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Friday, 2 November 2012

Agave Attenuata


Agave attenuata is a species of agave sometimes known as the "lion's tail", "swan's neck", or "foxtail" for its development of a curved stem, unusual among agaves. 


Native to the plateau of central Mexico, as one of the unarmed agaves, it is popular as an Ornamental plant in gardens.



Acorus Gramineus


Acorus gramineus Sol. Aiton is a botanical species belonging to the family of Acorus.
Dwarf sedge, Japanese rush, Japanese sweet flag.

Dwarf Type.






Echeveria



Echeveria /ˌɛkɨˈvɪəriə/[2] is a large genus of flowering plants in the Crassulaceae family, native to semi-desert areas of central America, from Mexico to northwestern South America. The genus is named after the 18th century Mexican botanical artist Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy.


Strelitzia


Strelitzia ( /strɛˈlɪtsiə/)[1] is a genus of five species of perennial plants, native to South Africa. 



The genus is named after the duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, birthplace of Queen Charlotte of the United Kingdom. 



A common name of the genus is bird of paradise flower, because of a supposed resemblance of its flowers to the bird of paradise. In South Africa it is commonly
Known as a crane flower.





Black Mondo Grass



Ophiopogon planiscapus is a small evergreen perennial. It grows from short rhizomes, and bears tufts of leaves, from which purple or white flowers emerge in racemes held on short stems above the leaves. It is native to Japan, where it grows on open and forested slopes.


Beaucarnea Recurvata



Beaucarnea recurvata (elephant's foot, ponytail palm) is a species of plant in the family Dracaenaceae, native to the states of Tamaulipas, Veracruz and San Luis Potosí in eastern Mexico.[1] Despite its common name, it is not closely related to the true palms (Arecaceae).