Stephanotis floribunda
This handsome evergreen climber from Madagascar is part of 5-15 species of twining woody-stemmed climbers found in the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Madagascar and Asia. It grows to a height and spread of 3m (10 ft), is primarily ... [... more]
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Sara Bennett
Sara Bennett has always had an interest in history, and to survive a series of mind-numbing jobs, she turned to writing historical romance. She lives in an old house with her husband and two children in the state of Victoria, Australia, where she ... [... more]
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Robby Benson
Robby Benson, actor, writer, composer, and award-winning star of stage, screen, and television has also spent years behind the camera as the director of more than one hundred episodes of such hit sitcoms as Friends and Ellen, in addition to being ... [... more]
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Karen Barbour
Karen Barbour is an awardwinning illustrator of many books for children, including I Have an Olive Tree by Eve Bunting and Marvelous Math: Poems selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins, which was a Parents' Choice Gold Award winner and a Reading Rainbow ... [... more]
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El Libro Aventurado para las Chicas
Andrea Buchanan is the mother of a daughter and a son, both of whom are equally daring. Before she was a writer, she was a pianist who once performed a solo concert at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall. This is her fifth book. Miriam Peskowitz ... [... more]
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Felicia - Blue Marguerite
A low growing annual or subshrub that flowers for most of the of the year. The daisy-like flowers are sky blue with yellow disc florets. Mauve, pink or white forms are also available. Felicia filifolia is an evergreen subshrub that reaches a ... [... more]
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Boronia
There are several species of this small evergreen shrub, e.g.: The flowers are attractive and delicate - mostly pink, brown and yellow - and have a spicy, heavy fragrance. The most treasured is the Brown Boronia, a fragrant slender bush up to 1 ... [... more]
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Callistemon
Shrubs or small trees (2-6 m) with brush-like flowers in shades of cream, yellow, pink and red. The attractive flowers are rich in nectar and attract insects and honey-eating birds to your garden. It is a very hardy plant and adaptable to both ... [... more]
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Scadoxus
Scadoxus are bulbous plants from eastern and southern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. There are 9 species that flower in spring or summer on naked stems. The leaves are carried in bunches or clumps. Scadoxus puniceus (Paintbrush Lily, Snake ... [... more]
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Bidens
Closely related to Cosmos, this genus of around 200 species of annuals, perennials, subshrubs and shrubs occurs in most parts of the world except very cold regions. In most countries this genus is represented only by a weedy species. The majority ... [... more]
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Thunbergia
Several species exist of this attractive climber. It flowers intermittently throughout the year and depending on the species produces bell-shaped orange or blue flowers. Thunbergia prefers a semi shaded aspect and well drained soil. Common name: ... [... more]
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Bougainvillea
Large woody, scrambling creepers with hard, hooked thorns up to 3cm+ long. The foliage is evergreen, but may be deciduous in cooler climates or where there is a severe dry season. The flowers are inconspicuous. However, the showy flower bracts ... [... more]
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