate, lobed blue-green foliage. Native across the Northern Hemisphere, columbines self-seed readily and bring pollinators like hummingbirds and bees to spring and early-summer borders.
golden columbine
Aquilegia chrysantha
Aquilegia chrysantha, commonly known as the golden columbine, is a herbaceous perennial native to the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico. It is celebrated for its large, canary-yellow flowers that feature exceptionally long, outward-curving spurs. The plant produces delicate, fern-like, blue-green foliage that remains attractive throughout the growing season. It is a favorite for pollinators, particularly hummingbirds and hawkmoths, which are attracted to its nectar-rich blooms.
Lyreleaf Rockcress
Arabidopsis lyrata
Arabidopsis lyrata, commonly known as Lyreleaf Rockcress, is a hardy perennial herb native to the Northern Hemisphere. It is characterized by a basal rosette of lyre-shaped leaves and produces delicate, four-petaled white flowers on slender stems. It is frequently found in rocky outcrops and sandy environments, making it a popular choice for rock gardens and as a model organism in botanical research.
Garden Arabis
Arabis caucasica
Arabis caucasica (Garden Arabis) is an evergreen mat-forming perennial native to southeastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Iran. Its silver-grey, softly hairy leaves form low spreading mats, smothered each spring in fragrant white or pale pink flowers. Ideal for rock gardens, dry stone walls, slopes, and border edges.
Peanut
Arachis hypogaea
Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) is an annual legume native to South America, cultivated worldwide for its protein- and fat-rich edible seeds. One of its most remarkable traits is geocarpy: after pollination, the flower stalks bend downward and burrow into the soil, where the pods develop underground. The plant also fixes atmospheric nitrogen through symbiotic root bacteria, making it a natural soil enricher.
East Indian holly fern
Arachniodes simplicior
Arachniodes simplicior, commonly known as the East Indian holly fern or variegated shield fern, is a perennial fern native to China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Its leathery, glossy fronds of deep dark green feature a striking yellowish-green or lime central stripe, giving it an almost waxy appearance that adds an exotic touch to shaded indoor and outdoor spaces. It forms compact, slow-growing clumps that rarely exceed 24 inches in height.
Japanese Angelica Tree
Aralia elata
Aralia elata is a large deciduous shrub or small tree, native to East Asia (Japan, Korea, China, and the Russian Far East). Its stems are spiny, usually sparsely branched, crowned by an umbrella-shaped canopy of huge bipinnately compound leaves, which can reach 1 meter in length. In late summer, it produces large terminal panicles of small white to cream flowers, highly sought after by bees, followed by clusters of black globose fruits appreciated by birds. In autumn, the foliage turns shades of yellow to reddish-purple. It is cultivated both as a prominent ornamental plant in gardens and for harvesting its young spring shoots, a traditional food in Japan and Korea.
Parana Pine
Araucaria angustifolia
The Parana Pine (Araucaria angustifolia) is a majestic conifer native to the Atlantic Forest of southern Brazil, recognized for its distinctive candelabra-shaped crown and whorled branches. Listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN due to extensive logging and deforestation, it can live for hundreds of years and grow up to 50 meters tall in the wild. Its seeds, known as pinhão, are a vital food source for wildlife and indigenous communities in southern Brazil.
Monkey Puzzle Tree
Araucaria araucana
Araucaria araucana, widely known as the monkey puzzle tree, is a large, slow-growing conifer native to the Andean forests of Chile and Argentina. It is a sacred tree for the Mapuche-Pehuenche people, whose traditional diet includes its edible seeds (piñones). With its striking spiral of sharp, triangular leaves, this ancient conifer can live for centuries and reach great heights in the wild.
Cook Pine
Araucaria columnaris
The Cook Pine (Araucaria columnaris) is a majestic conifer native to New Caledonia, renowned for its distinctive columnar silhouette and a fascinating biological quirk: its trunk tilts toward the equator, regardless of which hemisphere it grows in. A slow-growing tree that can reach 60 meters in the wild, it typically stays 15-20 meters in cultivation. Widely used as an ornamental tree in coastal and subtropical gardens.
Norfolk Island Pine
Araucaria heterophylla
The Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria heterophylla) is a slow-growing evergreen conifer endemic to Norfolk Island in the South Pacific. Renowned for its symmetrical, tiered horizontal branches and star-like silhouette, it is widely cultivated as an ornamental houseplant and outdoor landscape tree. In its native habitat it can reach over 60 meters tall, but indoors typically stays under 2 meters.
Cruel Vine
Araujia sericifera
Araujia sericifera, commonly known as Cruel Vine or Moth Plant, is an invasive climbing vine native to South America (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay). It produces fragrant white to pale pink waxy flowers in summer and fall that trap moths overnight — hence its common name. The milky latex sap is a skin and eye irritant. It is classified as invasive in Australia, New Zealand, California, and Portugal.
Strawberry Tree
Arbutus unedo
The strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo) is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the Ericaceae family, native to the Mediterranean region and western Europe. It is known for its white urn-shaped flowers and red strawberry-like fruit, which ripen in autumn and winter alongside the new flowering.
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