(Wood's Cycad)

The numerous frond-like leaves of Encephalartos woodii are stiff and held outward and upright, with dark glossy green leaflets held on arching stems. Native to open, forested hillsides in South Africa, this relatively fast-growing, vigorous cycad often suckers at its base, producing a clump with great age. This species was discovered in 1895, and no female plants have ever been located.

The trunk-like stem of Wood's cycad is tan and thick, flaring out at the base when this tree-like...

(Encyclia, Orchid)

Whether grown in the ground or upon a tree branch or rock wall, Hanbury's encyclia orchid is no less than extravagant from late winter into early summer with a tall flower spike of many rosy tan to mauve blossoms. A terrestrial (ground-growing) tender orchid from the highlands of Mexico and Guatemala, it can be found in clumps in the dappled shade of pine woodlands there. It also can grow as an epiphytic (growing upon another plant such as a tree) or wedged between rocks on a cliff.

This clumping...

(Abyssinian Banana)

Abyssinian banana is closely related to the edible banana we are all familiar with; however, the fruits of this species are dry and unpalatable. It is native to Ethiopia in east central Africa. Abyssinian banana has paddle-shaped leaves that can be tremendously large and long arising from a a central crown. The stem midribs are red underneath. The plant dies back to the root base after blooming which usually occurs two to five years after planting.

Abyssinian banana requires a rich fertile soil...

(Abyssinian banana, Maurel's Abyssinian Banana, Red-leaved Banana)

Abyssinian banana is closely related to the edible banana we are all familiar with; however, the fruits of this species are dry and unpalatable. Abyssinian banana has paddle-shaped leaves up to 20 feet long arising from a a central crown. The mid-ribs of the stems are red underneath. The plant dies back to the crown after blooming which usually occurs two to five years after planting.

Maurelii Abyssinian banana has red tinged leaves above and dark red leaf stalks.

(Epidendrum, Fringed Star Orchid)

This small evergreen orchid bears fragrant apple green and white flowers in winter and early spring. An epiphyte, it grows on tree branches in warm wet upland forests from Mexico and the Caribbean to Brazil. It also sometimes occurs on rock outcroppings.

The oval, leathery leaves of this tropical orchid are held atop club-shaped, slightly flattened, stem-like "pseudobulbs." Plants produce new pseudobulbs in spring. In fall or winter, first-year pseudobulbs produce terminal clusters of two to...

(Pothos)

Epipremnum is a genus of plants mostly from Asia. It is a member of the Aroid family. Most of the species are vigorous vines which climb high into trees, on other supports or across the ground. The leaves when young or juvenile are small, usually heart-shaped with long petioles or leaf stems. The color of the leaves may be variously green or splotched, streaked or variegated with yellow, gold or white. Mature leaves can be very large oval to heart-shaped and either entire or cleft along the margins....

(Centipede Tongavine, Pothos)

The quintessential houseplant, pothos vine shows off green or variegated heart-shaped leaves that tolerate a wide range of light conditions and soils. Native to the Solomon Islands in the south Pacific and nearby northern Australia and Indonesia, pothos is an evergreen climbing vine or groundcover that is aggressive and invasive when planted outdoors in frost-free locations. It is one of the most common lianas, or large vines that grow up trees, across the tropics. In indoor spaces, pothos is easily...

(Golden Pothos)

The quintessential houseplant, pothos vine shows off green or variegated heart-shaped leaves that tolerate a wide range of light conditions and soils. Native to the Solomon Islands in the south Pacific and nearby northern Australia and Indonesia, pothos is an evergreen climbing vine or groundcover that is aggressive and invasive when planted outdoors in frost-free locations. It is one of the most common lianas, or large vines that grow up trees, across the tropics. Pothos is easily grown indoors...

(Centipede Tongavine, Marble Queen Pothos, Pothos)

The quintessential houseplant, pothos vine shows off green or variegated heart-shaped leaves that tolerate a wide range of light conditions and soils. Native to the Solomon Islands in the south Pacific and nearby northern Australia and Indonesia, pothos is an evergreen climbing vine or groundcover that is aggressive and invasive when planted outdoors in frost-free locations. It is one of the most common lianas, or large vines that grow up trees, across the tropics. Pothos is easily grown indoors...

(Centipede Tongavine, Pothos, Silver Satin Pothos)

The quintessential houseplant, pothos vine shows off green or variegated heart-shaped leaves that tolerate a wide range of light conditions and soils. Native to the Solomon Islands in the south Pacific and nearby northern Australia and Indonesia, pothos is an evergreen climbing vine or groundcover that is aggressive and invasive when planted outdoors in frost-free locations. It is one of the most common lianas, or large vines that grow up trees, across the tropics. In indoor spaces, pothos is easily...