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Garden Plants

Family
Species
Common name

 

Araliaceae

Meryta sinclairii   Puka

Asphodelaceae

Aloe plicatilis   Fan aloe

Asteraceae

Dahlia imperialis  Tree dahlia

Berberidaceae

Mahonia lomariifolia   Chinese holly grape

Calycanthaceae

Chimonantus praecox   Wintersweet

Ericaceae

Pieris japonica   Japanese Pieris, Japanese Andromeda, Lily of the Valley shrub

Heliconiaceae

Heliconia humilis  Lobster Claw

Hydrangeaceae

Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris   Climbing hydrangea

Ranunculaceae

Clematis napaulensis   Clematis

Scrophulariaceae

Bowkeria gerrardiana (also known as Bowkeria verticillata)   Natal shell-flower

Heliohebe hulkeana (was Hebe hulkeana)   New Zealand lilac

Strelitiziacaeae

Strelitzia reginae   Bird of Paradise

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