plumeria acuti
foli
a or thefrangi
pani(
thetemple
tree)s
on chafa
FAMILY:
APROCYNACEAE
DECIDUOUS,
DWARFTREEWI THUMBRELLATOGLOBULARCANOPYANDCOARSETEXTURELI
GHTGREEN
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NGAPOI SONOUS,MI
LKY
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mas
t tree(
polyalthi
a longi
foli
a)
MASTTREEI
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[Link]
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FRESHLEAVESAREACOPPERY
MASTTREELANDSCAPI
NGI DEAS BROWNCOLORANDARESOFTAND
PLANTTHEM WHENYOUNEEDT OMAKEABIGSTATEMENTINACOMPACT DELICATETOTOUCH,ASTHELEAVES
[Link]
NCEMASTTREESONLYGROW TO4OR5FEETWI THEYCANBE GROW OLDERTHECOLORBECOMES
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PLACEDINTI
[Link] NTHEGROUNDOR ALI
RECTLYI GHTGREENANDFI NALLYADARK
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I
NLARGECONT AI
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KEALANCEANDHAVEWAVY
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MASTTREESTOFORM ATALLHEDGEEFFECTAROUNDLARGESPACES.
USES
THELEAVESAREUSEDFORORNAMENT ALDECORATI ONDURINGFESTIVALS.
THETREEISAMAINATTRACTI
ONI NGARDENSTHROUGHOUTI NDIA.
THETREE
CANBECUTINTOVARIOUSSHAPESANDMAI NTAI
[Link]
PAST
,THEFLEXI
BLE,STRAI
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THEMAKINGOFMASTSFORSAI LI
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THEFLOWERS
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USUALLY
MASTTREESARENOT TWOTOTHREEWEEKS,ARENOT
VERYT OLERANTOF CONSPI
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COLDWEATHER( BELOW
32°F),
ANDAREBEST
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red s
ilk cotton tree(
bombax cei
ba)
BOMBAXCEIBA,LI
KEOTHERTREESOFTHEGENUSBOMBAX, I
SCOMMONLYKNOWN
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TISSOMETI
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SA
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ITI
SHARDYT OZONE( UK)10ANDI [Link] WI DE.
AREPOLLINATEDBYBI RDS,BEES.
ITI
SNOTEDFORATTRACTI NGWI LDLIFE.
SUITABLEFOR:LIGHT(SANDY) ,
MEDI UM (
LOAMY)ANDHEAVY(CLAY)
SOILSANDPREFERSWELL- [Link]
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ANDBASI C(
ALKALI NE)SOILSANDCANGROW I NVERYALKALINE
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ITCANNOTGROW I NTHESHADE. ITPREFERSDRYORMOISTSOIL.
THEFRUITSAREBROWN
SEEDSARENUMEROUS, LONG,OVOID, [Link]-
BLACKORGRAYI NCOLOURAND ERSARECUPSHAPEDAND
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THASANERECTSTEM
THATDEVELOPSBUT-
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INHONGKONG. SHAPEDCROWN.
THEFRUIT,WHICHREACHESANAVER-
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N
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rai
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amanea s
aman)
SAMANEASAMAN,ALSOSOMETI
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FLOWERI
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NOW I
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I
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CS THELEAVESFOLDINRAI NY
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AREPOLLI NATEDBYBEES. ANDREDST AMENS,SETON
ITCANFI XNITROGEN. HEADSWITHAROUND1 2–25
ITISNOTEDFORATTRACTI NGWI LDLIFE. FLOWERSPERHEAD.
SUITABLEFOR: LI
GHT(SANDY), MEDI UM (
LOAMY)ANDHEAVY( CLAY) THESEHEADSMAYNUMBER
SOILSANDCANGROW I NHEAVYCLAYANDNUTRI TIONALLYPOOR INTHETHOUSANDS,COV-
[Link]
ABLEPH: ACID,NEUTRALANDBASI C(ALKALINE)SOILS ERINGTHEWHOLETREE.
ANDCANGROW I NVERYACI D,VERYALKALI NEANDSALI NESOILS.
ITCANGROW I NSEMI-SHADE( LIGHTWOODLAND)ORNOSHADE. I
T
PREFERSDRYMOI STORWETSOI LANDCANT OLERATEDROUGHT .THE
PLANTCANT OLERATESSTRONGWI NDSBUTNOTMARI TI
MEEXPOSURE.
USES
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AROUNDTHEWORLD. THETREEATTRACTS
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ZEIT LONGSEEDPODSAPPEAR
[Link] FOLLOWINGFLOWERING.
THETREEMAKEEXCELLENTANI MALFODDER EACHPODCONT AI
NSUPT O
FORLIVESTOCK,
SOPLANTINGRAINTREESIN [Link]
PASTURELANDSISBECOMINGANEVER- I
N- [Link]
[Link] PODSQUICKLYTURNBLACK
TREEISUSEDWIDELYINTHETIMBERINDUS- ANDLUMPYI NAPPEAR-
TRYANDASAFUELWOOD ANCEASTHEYDRYOUT .
neem tree(
azadi
rachta i
ndi
ca)
AZADIRACHTAINDI
CA,COMMONLYKNOWNASNEEM, NIMTREEORINDIANLILAC,I
SA
TREEINTHEMAHOGANYFAMI LYMELI
[Link]
SONEOFTWOSPECI ESINTHEGENUS
AZADIRACHTA,
ANDI SNATIVETOTHEINDIANSUBCONTI
NENT.I
TISTYPICALLYGROWN
INTROPICALANDSEMI-TROPICALREGIONS.
GARDENUSES ITISEVERGREEN,BUTIN
NEEM TREEHASBEENWI
DELYPLANTEDASASHADETREEI NHOT , SEVEREDROUGHTI TMAY
DROUGHTPRONEAREASANDHASOVERTI MEBEENINTRODUCEDTO SHEDMOSTORNEARLYALL
TROPI
[Link]
NGCONTAINER [Link]-
ESAREWI DEANDSPREADING.
PLANTFORINDOORS.
DESCRIPTION-
I
SAMEDI UM SIZEDTREETHATGROWST O50-75'(
LESSFREQUENTLY
TO100'
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DROUGHTCONDI TI
[Link]( 6-12"
)HAVE
8-1
8SERRATEDMEDI UM TODARKGREENLEAFLET S(EACHT O3"
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LONGBLOOM I NSPRI NG.
THEOPPOSI TE,PINNATE
LEAVESARE20–40CENTI ME-
TREESAREPOLY GAMOUS( BOTHBISEXUAL TRES(7.
9–15.7IN)LONG,WITH
20TO30MEDI UM TODARK
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.EDIBLEFRUITISA CENTIMETRES( 1.
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CONT AI
NSONE( RARELY2-3)ELONGATED
[Link] TREESARESACREDI NTHEI
R
NATIVELAND.
s
ilver oak (
grevi
llea robus
ta )
USES ITI
STHELARGESTPLANT
BEFORETHEADVENTOFALUMI NIUM,GREVILLEAROBUST ATIMBER INTHEGREVILLEAGENUS,
WASWI DELYUSEDFOREXTERNALWI NDOW JOINERY,ASITISRESI
S- REACHINGTRUNKDIAME-
TANTTOWOODROT .
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FURNIT
URE, CABI
NETRY,[Link] [Link]- FT).
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NGHASBEENRESTRI CTED.
DESCRIPTI
ON
ITI
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PINNATI
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ITSFLOWERSAREGOLDEN- ORANGEBOT-
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CM (3–6IN)LONG, INTHESPRI NG,ONA
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ORRUSTYUNDERSI DES.
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ITSFLOWERSAREGOLD-
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EN-ORANGEBOTTLE-
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LEATHERYDEHI SCENTFOLLI CLES,
ABOUT
AREUSEDFORHONEYPR
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DUCTION.
WINGEDSEEDS.
mahua madhuca longi
foli
a [Link]
foli
asapotaceae
mahua m’
h-wah mahula •maul•mohu •i
rku |mow ra buttertree•honey
tree
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LY
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RM AND
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[Link] LEAVESEMERGE
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,
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NAPRI LOR,INDRYAREAS, I
NJUNE.
FLOWERSFORABOUT3WEEKSBETWEENLATE
FEBRUARYANDEND- [Link]
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TWEENJUNEANDAUGUST
allamanda catharti
ca (
allamanda)
ALLAMANDACATHARTI
CA, COMMONLYCALLEDGOLDENTRUMPET,
COMMONTRUM-
PETVI
NE,ANDYELLOW ALLAMANDA,I
SASPECI ESOFFLOWERI
NGPLANTOFTHE
GENUSALLAMANDAINTHEFAMI LYAPOCYNACEAE.
FLOWERSARET UBULAR,
DESCRI
PTI
ON YELLOW,ANDINCLUSTERSAT
TROPI
CAL,TENDER,PERENNI
ALEVERGREEN,SPRAWLINGSHRUBOR [Link]
WOODYCLIMBERTHATCANBEGROWNASAHOUSEPLANTORA AREYELLOW FLOWERSFROM
TENDERANNUALI [Link] SUMMERTOFALL.
CUTBACKANDOVERWI NTEREDASI
NDOORCONT AI
NERPLANTS
(NEEDSBRIGHTLIGHT)
.
LEAVES:OPPOSI
TEORWHORLED, SI
MPLE,GLOSSY,
LEATHERY
.
FLOWERS:TUBULAR,YELLOW,I
NCLUSTERSATENDSOF
BRANCHES.
POISONOUS;
NEEDSAMPLEMOI STUREBUTGOODDRAINAG
FOUNDIN:HOUSEPLANTORINTERI
ORSCAPE;
LANDSCAPE,
ORNAMEN-
TALTENDERANNUALVI NE LEAVESAREOPPOSITEOR
WHORLED,SI
MPLE,GLOSSY,
CLI
MBINGMETHOD: SPRAWLS;
NEEDSTOBE ANDLEATHERY.
TI
ED;QUASI
-TWINING
SHRUB
caes
alpi
nia pulcherri
ma (
peacock flow er)
ITI
SASHRUBGROWINGT O3M T
ALL.I
NCLIMATESWITHFEW T
ONOFROST
S,THI
S
PLANTWI
LLGROW LARGERANDISSEMIEVERGREEN.
DESCRIPTI
ON
PRIDEOFBARBADOSISABROADLEAFEVERGREENSHRUBORSMALLSEASONALBLOOMERWI TH
TREEINTHEBEANFAMI LYNATI
VETOMEXICOANDCENTRALAMERI
- BRIGHTRED-ORANGE-
YEL-
[Link]
DEDLEAVESANDSHOWYRED-ORANGE LOW BOWL-SHAPED5PET-
FLOWERS. ALEDFLOWERS
USES
FOOD
ALLSEEDSOFCAESALPI NIAAREPOISON-
[Link], THESEEDSOFSOME
SPECIESAREEDI BLEBEFORETHEY
REACHMAT URI TY(E.G.
IMMATURESEEDS
OFC. PULCHERRI MA)ORAFTERTREAT -
MENT( [Link] NG).
LANDSCAPETHEME: BI-
PINNATELYCOMPOUND
DROUGHTT OLERANTGARDEN, LEAVES.
WINTERGARDEN
DESIGNFEAT URE: FLOWERINGTREE
HEDGE, SMALLTREE
FLOWERI NFLORESCENCE: RACEME
FLOWERVALUET OGARDENER:
SHOWY
FLOWERSHAPE: CUP
FLOWERPET ALS: 4-5PETALS/
RAYS
pas
sion flow er (
pas
siflora caerulea)
ASSI
FLORACAERULEA,
THEBLUEPASSIONFLOWER,
BLUECROWNPASSIONFLOWEROR
COMMONPASSIONFLOWER,
ISASPECIESOFFLOWERINGPLANTNATI
VET OSOUTH
AMERICA.
THEFLOWERI SCOMPLEX,ABOUT1 0
CENTIMETRES( 3.
9IN)I
NDIAMETER,
WITHTHEFI VESEPALSANDPET ALS
DESCRIPTI
ON- SIMILARINAPPEARANCE,WHI TI
SH
PASSI
ONFLOWER, PASSI
FLORACAERULEA,ISANEXOTI
C-LOOKI
NGCLIMBER,INCOLOUR, SURMOUNTEDBYA
BEARINGEVERGREEN,DEEPLYLOBED, FROM CORONAOFBLUEORVI
DARKGREENGLOSSYLEAVES, OLETFILA-
MENT S,THENFIVEGREENI
SH- YEL-
WHICHLARGEWHI TEFLOWERSWI THCENTRALFI
LAMENTSOFPURPLE, LOW STAMENSANDTHREEPURPLE
BLUEANDWHI TEAPPEARFROM JULYTOSEPTEMBER,FOLLOWEDBY STIGMAS.
EGG-SHAPED,ORANGE-
YELLOW FRUI
[Link]
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T
WILLQUICKLYCOVERASUNNYWALLORFENCE, ANDTOLERATESABI TOF
SHADE.
PASSI
FLORACAERULEAANDWI LDLI
FE
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CIAL
I
NSECTS.I
THASNECT AR/
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CULTIVATI
ON THELEAVESAREALTERNATE, PAL-
PASSIFLORACAERULEAISWI DELYCULTI
VATEDASAWALL- CLI
MBERORAS MATELYFIVE-LOBED( SOMETIMES
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ONFACINGSOUTHORWEST( INTHENORTHERNHEMI - ANDAREUPT O10CENTI METRES( 3.
9
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THETWI NI
NGSHOOT SCONST ANTLYAP-
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fi
givy/
creepi
ng fi
g(fi
cuspumi
la)
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CUSPUMILA,
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MBINGFIG,I
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CI
ESOFFLOWERINGPLANTI
NTHEMULBERRYFAMILY
,NATI
VETOEASTASIA.
DESCRIPTION-
FI
GI [Link] QUICKLYCLI
MBS,REACHING25
USEFULCOVERI NGBRICKANDST ONEWALLS,
BECAUSEFIGIVY'
STENTA- TO30FT .
TALL,
SPREADING3
CLESWI LLNOTDAMAGETHEWALLSMORT ARTHEWAYMOSTOTHER FT.
WI DEORMORE.
CLIMBINGPLANT [Link]
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WISEBLANKWALLS, ANDI SEXCELLENTI
NSMALLSPACES.
LANDSCAPEUSES
COASTALEXPOSURE,
CONTAI
NER,ESPALI
ER,GROUNDCOVER,
HOUSE-
PLANT,MASSPLANTI
NG,PRI
VACYSCREEN,URBANGARDEN
LIGHTNEEDS-PARTI
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ROUNDI NTEREST
UPANARBOR. PLANTI NSHADEDENTRYWAY S,
UNDERCOVEREDPATIOAND
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VALUEDFORTRAI NINGOVERWI [Link]
OCCASIONALLYTOCONTROLSPREADANDT OENCOURAGEGROWTHOFAT -
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VEJUVENI LEFOLIAGE.
fi
shtai
lfern -fern bi
g plant
THENAMEFISHT
AILFERNWASGI VENBECAUSETHELEAVESORFRONDSARECREST -
[Link]
SHTAILFERNVARIETY’
SFRONDS
ORLEAVESCANGROW UPTO36”LONGANDARELI [Link]
KEANYOTHER
FERN,
THEFISHT
AILFERNISNOTDI FFI
CULTT
OGROW.
s
pathi
phyllum walli
sii-peaceli
ly plant
SPATHI
PHYLLUM WALLI
SII
,COMMONLYKNOWNASPEACELILY,
WHITESAI
LS,
OR
SPATHEFLOWERISAVERYPOPULARI NDOORHOUSEPLANTOFTHEFAMI
LYARACEAE.