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Salvia elegans – also known as Pineapple sage




Salvia elegans is also known as Pineapple sage. It is a perennial shrub and can grow up to a height of 1.2 – 1.5 m (4-5 feet). It is a native of Mexico and Guatemala. This shrub bears red flowers that are tubular and the aroma is similar to that of pineapple and hence the [...]






Aloe – a flowering succulent plant, with medicinal properties




Aloe is a flowering succulent plant and is most commonly known as Aloe Vera. This genus is a native of Africa, found commonly in South Africa’s Cape Province, the mountains of tropical Africa, and neighboring areas such as Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, and the islands of Africa. Aloes has thick, fleshy leave and is rosette [...]






Thimbleweed (Cylindrica) – Anemone cylindrical – a perennial plant




Thimbleweed is a perennial plant belonging to Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). It is also known as Tall Anemone, Tall Thimbleweed. This plant can grow up to a height of 1-2 feet. The plant grows singly. The leaves are basal and have petioles and are divided into 3-5 lobes. The margins are dentate. From one whorl, second [...]






Forked (A. furcatus) – Aster furcatus – A perennial that can grow upto a height of 24 to 36 inches




Aster furcatus is a Perennial which can grow up to a height of 24 to 36 inches. It is also known as Aster furcatus f. elaciniatus, Aster furcatus f. erythractis, Aster furcatus var. elaciniatus, Eurybia furcata. Commonly it is also known as Heart leaved Aster. It is a woodland plant that is endemic to upper [...]