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Spathiphyllum wallisii. Regel. Spathiphyllum wallisii, commonly known as peace lily, [1][2] white sails, [3] or spathe flower, [4] is a very popular indoor house plant of the family Araceae. [3] The genus name means "spathe-leaf", and the specific epithet is named after Gustav Wallis, the German plant collector. It was first described in 1877.
Tolmiea menziesii (/ t ɒ l ˈ m iː ə m ɛ n ˈ z iː z i. aɪ /) [1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae. It is known by the common names youth on age, [2] pick-a-back-plant, [3] piggyback plant, and thousand mothers. It is a perennial plant native to the West Coast of North America, occurring in northern California ...
pl. adelphiae A bundle or structure of stamens forming one unit in an adelphous flower; for example, the stamen tube around the pistil of Hibiscus. adelphous Having organs, particularly filament s such as stamen s, connected into one or more adelphiae, whether in the form of bunches or tubes, such as is commonly seen in families such as Malvaceae. Usage of the term is not consistent; some ...
Plant these bulbs, or corms, in the fall for the most beautiful late winter or early spring blooms. They're hardier than they look and appear as early as February in cold regions.
Binomial name. Chrysothemis pulchella. (Donn ex Sims) Decne. [1] Chrysothemis pulchella (also known as sunset bells, black flamingo, copper leaf or simply chryothemis[2]) is a tender tropical perennial plant that belongs to the family Gesneriaceae. It can be used as a shade area house plant or interior ornamental plant or in a greenhouse.
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Isatis tinctoria. Isatis japonica Miq. Isatis tinctoria, also called woad (/ ˈwoʊd /), dyer's woad, dyer's-weed, or glastum, is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae (the mustard family) with a documented history of use as a blue dye and medicinal plant. Its genus name, Isatis, derives from the ancient Greek word for the plant ...
Sempervivum (/ s ɛ m p ə ˈ v aɪ v əm / [1] [2]) is a genus of about 40 species of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, commonly known as houseleeks.Other common names include liveforever (the source of the taxonomical designation Sempervivum, literally "always/forever alive") and hen and chicks, a name shared with plants of other genera as well.