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polyscias

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 100 species of rounded or upright, evergreen shrubs and small trees from tropical regions of Africa, Asia and Pacific. Polyscias are oriental trees with twisted stems and attractive ...

primula

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 425 species of mainly herbaceous perennials, some woody-based and evergreen, occuring in a wide range of habitats. Perennial Primroses are sometimes forced into bloom during late ...

pseuderanthemum

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 60 species of evergreen perennials, subshrubs and shrubs from woodland habitats in tropical regions worldwide. Pseuderanthemum is grown for its brightly-coloured foliage, but its ...

pteris

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 280 species od deciduous, semi-evergreen, terrestrial ferns, from tropical and subtropical forest worldwide. Most types of Pteris are easy to grow, producing handsome fronds in a range ...

radermachera

Plants; General plants

Native to the cool mountain areas (300-800m) of the South of China and Taiwan. A young plant tends to have a single veritcal stem with a leafy crown of bi-pinnate, shiny leaves. As it matures, more ...

rechsteineria

Plants; General plants

The Cardinal Flower is closely related to Sinningia, and the treatment required is very similar. The shape of the flowers, however, is completely different - Rechsteineria cardinalis bears tubular ...

raphidophora

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 60 species of evergreen root climbers and trailers from woodland in tropical S. and S.E. Asia and the Pacific islands. Rhaphidophora is like a Philodendron, but it is an unusual plant.

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