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Dwarf Clusia  Clusia rosea 'Nana'

Native to the cliffs of Ecuador, it's a very hardy plant suitable for bonsai.  Use it in pots, or, like in the photo at left, on top of a rock, where it will attach itself and crawl along.  Cream-colored, fragrant, button-resembling flowers that pollinators really go for.

We chiseled a hole into this block of oolite rock and planted the dwarf clusia in it.  You don't necessarily have to drill a hole; you can just kind of smoosh it onto your rock, if you want.

At right is a photo of the little cliff-hanger naturalizing itself along a recreation of its indigenous environment.

 

 


 

Variegated Pandanus  Pandanus sanderi

Pandanus is a tropical genus of 600 different plants scattered across Africa and Asia.  The variegated one below, P. sanderi, is a classy plant from Malaysia. 

Make sure you give it enough room.  Although it is very slow-growing, it will eventually form a trunk and grow to as tall as 15' high by 8 feet wide.
 

 

 


 

Cracker Rose Rosa sp.

Hardy rose that doesn't seem to need heavy fertilization to produce a lot of flowers in our alkaline soil.  Plant one in a sunny location and the sweet little things will charm you for most of the year. 

 

Look closely at the photo to the left.  It contains the secret of life.  In one cluster, we see flowers developing to maturity and then dying.  

All of existence, including time, is made up of three qualities: becoming, being, and decaying.  In order to maximize your future potential, focus on becoming, rather than being, or decaying.     

 


 

Cafe con Leche  Graptophyllum pictum cv. Bronze Variegatum

Native to the South Pacific and Australia.  In the alkaline soils of South Florida, it needs regular fertilization to look its best.  This is commonly used in deep shade, where it becomes weedy over time.  Let it get enough sun and the colors will be more vibrant, and it will stay full.  Trim it regularly in a natural fashion.

     


 

 

Acalypha  Acalyphya wilkesiana vars.  

Like crotons, there are lots of varieties, sometimes generically referred to as "Copperleaf". 

At right, Match-me-if-you-can.

Below,  Moorea

Above, Java White 

Left,  Peach

   

 


 

Chonemorpha fragrans
 

Chonemorpha  Chonemorpha fragrans 

This is a stunning vine, flowering profusely from May - July; one of the powerful lianas of the Indian and Malayan forests, climbing to the tops of the tallest trees. It represents just a part of the great variety of unusual tropical plants that we have. 

 

Come in and explore and find that special something that will add the zest you've been dreaming about to your designs.
 
 




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Last updated:  01/22/2008