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Family	Genus	Specific epithet	Variety	Cultivar	Synonyms	Common Name	Greenhouse photos	Other photos	Location	Native To	Notes
Didiereaceae	Didierea	trollii					photos		South house	Madagascar
Didiereaceae	Portulacaria	afra					photos		South house
Dipsacaceae	Dipsacus	fullonum				Common Teasel		photos		Europe, Asia
Droseraceae	Dionaea	muscipula				Venus Fly-trap	photos		Middle house	E. U.S.
Droseraceae	Drosera	intermedia						photos	Middle house
Droseraceae	Drosera	spathulata		Kansai cytotype				photos	Middle house	Australia, New Zealand
Euphorbiaceae	Acalypha	hispida				Chenile Plant	photos		Main house	India
Euphorbiaceae	Acalypha	wilkesiana		hoffmanii			photos			Marquesas
Euphorbiaceae	Acalypha	wilkesiana		macrophylla		Giant Redleaf	photos		South house
Euphorbiaceae	Codiaeum	variegatum				Croton	photos		South house	India, Ceylon, Maylasia, Australia
Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbia	antisyphilitica						photos
Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbia	flanaganii					photos		South house
Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbia	hypericifolia		Diamond Frost			photos		North house
Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbia	milii			Euphorbia splendens	Crown of Thorns	photos		South house	Madagascar
Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbia	obesa						photos	South house	South Africa
Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbia	pulcherima			Poinsettia pulcherima	Poinsettia		photos	South house	S. Mexico
Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbia	tirucali			Euphorbia lactea	Milk Bush		photos	South house
Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbia	trigona				Candelabra Euphorbia	photos		South house	Trop. W. Africa
Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbia	xylophylloides				Phyllode Euphorbia			South house	Madagascar
Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbia										Populus-like leaves
Euphorbiaceae	Jatropha	podagrica				Tartogo, Australian Bottle Plant		photos		Central America
Euphorbiaceae	Manihot	esculenta				Cassava, Manioc, Tapioca, Yuca		photos		Brazil
Euphorbiaceae	Pedilanthus	tithymaloides				Zigzag Plant, Redbird Flower, Redbird Cactus, Jewbush, Devil's Backbone, Slipper Flower	photos		South house	Florida, West Indies, Mexico, S. America
Euphorbiaceae	Ricinus	communis				Castor Bean		photos
Fabaceae	Acacia					Acacia			Main house, middle bed
Fabaceae	Arachis	hypogaea				Peanut, Groundnut	photos		South house	Brazil
Fabaceae	Bauhinia					Orchid Tree		photos	Main house, middle bed
Fabaceae	Calliandra					Powder-puff Tree		photos	Main house	S. Mexico
Fabaceae	Ceratonia	siliqua				Carob	photos		South house
Fabaceae	Clitoria	ternatea				Butterfly Pea	photos		South house	Asia
Fabaceae	Inga	affinis					photos		South house	Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia
Fabaceae	Lablab	purpureus			Dolichos		photos		South house	Trop. Africa
Fabaceae	Mimosa	pudica				Sensitive Plant	photos		South house	Trop. America
Fabaceae	Phaseolus	vulgaris				Green Bean, Kidney Bean	photos		South house	Trop. America
Fabaceae	Trifolium	repens				White Clover	photos		Outside greenhouse	Europe, naturalized in U.S.
Fabaceae	Tamarindus	indicus				Tamarind		photos		Possibly India, widely naturalized
Gentianaceae	Exacum	affine				German or Mexican Violet		photos		Socotra Islands
Geraniaceae	Pelargonium	hortorum				Geranium		photos	South house	South Africa
Gesneriaceae	Aeschynanthus	longicaulis					photos		Main house
Gesneriaceae	Aeschynanthus	radicans				Lipstick Plant	photos		Main house	Malay Peninsula, Java
Gesneriaceae	Alloplectus	capitatus
Gesneriaceae	Alsobia	dianthiflora					photos		Main house
Gesneriaceae	Chirita	elphinstonia								Thailand
Gesneriaceae	Codonanthe	carnosa					photos		Main house	Trop. America
Gesneriaceae	Columnea			Mary Ann			photos		Main house	Trop. America
Gesneriaceae	Gloxinia						photos		Main house		large purple flowers
Gesneriaceae	Gloxinia	sylvatica					photos		Main house	Asia
Gesneriaceae	Nematanthus					Goldfish Plant
Gesneriaceae	Saintpaulia	ionantha				African Violet		photos		Africa	hybrids
Gesneriaceae	Streptocarpus				Blue Angels		photos		Main house	Old World tropics
Haloragaceae	Myriophyllum						photos		North house
Lamiaceae	Agastache			Cotton Candy			photos		South house
Lamiaceae	Clerodendrum	thomsoniae				Bleeding Glory-Bower, Tropical Bleeding Heart, Bleeding-Heart Vine, Glory Tree	photos		Main house	W. tropical Africa
Lamiaceae	Mentha	aquatica				Water Mint	photos		North house	Europe, N. Africa, Asia
Lamiaceae	Mentha	piperita				Peppermint	photos		North house	Europe	Actually, M. X piperita (M. aquatica X M. spicata)
Lamiaceae	Nepeta	cataria				Catnip, Catmint	photos		North house	Eurasia, widely naturalized
Lamiaceae	Ocimum	basilicum				Common Basil, Sweet Basil	photos		North house	Trop. Old World
Lamiaceae	Origanum					Oregano		photos	North house	Europe, Central Asia
Lamiaceae	Plectranthus	amboinicus					photos		North house
Lamiaceae	Plectranthus	australis			Coleus australis	Swedish Ivy	photos		North house	Australia
Lamiaceae	Plectranthus	blumei			Coleus blumei	Coleus	photos			Java
Lamiaceae	Plectranthus	hilliardiae					photos		North house
Lamiaceae	Plectranthus	nummularis			Coleus nummularia	Swedish Ivy				Australia
Lamiaceae	Rosmarinus	officinalis				Rosemary	photos		North house	Mediterranean
Lamiaceae	Rotheca	myricoides			Cyclonema, Clerodendrum		photos		North house	Trop. Old World
Lamiaceae	Salvia		Wendy's Wish				photos		North house
Lamiaceae	Salvia	chiapensis					photos		North house	Chiapas, Mexico
Lamiaceae	Salvia	miniata					photos		North house
Lamiaceae	Salvia	splendens					photos		North house	S. Brazil
Lamiaceae	Scutellaria	lateriflora					photos		North house	North America
Lamiaceae	Thymus							photos	North house
Lauraceae	Laurus	nobilis				Sweetbay, Laurel		photos
Leeaceae	Leea							photos		Asia
Lentibulariaceae	Pinguicula	caudata				Butterwort	photos		Middle house	Mexico
Linderniaceae	Torenia			Catalina Midnight			photos		North house	Trop. & subtrop. Asia and Africa
Lythraceae	Cuphea	hyssopifolia						photos		Mexico, Guatemala
Lythraceae	Cuphea	ignea				Cigar Flower, Firecracker Plant, Red-White-and-Blue Flower	photos		North house	Mexico, Jamaica
Lythraceae	Cuphea	lanceolata					photos		North house	Mexico
Lythraceae	Cuphea			David Verity			photos		North house
Lythraceae	Punica	granatum	var. nana			Dwarf Pomegranite	photos		North house	Iran
Magnolia	Magnolia	champaca			Mitchelia champaca		photos		Main house		Plant no longer here
Malpighiaceae	Malpighia	coccigera				Miniature Holly	photos		Main house, middle bed	W. Indies
Malpighiaceae	Malpighia	glabra				Barbados Cherry	photos		South house	Texas to N. South America, W. Indies
Malvaceae	Abutilon	megapotamicum				Trailing Abutilon, Weeping Chinese Lantern		photos
Malvaceae	Abutilon	X hybridum				Flowering Maple, Chinese Lantern	photos		North house	Cultigen
Malvaceae	Abutilon	X hybridum		Mobile Pink			photos		North house
Malvaceae	Hibiscus						photos		North house		light bluish-pink flowers
Malvaceae	Hibiscus	moscheutos						photos
Malvaceae	Hiscus	rosa-sinensis				Chinese Hibiscus, Rose of China	photos		South & Main houses	Tropical Asia
Malvaceae	Malvaviscus	arboreus	var. drummondii			Sleepy Mallow	photos		North house	Subtropical and tropical America
Malvaceae	Pavonia	spinifex					photos		North house	Trop. America, naturalized in S. U.S.
Melastomataceae	Tibouchina	urvilleana				Glory Bush, Lasiandra, Pleroma, Princess Flower, Purple Glory Tree	photos		North house	Brazil	Dark lilac colored flowers
Menispermaceae	Cocculus	laurifolius					photos		Main house	Japan to Himalayas
Moraceae	Dorstenia							photos
Moraceae	Ficus	benjamina				Weeping or Benjamin Fig		photos	Main house	Java
Moraceae	Ficus	carica				Fig	photos		South house
Moraceae	Ficus	diversifolia			Ficus deltoidea	Mistletoe Fig	photos		South house
Moraceae	Ficus	elastica				Rubber Plant	photos		Main house	India, Malayia, Indonesia
Moraceae	Ficus	lyrata				Fiddleleaf Fig	photos		Main house, middle bed	Trop. W. Africa
Moraceae	Ficus	pumila			Ficus repens	Creeping Fig	photos		Main house, creeping on rocks and plants in middle bed	China, Japan, Australia
Myricaceae	Morella	pensylvanica			Myrica pensylvanica	Bayberry, Candleberry	photos		North house	SE U.S.
Myrsinaceae	Ardisia	crenata				Coralberry, Spiceberry	photos			Japan to India
Myrsinaceae	Ardisia	polycephala				Coralberry		photos
Myrsinaceae	Ardisia	solanacea			Ardisia humilis	Coralberry		photos		India, Sri Lanka
Myrtaceae	Eucalyptus	citriodora				Lemon-scented Gum	photos		North house	Queensland Australia
Nepenthaceae	Nepenthes	alata				Pitcher Plant	photos		Middle house	E. Asia	This is likely a hybrid
Nyctaginaceae	Abronia	fragrans					photos		Phytotron	W. U.S.
Nyctaginaceae	Abronia	glabrifolia					photos		South house	Utah
Nyctaginaceae	Abronia	pogonantha					photos		South house	California
Nyctaginaceae	Bougainvillea	spectabilis				Paper Flower	photos		Main house	Brazil
Nyctaginaceae	Bougainvillea			Harrisii		Variegated Bougainvillea
Nyctaginaceae	Pisonia							photos		New Zealand, Australia
Oleaceae	Jasminum	nitidum				Windmill Jasmine, Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine	photos		Main house	Admiralty Island
Oleaceae	Jasminum	odoratissimum				Canary Jasmine	photos		Main house	Madeira and Canary Islands
Oleaceae	Jasminum	sambac				Arabian Jasmine	photos		Main house	Arabia, India
Oleaceae	Olea	europaea				Common Olive	photos		Main house	Mediterranean region
Onagraceae	Fuchsia						photos
Onagraceae	Fuchsia			European Uprights Koralle			photos		North house
Onagraceae	Fuchsia			Red Alert			photos		Main house
Onagraceae	Gaura	lindheimeri		Karalee Petite Pink			photos		South house	Louisiana, Texas, Mexico
Oxalidaceae	Oxalis	regnellii				White Oxalis	photos		North house	S. America
Oxalidaceae	Oxalis	violacea				Pink Oxalis	photos		Middle house	U.S.	Weedy in pots
Papaveraceae	Eschscholzia	californica				California Poppy	photos		North house
Papaveraceae	Papaver	orientale						photos	Outside bed north
Passifloraceae	Adenia							photos		Africa
Passifloraceae	Passiflora	coccinea						photos		Venezuela, Bolivia
Passifloraceae	Passiflora	hybrida		Incense		Passionflower	photos		North house		cross between P. incarnata and P. cinnicata
Passifloraceae	Passiflora	incarnata				Wild Passionflower, Maypop, Apricot Vine		photos		E. U.S.
Passifloraceae	Passiflora	vitifolia				Grape-leaf Passionflower	photos		North house	Nicaragua to Venezuela
Phyllanthaceae	Breynia	disticha				Snowbush, Foliage Flower	photos		South house	Pacific Islands, naturalized in tropics and S. Florida
Phyllanthaceae	Phyllanthus	angustifolius				Foliage Flower		photos		Caribbean, naturalized in S. Florida
Phytolaccaceae	Rivina	humilis				Pigeon Berry	photos		North house	Florida to Texas
Piperaceae	Peperomia			Silver Ripple					Middle house
Piperaceae	Peperomia			Nummularifolia					Middle house	Tropical America
Piperaceae	Peperomia	angulata							Middle house	Venezuela, Brazil
Piperaceae	Peperomia	griseo-argentea							Middle house	Brazil
Piperaceae	Peperomia	incana				Fuzzy Peperomia	photos		Middle house	Brazil
Piperaceae	Peperomia	klotzschiana					photos		Middle house
Piperaceae	Peperomia	maculosa							Middle house
Piperaceae	Peperomia	obtusifolia				Pepperface, Baby Rubber Plant	photos		Middle house	Venezuela
Piperaceae	Peperomia	obtusifolia		Variegata		Peperomia	photos		Middle house	Cultivar
Piperaceae	Peperomia	prostrata					photos		Main house
Piperaceae	Peperomia	puteolata					photos		Middle house
Piperaceae	Piper	sarmentosa					photos		Main house, middle bed
Pittosporaceae	Pittosporum	tobira		variegatum			photos		Main house	China, Japan
Plantaginaceae	Angelonia	salicariaefolia					photos		North house	N. South America, W. Indies
Plantaginaceae	Antirrhinum	majus				Snapdragon		photos
Plantaginaceae	Cymbalaria	muralis				Kenilworth Ivy, Coliseum Ivy, Pennywort	photos		Between Main and South houses	Europe, naturalized in U.S.
Plantaginaceae	Plantago	virginica				Dwarf Plantain	photos		Outside greenhouse	E. U.S.
Plantaginaceae	Veronica	hederaefolia				Ivy-leaved Speedwell	photos		Outside greenhouse	Europe, naturalized E. U.S.
Plumbaginaceae	Plumbago	auriculata				Cape Leadwort	photos		Between Main and South houses	South Africa
Polemoniaceae	Cobaea	scandens				Mexican Ivy, Monastery Bells, Cup-and-Saucer Vine	photos		South house	Mexico
Polygonaceae	Coccoloba	uvifera				Sea Grape	photos		North house	Tropical America
Polygonaceae	Fagopyrum	esculentum				Buckwheat	photos		P&SS Greenhouse	Asian cultigen
Polygonaceae	Homalocladium	platycladium				Centipede Plant, Tapeworm Plant, Ribbonbush	photos		North house	Solomon Islands
Polygonaceae	Muehlenbeckia	platyclados			Homocladium platycladum	Ribbon Plant	photos		North house	Solomon Islands
Polygonaceae	Polygonum	capitatum				Knotweed		photos	North house	India	Used to be here, now gone?
Polygonaceae	Polygonum	microcephalum		Red Dragon			photos		North house and planted outside in north bed
Polygonaceae	Polygonum	virginianum	variegatum				photos		North house	E. N. America
Portulacaceae	Portulaca						photos		South house
Primulaceae	Anagallis	monellii		Sky Lover			photos		South house	Mediterranean region
Primulaceae	Cyclamen	persicum					photos			E. Mediterranean region	Sometimes in greenhouse, but don't do well all year long
Primulaceae	Primula			Orion Rose Frost			photos				purchased locally
Ranunculaceae	Aquilegia							photos
Ranunculaceae	Delphinium							photos
Ranunculaceae	Thalictrum	aquilegifolium					photos				purchased and cultivated for a time in greenhouse (not permanently)
Rhizophoraceae	Rhizophora	mangle				Red mangrove	photos		South house	New World tropics
Rosaceae	Eriobotrya	japonica				Loquat, Japan Plum	photos		Main house, middle ground bed	China
Rosaceae	Rosa							photos
Rubiaceae	Coffea	arabica				Arabian Coffee	photos		Main house	Ethiopia
Rubiaceae	Coprosma							photos		Many from New Zealand
Rubiaceae	Cubanola	dominguensis					photos		Main house	Cuba
Rubiaceae	Gardenia	jasminoides				Gardenia		photos
Rubiaceae	Hamelia	patens				Scarlet Bush, Firebush	photos		South house	Florida to S. America
Rubiaceae	Hydnophytum	formicarum				Ant Plant	photos		Main house	Austral-Asian Tropics
Rubiaceae	Ixora	chinensis				Main house	photos		Main house, middle bed	Malay Pen. & China
Rubiaceae	Ixora	coccinea				Flame of the Woods		photos		S. Asia
Rubiaceae	Manettia	cordifolia				Firecracker Vine	photos		Main house	S. America
Rubiaceae	Mussaenda	luteola					photos		North house	Old World tropics
Rubiaceae	Myrmecodia	tuberosa				Ant Plant	photos		Main house	Malaya
Rubiaceae	Pentas	lanceolata				Star-cluster	photos		North house	E. tropical Africa to S. Arabia
Rubiaceae	Rondeletia	leucophylla					photos		Main house	Mexico
Rutaceae	Citrofortunella	mitis				Calamondin orange	photos		North house	Cultigen	Hybrid between Citrus reticulata and Fortunella japonica
Rutaceae	Citrus	limon				Lemon		photos		W. Indies
Rutaceae	Citrus						photos		North house
Rutaceae	Citrus	sinensis				Orange		photos
Sapindaceae	Filicium	decipiens				Fern Tree	photos		North house	Old World tropics
Sarraceniaceae	Sarracenia					Pitcher Plant	photos		Middle house		Possibly a hybrid
Saxifragaceae	Heuchera	sanguinea				Coral Bells	photos		P&SS Greenhouse
Saxifragaceae	Saxifraga	stolonifera				Strawberry Geranium, Strawberry Begonia	photos
Saxifragaceae	Tolmiea	menziesii				Piggy-Back Plant				W. North America
Scrophulariaceae	Sutera	cordata			Baccopa cordata		photos		North house	Africa	White flowers
Scrophulariaceae	Sutera	cordata		Blue Showers			photos		South house	Africa	lilac flowers
Scrophulariaceae	Verbascum	phoeniceum					photos		North house	SE Europe, Asia
Solanaceae	Brugmansia	candida				Angel's Trumpets	photos		North house	Ecuador, widely cultivated	Actually B. X candida (B. aurea X B. versicolor)
Solanaceae	Capsicum	annuum				Ornamental Pepper			North house	S. America
Solanaceae	Cestrum	nocturnum				Night Jessamine				W. Indies
Solanaceae	Datura	metel		Cornucopaea Golden Queen		Downy Thorn-apple	photos		South house and outside beds	SW China
Solanaceae	Nicotiana					Tobacco	photos		South house and outside beds
Solanaceae	Petunia	hybrida		Grandiflora		Petunia	photos		North house
Solanaceae	Petunia	hybrida			Calibrachoa 'Million Bells'		photos		North house
Solanaceae	Solanum	quitoense				Haranjulla	photos		South house	S. America
Taccaceae	Tacca	chantrieri				Bat Flower		photos
Talinaceae	Talinum	paniculatum			T. patens	Fameflower	photos		North house	SE U.S. to C. America
Theaceae	Camelia	japonica				Camelia		photos	South house	Japan, Korea
Tropaeolaceae	Tropaeolum	majus				Nasturtium		photos		Andean S. America
Urticaceae	Pilea	cadierei				Aluminum Plant	photos
Urticaceae	Pilea	crassifolia					photos
Urticaceae	Pilea	microphylla				Artillery Plant		photos		W. Indies
Urticaceae	Pilea	mollis		Moon Valley						Costa Rica, Colombia
Urticaceae	Urtica	dioica				Stinging Nettle	photos		North house	Europe and Asia
Vebenaceae	Duranta	erecta				Pigeonberry	photos		South and North houses	W. Indies, Mexico, S. America
Vebenaceae	Lantana	camara				Yellow Sage	photos		North house	Trop. America, naturalize in many places, weed in Hawaii
Vebenaceae	Stachytarpheta	cayennensis				Jamaica Vervain	photos		North house	Widely dispersed in tropics
Violaceae	Viola	tricolor				Pansy	photos		North house	Europe, naturalized in N. America
Violaceae	Viola	wittrockiana				Pansy, Garden Pansy	photos		North house		Actually, V. X wittrockiana (V. tricolor X V. lutea and V. altaica)
Vitaceae	Cissus							photos
Vitaceae	Cyphostemma	juttae					photos		South house	Africa