Flowering Plants – 8

Lagerstroemia indica

Family: Lythraceae
Common name: Common Crape Myrtle, Crape flower, Crepe myrtle, Indian crape myrtle, Crepe flower
The Common Crape Myrtle is a deciduous, multi-stemmed shrub or small tree, loved for its bright, beautiful flowers that bloom aplenty during summer. Read more >>

Hibiscus syriacus

Family: Malvaceae
Common name: Rose of Sharon, Shrub althea, Rose mallow, Korean hibiscus, Syrian ketmia, Rose of China
Rose of Sharon plants are flowering shrubs or small trees loved for their abundant blooms that come in a variety of colors. Read more >>

Limonium sinuatum

Family: Plumbaginaceae
Common name: Statice, Sea lavender, Wavy leaf sea lavender, Sea pink, Notch leaf marsh rosemary
Statice is a compact, flowering plant growing to a height of about 30 to 60 cm, producing bright beautiful flowers in a range of colors. Read more >>

Phyllodium longipes

Family: Fabaceae
Common names: Fish Scales plant, Long-peduncled Phyllodium, Scale-leaf plant
Fish Scales is a medium-sized plant loved for its flattened seed pods that droop down from the plant, resembling overlapping fish scales. Read more >>

Heliconia chartacea

Family: Heliconiaceae
Common names: Heliconia
Heliconia chartacea is a large, clump-forming tropical plant known for its hanging flower bracts, reaching a height of about 3 to 5 meters. Read more >>

Brunfelsia pauciflora

Family: Solanaceae
Common names: Yesterday today and tomorrow, Morning noon and night, Brazil raintree
Yesterday today and tomorrow plant is an evergreen shrub that grows about 1-3 meters tall, flowering profusely during winter. Read more >>

Phlogacanthus thyrsiformis

Family: Acanthaceae
Common names: Red Flame-Acanthus, Ceylon Pagoda Flower, Orange Pagoda Flower
Red Flame-Acanthus is a fast-growing plant, about about 2 to 4 meters in height, producing beautiful orange-red flowers on tall flower spikes. Read more >>

Gardenia jasminoides

Family: Rubiaceae
Common names: Gardenia, Cape jasmine, Common gardenia, Cape jessamine
Cape jasmine is an flowering shrub that usually grows about 1 to 2 meters tall and produces beautifully fragrant white flowers in plenty. Read more >>

Spathoglottis plicata

Family: Orchidaceae
Common names: Philippine ground orchid, Ground orchid, Large purple orchid, Garden orchid, Bamboo orchid
Philippine ground orchid is ideal for home gardens, since they produce purple, pink, or white flowers almost throughout the year. Read more >>

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