Cyperus papyrus
Native to the lakes and rivers of northern Africa Cyperus papyrus is one of the stateliest of all water plants for mild climates. Extremely rampant, it grows 1.5 - 3m (5-10ft) tall and spreads indefinitely. The graceful stems arise from a network ... [... more]
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Jeannine Q. Norris
Jeannine Q. Norris was inspired to write Tonight You Are My Baby, her first picture book, when she became a mother. She realized that Mary's sharing her baby with the world is part of the miracle of Christmas. Jeannine shall donate a portion of ... [... more]
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Jill Newton
Jill Newton has illustrated many books for children including Where Are My Chicks? by Sally Grindley and Please Don't Chat To the Bus Driver by Shen Roddie. Ms Newton lives in Somerset, England. [... more]
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Anais Nin from HarperCollins Publishers
Anaïs Nin (1903-1977) was a French-born American novelist and diarist. After publishing over a dozen books, she gained notoriety with the publication of The Diary of Anaïs Nin. There are thirteen published volumes based on her diary. The film .. [... more]
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Daoshing Ni
Daoshing Ni, D.O.M, L.Ac., Ph.D., is a noted doctor of Oriental medicine and a licensed acupuncturist. Cofounder of the Tao of Wellness, Inc., he lives in Los Angeles. [... more]
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Ctenanthe oppenheimiana
This robust species is normally about 45 cm high but can grow to 1m. Its leathery, lanceolate 25–40 cm long leaves have a herringbone pattern of broad silvery-grey bars on a green background, with dull reddish-purple undersides. Most commonly ... [... more]
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Hymenosporum
This evergreen, slender upright tree (5-8m) is commonly known as ‘Native Frangipani’. It is a shapely and open spreading plant, with almost horizontal branches. Leaves are large pointed oval shaped, glossy and deep green. Flowers are sweet ... [... more]
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Cordyline australis
This striking New Zealand native is moderately frost hardy, occurring in some of that country’s southernmost areas. The seedlings, with very narrow, arching leaves, are sold as indoor plants and last for years in this juvenile state. Planted ... [... more]
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Solanum mammosum
Perennial tropical herb or soft-wooded subshrub, indigenous to Central America. Grows to about 1.2 m (4ft) tall with angular, spiny stems and large hairy leaves. Flowers are smallish, white. Striking yellow or orange fruit about 5 cm (2 in) long, ... [... more]
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Phormium - Flax
Two species of evergreen tough perennials native to New Zealand. A dependable, clumping foliage plant for all seasons and for all situations, it makes a handsome accent plant and withstands salt air and conditions that are windy or generally ... [... more]
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Nerium - Oleander
Attractive evergreen shrub with lance shaped, leathery leaves and masses of flowers from early summer to late autumn. Usually a rounded shrub of 3-5 m but withstands pruning to a single stemmed tree form, if desired. Grows in almost any soil and ... [... more]
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Nemesia
Colourful bedding and border plant for late winter and spring flowering. Nemesia comes in tall and compact varieties. Tall varieties grow to about 40 cm, but the trend is toward development of smaller (20-30cm) bushier compact varieties. The ... [... more]
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