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Chrysogonum virginianum, the golden-knee, [2] green and gold, [3] or goldenstar, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the eastern United States from New York State and Rhode Island south to Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle .
Aucuba japonica was introduced into England in 1783 by Philip Miller's pupil John Graeffer, at first as a plant for a heated greenhouse. It became widely cultivated as the "gold plant" by 19th-century gardeners. The plants being grown were female, and it was a purpose of Robert Fortune's botanizing trip to newly opened Japan in 1861 to locate a ...
Schistostega pennata, also called goblin gold, [1] Dragon's gold, [2] luminous moss [1] or luminescent moss, [3] is a haplolepideous moss known for its glowing appearance in dark places. It is the only member of the family Schistostegaceae .
The plant can bloom in cycles all year round in the right conditions and under full sun, but mostly from early spring to the first frost. [4] [5] Galphimia glauca is told apart from Galphimia gracilis by the flowers; in G. gracilis the petals fall as the fruit matures, whereas in G. glauca the petals remain put even in fruit. [6]
The leaves are 1.5–4 centimetres (1 ⁄ 2 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long, [5] green, semi-leathery, [6] with 3 or 5 lobes; they turn red in autumn. [ 7 ] The plant blooms in spring with racemes of conspicuous golden yellow flowers, often with a pronounced, spicy fragrance similar to that of cloves or vanilla .
Calendula officinalis, the pot marigold, common marigold, ruddles, Mary's gold or Scotch marigold, [2] is a flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae. It is probably native to southern Europe, but its long history of cultivation makes its precise origin unknown, and it is widely naturalised .
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The plant has a trailing, branching, and spreading habit; it is generally an epiphyte in nature and a hanging-basket plant in cultivation. The flower has fused petals. In some species, the flower has a "pouch" at the bottom. The fancied resemblance of such flowers to a goldfish gives these plants the common name goldfish plant or guppy plant.