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Aloe aculeata (Red hot poker aloe)
Compact succulent with a rosette of leaves, each armed with red-brown spines. The flower is bright red-orange, hence its common name.
Chamaedorea seifrizii (Reed palm)
An indoor palm with long bamboo-like canes. The canes grow to form a dense clump of fronds with dark green to grey leaves.
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.
Licuala grandis (Ruffled fan palm)
Livistonia rotundifolia (Footstool palm, Round leaf fan palm)
Maranta leuconeura (Prayer plant, Rabbit's foot, Ten commandments)
Radermachera sinica (China doll, Stereospermum sinicum)
A compact, bushy shrub suitable for mixed beds or as a small specimen.
Ravenea rivularis (Majesty palm, Ravenea glauca)
Rhapis excelsa (Kannonchiku, Lady palm)
A slow-growing, miniature fan palm with shiny, dark green leaves. The unbranched, rigid, bamboo-like stems are covered with a coarse, brown fibre.
Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri (Easter cactus, Haitoria gaertneri, Schlumbergera gaertneri)
Rhipsalis pilocarpa (Erythrorhipsalis pilocarpa)
Rhoeo discolor (Boat lily, Cradle lily, Men in a boat, Moses in his cradle, Moses in the bulrushes, Moses on a raft, Oyster plant, Rhoeo spathacea, Tradescantia spathacea)
Small foliage plant with velvety leaves...
Rhoicissus capensis (Cape grape, Cissus capensis)
Elegant vine species that is ideal for planting in balcony containers or to trail over walls and room dividers.