| Family |
Genus |
Specific epithet |
Variety |
Cultivar |
Synonyms |
Common Name |
Greenhouse photos |
Other photos |
Location |
Native To |
Notes |
| Acanthaceae |
Crossandra |
infundibuliformis |
|
|
|
Firecracker Flower |
photos
|
|
|
tropical Africa |
|
| Acanthaceae |
Dicliptera |
suberecta |
|
|
|
Dicliptera |
photos
|
|
|
Uruguay |
|
| Acanthaceae |
Fittonia |
verschaffeltii |
|
|
|
Mosaic Plant |
photos
|
|
Main house |
Colombia to Peru |
|
| Acanthaceae |
Hemigraphis |
exotica |
|
|
|
Purple Waffle Plant |
photos
|
|
Main house |
|
|
| Acanthaceae |
Hypoestes |
phyllostachya |
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
|
|
|
| Acanthaceae |
Justicia |
carnea |
|
|
|
Brazilian Plume, Flamingo Plant, Kings-Crown |
photos
|
|
|
Brazil |
|
| Acanthaceae |
Justicia |
scheidweileri |
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
North house
|
|
|
| Acanthaceae |
Odontonema |
strictum |
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
Main house
|
|
|
| Acanthaceae |
Pachystachys |
lutea |
|
|
|
Lollipos or Goldhops |
photos
|
|
Main house |
West Indies, South America |
|
| Acanthaceae |
Pseuderanthemum |
|
|
|
|
Chocolate plant |
photos
|
|
North house |
|
Photo on internet of P. wattii looks like this species,
but name not in IPNI |
| Acanthaceae |
Pseuderanthemum |
atropurpureum |
|
variegatum |
|
|
photos
|
|
North house |
|
|
| Acanthaceae |
Ruellia |
elegans |
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
North house
|
|
|
| Acanthaceae |
Ruellia |
tweediana |
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
North house
|
|
|
| Acanthaceae |
Sanchezia |
nobilis |
glaucophylla |
|
|
Yellow Zebra Plant |
photos
|
|
Main house |
Ecuador |
|
| Acanthaceae |
Thunbergia |
alata
|
|
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
|
|
| Acanthaceae |
Thunbergia |
battiscombei |
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
|
|
|
| Acanthaceae |
Thunbergia |
mysorensis
|
|
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
|
|
| Aizoaceae |
Delosperma |
cooperi |
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
South house |
|
|
| Aizoaceae |
Faucaria |
tigrina |
|
|
|
Tiger Jaws |
photos
|
|
South house |
S. Africa |
|
| Aizoaceae |
Fenestraria |
rhopalophylla |
|
|
|
Baby's toes, Window plant |
photos
|
|
South house |
S.W. Africa |
May be Fenestraria aurantica. Yellow and white flowers
|
| Aizoaceae |
Glottiphyllum |
linguiforme |
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
South house |
S. Africa |
|
| Aizoaceae |
Lithops |
|
|
|
|
|
|
photos
|
South house |
S. Africa |
|
| Aizoaceae |
Pleiospilos |
nelii |
|
|
|
Split Rock |
photos
|
|
South house |
S. Africa (Seekoeigat, Prince Albert, Eastern Cape
Province) |
|
| Aizoaceae |
Rhombophyllum |
dolabriforme |
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
South house |
|
|
| Aizoaceae |
Ruschia |
karrooica |
|
|
|
Desert Rose |
|
photos
|
South house |
Africa, Cape Province |
|
| Amaranthaceae |
Alternanthera |
bettzickiana |
|
|
|
Red Calico Plant |
|
photos
|
|
Brazil |
|
| Amaranthaceae |
Alternanthera |
ficoidea |
|
|
|
Joseph's Coat |
photos
|
|
|
S. America |
|
| Amaranthaceae |
Celosia |
argentea |
|
|
|
|
|
photos
|
outside beds
|
|
|
| Apiaceae |
Anethum |
graveolens |
|
|
|
dill |
photos
|
|
North house |
|
|
| Apiaceae |
Foeniculum |
vulgare |
|
|
|
fennel |
photos
|
|
North house |
|
|
| Apiaceae |
Hydrocotyle |
verticillata |
|
|
|
pennywort |
photos
|
|
|
|
|
| Apocynaceae |
Adenium |
obesum |
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
South House |
|
|
| Apocynaceae |
Allamanda |
cathartica |
|
|
|
Golden Trumpet Vine |
photos
|
|
|
S. America |
|
| Apocynaceae |
Asclepias |
currassavica |
|
|
|
Bloodflower
|
photos
|
|
North house |
S. America, now pantropical
|
|
| Apocynaceae |
Catharanthus |
roseus |
|
|
|
Madagascar Periwinkle |
photos
|
|
South house
|
Madagascar |
|
| Apocynaceae |
Catharanthus |
roseus |
|
Bright Eyes |
|
Rose Periwinkle |
photos |
|
South House |
Cultivar |
|
| Apocynaceae |
Ceropegia |
woodii |
|
|
|
Rosary Vine, String of Hearts |
|
photos
|
|
S. Africa (Natal) |
|
| Apocynaceae |
Dischidia |
nummularia |
|
|
|
Button orchid |
photos
|
|
|
India, Myanmar, Indochina, Thailand, throughout Malesia to
N. Australia |
|
| Apocynaceae |
Hoya |
australis |
|
|
|
Waxvine, Common waxflower |
photos
|
|
South House |
Australia (NSW to Cape York pen. of Queensland) |
|
| Apocynaceae |
Hoya |
carnosa |
|
|
|
Hindu Rope, Honey Plant |
photos
|
|
Main house |
Australia to S. China |
|
| Apocynaceae |
Huernia |
schneideriana
|
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
Main house
|
Nyasaland to Mozambique
|
|
| Apocynaceae |
Mandevilla |
|
|
Sun Parasol |
|
Mandevilla |
photos
|
|
North house |
Brazil |
Rich thinks this may be a hybrid between Mandevilla and
Dipladenia |
| Apocynaceae |
Mandevilla |
boliviensis |
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
North house |
Ecuador, Bolivia
|
|
| Apocynaceae |
Nerium |
oleander |
|
|
|
Oleander |
photos
|
|
|
Mediterranean to Japan |
|
| Apocynaceae |
Orbea |
hardyi |
|
|
Stultitia hardyi, Orbeanthus hardyi |
|
photos
|
|
Main house |
N. Transvaal, South Africa |
|
| Apocynaceae |
Plumeria |
rubra |
|
|
|
Frangipani |
photos
|
|
South house |
New World Tropics |
|
| Apocynaceae |
Stapelia |
gigantea |
|
|
|
Carrion Flower |
photos
|
|
South house |
South Africa |
|
| Apocynaceae |
Stapelia |
grandiflora |
|
|
|
Carrion Flower |
photos
|
|
South house |
South Africa |
|
| Apocynaceae |
Tabernaemontana |
divaricata |
|
|
T. coronaria
|
Crape Jasmine, Crape Gardenia, Pinwheel flower, East
Indian Rosebay, etc.
|
photos
|
|
Main house |
India
|
|
| Apocynaceae |
Trachelospermum |
jasminoides |
|
|
|
Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine
|
photos
|
|
Main house |
China
|
|
| Araliaceae |
Fatsia |
japonica |
|
|
|
Japan |
|
photos
|
|
Japanese Aralia |
|
| Araliaceae |
Fatshedera |
lizei |
|
|
|
Tree Ivy, Aralia Ivy |
photos
|
|
Between N and Main houses |
|
Hybrid between Fatsia japonica and Hedera helix |
| Araliaceae |
Hedera |
helix |
|
|
|
English Ivy |
photos
|
|
|
Europe, Asia |
|
| Araliaceae |
Polyscias |
fruticosa |
|
|
|
Ming Aralia
|
photos
|
|
|
India to Polynesia
|
|
| Araliaceae |
Schefflera |
actinophylla |
|
|
Brassaia actinophylla |
Queensland Umbrella Tree |
|
photos
|
|
Queensland, New Guinea, Java |
|
| Araliaceae |
Schefflera |
arbicola |
|
|
|
Miniature Umbrella Plant |
|
photos
|
|
Taiwan |
|
| Araliaceae |
Schefflera |
elegantissima |
|
|
Dizygotheca |
False Aralia
|
|
photos |
|
New Hebrides Islands, New
Caledonia |
|
| Aristolochiaceae |
Aristolochia |
gigantea |
|
|
|
Dutchman's pipe, calico flower |
photos
|
|
South house |
|
Similar to A. elegans, but that one has a flower more
circular in face view, the lobes not nearly as long as in A.
gigantea. |
| Asteraceae |
Chrysanthemum |
frutescens |
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
North house |
|
|
| Asteraceae |
Echinacea |
pallida |
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
North house |
|
|
| Asteraceae |
Galinsoga |
parviflora |
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
Outside bed, north |
|
|
| Asteraceae |
Gerbera |
|
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
North house |
|
|
| Asteraceae |
Gynura |
aurantiaca |
|
|
|
Velvet Plant |
photos
|
|
North house |
Java |
|
| Asteraceae |
Kleinia |
grantii |
|
|
placed by some in Senecio
|
|
photos
|
|
South house |
|
|
| Asteraceae |
Packera |
glabella |
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
Common outside greenhouse in spring
|
E. U.S.
|
|
| Asteraceae |
Pseudogynoxys |
cummingii |
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
Entranceway to South house
|
|
|
| Asteraceae |
Santolina |
chamaecyparissus |
|
|
|
Lavender Cotton |
photos
|
|
|
Mediterranean |
|
| Asteraceae |
Senecio |
jacobsenii |
|
|
|
Weeping Jade Plant |
photos
|
|
Entranceway to South house |
E. Africa
|
|
| Asteraceae |
Senecio |
kleiniaeformis |
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
South house
|
S. Africa
|
|
| Asteraceae |
Senecio |
macroglossus |
variegatus |
|
|
Variegated Wax Ivy, Rubber Vine |
photos
|
|
Main house
|
Kenya |
Amazing similarity to Hedera helix!
|
| Asteraceae |
Senecio |
mikanoides |
|
|
|
German Ivy, Parlor Ivy |
|
|
|
|
|
| Asteraceae |
Senecio |
picticaulis |
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
South house
|
|
|
| Asteraceae |
Senecio |
rowleyanus |
|
|
|
String of Beads |
photos
|
|
South house
|
Namibia |
|
| Asteraceae |
Senecio |
serpens |
|
|
|
Blue Chalksticks
|
photos
|
|
South house
|
S. Africa
|
|
| Asteraceae |
Senecio |
X hybridus |
|
|
|
Florists Cineraria |
|
|
|
Canary Islands |
|
| Asteraceae |
Symphyotrichum |
novi-belgii |
|
|
Aster
|
|
photos
|
|
Main house
|
|
|
| Asteraceae |
Tagetes |
patula |
|
|
|
Marigold |
photos
|
|
South house |
|
|
| Asteraceae |
Zinnia |
elegans |
|
|
|
Zinnia |
photos
|
|
South house |
|
|
| Begoniaceae |
Begonia |
hybrid |
|
Dragon Wing Pink |
|
|
photos
|
|
Middle house |
|
|
| Begoniaceae |
Begonia |
hybrid |
|
Fairy |
|
|
photos
|
|
Middle house |
|
Leaves covered with white splotches
|
| Begoniaceae |
Begonia |
nelumbiifolia |
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
Middle house |
|
|
| Bignoniaceae |
Jacaranda |
mimosifolia |
|
|
Jacaranda mimosifolia |
False Mimosa |
photos
|
|
South house |
Brazil |
|
| Bombacaceae |
Pachira |
aquatica |
|
|
|
ey Tree, Malabar Chestnut, Guyana (Guiana) Chestnut,
Provision Tree, French Peanut |
photos
|
|
Main house |
Mexico to N. South America
|
|
| Brassicaceae |
Iberis |
pruitii |
|
|
|
candy tuft |
photos
|
|
North house |
|
|
| Buddlejaceae |
Buddleja |
|
|
|
|
|
|
photos
|
Outside bed, north side |
|
|
| Cactaceae |
Acanthocereus |
pentagonus |
|
|
|
|
|
photos
|
South house |
Florida |
|
| Cactaceae |
Astrophytum |
ornatum |
|
|
|
Bishop's cap, Bishop's head |
photos
|
|
South house |
|
|
| Cactaceae |
Cephalocereus |
senelis |
|
|
|
Old man cactus |
photos
|
|
South house |
|
|
| Cactaceae |
Cereus |
|
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
South house |
|
|
| Cactacease |
Cereus |
peruvianus |
monstrosus |
|
|
Peruvian Apple, Apple cactus, Giant Club, Curiousity Plant |
photos |
|
South house |
SE South America |
|
| Cactaceae |
Coryphantha |
|
|
|
|
|
|
photos
|
South house |
|
|
| Cactaceae |
Echinocactus |
grusonii |
|
|
|
Golden Barrel Cactus |
photos
|
|
South house |
|
|
| Cactaceae |
Echinocereus |
|
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
South house |
|
|
| Cactaceae |
Echinopsis |
|
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
South house |
|
|
| Cactaceae |
Epiphyllum |
hybridum |
|
|
|
Orchid Cactus |
photos
|
|
South house |
Mexico |
|
| Cactaceae |
Ferocactus |
hamatacanthus |
|
|
|
Fishhook Cactus |
photos
|
|
South house |
|
|
| Cactaceae |
Mammillaria |
elongata |
|
|
|
Lace Cactus, Golden Star Cactus, Gold Lace, Ladyfinger
|
photos
|
|
South house |
Central Mexico
|
|
| Cactaceae |
Mammillaria |
heyderi |
meiacantha
|
|
|
Coral Cactus
|
photos
|
|
South house |
Texas, Arizona, Mexico
|
|
| Cactaceae |
Mammillaria |
polythele |
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
South house |
Central Mexico
|
|
| Cactaceae |
Mammillaria |
|
|
|
|
|
|
photos
|
South house |
|
|
| Cactaceae |
Opuntia |
basilaris
|
|
|
|
Beavertail
Cactus, Rose Tuna
|
|
photos
|
South
house |
SW
U.S., Mexico
|
|
| Cactaceae |
Opuntia |
cylindrica |
|
|
|
Cane Cactus, Emerald Idol
|
photos
|
|
South house |
Ecuador, Peru
|
|
| Cactaceae |
Opuntia |
ficus-indica |
|
Burbank spineless |
|
Indian Fig, Spineless Cactus
|
|
photos
|
South house |
Mexico; widespread now via cultivation
|
|
| Cactaceae |
Opuntia |
humifusa |
|
|
|
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus
|
photos
|
|
South house |
United States
|
|
| Cactaceae |
Cylindropuntia |
spinosior |
|
|
|
Cane Cholla, Walkingstick Cactus
|
photos
|
|
South house |
|
|
| Cactaceae |
Opuntia |
tomentosa |
|
|
|
Velvet Prickly Pear |
|
|
South house |
Mexico |
|
| Cactaceae |
Opuntia |
triacantha cf. |
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
South house |
Florida, West Indies. Endangered
|
|
| Cactaceae |
Opuntia |
|
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
South house |
|
|
| Cactaceae |
Pachycereus
|
|
|
|
Lemaireocereus
|
Organ Pipe Cactus
|
photos
|
|
|
Mexico
|
|
| Cactaceae |
Pereskia |
aculeata |
|
|
|
Rose Cactus, Lemon Vine |
photos
|
|
South house |
West Indies to S. America |
|
| Cactaceae |
Rhipsalis |
baccifera |
|
|
|
Mistletoe Cactus |
photos
|
|
South house |
Florida to Brazil and Peru, Ceylon, Africa
|
|
| Cactaceae |
Schlumbergera |
bridgesii |
|
|
|
Christmas Cactus |
photos
|
|
South house |
S. America |
|
| Calceolariaceae |
Calceolaria |
herbeohybrida |
|
Multiflora nana |
|
Pouch Flower |
|
photos
|
|
Andes of Chile |
|
| Campanulaceae |
Solenopsis |
axillaris |
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
South house |
|
|
| Campanulaceae |
Triodanis |
perfoliata |
|
|
|
Venus' Looking Glass
|
photos
|
|
Outside greenhouse, east side |
E. North America to tropical America
|
|
| Capparidaceae |
Cleome |
spinosa |
|
|
|
Spider Flower |
|
photos
|
|
Tropical America |
|
| Caricaceae |
Carica |
papaya |
|
|
|
Papaya
|
|
photos
|
|
Tropical America
|
|
| Caryophyllaceae |
Dianthus |
barbatus |
|
|
|
Carnation |
photos
|
|
North house, South house |
S. Europe to India |
|
| Caryophyllaceae |
Lychnis |
alpina |
|
|
Viscaria alpina
|
Campion, Catchfly
|
|
photos
|
|
N. America, Europe
|
|
| Casuarinaceae |
Casuarina |
equisetifolia |
|
|
|
Australian pine, Sheoak |
|
photos
|
|
N. Australia |
|
| Cneoraceae |
Cneorum |
tricoccum |
|
|
|
Spurge-olive
|
|
photos
|
|
S. Europe
|
|
| Combretaceae |
Terminalia |
catappa |
|
|
|
W. Indian Almond |
|
photos
|
|
W. Indies |
|
| Convolvulaceae |
Evolvulus |
glomeratus |
|
|
|
Blue Daze
|
photos
|
|
|
|
|
| Convolvulaceae |
Ipomoea |
batatus |
|
Margarita |
|
Sweet Potato
|
photos
|
|
Between Main & North houses
|
Tropical America |
|
| Convolvulaceae |
Ipomoea |
batatus |
|
Sweet Carolina Bronze |
|
Sweet Potato |
photos
|
|
Between Main & North houses |
|
|
| Convolvulaceae |
Ipomoea |
batatus |
|
Sweet Carolina Purple |
|
Sweet Potato |
photos
|
|
Between Main & North houses |
|
|
| Convolvulaceae |
Ipomoea |
batatus |
|
|
|
Sweet
Potato |
photos
|
|
Between
Main & North houses |
Tropical
America, now pantropical, cultivated
|
|
| Convolvulaceae |
Ipomoea |
hederacea |
|
|
|
|
photos
|
|
Between Main & North houses |
Tropical America
|
|
| Crassulaceae |
Adromischus |
cristatus |
|
|
|
Crinkle-leaf Plant
|
photos
|
|
South house |
Cape region, S. Africa
|
|
| Crassulaceae |
Adromischus |
maculatus |
|
|
|
Calico Hearts
|
photos
|
|
South house |
Cape region, S. Africa
|
|
| Crassulaceae |
Aeonium |
arboreum |
atropurpureum |
|
|
Black Tree Aeonium |
|
photos
|
South house |
Mediterranean |
|
| Crassulaceae |
Cotyledon |
orbiculata |
|
|
|
|
|
photos
|
South house |
S. Africa
|
|
| Crassulaceae |
Crassula |
argentea |
|
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Crassula obliqua, C. arborescens |
Jade Plant |
photos
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South house |
Africa, Cape Province |
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| Crassulaceae |
Crassula |
lactea |
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Flowering Crassula, Tailor's-Patch
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photos
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South house |
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| Crassulaceae |
Crassula |
lycopodioides |
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Moss Crassula, Rattail, Toy Cypress, Watchchain
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photos
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South house |
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| Crassulaceae |
Crassula |
perforata |
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Pagoda
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Pagoda Plant |
photos
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South house |
South Africa |
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| Crassulaceae |
Echeveria |
elegans |
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Mexican Snowball |
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photos
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South house |
Hildago, MX |
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| Crassulaceae |
Echeveria |
runyonii |
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photos
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South house |
N. Mexico
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| Crassulaceae |
Graptopetalum |
paraguayensis |
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Ghost Plant, Mother-of-pearl |
photos
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South house |
Mexico |
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| Crassulaceae |
Kalanchoe |
blossfeldiana |
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photos
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South house |
Madagascar |
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| Crassulaceae |
Kalanchoe |
daigremontiana |
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Devil's Backbone |
photos
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South house |
Madagascar |
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| Crassulaceae |
Kalanchoe |
delagoensis
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photos
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South house |
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| Crassulaceae |
Kalanchoe |
fedtshenkoi |
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Purple Scallops |
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photos
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South house |
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| Crassulaceae |
Kalanchoe |
marmorata |
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Pen wiper plant |
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photos
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South house |
Ethiopia, Somalia
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| Crassulaceae |
Kalanchoe |
pinnata |
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Air Plant, Life Plant, Flopper's, Mexican Love Plant,
Curtain Plant, Mother-in-law, Good Luck Leaf, Miracle Leaf
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photos
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South house |
Uncertain nativity, now widespread
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| Crassulaceae |
Kalanchoe |
tomentosa |
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Panda Plant |
photos
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South house |
Madagascar |
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| Crassulaceae |
Pachyveria |
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photos
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South house
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Actually X Pachyveria. Intergeneric hybrid between
Pachyphytum and Echeveria |
| Crassulaceae |
Sedum |
kamtschaticum
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ellacombianum |
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photos
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South house |
E. Asia
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| Crassulaceae |
Sedum |
lineare |
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South house |
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| Crassulaceae |
Sedum |
morganianum |
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Burro's Tail |
photos
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South house |
Mexico |
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| Crassulaceae |
Sempervivum |
tectorum |
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Hen and Chicks, House Leek |
photos
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South house |
French Alps |
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| Cucurbitaceae |
Melothria |
scabra |
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photos
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South, North houses |
Mexico
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| Cucurbitaceae |
Momordica |
charantia |
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Balsam Pear, La-Kwa, Bitter Gourd, Bitter Cucumber
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photos
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North house |
S.E. U.S., widespread in tropics
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