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9 plants
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Bucida buceras
(Black olive, Myrobalan tree, Terminalia bucera, Whitewood)
Attractive tree for well-lit areas. Some examples can be deciduous and will drop their leaves for no readily-apparent reason.
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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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Hoya carnosa
(Wax plant)
Small trailing plant with fleshy leaves and umbels of white / pink flowers, which can be quite fragrant.
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Pachira aquatica
(Guiana chestnut, Provision tree, Shaving brush tree, Water chestnut)
Unusually proportioned plant. The stem is almost always braided into a plait to give it some rigidity.
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Spathiphyllum wallisii
(Peace lily, White sails)
Occasionally used as a small specimen plant but more commonly found in single or mixed displays, or as under planting to larger species. |
Strelitizia nicolai
(White bird of paradise)
Similar to Strelitzia reginae, the 'Bird of Paradise' plant. This species has white and blue inflorescences. In the wild, it can grow to a height of 4 metres, though they are much smaller when grown indoors.
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Syngonium podophyllum
(Goosefoot vine, Nephthytis liberica, White butterfly)
Small variegated aroid that is often trained to climb a pole or hang from a basket. Available with a wide range of leaf patterns. Very easy to maintain.
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Trachycarpus fortunei
(Chinese windmill palm, Chusan fan palm, Windmill palm)
Large, solitary palm that is ideal for cool locations. Hardy to -10 Celsius. This fan palm is available in a range of sizes from small container specimens to huge trees to fit large... |
Washingtonia filifera
(California palm, Cotton palm, Desert fan palm, Petticoat palm, Pritchardia filifera, Washingtonia palm)
Stately palm that can grow to a height of several metres. Often used in large interior landscapes, although... |
