The shrimp plant is a bushy evergreen shrub in the genus Justicia of the family Acanthaceae. It is also renowned as Justicia brandegeeana, Mexican shrimp plant, or false hop, which is native to Mexico and naturalized in Florida. It grows to 1000 cm (39 inches) tall by 60 to 90 cm (24 to 35 inches) …
What is a Brazilian Fireworks Plant? Brazilian fireworks plant also called Maracas, is a beautiful tropical flower that grows from 6 to 12 inches (15 to 46 cm) tall and 8 to 15 inches wide with green colors. It contains purple and pink spikes of tubular flower clusters which are so attractive. The plant grows …
Streptocarpus is an Afrotropical genus in about 155 species of the flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae. It is a popular house plant and is native to Afromontane biotopes from eastern, central, and South Africa, including the Comoro Islands and Madagascar. It is also renowned as Cape primrose and nodding violet. The flower has five-petals, …
What is Kaffir Lily? Kaffir Lily (Clivia Miniata) is a species of flowering plants in the genus Clivia of the family Amaryllidaceous. It best suits for an indoor garden as it mostly prefers cold temperature and grows well in shady areas. Kaffir Lily is originally from South Africa, but today it is popular in New …
Anthurium plant is the largest herbaceous genus of about 1000 species of flowering plants belonging to the arum family, Araceae. You can found it as you go from Mexico to northern Argentina, Uruguay, and parts of the Caribbean. It is also renowned as anthurium, tail flower, painted tongue, flamingo flower, and laceleaf. The leaves of …
Jasmine is a common evergreen shrub that produces a white flower with yellow tips. It is used in perfumery and cooking. Jasmine can grow up to five feet tall and thrive in warm-weather areas. The oil from the jasmine plant was used in ancient Egypt, India, and China. In Egypt, the flower was used to …
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The Peace lily is an evergreen herbaceous perennial plant, belonging to a genus of about 40 species of monocotyledon flowering plants in the family Araceae that grows in tropical regions of the Americas and Southern Asia. It is not a true lily plant and contains calcium oxalate crystals. Peace lily has large leaves about 12 …
Hibiscus is a flowering plant that falls under the mallow family. This family has large, showy, trumpet-shaped, conspicuous flowers with five or more petals. Its colors vary from white to pink, orange, peach, yellow or purple and its fruit is a dry five-lobed capsule with several seeds with red and white colors. It is known …
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The African Violet plant, scientifically named Saintpaulia, belongs to the Gesneriaceae family. It is a flower of the tropical and warm climates, having been discovered in Tanzania by Scottish botanist Dr. John Scott in 1893 African Violets are not native of Africa but are named after their continent due to the violet-like colors of their …
Anthurium Clarinervium is a genus of flowering plants that consists mainly of epiphytic anthurium species found in Central and South America, the Caribbean, and southeastern Mexico. The species was first described by Austrian botanist Franz von Paula Schrank in 1798 as Eucharis clarinervia. The type species is now Anthurium clarinervium. There are three recognized species …