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BERGENIA
: Family
– Saxifragaceae
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Ciliata |
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Description
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Large
rhizomatic tuber, flower white, pink or
purple, in a spread of dense clusters 1.5
– 2.5 cm long, borne on a stout leafless
stem – large rounded basal leaves with
entire bristly margins.
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CANNA
“Generalis” X Hybrida:
Family – Cannaceae
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Red
King Humbert
President
Pfitzer Dwarf Salmon
City Of Portland
Richard Wallace
Scarlet Beauty
Striata
Indica “Moorea ” |
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Description
: One
of the most ancient plants used in
ornamental purposes. Has short rhizome,
according to cultivar, a stem 60 – 160 cm
tall, large ovate or lanceolate
leaves, and inflorescences composed of
30 – 35 cm of showy 10 – 15 cm flowers.
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CARDIOCRINUM
: Family – Liliaceae |
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Giganteum
(Syn. Lilium Giganteum)‘Giant Himalayan
Lily |
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Description
: This majestic plant grows from an
enormous bulb to a height of 2 – 3 mts. It
has a strong stem, large leaves &
showy 20 – 25 funnel shaped flowers –
white- fragrant.
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CAUTLEYA
: Family – Zingiberaceae |
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Spicata |
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Description
: A
large rhizomatic plant, flowers yellow, few
or many, crowded into a terminal erect spike
with red bracts as the calyx, spike 12 –
24 cm long.
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COOPERANTHUS
: Family – Amaryllidaceae |
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Hortensus
( Syn. Habranthus Tubispathus ) |
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Description
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Plant 30 cm tall with a small tunicate bulb,
leaves from ground level , and a short
upright hollow stem terminating in a single
lilac pink flower.
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COLOCASIA
: Family – Araceae |
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Antiquorum
‘Egyptian Taror’
Esculenta ‘ Elephant’s Ear’ , ‘
Yam’
Fallax |
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Description
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Vigorous plant up to 1.2 mt. tall, has
round roots tuberous , about 10 cm across,
bright green aroid leaves 60 cm long and 45
cm wide, tubers are edible. Flower
insignificant.
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COSTOUS
: Family - Zingiberaceae |
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Speciosus |
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Description
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Rhizomatic plant, white, funnel-shaped
flowers, with contrasting large bright red
bracts, numerous in dense cylindrical
spike 5 –10 cm long, borne on a stout red
leafy stem 1 –2 mt.
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CLIVA
: Family - Amaryllidaceae |
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Miniata
( Syn. Imantophyllum Miniatum ) Kaffir Lily |
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Description
: This
plant has thick fleshy roots, strong stem 40
– 45 cm, dark green leaves from base of
plants like a fan, and an umbellate
inflorescence, 20 cm across, composed of 6
–16 bell-like flowers – generally
scarlet. |
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CRINUM
:Family–Amaryllidaceae |
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Amoenum
Asiaticum ( Poison Bulb )
Moorei Album
Powellii (Powell's Swamp Lily)
Powellii
Rubrum (Powell's Swamp Lily Red) |
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Description
: Large
tall bulbs with tunic, very decorative
glossy green strap-like leaves, long umbels,
long funnel-shaped flowers,
light pink, white in ‘album’ , dark
pinkish red in rubrum.
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CROCOSMIA
: Family - Iridaceae |
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Masonorum
‘ Golden Swan Tritonia’ Of The
Transvaal |
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Description:
Plant
with corm, 90 cm tall, with narrow
light green leaves arranged fanwise around
stem, spikes of bright scarlet, orange
flowers with prominent stamens.
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CURCUMA
: Family - Zingiberaceae |
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Aromatica
Amada (White)
Domestica (Turmeric)
Roscoeana
Zedoaria |
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Description
:
Robust perennial herb, tuberous roots, 15
– 25 cm tall inflorences spike, corn like
gradually changing colour from mild to
darker shades of white, cream , pinkish ,
green & scarlet.
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CURTONUS
: Family - Iridaceae |
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Paniculatus
(Syn. Antholyza Paniculata) “Pleated
Leaves" |
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Description
: Plant
with corm, 75- 90 cm tall, upright
stem, zigzag habit, folded leaves 50 –60
cm long, tubular orange flowers, 5 cm long,
and in loose spikes that are decorative. |
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CYCLAMEN
: Family
- Primulaceae |
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Persicum
Selected Hybrids In Beautifully Mixed
Colours |
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Description:
Tuberous globose plant 7 –9 cm tall,
beautifully variegated leaves, bright
with large corollas 3 – 4 cm , pink, red,
lavender or white flowers - from
October to May. |
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CYRANTHUS
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Mackenii
“Ifafa Lilty” |
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Description
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Bulbous herb with linear leaves 30 cm long
stalks with pure white fragrant flowers
having a 5 cm long tube and 6 spreading
lobes.
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DIETES
: Family - Iridaceae |
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Vegeta
‘ African Iris ‘ Moraea Iridioides
Bicolour ‘ African Iris ‘ Moraea Yellow |
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Description
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Lovely free blooming rhizomatous, cluster
plant with linear dark green basal leaves
arranged fan-like form, creeping
stalk, iris- like flowers 5 –8 cm across.
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DIOSCOREA
: Family
- Araceae |
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Bulbifera
‘Air Potato’ , ‘ Yam’ |
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Description:
Twining plant with a large underground tuber
like most yams . Alternate leaves heart
shaped, small deciduous greenish
flowers – fragrant.
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EUCHARIS
: Family - Amaryllidaceae |
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Grandiflorus
( Syn. E. Amazonica ) Amazon Lily |
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Description
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Elongated bulb with tunic, bright green
ovate leaves 20 –30 cm long, scape of 30
– 60 cm terminating in umbel of 3 –6
white flowers 7 –8 cm across, delicately
scented. |
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GLOBBA
: Family – Zingiberaceae |
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Marantina
‘Dwarf Dancing Girl’
Wintii ( Yellow )
Wintii ( White ) |
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Description
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Perennial herb to 1 mt. high, with slender
rhizome and fibrous roots, large
lanceolate leaves, the stem, flowers
in a loose, drooping terminal panicle to 15
cm long.
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GLADIOLI
: Family
– Iridaceae |
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GLOXINA
: Family – Gesneriaceae |
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Double
- Speciosa ( Syn. Sinningia Speciosa )
Single - Speciosa ( Syn. Sinningia Speciosa
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Description:
Beautiful tuberous plant 25- 30 cm tall, has
fleshy velvety dark green leaves and
campanulas , flowers 8 – 15 cm across,
single or double, in colours ranging from
white to red, pink and violet.
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GLORIOSAS
: Family - Liliaceae |
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Carsonii
Orange Glory
Wine Red
Rotchildiana
G. Lutea
G. Rotchildiana Dwarf ( G. Verschurii
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G. Rotchildiana
Giant ( New Variant )
G. Greeneae
G. Verscens / Simplex / Plantii
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Description
: Large
smooth delicate tuber, surrounded by a scaly
brown tunic, slender twining stem up
to 2 mt. Long, oval lanceolate leaves,
terminating in a tendril, showy
flowers 8 –10 cm across,
upward-curved petals, colour as per
variety. |
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GONATANTHUS
: Family - Araceae |
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Pumilus |
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Description
: Small,
tuberous plant with peltate, waxy green
leaves 15 – 20 cm long, some marked brown,
thickened veins and grey-marked stem.
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HAEMANTHUS
: Family
– Amaryllidaceae |
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Multiflorum
‘ Football Lily ‘ ; 'Salmon Blood Lily' |
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Description
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Bulbous plant with leaves on short spotted
petioles, showy inflorescence,
separate from foliage, form a perfect ball
with up to 100 flowers, 8 – 12 cm across,
coral pink to red.
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HEDYCHIUM
: Family - Zingiberaceae |
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Aurantiacum
Coccineum (Scarlet Ginger Lily)
Densiflorum
Ellipticum
Flavum (Yellow Ginger)
Flavescens (Cream Ginger)
Gardnerianum (Kahili Ginger)
Greenei
Spicatum
Thyrsiforme |
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Description
:
Robust perennial rhizomatic herb with
suckering rootstock and leafy stem 60 cm to
2 mt. tall, stiff leaves up to 50 cm long,
flowers dense on a stout spike.
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HEMEROCALLIS
: Family – Liliaceae |
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Bonanza
(Yellow With Brown Shadow)
Forrestii
( Dwarf Lemon Yellow )
Fulva (
Himalayan Species )
Lilioasphodelus ( Tall Yellow Daylily)
Lilioassph ‘ Ewen”
Hybrida ‘Bonanza’
Pink Charm – Hybrid
Hearts Afire – Hybrid
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Description
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Perennial with fleshy, tuberous roots,
evergreen, sturdy, early – blooming,
strap-shaped leaves 60 – 90 cm long, 3 cm
wide, fragrant , in bright colours.
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HOSTA
: Family - Liliaceae |
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Fortunei
“Albo-Picta” ( White )
Ventricosa ’Blue Plantain Lily” ( Lilac
Blue ) |
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Description
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Deciduous perennial forming cluster of near
rosettes, very decorative , thin –
leathery leaves up to 20 cm long, tall many-
flowers on stiff stem up to 1 mt tall.
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HYMENOCALLIS
(
Spider Lily ) :
Family - Amaryllidaceae |
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Speciosa
Littoralis
Narcissuetazetta Var Orientalis |
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Description
:
Bulbous plant with broad leaves, and very
spidery, pure white flowers on long stem 60
– 90 cm tall.
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IRIS
: Family – Iridaceae |
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Japonica
– Rhizomatous Species
Kashmiriana – Rhizomatous Species
X Germanica – Rhizomatous |
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Description:
They are sword shaped leaves arranged
fanwise,flower spike formed in the
leaf. Rhizome creeping. |
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IXIA
: Family - Iridaceae |
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Speciosa
‘ Corn Lily’ |
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Description
: Small
corm with stem 30 – 40 cm tall, linear,
sword shaped leaves, flowers 3 cm across –
bright pinkish red.
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KAEMPFERIA
: Family - Zingiberaceae |
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Pulchra
Brachystemon
Rotunda |
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Description
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Perennial tuberous rootstock, rotunda
flowers when leafless – others flowers
with leaves – flowers beautiful.
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