1. desert rose
Adenium obesum
A succulent, shrubby perennial with very swollen stem-like caudex tapering to a branched apex bearing small clusters of red, pink or white flowers, which open before the ovate leaves
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2. ribbon plant
Chlorophytum comosum
A clump-forming evergreen perennial with mid green linear-lance shaped leaves. Racemes of tiny white flowers are borne on long stems, with plantlets forming along the branching flower stems
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3. cocoanut
Cocos nucifera
A single-stemmed palm, forming a tree to 25m in the tropics, prized for its elegant form and edible seeds (coconuts). In frost-prone areas, young specimens can be grown as short-lived foliage plants in a warm conservatory, or as houseplants
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4. banyan
Ficus benghalensis
A tropical evergreen tree, over 20m high in its native range, with widely spreading branches and aerial roots that often hang down to the ground, forming secondary trunks. Leaves are oval-shaped and leathery, flushed bronze when young, and
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5. Chinese hibiscus
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
A compact evergreen shrub with ovate to broadly lance-shaped glossy dark green leaves. Single 5-petalled flowers 10cm across with yellow anthered red stamens are produced from the leaf axils from summer to autumn, though in cultivation semi
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6. curtain fig
Ficus microcarpa
A bushy evergreen shrub to 4m when grown in a container, with glossy dark green, ovate leaves; in warm climates grows into a large tree with abundant aerial roots
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7. flamboyant
Delonix regia
A tropical, evergreen tree to 10m tall and wide in its native Madagascar. It bears elegant, fern-like leaves and clusters of exotic-looking, bright red flowers. In frost-prone areas grow in a temperate greenhouse as foliage plants, since th
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8. 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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9. rubber plant
Ficus elastica
Large, tropical evergreen tree, often grown as a houseplant. Large, broadly oval-shaped, glossy dark green leaves, occasionally red-flushed, with bronze-coloured undersides are 30-45cm long. Yellow figs are produced in clusters on mature tr
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10. rose periwinkle
Catharanthus roseus
A woody-based evergreen perennial, to 45cm in height, with somewhat fleshy stems bearing ovate leaves and 5-petalled flowers, to 4cm across, pink, red or white in colour
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11. Asystasia
Asystasia gangetica
Asystasia gangetica is a spreading, herbaceous perennial with ovate, dark green leaves arranged in opposite pairs. Its funnel-shaped flowers are white to pale lavender with purple markings, appearing in racemes from summer to autumn. It for
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12. Dwarf Umbrella Tree
Schefflera arboricola
Schefflera arboricola, commonly known as the Dwarf Umbrella Tree, is an evergreen shrub native to Taiwan. It features palmate compound leaves typically composed of 7-9 leaflets, glossy and leathery. The plant has a compact, bushy habit with
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13. Devil's Backbone
Euphorbia tithymaloides
Euphorbia tithymaloides is a succulent shrub with distinctive zigzag stems that resemble a backbone. Its fleshy, oval leaves are often edged with red or purple, adding ornamental value. Small, inconspicuous red or yellow cyathia appear in s
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