Basic Information Common Name: Giant Air Plant Scientific Name: Tillandsia xerographica Native Habitat: Arid forests and scrublands of Southern Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, typically growing as an epiphyte on trees or rocks. History / Discovery / Cultivator Tillandsia xerographica, the revered “King of Air Plants,” is a
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Perianthomega
Basic Information Common Name: Perianthomega Scientific Name: Perianthomega Native Habitat: This plant does not appear to have widely documented information available online regarding its specific natural habitat. Further botanical research is needed to identify its precise origins. History / Discovery / Cultivator Due to the limited publicly avail
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Perianthomega vellozoi
Basic Information Common Name: Perianthomega vellozoi Scientific Name: Perianthomega vellozoi Native Habitat: Atlantic Forest of Brazil. History / Discovery / Cultivator Perianthomega vellozoi is a species belonging to the Bignoniaceae family, endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. Its discovery and classification can be attributed to the botani
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Romeroa
Basic Information Common Name: Romeroa Scientific Name: Romeroa Native Habitat: Mexico History / Discovery / Cultivator Romeroa, also known as Romeroa plicata, is a member of the Asteraceae family. While not as widely recognized as some of its more flamboyant relatives, this plant holds a unique place within its genus. Information specifically deta
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Santisukia pagetii
Basic Information Common Name: Santisukia pagetii Scientific Name: Santisukia pagetii Native Habitat: Thailand History / Discovery / Cultivator Santisukia pagetii is a relatively recently described species, adding to the continually growing knowledge of plant diversity. The Santisukia genus, to which this species belongs, is named in honour of Dr.
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Spathodea
Basic Information Common Name: Spathodea (Genus) Scientific Name: Spathodea Native Habitat: Tropical Africa History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Spathodea is a monotypic genus, meaning it contains only one species, Spathodea campanulata, commonly known as the African tulip tree. Its discovery and subsequent introduction into cultivation are i
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Tecomanthe speciosa
Basic Information Common Name: Tecomanthe speciosa Scientific Name: Tecomanthe speciosa Native Habitat: New Zealand History / Discovery / Cultivator Tecomanthe speciosa, also known as the Three Kings Vine, is a remarkable and critically endangered climbing vine endemic to the Three Kings Islands off the northern coast of New Zealand. Its story is o
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Tecomella
Basic Information Common Name: Tecomella (Genus) Scientific Name: Tecomella Native Habitat: Arid regions of India and Africa History / Discovery / Cultivator Tecomella undulata, commonly known as Rohida or Desert Teak, is a tree species native to the arid and semi-arid regions of northwestern India and parts of Africa. Its history is intertwined wi
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Virginia Waterleaf
Basic Information Common Name: Virginia Waterleaf Scientific Name: Hydrophyllum virginianum Native Habitat: Eastern North America History / Discovery / Cultivator Hydrophyllum virginianum, commonly known as Virginia Waterleaf, is a herbaceous perennial wildflower native to eastern North America. Its presence stretches from southeastern Canada down
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Hydrophyllum
Basic Information Common Name: Hydrophyllum Scientific Name: Hydrophyllum Native Habitat: Moist woodlands and stream banks of eastern North America. History / Discovery / Cultivator Hydrophyllum, commonly known as Waterleaf, belongs to the Boraginaceae family (formerly Hydrophyllaceae). The name “Hydrophyllum” comes from the Greek words