Parrots Beak

Lotus Vine
Parrots Beak

Lotus maculatus

Also called 'Amazon sunset'. Photo taken at National botanical garden. Is actually a ground cover in zones 9 to 11. Great plant for hanging baskets and groundcover.

Stromanthe

Stromanthe sanguinea

'tricolor'

Photo is taken at botanical Gardens in Wash. DC. This is a plant that will catch any eye and start a conversation about it. It is a tropical for zones 9 to 11. From what everyone says it is, once established, a tough plant and will grow outdoors.

Wollemi Pine

Wollemi Pine

Wollemia nobilis

I took this picture at Wash. DC Botanical Gardens. Later to find out it has recently been rediscovered in Australia in 1994. According to National Geographic they are introducing the plant in North America now to help establish it again. It almost feels like a fern and not a pine which it is not technically.

Brazilian Snapdragon

Brazilian Snapdragon

Otacanthus caeruleus

Synonyms: Amazon blue

Photo from National Botanical Gardens in DC. This plant is of course native to Brazil but will grow fine in Hawaii. A perennial that has fragrant blooms. Grows to 4 feet tall in partial shade.

Yellow Passion Flower

Yellow Passion Flower

Passiflora lutea
Synonyms: wild yellow passion flower, passion flower, passionvine


Photo was taken at the National Botanical Garden in Washington, DC.

Crawford Lettuce

Crawford Lettuce

Lactuca sativa 'Crawford'

Started in San Antonio Texas. Named after a resident of this city. He actually introduced the plant from relatives that passed them on to him. If left alone will produce many seeds per plant. The leaves are tasty and tender and will grow year round here in south central Texas.

Star Jasmine

Star Jasmine

Jasminum multiflorum

Photo was taken at National Botanical Garden in D.C. Grows best in zones 8a to 11 in full sun. It is slightly fragrant. People tell me it does freeze back but show back up the following spring.