Turnera subulata

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Category: herbaceous perennials and shrubs

Common Name: White Alder/ Bunga Delapan
Family: Passifloraceae
Origin: Africa, North America, and South America

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Characteristics
Size: reaches about 2 ft. high
Form: low compact bushes
Texture: soft
Colour: evergreen with white flower
Leaf: roughly oval in shape with toothed edges, white small hairy
Flower: wide band of white around the outer edge, yellow in the
middle, and a distinct brown eye
g Fruit: hairy capsule containing seeds with white arils
Plant Care: well-drained site in full sun
Plant in Design: nice low shrub or ground cover
Other uses: particularly leaves possess significant capacity to scavenge
free radicals and reduce oxidants.
Other species: Turnera ulmifolia (Yellow alder)

Dieffenbachia amoena Tropic snow

1. Category: poisonous ornamental leaves/shrubs

2. Common Name: Tropic Snow Dumbcane

3. Family: Araceae
4. Origin: West Indies, Brazil
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Characteristics
Size: Height 6ft
Form: spreading, robust
Texture: course, bold
Colour: evergreen
Leaf: large, oblong, and cream or light yellow with deep green spots
and stripes in bands along the veins and border
Flower: white flowers
Fruit: small green bud, insignificant
Care: Shade, Well drained, Moist
in Design: commonly cultivated as a houseplant, for its decorative

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Other uses: Ornamental leaves. Tropical, Exotic. Its sap is poisonous
Other species: Dieffenbachia amoena Tropic Marianne

Codiaeum variegatum
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Category: evergreen shrub

Common Name: garden croton, puding
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Origin: southern Asia, Indonesia and other Eastern Pacific islands

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Size: grows to 10 ft. (3.1 m) tall
Form: upright, robust
Texture: course, bold
Colour: evergreen/various
Leaf: large, thick, leathery, shiny evergreen leaves, alternately
arranged, various coloured
f. Flower: tiny inconspicuous star-shaped yellow flowers
g. Fruit: small green bud, insignificant
Plant Care: bright light or partial shade, moist, humus-rich, but welldrained soil
Plant in Design: attractive hedges and potted patio specimens, valued
for their striking foliage
Other uses: Ornamental leaves. Tropical, Exotic. Its sap is poisonous
Other species: Codiaeum variegatum 'Spirale'