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Family Genus Specific epithet Variety Cultivar Synonyms Common Name Greenhouse photos Other photos Location Native To Notes
Acoraceae Acorus gramineus variegatus

Miniature Sweet Flag photos
Main house Japan
Agavaceae Agave americana


Century Plant
photos South house Mexico
Agavaceae Agave americana marginata

Variegated Century Plant

South house Mexico
Agavaceae Agave angustifolia photos South house Unknown; widely cultivated
Agavaceae Agave decipiens




photos South house

Agavaceae Agave lechequilla



photos
South house

Agavaceae Agave tequillana



photos
South house

Agavaceae Chlorophytum comosum

Chlorophytum elatum Spider Plant, Air Plant photos

Main house South Africa
Agavaceae Chlorophytum comosum variegatum
Chlorophytum elatum Spider Plant, Air Plant photos
Main house South Africa
Agavaceae Yucca aloifolia


Spanish Bayonette
photos South house S.E. U.S., W. Indies, Mexico
Agavaceae Yucca filamentosa




photos Outside PLB greenhouse

Amaryllidaceae Clivia miniata


Kafir Lily photos
Main house Natal
Amaryllidaceae Crinum asiaticum


Crinum Lily, Poison Bulb photos
Main house Tropical Asia
Amaryllidaceae Crinum




photos



Amaryllidaceae Hippeastrum

Amoretta or Wonderland

photos
Main house Peruvian Andes
Amaryllidaceae Zephyranthes grandiflora


Zephyr-lily, Fairy Lily photos
Main house Tropical America
Araceae Aglaonema commutatum
Silver Queen
Silver Evergreen
photos Main house Indo-Malaysia
Araceae Aglaonema modestum


Chinese Evergreen photos
Main house S. Pacific
Araceae Alocasia amazonica



photos
North house
A. X amazonica cv. Frydek. A hybrid between A. watsoniana and A. sanderiana
Araceae Alocasia macrorhiza




photos

Asia
Araceae Anthurium hookeri



photos
Middle house Guiana, W. Indies
Araceae Anthurium magnificum



photos
Main house

Araceae Anthurium schlechtendalii



photos
Middle house

Araceae Anthurium photos Middle house
Araceae Caladium bicolor
Candidum
Caladium photos
Middle house Tropical S. America
Araceae Colocasia esculenta


Taro photos
Middle house

Araceae Colocasia falax





South house

Araceae Dieffenbachia amoena


Dumbcane photos
Main house Tropical America
Araceae Dieffenbachia amoena
Tropic Snow
Tropical Snow Dumbcane photos

Main house Tropical America
Araceae Epipremnum pinnatum Golden pothos photos Main house Tropical America
Araceae Lemna



duckweed photos
North house

Araceae Monstera adansonii



photos
Middle house


Araceae Monstera deliciosa


Cut-leaf Philodendron, Mexican Bread Fruit
photos

S. Mexico, Guatemala
Araceae Monstera obliqua expilata

Swiss Cheese Philodendron, Laceleaf Phil. photos

Middle house
Brazil
Araceae Philodendron bipinnatifidum


King Philodendron photos

Middle house Minas Geraes, Alto da Serra
Araceae Philodendron evansii



photos
Middle house

Araceae Philodendron

Brazil


photos
Middle house

Araceae Philodendron karstenianum



photos

Middle house

Araceae Philodendron oxycardium


Heart-leaf Philodendron photos

Middle house

Araceae Philodendron panduraeformae


Fiddle Leaf Philodendron, Horse-head Ph., Dog-face Ph. photos

Middle house S. Brazil
Araceae Philodendron selloum


Lacy Tree Philodendron photos
Main house S.W. Brazil
Araceae Pistia stratiotes


Water Lettuce photos
North house Tropical America
Araceae Scindapsus aureus


Golden Pothos photos
Main house Solomon Islands
Araceae Scindapsus pictus



photos
Main house Malay archip., Indonesia

Araceae Spathiphyllum




photos
Middle house, Main house

Araceae Syngonium auritum


Five Fingers photos

Jamaica, Hispaniola
Araceae Syngonium podophyllum
Exotic Elusion


photos

Mexico, Central America

Araceae Syngonium podophyllum
Imperial White


photos

Mexico, Central America

Araceae Syngonium podophyllum
Neon


photos
Main house
Mexico, Central America

Araceae Wolffia



Duckweed
photos
North house


Araceae Xanthosoma sagittifolium




photos
West Indies
Araceae Zamioculcus zamiifolia



photos

Zimbabwe

Araceae Zantedeschia

Twilight
Calla Lily photos
North house
South Africa
Araceae Zantedeschia aethiopica


Calla Lily
photos
South Africa
Arecaceae Acoelorrhaphe wrightii Everglades palm, silver saw palm, saw cabbage palm photos North, South house Florida, West Indies, Mexico
Arecaceae Bismarckia nobilis


Madagascan fan palm
photos

Main house
Madagascar

Arecaceae Brahea armata Blue Hesper palm, Grey Goddess, Blue Fan Palm, Mexican Blue palm photos Baja California, Mexico
Arecaceae Butia capitata       Jelly Palm photos     Brazil to Argentina  
Arecaceae Caryota mitis


Fishtail Palm




Arecaceae Caryota urens



photos



Arecaceae Chamaedorea elegans


Parlor Palm photos
Main house Mexico
Arecaceae Chamaedorea seifrizii



photos
Main house Yucatan pen.

Arecaceae Chamaerops humilis


European Fan Palm
photos

North house
Mediterranean

Arecaceae Cocos nucifera



photos
  Middle house


Arecaceae Copernica alba  


photos


Brazil to Argentina
Arecaceae Hyophorbe lagenicaulis       Bottle Palm photos   South house Mauritius  
Arecaceae Livistonia chinensis


Chinese Fan Palm photos

China
Arecaceae Livistonia mariae       Fan Palm photos     Central Australia  
Arecaceae Phoenix dactylifera


Spiny Data Palm photos

Arabia, N. Africa
Arecaceae Phoenix sylvestris


Wild Date Palm, Indian Date Palm photos

India
Arecaceae Sabal minor


Dwarf Palmetto, Scrub palmetto, Bush Palmetto
photos

Southern US

Arecaceae Serenoa repens       Saw Palmetto, Scrub Palmetto photos   Middle house Southern US  
Arecaceae Syagrus romanzoffiana         photos   Main house Southern South America  
Arecaceae Vietchia merrillii
Jo Annis
Christmas Palm, Manila Palm
photos
Philippines
Arecaceae Washingtonia robusta


Desert Fan Palm, Washington Palm, Peticoat Palm photos
 
Southwestern US
Asparagaceae Asparagus densiflorus sprengeri

Sprengeri Fern photos

Natal
Asparagaceae Asparagus falcatus


Broad-leaved Asparagus photos
Middle house Ceylon, South Africa
Asparagaceae Asparagus myriocladus


  photos


South Africa
Asphodelaceae Aloe nobilis


Golden-tooth Aloe, Green and Gold Crown
photos
South house South Africa

Asphodelaceae Aloe X spinosissima



photos

South house  


Hybrid between A. humilis var. echinata and A. arborescens var. pachythyrsa

Asphodelaceae Aloe striata


  photos

South house South Africa
Asphodelaceae Aloe vera



photos
South house

Asphodelaceae Bulbine frutescens




photos   Africa, Australia
Asphodelaceae Gasteria maculata



photos
South house Cape Province
Asphodelaceae Haworthia attenuata



photos

South house South Africa

Asphodelaceae Haworthia fasciata


Zebra Haworthia photos
South house South Africa
Asphodelaceae Haworthia herbacea




photos
South house South Africa

Asphodelaceae Haworthia maxima           photos   South Africa  
Asphodelaceae Haworthia obtusa         photos   South house South Africa  
Asphodelaceae Haworthia retusa


Star Cactus photos
South house South Africa
Asphodelaceae Haworthia truncata




photos
South house South Africa

Asphodelaceae Haworthia turgida



photos
South house South Africa

Asphodelaceae Haworthia venosa



photos
South house South Africa

Bromeliaceae Aechmea fasciata


Silver Cup photos
Main house
Brazil

Bromeliaceae Aechmea gamosepala photos Main house, drip wall Brazil
Bromeliaceae Ananas comosus


Pineapple
photos
Bahia, Mato Grosso of Brazil
Bromeliaceae Billbergia nutans  

Friendship Plant, Queen's Tears photos


Brazil
Bromeliaceae Billbergia pyrimidalis


Foolproof Plant
photos
Main house
Brazil

Bromeliaceae Cryptanthus bivittatus minor

Rose-stripe star bromeliad photos
South house S. America
Bromeliaceae Guzmania lingulata  


photos

Main house
Tropical America

Bromeliaceae Neoregelia spectabilis variegata

Fingernail Bromeliad photos

Brazil
Bromeliaceae Neoregelia

Fireball

photos



Bromeliaceae Tillandsia usneoides


Spanish Moss photos

S.E. US to Chile
Bromeliaceae Vriesia




photos


yellow flowers, no red bracts
Cannaceae Canna edulis



photos



Cannaceae Canna X generalis



photos



Commelinaceae Dichorisandra thyrsiflora



photos

Brazil
Commelinaceae Tradescantia fluminesis variegata

Variegated Wandering Jew photos

Argentina, Brazil
Commelinaceae Tradescantia pallida



photos



Commelinaceae Tradescantia sillamontana


White Velvet Creeper photos

N.E. Mexico
Commelinaceae Tradescantia zebrina

Zebrina pendula
Wandering Jew photos


Mexico
Costaceae Costus afer



photos



Cyperaceae Cyperus alternifolius


Umbrella Plant photos
Middle house Madagascar
Cyperaceae Cyperus papyrus


Papyrus Plant photos South house


Heliconiaceae Heliconia psittacorum



photos
Main house

Heliconiaceae Heliconia humilis Lobster claw photos Thailand, Tonga
Hemerocallidaceae Dianella tasmanica



photos
North house

Hyacinthaceae Bowiea volubilis


Climbing Onion, Zulu Potato
photos

South house South Africa

Hyacinthaceae Ornithogalum longibracteatum


False Sea Onion, Healing Onion photos
Main house

Hyacinthaceae Scilla peruviana


Squill photos



Iridaceae Neomarica longifolia


Walking Iris photos
Main house

Iridaceae Neomarica northiana


Walking Iris photos

Brazil
Juncaceae Juncus effusus



photos
North house
cultivar with corkscrew leaves
Juncaceae Juncus inflexus
Hedgehog

photos
North house
cultivar with straight leaves. Very pointy and sharp!
Laxmanniaceae Cordyline terminalis
Bicolor
Hawaiian Ti Plant
photos

Cultivar
Marantaceae Calathea concinna



photos



Marantaceae Calathea insignis


Rattlesnake Plant photos

Brazil
Marantaceae Ctenanthe oppenheimiana
Tricolor

photos



Marantaceae Maranta leuconeura
Erythroneura
Red-veined Prayer Plant photos

Brazil
Musaceae Musa acuminata


Banana
photos
S. China
Musaceae Musa paradisica


Common Banana photos
Main house India, Sri Lanka
Musaceae Musa textilis


Manila Hemp
photos
Java, Ceylon, S. Pacific
Musaceae Strelitzia reginae


Bird of Paradise photos
Main house
South Africa
Orchidaceae Brassavola cucullata



photos
Main house

Orchidaceae Brassolaelia

Richard Mueller

photos
Main house Cultivar Brassavola X Laelia X Cattleya
Orchidaceae Cattleya

Blc. Memoria Crispin Rosales 'Victory'

photos
Main house

Orchidaceae Cattleya

Confetti Cocktail

photos
Main house

Orchidaceae Cattleya harrisoniae



photos
Main house

Orchidaceae Cattleya intermedia
Alba

photos
Main house

Orchidaceae Cattleya intermedia



photos
Main house
Pink and white flower. Compare with variety aquinii cv. Boa Vista or var. punctata
Orchidaceae Cymbidium hookerianum



photos
Main house

Orchidaceae Dendrobium sonia
near Royal Pink and Sakura Pink

photos
Main house

Orchidaceae Dendrobium

Miss Singapore

photos
Main house

Orchidaceae Dendrobium

near Sayala minis

photos
Main house

Orchidaceae Dendrobium

Polar Fire

photos
Main house

Orchidaceae Dendrobium

Queen Pink

photos
Main house

Orchidaceae Dendrobium

Halawa Beauty


photos
Main house


Orchidaceae Encyclia adenocarpa



photos
Main house

Orchidaceae Encyclia cochleata



photos
Main house

Orchidaceae Epidendrum monterratense



photos
Main house Montserrat Possibly this rare species
Orchidaceae Epidendrum polybulbon





Main house Mexico, Honduras, Jamaica
Orchidaceae Epidendrum radicans

Firey Reed Orchid photos
Main house Mexico, S. America
Orchidaceae Ludisia
Haemaria
photos
Main house

Orchidaceae Oncidium


photos
Main house S. America
Orchidaceae Oncidium

Tiger Orchid

Main house S. America
Orchidaceae Oncidium varicosum



photos
Main house

Orchidaceae Oncidium




photos

Main house
This one is similar (but not identical) to one shown on the Paramount Orchids website under Oncidium Intergenerics; Burrageara, Vuyl Linda Isler X Oncidium leucochilum 'Short Spike'
Orchidaceae Oncidium

Gower Ramsey

photos
Main house
A hybrid between O. goldiana and O. cv. Guinea Gold
Orchidaceae Oncidium




photos
Main house
A hybrid with O. maculatum as one parent
Orchidaceae Phalaenopsis



Moth Orchids photos
Main house
x doritis c. schubert X 'Shaeffers' pinkie'
Orchidaceae Phalaenopsis

Brother Mason Caldwell

photos
Main house

Orchidaceae Phalaenopsis

Sogo White

photos
Main house

Orchidaceae Phalaenopsis

Brandy Parfait
Jeanne Schreuder orchid photos
Main house

Orchidaceae Phalaenopsis

Near Henry Rothman, Brother Lancer, Summer Magic, etc.


photos



Orchidaceae Schomburgkia tibicinis



photos
Main house

Orchidaceae Vanda

Highland Gem

photos
Main house

Orchidaceae Vanilla planifolia


Vanilla Orchid photos
Main house E. Mexico
Poaceae Pennisetum glaucum



photos
North house

Poaceae Pennisetum setaceum
Rubrum

photos
North house

Ruscaceae Dracaena fragrans


Corn Plant photos

Guinea, Nigeria, Ethiopia
Ruscaceae Dracaena fragrans massangeana

Variegated Dragon Lily, Cornstalk Plant, Fragrant Corn Plant photos

Guinea, Nigeria, Ethiopia
Ruscaceae Dracaena marginata


Madagascar Dragon Tree photos

Madagascar
Ruscaceae Dracaena marginata tricolor


photos



Ruscaceae Nolina recurvata

Beaucarnea Ponytail Palm
photos
Mexico
Ruscaceae Pleomele reflexa



photos
Middle house India, Madagascar
Ruscaceae Ruscus hypoglossum


Ruscus
photos


Ruscaceae Sansevieria parva


Small Snake Plant photos


Kenya
Ruscaceae Sansevieria trifasciata


Snake Plant photos

Transvaal, Natal, Cape Province
Zingiberaceae Alpinia nutans


Shell Ginger

North house E. Asia
Zingiberaceae Alpinia zerumbet



photos
North house

Zingiberaceae Hedychium coronarium



photos
North house

Zingiberaceae Kaempferia galanga photos Main house