General plants

General plants

Plants in general and their related subjects and terms.

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General plants

Genus of about 1300 species and numerous cultivars of annuals, herbaceus perennials, shrubs and climbers, including some succulents and epiphytes. The estimated number of Begonia hybrids is between ...

Biophytum

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 70 species from tropical arears of Africa and Asia. Stems simple, to 10 inches; leaves to 5 inches long, leaflets 8-17 pairs, rectangular to cuneate-obovate, to 1/2 inch long. The ...

Crinum

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 130 species of deciduous or evergreen, bulbous perennials found at streamsides and lake margins throughout tropical regoins and Tropical Africa. Crinum is very large - the 6 in. bulb, ...

Crossandra

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 50 species of evergreen shrubs and subshrubs from forest margins of the Arabian Peninsula, tropical Africa, Madagascar, India, and Sri Lanka. Crossandra starts to flower when only a ...

Laeliocattleya

Plants; General plants

Bigeneric hybrid genus of evergreen orchids, derived from crosses between Laelia and Cattleya. Racemes of large, showy flowers, in a range of bright colors, are borne at the tips of the pseudobulbs, ...

Lilium

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 100 species of bulbous perennials, from wooded habitats and scrub in Europe, Asia to the Phillipines, and North America. One of the most celebrated of flowers, Lilies are an elegant ...

Laurus

Plants; General plants

Genus of 2 species of evergreen shrubs and trees from woodland, scrub and rocky places in the Azores, the Canary Islands, and the Mediterranean. Popular since classical times when heroes were awarded ...