TROPICAL AND FOLIAGE HOUSEPLANTS A - B

We offer a wide range of indoor plants, both new varieties and some old reliables. Except where noted, culture for these plants is similar. They need normal house temperatures, as much light as possible without full sun (except in winter) and as high a humidity as can be maintained. Use a little fertilizer every week and prune to keep in shape. Do not overwater. Never water a plant if the top of its soil is still damp.

Price $4.00 unless otherwise noted. Cuttings may be available for $2 – please inquire first.

US Customers please check with us to see whether we can ship the plants you want to you. In addition you may want to double check with your state's department of agriculture to be sure you can import the plants you want. All US plant orders are inspected here and are accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate.

ABUTILON (Flowering Maple)

Known to the Victorians as "Flowering Maples", these bushy plants with maple-like foliage and bell-shaped flowers make excellent houseplants. They bloom most of the year and are not bothered by the odd cool period. Fertilize regularly and keep moist.

A. ALBUS Drooping white blooms on sturdy plants

1 2 3 A. Albus @4.00

A. CARMINE BELLE Carmine red blooms, orange yellow centers.

1 2 3 A. Carmine Belle @4.00

A. CRIMSON BELLE Rich crimson flowers.

1 2 3 A. Crimson Belle $4.00

A. BELLA Various colors including peach, yellow, white, pink, dark red.

1 2 3 A. Bella @4.00

A. MEGAPOTAMICUM HUNTINGTON'S PINK Hanging soft pink blooms with red calyces

1 2 3 A. Megapotamicum Huntington's Pink @4.00

A. MEGAPOTAMICUM KENTISH BELLE Narrow leaves and dangling yellow flowers with red calyces.

1 2 3 A. Megapotamicum Kentish Belle @4.00

A. MEGAPOTAMICUM VARIEGATUM Blooms like Kentish Belle, larger leaves with yellow spots.

1 2 3 A. Megapotamicum variegatum @4.00

A. MARIGOLD BELLE Orange red with red veins.

1 2 3 A. Marigold Belle @4.00

A. ROSEUS Soft pink blooms with darker veins.

1 2 3 A. Roseus @4.00

A. SOUVENIR DE BONN Varigated leaves in bright green with broad white edges.

1 2 3 A. Souvenir De Bonn @4.00

A. VESUVIUS RED Drooping bells in rich red.

1 2 3 A. Vesuvius Red @4.00

1 2 3 Acalypha Hispida @4.00

ACHIMENES (Cupid’s Bower) Rhizomatous plants loaded with colorful blooms over small leaves. Great for hanging baskets. Assorted colors.

1 2 3 Achimenes@4.00

A. PURPLE KING Large purple blooms.

1 2 3 A. Purple King @4.00

A. PARK'S MIX Assorted pinks and purples

1 2 3 A. Park's Mix@4.00

AESCHYNANTHUS (Lipstick Plant)
Showy hanging basket plants. Do best in a warm location and if allowed to dry out between waterings.

A. BLACK PAGODA Dark green leaves netted in burgundy, yellow-orange red tipped bloom.

1 2 3 A. Black Pagoda @4.00

A. LOBBIANUS Fiery red blooms with creamy throat. Dark green leaves.

1 2 3 A. Lobbianus @4.00

A. LONGICAULIS Bold zebra striped leaves, green flowers. Grown mainly for foliage.

1 2 3 A. Longicalus @4.00

A. MICRANTHUS Compact trailer with small thick green leaves and dark red blooms.

1 2 3 A. Micranthus @4.00

A. MONA LISA Dark green leaves, deep scarlet blooms in darker calyces.

1 2 3 A. Mona Lisa @4.00

A.PURPLE STAR Large red flowers, upright growth.

1 2 3 A. Purple Star @4.00

A. RUBENS Light green leaves and upright clusters of yellow-orange tubular blooms.

1 2 3 A. Rubens @4.00

ALBIZIA JULIBRISSIN (Mimosa) Shrub with lacy foliage and pink powderpuff flowers. Takes some frost..

1 2 3 Albizia Julibrissin @4.00

ALLAMANDA CATHCARTICA WILLIAMSII (Golden Trumpet) A fine climbing or bush plant for the greenhouse or patio. Large 4" yellow blooms.

1 2 3 Allamanda Carthcartica WilliamsII @4.00

ALSOBIA DIANTHIFLORA Large deeply fringed white flowers. Small dark green downy leaves in tiny rosettes. Stoloniferous, trailing.

1 2 3 Alsobia Dianthiflora @4.00

ALYOGYNE HUEGELII (Blue Hibiscus) Evergreen shrub with lilac blue blooms and lobed leaves.

1 2 3 Alyogyne Huegelii @4.00

ARISTOLOCHIA MACROPHYLLA (Dutchman's Pipe) A vigorous vine with large heart-shaped leaves and unusual pipe-shaped blooms.

1 2 3 Aristolochia Macrophylla @4.00

ARISTOLOCHIA ELEGANS (Calico Flower) Flowering vine from Brazil. Yellow throated blooms marked in purple brown and white.

1 2 3 Aristolochia Elegans @4.00

ASPIDISTRA ELATIOR (Cast Iron Plant) An old favorite with long green leaves, easy care.

1 2 3 Aspidistra Elatior @4.00

ASPIDISTRA ELIATOR MILKY WAY As above, but with clusters of white spots like night sky.

1 2 3 Aspidistra Eliator Milky Way @4.00

A ELIATOR VARIEGATABroad creamy stripes.

1 2 3 A. Eliator Variegata @4.00

B. BENITOCHIBA Palmate leaves in metallic rose-red. Self-branching and shrubby. Pink flowers.

1 2 3 B. Benitocha @4.00

B. BOWERI Foliage plant with bristly pointed leaves netted with brown.

1 2 3 B. Boweri @4.00

B. CHRISTMAS CANDY A vigorous cross of Semperflorens x Argentine species. Double red blooms over Christmas. Green leaves.

1 2 3 B. Christmas Candy @4.00

B. COSIE One of the best white Angel Wing Begonias. Pearl colored blooms. Long slender dark foliage. Winter blooming.

1 2 3 B. Cosie @4.00

B. CRASSICAULIS Stout upright stems hold large sharp lobed deciduous leaves; sprays of tiny flowers appear in late winter.

1 2 3 B. Crassicaulis @4.00

B. ERYTHROPHYLLA Beefsteak begonia – large round leaves with blood red backs, clusters of white flowers.

1 2 3 B. Erythrophylla @4.00

B. FUCHSIOIDES This shrubby begonia, native to Venezuela, has small oval leaves and small coral red flowers borne in numerous short sprays. Grows to 3 ft (1 m) tall with graceful drooping branchlets. Prefers good light.

1 2 3 B. Fuchsioides @4.00

B. HOT TAMALE Long dark fluted leaves with maroon undersides. Showers of pink-red blooms.

1 2 3 B. Hot Tamale @4.00

B. LUCY LOCKET Vigorous plant with robust light bronze leaves and double balls of pink flowers.

1 2 3 B. Lucy Locket @4.00

B. OROCOCO Coppery green-gold leaves, slightly pebbled, edged in rust, on trailing stems.

1 2 3 B. Orococo @4.00

B. RICHMONDENSIS Arching 12–15 “ stems with glossy dark green foliage bear pendant clusters of pink blooms.

1 2 3 B. Richmondensis @4.00

B. SCHARFFII Fleshy upright stems bear large, hairy pointed olive leaves with red backs. White flowers

1 2 3 B. Scharfii @4.00

BOUGAINVILLEA (Paper Flower)
These plants require lots of light, even full sun. They are ideal for the greenhouse or patio/sunroom. Compact types can be grown in 4" pots. All can be displayed in hanging baskets, but are best planted in groups of 3 in large baskets. Prune back when finished blooming and re-pot or add fertilizer.

B. BARBARA KARST Brilliant red blooms on an upright or basket plant. The standard red variety, even more red in strong sun.

1 2 3 B. Barbara Karst @4.00

B. XBUTTIANA Hybrid of blabra x peruviana. Shrubby with pink to red bracts.

1 2 3 B. Xbuttiana @4.00

B. CALIFORNIA GOLD Golden yellow blooms. Prolific bloomer and shapes up well in either a pot or hanging basket.

1 2 3 B. California Gold @4.00

B. DOUBLE GOLD Compact growing. Bushy ever blooming double golden orange bracts.

1 2 3 B. Double Gold @4.00

B. DOUBLE RED Double bracts of crimson red. Compact grower.

1 2 3 B. Double Red @4.00

B. DOUBLE WHITE Similar growth habit to the above plants but the bracts are double white.

1 2 3 B. Double White @4.00

B. GLABRA Slightly smaller growing, more flexible branches. Pinkish purple bracts.

1 2 3 B. Glabra @4.00

B. JAMES WALKER Blooms profusely showing reddish-purple bracts.

1 2 3 B. James Walker @4.00

B. LAVENDER Lovely lavender bracts, small leaves..

1 2 3 B. Lavender @4.00

B. PAGODA PINK Pale pink double with a hint of green.

1 2 3 B. Pagoda Pink @4.00

B. RASPBERRY ICE Raspberry red blooms over variegated green and white foliage (limited).

1 2 3 B. Raspberry Ice @4.00

B. SAN DIEGO RED The brightest red of all, even in low light. Very upright growth habit.

1 2 3 B. San Diego Red @4.00

B. SCARLET O’HARA Vigorous grower with large leaves and Scarlet bracts.

1 2 3 B. Scarlet O'hara $4.00

B. TEXAS DAWN Delicate Rose Pink bracts.

1 2 3 B. Texas Dawn $4.00

BRUGMANSIA $8.00 Cuttings $5.00
(related to Datura, but the flowers hang down)
"Angel’s Trumpets" are striking perennial plants for  indoors or patio. Flowers are large, trumpet shaped to 12" in length. The colors range from white to red in some varieties. Note: These plants are poisonous. Please e-mail for cutting availablity.

BRUGMANSIA ASSORTED Seedlings from hybrids of several varieties.

1 2 3 Brugmansia Assorted $8.00

B. xCANDIDA DOUBLE WHITE Fragrant double white blooms hang from downy leaves.

1 2 3 xCandida Double White $8.00

B. x INSIGNIS FROSTY PINK  Flaring blooms begin yellow, then turn white and finally pink.

1 2 3 x Insignis Frosty Pink $8.00

B. JAMAICA YELLOW A particularly profuse variety with luminous rich yellow blossoms.

1 2 3 B. Jamaica Yellow $8.00

B. PEACHES & CREAM Variegated green and white leaves, creamy blooms darkening to peach.

1 2 3 B. Peaches & Cream $8.00

B. SANGUINEA (Red Angels Trumpet) Large trumpet-shaped red flowers to 8” marked and blended in yellow. Soft downy foliage.

1 2 3 B. Sanguinea $8.00

B. SUAVEOLENS BLANCWhite to cream flowers.

1 2 3 B. Suaveolens @8.00

B. VERSICOLOR CHARLES GRIMALDI Pale orange to deeper golden orange, profuse fragrant flowers.

1 2 3 B. Versicolor Charles Grimaldi @8.00

 

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