Carrion Plant Huernia zebrina “Variegata” differs from the wild type (Huernia zebrina) native to South Africa and Zimbabwe by its yellow-green variegated stems. Characteristics & Description Height, habit: Columnar succulent plant, up to 15 centimetres Life cycle: Perennial Poisonous: Yes Origin: Huernia zebrina is native to South Africa and Zimbabwe. USDA zone: 12 (50 F/10 […]
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Waxflower, waxplant, waxvine Hoya wayetii is native to the Philippines. It grows creeping, the shoots can reach lengths of up to one meter. Hoya wayetii “Tricolor” differs from the wild type by its yellow-green leaves. Young leaves are reddish, but lose this coloration after a while. Characteristics & Description Height, habit: 40 to 100 centimeters, […]
Categories: Succulents | Indoor Plants | Vine |
Waxflower, waxplant, waxvine Hoya wayetii is native to the Philippines. It grows creeping, the shoots can reach lengths of up to one meter. Characteristics & Description Height, habit: 40 to 100 centimeters, herbaceous plant Life cycle: Perennial Poisonous: Yes, contact with the milky plant sap can cause skin irritation. Origin: Southeast Asia (Philippines) USDA zone: […]
Categories: Succulents | Indoor Plants | Vine |
Eastern Bluestar Amsonia tabernaemontana is native to the USA, can reach up to one meter in height and can be distinguished from the similar looking Amsonia illustris by its upward pointing seed heads. Popular name(s): Eastern Bluestar, Texas Bluestar Botanical name: Amsonia tabernaemontana Family: Apocynaceae Origin: North America (USA – distribution map) Height: 70 to […]
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Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa subsp. interior grows perennially and can reach 60 centimeters in height. All parts of the plant are poisonous. Popular name(s): Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed Botanical name: Asclepias tuberosa subsp. interior Family: Apocynaceae Origin: North America (USA) Height: 40 to 60 centimeters USDA zone: 8 (19.4 °F/-7 °C) Poisonous: Yes
Categories: Garden plants | Yellow & Orange Flowers |
