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29 plants
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Anthurium scherzerianum
(Flamingo flower, Pigtail plant)
Colourful, flowering plant. Ideal for low light areas where a splash of colour would be welcome. |
Arundo donax
(False bamboo, Giant reed, Spanish reed)
An easy to maintain alternative to bamboo for interiors. Fast growing and with the potential to get very big.
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Arundo donax 'variegata'
(False bamboo, Giant reed, Variegated Spanish reed)
A tall stemmed plant with long, arching, alternate leaves that are longitudinally striped with white. It has the same architectural features as bamboo and is a useful alternative. It... |
Asparagus setaceus
(Asparagus plumosa, Fern asparagus)
A small, feathery trailing plant that resembles culinary asparagus, however it is completely inedible.
Flowers, when produced indoors, are white and grow in small clusters. Purple black berries may follow.
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Caryota mitis
(Burmese fishtail palm, Caryota furfuracea, Caryota griffithii, Caryota sobolifera, Fishtail palm)
Attractive palm with distinctive foliage. The leaflets have a characteristic torn edge appearance that resemble fish tails |
Cycas revoluta
(False sago palm, Japanese sago palm)
A plant that is palm-like in appearance with a crown of glossy, green leaves made up of crowded, stiff, narrow leaflets. The trunk is stout, rough, dark and hairy.
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Euphorbia pulcherrima
(Flor de Noche Buena, Poinsettia)
A small colourful pot plant produced seasonally, usually for Christmas displays.
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Fatshedera lizei
(Fat-headed Lizzie, Tree ivy)
Shrubby climber that is equally at home indoors and outside. This plant is the result of an intergeneric hybridization between Fatsia japonica and Hedera helix, and first described in 1910.
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Fatsia japonica
(Aralia japonica, Aralia sieboldii, False castor oil plant, Japanese aralia)
Jungly and exotic looking shrub that is fully hardy in much of Europe. A variegated form is also available.
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Ferocactus townsendianus
(Ferocactus peninsulae)
These plants have fierce spines. Do not use where they can be reached by children or other vulnerable people.
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Ficus benghalensis
(Banyan, Bengal fig, East Indian fig, Indian banyan)
As a less formal and more exotic alternative to the rubber plant, Ficus elastica. A good container plant that tolerates relatively low light.
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Ficus benjamina
(Benjamin tree, Small-leaved rubber plant, Weeping fig)
A versatile plant which looks attractive as a stand alone specimen or as part of a mixed display.
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Ficus benjamina 'Nitida'
(Ficus benjamina)
Resembling Ficus benjamina, but without the weeping habit or pointed leaf tips, F. nitida has a more stately appearance and a more defined trunk indoors.
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Ficus benjamina 'variegata'
(Variegated weeping fig)
The variegated form of the weeping fig, this versatile plant looks attractive as a stand alone specimen or as part of a mixed display.
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Ficus binnendijkii
(Ficus alii, Ficus binnendykii, Ficus longifolia, Ficus maclellandii, Long-leaf fig)
A... |
Ficus cyathistipula
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Ficus deltoidea
(Mistletoe fig, Mistletoe rubber plant)
Climbing fig with interesting triangular leaves. Easy to look after.
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Ficus elastica
(Ficus robusta, India rubber plant, Rubber plant)
Ficus elastica has large, glossy, leathery leaves and a dark brown woody stem. The young leaves are enclosed in a rosy red sheath.
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Ficus lingua
(Box-leaved fig)
Climbing fig with attractive triangular leaves and a rich red-brown stem. Perfect for training around a frame or for making a screen.
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Ficus lyrata
(Banjo fig, Ficus pandurata, Fiddle-leaf fig)
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Ficus macrophylla
(Australian banyan, Moreton Bay fig)
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Ficus microcarpa
(Chinese banyan, Ficus benjamina, Ficus nitida, Ficus retusa, Indian laurel, Malay banyan)
Resembling Ficus benjamina, but... |
Ficus pumila
(Creeping fig, Ficus repens)
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Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
(Flaming Katy)
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Livistonia rotundifolia
(Footstool palm, Round leaf fan palm)
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Musa coccinea
(Flowering banana, Musa uranoscopus)
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Musa ornata
(Flowering banana, Ornamental banana)
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Philodendron bipennifolium
(Fiddle-leaf philodendron, Philodendron panduraeforme)
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Vriesea splendens
(Flaming sword)
Colourful bromeliad with a scarlet flower spike and banded leaves in shades of grey and green. Perfect for spaces where you need a bright splash of colour.
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