1. smoke tree
Cotinus coggygria
A large, bushy, deciduous shrub to 5m, with rounded leaves turning yellow, orange and red in autumn. Large feathery inflorescences are buff at first, later greyish
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2. Cape jasmine
Gardenia jasminoides
A large evergreen shrub with deep glossy green, elliptic leaves and very fragrant, broadly funnel-shaped white flowers 8cm across in summer and autumn
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3. fragrant plantain lily
Hosta plantaginea
H. plantaginea forms a large dome-shaped mound, to 60cm high, with mid-green, glossy leaves and white flowers, very fragrant at night and borne on stems to 80cm, from late summer to autumn
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4. loofah
Luffa aegyptiaca
A tender, tendril-climbing vine with rough-textured, maple-shaped leaves to 25cm across. From summer to autumn it produces male flowers in short clusters, and female flowers individually; all are bright yellow to 5cm across. From mid-summer
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5. Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
P. quinquefolia is a vigorous large deciduous climber. Leaves with five ovate leaflets, turning bright red and orange in autumn. Flowers inconspicuous; berries blue-black
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6. cherry laurel
Prunus laurocerasus
P. laurocerasus is a vigorous, large, spreading evergreen shrub with handsome, glossy dark green leaves to 15cm in length. Small white flowers in erect racemes to 12cm in length are followed by cherry-like glossy red fruits soon turning bla
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7. peace lily
Spathiphyllum wallisii
S. wallisii is an evergreen perennial with erect, lance-shaped, glossy dark green leaves, and ovate white flowering spathes to 15cm in length, each with a slender cream spadix within
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8. ox-eye daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare
A rhizomatous perennial to 90cm tall, with clumps of dark green spoon-shaped basal leaves to 10cm long and shorter stem leaves. Solitary white, daisy-like flowerheads with yellow disk florets, are produced in late spring and early summer ab
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9. firecracker flower
Crossandra infundibuliformis
An erect evergreen sub-shrub with lance-shaped leaves and yellow or orange-red flowers 3cm across in a dense cone-like spike, borne from spring to autumn
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10. scarlet sage
Salvia coccinea
S. coccinea is a tender annual to 75cm tall, with oval or heart-shaped leaves and whorls of bright scarlet flowers forming a spike to 30cm long, from summer to autumn
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11. devil's fig
Argemone mexicana
An annual with vivid yellow flowers all summer and prickly blue-green foliage to 60cm in height. It has ornamental prickly seed heads
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12. bell pepper
Capsicum annuum
This is the wild plant from which many of our cultivated sweet peppers and chillies have been bred. It shows a wide range of fruit shapes, colours, sizes and degree of capsaicin production - from where the heat may or may not be felt. It ha
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13. yellow nutsedge
Cyperus esculentus
An evergreen, spreading sedge with bright green to yellowish-green, narrow leaves up to 1cm wide and 90cm long. Flower stems are topped by clusters of green to yellowish-brown flowerheads
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14. Cape gooseberry
Physalis peruviana
A lax, branching, herbaceous perennial with soft, hairy leaves and small, yellow flowers with chocolate-brown centres in mid- to late summer. These are followed by edible, orange berries. each enclosed in a papery, lantern-shaped husk
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15. frangipani
Plumeria rubra
P. rubra is a deciduous shrub with few succulent branches bearing oblong leaves to 40cm long, and terminal panicles of highly fragrant, yellow-centred rose-pink flowers to 9cm across, in late summer and autumn
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16. East Indian basil
Ocimum gratissimum
This is a tropical shrub or small tree cultivated mainly for therapeutic products, but with all the usual culinary uses of basil. It grows to around 2m tall with green leaves which are furry when young, less so as they mature. They may hav
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17. African marigold
Tagetes erecta
A bushy annual from 50 to 120cm high with pinnate leaves divided into lanceolate leaflets up to 5cm long. Double flowers 5-10cm wide in shades of yellow, orange and white are produced from summer into autumn; both leaves and flowers are aro
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18. Ti plant
Cordyline fruticosa
Cordyline fruticosa is an evergreen shrub reaching up to 2-3 meters in height. It has erect stems with a tuft of sword-shaped or lanceolate leaves at the top, each 30-60 cm long. The foliage exhibits a wide range of colors, including deep g
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19. Common Beggarticks
Bidens pilosa
Bidens pilosa is an erect, freely branching annual or short-lived perennial, usually 30–150 cm tall. The opposite leaves are pinnately divided into three to five toothed leaflets, giving the plant a somewhat feathery appearance. Small daisy
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20. Dragon Tree
Dracaena reflexa
Dracaena reflexa is an evergreen shrub or small tree with slender, upright, often branching stems. Its glossy, lance-shaped leaves are arranged in loose rosettes and may be solid green or variegated with cream or yellow stripes, depending o
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